01/20/2011 17:40

Artillery

Artillery: 'My Blood'

Artillery, thrash metal band from Denmark, revealed cover artwork and tracklist of their forthcoming album 'My Blood'. The follow up to the highly acclaimed 'When Death Comes' album from 2009 was recorded in late 2010 at the Medley Studios, Denmark in the following line-up:

Søren Adamsen – vocals
Michael Stützer – guitars
Morten Stützer – guitars
Peter Thorslund – bass
Carsten Nielsen – drums

The cover artwork was designed by the well known Polish graphic designer Graal known from his previous work for Vital Remans, Sinister, Solitude Aeturnus or Bulldozer etc. Graal was also responsible for the covers of Artillery's 'Through the Years' box and 'When Death Comes'.

Metal Mind Productions set up the release date for 14th March in Japan (via Kings Records), 21st March in Europe, 5th April in USA (via MVD). The album will be released as a jewel case CD and as a digipak CD including 2 bonus tracks. Japanese edition of the album will include an exclusive bonus track which won't be available elsewhere.

Tracklists:

CD
1. Mi Sangre (The Blood Song)
2. Monster
3. Dark Days
4. Death Is an Illusion
5. Ain't Giving in
6. Prelude to Madness
7. Thrasher
8. Warrior Blood
9. Concealed in the Dark
10. End of Eternity
11. The Great

Digipak bonus tracks:
12. Show Your Hate (2011 version)
13. Eternal War (2011 version)

CD – Japanese edition bonus track:
11. The Almighty (2011 version)

Søren Adamsen revealed a few titles of the new tracks. He also described the lyrics for those tracks:

* 'The Great' - It's a song about the decadence of the western society and evil empires all around the world.
* 'Monster' - A song about serial killers. None in particular.
* 'Death Is an Illusion' - A track about life and death.
* 'End of Eternity'- Dealing with depression and thoughts about starting a new life.
* 'Mi Sangre' - It's about my son. It's a 7 and a half-minute song, almost an epic endeavor.
* 'Concealed in the Dark' - Two words - David Sharp. Go search for it on the internet, it's an interesting story.
* 'Dark Days' - It's about the change in the climate.
* 'Warrior Blood' - A song about fighting. Soldiers, prize-fighters, people who are struggling with deadly diseases.

What can we expect from the musical side of the new album? Guitarist Michael Stützer says: "The sound is a bit more heavy than it was on 'When Death Comes'. The music is a mixture of our previous albums 'When Death Comes' and 'By Inheritance', with a slight touch of 'Terror Squad' and 'Fear of Tomorrow' with some oriental pieces." Producer Søren Andersen added: "There is an almost rock'n roll feeling in some of the songs".

The release date of My Blood is set for 9th March 2011 in Japan (via Kings Records), 21st March 2011 in Europe (via Metal Mind) and 5th April 2011 in USA (via MVD).

(source: Metal Mind / Artillery)