09/19/2008 21:48

Zonaria

Zonaria: 'The Cancer Empire'

The new generation of Swedish metal rises! With influences ranging from Hypocrisy over Dimmu Borgir to Arch Enemy, Zonaria have forged a misanthropic mix of brutal riffs, melodic harmonies, maniacal drumming, and ominous synth lines that is sure to please metal heads worldwide. Their stunning sophomore effort 'The Cancer Empire' will be released on the following dates:

GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, October 24, 2008.
UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, October 27, 2008.
SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, October 28, 2008.
SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, October 29, 2008.

Simon Berglund (vocals/guitar) explains the meaning of the album title as follows:
'The Cancer Empire' refers to a nation that infects the world around it by spreading lies and deceit in order to dominate. For us it has a realistic reflection on the world today. The cover artwork by Par Olofsson (Winds Of Plague, Deeds Of Flesh, Psycroptic) was also based upon this concept.

The track-listing of 'The Cancer Empire':
1. Slaughter Is Passion (4:13)
2. Praise the Eradication (4:04)
3. Crowning King Cancer (5:44)
4. Contra Mundum (4:35)
5. Termination Process (3:31)
6. At War with the Inferior (3:21)
7. From the Abysmal Womb (5:25)
8. Damnation Dressed in Flesh (3:59)
9. Humanity Vs Sanity (4:14)
10. The Icon and the Faceless (5:54)
Total running time: 45:13

'The Cancer Empire' was produced by Fredrik Nordström (Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, At The Gates) at Studio Fredman and mastered by Peter In De Betou at Tailor Maid, as a first appetizer you can now listen to the track 'Praise the Eradication' at the band's newly re-designed MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/zonaria

Guitarist Emil Nyström is confident, that the band will gather new hordes of fans with 'The Cancer Empire', he states:
"There is no one that can take the feeling away from us that we've done another great album. More dynamics and more varied than ever - we can't wait to play the new songs on the road really soon!"

To do exactly this, Zonaria join Polish death metal masters Vader on the North European leg of their 25th anniversary tour in October / November 2008, here are the exact dates:

VADER + GRAVE + ZONARIA + GILLA BRUJA
17.10.2008 LIT Vilnius @ Mulen Ruzas
18.10.2008 LAT Riga @ Melna Piektdiena
19.10.2008 EST Tallin @ tba
20.10.2008 FIN Helsinki @ Virgin Oil
21.10.2008 FIN Turku @ Klubi
22.10.2008 FIN Tampere @ Hellä
23.10.2008 FIN Oulu @ Kuusisaari
24.10.2008 SWE Umea @ Midnight
25.10.2008 SWE Vasteras @ Sigurdsgatan 25
26.10.2008 NOR Oslo @ John Dee
27.10.2008 SWE Gothenburg @ Musikens Hus
28.10.2008 SWE Stockholm @ Klubben
29.10.2008 SWE Malmoe @ KB
30.10.2008 DEN Copenhagen @ The Rock
31.10.2008 DEN Odense @ Kansas City
01.11.2008 DEN Aarhus @ Train

(source: Zonaria)