BONDED: Announce debut album "Rest In Violence"

BONDED, the new group by former Sodom members Bernd "Bernemann" Kost (Guitars) and Markus "Makka" […]

November 22, 2019

BONDED, the new group by former Sodom members Bernd "Bernemann" Kost (Guitars) and Markus "Makka" Freiwald (Drums), are pleased to announce the release of their debut album "Rest In Violence" for January 17th, 2020 via Century Media Records.

BONDED, who also feature second guitarist Chris Tsitsis (ex-Suicidal Angels), bassist Marc Hauschild and vocalist Ingo Bajonczak (Assassin) in their line-up ranks, have created nothing short of a highly versatile and hard-hitting Thrash Metal debut together with producer Cornelius Rambadt (Sodom, Disbelief, Onkel Tom) at the Rambado Recording Studio in Essen, Germany.

A first single off "Rest In Violence" is being unveiled today with the track "Je Suis Charlie". Check out the video clip directed by Nico Schiesewitz / Vizo Films here:

BONDED commented as follows: "Hey Metalheadz! We are pleased to launch the first single from our upcoming album "Rest In Violence" for all of you today. The track is called "Je Suis Charlie" and lyrically brings forth a straight message and upright statement for the freedom of speech and against any religious oppression! We really hope you will enjoy the song and its video clip directed by Nico Schiesewitz / Vizo Films. Stay tuned for more BONDED news soon!"

"Rest In Violence" also showcases Overkill's Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth as guest vocalist as well as former Kreator bass-player Christian "Speesy" Giesler on the album's title track and the release comes with artwork by Björn GooÃŸes / Killustrations (Aborted, The Crown, Carnal Forge), which can be seen above.

The album's standard tracklisting is as follows:

BONDED ' "Rest In Violence":

Godgiven
Suit Murderer
Rest In Violence
Je Suis Charlie
The Rattle & The Snake
No Cure For Life
Where Silence Reverberates
Galaxy M87
Arrival
The Outer Rim

The album's limited first-pressing edition CD will come with O-Card packaging, a sticker and two inserted bonus tracks: "The Beginning Of The End" and "To Each His Own". The album is also available as LP on 180gr. vinyl, both on black vinyl as well as in the following limited coloured editions:

200x copies White vinyl ' CM Distro & Webshop
200x copies Dark Green vinyl ' Nuclear Blast
100x copies Red vinyl ' BONDED liveshows

The album's pre-sale is starting today from this location: Bonded - Rest in Violence

A first demo pre-production version of the song "Godgiven" was previously launched online to introduce BONDED here: