New Pestilence album cover revealed

Netherlands-based death metal legends PESTILENCE are currently finishing up their first record in 15 years. Expect more brutal, heavier and faster songs than any old Pestilence album. The album, entitled Resurrection Macabre, features eleven new tracks and the limited edition first print will include three re-recordings chosen by fans. 'Out Of The Body', 'Chemo Therapy' and 'Lost Souls' were voted most.

The songs of the new album are lyrically more in the vein of Consuming Impulse. Meaning, they’re more 'reality-style' than religious or philosophical. Some songtitles are: 'Hangman (Into The Mind Of An Executioner)', 'Synthetic Grotesque (Trying To Create Through Cloning)', 'Fiend (Drugaddiction)', 'Resurrection Macabre (The Return Of The Pestilence)', 'Hate Suicide (Last Hours Of A Suicide-bomber)' just to name a few.

Expect a new track to be added to the band’s MySpace before the end of this year. The album cover can already be viewed at the left. Resurrection Macabre will be released March 16, 2009

Pestilence will embark on a European tour in April. The updated itinerary is below:

April
9 - Oslo, Norway - Inferno Festival
10 - Enschede, Netherlands - Atak
13 - Cologne, Germany - Underground
16 - Erstfeld, Switzerland - Transilvania Live
17 - Muenchen, Germany - Backstage
18 - Pinarella, Italy - Rock Planet
19 - Colle Val d'Elsa, Italy - Sonar Club
22 - Darmstadt, Germany - Steinbruch Theater
23 - Halle, Germany - Easy Schorre
24 - Oelnitz, Germany - Schuetznhaus

Really looking forward to this album!! I was a huge Pestilence fan long ago. Still don't think they will ever top Consuming Impulse, but anything from them will be killer.

I hope for the best but I fear this is another band who should've stayed in retirement. Hopefully we'll at least get some good shows out of it.

i hope this album & the new Atheist album comes out better than the new Cynic.

Yeah no doubt man. The new Cynic isn't very good in my opinion.

Not a fan of that cover, but I hope the albums good

I guess I like the cover, though I do miss the actual painted/drawn covers. They always look so much cooler when pulled off correctly. As for the album itself, I'm not the biggest Pestilence fan, but I'll definitely check it out. ...And there's going to be a new Atheist album?

King D wrote:

I guess I like the cover, though I do miss the actual painted/drawn covers. They always look so much cooler when pulled off correctly.

Agreed!!!

Wow, I had idea they had reformed. I'll try to keep my expectations low so I'm not disappointed. I like everything they've done, but I lean slightly more towards Consuming Impulse as my favorite.

Temple of Blood wrote:

King D wrote:

I guess I like the cover, though I do miss the actual painted/drawn covers. They always look so much cooler when pulled off correctly.

Agreed!!!

Same here!

King D wrote:

.And there's going to be a new Atheist album?

Yep, sure is. they are working on it now.

Testimony of the Ancients is one of my all ime favourite death metal albums so I really hope he new stuff is more like this than their earlier stuff.

Oooooo new Pestilence! I had no idea!