Dutch Death Metallers God Dethroned recently finished the recordings for their sophomore new album Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross. The band's 9th album has been recorded at Soundlodge Studios in Leer, Germany.

Comments singer/guitarist Henri Sattler: "Just like with our two previous albums, we've been recording at the Soundlodge Studio's in Leer, Germany with producer Joerg Uken. Under the Sign of the Iron Cross is another concept album about World War One. Having done a concept album about this topic before didn't make it an easy job, but reading Ernst Juenger's "In Stahlgewittern" (Storm of Steel), which is his biography of his daily experiences in the trenches during the war, gave me so much inspiration that I managed to do a good job on the lyrics and I'm really satisfied with the result, but this is of course something you will have to check out for yourselves.

Musically the new album turned out to be one of the most extreme records we ever did. Nevertheless with the very recognizable God Dethroned hooks present in all the songs. Producer Joerg Uken outdid himself this time, because our new album is in my opinion the best produced album we ever had. Extremely raw, heavy, but crystal clear and super dynamic at the same time."

Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross will be released the 19th/22nd of November 2010 via Metal Blade Records in Europe and on the 23rd of November in North America.

Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross cover art] tracklist:

01. The Declaration Of War
02. Storm Of Steel
03. Fire Storm
04. The Killing Is Faceless
05. Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross
06. Chaos Reigns At Dawn
07. Through Byzantine Hemispheres
08. The Red Baron
09. On Fields Of Death & Desolation

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Source:	goddethroned.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned

Just last week, Dutch death metallers God Dethroned - who recently extended their deal with Metal Blade Records - have issued the following update:

"We've been working hard on a new album lately and just finished songwriting. Our second album with a World War One theme. Mike and Henri will start laying down drum and guitar tracks at Soundlodge Studio's (Germany) with producer Joerg Uken. It's our third time recording there as we have been very pleased with the results of the previous albums.

We would like to thank Ian Jekelis (Abigail Williams) for playing guitar with us on the Killfest tour in the US where we supported Overkill on many great and successful shows. We also would like to welcome Danny Tunker as our new lead guitarist. Danny already played with us on a few shows and festivals and we decided to give him the chance to show his skills on our new album."

More news soon.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned

Metal Blade Records has extended God Dethroned's contract yet again to - as the press release goes - "continue putting out some of the most intense and unique death metal albums from one of the genre's best bands".

God Dethroned will be campaigning across North America once again. This time, they'll be supporting Overkill's 25th Anniversary Killfest tour throughout April. The tour starts April 1st in Philadelphia at the Trocadero.

Metal Blade CEO Brian Slagel comments, "We are very happy to continue our long and great relationship with God Dethroned. We've been working with the band and Henri for over a decade and we look forward to more great music from them in the future!"

Henri Sattler, God Dethroned guitarist and vocalist adds, "Once you're in it, you're in it for life, the head of Metal Blade in Europe once said to me. It was already a dream come true to sign our first deal with the label back in '97, and now 13 years later we just put our signature on our third contract with them. It's just as exciting as it was back then and we're very proud of earning their trust and support after all these years."

"We are halfway through the writing process for a new album, which we will record starting end of May. First, we'll play on the Killfest tour in the U.S. supporting Overkill together with label mates Woe of Tyrants and many other great bands.

Abigail Williams' axeman Ian Jekelis will take over touring duties for Susan, with whom we parted ways last January. We will announce the name of our new shredder right before we play our first European festival in May."

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Source:	metalblade.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned

NJ Thrash legends Overkill have announced their signature 25th Anniversary tour entitled Killfest 2010. The tour will span the length of the US, hitting spots in Canada with one final show at New York City's Nokia Theater. Support duties coming from Vader, God Dethroned, Warbringer, Evile and Woe Of Tyrants.

Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth says: "The road never ends, and that's a good thing kids! We've all been tearing this up for over 25 years now and still going strong. April it starts again and this time it's Ironbound, live and in your face, let the games begin!"

