DEAD HEAD

Hammerheart Records have previously announced the reissue of Dead Head‘s Depression Tank (2009), the first record of vocalist / bassist Ralph de Boer. The new version, called Repression Tank, will see the light of day on 21st November, 2025.

The album is available for pre-order here: https://deadhead.lnk.to/repressiontank

In celebration, the band have released a new version of the track ‘Firegate’.

“With his younger age and different influences, Ralph brought a new energy to the band when he first joined us around 2008“, remembers guitar player Rob Woning.

“And now that Ralph has returned and we’ve been doing new albums and shows up until Japan, it seemed only logical to revisit the music that we originally wrote together and take it to the level that it deserves.“

Repression Tank is the 2.0 incarnation of a previous release. Reimagined and revamped, with a sonic palette that now is fully on par with more recent Dead Head albums. With fresh drums, new sounds and excellent mixing and mastering by renowned Dutch producer Erwin Hermsen, this album offers relentless speed, irresistable grooves, some surprising orchestration and an overall fierceness that is second to none.

Disc two contains 14 bonus tracks, recorded live during the first years with singer/bass player Ralph de Boer. The material was reclaimed from old hard disk recorders and recently mixed by Dead Head’s longtime live sound engineer Gerlach Timmer.

Track-list:
CD 1: Repression Tank
1. Dissolved in Purity
2. Green Angel
3. Cryptocynic
4. The Swing
5. Daemonique
6. Firegate
7. Less than Zero
8. Hateland
9. Nero Dies
10. Murder
11. Pesticide

CD 2: Live
1. Intro
2. The Festering
3. Phantom Palace
4. Less Than Zero
5. House of Ambience
6. Slay Your Kind
7. In Your Room
8. Kill Division
9. Faust II
10. Until the Sun Appears
11. Dissolved in Purity
12. Green Angel
13. Firegate
14. Cold Being

With 35+ years behind them, Dutch thrash band Dead Head are still powered by an unstoppable drive. The band were formed in 1989 by a bunch of angry teenagers that were worshipping the likes of Possessed, Sacrifice, Dark Angel and Sadus. And despite the passing of decades, the Dutch veteran thrash band still performs with three-quarters of its original lineup today. A rarity in today’s metal scene, but Dead Head has consistently been a lifelong commitment for these dedicated Dutchmen.

Recent years saw deluxe reissues of older albums, along with the praised fresh albums like Swine Plague (2017), Slave Driver (2022) and the mini album Shadow Soul (2024). All of their music is released by Hammerheart, a reputable Dutch label that Dead Head are proud to call home.

Line up:
Ralph de Boer – Vocals and bass
Ronnie van der Wey – Guitar left
Robbie Woning – Guitar right
Hans Spijker – Drums

Hammerheart Records have announced the reissue of Dead Head‘s Depression Tank (2009). The new version, called Repression Tank, will see the light of day on 21st November, 2025.

The album is now available for pre-order here: https://deadhead.lnk.to/repressiontank

In celebration, the band have released a new version of the track ‘Dissolved In Purity’.

“With his younger age and different influences, Ralph brought a new energy to the band when he first joined us around 2008“, remembers guitar player Rob Woning.

With 35+ years behind them, Dutch thrash band Dead Head are still powered by an unstoppable drive. The band was formed in 1989 by a bunch of angry teenagers that were worshipping the likes of Possessed, Sacrifice, Dark Angel and Sadus. And despite the passing of decades, the Dutch veteran thrash band still performs with three-quarters of its original lineup today. A rarity in today’s metal scene, but Dead Head has consistently been a lifelong commitment for these dedicated Dutchmen.