Ready to unleash their fourth album, The Raging Tides, on January 29th worldwide via Metal Blade Records, German thrash metallers Exumer have launched a new track, “Catatonic”, today! Head over to DecibelMagazine.com for the stream: http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2016/1/19/streaming-exumer-catatonic
Vocalist Mem von Stein comments: “We wanted to display the entire scope of our thrash and traditional heavy metal roots on the new album. ‘Catatonic’ is a prime example when we used a mid-tempo track, on an otherwise fast-paced record, to sonically create some variety without losing any momentum.”
For another preview of The Raging Tides, please visit http://www.metalblade.com/exumer, where fans can stream the album’s title track and pre-order the record in various formats. The second single, “Sinister Souls”, can also be streamed here: https://soundcloud.com/metalbladerecords/exumer-sinister-souls/s-z5P7V
Recorded with producer/engineer Waldemar Soychta at Waldstreet Sound in Dortmund, Germany, The Raging Tides is a deliberate and violent thrash attack that stays true to the band’s 30 year legacy. Conceptually and lyrically, vocalist Mem V. Stein has based the bulk of the record around human suffering – specifically “caused by torture or other means for political, religious, or personal gain for the individuals/organizations who inflict the pain,” Stein asserts. Inspired by a wide range of books and articles, the title of the album itself, according to Stein, “represents the ebb and flow of human misery and despair around the globe.”
The Raging Tides track-listing:
1. The Raging Tides
2. Brand Of Evil
3. Catatonic
4. Sacred Defense
5. Welcome To Hellfire
6. Sinister Souls
7. Shadow Walker
8. There Will Always Be Blood
9. Dark Reflections
10. Death Factory
11. Forever My Queen (Pentagram cover; bonus track)
12. Hostage To Heaven (Grip Inc. cover; bonus track feat. Rob Dukes, Waldemar Sorychta, Markus Freiwald)
Read on for some reviews of Exumer‘s critically acclaimed new album:
“This album simply stomps out at least three quarters of the Teutonic Four. It is THE yardstick for thrash metal in 2016!” – Rock Hard magazine, Germany
“Hats off: Ten bone-dry and hard-as-fuck slaps to the face! And they all hit the mark…spot on!” – Metal Hammer magazine, Germany
“Exumer do deliver – and they do it ten times in optimal shape!” – Legacy magazine, Germany
“Exumer know what they are able to and easily rush through a whole bunch of hits!” – Fuze magazine, Germany
Exumer “Road Rage 2016” tour dates
w/ Exarsis, Coma 7
Jan. 28 – Barcelona, ES – Boveda
Jan. 29 – Zaragoza, ES – Centro Civicio Delicias
Jan. 30 – Granada, ES – El Tren
Jan. 31 – Madrid, ES – Lemon
Feb. 4 – Leiden, NL – Club Gebr. De Nabel
Feb. 5 – Pfarrkirchen, DE – Club Bogaloo
Feb. 6 – Dornbirn, AT – Schlachthaus
Feb. 7 – Mailand, IT – Blue Rose Saloon
Feb. 8 – Rome, IT – Traffic Live Club
Feb. 10 – Berlin, DE – Comet
Feb. 11 – Warschau, PL – Progresja
Feb. 12 – Lodz, PL – LDK
Feb. 13 – Hameln, DE – Sumpfblume
Feb. 14 – Lunen, DE – Lukaz
Exumer online:
http://www.exumer.de/
https://www.facebook.com/exumerofficial
https://twitter.com/exumerofficial
(via METAL BLADE)