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Gamma Ray to release new album
2011-03-24
Exmortus enter studio
2011-03-24
Unleashed cancel Hellfest appearance
2011-03-24
Katatonia celebrate 20th anniversary
2011-03-24
Atriarch sign with Seventh Rule
2011-03-24
Rise Against hit Billboard
2011-03-24
Paradise Lost show rescheduled
2011-03-24
Finntroll confirmed for Bloodstock
2011-03-22
Vader recording new album
2011-03-22
Pagan's Mind sign with SPV
2011-03-22
Journey to release new album in May
2011-03-22
Lonely Kamel sign with Napalm Records
2011-03-22
Hate Eternal album details revealed
2011-03-22
Tony Laureano to tour with Skeletonwitch
2011-03-22
Paul Sabu sign with Z Records
2011-03-22
Jordan Rudess sends message for Japan
2011-03-22
Vreid release new album
2011-03-15
Crocell sign with Ultimhate Records
2011-03-15
Across Tundras album details
2011-03-15
Intensus sign with Metal Blade Records
2011-03-15
Gamma Ray to release new album
2011-03-24
Set for release in the US and Canada on May 31st via Armoury Records/Eagle Rock Entertainment, Skeletons & Majesties is a collection of songs GAMMA RAY gathered from previous albums represented in two completely different styles. The purpose of the disc is simply to have fun, and to give fans a heads-up on what is in store for the band in the coming months, as well as involve their fans in the upcoming actions.

The first two tracks are the "Skeletons," featuring brand new versions of some of GAMMA RAY's songs rarely (if ever) played live, including "Hold Your Ground" (from their Heading For Tomorrow album) and "Brothers" (from the Insanity And Genius album). The second section, "Majesties," is where the band display two more new versions of rarities, "Send Me A Sign (originally on the Powerplant release) and "Rebellion In Dreamland" (originally on Land Of The Free), both performed in a new acoustic presentation.

Additionally, GAMMA RAY have also included some bonus tracks, including the ultra rare track "Wannabees" -- previously only released on the To The Metal! 7’’, and available here on CD for the first time -- as well as an extended version of "Brothers."

And to top it off, the final track on the EP is another version of "Rebellion In Dreamland," this time KARAOKE style! The band have launched a special contest, where they'll be integrating a "choir" of their fans' voices on the upcoming album version of the song! Diehards and wailers can take part in the competition by submitting a recording of their version of the song via physical demo submission or digital sound file.

Exmortus enter studio
2011-03-24
Since the release of their debut album In Hatreds Flame during July 2008, EXMORTUS have kept busy touring and gigging relentlessly with bands such as label mates Vektor and LA black thrashers Witchaven. After suffering a temporary setback with the departure of former frontman Balmore during early 2010, the band rebounded quickly with lead guitar shredder Conan taking over on vocals and the addition of new guitarist Sean Redline. The short break from their busy live schedule also provided the band with the time needed to complete the material for their upcoming sophomore album entitled Beyond the Fall of Time. Armed to the teeth with their most aggressive material to date the death-thrash quartet entered Black Static Studio in Los Angeles to begin recording Beyond the Fall of Time, tentatively scheduled for release during late summer 2011 on Heavy Artillery Records. Drummer Mario Moreno had this to say about the new line-up and progress in the studio to date:

“We’ve been at Black Static Studios for nine days now and we feel that we couldn’t have picked a better studio to capture the new material. The line-up change during early 2010 set our original recording plans back by several months so we’re excited to finally be recording this album. With the new line-up of Conan on vocals and the addition of Sean Redline on second guitar the band is at its strongest ever. We’re really happy with the new material and the heavier sound. Sean has contributed a lot of great ideas to the album overall and Conan will finally get to showcase his vocals.”

Catch EXMORTUS live at the Black Castle in Los Angeles on Friday March 25th with Witchaven, Killbot, Zombie Holocaust and more.

