Morbid Angel Predictions

With a Morbid Angel album reviewed here recently, and news from Hate Eternal, I thought this would be perfect timing to discuss the possible future of Morbid Angel.

Erik Rutan runs and leads Hate Eternal, as well as being a former member of Morbid Angel. Erik is often considered the best guitarist to join Morbid Angel, as he’s made some very good writing contributions. Having Erik join a European tour (or perhaps a North American tour as well?) would probably get more concert attendance to those tours. Not only that, but Erik joining Morbid Angel at that time would be in perfect timing to contribute songs to a new Morbid Angel album.

I’ve always felt that Morbid Angel operated at their peak creative capacity when writing as a team. Erik Rutan made a lot of writing contributions to the “Domination” album, and a few writing contributions to the “Gateways To Annihilation” album as well. With favourite second guitarist/writer Erik Rutan on board, and favourite frontman David Vincent back playing with Morbid Angel, things could be set in motion for a well received, and high dollar comeback.

Since Morbid Angel is free from their old Earache Records contract, this frees them up to go to a larger record label, such as Metal Blade, Century Media, Nuclear Blast, or maybe even Roadrunner since Roadrunner seems to be looking more at traditional metal now. If Erik Rutan also produces the next Morbid Angel album, it could have the best production of any Morbid Angel album to date.

The way death metal is going these days, if Morbid Angel can make the release date for their new album before or during Ozzfest, we might actually see them on the Ozzfest stage if they’re on a big enough record label. If not Ozzfest, Sounds Of The Underground presents a very good alternative.

In the end, Erik Rutan might become a “special guest” for certain tours, and to help write and produce a new Morbid Angel album. He wouldn’t have to join permanently, and Tony Norman would be able to come back as Morbid Angels touring guitarist.

I’d like to hear Trey Azagthoth and Erik Rutan do some vocals on the new Morbid Angel album, however, with David Vincents return, that possibility of that happening is doubtful.