Swedish melodic death metallers ENGEL are currently in the studio finishing their upcoming 4th full-length album, mixed by Jacob Hansen. The band hasunveiled a short album teaser from the recording sessions, check it out below:
ENGEL lineup 2014:
guitarists Marcus Sunesson (THE CROWN) and Niclas Engelin (IN FLAMES, DRÖMRIKET, PASSENGER, GARDENIAN), vocalist Mikael Sehlin (DEGRADEAD), drummer Oscar Nilsson and bassist Steve Drennan (LOCUS).
Danish metallers CHAINFIST will release their second full-lenght album “Scarred“, on October 6 worldwide via Mighty Music/Target Group. The album contains 11 tracks, produced by Michael Hansen at Phon Studio and mixed/mastered by Jacob Hansen (Primal Fear, Volbeat, Anubis Gate, PrettyMaids) at Hansen Studios. The “Scarred” album teaser can be viewed below:
Undoubtedly “The Big Four” has been a great inspiration for CHAINFIST, but at the same time the band is incorporating new school heavy metal elements and gripping vocal melodies to make their unique touch on the genre, with bands like Mercenary, Volbeat and Disturbed as references.
Jacob Hansen sought a dirty sound, but yet with a mainstream appeal, which was fitting for the old-school riffing’s, powerful leads and melodic vocals that was pivotal for this recording.
“Scarred” track listing:
01. Scars of time
02. 1000 ways to bleed
03. Black rebel noise
04. Another day in hell
05. Poison moon
06. 10.000
07. Know you hate
08. Seven minutes of pain
09. Statement
10. Mass frustration
11. Black rebel noise (acoustic)
CHAINFIST are:
Jackie Petersen – Vocals Michael Kopietz – Guitars Thomas Hvisel – Guitars Braca Pedersen – Bass Jesper Heidelbach – Drums CHAINFIST is a five-piece Danish metal band formed in 2007, which consists of ex-members of Panzerchrist, Frozen Sun and Infernal Death.
In September 2010 they released their first full-length album “Black Out Sunday” which was praised by several Danish metal-sites e.g. heavymetal.dk that gave them 10/10 stars and commented: “The album is a bomb filled with everything from every drawer, all without being overwhelming or cluttered.”
Since then the band has been playing on various stages in Denmark, building up a solid live-reputation with top-marks from the critics.
In the fall of 2013 the band began the recording of their second album “Scarred” – an album that are the result of intense and spontaneous live-recording sessions to get the most “manhood” out of the drums, guitars and bass as possible. “Manhood and Downstrokes, this was the main attitude” guitarist Michael Kopietz (ex-Frozen Sun, ex-Panzerchrist) explains.
“Scarred” will be released October 6th 2014 worldwide.
British thrashers ONSLAUGHT — who are celebrating their 30th anniversary in 2013 — have set September 13 as the European release date for their sixth studio album via AFM Records. The follow-up to 2011’s “Sounds Of Violence” is once again being recorded, mixed and co-produced by Jacob Hansen at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark.
Comments the band: “What a totally crazy week this has been in the ONSLAUGHT camp! Nige Rockett and Andy Rosser-Davies have completed the recording of all 36 rhythm guitar tracks for the new ‘SLAUGHT album, Mic Hourihan has completed all the drum tracking (which I can honestly say sounds truly fucking explosive!!). Things are rocking harder than we could have ever imagined right now…
“In other news, we are extremely stoked to welcome Pär Olofsson on board as the band’s artist for the new album sleeve. The first rough sketches are awesome and in a very different style from every other album cover we have made. [We] can’t wait to see the final design!
“Also been speaking to a very good friend and A&R guy from London Records-era about something which is very very interesting, and to cap off the week of madness, we are to take part in the longest in-depth interview we have ever done with our friend Laurent from Snakepit fanzine… No rest for the wicked.”
ONSLAUGHT will headline the first Slaughterfest across Europe in October, with German cult thrashers EXUMER, MPIRE OF EVIL and death metal legends MASTER completing the bill.
Fans will have the opportunity to take part in meet-and-greet events on selected dates.
ONSLAUGHT‘s last tour saw the band performing its 1986 album, “The Force”, in its entirety. The band also recorded a new version of its classic song “Metal Forces”, for inclusion as a bonus track on the re-release of the band’s 1986 album, “The Force”, available on AFM Records. The set contains revised artwork and some sleeve notes written by Rockett.
The band’s fifth album, “Sounds Of Violence”, was released in January 2011 via AFM Records.
ONSLAUGHT recruited Michael Hourihan (EXTREME NOISE TERROR, DESECRATION) to play the drums following the departure of Steve Grice in 2011.
