THE BATALLION: New Album Details Revealed

August 14, 2010

Dark Essence Records has set a September 27 release date for "Head Up High", the sophomore album from Norwegian metallers THE BATALLION. The follow-up to 2008's "Stronghold Of Men" was recorded at the Conclave and Earshot Studio, the central Bergen studio owned by VULTURE INDUSTRIES' Bjørnar E. Nilsen and ENSLAVED's Herbrand Larssen and Arve Isdal, and was once again produced by Bart Schlagermeister (Bjørnar E. Nilsen).

"Head Up High" track listing:

01. Mind My Step
02. Head Up High
03. When Death Becomes Dangerous
04. Within the Frame of the Graveyard
05. Thick Skinned and Weatherbitten
06. Each Man For Himself
07. Undertakers
08. Paces
09. Where There Is Smoke There Is Fire
10. The Roaring Grandfather
11. Bring Out Your Dead

The songs "Head Up High" and "Each Man For Himself" are available for streaming on THE BATALLION's MySpace page.

Formed in Bergen in the summer of 2006, THE BATALLION's hugely experienced musicians hail from some of the most legendary bands in Norway — OLD FUNERAL, GRIMFIST, TAAKE, BORKNAGAR, ST. SATAN, DEATHCON and BOMBERS. The members' shared love of traditional metal drew them together to form a band that epitomizes the spirit and feel of the genre; from the choice of stage names — with Stud Bronson on guitar and vocals, Lust Kilman on guitar, Colt Kane on bass and Morden on drums, to the authentic sound of their music and their headbanging live performances.

THE BATALLION will appear at this year's Southern Discomfort Festival in Kristiansand on September 18 and will hold a release party for "Head Up High" at Inside Rock Cafe in Bergen on October 15.

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