News : Paindivision sign to Soundholic Records

Sydney metallers Paindivision have proudly announced the signing of a deal with “Soundholic” records in Japan. Alongside label mates such as Hatesphere and Soilwork, Soundholic have built a reputation as one of the most respected metal labels in Japan.

From the band “ We are very happy to be releasing through such a well respected company like Soundholic. The Japanese metal fans have shown strong support for the band on our 2007 tour and the current plan is to head back to Japan in support of the new album in 2009.”

Soundholic will release the Japanese version of the album with a special bonus track. The featured track will be “Like Hell” a cover of Japanese metal legends “Loudness”.

From Stu (Paindivision guitarist) – “I have always been a big fan of the guitarist from Loudness “Akira Takasashi”, he’s one of the most underrated guitar players and has influenced and entire generation of players. In Japan he’s a god, so this was a test from a players perspective for me and we had a great time recording it. We performed the song live on our final show at Takamatsu in 2007 and it seemed the perfect choice for the new record.”

“One Path” was recently released in Australia by Riot Entertainment in October this year.  The album has received critical acclaim from reviewers while scoring 8 out of 10 from two of Australia’s most respected metal review sites.  “One Path” signals a return to high powered shred metal while remaining true to the
classic metal roots of WASP, Motorhead and Black Sabbath.

The release is scheduled in Japan for Feb 2009. Check out www.paindivision.com for some new song samples.