Thrash metal veteran Christian “Speesy” Giesler (formerly Kreator) joins forces with supergroup BONDED.
Bernemann Kost (Sodom, Bonded) adds:
“We’ve been talking about making music together since the “Hell comes to your town” tour in 2001/2002. It just took us a little longer to realize our plans than usual hahaha…..we were both so involved with our jobs at Kreator and Sodom that we never found the time, but we always stayed in touch over the years. If Speesy hadn’t still been with Kreator in January 2018, he would have been our first choice for Bonded, but due to the intensive Kreator tours it was out of the question. That’s why we were very happy about his collaboration on the song “Rest in Violence” together with Bobby Ellsworth. When the situation suddenly arose a few weeks ago and we broke up with our bass player, it was only logical for me to call Speesy first, and he didn’t really think long about an answer hahaha…. now we finally want to hit the gas pedal together.”
Germany’s Thrash Metallers BONDED have now released their sophomore album “Into Blackness” and it just entered the official sales charts in Germany at # 77 in the first week of release. Congratulations!
In order to continue promoting the album, BONDED are launching a new video clip directed by Nico Schiesewitz / VIZO Films for the track “Watch (While The World Burns)”, which be now seen below.
BONDED checked in with the following comment: “Today, we are excited to launch the new BONDED video, which was once again directed by Nico Schiesewitz / VIZO Films. This might be our best clip yet and we created it for the track “Watch (While The World Burns)”, which is the powerful first full song on our second album “Into Blackness”. And yes, we just heard the good news that “Into Blackness” entered the official album sales charts in Germany on # 77, so thanks to everyone who supported us and our music so far. We hope you will continue to enjoy “Into Blackness” and hopefully see you all on the road soon!”
BONDED, the group by former Sodom members Bernd “Bernemann” Kost (Guitars) and Markus “Makka” Freiwald (Drums) alongside second guitarist Chris Tsitsis (ex-Suicidal Angels), bassist Marc Hauschild and vocalist Ingo Bajonczak (Assassin), have decided to stick to their guns and once again collaborated with producer Cornelius Rambadt (Sodom, Disbelief, Onkel Tom) at the Rambado Recording Studio in Essen, Germany and also had Björn Gooßes / Killustrations (Aborted, The Crown, Carnal Forge) create the album’s artwork, just like on their critically acclaimed “Rest In Violence” debut album from 2020, which had entered the official album charts in Germany at # 84.
Previously, a first single off “Into Blackness” was launched in a lyric clip for “Into The Blackness Of A Wartime Night”, to be seen here: https://youtu.be/zN3MERohx1s And the album’s second single “Lilith (Queen Of Blood)” can also be seen in a video directed by Nico Schiesewitz / VIZO Films here: https://youtu.be/xDQO3oolsWA
In other news, BONDED are commencing the promotional push for “Into Blackness” on stages now as well and will playing a string of shows supporting Rage as of next week. Here is the most recent overview of shows for BONDED, but stay tuned via the band’s social media outlets for possible updates:
Germany’s Thrash Metallers BONDED continue to promote their upcoming sophomore album “Into Blackness”, out worldwide on November 12th, 2021 via Century Media Records.
Therefor a second single off the upcoming album is being released today. Check out “Lilith (Queen Of Blood)” in a video directed by Nico Schiesewitz / VIZO Films here:
BONDED comment as follows: “‘Lilith (Queen Of Blood)’ starts with a short intro by the Queen herself, performed by RægIna from Dæmonesq, then followed by a real Thrash Metal thunderstorm. Neck-breaking, hectic, brutal and crowned with an epic chorus. Again an interplay between brutal intensity and catchy hooklines. ‘Lilith’is highlighted by Makka’s powerful drumming and a cool lead guitar duel. A typical BONDED track with tons of riffs, double bass attacks, breaks and so much more! Lyrically, the song is the next track on “Into Blackness” that represents the conceptional storyline embedded in 4 songs of the album inspired by the fictional book “The Division Of The Damned” by Richard Rhys Jones. It introduces the appearance of an old, ancient female entity – a (blood) goddess called Lilith – the queen of blood!”
