Der Menschenfeind
On 1 February 2018, Abysmal Torment announced, via their Facebook page, the completion of the new album which would be titled "The Misanthrope", set to be released on 21 September of the same year. "The Misanthrope" was recorded, mixed and mastered at SpineSplitter Studio. Photography for the Cover Art was taken by Lee Jeffries and additional editing carried out by Michal Loranc. On 21 July 2018, the band released the track titled "Squalid Thoughts" as a teaser prior to the full release and was well received upon its release. For "The Misanthrope", Abysmal Torment switched to 8 string guitars, which would result in the band further downtuning and adding a punchier and a deeper layered sound which would serve their musical style better. Amidst news on the upcoming release and preparations  for live duties, the band parted ways with their longstanding bassist Karl Romano. On 3 August, Claudio Toscano was announced as having joined the band to fill in bass duties for the upcoming endeavours. On 11 September the band released their first official music video for the album's title track, "The Misanthrope", which was soon followed by the official release on the full album.