Gothenburg Sweden based metal sextet MARIONETTE recently released the music video for the track "Stand In Line". The video is the first part in the 'Rite Of Ascension' series and was recorded, produced and edited entirely by MARIONETTE. Watch the video at this link:

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In preparation for the band's Slay The UK tour next month MARIONETTE will perform a 35-minute set containing select material from their Nerve record at Belly of The Whale Studio in Gothenburg Sweden on Wednesday May 2nd beginning at 19:00 local time (12:00pm Eastern Time USA). The entire set will be streamed live and will be followed by a Q&A. The performance and Q&A can be viewed at the link below: (Note: ONLY those interested in participating in the Q&A need to create an account on Justin.tv): bellyofthewhalestudio on Justin.tv

MARIONETTE will hit the road in early May for the "Slay The UK Tour" with support coming from French DJ THE ALGORITHM. The band will return again to the UK this summer for Bloodstock Open Air; dates are as follows:
May 7 ' Joiners, Southampton, UK
May 8 ' Central Station, Wrexham, UK
May 10 ' Borderline, London, UK
Aug 9 ' Bloodstock Open Air, Derbyshire, UK (6pm)

Limited copies of the bands live performance at Belly of the Whale will be printed and made available exclusively on the upcoming UK dates.

Nerve, the follow up to MARIONETTE's 2009 release Enemies, was recorded at Studio Fredman with producer Fredrik Nordström (IN FLAMES, DIMMU BORGIR, AT THE GATES); mixed by DEAD BY APRIL songwriter Pontus Hjelm at Studio PH in Gothenburg; and mastered by Erik Broheden (RAMMSTEIN, TURBONEGRO, WITHIN TEMPTATION) at Masters of Audio Studio in Stockholm, Sweden. The album was released digitally by Pivotal Rockordings and limited edition digipak versions of Nerve are available through the bands website and at concerts exclusively.