New Release Information uu July DECAPITATED Release Date Pre-Order Start Anticult uu 07/07/2017 uu 28/04/2017 uu advertising in many important music magazines MAY/JUN 2017 uu album reviews, interviews in all important Metal magazines in Europe’s MAY/JUN/JUL 2017 issues uu song placements in European magazine compilations uu Spotify playlists in all European territories Price Code: CD03 uu retail marketing campaigns NB 3925-0 CD-Digi uu instore decoration: flyers, poster A1 uu Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google+ organic promotion uu Facebook ads and promoted posts + Google ads in both the search and display networks, Bing ads and Gmail ads (tbc) uu Banner advertising on more than 60 of the most important Metal Price Code: LP15 & Rock websites all over Europe NB 3925-1 LP uu additional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in (black in gatefold) the Fixion network (mainly Blabbermouth) uu video and pre-roll ads on YouTube uu ad campaigns on iPhones for iTunes and Google Play for Androids uu banners, featured items at the shop, header images and a back- ground on nuclearblast.de and nuclearblast.com Territory: World uu features and banners in newsletters, as well as special mailings to targeted audiences in support of the release uu Tracklists: CD: 01. Impulse We connected death, thrash, of metal and all kinds of music in general. It will be so hard 02. DeathValuation for me to make a pure death metal album now. And I think it 03. Kill The Cult rock ‘n’ roll, even black metal, 04. One-Eyed Nation would be a little boring.” 05. Anger Line and atmospheric parts together 06. Earth Scar The opening track on Decapitated’s new album, Anticult, has If Anticult sounds incredible, well, it’s because Decapitated 07. Never an ominous voice to it. The clean guitar motif feels danger- took great care throughout the process. The drums were 08. Amen ous, as if warning in a language unfamiliar that the world recorded—without triggers—over eight days at Custom34 before us will soon not be the same. Certainly, trail-blazing Studios in Gdansk. The guitars, bass, and vocals were LP Side A masterpiece “Impulse” is the harbinger of change. The tracked for five weeks at ZED Studios in Chechło. And the 01. Impulse ceaseless assault of riffs, drums, bass, and vocals—expertly mixing and mastering were completed over a two-week 02. DeathValuation delivered by guitarist Waclaw ‘Vogg’ Kieltyka, drummer span at Dugout Studios in Uppsala, Sweden with Daniel 03. Kill The Cult 04. One-Eyed Nation Michal Lysejko, bassist Hubert Wiecek, and vocalist Rafał Bergstrand (Meshuggah, In Flames) and Lawrence Mackrory 05. Anger Line ‘Rasta’ Piotrowski—is unlike anything before it. But “Impulse” (Firespawn, Nightrage), respectively. Side B is more than the sum of its parts. Between Vogg’s mon- 01. Earth Scar 02. Never strous volleys and Rasta’s brutal existentialist barks, there’s As for what’s next for Decapitated, it’s readying for the re- 03. Amen something else in the mix. Not just Decapitated’s penchant lease of Anticult—their third full-length for Nuclear Blast—as for building tension by continually winding up and layering well as preparing for the road ahead. The Poles have plans upon themes either. That’s a trademark harkening all the to visit countries, cities, and towns they’ve never played in uu Line up: back to 2000’s classically-inspired Winds of Creation full- before, in fact. Together with Anticult, they’re sure as fire length. On “Impulse” (and definitely throughout the rest of is hot that 2017 and beyond are not only going to rule but Waclaw Vogg Anticult), Decapitated weave in thrusts of brightness. Turns be remembered fondly. Refuse, resist, and reinvent. That’s a Kieltyka – guitar out, Anticult was designed—with an almost devil may care motto Decapitated can stand behind. Rafal Rasta attitude—that way from the start. Piotrowski – vocal “We put lots of time and energy to make this album sound “It’s not pure death metal anymore,” Vogg admits. “Right like it does,” Vogg offers. “I hope people will love it, too. Pawel Pasek – bass now, Decapitated’s music is a mixture of musical ideas that I sure this album will not disappoint old and new Decapi- is really hard to describe. We connected death, thrash, rock tated fans. There is something for all of them. I really can’t Michal Lysejko – ‘n’ roll, even black metal, and atmospheric parts together. wait to get on tour again. I want to play Anticult songs to drums All this makes Decapitated unique. I love to listen to all kinds everyone.” 21.05.2017 SE Gothenburg (Sticky Fingers) ALSO AVAILABLE: (World) Tour: 22.05.2017 DK Copenhagen (Beta) 11.05.2017 LT Vilnius (Paléda) 16.06.2017 BE Dessel Price Code: CD04 Price Code: CD05 12.05.2017 LV Riga (Melna Piektdiena) (Graspop Metal Meeting) 13.05.2017 EE Tallinn (Tapper) 17.06.2017 FR Clisson (Hellfest) NB 3122-2 CD NB 2724-2 CD 14.05.2017 FI Seinäjoki (Rytmikorjaamo) 30.06.2017 ES Barcelona (Rock Fest) 15.05.2017 FI Tampere (Klubi) 09.08.2017 CZ Jaromer (Brutal Assault) 16.05.2017 FI Helsinki (Nosturi) 11.08.2017 GB Derby 18.05.2017 SE Stockholm (Kraken) (Bloodstock Open Air) Blood mantra Carnival is forever 19.05.2017 NO Oslo (Parkteatret) 16.08.2017 DE Dinkelsbühl 20.05.2017 SE Finspang (Hugo) (Summer Breeze) www.decapitatedband.net · www.facebook.com/decapitated · www.twitter.com/decapitated www.instagram.com/decapitatedband · www.nuclearblast.de/decapitated Style: Metal NUCLEAR BLAST GMBH · OESCHSTRASSE 40 · D-73072 DONZDORF · GERMANY · PHONE +49-7162-9280-13 / -20 / -25 · FAX +49-7162-24554 uu www.facebook.com/nuclearblasteurope · www.twitter.com/nuclearblasteu uu LINKS: uu Nuclear Blast Video Clips · Nuclear Blast Bands on Tour · Nuclear Blast albums in the Charts · New Songs on Spotify uu www.nuclearblast.de.