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BARONESS: Post Second Preview Track Off ‘Blue Record’

BARONESS has posted a second preview track, “A Horse Called Golgotha“, from their highly anticipated new album Blue Record at their MySpace page: MySpace.com/YourBaroness. “A Horse Called Golgotha” can be streamed along with Blue Record’s intro track, “Bullhead’s Psalm”, and its successor, “The Sweetest Curse”. Blue Record, the follow-up to 2007’s Red Album, is set for an October 13th North American release date and is available for pre-order at this location.

BARONESS has recently announced the dates for their first-ever Australian tour. The band will be touring in support of Blue Record as part of the massive Soundwave Festival. The traveling festival will also include FAITH NO MORE, JANE’S ADDICTION, AFI, MESHUGGAH, PENNYWISE, SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE, ISIS, and many more. A listing of dates and cities can be found here with complete festival details available at SoundwaveFestival.com. Additional international BARONESS tour dates will be announced shortly.

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MINSK: Begin Work On New Album

MINSK have begun work on their third full-length and follow-up album The Ritual Fires Of Abandonment. The album, titled With Echoes In The Movement Of Stone, is being recorded at Volume Studios with the band’s Sanford Parker producing the effort. With Echoes In The Movement Of Stone is expected to see a Summer ’09 release date via Relapse Records.

Additionally, MINSK have announced a number of regional shows for late February, touring alongside SWEET COBRA. The band will also be performing as part of Roadburn 2009 in the Netherlands in April. MINSK will appear along with NEUROSIS, BARONESS, SAINT VITUS, CATHEDRAL, MONO and many more at this already-sold-out festival. A complete listing of MINSK tour dates can be found here with more to be announced soon.

Looking forward to check it out...

16: Bridges To Burn Streaming Now

16's brand new album Bridges To Burn is streaming online now in its entirety at this location: BridgesToBurn.com. Bridges To Burn saw its North American release Tuesday, January 20th (January 26th internationally) through Relapse Records and features original artwork from Florian Bertmer which can be viewed here. 16, who have reformed with the original Dropout line-up of Cris Jerue - vocals, Tony Baumeister-bass, Bobby Ferry - guitar, and Jason Corley- drums, will begin touring in support of Bridges To Burn starting this weekend in Los Angeles, CA with a record release show followed by a February tour with GIANT SQUID. A listing of confirmed 16 tour dates can be found here with more details to be announced soon.

BRUTAL TRUTH: Completes Work On New Album

BRUTAL TRUTH has recently completed work on their brand-new album and first full-length in 10 years. The album, titled Evolution Through Revolution, was recorded at Watchman Studios in Lockport, NY with engineer Doug White (PSYOPUS). Evolution Through Revolution is currently scheduled for an April 14th North American release date (April 30th internationally) via Relapse Records. Advance song titles taken from Evolution Through Revolution include: “Sugardaddy”, “Get A Therapist… Spare The World”, “Evolution Through Revolution”, “Detached”, “Global Good Guy”, “Lifer”, “Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs”, and “Grind Fidelity”. BRUTAL TRUTH bassist Danny Lilker commented on the album: “Brutal Truth has worked our asses off to write and arrange some of the sickest, most inhuman grindcore ever created. With Jason PC from Blood Duster handling the mix we're positive that the music and production on Evolution Through Revolution will satisfy the cravings of the sickest bastards out there. Enjoy!” Drummer Richard Hoak adds: "I think Evolution Through Revolution is the best Brutal Truth record by far! We are all totally psyched about the songs and the production and can’t wait to start bringing our grinding soundtrack to the end of history live and direct to the people! Hell yeah!"

MUMAKIL: Begin Work On New Album for RELAPSE

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Switzerland’s MUMAKIL have recently entered the studio to begin work on their Relapse debut.
The follow-up to MUMAKIL’s debut full-length Customized Warfare, is being recorded in the band’s hometown of Geneva. MUMAKIL drummer Sebastien Schacher recently checked-in from the studio with an update: “We have finished with the drum, bass, and guitar tracks and will begin with vocals next. This new album will be even more brutal, faster, and "punkier" than our first CD Customized Warfare. There will be less "groovy-brutal-death" parts but more dark and crusty riffs supported by fast blast-beat attacks. We rather chose to propose the punk and brutal side of our music. The album will be titled "Behold the Failure" and it will be a kind of an anthem to our great world in perdition.“
MUMAKIL has written roughly 26 new tracks for Behold The Failure. Advance song titles include “Doomed”, “Brothers In Slavery”, “Black Sheep”, “Wish You The Worst”, “Mass Murder Institution”, and “Pigs On Fire”. Behold The Failure will see a Spring 2009 release date.
MUMAKIL has announced a number of November and December tour dates in Switzerland and France. A listing of dates and cities can be found here with more to be announced soon. MUMAKIL has also recently released three new tracks via the Relapse Records Slimewave 7” series and CD compilation. For more information on this series, please click here.