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LORD BELIAL's THOMAS BACKELIN Joins THE COLD EXISTENCE

February 6, 2009

Swedish melodic death metallers THE COLD EXISTENCE have announced eth addition of guitarist Thomas Backelin (LORD BELIAL, DEMARCON, SATANIZED, SNAKESTATE) to the group's ranks. From now on, Jan Sallander, who previously handled guitar/vocal duties, will focus on vocals only.

Bassist Peter Laustsen says: "Thomas has been a close friend of us for a long time and now that his previous band LORD BELIAL split, we soon took the opportunity of having him play with us! We all are sure that his talent and experience will help THE COLD EXISTENCE skip to a higher level!"

THE COLD EXISTENCE's current lineup:

Jan Sallander - vocals
Thomas Backelin – guitars
Robert Persson – guitars
Peter Laustsen – bass
Joakim Antonsson – drums

THE COLD EXISTENCE will release its second full-length album, "Sombre Gates", in March through Kolony Records. According to a press release, "bearing the legacy of DISSECTION, [THE COLD EXISTENCE's] blackened/death metal non-compromising sound is also reminiscent of such seminal bands as BEHEMOTH, NILE, AT THE GATES and HYPOCRISY. Willing to tour steadily through Europe, the band now relies on the super heavy and ultra-fast sound of an Andy La Rocque-mastered (KING DIAMOND) release. Black/death metal at its finest!"

"Sombre Gates" release dates:

March 16 (UK, Ireland)
March 13 (rest of Europe)
March 17 (USA)

Track listing:

01. Oracle
02. Heretic
03. Corruption
04. Purgatory
05. Ruins of Despair
06. Apocalypse
07. Spawn of Evil
08. Crawling
09. The Hellfire
10. Madness
11. Utopia
12. Seeds of Aggression
13. Forsaken
14. Wrath of Sekhmet

For more information, visit www.myspace.com/thecoldexistenceonline.

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