Thanatos - Global Purification (2014)

Dutch death/thrash metal veterans THANATOS will release their brand new studio album, Global Purification, on November 17th in Europe and November 18th in North America (digital only) via Century Media Records. With Stephan Gebédi's (guitar, vocals) and Paul Baayens' (guitars) duties with their other bands - HAIL OF BULLETS and ASPHYX - it has become a bit quiet around Netherland's longest running extreme metal band. But 2014 marks THANATOS' 30th anniversary and their return to full power. And what would be better than to celebrate this event with the release of THANATOS' fiercest, most merciless and mature album to date? Global Purificationcontains 10 tracks of exterminating death/thrash that bring back memories of the days when metal was about breaking rules-- instead of creating them.
- Century Media

*


Track List

1. Global Purification 03:32
2. The Murder of Innocence 03:23
3. Infestation of the Soul 05:13
4. Queen of Gore 03:16
5. Nothing Left 05:13
6. World Jihad 03:14
7. The Demonized Minority 04:09
8. Feeding the War Machine 03:31
9. Blood Will Be Spilled 03:16
10. Bastion of Blasphemy 03:57
38:44

*


Line-up:

Stephan Gebedi – Guitar, Vocals (Legion (Hol), Second Hell, Hail Of Bullets)
Paul Baayens – Guitar (Cremation (Hol), Asphyx (Hol), Hail Of Bullets)
Marco De Bruin – Bass (Funeral Winds, Abode of the Blessed, Lier in Wait)
Yuri Rinkel – Drums (Liar of Golgotha, Melechesh, Lier in Wait, Funeral Winds, Inferi (Hol))

*


Thanatos... An illustrious name that has been haunting the Underground Metal scene since 1984… After several demo tapes and line-up changes, Thanatos released two classic Thrash/Death Metal albums in the early 1990’s: ‘Emerging From The Netherworlds’ (Shark Records/Cargo 1990) and ‘Realm Of Ecstasy’ Shark Records/Cargo 1992). The band shared the stage with the likes of Kreator, Sepultura, Death, Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, Autopsy and Death Angel to name but a few. In 1992 Thanatos split up due to a variety of reasons but was revived in 1999 by founding member Stephan Gebédi, featuring a new line-up that included members from Sinister, Houwitser and Cremation. The third Thanatos album, ‘Angelic Encounters’, was released in 2000 by Hammerheart Records, followed by more shows with bands like Morbid Angel, Vader, Dying Fetus, Exhumed, Cryptopsy, Krisiun, Destruction and Necrophagia. Despite great reviews the band was not totally satisfied with this album. Two more personnel changes followed.
In 2002 the band recorded four new songs and two covers in a small 8-track studio to attract some interest from record companies. Baphomet Records/Red Stream released these recordings as the ‘Beyond Terror’ Mini CD.
Thanatos signed a recording deal with Greek label Black Lotus Records in 2003, resulting in the release of ‘Undead.Unholy.Divine.’ the next year. While recording their fifth full-length ‘Justified Genocide’ the band was informed of Black Lotus Records’ bankruptcy and the album was put on hold.
In 2009, a quarter of a century after the band’s first incarnation, ‘Justified Genocide’ finally will be released by a partner closer to home. The quartet signed a deal with Holland based Deity Down Records. ‘Justified Genocide’ features the band’s strongest songs so far. Their typical mix of old school thrash and death metal still stands tall and these are the band’s most raw and in your face sounding recordings ever. ‘Justified Genocide’ was recorded at Excess Studio in Rotterdam, Netherlands and mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö (Edge Of Sanity, Bloodbath, Moontower) at Unisound Studio in Sweden. In December 2009 drummer Yuri was replaced by Marco de Groot (also in Houwitser, formerly in Altar, Blind Justice a.o.). 2010 will see Thanatos return to the live front.
- Last.fm

*


*
Genre: Death
Subgenre: The first Dutch Death Metal band
Bitrate: 320 k
Size: 103.20 MB
Show/Hide Files:
11 files