Unleashed cancel Hellfest appearance
2011-03-24
Unfortunatelly Swedish death metal veterans Unleashed can not play Hellfest this year as previously announced. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused any one.

Katatonia celebrate 20th anniversary
2011-03-24
Sweden’s KATATONIA are set to play a series of special shows to mark the band’s 20th anniversary in May 2011 with the ‘Last Fair Day Gone Night’ tour. To coincide with this, on April 25th, a special 10th anniversary edition of the classic ‘Last fair Deal Gone Down’ album will be released, which will be presented in deluxe mediabook packaging as a 2-disc edition containing tracks from the now hard-to-find singles, ‘Teargas’ & ‘Tonight’s Music’. 2009’s stellar album ‘Night is the New Day’ also sees a new release on April 25th & will include bonus tracks from the ‘The Longest Year’ EP. Both titles are presented with newly updated cover artwork courtesy of original artist Travis Smith.

LAST FAIR DAY GONE NIGHT TOUR 2011

´An evening with Katatonia´

May 4, 2011 Kulturfabrik Luxembourg , Luxembourg **
May 5, 2011 Stollwerck Cologne, Germany**
May 6, 2011 Koko London , UK ** (Live DVD recording)
May 7, 2011 De Kade Zaandam , The Netherlands **
May 8, 2011 Alhambra Paris , France **
May 14, 2011 Fuzz Live Music Club, Athens , Greece

** Exclusive VIP packages available for these shows. Please visit www.katatonia.com/tour-dates for more information.

Atriarch sign with Seventh Rule
2011-03-24
Seventh Rule welcomes Cascadian deathrock ensemble Atriarch to its stormy roster.

Hailing from Portland, OR, vocalist Lenny Smith describes Atriarch as “a living entity comprised of four parts, offering catharsis through sonic ritual where there is no god, there is no devil; there is an all encompassing force that connects all living things.”

Comprised of members from Graves At Sea, Trees, Final Conflict, and Get Hustle, Seventh Rule will release "Forever the End," the first full length by Atriarch, in the coming summer months. "Forever the End" was tracked in Portland with the help of William Holloway then mixed and mastered by Greg Wilkinson (Ludicra, Asunder, Saviors) at Earhammer Studios in Oakland, CA.

In the meantime you can hear a track from “Forever the End” at the Seventh Rule Facebook Page.

Atriarch's current tour dates are as follows:

3/23 Medford, OR @ Johnny B's
3/24 San Francisco, CA @ El Rio w/ Dispirit + Alaric
3/25 Oakland,CA @ First Church of the Buzzard w/ Embers + Headless Lizzy HIP + Vastum
3/26 San Jose, CA @ Born Dead House
3/27 Eureka, CA @ Facement
4/2 Seattle, WA @ Highline
4/8 Portland, OR @ Blackwater

Expect consistent tour dates to follow.

Rise Against hit Billboard
2011-03-24
Rise Against's newest album, Endgame, has debuted at number 2 on the Billboard Top 200 Album chart with 85,031 records sold in the album's opening week. According to Billboard, "It easily marks the act's best sales week and chart high. It surpasses its previous record frame, when its last set, 2008's "Appeal to Reason," debuted and peaked at No. 3 off a 65,000 start." The album was released last week via DGC/Interscope records. Endgame has received praise from the media, including Rolling Stone, who noted in their review "Rise Against's mastery of anthemic punk rock is second only to their mastery of being pissed off."

Paradise Lost show rescheduled
2011-03-24
Unfortunately due to the fire at the Elysée Montmartre, we regret to announce that PARADISE LOST had to reschedule the Draconian Times show in Paris . The new date is Sunday, April 3rd and will take place at the Bataclan. As the band is unable to perform in France on March 30th, PARADISE LOST will be playing a club gig in Cologne , Germany on Wednesday, March 30th instead. This show will be at the Luxor , and ticket details for this show will be available soon.

