“Genres and conventions are meant to be dismantled, reinterpreted, and transformed into something far more unpredictable, immersive, and cinematic.”
Primordial Black’s new single “Immaculate” arrives ahead of the band’s forthcoming album Heterotopia and includes a guest appearance from Steve DiGiorgio, whose bass work has long been tied to bands such as Death, Testament and Sadus.
Speaking exclusively to AFRICA.ROCKS, vocalist Yasser Mahammedi-Bouzina described the song as the clearest entry point into the direction of the new album: “‘Immaculate’ is perhaps the clearest representation of what Heterotopia truly is,” he explained. “It embodies the album’s obsession with contrast: beauty and decay, transcendence and violence, order collapsing into chaos.”
According to Mahammedi-Bouzina, the song was built around the idea of pushing Primordial Black further beyond the structures and genre boundaries of earlier material: “Every layer of the song was crafted to push Primordial Black beyond the boundaries we had set for ourselves on previous releases while embracing the growing post-modern current emerging within extreme metal,” he told AFRICA.ROCKS. “We strongly believe that genres and conventions are meant to be dismantled, reinterpreted, and transformed into something far more unpredictable, immersive, and cinematic.”
The collaboration with Steve DiGiorgio came naturally from that approach. Mahammedi-Bouzina said the band had followed his work for years before eventually bringing him into the track: “Having Steve DiGiorgio join us on this track elevated that vision even further,” he said. “As longtime admirers of his work, collaborating with such an iconic and forward-thinking musician felt both surreal and deeply meaningful to us.”
He added that DiGiorgio’s contribution became central to the final shape of the song itself. “His performance didn’t simply complement the song. It became an essential part of its identity. Working with a musician of his calibre pushed us to think bigger, darker, weirder, and more fearlessly than ever before.”
Mahammedi-Bouzina also pointed to the Arabic bridge section as one of the moments that best reflects the band’s identity inside the track: “We also wanted to make a statement about who we are and where we come from,” he explained. “Right before Steve’s bass solo section, we introduced a bridge performed in Arabic, a deliberate artistic choice that reflects both our cultural identity and our desire to challenge the boundaries of what extreme metal can express.”
“Immaculate” is now available ahead of the release of Heterotopia.