The band's new record, Ironbound will be available on CD and vinyl, and is set for release on February 9, 2010. Ironbound celebrates the band's monumental 25-year anniversary.

Killfest 2010 Tour Dates

4/01 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
4/02 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
4/03 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Hall
4/04 - Quebec City, QC @ Imperial de Quebec
4/05 - Montreal, QC @ FouFounes
4/06 - Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater
4/07 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogarts
4/08 - Detroit, MI @ Blondies
4/09 - Chicago, IL @ The Metro
4/10 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
4/11 - Minneapolis, MN @ Station 4
4/13 - Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre
4/15 - Vancouver, BC @ Red Room
4/16 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
4/17 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
4/18 - San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom
4/19 - Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
4/20 - Los Angeles CA @ House of Blues
4/21 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
4/22 - Phoenix, AZ @ O.K.'s
4/23 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
4/24 - Farmington, NM @ Gators
4/25 - Tulsa, OK @ Marquee
4/26 - Austin, TX @ Emu's
4/27 - Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
4/28 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
4/29 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
4/30 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
5/01 - New York City, NY @ Nokia Theater

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Source:	wreckingcrew.com
Band profile:	Overkill
Event:	Killfest Tour 2010

God Dethroned has announced the following upcoming European tour dates alongside Endstille and Hollenthon:

23.10.09 Fri NL Enschede @ Atak
24.10.09 Sat DE Essen @ Turock
25.10.09 Sun NL Breda @ Mezz
27.10.09 Tue CH Pratteln @ Z7
28.10.09 Wed IT Milano @ Club 71 (Special Guest: KULT)
30.10.09 Fri ES Barcelona @ Sala Mephisto
31.10.09 Sat ES Madrid @ Sala Ritmo y Compas
01.11.09 Sun ES Vitoria-Gasteiz @ Jimmy Jazz club
02.11.09 Mon FR Paris @ Glaz'Art
04.11.09 Wed DE Neukirchen @ Sägewerk
05.11.09 Thu DE Braunschweig @ JUZ B58
06.11.09 Fri DK Aalborg @ Aalborg Metal Fest
07.11.09 Sat DE Flensburg @ Roxys
08.11.09 Sun DE Mühltal bei Darmstadt @ Steinbruch Theater
10.11.09 Tue BE Vosselaar @ Biebob
11.11.09 Wed DE Neunkirchen @ Club Cäsar
12.11.09 Thu AT Salzburg @ Rockhouse
13.11.09 Fri AT Klagenfurt @ Kwadrat

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned
Event:	God Dethroned + Hollenthon + Endstille: European Tour

"Passiondale", the new album from the Dutch metallers God Dethroned, is available for streaming in its entirety on the group's MySpace. The album is scheduled for release on April 24 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy and April 27 in the rest of Europe via Metal Blade Records.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned

Dutch metallers God Dethroned have posted online a new song, entitled "Under A Darkening Sky", on their MySpace page.

"Under A Darkening Sky" comes off the band's forthcoming album, entitled "Passiondale", which will be released April 24 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy (April 27 in the rest of Europe) via Metal Blade Records.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned

Metal Blade press release

Dutch Death metal band God Dethroned have announced to release their upcoming new album "Passiondale" as a limited double Digipak edition including a bonus CD. The double digipak will feature a stunning artwork (soon to be revealed) and two discs. First off, the brand new and long anticipated new album "Passiondale" and on disc 2 a live recording from 2005 featuring 9 songs.

Tracklisting "Passiondale":

01. The Cross Of Sacrifice
02. Under A Darkening Sky
03. No Man's Land
04. Poison Fog
05. Drowning In Mud
06. Passiondale
07. No Survivors
08. Behind Enemy Lines
09. Fallen Empires
10. Artifacts Of The Great War

Tracklisting bonus disc "Live In 2005":

01. Nihilism
02. Boiling Blood
03. The Warcult
04. Soul Sweeper
05. The Art Of Immolation
06. Villa Vampiria
07. The Last Zip Of Spit
08. Sigma Enigma
09. The Serpent King

"Passiondale" will also be released on vinyl in a limited amount of 666 copies. More details about the concept of "Passiondale" and the actual artwork will be posted soon.

