ASYLUM Debut To Feature Appearances By STRAPPING YOUNG LAD, DAATH, DETHKLOK Members

October 15, 2007

Kevin Talley (DAATH, ex-CHIMAIRA, DYING FETUS, MISERY INDEX),Gene Hoglan (DARK ANGEL, TESTAMENT, DEATH, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) and Larry Tarnowski (ex-ICED EARTH) are among the musicians who make guest appearances on the debut album from ASYLUM, the Illinois-based project featuring Marcus Johnson (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Johnny Rox (bass).

Accompanied by Talley and Tarnowski, Johnson and Rox began recording the debut ASYLUM album in May 2006. By October of 2006, Gene Hoglan made a guest appearance, ripping up the drums on the bonus track "Get Up", a VAN HALEN cover. Brendon Small of DETHKLOK and "Metalocalypse" fame also contributed a guest guitar solo to the same song.

ASYLUM's debut album will be mixed by Ulrich Wild, best known for his mixing/engineering work with DETHKLOK, SLIPKNOT, STATIC-X, PANTERA and WHITE ZOMBIE. The CD will be mastered by Tom Baker, who has worked with bands like NINE INCH NAILS, MARILYN MANSON, MÖTLEY CRÜE, WHITE ZOMBIE and VELVET REVOLVER.

As of fall/winter 2007, ASYLUM is relocating to Hollywood, CA to continue the journey they set out to accomplish, which is to land a record deal and tour the world.

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