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Living Sacrifice to release 8th album, Ghost Thief

Legendary pioneers of Christian metal LIVING SACRIFICE are excited to announce the release of their 8th studio album, Ghost Thief, November 12th on longtime label Solid State Records.

The album marks the Little Rock, Ark., band’s first since returning from a multi-year hiatus with 2010’s celebrated The Infinite Order, an album that led Alternative Press to declare the band “back at full strength.” Pop Matters called the band “masters of their craft,” adding that “The Infinite Order is proof of why Living Sacrifice is one of the most influential Christian metal bands of all time.”

Ghost Thief Track List:

1) Screwtape (featuring Ryan Clark)

2) Ghost Thief

3) The Reaping

4) Straw Man

5) Sudden

6) Mask

7) American Made

8) Before

9) Your War

10) Despair (featuring Dave Peters)

Former guitarist of Demon Hunter launches Infamous Empire Records

Music Industry Entrepreneurs Brandon Spearman and Ryan Helm (former guitarist of Solid State Records, Demon Hunter and The Ascendicate) have officially announced the launch of Infamous Empire Records. After one and a half years of building up Infamous Empire as a multipurpose entertainment company, the two have formed a record label that is unique to its rival companies. The label focuses on building the artists record sales while keeping the artist out of major debt with the label.

Most labels are set up where the artist is initially indebted thousands of dollars prior the release of their album. “Everyone at Infamous Empire are all musicians ourselves so we know labels are intimidating to bands” says Spearman, “We’ve created a record label that still allows bands the proper marketing while continuing to keep the band over the profit margin.”

THE OVERSEER to release debut album, We Search, We Dig, June 19th on Solid State Records

THE OVERSEER, the latest addition to the Solid State Records roster, are pleased to announce a June 19th release for their debut album, We Search, We Dig.

The surging hard rock outfit has been dominating the underground circuit of late with a relentless touring schedule and a rousing catalog of dynamic material that has been turning heads while also setting them apart from their peers. Not content to simply be another voice in a crowded music scene, THE OVERSEER have three goals with their songs: to elevate, to transport the listener to a place that’s emotionally honest … and to stir up one hell of a mess in the moshpit.

All of those elements are on full technicolor display in We Search, We Dig. Recorded earlier this year at Atlanta’s Glow In The Dark studios, the album is a huge, dynamic debut that calls to mind artists like UNDER0ATH, THRICE and CAVE IN though with a clear, distinct voice that never emulates those artists directly. The band’s debut single, “Secrets,” perfectly encapsulates that approach and is available now on iTunes.

Download ‘Secrets’ on iTunes Now:

http://blpr.co/ovrsrsecrets

“We Search, We Dig is an aggressive rock record that’s going to be a refreshing sound to this generation and today’s music scene,” says bassist Bradley Riggs. “Fans are really going to love the expected heavy aspect of the album… But it’s not a ‘breakdown’ heavy, exactly.The album has a lot of smooth softer rhythms and melodies that really set up big impacting choruses and riffs.”

 

For THE OVERSEER, We Search, We Dig is just as much an album of self discovery as it is the work of a band with a clear vision.

 

"The end of the second track, ‘Dredge’, has the lyrics ‘We search, we dig,’" explains vocalist Anthony Rivera. "That is a theme of the whole record, not just that track in particular - the idea that people are searching for hope, digging for truth and going through trials full of highs and lows. The record reflects on both extremes of the journey through the eyes of the band members."

 

Proving they’ve got the work ethic to back up their talent, THE OVERSEER have spent 400 days over the last two years touring as an unsigned band and winning over the fans the good, old-fashioned way: By playing their hearts out and grabbing listeners by the throat with an artful brand of dynamic, hard-hitting rock. It’s been a fruitful run for THE OVERSEER - if not always glamorous. “There’s really nothing like sleeping in a van in a different Walmart parking lot every night and showering once a week  - or less,” laughs Riggs. 

With the release of We Search, We Dig, THE OVERSEER is firmly planting their flag as a future genre frontrunner.