If you have not yet heard, this is right from the Decrepit Birth blog on MySpace: Drummer KC Howard and guitarist Dan Eggers have both decided to part ways with the band. We want to thank them very much for the hard work. KC left the band right after the recording of the new album, to pursue his career as a fulltime music teacher. KC contributed since 2004 and has been an integral part of the band over the past years. Dan, who joined in 2008, decided to part ways to due to personal career choices. We wish them the best of luck and success in whatever they do.
For live shows, we will be bringing in Samus Paulicelli (ex-Abigail Williams) and Lee Smith (Estradasphere)… both helping us on various future tours.
Additionally, guitarist Chase Fraser (Animosity, Son of Aurelius) will bring his amazing guitar skills to the table.
Decrepit Birth recently shot a video clip for the song “The Resonance”. The track comes off their forthcoming release Polarity to be released July 27th in North America on Nuclear Blast Records. The video was directed by former VJ/producer for MTV Norway’s Headbangers Ball, Ann Christin "Anki" Rihm. Photos from the video shoot can be viewed here http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=2588100&albumId=2888600.
"We shot our first video last week for ‘The Resonance,’" commented the band. “We had a blast shooting late into the night, deep in the dark of the Mojave desert! The director Anki, had a great vision of what she wanted to do. We had a chance to preview some of the footage, and we couldn’t be more pleased with what we saw! It was about time for us to do a video and we are glad we had such awesome conditions to shoot our first. Get ready!"
Ann Christin "Anki" Rihm added: “Decrepit Birth is no ordinary death metal band and my goal was to capture that. I chose to build the set in an as natural environment/setting as possible and put much effort into how to light the set to give the video the exact look and feeling I wanted. My main focus was to make it seem as organic and natural as possible but keeping an developing change that turns into a very massive final look. The video was shot for 12 hours straight in the desert 3 hours outside LA. The guys were incredibly easy to work with and we had so much fun and a very good time making this video!”
Drums for Polarity were recorded at Sharkbite Studios with producer Zack Ohren, while all other tracking was handled by Matt Sotelo before being mixed by Ohren at Castle Ultimate Studios. Guitarist Matt Sotelo commented on the new material as well as their being added to this years Summer Slaughter tour:
"Polarity is a musical odyssey into the mind and soul, covering many different emotions. This album really fuses together where we are as musicians, by combining melody and brutality on a new level. We are also very proud to be part of the Summer Slaughter tour for the second time in a row! Get ready to be pummeled by some of the best bands in extreme music!"
Polarity Track Listing:
01. (A Departure of the Sun) Ignite the Tesla Coil
02. Metatron
03. The Resonance
04. Polarity
05. Solar Impulse
06. Mirroring Dimensions
07. A Brief Odyssey in Time
08. The Quickening of Time
09. Sea of Memories
10. Symbiosis
11. Darkness Embrace
Mail order edition bonus track:
12. See Through Dreams (Death Cover)
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