SARGON Debut Album Available For Free Download

Panamanian death/thrashers SARGON, whose current lineup includes acclaimed extreme-metal drummer Alex Marquez (MALEVOLENT CREATION, SOLSTICE, DEMOLITION HAMMER),have made their entire debut album, entitled "In Contempt", available for free download on MySpace. It was recorded at P.T.Y. studios in Panama by Ignacio Molino, and it was mastered by Eric Koondel (CYNIC, SOILWORK, PORTAL, MALEVOLENT CREATION) at the Audio Refinery in Florida.

"In Contempt" recording lineup:

Frank Van Kwartel: Lead, Rhythm Guitars and Vocals
Edgar Candanedo: Bass
Rod Denis: Lead Guitar
Alex Marquez: Drums and Backing Vocals

Commented SARGON mainman Frank Van Kwartel: "We are really happy with the way ['In Contempt' is] sounding. It's taken time to complete, but I assure you that it sounds 100% up to par with any big-budget recordings by bands on big labels.

"The album is self-financed, so that's another reason why it's taken long to complete, but on the bright side taking so long on the album has helped perfect every little detail. So I think many of you will be pleasantly surprised. It definitely makes the 'Vehemence' demo [SARGON's debut mini-CD] sound like a piece of shit, and I'm pretty happy that we finished recording the debut within one year of the demo."

Frank continued, "This is also Alex Marquez's comeback album, and I assure you that he's in top-notch form for this one. He even says that he regards his performance on the record as one of his best. So all you Alex Marquez fans will be more than pleased. Also, I'm pretty happy that we managed to get a second guitar player to focus on the lead guitars of the album. Mr. Rod Denis comes from the school of guitar players such as Alex Skolnick, Ron Jarzombek, Marty Friedman and Scott Henderson, so this will be a very interesting mix. I played a few solos on the record and harmonies, but it was really good having somebody focusing on the lead guitar 100%.

"I wrote this record thinking about the traditional twin guitar attack, and I really had my hands full doing all the rhythms, vocals and such, so believe me you will be surprised with his performance, and this was definitively the element that the band was missing for it to go to the next level.

"You'll hear many new elements on the record. We got some real fast thrashers with more of an emphasis on speed and brutality, and we also have other tunes with a more traditional heavy metal approach on there. But the prevalent element on the record is thrash metal like South Americans know pretty damn well how to make!"

In other news, Frank Van Kwartel has relocated to the Phoenix area in the USA while he pursues studies in the recording engineering/production field.