Nick Holmes (voc.) comment: "After the success of the Bochum show selling out we are pleased to be able to announce a last-minute extra date in Koln at the Luxor on Wed 30th March. As many of you know this date was originally intended to be the Elysée Montmartre show in Paris . Unfortunately, as you are probably aware by now, there was a fire at the Elysée Montmartre which we are all deeply saddened by because we've had many good times there in the past and we're looking forward to playing there again at some point in the future. Despite this tragedy we have managed to arrange an alternative Parisian show at the Bataclan on the 3rd of April. For anyone who wasn't able to buy tickets for Bochum we hope you can join us on the 30th in Koln and celebrate these gigs with us!"

PARADISE LOST
performing "draconian times" in full + more

Präsentiert von Metal Hammer & Sonic Seducer

29.03.2011 Tivoli Utrecht, NL
30.03.2011 Luxor, Köln, Germany*
31.03.2011 Zeche Bochum, Germany
01.04.2011 HMV Forum, London UK
03.04.2011 Bataclan, Paris , France
* without support acts

Finntroll confirmed for Bloodstock
2011-03-22
One of the leading names in the folk/pagan metal scene, FINNTROLL, returns to BLOODSTOCK after a rapturous reception back in 2007. Originally conceived as the result of a night of alcholic carnage, when in a moment of inspiration, original guitarist Teemu “Somnium” Raimoranta (RIP) and former vocalist Jan “Katia” Jamsen conceived of a band that fused the darkness and grandeur of black metal with the traditional Finnish hoedown-music. The resultant sound was FINNTROLL.

Joining them will be Fellow Finnish folk-freaks WINTERSUN, who’s set at BLOODSTOCK this year will be highly anticipated after they were forced to pull out the 2009 event to complete their still to be released “Time” album, expected later this year. Featuring members from some of the top names in the Finnish metal scene including Ensiferum, Rotten Sound and Norther, WINTERSUN are something of a super-group, with the various members influences combining to create a unique blend of melodic death and power metal with a heavy folk flavour that is bound to go down a storm with the BLOODSTOCK crowd.

Also added to the line-up are reformed US Thrash legends FORBIDDEN. The recently reformed thrashers released their first album in over 13 years last October, after too-long a hiatus. “Omega Wave”, released via Nuclear Blast records, received rave reviews in the British metal media and was rapturously received by fans, who lapped up the 12 tracks of no nonsense, back-to basics thrash on offer. Find out why FORBIDDEN are one of the most highly regarded acts of the 80s/90s US thrash scene at this, their first ever UK festival appearance.

Vader recording new album
2011-03-22
Polish death metal masters VADER are currently in the studio recording their new album. But this doesn't hinder them from preparing for summer gigs. VADER will be seen on the series of prestigious festivals within "Summer Campaign 2011", such as Hellfest, Summer Breeze, Festival Metal GDL, Death Fest Open Air, Vlamrock, Metal Hammer Festival, Carnage Tour with SLAYER and MEGADETH or Brutal Assault.

Apart from that, many other smaller festivals and several club concerts are planned.
And it's only the first part of the campaign!

Pagan's Mind sign with SPV
2011-03-22
Norway's Pagan's Mind proudly announces a worldwide collaboration with SPV/Steamhammer for the future, commencing with the band's upcoming album to be released on May 20 in Germany , May 23 for the rest of Europe and in June for USA/Canada. The fifth studio album from the hard-hitting Melodic Metal outfit will be named Heavenly Ecstasy, and to promote the album the band will embark on a tour of UK and Benelux.

Guitarist and producer Jørn Viggo Lofstad says: "After considering offers from various labels, we decided to be a part of the new SPV family. Signing with such a respected label gave us the spark to come up with what we think is the most cohesive album we have done, and probably our best offering so far. We can't wait to get back in action and present these songs to you all."

SPV / Steamhammer A&R Olly Hahn replies:" I´m very happy that Pagan`s Mind decided to join the SPV family. The band always delivered some of the best and most exciting metal music and with the new album they even put up a dash more!"

