03/21/2009 08:59

As You Drown

As You Drown sign with Metal Blade

Delivering some of the most memorable, intense and catchy death metal to date, Sweden's As You Drown was born to combine the speed and brutality of the modern death metal scene with the atmosphere and catchy songwriting of its old-school predecessor. Adding a number of outside influences, the result is an always raging - yet always changing, storm of anger, brutality and finesse. Their debut album will surely appeal to fans of such artists as Decapitated, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth or Job For A Cowboy, but should also be able to catch the attention of almost any fan of brutal, creative and honest metal – ranging from those who enjoy the surgical precision of Meshuggah to those who get their fill from blasting death legends like Morbid Angel.

The band comments the signing as follows: "We are proud to announce that we have signed a deal with Metal Blade Records, who will be releasing our debut album this summer! It's an honour for us to join a roster that includes many of our favourite bands, and we intend to make the most of this. When the album is released we will be looking to take this chaos machinery of ours out on the road, so look out for As You Drown in the near future!"

As You Drown was formed in Borås, Sweden in the winter of 2003/2004 under the name of Ethereal when the average age of the band was only 17 years. The future belongs without a doubt to As You Drown!

The Swedes have finished the recordings for their debut album. The album title and tracklist will be revealed shortly as well as a brand new track!

Check out the demo version of the album track 'Open Wound Salvation' on the bands MySpace: http://www.myspace.com

As You Drown is:
Henrik Blomqvist - vocals
Mikael Åkerström - guitars
Simon Exner - guitars
Martin Latvala - drums
Robert Karlsson - bass

The yet untitled debut album of As You Drown will be released in July of 2009.

(source: Metal Blade Records)