M.A.N To Support FEAR FACTORY In Scandinavia

M.A.N — the group formed out of the ashes of Sweden's TRANSPORT LEAGUE (featuring former MNEMIC frontman Tony Jelencovich) — will support FEAR FACTORY on the following dates:

Feb. 27 - KB - Malmö, Sweden
Feb. 28 - Brewhouse - Gothenburg, Sweden
Mar. 01 - Debaser Medis - Stockholm, Sweden
Mar. 03 - Nosturi - Helsinki, Finland
Mar. 05 - Pumpehuset - Copenhagen, Denmark

Due on March 26 via the German label Tiefdruck Musik, M.A.N's third album, "Massive, Audio, Nerve", was recorded at Grand Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden with engineer Svein Jensen. The CD was mixed by Ulrich Wild, who has previously worked with WHITE ZOMBIE, STAIND, STATIC-X, DEFTONES, PANTERA and LIMP BIZKIT, among others. The mastering was handled by Maor Appelbaum at Maor Appelbaum Mastering in Encino, California. The band states, "The sound is insanily good; we are very VERY happy with the outcome."

A video for the track "Logocide" will be filmed later this month with director Gabriel Engberg.

M.A.N recently declared itself the very first metal band ever to have incorporated what it calls the "Full Scale Quarter Tone System" into its music — and metal music genre as a whole. According to the group, "'Full Scale Quarter Tone Systems' [our own term] means that there are 24 quarter semi tones, instead of 12 'ordinary' semi tones, within reach of an octave [1200 cent]. This has led to new kinds of expressions and possibilities that have never been heard before, especially when this concept — cultivated and formed by M.A.N — is featured by more than just a solistic issue in order of solo instrumentalist matter or a solo part, but covered by the string instrument section in whole songs, with state of equilibrium with the ordinary semi tone system."

Tentative songtitles set to appear on "Massive, Audio, Nerve" are as follows:

* Dead Set
* Don't Wake Up
* Logocide
* Last Light Drains
* Vivid Heart
* Identical Abuse
* Song # 3 "The Redemption"
* False Memory Syndrome Pt. 1 & 2
* Slave Program
* Mock at my Motion
* Loveless
* Zero Status Zero
* Nothing

An audio file containing snippets of pre-production versions of some of the band's new songs can be streamed using the audio player below.

M.A.N's sophomore album, "Peacenemy", was released in Europe in March 2008 (April in North America) via Tief Druck Musik. The CD was recorded at Grand Recordings in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer/engineer Svein Jensen and was mastered by Göran Finnberg at Mastering Room. It features a guest appearance by Burton C. Bell of FEAR FACTORY and ACENSION OF THE WATCHERS on the track "My Own Sickness".

For audio samples, visit www.myspace.com/manmusic.