To promote Heavenly Ecstasy, the band has lined up the following shows so far:

May 20 - London , Camden Underworld, UK
May 21 - Manchester , Satan's Hollow , UK
May 22 - Wakefield , The Snooty Fox , UK
May 23 - Grimsby , Yarbirds , UK
May 24 - Nottingham, Bensons, UK
May 25 - Birmingham , The Roadhouse, UK
May 26 - Zaandam , De Kade, NL
May 27 - Uden, De Pul, NL
May 28 - Dokkum, Dokk'em Open Air, NL
May 29 - As, GC Drieschaar, BE
July 7-10 - Kvinesdal , Norway Rock Festival, NO
July 15 - Lichtenvoorde, Zwarte Cross, NL

Journey to release new album in May
2011-03-22
Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of JOURNEY’s forthcoming studio album Eclipse in Europe on May 27th 2011.

Eclipse is Journey’s fifteenth studio album and shows the band at the peak of their creative juices, truly regenerated after the blistering success of their last studio album "Revelation".

Journey will follow the release of Eclipse, Journey will launch the “Eclipse Tour” which will kick off with a 7 dates arena tour in the UK/Eire, together with Styx and Foreigner and will then hit Germany, Switzerland, Benelux, Scandinavia, France and – for the first time ever – Italy.

“I’m in love with this record, which I haven’t said about one of our albums for a long time,” says founding member and lead guitarist, Neal Schon. “It’s a rock record and it sounds amazing.” Commenting on the upcoming tour, Schon continued, “We’ve got a lot of hits to play and there’s plenty of time to do some new stuff too, so we’re gonna mix it up. We haven’t toured with Foreigner for over 10 years, so we’re really looking forward to this run.”

In an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, keyboardist Jonathan Cain recently described Eclipse as "a concept record with some spiritual themes to it…pretty tough, hard-hitting stuff.” Jonathan continued, "We just felt like it was time to send a message to the world about how we feel about life in general.”

The new album release will be preceded by the digital release of the single “City of Hope” on April 4th.

Journey toured the world for two years in support of their 2008 release, "Revelation". More than a million fans attended the shows, and welcomed new lead singer Arnel Pineda. Completing the Journey lineup is Schon (guitars, backing vocals), Cain (keyboards, backing vocals), Ross Valory (bass, backing vocals) and Deen Castronovo (drums, percussion, backing vocals). "Revelation" marked the band’s biggest first week's sales in more than a decade, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 in June 2008 and with chart entries in the UK, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland. “Revelation” earned the band their 11th Platinum album certification to date, leading The New York Times to declare that "the band…feels alive."

Since its formation in 1973, Journey has earned 19 Top 40 singles and 25 gold and platinum albums in the US. The band’s Greatest Hits album is certified 15 times platinum, bringing Journey into the elite club of Diamond-certified album holders. The group also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2005.

Eclipse will include the following tracks: City of Hope, Edge of the Moment, Chain of Love, Tantra, Anything is Possible, Resonate, She’s a Mystery, Human Feel, Ritual, To Whom It May Concern, Someone, Venus.

Lonely Kamel sign with Napalm Records
2011-03-22
The Norwegian stoner rock combo Lonely Kamel is the latest addition to the ever-growing Napalm Records family. The quartet from Oslo is dedicated wholeheartedly to riffs and grooves. Fans of the genre may look forward to yet another deep and aromatic drag of pure stoner rock goodness.

“We are really stoked and happy for the opportunity to work with one of the biggest record labels of the independent scene and to be part of the label's impressive roster. We think this will help reach the next level. From being a one-man-operation over 15 years ago, and having been able to expand during the difficult times in this industry shows their seriousness and ability. We have high expectations and are really looking forward to be part of the Napalm family, as well as to deliver some beautiful albums. Blues, grooves and a bottle of booze...”

