ASSASSIN Guitarist Interviewed By METAL ASSAULT (Audio)

February 2, 2011

On January 31, Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assault conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Hoffmann of reactivated German thrashers ASSASSIN. The chat can now be streamed using the audio player below.

ASSASSIN will release its new album, "Breaking The Silence", on February 28 in Europe and March 22 in North America via SPV/Steamhammer Records. The CD was recorded with veteran metal producer Harris Johns, who has previously worked with VOIVOD, KREATOR and SODOM, among many others.

"Breaking The Silence" track listing:

01. Breaking the Silence
02. Raise In The Dark
03. Judas
04. Turf War
05. Destroy The State
06. No Fear
07. Kill Or Be Killed
08. Real Friends
09. Strike Back
10. I like Cola

ASSASSIN's spring 2010 concerts in Japan were professionally filmed for a future DVD release.

As previously reported, SPV/Steamhammer will also reissue ASSASSIN's classic LPs, 1987's "The Upcoming Terror" and 1988's "Interstellar Experience".

ASSASSIN reunited in 2002 and performed at the 2003 edition of the Wacken Open Air festival.

The band's third album, "The Club", was self-produced and self-released in 2005.

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