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THE FAMINE Wants To 'Set A Standard For Metal That Will Stand The Test Of Time'

January 14, 2010

Dallas, Texas-based death metal band THE FAMINE has issued the following update:

"We couldn't be more excited about getting [the next THE FAMINE] record done. We have spent the majority of last year writing and pre-producing and now it's time to make it all come together.

"This record will be heavier than [THE FAMINE's 2008 full-length debut] 'The Raven And The Reaping' in every way and will build on the intensity that 'The Raven And The Reaping' established. Lyrically, this record will almost be an anarchic indictment of what we have become as a world, country, and individuals and the path that got us here. We touched on this on the last record as well.

"The main idea around THE FAMINE, musically and lyrically, is to set a standard for metal that will stand the test of time the way others before us have. We could write breakdowns and add popular ideologies into our music just as easy as the next metal band, but in the end, there is a reason that you are into THE FAMINE and it's not because were so damn sexy."

THE FAMINE lead signer and co-founder Chris "Kris" McCaddon left the group earlier in the month. The band said in a statement, "The tyranny of distance is, at times, an insurmountable obstacle to behold" before adding, "We love Chris as a brother and respectfully wish him the best in all of his future endeavors."

Nick Nowell, who has been handling bass duties for THE FAMINE since 2008, has taken over as the band's new vocalist. "We couldn't be any more excited to welcome his range and abilities into THE FAMINE in such an important capacity and at such an important time in our journey of pillage and conquest," the group said.

Released in May 2008 via Solid State Records, "The Raven and the Reaping" was recorded with Andreas Magnusson (THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, AGONY SCENE) and is described as "an album of urgent metal with plenty of chunky riffs; the music is at once blustery yet totally memorable."

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