Hate Eternal album details revealed
2011-03-22
Florida-based extreme metal veterans HATE ETERNAL will release their new album, Phoenix Amongst The Ashes, on May 6/9 via Metal Blade Records Europe (May 10 in North America).

The album was recorded at HATE ETERNAL mainman Erik Rutan's Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida and contains the following track listing:

01. Rebirth
02. The Eternal Ruler
03. Thorns of Acacia
04. Haunting Abound
05. The Art of Redemption
06. Phoenix Amongst the Ashes
07. Deathveil
08. Hatesworn
09. Lake Ablaze
10. The Fire of Resurrection

HATE ETERNAL will be touring Europe in support of their new album Phoenix Amongst The Ashes. The tour kicks off April 29th in Würzburg, Germany and will run through May 21st ending in Essen, Germany.

Tony Laureano to tour with Skeletonwitch
2011-03-22
Metal masters SKELETONWITCH have tapped drummer Tony Laureano for their upcoming spring dates and to play on their upcoming as-yet-untitled new album, due out this fall. Laureano, who's played for acts such as 1349, Nile, Dimmu Borgir and more, will be replacing the recently departed, Derrick "Mullet Chad" Nau, who is returning to art school and further pursuing his art career.

Guitarist Scott Hedrick commented on the addition of Laureano and departure of Nau: "Our good friend Tony will be playing drums on our April tour, new album, and for the foreseeable future. We're fucking stoked to have a drummer of his caliber and experience on board. He's a beast behind the kit and a great fucking guy as well. You can't ask for more than that!"

"After our last tour Derrick informed us that he is putting down the drum sticks and picking up the paint brush. He is returning to art school and does not wish to be a musician anymore. We would like to thank Derrick for his years of dedication to Skeletonwitch. Though we will miss him, there is no bad blood. We will always remain great friends and wish him the best with his new endeavor."

Paul Sabu sign with Z Records
2011-03-22
Paul Sabu has been credited with production/mixing on no less than fourteen platinum and eleven gold records. He also produced Shania Twain's first CD. Paul Sabu is also regarded as one the all time AOR Gods!

Z Records are extremely proud to announce the signing of Paul Sabu to a multi album contract that also see's Paul committed to finally appearing exclusively live at Z Rock 2012 his first ever UK appearance!

Paul Sabu released the classic album "Heartbreak" in 1985, however he is best known for his work with his band Only Child plus an arsenal of artists such as David Bowie, Alice Cooper, Little Caesar, Lee Aaron, Madonna, Malice, Robbie Neville, Motels, The Nelsons, Prince, John Waite, Tattoo Rodeo, and many more.

Paul Sabu is held in such high regard that Pauls band Only Childs self titled debut album from 1988 was voted No. 22 out of 40 on the KERRANG! Magazine, The Best AOR albums Of All Time list in 2005. Most recently, the fans of Kerrang! magazine have voted Paul Sabu as their second favourite AOR vocalist of all time.

Z Head Mark Alger commented " Paul and I talked ten years ago about working together and I'm now pleased to finally welcome him to the Z roster, I personally hold my copies of the Sabu and Only Child cd's as some of my favourites of all time. Personally I am also very proud to be the person who finally brings Paul to England for his debut performance we've waited far to long!"

Z will release "Call Of The Wild" on July 4th.

Jordan Rudess sends message for Japan
2011-03-22
In the light of the horrible tragic events that happened last week in Japan, Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess posted a special video on his YouTube channel earlier this week. The video includes an original composition from Jordan. In the video description Jordan says "A musical message for my friends in Japan who are dealing with this terrible natural disaster."

Vreid release new album
2011-03-15
Norwegian black metallers VREID today release their fifth studio album, simply entitled V, in North America via Indie Recordings. Issued to European territories in February, the nine-track offering was produced by bassist/songwriter Hváll at his own 1184 Studio and has already received a positive response from European press, earning a perfect 6/6 rating in Scream Magazine in Norway and an 8/10 in Terrorizer who called the record VREID's "most accomplished work to date."

