BELIEVER: In Writing Mode

January 12, 2010

Reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metallers BELIEVER have issued the following update:

"We've been in writing mode for a couple months and now it's getting to the point where we are starting to piece together some very early 'pre-pre-production recordings.' These are very basic guitar-only tracks recorded to a click, for the purpose of helping Joey [Daub] to finish writing his drum parts and for all of us to get a very preliminary feel for the album as a whole.

"So far, much of the writing has taken place in various 'small-group' sessions containing two or three members of the band. We tend to set specific goals for each of these sessions. Whether it's coming up with new song ideas, refining ideas that already exist, recording scratch tracks or writing specific parts for specific instruments, we generally have an idea of what we want to accomplish before we get together. This helps us to stay focused on the task at hand and see continual progress."

BELIEVER performed live for the first time in 16 years on September 25, 2009 at Sterling Hotel in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

The band's fourth album, "Gabriel", was released in March 2009 through KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Howard Jones's new imprint label Cesspool Records via Metal Blade. The CD features guest appearances by Jones, Joe Rico (SACRIFICE),CKY/WORLD UNDER BLOOD guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller and Rocky Gray (EVANESCENCE, SOUL EMBRACED, LIVING SACRIFICE).

Regarding the musical direction of the album, guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman told Decibel magazine, "We think that fans will hear some of each record, but the writing is a bit different. It's still BELIEVER but we wanted to offer something new as we have in the past. Some people would like us to put out another 'Sanity Obscure' or 'Dimensions' but we didn't want to rehash the past. Those close to us have said that the new material sounds like a natural progression from 'Dimensions'. We wanted to have fun with this and get back to our emotional metal roots. Getting together to write and record was exciting. It's when the creativity and insanity was let loose."

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