09/10/2007 12:26

Discard

Discard: 'Carrion'

Tomi Joutsen, the lead singer of Finnish metal legends Amorphis is doing an guest appearance on 'Carrion', the debut album by Joensuu-based modern
thrashers Discard. The band combines in its rhythm-orientated but melodic metal the rockin' catchiness of Pantera, the aggression of The Haunted and the colossal soundscape of Chimaira. Joutsen can be heard on three of the album's tracks.

Discard was formed in 2004 and made two demos before signing a record deal with Shadow World Records from Helsinki. The latter of the demos caused quite a fuss among the media both in band's native Finland and abroad. Soundi, the leading Finnish rock magazine, awarded the demo with “demo of the month” prize.

The full-length album was done from start to finish with hard-boiled professionals. Carrion was recorded during the last spring in Joensuun Tiedepuisto and Studio Perkele with producer Sami “Jämy” Jämsen (Deathchain, Shade Empire, Turmion kätilöt). The album was mixed by Jack Tyger, whose latest works include the fresh offerings by Ajattara and De Lirium's Order, and the mastering was handled by Minerva Pappi at Finnvox Studios. The cover artwork was made by Vivendi Games' Taiwanese game concept artist Camille Kuo and the portraits in the cd sleeve were drawn by multiple award winning Japanese game graphic artist Ryohei Hase.

However, the strongest performances on the album are achieved by the members of Discard, who despite their young age succeeded in creating one of 2007’s most important debut albums in the metal genre – if not the most important.

Samples of the album can be heard on the band's MySpace site. The track listing and cover art can be seen on here.

Carrion will be out on October 17th on Shadow World Records.

(source: Shadow World Records)