02/13/2019 17:32
Exumer
Exumer; new album 'Hostile Defiance' out in April
On April 5th, legendary multinational thrash metallers Exumer will release their fifth full-length, 'Hostile Defiance', via Metal Blade Records.
Track listing:
1. Hostile Defiance
2. Raptor
3. Carnage Rider
4. Dust Eater
5. King's End
6. Descent
7. Trapper
8. The Order of Shadows
9. Vertical Violence
10. Splinter
11. He's a Woman – She's a Man (Scorpions cover; CD bonustrack)
12. Supposed to Rot (Entombed cover, CD bonustrack)
'Hostile Defiance' is exactly what its title suggests. A 42-minute full on attack, the thrash faction hold nothing back as they unleash hell as only they can, yet with more variety and dynamics than ever before. "We wanted to sonically progress, incorporating more melodic elements in the music as well as more rhythmic variety," states vocalist Mem Von Stein. "We are a lot braver trying to create an up to date and relevant sound that can easily stand alone in today's thrash landscape without sounding trite or a throwback, and we're challenging the listener not to get too comfortable with one specific feel, tempo or pace."
'Hostile Defiance' marks Exumer's third time working with producer Dennis Koehne (Sodom, Melechesh), tracking the album in studios in Dortmund and Frankfurt, and the sessions were marked with "super positive vibes all around with a strong, driven work ethic to create an optimal product." The band plans to tour the record hard, and will be hitting the road in Europe when the album drops, and from that point onward they will be visiting as many countries as possible. "Our goal is simple: to further establish the band as one of the main German thrash metal acts that began in the 1980s and are now carrying the torch into the 2020s."
Editions:
– ltd. digipak CD with 2 bonus tracks
– 180g black vinyl (EU exclusive)
– orange red marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 400 copies)
– red-brown/black marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 300 copies)
– pale blackberry marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 200 copies)
– orange-black color in color + red splattered (EU exclusive – limited to 120 copies)
– white / blue marbled vinyl (EU exclusive – limited to 100 copies)
– clear/red & black splattered vinyl (US exclusive – limited to 120 copies)
Video for the title track was created by renowned cover artist Costin Chioreanu (At The Gates, Voivod a.o.) who was also in charge for the front art and the layout of 'Hostile Defiance'.
Exumer "European Hostilities 2019" tour dates:
29/03/19 NL – Drachten – Iduna
30/03/19 DE – Hamburg – Bambi Galore
31/03/19 DE – Essen – Turock
02/04/19 FR – Montpellier – Secret Place
03/04/19 ES – Irun – Sala Tunk
04/04/19 ES – Valladolid – Porta Caeli
05/04/19 ES – Pamplona – Sala Totem
06/04/19 ES – Oviedo – Sir Laurens
07/04/19 ES – Madrid – We Rock
09/04/19 ES – Granada – Salal Planta Baja
10/04/19 ES – Sevilla – Sala Even
11/04/19 ES – Malaga – Sala Trinchera
12/04/19 ES – Murcia – Sala Gramma
13/04/19 ES – Castellon – Burbuja
14/04/19 ES – Barcelona – Sala Sidecar
Exumer summer tour:
07/06/19 DE – Mühlteich – Chronical Moshers Festival
08/06/19 DE – Berlin – BiNuu
09/06/19 DE – Oschersleben – Rock & Metal Dayz
21/06/19 DE – Gardelegen – Metal Frenzy
22/06/19 DE – Büssfeld – M.i.s.e. Open Air 2019
09/08/19 PT – Lisboa Vagos – Metal Festival
10/08/19 CZ – Jaromer – Brutal Assault
More t.b.a.
Exumer line-up:
Mem V. Stein – vocals
Ray Mensh – guitars
T. Schiavo – bass
Matthias Kassner – drums
Marc B. – guitars
Exumer online:
www.exumer.de
www.facebook.com/exumerofficial
www.twitter.com/exumerofficial
www.instagram.com/exumerofficial
(source: Metal Blade Records)