On their 12th album, New York death metal veterans Immolation chart humankind’s fall under a shroud of personal tragedy. Descent was recorded just as vocalist/bassist Ross Dolan and guitarist Bob Vigna moved Dolan’s elderly mother into a senior community after a series of falls. She passed not long after the record was finished, and her decline greatly impacted Dolan’s mental state. As such, Vigna took the reins on Descent, crafting brutal, intricate songs detailing how humanity’s lust for money and power leads to a cycle of failure. Meanwhile, the menacing “God’s Last Breath” and frenzied “Adversary” rail against the organized religions that help fuel the chaos of our reality.