Ian Ross 2026 photo
The US electro-industrial act Flesh Field have released a brand new album entitled ‘On Enmity’ today (20th February) on Metropolis Records. “This record contains the most personal material that I have ever written,” states group founder Ian Ross. “It documents the aftermath of trauma; the dissection of damage and the endurance that follows when survival becomes an involuntary act of defiance in and of itself. It’s not about recovery. It’s about adaptation to ruin.”
Preceded by the single ’Supplication’, a song that Ross has previously explained “explores the ache of longing for what is absent and will never return,” ‘On Enmity’ follows remastered 2025 reissues of the first two Flesh Field albums, ‘Viral Extinction’ (1999) and ‘Belief Control’ (2001), which themselves came after Ross had resurrected the group in 2023 to release a new album entitled ‘Voice of the Echo Chamber’, followed by the companion piece ‘Voice Of Reason’ EP.
“It’s orchestral, it’s hard, it has sharp lyrics and vocals, and a lot of vitriol baked into its commentary on the contemporary American psyche. Kind of recalls ‘Year Zero’ era Nine Inch Nails – not a bad thing in the slightest” I DIE: YOU DIE
“Stark and emotionally devastating, it arrives as a study in absence, grief and survival—less about healing, more about learning how to exist inside the wreckage left behind” EVOL RADIO
“Channels a profound emotional depth that feels both stark and resonant. Balances mechanical rhythms with brooding atmospherics, crafting a sonic environment that is bleak yet compelling. Executed with seasoned precision” PEEK-A-BOO
Flesh Field is a US electro-industrial act formed in 1996 by Ian Ross in Columbus, Ohio. The group’s debut album, ‘Viral Extinction’, was released three years later. Highlighting Ross’ compositional skills via intricate programming that included symphonic elements, ‘Belief Control’ (2001) solidified their status and led to a record deal with Metropolis Records for the US release of ‘Strain’ (2004). Adding new layers of acoustic and electronic percussion, guitar and choral effects, the result was a widely acclaimed epic and anthemic sounding record.
Then, silence. For almost two decades, Flesh Field lay dormant, even as the group’s songs were placed in films including ‘The Mill’, TV shows such as ‘True Blood’ and video games like ‘Project Gotham Racing’. ‘Voice of the Echo Chamber’ suddenly appeared in 2023, a concept work with each of its ten tracks representing stages of political radicalisation and violence. It was followed by the companion piece ‘Voice of Reason’ EP in 2024 and reissues of ‘Viral Extinction’ and ‘Belief Control’ in 2025.