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New Release Information uu October FIFTH ANGEL Release Date Pre-Order Start The Third Secret uu 26/10/2018 uu 07/09/2018 Price Code: CD04 uu 07.09. digital single “Can You Hear Me” NB 4377-2 CD uu 05.10. digital single “The Third Secret” uu Advertising in many important music magazines SEP/OCT 2018 uu album reviews, interviews in all important Metal magazines in Europe’s SEP/OCT 2018 issues uu song placements in European magazine compilations uu spotify playlists in all European territories 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 most important Metal & Rock websites all over Europe uu additional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in the Fixion network (mainly Blabbermouth) Price Code: LP15 uu video and pre-roll ads on You tube NB 4377-1 LP uu ad campaigns on iPhones for iTunes and Google Play for Androids (black in gatefold) uu banners, featured items at the shop, header images and a back- ground on nuclearblast.de and nuclearblast.com uu features and banners in newsletters, as well as special mailings to targeted audiences in support of the release Territory: World FIFTH ANGEL ARE BACK AGAIN - AND RELEASE THE uu Tracklists: LONG-AWAITED THIRD ALBUM “THE THIRD SECRET” CD: 01. Stars Are Falling 02. We Will Rise The Seattle music scene in the mid 1980’s was a breeding ground of August of 1989. »Time Will Tell« saw the departure of lead guitarist 03. Queen Of Thieves exceptional talent. “Heavy Metal” was a new wave of music that was be- James Byrd, and the introduction of guitar prodigy Kendall Bechtel. 04. Dust To Dust ginning to sweep the globe, and FIFTH ANGEL was one of the forefathers The video for ‘Time Will Tell’ was released from the album and went 05. Can You Hear Me 06. This Is War of the legendary Seattle music scene that also produced iconic bands such into rotation on MTV, and the track ‘Midnight Love’ became the theme 07. Fatima as QUEENSRYCHE and METAL CHURCH. In 1984, high school friends song for shock jock Howard Stern’s #1 ranked radio show for over 08. Third Secret Ted Pilot (vocalist) and Ed Archer (guitarist) teamed up with lead guitarist four years. However, the winds of change were beginning to stir over 09. Shame On You James Byrd. They filled out the lineup with drummer Ken Mary (ALICE the music industry and when grunge music hit hard in the early 90’s, 10. Hearts Of Stone COOPER, HOUSE OF LORDS) and bassist John Macko. Inspired by the (ironically based out of Seattle as well), FIFTH ANGEL disbanded. But success of QUEENSRYCHE, who shunned playing clubs for the sake of that’s not the end of the story… LP (33 RPM): writing, recording and releasing their own music independently, FIFTH Side A ANGEL followed a similar path. In 2010, some 22 years after the Epic release of »Fifth Angel«, the band 01. Stars Are Falling was asked to headline the Keep It True festival in Lauda-Koenigshofen, 02. We Will Rise Concentrating on honing their writing and recording skills, FIFTH ANGEL Germany. Gathering many of the core members and adding HEIR AP- 03. Queen Of Thieves crafted the incredible debut album »Fifth Angel«. This recording was PARENT vocalist Peter Orullian (Ted Pilot is now an endodontist practicing 04. Dust To Dust initially an independent release funded and produced by the band, and in Seattle and was not able to sing for the reunion), the band prepared a 05. Can You Hear Me blistering set of songs from the first two albums. The reception was incred- Side B co-produced by the famed Terry Date. »Fifth Angel« was Date’s first ever 01. This Is War production, and Date later went on to produce platinum artists such as ible, with the sold out crowd singing the lyrics to every song. 02. Fatima PANTERA, SOUNDGARDEN, WHITE ZOMBIE and THE DEFTONES. 03. Third Secret The album was first released in Europe through a fledgling label named FIFTH ANGEL again headlined the sold out 2017 Keep It True festival as 04. Shame On You Roadrunner Records based in the Netherlands and instantly became a cult well and this positive momentum planted the seeds for a new album. Jaap 05. Hearts Of Stone classic in the European metal community. Roadrunner Records is currently Wagemaker from Nuclear Blast Records, one of the most successful metal one of the largest rock labels in the world, with bands such as SLIPKNOT labels of all time, listened to a couple of demos Kendall Bechtel had been Line up: and NICKELBACK. working on and expressed interest in hearing more. A few of the mem- Ken Mary | drums bers began writing and recording together and the collective enthusiasm John Macko | bass Epic Records in New York City caught wind of the band and were so was very strong over the music that was being created. Nuclear Blast Kendall Bechtel | vocals, guitars impressed with »Fifth Angel« they signed the band to a seven album, $21 signed the band to a new record contract based on a three song demo million dollar deal. Re-mastering the original independent recording and that was submitted. re-releasing the album, Epic introduced FIFTH ANGEL onto the worldwide stage in 1988. The band received rave reviews and was touted in the FIFTH ANGEL recently put the finishing touches on their first new press as the “next big thing” in all the major metal magazines of the day, album in almost 30 years »The Third Secret«, which will be released in including Hit Parader, Kerrang!, RIP, Metal Edge, Metal Forces and many September of 2018. The album features the incredible talents of guitar- others. Kerrang! went as far as attaching a flexi disc of the band’s music ist and lead vocalist Kendall Bechtel, bassist John Macko and drummer onto their cover and giving the center fold out of the magazine to the and backing vocalist Ken Mary. Says bassist John Macko, “When we band. During this same time period, Ken Mary was covering the drum- began this process, we always were mindful to write songs that moved ming duties with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist ALICE COOPER on the us as a band first. We felt that if we achieved that, then the music will »Constrictor« and »Raise Your Fist and Yell« tours. While on these world most likely touch our fans as well.” Adds lead vocalist and guitarist tours with Alice, Ken promoted FIFTH ANGEL in both press and radio Kendall Bechtel, “We are very proud of the new album! We hope the interviews, which gave some additional momentum to the release. fans will hear the classic threads of the FIFTH ANGEL they know and love, along with the growth and maturity the individuals of the band The band entered the studio once again in late 1988, this time with have gone through over the years. We hope they love the new songs producer Terry Brown (RUSH) and Epic released »Time Will Tell« in as much as we do!” www.fifthangel.com · www.facebook.com/fifthangelofficial · www.nuclearblast.de/fifthangel Style: Heavy 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.