BIOMECHANICAL To Record 'Painkiller' Cover With Original PRIEST Producer

U.K. progressive epic thrash metallers BIOMECHANICAL will record a cover version of "Painkiller" by JUDAS PRIEST in October. The track will be produced by Chris Tsangarides, who worked on the 1990 original with PRIEST. The recording will happen over three days at Tsangarides' own studio, the Ecology Rooms, located on the white cliffs of Dover.

In addition to producing the "Painkiller" album, Chris Tsangarides has worked with some of rock and metal's biggest names during his extensive career, including THIN LIZZY, BLACK SABBATH, BRUCE DICKINSON and YNGWIE MALMSTEEN.

BIOMECHANICAL have been playing the song "Painkiller" live as an encore for quite a while, and it's always been a favourite with their growing audiences. The cover will be released on a limited edition re-release of their second album, "The Empires of the Worlds". This hits the shops on November 13.

BIOMECHANICAL mainman Jon K, a self-confessed PRIEST fan, tells of his excitement: "'Painkiller' — where do I start?! JUDAS PRIEST — two words: Fucking AWESOME! One of the most influential bands on the planet that have helped to kick start metal! They've written incredible songs! 'Painkiller' crashed out of my speakers like a steam train and flattened anything in its path!! When the song was first introduced to the scene it blew everything out of the water — it was an instant classic and sure enough withstood the test of time. We're really glad to be able to do homage to the original and I'm still can't believe that we are going to record it with the man who produced the track in the first place!"

The new version of "The Empires of the Worlds" will also include the video for the title track and the making of that video.

You can catch BIOMECHANICAL live at the Damnation Festival on October 15.

As previously reported, BIOMECHANICAL has set "Cannibalised" as the title of its upcoming album, tentatively due April 2007 via Earache Records. The follow-up to 2005's "The Empires of the Worlds" will be recorded at vocalist John K.'s studio beginning in November. The mixing sessions will take place in January.

"The Empires of the Worlds" was originally released in June 2005 via Elitist/Earache Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Eight Moons" (Revolver Records) was recorded by Jon K. and mixed by Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, NEVERMORE, ARCH ENEMY, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE) at Sneap's own Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, U.K.