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DOUBLE DRAGON Announces New Members, Album Title

October 19, 2010

Australia's DOUBLE DRAGON has announced the addition of bassist Josh Lamont and drummer Liam Weedall to the group's ranks.

Speaking of the new lineup, guitarist Matthew "Roady" Johnston had this to say: "We're extremely excited to get back out there with the new boys and show everyone exactly what we've been up to for the past couple of months. Josh has been a longtime friend of the band, has filled in for us several times in the past, and we couldn't be happier to finally have him on board as a full-time member. As for Liam, he's only 19 years old, but don't let that fool you — he's a phenomenal musician who's blowing everyone that sees him play away, especially us!"

Josh (also a member of DOUBLE DRAGON guitarist Davin Buttery's side project A RED DAWN) and Liam (formerly drummer for Adelaide bands ASPHYXIA and SONIC EUPHORIA) complete the new lineup alongside longtime members Roady, Davin and lead vocalist Lee Gardiner.

After performing a warm-up show in the previous weeks, the band now looks forward to officially debuting its new lineup when they appear with Sweden's SOILWORK as part of the Adelaide leg of the "Panic Over Australia" national tour. The band will then travel to Melbourne to perform alongside DEATH AUDIO at the Trash Halloween Party at Casey's Nightclub, followed by support slots with MORTAL SIN and LORD back in Adelaide later in the year.

DOUBLE DRAGON will enter Adelaide's Against The Grain studios in November/December to record the follow-up to 2008's "Devastator". Entitled "The Sons Of Asena", the new record will feature ten tracks "which incorporate a different range of influences to the band's previous work, whilst still retaining the same characteristic DOUBLE DRAGON sound," according to a press release. Lee says: "We have let our collective imaginations run wild for this album. No stone has been left unturned with these songs, and this is perhaps the most exciting part — for the first time we've had the balls to follow our instincts and follow them through. Whether it be with the hiring of our new members, the newfound ambition we feel, or the strength of the songs themselves. As a creative person, it's a very exciting time to be in this band."

Following the completion of the new album, the band (which is currently unsigned) will be looking for a release both in Australia and worldwide, with international touring also firmly in their sights for 2011.

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