V Track Listing:
01. Arche
02. The Blood Eagle
03. Wolverine Bastards
04. The Sound Of The River
05. Fire On The Mountain
06. The Others & The Look
07. Slave
08. Welcome To The Asylum
09. Then We Die

Crocell sign with Ultimhate Records
2011-03-15
The Danish death metal band Crocell have inked a deal with Ultimhate Records, who will release the band’s second album, “The Wretched Eidola”, on April 26 in Denmark and April 29 in the rest of the world.

During the last months Crocell have negotiated with several labels, which is why the follow-up to 2008’s “The God We Drowned” has been delayed a while. But now Crocell have agreed on a deal with the Belgian label Ultimhate Records, who recently also released the debut album by the fellow Danes in Essence.

Guitarist Smukke Ken comments: “Ultimhate Records is a fairly small and new label but after a personal meeting with the A&R boss we had a great impression and they are very eager to release “The Wretched Eidola”. They are dedicated and willing to put a lot of effort into presenting this new album to as many people as possible – and now we are just looking forward to finally releasing it as well as getting out there on stage and present the new songs live!”

Across Tundras album details
2011-03-15
As previously announced, ACROSS TUNDRAS have signed with Neurot Recordings for the release of their newest full-length opus, and we now proudly unveil details on this beautiful display of purely organic atmospheric rock.

The sprawling, seven-song album, entitled Sage, is now officially confirmed for North American release on May 17th, 2011. Neurot label owner, Neurosis' Steve Von Till, exposes a bit of insight on the new album: "Lurking somewhere between unearthed, aged, haunted Americana and the psychedelic sludge scraped from the edges of the cosmos, Across Tundras' new artifact Sage explores new territory, that while at once, rooted in history, and soaked firmly in the rich soil they cultivate, rises above the arcane to the sound of what will become."

Sage Track Listing:
1. In the Name of River Grand
2. Hijo de Desierto
3. Buried Arrows
4. The Book of Truth
5. Tchulu Junction
6. Mean Season Movin' On
7. Shunka Sapa

On this album, more than ever before, ACROSS TUNDRAS manage to perfectly capture their heritage through a perfect amalgam of haunting doom tinged Americana and echoes of traditional country blues all bound by heavy waves of psychedelic sludge. Their organic sound is well-honed, marking Sage as their most fully realized album to date with all their influences and elements flowing cohesively with one another. A utterly original album, broadening the horizons for metal music, taking it into unknown territories and yet still with a warm familiarity we have grown to love about ACROSS TUNDRAS' music over the years. Echoing our sentiments entirely, Tanner from the band remarked “This is by far the best AT album we've done.”

Additionally, ACROSS TUNDRAS have also just confirmed a plethora of American touring activities for the coming weeks as they begin to unveil the material on Sage to the public. With shows already booked throughout March, April, May and June -- and with many more in the planning stages to be announced shortly -- this is just the beginning of an extensively active year for the band.

Confirmed ACROSS TUNDRAS Live Actions:
3/22/2011 Little Hamilton - Nashville, TN w/ Hull, Battilus, Mose Giganticus
4/27/2011 Exit/In - Nashville, TN w/ Dax Riggs
5/19/2011 The Hideaway - Johnson City, TN
5/20/2011 The CoffePot - Roanoke, VA
5/21/2011 Strange Matter - Richmond, VA w/ Souvenirs Young America
5/22/2011 So Addictive Lounge - Herndon, VA w/ Admiral Browning
5/23/2011 WMUC Third Rail Radio Show - College Park, MD w/ Admiral Browning
5/24/2011 Meatlocker - Montclair, NJ
5/25/2011 JR's Bar - Philadelphia, PA w/ Ominous Black
5/26/2011 Union Pool - Brooklyn, NY w/ Ominous Black
5/27/2011 Elm's - New Haven, CT w/ Sea of Bones
5/28/2011 The Depot - York, PA
5/29/2011 Badlands - Syracuse, NY
5/30/2011 Mohawk Place - Buffalo, NY w/ Sonorous Gale
5/31/2011 Garfield Artworks - Pittsburgh, PA
6/01/2011 Carabar - Columbus, OH w/ Main Street Gospel
6/02/2011 *TBA - Chicago, IL
6/03/2011 Mayday - Cincinatti, OH w/ Beneath Oblivion
6/04/2011 The Green Lantern - Louisville, KY w/ Below, Stampede

