Reunited San Francisco Bay Area thrashers HEATHEN have inked a North American distribution deal with the New York-based based Innovative Distribution Network (IDN).
The band, who are currently unsigned, released their latest CD, "Recovered", independently this past spring. The effort featured covers of songs from QUEEN, THIN LIZZY, TYGERS OF PAN TANG and SWEET SAVAGE, as well as an original track, "In Memory of " (written and dedicated to former band member Randy Laird and lead vocalist David White's brother Jeffrey).
"We've sold over 6,000 copies without any distribution, just from our web site alone," the band said in a statement. "So at this point we've done as much as we can on our own and it was time to hand it over to someone who can get it in all of the stores across the North America. This way it would make it easier for people to get the CD. We received a lot of emails asking us where they can buy the new CD without ordering it online. Now they should be able to find it at their local record store."
As previously reported, HEATHEN have been confirmed for the Headbangers Open Air 2005 festival, set to take place July 9-10 in Germany. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are TYRANT'S REIGN, WEAPON, RAVENSTHORN, ALL SOULS' DAY, Z-IRON, INNER WISH, ATTACKER, WARRANT (not the Los Angeles hard rock combo), GASKIN, MYSTERY BLUE, NECRODEATH, RIVAL, GUN BARREL, UNDECROFT and MIRROR OF DECEPTION. HEATHEN have also been confirmed for the Thrash Till Death festival, set to take place July 15-16, 2005 in Wendessen, Germany. Other groups booked for the festival include ATTACKER, DELIRIUM TREMENS, WITCHBURNER, SUCCUBITCH, GUERILLA, TALES OF HORROR, CONTRADICTION, STEELPREACHER, BURDEN OF GRIEF, UNREST, METALHEAD, LACRIMAL GODDESS, NOT FRAGILE and UNSCARED.
HEATHEN are scheduled to enter the studio later this month to begin recording their new full-length album. An early spring release through an as-yet-undetermined label is expected.
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Peaceville Records has set a February 21 release date for a limited-edition KATATONIA compilation, entitled "The Black Sessions". The three-disc collection will include all the singles b-sides, cover songs and select songs released between 1998 and 2004 ("Discouraged Ones" all the way to "Viva Emptiness"), plus a live DVD featuring a KATATONIA live show filmed in Krakow, Poland in April 2003.
"Our longtime collaborator Travis Smith once again created some outstanding bleak art portraying the final destiny of the 'mysterious bum in hat' character that's been seen in prior album layouts," the band write on their web site. "Since we didn't wanna leave out any of the images, the booklet was expanded to 24 pages instead of 12 and also features all lyrics to the songs. There's also a poster which has the cover artwork on the frontside + interior artwork one the backside."
"The Black Sessions" track listing:
CD #1:
01. Teargas [3:32]
02. Right Into the Bliss [5:05]
03. Criminals [3:47]
04. Help Me Disappear [5:14]
05. Nerve [4:30]
06. The Future Of Speech [5:39]
07. Ghost of the Sun [4:07]
08. I Am Nothing [4:37]
09. Deadhouse [4:35]
10. Passing Bird [3:38]
11. Sleeper [4:08]
12. Sulfur [6:23]
13. No Devotion [4:49]
14. Chrome [5:14]
15. A Premonition [3:34]
CD #2:
01. Dispossession [5:37]
02. Cold Ways [5:23]
03. Nightmares by the Sea [4:16]
04. O How I Enjoy the Light [2:44]
05. Evidence [4:36]
06. March 4 [3:53]
07. I Break [4:22]
08. For My Demons [5:43]
09. Omerta [2:58]
10. Tonight's Music [4:20]
11. Stalemate [4:19]
12. Wait Outside [3:38]
13. Fractured [5:52]
14. Sweet Nurse [3:56]
15. Black Session [7:02]
DVD: Live In Krakow, Poland, April 2003:
01. Ghost of the Sun
02. Criminals
03. Teargas
04. I Break
05. I Am Nothing
06. Sweet Nurse
07. Sleeper
08. Tonight's Music
09. For My Demons
10. Chrome
11. Future of Speech
12. Complicity
13. Burn the Rememberance
14. Evidence
15. Deadhouse
16. Murder
The band, who are currently unsigned, released their latest CD, "Recovered", independently this past spring. The effort featured covers of songs from QUEEN, THIN LIZZY, TYGERS OF PAN TANG and SWEET SAVAGE, as well as an original track, "In Memory of " (written and dedicated to former band member Randy Laird and lead vocalist David White's brother Jeffrey).
