WHITECHAPEL: Brand New Album Announced; Track listing and Album Artwork Revealed

Having spent several years lauded as one of the frontrunners in their genre, in 2012 […]

By Zarto

• May 1, 2012

Having spent several years lauded as one of the frontrunners in their genre, in 2012 WHITECHAPEL stand as a defining force in contemporary heavy music. Building dramatically on the trademarked bludgeon of their first three releases, with Whitechapel the Tennessean sextet have inarguably delivered their most intense, dynamic, and downright hostile record to date. Drenched in atmospheric darkness, the record is also rife with gripping melodies that drag the listener in to the tumult, willing or otherwise, and across its ten tracks it is infused with an emotional depth that pointedly separates the band from the plethora of two-dimensional mosh-starters that have sprung up in their wake.

Whitechapel, the band's self-titled fourth album is slated for a June 19th release date via Metal Blade Records. Today WHITECHAPEL have unveiled the album artwork, track listing and released the first single from the album.
Whitechapel Track listing:
1. Make it Bleed
2. Hate Creation
3. (Cult)uralist
4. I, Dementia
5. Section 8
6. Faces
7. Dead Silence
8. The Night Remains
9. Devoid
10. Possibilities of an Impossible Existence

The album was engineered and mixed by Mark Lewis (Black Dahlia Murder, DevilDriver), who also handled production duties alongside the band. The album artwork was created by Aaron Marsh of Forefathers Group with art direction provided by WHITECHAPEL.
The first single from Whitechapel entitled "Hate Creation" is available for streaming exclusivelyHERE. Check it out and be sure to pre-order your copy of the album.

Returning to their rightful place on the road, the band are enthused to take these new songs to their rabid fan base. They stand confident in their belief that their followers will hungrily devour the latest evolution of their sound, and having dramatically bolstered their fan base through blowing away the unsuspecting crowds on 2010's Warped Tour they are sure to draw in new adherents anywhere they play.

WHITECHAPEL are set to tour with Miss May I, After the Burial, Within the Ruins, and The Plot in You as part of the "Recorruptor" kicking off May 3rd in Louisville, KY and running through May 17th in Portland, ME. Immediately following the tour, the band is set to play at this year's Bamboozle Festival is Asbury Park, NJ on May 18th. WHITECHAPEL will also be a part of this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival which starts June 30th. A complete list of all tour dates can be found below.

The" Recorruptour" w/ Miss May I, After the Burial, Within the Ruins, The Plot In You
05/03: Louisville, KY @ Expo Five
05/04: Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
05/05: Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
05/08: Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
05/09: Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live
05/10: Charleston, SC @ The Music Farm
05/12: Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall Indoor Stage
05/13: Huntington, WV @ Big Sandy Supercenter Grand
05/15: Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
05/16: S. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
05/17: Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall

Bamboozle
05/18: Asbury Park, NJ @ North Beach

Headlining Dates
06/26: Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music
06/27: Austin, TX @ Emo's East

Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival w/ Slipknot, Slayer, As I Lay Dying
06/30: San Bernadino, CA @ San Manuel Theater
07/01: Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
07/03: Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheater
07/04: Nampa, ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheater
07/05: Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound**
07/06: Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
07/07: Albuquerque, NM @ Hard Rock Casino Presents The Pavilion
07/08: Englewood, CO @ Comfort Dental Amphitheater
07/09: Wichita, KS @ The Cotillion**(w/ The Devil Wears Prada)
07/10: Dallas, TX @ Superpages.com Center
07/11: Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
07/13: Tampa, FL @ 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheater
07/14: Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater
07/15: Indianapolis, IN @ Klipsch Music Center
07/18: Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheater
07/20: Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
07/21: Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
07/22: Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Center
07/24: Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
07/25: Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
07/26: Syracuse, NY @ The Lost Horizon**(w/ Upon a Burning Body, I the Breather)
07/27: Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
07/28: Burgettstown, PA @ First Niagara Pavilion
07/29: Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
07/31: Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
08/01: Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe**
08/03: Mansfield, MA @ Comcast Center
08/04: Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
08/05: Hartford, CT @ The Comcast Theater