SUBSIGNAL Begins Recording Second Album

March 25, 2011

SUBSIGNAL, the new German band featuring former SIEGES EVEN members Arno Menses (vocals) and Markus Steffen (guitar),has entered the studio to begin recording its second album, "Touchstones", for a September release via ZYX Music. According to the group, the 70-minute is being produced by guitarist Markus Steffen and vocalist Arno Menses and is being recorded in "different studios during the next months. Guitars and bass will be done in Munich, recorded by Kalle Wallner, known for his work with RPWL and BLIND EGO. Drums will be recorded in Seeheim/Jugenheim by good old Kristian Kohlmannslehner who also co-produced SUBSIGNAL's first album, 'Beautiful & Monstrous'. Vocals will be recorded somewhere in the north of Germany. Mixing and mastering by Kristian Kohlmannslehner at Kohlekeller Studios. Some add-ons, like an oboe or a string trio, have already been recorded, respectively will be recorded the next weeks. Along with the whole keyboard production of the album, all these things will be recorded by David Bertok at his own Everlight Studio nearby Munich."

Check out a studio diary from drummer Roel van Helden at this location.

"Touchstones" will feature the following tracks:

* My Sanctuary
* Con Todas Las Palabras
* Touchstones
* Feeding Utopia
* The Essence Called Mind
* The Size Of Light On Earth
* Embers (Part I: Your Secret Is Safe With Me)
* Echoes In Eternity
* As Dreams Are Made On
* The Lifespan Of A Glimpse
* Finisterre

SUBSIGNAL released its debut album, entitled "Beautiful & Monstrous", on September 25, 2009 via GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. The CD was helmed by co-producer Kristian Kohlmannslehner, who worked on SIEGES EVEN's 2007 release, "Paramount".

SUBSIGNAL describes its music as "progressive, melancholic, cutting edge, emotional, blended with a good portion of melodic heaviness."

SUBSIGNAL is:

Markus Steffen (guitar)
Arno Menses (vocals)
Ralf Schwager (bass)
David Bertok (keyboards)
Roel van Helden (drums)

For more information, visit www.subsignalband.com.

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