MORTAL SIN Signs With RIOT ENTERTAINMENT

July 18, 2007

Reactivated Australian thrashers MORTAL SIN have inked a deal with Riot Entertainment. The group's new album, "An Absence of Faith", will be released later in the year.

With such an illustrious past stretching back to 1986 beginning with their debut album "Mayhemic Destruction" and the follow-up "Face of Despair", MORTAL SIN climbed every peak and dived every depth to find the right formula for a new album and a whole generation of new fans. "An Absence of Faith" is a rollercoaster ride, with enough twists and turns to jolt even the staunchest of heads. From the single "Out of the Darkness" to the nine-minute epic "Tears of Redemption - Lebanon Part II" — and lyrics covering everything from politics, religion, child abuse and relationships — MORTAL SIN have pulled a classic out of the hat for 2007.

"An Absence of Faith" track listing:

01. Out of the Darkness
01. Before the Bough Breaks
01. Tears of Redemption - Lebanon Part II"
01. Deadman Walking
01. Lost Within
01. Say Your Prayers
01. Eye in the Sky
01. Rise or Fall
01. My Nightmare
01. Broken Promises

MORTAL SIN last year recorded nine live tracks with producer Phil McKellar as a pre-production demo for their upcoming full-length release. The band also issued a single, "Out of the Darkness", containing a video, plus live tracks taken from the band's Australian tour with ANTHRAX. Watch the "Out of the Darkness" clip at this location.

As previously reported, a nine-minute video of MORTAL SIN performing live at Germany's Wacken Open Air festival in August 2006 has been posted online at YouTube.com. A video interview with Mat Maurer conducted by Italy's Terror Metal can be viewed at this location.

Once hailed as the next METALLICA, MORTAL SIN have become legends in their home country Australia, having been inducted into the Kerrang! Heavy Metal Hall of Fame in 2005 and being the only Australian band to have played with the big five of thrash — METALLICA, SLAYER, ANTHRAX, MEGADETH and TESTAMENT — on tours in Australia and overseas.

(Thanks: MelodicRock.com)

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