Cartilage Announce New Album 'Operating Altar', Release New Song "The Operating Altar"

San Francisco-based metal act Cartilage have announced that they will be releasing their new album Operating Altar on September 11th, 2026 via Everlasting Spew Records. In a press release announcing the record, guitarist Michael Flory stated the following:

“With this album, we sought to compose one large piece instead of simply a collection of songs. We’ve combined more influences from the likes of both brutal death metal and classic heavy metal, yet we pushed ourselves to faster tempos that we’ve never done before. Operating Altar is uniquely formulated to leave your ears bleeding with pleasure, our Maggot O-Pus if you will!”

 The band has also unveiled a new track, “The Operating Altar”, to commemorate the announcement. You can check out the track in its entirety, along with the album artwork and track listing, below.

Main Photo: Cartilage / Kei Mowry

Cartilage
Operating Altar
1. Metal, Bone And Sinew
2. S.C.D. (Sudden Cardiac Death)
3. The Autopsy: A Surgical Sonata
4. The Sanguine Fiend
5. A Lymphatic Labyrinth Of Roiling Rot
6. Among The Offal
7. Anatomical Incantations
8. The Operating Altar
9. Stitch By Stitch