BONDED, the group by former Sodom members Bernd “Bernemann” Kost (Guitars) and Markus “Makka” Freiwald (Drums) alongside second guitarist Chris Tsitsis (ex-Suicidal Angels), bassist Marc Hauschild and vocalist Ingo Bajonczak (Assassin), have decided to stick to their guns and once again collaborated with producer Cornelius Rambadt (Sodom, Disbelief, Onkel Tom) at the Rambado Recording Studio in Essen, Germany and also had Björn Gooßes / Killustrations (Aborted, The Crown, Carnal Forge) create the album’s artwork, just like on their critically acclaimed “Rest In Violence” debut album from 2020, which entered the official album charts in Germany at # 84.
Previously, a first single off “Into Blackness” was launched in a lyric clip for “Into The Blackness Of A Wartime Night” which can still be seen here: https://youtu.be/zN3MERohx1s
BONDED – “Into Blackness”
The Arsonist Watch (While The World Burns) Lilith (Queen Of Blood) The Holy Whore Division Of The Damned Into The Blackness Of A Wartime Night Destroy The Things I Love Final Stand Ill-Minded Freak Way Of The Knife The Eyes Of Madness
The album’s limited first-pressing CD edition will come with O-Card packaging, a sticker and two bonus tracks: 12. Humanity On Sale and 13. Will To Survive. “Into Blackness” will also be available as 180g black vinyl on the LP format, to be pre-ordered here: https://bonded.lnk.to/IntoBlacknessPR
Furthermore, you can also still check out BONDED’s debut album “Rest In Violence” here:
Germany’s Thrash Metallers BONDED are pleased to announce the worldwide release of their sophomore album “Into Blackness” on November 12th, 2021 via Century Media Records.
BONDED, the group by former Sodom members Bernd “Bernemann” Kost (Guitars) and Markus “Makka” Freiwald (Drums) alongside second guitarist Chris Tsitsis (ex-Suicidal Angels), bassist Marc Hauschild and vocalist Ingo Bajonczak (Assassin), have decided to stick to their guns and once again collaborated with producer Cornelius Rambadt (Sodom, Disbelief, Onkel Tom) at the Rambado Recording Studio in Essen, Germany and also had Björn Gooßes / Killustrations (Aborted, The Crown, Carnal Forge) create the album’s artwork (To be seen above!), just like on their critically acclaimed “Rest In Violence” debut album from 2020, which entered the official album charts in Germany at # 84.
A first single for “Into Blackness” has been released today and “Into The Blackness Of A Wartime Night” can be seen in a lyric clip designed by Cloud Music Typography here:
BONDED checked in with the following comment about the track: “We are happy and proud to present you a first song of the upcoming BONDED album “Into Blackness”. Entitled “Into The Blackness Of A Wartime Night”, this track contains all of the musical trademarks by BONDED at once: It’s riff-oriented, fast, with plenty of tempo changes and displaying a permanent contrast between brutality and melody. The intense lead guitar dueling and above all the memorable, powerful vocal lines make this a great representation of the new album. And this song could almost be understood as the album’s title track, as it is lyrically part of the 4-track war-themed storyline centerpiece inspired by the fictional book “The Division Of The Damned” by Richard Rhys Jones. We hope you enjoy this first foretaste of the album…and look out, as there is more coming your way soon!”
