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After more than a decade in hibernation, the time has come to shine a fresh light on
DIVINE HERESY via the first-ever vinyl releases of
"Bleed The Fifth" and
"Bringer Of Plague".
M-Theory Audio will be reissuing both albums from the metal supergroup — featuring members of
FEAR FACTORY,
MORBID ANGEL,
BAD WOLVES and
NILE — exclusively in North America on May 21. The group's 2007 debut
"Bleed The Fifth" will be released on black-and-white haze vinyl, while 2009's
"Bringer Of Plagues" will be offered on smoke-colored wax. Each record will also include additional bonus tracks not contained on the original CD releases. The first pressings of both albums are limited to 300 copies and are available for pre-order now at
www.m-theoryaudio.com/store.
"These two albums have never been available on vinyl till now," explains guitarist
Dino Cazares. "I'm so happy to finally have them released, be prepare for sonic devastation."
After temporarily parting ways with
FEAR FACTORY — the influential, gold-certified industrial metal band he co-founded — in 2002, guitarist and extreme metal pioneer
Dino Cazares (also of
BRUJERIA and
ASESINO) began laying the foundation for a new project that would combine metallic aggression, muscular precision and melodic accessibility. Initially joining forces with acclaimed drummers
John Sankey (
DEVIL YOU KNOW,
DEVOLVED) and
Nicholas Barker (
CRADLE OF FILTH,
DIMMU BORGIR) to write,
Cazares eventually completed the album with drummer
Tim Yeung (
MORBID ANGEL,
VITAL REMAINS,
HATE ETERNAL) and vocalist
Tommy Vext (
BAD WOLVES,
SNOT),
Cazares's vision was realized, and
DIVINE HERESY was born.
The group's first record,
"Bleed The Fifth" — produced by former
MACHINE HEAD/
SOULFLY guitarist
Logan Mader (
GOJIRA,
DEVILDRIVER) and featuring cover art from
Joachim Luetke (
ARCH ENEMY,
KREATOR,
DIMMU BORGIR) — was released in 2007 in North America via
Century Media Records and by
FEAR FACTORY's longtime home,
Roadrunner Records, in Europe — received rave reviews from the global metal press.
Metal Hammer called
DIVINE HERESY "a quintessential 21st Century American metal band," while
Kerrang! raved that the album "couldn't be more metal if it hung a massive V around the neck of the Eiffel Tower while gargling liquid mercury." The album also featured a guest appearance from guitarist
Marc Rizzo (
SOULFLY,
CAVALERA CONSPIRACY,
ILL NINO) and bassist
Tony Campos (
STATIC-X,
PRONG,
MINISTRY). After adding bassist
Joe Payne (
NILE), the band supported the album's release by touring extensively alongside the likes of
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE,
ALL THAT REMAINS,
STATIC-X,
ARCH ENEMY,
DARK TRANQUILLITY,
SHADOWS FALL and
CHIMAIRA, as well as appearing at Australia's
Soundwave festival.
Unfortunately,
DIVINE HERESY's initial lineup splintered in 2008 when
Vext was let go, and
Cazares,
Yeung and
Payne quickly rebounded with new vocalist
Travis Neal (
DIRGE WITHIN,
THE BLOODLINE) and released their second album,
"Bringer Of Plagues", in 2009. The record also saw the band's sound augmented by keyboards from
Rhys Fulber (
FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY). Produced by
Mader once again, and featuring artwork from
Anthony Clarkson (
DEVIN TOWNSEND,
KATAKLYSM,
HYPOCRISY), the album — which cracked the Billboard Top 200 upon its release — was heavier than its predecessor, with
AllMusic describing it as "a head-down, hair-pinwheeling metal album" and
Kerrang! praising its "thunderous, jaw-dropping intensity." The band returned to the road with gusto, touring with the likes of
MOONSPELL,
GIGAN,
AFTER THE BURIAL and
36 CRAZYFISTS, but soon after
Cazares rejoined a new-look
FEAR FACTORY,
DIVINE HERESY went on hiatus.
M-Theory Audio's upcoming reissues of
"Bleed The Fifth" and
"Bringer Of Plagues" will mark the first time that
DIVINE HERESY's furious sounds have been issued on vinyl. The track listings for both albums appear below.
"Bleed The Fifth" vinyl track listing:
01.
Bleed The Fifth
02.
Failed Creation
03.
This Threat Is Real
04.
Impossible Is Nothing
05.
Savior Self
06.
Rise Of The Scorned
07.
False Gospel
08.
Soul Decoded
09.
Royal Blood Heresy
10.
Closure
11.
Purity Defiled (bonus track)
12.
Creator Defied (bonus track)
"Bringer of Plagues" vinyl track listing:
01.
Facebreaker
02.
The Battle Of J. Casey
03.
Undivine Prophecies
04.
Bringer Of Plagues
05.
Redefine
06.
Anarchaos
07.
Monolithic Doomsday Devices
08.
Letter To Mother
09.
Enemy Kill
10.
Darkness Embedded
11.
The End Begins
12.
Forever The Failure (bonus track)