CRYPTOPSY, Ex-MORBID ANGEL, MAYHEM Members On NADER SADEK's Album; Release Date Announced

New York-based, Egyptian-born visual artist Nader Sadek has announced his collaboration with Steve Tucker (MORBID ANGEL),Rune Erickson (MAYHEM, AVA INFERI),and Flo Mounier (CRYPTOPSY) for the upcoming full-length album, "Nader Sadek: In The Flesh", to be released on January 11 via newly launched Greyhaze Records (with worldwide distribution through a renowned metal label to be announced). An audio manifestation of Sadek's acclaimed visual work (MAYHEM, SUNN O)))),the project also features KRALLICE bassist Nick McMaster on the entirety of the album as well as guest performances from Attila Csihar (MAYHEM, SUNN 0))),Tony Norman (TERRORIZER, MONSTROSITY),Travis Ryan (CATTLE DECAPITATION),Mike Lerner (BEHOLD... THE ARCTOPUS) and Destructhor (MORBID ANGEL, ZYKLON, MYRKSKOG).

Commented Sadek: "My general association with death metal deals with the notion of false perceptions, and how great individuality can be smothered by the weight of an overwhelming environment. This idea is ever-present throughout all my work. Each of the players in this album played key roles in their respective bands, facing difficult challenges, and yet taking their bands to higher levels. Their talent as well as their tenacity has always intrigued me. As such, they fit perfectly in this project."

A Sadek-directed video for the song "Nigredo In Necromance" (the first of several visual accompaniments to the project) made its premiere recently on Brooklyn Vegan and a live performance is scheduled in New York City around the album's January 2011 release date.

Watch the video for "Nigredo In Necromance" below.

"Nader Sadek: In The Flesh" represents a continuation of the work showcased on Sadek's art installation "Ageless", which took place last November at New York's Santos Party House and consisted of a live death metal performance enshrined in Sadek's nightmarish stage landscape. Some of the songs performed during the installation, will be featured in the upcoming release.

Says Tucker: "I've been looking forward to doing this recording for months. Nader does some very interesting art and I enjoy helping him achieve his twisted vision. It's rare to get to play alongside a drummer with the abilities that Flo possesses. It's a bonus that I get the opportunity to jam with professionals such as Rune and Flo. It'll be brutal."

Says Mounier: "It's amazing that artists with different backgrounds can come together to create something so extreme and so dark but yet have so much fun doing so! It has been a pleasure working with Nader and Steve in the past and I'm looking forward to experimenting with Rune's unique style, I can't wait to start laying down the extreme with my boys."

Says Eriksen: "When first being approached by Nader to collaborate with him, Steve and Flo, I was immediately caught up by the idea of it. Not only is Nader's concept and reasons for doing this of an inspirational character in itself, but also the very thought of collaborating with musicians such as Steve and Flo seemed like an opportunity not to miss."

Through his association with Attila Csihar (SUNN O))),MAYHEM),Sadek gained considerable exposure as the artist responsible for the stage imagery on MAYHEM's 2009 U.S. tour. The stage sets featured silicone-based sculptures, which resembled entrails and impaled heads, with the centerpiece being a fully detailed flesh-like rendering of the MAYHEM logo. Sadek's work has also included the costumes and silicone "earth masks" worn by Csihar on all his bands. Sadek's use of petroleum-based raw materials is not coincidental. His work revolves around the notion that all petroleum energy originates from death and, in a morbid vicious cycle, also ends in death, where human lives are expendable and sold for the support of an unending addiction to money and power.

Before his work with MAYHEM, Sadek had implemented two very successful interconnecting art projects: "B'Doun Wag'h", a live performance event; and "Faceless", a drawing exhibit featuring recorded music.