09/20/2011 17:23

Asphyx

Asphyx recording new album 'Deathhammer'

Following up on the extreme success of their latest studio album release 'Death... The Brutal Way' and its 'Live Death Doom' DVD /live-CD successor, Dutch doom death metal legends Asphyx are currently busy with the final recordings for their newest studio effort, programmatically entitled 'Deathhammer'.

The band checked in with the following status report about the new album: "By now, all the guitars, drums and bass tracks for the upcoming 'Deathhammer' album are recorded. Drums were recorded in the classic Harrow Studio, known from the Asphyx classics as 'The Rack' and 'Last One on Earth'. The guitars and bass were recorded in The Mörser Studio. In a few weeks the vocals will be recorded in the Harrow Studio as well and then Dan Swanö will do the album's mixing and mastering, just as on 'Death.... The Brutal Way' and 'Live Death Doom”. "Deathhammer" promises to be a darkened successor of "Death…The Brutal Way'. Almost every band is praising their newest album to be heavier and more brutal than the previous one, but actually in this case it's the harsh truth. 'Deathhammer' is in every way heavier, doomier and darker. Maybe it's because of the fact that most of the songs were written in late Autumn/Winter?! We do not know... But it's easily our heaviest effort so far!".

'Deathhammer' is scheduled to be released via Century Media Records in early 2012.

For the rest of this year, Asphyx will be playing a string of quality shows in Europe, including an appearance at this weekend's underground institution NRW Deathfest on Saturday, September 17th, 2011 at AJZ Bahndamm in Wermelskirchen, Germany. Additionally, Asphyx have chose to perform two very special "full album setlist" concerts on October 15th at Metropool in Hengelo, The Netherlands (where the band will be playing their complete 'Last One on Earth' album) and at this year's Eindhoven Metal Meeting on December 16th at Effenaar in Eindhoven, The Netherlands (where the band will be playing their complete 'The Rack' album for its 20th anniversary of release). Do not miss these truly special events.

Upcoming Asphyx live shows in 2011:
17.09.2011 NRW Deathfest - Wermelskirchen (Germany)
23.09.2011 Vera - Groningen (The Netherlands)
24.09.2011 Salzmann Factory - Kassel (Germany)
01.10.2011 Skullcrushers - Dresden (Germany)
15.10.2011 Metropool - Hengelo (The Netherlands) * Special 'Last One on Earth' show!
12.11.2011 Stromgitarrenfest Vol. 2 / H.O.F. 23 - Berlin (Germany)
18.11.2011 Poznan - Blue Note Club (Poland)
19.11.2011 Katowice - Mega Club (Poland)
10.12.2011 Madrid In The Dark Festival - Madrid (Spain)
16.12.2011 Eindhoven Metal Meeting - Eindhoven (The Netherlands) * Special 20 years 'The Rack' show!

A live version of Asphyx's .Death... The Brutal Way' song taken from the 'Live Death Doom' DVD 2010 release has been launched online for you to feel the band's raw live-power unleashed. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccKs8NGlVYA

(source: Century Media)