Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have set a March 31 release date for their long-awaited third recording, "Recovered".
The band began this project in 1992, but tracks remained archived and unfinished until 2003 when, with the help of engineer and co-producer Rob Beaton, the salvaged early recordings were completed for the new nine-song disc.
In addition to covers of songs from QUEEN, THIN LIZZY, TYGERS OF PAN TANG and SWEET SAVAGE, "Recovered" features an original track, "In memory of ", written and dedicated to former band member Randy Laird and his girlfriend, as well as to lead vocalist David White's brother Jeffrey, whose untimely losses occurred in 1991. The remaining songs that make up this full-length album are tracks from HEATHEN's "Opiate of the Masses" demo, the pre-production to their 1991 release "Victims of Deception".
HEATHEN reformed in 2001 for the benefit concert "Thrash of the Titans" in San Francisco, and were subsequently invited to perform at the Wacken 2002 Open Air festival in Germany. Re-energized after their return, the band went back into the studio to pick up where they left off resulting in the upcoming release of "Recovered".
"This is the chance to get a glimpse of HEATHEN of yesterday, today and tomorrow," said White about the new CD and the extended-play DVD, which will closely follow the CD release. It features a new music video, behind the scenes rehearsal footage, in-depth interviews, photo gallery and lots of HEATHEN uncovered.
Short MP3 clips of all the tracks on "Recovered" can be downloaded at HEATHEN's newly launched official web site. Check it out here.
"Recovered" (view cover here) track listing:
01. Death On Two Legs (QUEEN)
02. Holy War (THIN LIZZY)
03. In Memory Of...
04. Hellbound (TYGERS OF PAN TANG)
05. Eye Of The Storm (SWEET SAVAGE)
06. Hypnotized
07. Opiate Of The Masses
08. Timeless Cell
09. Mercy Is No Virtue
HEATHEN's current lineup consists of:
David White - Vocals
Lee Altus (ex-DIE KRUPPS, ANGEL WITCH) - Guitar
Ira Whack (VICIOUS RUMORS) - Guitar
Mike "Yaz" Jastremski - Bass
Darren Minter (DECONSTRUCT, ANGEL WITCH) - Drums
The band began this project in 1992, but tracks remained archived and unfinished until 2003 when, with the help of engineer and co-producer Rob Beaton, the salvaged early recordings were completed for the new nine-song disc.
In addition to covers of songs from QUEEN, THIN LIZZY, TYGERS OF PAN TANG and SWEET SAVAGE, "Recovered" features an original track, "In memory of ", written and dedicated to former band member Randy Laird and his girlfriend, as well as to lead vocalist David White's brother Jeffrey, whose untimely losses occurred in 1991. The remaining songs that make up this full-length album are tracks from HEATHEN's "Opiate of the Masses" demo, the pre-production to their 1991 release "Victims of Deception".
HEATHEN reformed in 2001 for the benefit concert "Thrash of the Titans" in San Francisco, and were subsequently invited to perform at the Wacken 2002 Open Air festival in Germany. Re-energized after their return, the band went back into the studio to pick up where they left off resulting in the upcoming release of "Recovered".
"This is the chance to get a glimpse of HEATHEN of yesterday, today and tomorrow," said White about the new CD and the extended-play DVD, which will closely follow the CD release. It features a new music video, behind the scenes rehearsal footage, in-depth interviews, photo gallery and lots of HEATHEN uncovered.
Short MP3 clips of all the tracks on "Recovered" can be downloaded at HEATHEN's newly launched official web site. Check it out here.
"Recovered" (view cover here) track listing:
01. Death On Two Legs (QUEEN)
02. Holy War (THIN LIZZY)
03. In Memory Of...
04. Hellbound (TYGERS OF PAN TANG)
05. Eye Of The Storm (SWEET SAVAGE)
06. Hypnotized
07. Opiate Of The Masses
08. Timeless Cell
09. Mercy Is No Virtue
HEATHEN's current lineup consists of:
David White - Vocals
Lee Altus (ex-DIE KRUPPS, ANGEL WITCH) - Guitar
Ira Whack (VICIOUS RUMORS) - Guitar
Mike "Yaz" Jastremski - Bass
Darren Minter (DECONSTRUCT, ANGEL WITCH) - Drums
