HATEBREED GORGUTS DEATH ANGEL IF THESE TREES THE CONCRETE PLEIADES' DUST THE EVIL DIVIDE COULD TALK CONFESSIONAL SEASON OF MIST NUCLEAR BLAST THE BONES OF NUCLEAR BLAST Few extreme bands can boast the pedigree Three decades into their celebrated career, A DYING WORLD Since forming in 1994, Grammy award- of Gorguts. During their early days as part Death Angel remain as hungry as ever. As METAL BLADE of death metal’s first wave, they created a a result, uncompromising urgency and unpre- nominated hardcore and metal stalwarts After four years of fine-tuning these audio legacy of legendary releases including their dictability define the Bay Area thrash quintet’s Hatebreed have constantly crushed with and visual components, the Akron, Ohio debut album Considered Dead (1991) and eighth full-length album, The Evil Divide. The every subsequent album. Right now, Hate- quintet, If These Trees Could Talk, is its more experimental and technical follow- group - Mark Osegueda (vocals), Rob Caves- breed’s heart is beating stronger than ever, now ready to unleash their masterpiece, The up Erosion of Sanity (1993). Now Gorguts tany (lead guitar), Ted Aguilar (guitar), Will but that’s nothing new. “Hatebreed has al- Bones of a Dying World. Recorded over the are back with a mind-blowing EP, Pleiades’ Carroll (drums), and Damien Sisson (bass) - ways meant the same thing to me,” he con- past year at NE Meadow Studios in Akron, Dust. “We have been looking forward a satiate the appetite for buzzsaw speed riffs, cludes. “We maintain that anger and OH, The Bones of a Dying World was once long time to share this new journey into un- double bass mayhem, and scorching vocals frustration, but it’s not aimless. There’s positiv- again produced and engineered by the charted musical territory with you,” says over the course of ten new anthems. “I want ity to releasing that energy. It has a cyclical band’s own Zack Kelly (drums). Mixing du- Gorguts mastermind Luc Lemay. “I could every record of ours to always sound fucking power. The fans that really vibe off it created ties were handled by Zack Kelly and Freddie hardly be more proud of this ambitious hungry and desperate,” declares Mark. “An everything we have. We’ve done things we DeMarco while the final master was com- composition. The theme of a long forgotten injured animal is a dangerous fucking ani- dreamt of as kids because of our hard work pleted by Alan Douches at West West Side library makes a story of beauty and fascina- mal. We feel that. We’re always striving for and because the fans have gotten us to this Music. For the album artwork, If These tion. I like to see this work as a tribute to more and put everything into it until our bod- global level. They give us purpose to make Trees Could Talk called upon long-time those great minds of an ancient civilization, ies give out.” That energy was harness once the most impact with our records that we designer Charlie Wagers, who worked with their books and history. These three items again by Jason Suecof (Trivium, Deicide). can.” Fans can now brace for the impact of the band on their past two releases – Above have long held my own curiosity and interest Following three consecutive records together, Hatebreed’s new album, The Concrete Con- the Earth, Below the Sky (2009) and Red For- for many years. I hope you enjoy this.” this line-up gelled more than ever while re- fessional. The Concrete Confessional was re- est (2012). Be sure to catch If These Trees cording. “We know who we are,” adds Rob. corded with longtime producer Zeuss (Rob Could Talk on tour this Fall! Zombie, Suicide Silence, Whitechapel) and “We’re dedicated to this sound for both the mixed by Josh Wilbur (Lamb Of God, fans and ourselves.” Megadeth).

WITHERED DEVILDRIVER SICK PUPPI3S GRIEF RELIC TRUST NO ONE FURY SEASON OF MIST NAPALM DRILLDOWN ENTERTAINMENT Darkness seeps eerily out of the speakers. Dark clouds over California – and every- You hear it again and again: When one Cruel dissonances rip through the air. A crawl- where else: DevilDriver teamed up once door closes, another one opens. However, ing feeling of violent despair sends shivers again with producer Mark Lewis and the it’s true – especially in the case of Sick Pup- down the spine. Withered have spawned a Audio Hammer Studios for their seventh pies. In the Fall of 2014, Emma Anzai sinister Grief Relic. “Each song plays a unique opus that is nothing short of sensational! [bass, vocals] and Mark Goodwin [drums] role in the flow of this record and, coupled with Three years after the lush Winter Kills, we parted ways with their guitarist and vocalist. the existential themes, it offers quite a journey bear witness to the birth of a sleek new ver- Weathering and persevering through this for listeners who are ready,” says the band of sion of DevilDriver in the shape of Trust potentially life-changing event, the gold-sell- their latest opus. “There is a lot of Withered No One. An unapologetic title that strength- ing, chart-topping Los Angeles-based and subtlety in the details so we are very curious to ens the fact that Dez Fafara and co have Australian-bred hard rock outfit knew one see how it impacts listeners as they become compressed their energies: the opener ‘Testi- thing. They were going to make more music more intimate with it and take in the entire mony Of Truth’ isn`t simply a catchy master- as Sick Puppies. “There was no question” piece of music as an experience and concept. piece comfortably nestled in between affirms Emma. “We needed to find the right “Withered were formed by Mike Thompson soaring guitars and massive groove – it member.” Instead, the “right member” found and Chris Freeman in Atlanta, Georgia in also catches up with the DevilDriver’s clas- them. With stints in several bands under his 2003, when their long running crust/grind sic moments! Insidious hooks refine belt, Texas-born singer and guitarist Bryan band, Social Infestation, went on an indefinite eerie tunes such as ‘My Night Sky,’ but there Scott reached out to Emma via Facebook hiatus. Moving away from social awareness, is always room for hauntingly beautiful epic within days of the announcement. He sent Grief Relic finds the duo exploring the vastness parts in all this mayhem. These wolves need her a video of himself performing, and she of humanity’s capacity for suffering. no sheep`s clothing! swiftly replied. Fury – the band’s new album from Sick Puppies – signals that the transi- tion is complete and that Sick Puppies 2.0 is ready to melt faces.