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THY ART IS MURDER Release Date Pre-Order Start Dear Desolation uu 18/08/2017 uu 16/06/2017

uu available as LIMITED DIGIPAK uu available as CLEAR/WHITE/BLACK SPLATTER VINYL uu advertising in many important music magazines JULY/AUGUST 2017 uu album reviews, interviews in all important Metal magazines in Europe’s JULY/AUGUST 2017 issues Price Code: CD03 uu song placements in European magazine compilations NB 4117-2 CD-Digi uu spotify playlists in all European territories uu retail marketing campaigns uu instore decoration: flyers, poster A2 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) Price Code: LP16 uu Banner advertising on more than 60 most important Metal & Rock NB 4117-1 LP websites all over Europe uu additional booked ads on Metal Hammer Germany and UK, and in the Fixion network (mainly Blabbermouth) uu video and pre-roll ads on You tube uu ad campaigns on iPhones for iTunes and Google Play for Androids uu banners, featured items at the shop, header images and a background Territory: World 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 uu Tracklists: A new generation of acolytes and vintage older CD: 01. Slaves Beyond Death thrashers alike enthusiastically proclaim the band’s unrelenting 02. The Son Of Misery aggression, cementing a reputation with an increasingly fervent 03. Puppet Master unite and empower international fan base. Videos for ‘Holy War,’ ‘The Purest Strain 04. Dear Desolation Of Hate,’ ‘Shadow Of Eternal Sin,’ ‘They Will Know Another,’ 05. Death Dealer ‘Light Bearer,’ and ‘No Absolution’ resulted in more than 30 06. Man Is The Enemy fans 07. The Skin Of The Serpent million views on YouTube; ‘Reign Of Darkness’ alone accounts 08. Fire In The Sky in all corners of the for nearly a third of those online views. 09. Into Chaos We Climb THY ART IS MURDER sharpened their sonic weapons on the 10. The Final Curtain genre road, with early tours in support of genre giants like FEAR FAC- TORY and , followed by much heralded LP (33 RPM, 140g): THY ART IS MURDER furiously charges once more unto the appearances at Soundwave and all over North America on the SIDE A 01. Slaves Beyond Death breach, clawing and spitting against the dying light and a Rockstar Mayhem Tour with . They’ve earned accolades seemingly inevitable collapse of existence. »Dear Desolation«, 02. The Son Of Misery from the likes of Metal Hammer and fellow bands alike, while 03. Puppet Master the Australian metal crew’s fourth and mightiest album, is a dev- delivering standout sets at festivals like Download. 04. Dear Desolation astating blow equally against and embracing of a cataclysmic Thematically »Dear Desolation« expands beyond vicious polemic 05. Death Dealer nihilism and all-out misanthropic warfare. and vehemently contrarian invective into broader storytelling, SIDE B 01. Man Is The Enemy Combining classic and authentic death metal elements that contemplative death anxiety, and meditations on mortality and invoke the renegade, spirit-crushing, monstrosity of early 02. The Skin Of The Serpent morality. It’s an album of culture, environment, community; ties 03. Fire In The Sky MORBID ANGEL, CANNIBAL CORPSE, and DECAPITATED that bind, the panic that unwinds, and the constant, urgent 04. Into Chaos We Climb with the precision rhythmic assault of and the primal scream. 05. The Final Curtain breakdown-infused bounce of THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, If this is truly the soundtrack to the end of humanity, it’s music THY ART IS MURDER have redefined a once cast aside and that should unite and empower extreme metal fans in all corners maligned subgenre, proudly reenergizing and representing the of the genre. THY ART IS MURDER skillfully ignites a crowd of uu Line up: best in extremity. 150 or 150,000. »Dear Desolation« continues the band’s evolutionary trajectory, CJ MCMAHON | vocals »Dear Desolation« is custom built for the festival stage, organi- ANDY MARSH | guitars remaining consistently inventive and diverse without sacrificing cally streamlined to translate to a wide audience as skillfully as SEAN DELANDER | guitars the band’s established identity. The adventurous spirit of the the central sound at THY ART IS MURDER’s core has resonated KEVIN BUTLER | bass band’s unprecedented collaboration with in sweaty clubs and theaters since the band’s formation in 2006. LEE STANTON | drums and , released as »The Depression Ses- This is extreme metal for the people, torchbearers for a primal sions«, continues unabated, expanding and informing the band’s style that doesn’t die. already confident creativity.

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