SHADOWS FALL Drummer's BURNING HUMAN Signs With KOCH RECORDS

January 14, 2009

BURNING HUMAN, the resurrected death metal band featuring SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner, has inked a deal with Koch Records for the release of the group's long-awaited debut album, "Resurrection Through Fire". Due on April 21, the CD was produced and mixed by James Murphy (DEATH, OBITUARY, TESTAMENT) in his SafeHouse Productions studio in central Florida.

Commented Bittner: "We are very pleased to be working with Koch Records for this CD. They have been really receptive to this project, and we look forward to a great working relationship with the label."

"Resurrection Through Fire" track listing:

01. Throes of Dementia
02. Tormented Mind
03. As Good As Dead
04. The Final Conception
05. Chemical Experimentation
06. Imminent Demise
07. Self-Inflicted Crucifixion
08. Mass Murder
09. Guilty of Insanity
10. Resurrection Through Fire

Cover artwork for the CD will be handled by Björn Goosses of Killustrations. "We are very excited to have Björn accept our request for artwork," says Bittner. "He has done some amazing artwork for some incredible bands, such as ABORTED, DEW-SCENTED, CARNAL FORGE and ZYKLON, just to name a few." The remaining layout for the CD will be constructed by Kim Crosland of ChaosArt. "Kim did some art for our MySpace page and we were impressed with her work, so we decided to incorporate her talents and artwork into this project as well," says Jason.

BURNING HUMAN is:

Jason Bittner (Drums)
Jonah Radaelli (Vocals)
J. Sunkes (Guitar)
Jay VanDervoort (Bass, Vocals)
Mike Stack (Guitar)

In the latter half of the 1990s, BURNING HUMAN was a deathcore/death metal four-piece from the "Capital District" region of New York (Albany, Troy, Schenectady). Ignited in 1995, BURNING HUMAN's lineup consisted of Bittner (currently in SHADOWS FALL, ex-STIGMATA, CRISIS) on drums, Jason Sunkes (currently in DEAD RABBITS, ex-STIGMATA) on guitar, Jay VanDervoort on bass, and Jonah Radaelli on vocals.

Shortly after forming, BURNING HUMAN recorded and released a seven-song demo tape titled "Death is Mercy". These songs were later released on a compilation CD titled "We the People: A Compilation of Upstate NY's Hardest" with three other bands from the Troy/Albany, New York area (WAR-TIME MANNER, POLITICS OF CONTRABAND, DYING BREED). Although the band never issued a full-length album, a number of additional tracks were recorded and released on various compilation CDs, including a song called "Hazards to Humans" on a sampler titled "Capitol Punishment" in 1997. In addition, two songs — "As Good As Dead" and "Tormented Mind" — were featured on the "Frozen Dawn IV" compilation CD in 1998, and "Self-Inflicted Crucifixion" appeared on "United We Stand, Divided We Fall" in 1998.

Video footage of Jason Bittner performing the BURNING HUMAN track "Tormented Mind" on June 22, 2007 can be viewed below.

For more information, visit the BURNING HUMANMySpace page.

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