PYREXIA (NYDM) INKS DEAL WITH METAL BLADE

New York Death Metal legends PYREXIA have inked a deal with METAL BLADE records and added MALEVOLENT CREATION drummer DAVE CULROSS to the bands lineup.
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Pyrexia (NY) Joins Forces With Metal Blade Records; Adds Former Malevolent Creation Drummer Dave Culross

Sat, 01/09/2010 - 13:59 — HARDTIMES.CA

As reported in the January 2010 issue of Sick Drummer Magazine, which features a cover story on iconic death metal drummer Dave Culross, New York's Pyrexia have inked a deal with Metal Blade Records to release their upcoming full-length "The Harvest."

Well-known to be the godfathers of the New York Death Metal (NYDM) scene from which generations of brutal east coast extreme bands have taken influence, "The Harvest" will be Pyrexia's first since releasing "Age Of The Wicked" on Unique Leader in 2007, which combined tracks from a number of different recording sessions featuring new vocalist Eric Schulte.

"The Harvest" is shaping up to be Pyrexia's first proper full-length since the monumental and now out-of-print "System Of The Animal" was released in 1997 on defunct label Serious Entertainment. See below to watch an interview with Pyrexia's "System Of The Animal"-era vocalist Keith Devito, who has long since tour managed New York Death Metal icons Suffocation.

Dave Culross discusses his joining forces with Pyrexia in Sick Drummer Magazine's latest issue:

"Pyrexia is the next project I’m working on. I am kind of full-time with it, because we are playing the Houten Deathfest in Holland in May 2010. I never play live shows with bands I do studio work for, which makes this different. The latest news is it will be released through Metal Blade Records. I am slated to do ten songs, two of which I have pretty much down, the third is in the works. Pyrexia has been Chris Basile’s brain-child over all the years. It was cool to see he was still pushing to do another record. With the addition of Eric Shulte singing a few years back, it helped Chris get some young drive behind him, and it kept him going. Now, we will be recording “The Harvest,” which should be a landmark in Chris and Pyrexia’s career. It is one of his most ambitious recordings to date. He is trying to do something that will make this record stand out from the others. There will be additional stuff, other than music, on the CD. I don’t want to go into details, but when it’s done, it should be some cool shit. The artwork for the cover is killer, as well."

In addition to having toured for over 15 years in the extreme metal scene, Dave Culross wrote and performed on Malevolent Creation's finest albums, notably "Eternal" (1995), "The Fine Art Of Murder" (1999), "Envenomed" (2001), "Warkult" (2004), and the band's latest, "Doomsday X" (2007) which saw Slipknot guitarist Mick Thompson provide a guest solo. Culross was also part of Florida grindcore outfit Hateplow for years, having replaced "Crazy" Larry Hawke who passed away in 1997, and with whom he recorded "The Only Law Is Survival" (2000) and "Moshpit Murder" (2004) recorded live from their tour with S.O.D. Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-