Jigsaw9 6783 Posted January 8, 2016 Doom metal band Church of Misery will release their new album "And Then There Were None" on 2015/03/04. Recording lineup: bass & song writing - Tatsu Mikami guitars - Dave "Depraved" Szulkin (Blood Farmers) drums - Eric Little (ex-Internal Void, Earthride) vocals - Scott Carlson (ex-Cathedral, Repulsion) Tracklist: 1. The Hell Benders 2. Make Them Die Slowly 3. Doctor Death 4. River Demon 5. Confessions of an Embittered Soul 6. Suicide Journey 7. Murderfreak Blues (Although there being only one Japanese member, CoM are originally a Japan-based band, so I thought I could post this here for those interested. Anyway, so excited for the new stuff!!!) Here's further press info: For the last two decades, CHURCH OF MISERY have sawed off only the finest in uncompromising doom. The revered Japanese masters are lifelong practitioners of the genre, honoring and extrapolating upon the Sabbathian legacy from which all detuned life springs forth. CHURCH OF MISERY’s sixth and latest album, And Then There Were None, is another blood-soaked trip through homicidal hell, with songs inspired by killers both infamous and obscure. But while the murderous inspiration for the tunes remains the same, the cast of characters is almost completely new. In 2014, CHURCH OF MISERY bassist and mastermind Tatsu Mikami was forced to assemble a new lineup for the band’s follow-up to 2013’s Thy Kingdom Scum. His chosen few reside on American soil: Blood Farmers guitarist Dave “Depraved” Szulkin, Earthride drummer Eric Little (ex-Internal Void) and Repulsion frontman (and former Cathedral bassist) Scott Carlson on vocals. “All the musicians involved in this album are undoubtedly the best in this scene,” Tatsu enthuses. “So you will enjoy listening to all play tastefully.” And Then There Were None marks Tatsu’s first CHURCH OF MISERY endeavor with foreign musicians. He, Szulkin and Little met in Maryland to rehearse the bassist’s riff-ready material. “It was a challenge because there was not much time to make this record-only two weeks,” he explains. “One week for rehearsals and then one week to record all materials. Before I arrived in Maryland, I was a little bit nervous. But after the first rehearsal, I knew it was gonna be a good album.” Carlson wrote all the lyrics for And Then There Were None, which also marks the first time he’s done vocals for a full-length album since Repulsion’s genre-inventing classic Horrified. “I was afraid to listen to it for a while because I haven’t recorded a full album of vocals in almost 30 years,” he says. “Once Tatsu had mixed everything I listened back and was able to enjoy it. The riffs are so strong on this record that even my 50 year-old vocal chords couldn’t bring it down! I’m very pleased to be a part of this and I can’t wait for CHURCH OF MISERY fans to hear it!” 2 DeithX252 and CAT5 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bear 1817 Posted January 8, 2016 Scott Carlson as a vocalist is so cool. He's one badass motherfucker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jigsaw9 6783 Posted January 8, 2016 Update: now you can listen to an exclusive new song from the upcoming album! https://soundcloud.com/decibelmagazine/church-of-misery-confessions-of-an-embittered-soul ...weird to listen to a CoM song where I can actually understand the lyrics, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonsaijodelfisch 328 Posted January 8, 2016 that sounds... disappointing (to put it mildly...) well, let's see how the whole thing'll turn out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jigsaw9 6783 Posted January 25, 2016 Album trailer is out: The more I listen, the more I'm hyped~ ;w; Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesR 119 Posted January 25, 2016 Looks like they dropped the serial killer gimmick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jigsaw9 6783 Posted January 25, 2016 ^ What makes you think so? The press release and the song titles seem to point in the opposite direction. xD edit: here's the tracklist from the band's website complete with the references (somehow they were missing from the news article): 1. The Hell Benders (The Bender Family) 2. Make Them Die Slowly (John George Haigh) 3. Dr. Death (Harold Shipman) 4. River Demon (Arthur Shawcross) 5. Confessions of an Embittered Soul (Leonarda Cianciulli) 6. Suicide Journey (Heaven's Gate Cult) 7. Murderfreak Blues (Tommy Lynn Sells) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
