Virginia-based melodic tech-death metal masters ARSIS and MetalSucks have made a brand new track available for streaming here (http://goo.gl/FaPmX). “Scornstar” comes from the group’s upcoming fifth full-length album entitled Unwelcome. Artwork was handled once again by longtime collaborator Mark Riddick. The follow up to their 2010 release Starve for the Devil, will be released on April 30, 2013 in North America via Nuclear Blast records.
You can now pre-order Unwelcome with or without an exclusive shirt design while supplies last from the following location: http://goo.gl/LgOSg
Unwelcome track listing:
01. Unwelcome
02. Carve my Cross
03. Handbook for the Recently Deceased
04. Choking on Sand
05. Let me be the One
06. Sunglasses at Night
07. Martyred or Mourning
08. No One Lies to the Dead
09. I Share in Shame
10. Scornstar
BONUS TRACKS:
11. The Face of my Innocence
12. Haunted, Fragile, and Frozen*
13. Six Coffins Wide*
14. Veil of Mourning Black*
15. A Tearful Haunt, Condemned*
16. Carve my Cross*
17. Denied*
*taken from the EP “Leper’s Caress”
Unwelcome was tracked at Audiohammer Studios in FL with producer Mark Lewis (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER, DEICIDE, SIX FEET UNDER). The follow up to their 2010 release Starve For The Devil is tentatively scheduled for a first quarter of 2013 release via Nuclear Blast.
Fans can hear the debut of new guitarist Brandon Ellis and drummer/longtime session member Shawn Priest on the SCION A/V Leper’s Caress EP, which can be downloaded for free here http://www.scionav.com/collection/1287/Arsis---Lepers-Caress.
The video clip for the ARSIS song “Carve My Cross”, taken from the same EP, can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c66W3A8QEhQ.
Starve For The Devil was released in North America on February 9th 2010 and debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
HYPOCRISY, KRISIUN, ABORTED, ARSIS
5/01/13 The Gramercy – New York, NY *
5/02/13 Palace – Stafford, CT *
5/03/13 Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC *
5/04/13 WreckRoom – Toronto, ON *
5/05/13 The Foundry – Cleveland, OH *
5/06/13 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL *
5/07/13 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN *
5/08/13 The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB *
5/09/13 The Exchange – Regina, SK *
5/10/13 Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB *
5/11/13 Republik – Calgary, AB *
5/13/13 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC *
5/14/13 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA **
5/15/13 Branx – Portland, OR
5/16/13 Oakland Metro – Oakland, CA **
5/17/13 The Vex – Los Angeles, CA **
5/18/13 Joe’s Grotto – Tempe, AZ **
5/20/13 Trees – Dallas, TX **
5/21/13 Korova – San Antonio, TX **
ARSIS w/ locals
5/22/13 Chameleon Room – Oklahoma City, OK
5/23/13 Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
5/25/13 Headliners Middle Room – Toledo, OH
5/26/13 Smith's Downtown – Mishawaka, IN
5/27/13 Broadway Joe's – Buffalo, NY
5/28/13 Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA
5/30/13 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
*with STARKILL
**with AUTUMN’S END
ARSIS is:
James Malone – Guitars/Vocals
Noah Martin – Bass
Shawn Priest – Drums
Brandon Ellis - Guitar