NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – October 13, 2023
Out Now! MINDRAZER Present Bold Thrash Power Metal On New Album âA Thing of Nightmaresâ
Album Produced by Kevin Antreassian – The Dillinger Escape Plan)
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Combining the anthemic melodies of traditional and power metal, the precise, aggressive attack of thrash, and twists of dark intensity borrowed from second-wave black metal, Jersey, USAâs Mindrazer plays a style as familiar as it is fresh. Their debut album, âA Thing of Nightmaresâ (Produced by Kevin Antreassian – The Dillinger Escape Plan) is out today, Friday the 13th via label Misanthropic Records and to complement its release is a music video for the first track âEntombed In Timeâ. The band shares their thoughts:
âEvery song offers something different. We took the inverse of the AC/DC approach. We grew up in the playlist era, albums canât be the same anymore. Every song has to keep the listener on edge and bring something new to the table to keep people from going to something else. âEntombed in Timeâ is moody, epic, and contemplative. It is supposed to make the hairs on your arm stand up and give you that rush that makes you throw yourself in the pit.â
Watch the music video for âEntombed In Timeâ at https://youtu.be/XF-PDJcIirg
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Mindrazer‘s latest offering promises to be a bold, brutal, and diverse exploration of melodic thrash metal, which even before its official release, was igniting mosh pits at the band’s live shows. Now, with the album’s imminent launch, fans can delve into the depths of these tracks and experience them in all their glory.
The writing for the tracks on the album spans a large period of evolution which can be heard as one progresses through the album. âKnightfallâ, the earliest work, is much more power metal, upbeat, and melodic. âBetter Deadâ, another early song, is very riff-focused and old-school sounding. âCrusaderâ and âSuffer In Silenceâ, the later tracks on the record are great examples of how that power metal vibe never really left but the music got heavier and more technical. Each of the ten tracks offers epic melodies and frenetic dynamics that metalheads will be eager to sink their teeth into. âA Thing of Nightmaresâ is recommended for fans of Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Blind Guardian.
âA Thing of Nightmaresâ is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Officialmindrazer.bandcamp.com.
In addition to releasing their album on October 13th, the band will also be opening support for Venom Inc., Satan, and Ringworm in Clifton, NJ at Dingbatz. Event info can be found here.
Track Listing:â
1. Entombed In Time (5:36)
2. Suffer in Silence (4:05)
3. Left to Rot (6:09)
4. In the Corner of Your Eye (6:06)
5. Knightfall (5:35)
6. The Misanthropist (6:11)
7. Extractor (4:51)
8. Better Dead (4:07)
9. Crusader (6:25)
10. Mercy (1:12)
Album Length: 50:22
Album Credits:â
Tracks 1 & 3 by Nick DeFuria and Mo Uddin
Track 2 by Zack Larmer, Nick DeFuria, Vin Verducci and Brian Weissman
Track 4 by Nick DeFuria, Zack Larmer and Patrick Wentz
Tracks 6 and 9 by Nick DeFuria and Zack Larmer
Tracks 5, 7, 8 and 10 by Nick DeFuria
Production:
Produced by Kevin Antreassian (of The Dillinger Escape Plan)
Mixed by Simon Ficken
Mastered by Josh Gannet
Artwork by Amber Leute
Album Recording Lineup:â
Nick DeFuria – Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Classical Guitar, Additional Percussion
Vin âHawkyâ Verducci – Bass Guitar
Brian Weissman – Drums, Percussion, Harsh Vocals
Zack Larmer – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Featuring a guest guitar solo from Mo Uddin on track 7
Live Band Lineup
Nick DeFuria – Lead Vocals and Guitar
Vin âHawkyâ Verducci – Bass Guitar
Brian Weissman – Drums, Harsh Vocals
Patrick Wentz – Guitar and Harsh Vocals
More info: Mindrazerband.wixsite.com/home | Instagram.com/mindrazerofficial | Facebook.com/mindrazerofficialâ
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âThe Bruce worship is strong but pulled off very well! I like the contrast between the powerful clean vocals and ultra thrash instrumental portion. The bass pops very well and the drums are frantic but on point.â – Cutting Edge Metal (USA)
âEntombed in Time stands out for its old school thrash metal concept accompanied by the fantastic and live sounding performances of Mindrazer.â -Metalhead Community Magazine (Switzerland)
âGood songs, really good guitar, even better vocalist; they’ll go far!â -Mark Wasserman, 3 and 1 Grab Productions, Live Sound: Nick Cannon’s “Wild n’ Out”, Barclay Center, Madison Square Garden, Staples Center, Arco Arena etc.
âIt was an insane show! At one point the lead singer who was also playing guitar, steps out in front, puts his arm up, points a finger down and starts moving it in a circle like heâs indicating to the crowd “I want you to make a circle pit now” and you felt the entire mood of the room just change. Everyone got ready and they played this really heavy song. It was so good!â – WRCU-FM Radio Into the Pit
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