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News : The Amenta release free album and tour dates

By on March 6, 2011

Australia’s much beloved extreme metaller’s, THE AMENTA have released news and a tracklisting for their upcoming monstrous  new album which will be released on Tuesday, March 8th via the band’s website.

Combining the harsh, ugly electronics of previous works with a wall-of-noise approach to melody which has hitherto only een hinted, “V01D” is a true multi-media experience. “V01D” is to be released on March 8th, 2011 via www.theamenta.com exclusively.

With guest appearances by “Occasus” era vocalist Mark “Cesium 137” Bevan and former bass player Dale Harrison and incorporating a new song, re-records, an ARMOURED ANGEL cover, electronic experiments, remixes professional video and mastered by Alan Douches (HATE ETERNAL, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN), “V01D” is THE AMENTA’s response to download culture. “V01D” will be FREE. 16 audio tracks and 5 videos, free to the fans.

TRACKS
1. Empty
2. V01D (exclusive new song)
3. Erebus (re-recorded)
4. Ache
5. Junky (re-recorded)
6. Spine (re-recorded)
7. Null
8. Vermin (re-recorded)
9. Nihil (re-recorded)
10. Nil
11. Enigmatize (originally performed by ARMOURED ANGEL)
12. None
13. Junky (remix)
14. Nihil (remix)
15. Vermin (remix)
16. Erebus (remix)

VIDEO – THE AMENTA LIVE IN SYDNEY
(Multi-camera, pro-audio video)
1. Junky
2. Vermin
3. Mictlan
4. Erebus
5. Vermin (film clip, never before released)

As a teaser for this massive release, The Amenta have released a multi-media “single” for the track ‘Vermin’, featuring a film clip, live clips, remixes and the re-record which you can check out via the The Amenta’s Youtube channel.

The Amenta are planning to hit the road to promote the new album with shows kicking off at the end of March.

Mar 26th – Valve Bar, Tempe *
April 1st – The Arthouse, Melbourne**
April 2nd – The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart (AA)
April 2nd -The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart (18+)
April 3rd – The Pelly Bar,Frankston *
April 8th – The Bass Bar, Wagga Wagga
April 9th – The Maram, Canberra
April 15th – Monstrothic, Brisbane**
April 29th – Club LED, Newcastle**
April 30th – The Gaelic Theatre, Sydney

*The Amenta Only

**The Amenta and Ruins Only

For more information, go to: www.theamenta.com

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Mitch Booth is the owner, designer and grand overlord of Metal Obsession. In the few seconds of spare time he has outside of this site, he also hosts a metal radio show over on PBS 106.7fm in Melbourne (Australia) and organises shows under the name Untitled Touring. You should follow him on Twitter.