SICK OF IT ALL To Release 'Wake The Sleeping Dragon!' Album In November

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New York hardcore legends SICK OF IT ALL will release their twelfth studio album, "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!", on November 2. The follow-up to 2014's "The Last Act Of Defiance" was produced by Jerry Farley (EVERY TIME I DIE, DEMON HUNTER) and was mixed and mastered by Tue Madsen (MESHUGGAH, THE HAUNTED, MADBALL). The cover artwork was created by Ernie Parada and can be seen below. "Wake The Sleeping Dragon!" fearures guest appearances by RISE AGAINST vocalist/guitarist Tim McIlrath and HOT WATER MUSIC frontman Chuck Ragan. SICK OF IT ALL's latest release was the "When The Smoke Clears" EP, which came out in November 2016 via Century Media Records. The effort included five brand new tracks as well as rare photos and iconic shots from the band's past and present. Everything was compiled for a strictly limited, luxurious 60-page coffee table artbook that was wrapped in fake leather and came with personal liner notes from such peers as Davey Havok (AFI), Dennis Lyxzén (REFUSED), Chuck Ragan (HOT WATER MUSIC), Arthur Smilios (GORILLA BISCUITS) and Matt Kelly (DROPKICK MURPHYS). SICK OF IT ALL guitarist Pete Koller told Out Of Step fanzine about the band's longevity: "There is no secret on how to keep doing what you do for 30 years. We never said that we are going to do this or that … we just kept on playing. When we came along, it seemed to be the perfect time for our SICK OF IT ALL style of hardcore. We have a certain style; it changed over the years [but] not much. I still write a lot of the music, but Craig [Setari, bass] writes a little more now and our music is whatever comes out of us."

We are very excited to finally show you the cover of our new album “Wake The Sleeping Dragon!”. Another great piece of art by our friend Ernie Parada. The album is set for release on November 2nd and we can’t wait for all of you to hear it. In the meantime we are kicking off another European run at Summer Breeze festival tomorrow, Friday August 17th. See you soon!!! Here are the dates: 17.08.18 (DE) Dinkelsbühl - Summer Breeze 18.08.18 (DE) Trier - Summer Blast 19.08.18 (DE) Rostock - MAU Club 21.08.18 (PL) Poznan - Klub U Bazyla 22.08.18 (DE) Magdeburg - Factory 23.08.18 (DE) Lindau - Club Vaudeville 24.08.18 (DE) Wörrstadt - Neuborn Open Air 25.08.18 (DE) Sulingen - Reload Festival 26.08.18 (NL) Amsterdam - Melkweg #sickofitallnyc #sickofitall #NYHC #hardcorepunk #newalbum #centurymedia #thrash #metal #hardcoreworldwide

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