California extreme metal vets EXHUMED have entered the studio to record their highly anticipated sixth studio album and follow-up to 2013's Necrocracy. The album will be entitled Death Revenge and will see a late 2017 release via Relapse Records.
Founding member and guitarist/vocalist Matt Harvey commented on the new album:
"We entered the studio April 1st with our buddy Jarrett Pritchard (Gruesome, Goatwhore) to start the process and no, this is not an elaborate April Fool's joke!All Guts, No Glory was more of a straight-up speeding attack, Necrocracy had a bit more focus on groove and incorporating some mid-paced stuff in there, and this one is gonna be a lot darker. It's a concept album, which is a first for us, so expect some new twists on our tried-and-true formula: one part late 80s Death Metal, half a cup of German / Canadian / Bay Area Thrash, a dash of Grindcore, Crossover, and Crust and the occasional, well-concealed, Hall and Oates rip-off."
Additionally, EXHUMED has announced new European tour dates for June. The band will also perform three exclusive sets this summer at Modified Ghost Festival II in Vancouver, BC, Maryland Deathfest and Hellfest in France.
The band's entire catalog can be streamed via Bandcamp here.
American/Canada Tour Dates:
May 25 Vancouver, BC Modified Ghost Festival II
May 27 Baltimore, MD Maryland Deathfest
European Tour Dates
Jun 09 Venlo, NL Grenswerk
Jun 10 TBA
Jun 11 London, UK Underworld
Jun 12 St. Petersburg, RU MOD
Jun 13 Moscow, RU Volta
Jun 14 Kassel, DE Goldgrube
Jun 15 Brussels, BL Magasin4
Jun 16 Clisson, FR Hellfest 2017
Jun 17 Hengelo, NL Metropool
Jun 18 The Hauge, NL Paard
Info/Bio:
Multi-state death metal project GRUESOME was born out of guitarist/vocalist Matt Harvey and drummer Gus Rios' mutual involvement with the Death To All tours (Harvey served as frontman for the original mini-tour and Rios both performed "Baptized in Blood" and worked with DTA drummer Sean Reinert on the following US tour where Exhumed filled in as support). After discussing and discarding the idea of putting together another incarnation of DTA to focus exclusively on the first two albums, Harvey half-jokingly suggested that the pair write their own songs in intentional homage to Death. It wasn't long before the idea gained traction, and the band soon had five tracks written. With Harvey writing in California, Rios recruited Possessed guitarist Daniel Gonzalez and Derketa bassist Robin Mazen to record the material in Florida, while Harvey tracked his vocals on the West Coast.
GRUESOME released a pair of single-song demos in 2014, and was subsequently signed by Relapse Records in June of that year, with a full-length release (recorded in Florida, of course) planned for early the next year. The result of those recordings would become the band's debut full- length Savage Land, a truly gruesome slab of Leprosy styled death metal released in April 2015. It's clear from the song quality on Savage Land that GRUESOME is humbly determined to keep Death's classic sound alive as faithfully as possible, and the critical acclaim for Savage Land has reflected the band's dedication. Metal Injection called Savage Land "the advanced, dripping-rot-from-the' corners-of-a-coffin, putrid, vile death metal throwback that you've been waiting for," while Exclaim declared that "the enthusiasm alone on Savage Land is awe-inspiring."
After the positive reception of Savage Land, GRUESOME knew they wanted to continue further with their tribute, and decided that any true Death tribute band would have to sink its teeth into the undiluted savagery of Death's early material. Their forthcoming EP reflects that sentiment: produced by the band and co-produced / recorded with Jarrett Pritchard at New Constellation Studios RMP in Orlando, FL, Dimensions of Horror is a gruesome salute to Death's iconic Scream Bloody Gore and once again features cover art by the legendary Ed Repka (Death, Atheist, Massacre). A six-song slab of grisly, bone-breaking death metal jams, Dimensions Of Horror continues the development of GRUESOME's homage to the founding fathers of the genre and proves that no matter the decade, old-school death metal is always relevant, always brutal, and always irresistible. With an all- star lineup and unmatched songwriting skills, GRUESOME is willing and able to propel the historical sentiment and sincerity of Death's spirit into the present.
Now in 2017, GRUESOME further continues the development of homage to death metal's progenitors with a two-song slab of Death Human era worship. Fragments of Psyche EP features a brand new studio track with special guest drums from the legendary Sean Reinert (Death, Cynic) plus a "Humanized" reworking of the classic Death track "Choke On It". Fragments Of Psyche offers a glimpse into the next era of GRUESOME. CD/Digital includes 5 deliciously raw, bonus demo tracks of the band's first ever recordings!
GRUESOME is:
Daniel Gonzalez - Guitar
Matt Harvey - Guitar, vocals
Robin Mazen - Bass
Gus Rios - Drums
More info:
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