"We've sold over 6,000 copies without any distribution, just from our web site alone," the band said in a statement. "So at this point we've done as much as we can on our own and it was time to hand it over to someone who can get it in all of the stores across the North America. This way it would make it easier for people to get the CD. We received a lot of emails asking us where they can buy the new CD without ordering it online. Now they should be able to find it at their local record store."
As previously reported, HEATHEN have been confirmed for the Headbangers Open Air 2005 festival, set to take place July 9-10 in Germany. Also scheduled to perform at the festival are TYRANT'S REIGN, WEAPON, RAVENSTHORN, ALL SOULS' DAY, Z-IRON, INNER WISH, ATTACKER, WARRANT (not the Los Angeles hard rock combo), GASKIN, MYSTERY BLUE, NECRODEATH, RIVAL, GUN BARREL, UNDECROFT and MIRROR OF DECEPTION. HEATHEN have also been confirmed for the Thrash Till Death festival, set to take place July 15-16, 2005 in Wendessen, Germany. Other groups booked for the festival include ATTACKER, DELIRIUM TREMENS, WITCHBURNER, SUCCUBITCH, GUERILLA, TALES OF HORROR, CONTRADICTION, STEELPREACHER, BURDEN OF GRIEF, UNREST, METALHEAD, LACRIMAL GODDESS, NOT FRAGILE and UNSCARED.
HEATHEN are scheduled to enter the studio later this month to begin recording their new full-length album. An early spring release through an as-yet-undetermined label is expected.
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Peaceville Records has set a February 21 release date for a limited-edition KATATONIA compilation, entitled "The Black Sessions". The three-disc collection will include all the singles b-sides, cover songs and select songs released between 1998 and 2004 ("Discouraged Ones" all the way to "Viva Emptiness"), plus a live DVD featuring a KATATONIA live show filmed in Krakow, Poland in April 2003.
"Our longtime collaborator Travis Smith once again created some outstanding bleak art portraying the final destiny of the 'mysterious bum in hat' character that's been seen in prior album layouts," the band write on their web site. "Since we didn't wanna leave out any of the images, the booklet was expanded to 24 pages instead of 12 and also features all lyrics to the songs. There's also a poster which has the cover artwork on the frontside + interior artwork one the backside."
"The Black Sessions" track listing:
CD #1:
01. Teargas [3:32]
02. Right Into the Bliss [5:05]
03. Criminals [3:47]
04. Help Me Disappear [5:14]
05. Nerve [4:30]
06. The Future Of Speech [5:39]
07. Ghost of the Sun [4:07]
08. I Am Nothing [4:37]
09. Deadhouse [4:35]
10. Passing Bird [3:38]
11. Sleeper [4:08]
12. Sulfur [6:23]
13. No Devotion [4:49]
14. Chrome [5:14]
15. A Premonition [3:34]
CD #2:
01. Dispossession [5:37]
02. Cold Ways [5:23]
03. Nightmares by the Sea [4:16]
04. O How I Enjoy the Light [2:44]
05. Evidence [4:36]
06. March 4 [3:53]
07. I Break [4:22]
08. For My Demons [5:43]
09. Omerta [2:58]
10. Tonight's Music [4:20]
11. Stalemate [4:19]
12. Wait Outside [3:38]
13. Fractured [5:52]
14. Sweet Nurse [3:56]
15. Black Session [7:02]
DVD: Live In Krakow, Poland, April 2003:
01. Ghost of the Sun
02. Criminals
03. Teargas
04. I Break
05. I Am Nothing
06. Sweet Nurse
07. Sleeper
08. Tonight's Music
09. For My Demons
10. Chrome
11. Future of Speech
12. Complicity
13. Burn the Rememberance
14. Evidence
15. Deadhouse
16. Murder