“Into Blackness” tracklist
The Arsonist
Watch (While The World Burns)
Lilith (Queen Of Blood)
The Holy Whore
Division Of The Damned
Into The Blackness Of A Wartime Night
Destroy The Things I Love
Final Stand
Ill-Minded Freak
Way Of The Knife
The Eyes Of Madness
The album’s limited first-pressing CD edition will come with O-Card packaging, a sticker and two bonus tracks: 12. Humanity On Sale and 13. Will To Survive. “Into Blackness” will also be available as 180g black vinyl on the LP format and the album’s pre-sale in its various formats starts today from here: https://bonded.lnk.to/IntoBlacknessPR
To promote the upcoming release of “Into Blackness”, BONDED will embark on a string of dates supporting Rage in November/December and have also confirmed various other shows as follows:
BONDED live 2021/2021: Supporting Rage:
TU 30.11.2021 Bratislava (Slovakia) – Randal Club WE 01.12.2021 Budapest (Hungary) – Analog Music Hall FR 03.12.2021 Mannheim (Germany) – 7er-Club SU 05.12.2021 Zlín (Czech Republic) – Masters of Rock Café MO 06.12.2021 Regensburg (Germany) – Airport Eventhall WE 08.12.2021 Stuttgart (Germany) – Universum TH 09.12.2021 Siegburg (Germany) – Kubana Live Club FR 10.12.2021 Nürnberg (Germany) – Hirsch SA 11.12.2021 Oss (The Netherlands) – Groene Engel Café SU 12.12.2021 Essen (Germany) – Turock
Bonded live:
SA 18.12.2021 Essen (Germany) – Zeche Carl / Endzeit Festival SU 26.12.2021 Meppen (Germany) – Kirmesplatz Nagelshof / Christmas Metal Meeting TH 24.03.2022 Vigo (Spain) – Pub Transylvania FR 25.03.2022 Madrid (Spain) – Wurlitzer Ballroom SA 26.03.2022 Burgos (Spain) – La Ciudadela SU 27.03.2022 Zaragoza (Spain) – Sala Utopía More shows to be announced soon…
Furthermore, you can also still check out BONDED’s debut album “Rest In Violence” here:
Germany’s BONDED, the new Thrash Metal group by former Sodom members Bernd “Bernemann” Kost (Guitars) and Markus “Makka” Freiwald (Drums), are releasing their debut album “Rest In Violence” today worldwide 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. The album’s artwork was created by Björn Gooßes / Killustrations (Aborted, The Crown, Carnal Forge).
Today BONDED are also debuting a lyric video for the album’s title-track, “Rest In Violence”, which features Overkill’s Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth as guest vocalist as well as former Kreator bass-player Christian “Speesy” Giesler. Check out the clip designed by Cloud Music Typography here:
BONDED checked in with the following comment: “Hey Metalheadz! We are very excited to present you a lyric video for the title-track of our debut album “Rest In Violence”! We are proud to have some extraordinary guest-features by two well-known characters of the global Metal-scene on it: Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth (Overkill) and Christian “Speesy” Giesler (ex-Kreator). Their appearances really brought the song to a new level! And YES, the album is finally out today too…check it out!”
The tracklisting for BONDED’s “Rest In Violence” reads as follows: BONDED – “Rest In Violence” (43:35):
1. Godgiven (04:13)
2. Suit Murderer (04:12)
3. Rest In Violence (03:49)
4. Je Suis Charlie (03:55)
5. The Rattle & The Snake (04:00)
6. No Cure For Life (4:40)
7. Where Silence Reverberates (05:14)
8. Galaxy M87 (04:52)
9. Arrival (03:52)
10. The Outer Rim (04:42)
BONDED, the new Thrash Metal group by former Sodom members Bernd “Bernemann” Kost (Guitars) and Markus “Makka” Freiwald (Drums) recently announced 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.
The second single off “Rest In Violence” is being unveiled today with the track “Suit Murderer”. Check out the video clip directed by Nico Schiesewitz / Vizo Films here:
BONDED commented as follows: “We proudly present you our new single “Suit Murderer”. This brutal old-school Thrash-attack is a straight and explicit lyrical statement to confront politicians, big business-bankers (a.k.a. “the men in power”) with their own ruthless and inhuman ways! So better fasten your seatbelts, get ready to fight for your rights and resist ’em all! We hope you enjoy the video-clip, which was again produced by Nico Schiesewitz / VIZO-Films. Stay bonded for more news and tunes 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 Gooßes / Killustrations (Aborted, The Crown, Carnal Forge), which can be seen above.
The album’s standard tracklisting is as follows: BONDED – “Rest In Violence”:
1. Godgiven
2. Suit Murderer
3. Rest In Violence
4. Je Suis Charlie
5. The Rattle & The Snake
6. No Cure For Life
7. Where Silence Reverberates
8. Galaxy M87
9. Arrival
10. The Outer Rim
Last Month the first official single “Je Suis Charlie” was launched online, here.
BONDED live:
17.01.2020 Oberhausen (Germany) – Thrash Speed Burn Festival
21.03.2020 Essen (Germany) – Endzeit Festival
More shows to be announced soon.
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