THANATOS Postpone Recording Sessions For New Album Until Early 2006

July 8, 2005

Long-running Dutch death/thrash metal band THANATOS have issued the following update on their recent and upcoming activities:

"We've got some good news, some bad news and some interesting news for you.

"First the good news:

"THANATOS just got back from the Excess studios where we recorded two tracks that will be used as bonus tracks for the next full length album. We're talking about a re-recording of 1992's 'And Jesus Wept' and a blistering cover version of DARK fuckin' ANGEL's 'The Burning Of Sodom'.

"Audio samples of the (rough mix) versions of both songs will be available on the site in a couple of weeks and the final mixes will be done during the recording sessions of the next album.

"OK, now the bad news; guitarist/vocalist Stephan Gebédi is facing a serious affection of the nerves in his wrist and his neck, which means he won't be able to play guitar and continue the writing process for the new THANATOS songs for the time being.

"We had initially planned to record the next album in October/November 2005, but now it seems more likely that the recordings won't take place until February/March 2006.

"Finally, we had a visit from the BBC recently. THANATOS will be featured in a documentary series on the European Union. One of the episodes deals with Holland's loss of identity and values because of certain religious movements (i.e. the Islam) gaining more and more power in Dutch society etc… the band was interviewed and asked to perform the song 'Lambs to the Slaughter' live in our rehearsal place. Hopefully we won't be depicted as some sort of paranoid racist/narrow minded morons 'cause we're not. The series will probably be aired in December 2005."

THANATOS' fourth album, "Undead. Unholy. Divine", was released last summer through Greece's Black Lotus Records. The follow-up to 2000's "Angelic Encounters", "Undead. Unholy. Divine" was produced by Hans Pieters and the band at Excess Studios and was mastered by Attie Bauw (JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS, GOREFEST).

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