Monday, June 30, 2014

RIGOR MORTIS: ANNOUNCE RELEASE DATE FOR "SLAVES TO THE GRAVE"

Arlington, Texas thrash metal pioneers RIGOR MORTIS have announced the release date for the bands first release in over 20 years,  "SLAVES TO THE GRAVE", due to be unleashed 10/7/2014 via HOUSE CORE RECORDS. More info TBA.








 RIGOR MORTIS "SLAVES TO THE GRAVE" features late MINISTRY guitarist MIKE SCACCIA and a guest vocal appearance by AL JOURGENSEN (MINISTRY).




RIGOR MORTIS guitarist MIKE SCACCIA was performing with RIGOR MORTIS (BRUCE CORBITT 50th Birthday bash) when he passed unconscious on stage and died. MIKE SCACCIA is the guitarist for Texas, USA industrial metal legends MINISTRY. MINISTRY unleashed "Relapse" 3/23/2012 on 13th PLANET RECORDS. 
MIKE SCACCIA was in the studio recording RIGOR MORTIS's first release in 20 years with MINISTRY main man AL JOURGENSEN producing. 
RIGOR MORTIS also features GWAR bassist CASEY ORR and WARBEAST vocalist BRUCE CORBITT.






FROM RIGOR MORTIS:

We are stoked to FINALLY be able to announce the release date for the 4th and final RIGOR MORTIS record - SLAVES TO THE GRAVE! The cd hits the streets on October 7th, 2014, and the first 5,000 will include a "making of" dvd. STTG will also be available on iTunes, Amazon, and limited edition vinyl LP.
Lots more news coming soon!
"They're coming to get you, Barbara!"

Coming in 2014… the final chapter of ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre of Metal’… RIGOR MORTIS! Featuring: MIKE SCACCIA, CASEY ORR, HARDEN HARRISON & BRUCE CORBITT. This is the first album with the original lineup since the self-titled Rigor Mortis album that was released in 1988. This will also be the last Rigor Mortis album. Mike Scaccia’s Swan Song and the greatest guitar work of his incredible career.

Recorded in February, 2012 at 13th Planet Studios in El Paso, Texas. Mixed by longtime Rigor Mortis engineer Kerry Crafton. 10 new original and unforgettable Rigor Mortis tracks!!

RIGOR MORTIS – ‘SLAVES TO THE GRAVE’
1.) Poltergeist
2.) Rain Of Ruin
3.) Flesh For Flies
4.) The Infected
5.) Blood Bath
6.) Ancient Horror
7.) Fragrance Of Corpse
8.) Curse Of The Draugr
9.) Sacramentum Gladiatorum (Scaccia Instrumental)
10.) Ludus Magnus (Guest Vocal appearance by Al Jourgensen)


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