MELTDOWN Changes Name To MANTIC RITUAL
September 12, 2008Los Angeles-based thrashers MELTDOWN — who are signed to Nuclear Blast Records — have decided to change their name to MANTIC RITUAL due to possible legal issues. As a result, the release date of the band's debut album, "Executioner", has to be pushed back to early 2009.
Commented the band: "Though we love the name MELTDOWN, we feel this is a necessary step for us to avoid confusion with the other bands out there using the MELTDOWN name. We feel that now is the appropriate time to make the change as our debut album is forthcoming on Nuclear Blast and we plan to tour as much as humanly possible in support of the release. There are no other changes within the band besides the name of the band. So when you see MANTIC RITUAL on flyers, online, or at your local CD store, just remember that it’s us doing what we've always been doing."
"Executioner" was recorded at Andy Classen's (LEGION OF THE DAMNED, DEW-SCENTED, NEAERA, BELPHEGOR, ASPHYX) Stage One Studio in Germany. Vocalist/guitarist Dan Wetmore states, "We had a killer time in Germany recording with Andy Classen. His studio has seen some awesome bands make killer records, and we feel ours definitely holds its own. It's heavy, fast, aggressive, and completely true to the institution of heavy metal. With few distractions in the German countryside, we focused in on getting the album to sound exactly how we wanted. Now, with the album's release, we're planning on unleashing our energy in every city and town we can drag ourselves to."
MANTIC RITUAL is:
Dan Wetmore - Vocals, Guitar
Jeff Potts - Guitar
Ben Mottsman - Bass
Adam Haritan - Drums
For more information, visit www.myspace.com/manticritual.
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