HEAVY ARTILLERY RECORDS is pleased to announce the signing of Portland, OR based extreme thrash purveyors EXCRUCIATOR.

Unsatisfied with current trends and the overdone "core" music that was being heard throughout Portland, EXCRUCIATOR was formed to help revive the spirit and values of true heavy metal, long-since lost in the Pacific Northwest. Initially starting as a side project, the concept was hatched when guitarist/vocalist Chris Birkle proposed the idea of starting a faster, heavier, traditional metal band to long-time friend and fellow guitarist Josh Kay. The two agreed and during the winter of 2008 convinced the destroyer of strings, Craig Bridenbeck, to join on bass. Not content to sit idle while searching for a drummer, the trio began writing original material and recorded a rough one song demo using a drum machine. The demo reached the ears of drummer Marcus Hartford who quickly convinced the band with his thunderous beats that he was the right man for the job. The four found instantaneous cohesion and continued writing new material while rehearsing frequently.

Within a few months EXCRUCIATOR had built a solid repertoire of original songs and by the summer of 2009 the band entered the studio to record their first proper demo. The eight-track demo quickly gained favor amongst the Portland metal crowd and this growing notoriety allowed the four to acquire gigs with national acts such acts as Forbidden, Cauldron, Enforcer, and Witchaven amongst others. Eventually, the band’s hard work and networking allowed for them to be heard and ultimately signed by New York-based HEAVY ARTILLERY RECORDS, who upon hearing the band, were immediately convinced that what EXCRUCIATOR had to offer was a cut above the throng of young traditional metal acts whose demos flood the label's mail box.

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A statement from Hungarian metalpunks DRÜNKEN BASTARDS reads:

"Pete Fire, the founding guitarist of Drünken Bastards, has been diagnosed with cancer a couple of weeks ago. The treatments have started already and the doctors, family and his friends are confident that he’s going to get better. So far, he has been taking it good, but the whole treatment could take up to six months. This means that the band had to cancel all the shows which were booked for autumn. Of course, we won’t stop working and together we decided to write our third upcoming album and to make up for all the canceled shows in spring after Pete gets better. Hope for him to get better and meanwhile wait for the second album, Horns Of The Wasted, which will be release on Hells Headbangers on August 31st. Of course Pete’s other band Bridge To Solace has also decided to cancel their last shows and wait for Pete to get better, hence the next spring won’t go easy on nuclear hardcore and metal/punk attacks."

For more info, consult www.myspace.com/drnkenbastards

Members:
Vocals-Marshall Law
Guitar-Mick Mayer
Guitar-Vic Stown
Bass-Kidd Thompson
Drums-Jesse Stown

Track listing:
1.Gates of Inequity (Intro)
2.Beneath the Guillotine
3.Communal Decay
4.Quarry Rats
5.Fear Monger
6.The Antique Witcheries
7.Dead in the Water
8.Sewn to the Flesh
9.Raze the Dead
10.Pit of Shaggoths
11.Strange Aeons

Release Date : August 31, 2010 on Heavy Artillery Records

The second release from Midwest thrashers, Vindicator, combines elements of Bay Area thrash with the sound of Anthrax to make for a great an album reminiscent of 1980s thrash.  "The Antique Witcheries" go back to the heart of thrash with speedy raw riffs and plenty of in-your-face guitar solos.  The drums are solid and provide excellent beat for the groovy old school thrash sound found on this release.  Vocally, it's strong and rough and fits with the overall raw feel of the album.  The group chorus chants make their way here and there throughout the album and help to give this release its old school feel.  This album is great for fans of 80s thrash...such as Anthrax, Exodus, and Dark Angel.

http://www.myspace.com/savindicator

Children of Technology:

DeathLord Astolfi - Vocals
Goddess of Hammering Chaos - Drums
Splatterhead - Guitars
ThermoNuclearThrashard - Bass


Track Listing:
1.New Enemies to Hunt
2.It's Time to Face the Doomsday
3.No Man's Land
4.Racing Through the Valley of Death
5.Nuclear Armed Dogs
6.No Fuel... No Hope!!!
7.Escape From the Danger Zone
8.Screams From the Earth



Italian thrashers Children of Technology make their first full-length debut with this collection of letters from the apocalypse. “It’s Time to Face the Doomsday” combines thrash and speed metal, as well as a healthy dose of crust punk. Fans of bands like Discharge, Toxic Holocaust, Onslaught, and Venom will be really pleased with this release.



There are no slow songs (don’t be fooled by Screams From the Earth); the record doesn’t slow down or give the listener a break. It’s a fist-pumping, headbanging album; deep/metaphorical lyrics lovers can look elsewhere. It contains all the energy and crudeness of punk, but without the sketchy sound quality. It’s got some surprisingly well-put together guitar solos, if not entirely technical (Nuclear Armed Dogs and Escape From the Danger Zone). DeathLord Astolfi’s vocals are gritty, dirty, and get the job done well. While not as heavy as Motörhead, the music definitely takes its cues from them; punky drums, rock ‘n roll guitars, and sandpapery vocals. This is not an experimental album. The tracks stick to the same general crusty sound.



If you’re at all like me, you are too young to have known the early crossover bands in their heyday. I like to think Children of Technology could sort of be my Suicidal Tendencies. That being said, the sound itself is not completely new, but I find that I don’t really mind.  “It’s Time to Face the Doomsday” is well done and honest.