Intensus sign with Metal Blade Records
2011-03-15
Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the signing of INTENSUS, an exciting and unique recording project masterminded by multi-instrumentalist Eli Litwin, drummer of Knife the Glitter, Burden, Normal Love and others. A resident of Philadelphia for many years, Litwin has been active in the local metal and underground rock scenes, as well as the avant-garde/improvised music scene. Through merging and reinterpreting these dynamic scenes, the vision for INTENSUS was born: an improvised extreme metal album with one goal in mind—intensity.

The first, self-titled INTENSUS album features vocals from Tommy Rogers (Between the Buried and Me), Robert Meadows (A Life Once Lost), Jesse Korman (The Number Twelve Looks Like You), Chris Alfano (East of the Wall / Postman Syndrome), Jerry Jones (Trophy Scars), Travis Weinand (Burden / Tetsuo), Evan Moore (Gypsy Wig / Birth Screams), and Ruston Grosse. Also featured on the album, Alex Nagle (Satanized / ex-Normal Love) and Jason Herrmann (Burden / Tetsuo) lend their guitar shredding skills for 2 incredible solos.

Eli Litwin comments; "It is an incredible honor to be signed with Metal Blade Records. Cannibal Corpse’s The Bleeding was one of the first metal albums I ever heard so I feel as though things have really come full circle. I am beyond excited that such an important and influential label will be releasing my music to the world."

Tommy Rogers of BTBAM, guest vocalist, comments: "Working on the INTENSUS record was a breath of fresh air. It was nice to take a totally different approach to writing and recording. When Eli sent me the songs he told me he had written a lot of the material through improv. So I decided to take the same route and write/record the vocals on the fly. It was a very exciting experience. My motivation: let go and destroy my fucking voice. This music is truly intense and I'm very happy to be a part of it."

About the project:
INTENSUS can be described in one word: INTENSE. The visceral instrumental performance is enhanced by each vocalist who brings his own brand of intensity to the album, making for a varied, yet flowing musical journey. Within this strong and unique artistic vision, songs range from short, violent bursts of grind and death metal, to crushing doom grooves, to complex tech metal, to experimental noise freak outs.

The process of creating INTENSUS began with one recording session in which Litwin improvised drum tracks for the entire album; start to finish, in one take. Over the course of the next year, he simultaneously wrote and recorded guitar tracks to build songs out of the improvised drum parts. Some guitar sections were first take improvisations as well, while others were written and recorded within 5-25 minutes. The general idea was to keep everything as spontaneous as possible. After all guitars were recorded, Litwin learned everything on bass and went through the same process. Once all of the music was completed, Litwin enlisted a number of singers to contribute vocals to the project. Each singer wrote his own lyrics but the final vocal performances were largely a collaborative effort with Litwin in the producer chair.

INTENSUS personnel:
Drums, Guitar, Bass, Songwriter, Producer:
Eli Litwin

Guest Vocalists:
Tommy Rogers (Between the Buried and Me)
Robert Meadows (A Life Once Lost)
Jesse Korman (The Number Twelve Looks Like You)
Chris Alfano (East of the Wall / Postman Syndrome)
Jerry Jones (Trophy Scars)
Travis Weinand (Burden / Tetsuo)
Evan Moore (Gypsy Wig / Birth Screams)
Ruston Grosse

Guest guitar soloists:
Alex Nagle (Satanized / ex-Normal Love)
Jason Herrmann (Burden / Tetsuo)

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