Wednesday, March 13, 2013

ARSIS: reveal the cover art and track listing for their upcoming fifth full-length album, UNWELCOME


Virginia technical melodic death metal warriors ARSIS have announced the tracklisting and cover art for bands anticipated new release entitled "Unwelcome", due to be unleashed 4/30/2013 via NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS.






ARSIS unleashed "Leper's Caress" (EP) 12/4/2012 via SCION AV/METAL.



FROM ARSIS:"ARSIS have revealed the cover art and track listing for their upcoming fifth full-length album, UNWELCOME. "Artwork was handled once again by longtime collaborator Mark Riddick."UNWELCOME will be released on April 30, 2013 in North America via Nuclear Blast USA."
"So, we've had Unwelcome finished for quite some time now and we are happy to finally be able to share the finished product with everyone,” commented founder and lead guitarist/vocalist James Malone. “As a band/musician, it's sometimes difficult to separate yourself from your work and visualize how others are going to interpret your work. In other words, it's sometimes hard to know whether or not your ideas are relevant to anyone but yourself. With Unwelcome, we certainly put all of our everything into the writing and recording and stopped paying attention to what's trendy or what we think might appeal to a larger audience. In doing so, I feel we have created one of the most sincere ARSIS albums and perhaps one of the most relevant."

Unwelcome track listing:
1. Unwelcome
2. Carve my Cross
3. Handbook for the Recently Deceased
4. Choking on Sand
5. Let me be the One
6. Sunglasses at Night
7. Martyred or Mourning
8. No One Lies to the Dead
9. I Share in Shame
10. Scornstar

Unwelcome was tracked at Audiohammer Studios in FL with producer Mark Lewis (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER, DEICIDE, SIX FEET UNDER).

Fans can hear the debut of new guitarist Brandon Ellis and drummer/longtime session member Shawn Priest on the SCION A/V Leper’s Caress EP, which can be downloaded for free herehttp://www.scionav.com/collection/1287/Arsis---Lepers-Caress.

The video clip for the ARSIS song “Carve My Cross”, taken from the same EP, can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c66W3A8QEhQ.

ARSIS have announced UNWELCOME as the title of their upcoming fifth full-length album. The follow up to their 2010 release Starve for the Devil, will be released on April 30, 2013 in North America via Nuclear Blast records.

"At this point ARSIS has more than a few releases in our catalogue and we are about to have one more, Unwelcome,” commented founder and lead guitarist/vocalist James Malone. “Of all the albums we have done, Unwelcome is an album that I wanted to define the band's sound. We were all focused for the writing and recording and the end product reflects this. Get ready for Unwelcome to see the light of day on April 30th through Nuclear Blast USA and for ARSIS to be destroying the new material live throughout May with HYPOCRISY, KRISIUN, and ABORTED!!!"

"We're excited to be back out on the road after spending down-time rebuilding the band and recording both Unwelcome and Leper's Caress,” added bassist Noah Martin. “Down to the artwork, Unwelcome is by far the most raw and brutal album ARSIS has released with Nuclear Blast. Upon its release, we look forward to a very busy 2013 touring season, seeing all our old friends and making new ones. If Canadian fans want to bring some homemade poutine to a show, I would be forever indebted to you."

Unwelcome was tracked at Audiohammer Studios in FL with producer Mark Lewis (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, WHITECHAPEL, DEVILDRIVER, DEICIDE, SIX FEET UNDER). The follow up to their 2010 release Starve For The Devil is tentatively scheduled for a first quarter of 2013 release via Nuclear Blast.

Fans can hear the debut of new guitarist Brandon Ellis and drummer/longtime session member Shawn Priest on the SCION A/V Leper’s Caress EP, which can be downloaded for free here http://www.scionav.com/collection/1287/Arsis---Lepers-Caress.

The video clip for the ARSIS song “Carve My Cross”, taken from the same EP, can be viewed here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c66W3A8QEhQ.


 ARSIS SPRING 2013 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES WITH Hypocrisy,  Krisiun and Aborted: 

May 
1 Gramercy – New York, NY * 
2 Palace – Stafford, CT * 
3 Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC * 
4 WreckRoom – Toronto, ON * 
6 Reggie’s – Chicago, IL * 
7 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN * 
8 The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB * 
9 The Exchange – Regina, SK * 
10 Pawn Shop – Edmonton, AB * 
11 Republik – Calgary, AB * 
13 Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC * 
14 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA ** 
17 The Vex – Los Angeles, CA ** 
18 910 Live – Tempe, AZ ** 
20 Trees – Dallas, TX ** 
21 Korova – San Antonio, TX ** 

* with Starkill 
** with Autumn's End 

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-