New TEMPLE OF BLOOD album: "A Show of Force"

So we are writing album #3 and working in the new players to the 2010 TEMPLE OF BLOOD line-up. Things are going well so far and the new musicians are excellent!

I'd like to welcome Robert Willingham (MILITIA) on bass guitar and Harry Coleman on second guitar. Robert is of course from the incredible Texas Power Thrash Metal merchants MILITIA who put out "Released" and are working on a brand new album that I am definitely looking forward to! Now I knew MILITIA was a very cool band but I am a bit surprised how quickly he has picked up my tunes and been able to nail them! Really looking forward to working more with Robert. Harry Coleman is someone that I knew from our 60s/70s/80s/90s cover band that we play in together and I knew he was a master shredder! I really appreciate his offer to help us out with this new album and I think you guys will be really impressed with his playing because I know I am!

The new album is called "A Show of Force" and we are working on finishing up a 2 song demo to shop to labels. In the meantime we will be completing the rest of the songwriting for album #3. I've really been ramping up the intensity on these new songs and we've added blast beats to our sound for extra pummeling thrashitude. We hope to bring you a power metal thrashterpiece that you all will enjoy listening to again and again.

Release date will be whenever it all gets done, which of course depends on if we get signed or not. Thanks to everyone for your support!

Please use the "blastbeats" sparingly... You can play thrash style drumming with groove and dynamics that give the music a vibe that a blastbeat fail to compete with. IMHO, the blastbeat has made alot of bands sound way to much alike. It makes the rest of the music boring and seems to sound like one long song. More often than not, playing faster ruins a song. Only a few bands can pull it off without being either redundant or chaotic.

Hope things go well for you.

I know what you mean about blast beats. It's just another tool for us in the old tool belt, it's not the whole enchilada. I don't think it is overshadowing the guitars and the song but you can decide for yourself when you hear it. I definitely don't think it is as overwhelming as that new CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED stuff.

Great news! I'm already pumped for this!

I remember you posting a clip of Harry shredding once in a thread i started a long time ago. He was really good. Good luck with the new lineup.

Congrats...good luck!

Look forward to hearing it.

Troublezone wrote:

I remember you posting a clip of Harry shredding once in a thread i started a long time ago. He was really good. Good luck with the new lineup.

Yeah, he's awesome ... and you guessed correctly that he would be joining us. I just couldn't agree until it was official.

im happy. sems like you guys are sticking to your sound unlike allot of other bands i listen to.

Temple of Blood wrote:

Troublezone wrote:

I remember you posting a clip of Harry shredding once in a thread i started a long time ago. He was really good. Good luck with the new lineup.

Yeah, he's awesome ... and you guessed correctly that he would be joining us. I just couldn't agree until it was official.

Well i'm glad he did. He should be a great addition.

Awesome! I look forward to picking this up about a year or two after it is released!! Can't wait!

Post sounds when available.

"pummeling thrashitude".....sounds like a song unto itself!

metalhead777 wrote:

im happy. sems like you guys are sticking to your sound unlike allot of other bands i listen to.

We don't write the same song or album twice but I think fans of the old stuff will like the new stuff as well. No left turns ahead.

AchrisK wrote:

Awesome! I look forward to picking this up about a year or two after it is released!! Can't wait!

You can always pick it up sooner than that ya know.

Orion Crystal Ice wrote:

Post sounds when available.

They're available now but not ready to be released to the public. Just rough demo stuff at this phase.

Looking forward to it TOB.Was just listening to Overlord earlier today.

Good news. I'll definitely get one when it's out.

Is the debut on vinyl still coming out?

Dave the Boss wrote:

Good news. I'll definitely get one when it's out.

Is the debut on vinyl still coming out?

My PMs have been ignored so I am going to assume that the answer to that is no.

Damn, that sucks. If I had the money I would've released it myself, but alas.

Just send me all the money you have and I'll think about it.

Temple of Blood wrote:

AchrisK wrote:

Awesome! I look forward to picking this up about a year or two after it is released!! Can't wait!

You can always pick it up sooner than that ya know.

Yeah I know... and I likely will. It's just funny to me how much I liked the first one, and how I planned to get Overlord right away, but just barely got it a week ago.

I'll try to reduce the cycle time on the next one.

hopefully this new album puts your last 2 releases to shame.

'A Show of Force' is a cool title. Can't believe someone hasn't used it already.

Temple of Blood wrote:

Just send me all the money you have and I'll think about it.