"Passiondale" is set for release on the 24th of April in D/A/CH/I and on the 27th of April in the rest of Europe.

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Source:	metalblade.co.uk
Band profile:	God Dethroned

Dutch metallers God Dethroned have issued the following update:

"You guys already knew that Roel is back in the band after 8 years of absence. Again we have a new band member in the ranks of God Dethroned. Already somewhere in 2008 it became clear that Isaac and the band would follow their own seperate paths again. Everything for our own private reasons, so we said goodbye as friends. Then we decided to record the new album as a 3 piece and look for a new guitar player later.

A few weeks ago we auditioned Susan Gerl (Murder Syndicate) and she proved to be the right person for the band. Professional attitude and a 100% metalhead, exactly what we were looking for. You can see her live in action at our first show of the year in Den Bosch (Holland) on March 21.

Last but not least, the new album "Passiondale" is finished ! I would describe it as a fast, brutal & epic soundtrack to a war movie. More news soon.

Cheers !
God Dethroned."

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned

Dutch death metal band God Dethroned has issued the following update:

"We're ready! We finished eight songs for our new album "Passiondale". Those of you who are fans of our "Bloody Blasphemy" and "The Lair Of The White Worm" albums can take a deep breath now and wait out the time until the album comes out. 'Cause this motherfucker brings back all the good things you liked so much. Bringing back Roel to the band after all these years was a good idea. His drumming gave us the right vibe to come up with the stuff we needed for so long. We're really happy about the results and we can't wait to start tracking down those songs. We start recording on October 13th in the Soundlodge Studios in Germany.

"Passiondale" will be a concept album about World War I. Songtitles set to appear on the CD are as follows:

01. Under A Darkening Sky
02. Behind Enemy Lines
03. Drowning in Mud
04. No-Man's Land
05. Passiondale
06. Poison Fog
07. Fallen Empires
08. Artifacts of the Great War

"Passiondale" is to be expected for release in April/May 2009 via Metal Blade Records.

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Source:	metalblade.de
Band profile:	God Dethroned

God Dethroned's guitarists Isaac Delahaye has posted the following statement on the band's website:

A little while ago our long time drummer Ariën van Weesenbeek announced he would join the ranks of Dutch gothic metal rockers Epica, leaving us no other choice than to let him go. We do understand his career move and we wish him all the best of luck for the future, and we'd like to thank him for all the years of pure blasphemy.
We will play a farewell show with Ariën on March 28th at the Mezz club in Breda, Holland.

At the same time we are happy to announce the return of Roel Sanders, our drummer on the Grand Grimoire and Bloody Blasphemy albums!
Roel left God Dethroned in the summer of 2000, but this time he's back to stay with us till the end.
Some of you may also know him as the drummer for Inhume (and don't worry, he will continue with that band too).

Soon we will start the writing process of a new album with the working title: Passiondale... an epic tale about World War I.
Musically the new album will be a mix between Bloody Blasphemy and Lair of the White Worm, so better buckle up fellas!

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Source:	goddethroned.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned

God Dethroned guitarist Isaac Delahaye has issued the following statement yesterday (30 Nov.) on the band's website:

"Has been some time since there has been an update on our website, cause we've been doing a lot of "behind the scene" things. So no panic, we're still here and we'll start writing new songs for our upcoming album soon.
Anyway, today we were asked to substitute one of the bands on the Arnhem Metal Meeting bill... which means we're playing TOMORROW already! A very last minute concert, but seen the great organisation and the good response we had on previous editions, we just couldn't refuse this offer. The festival is already sold out, so we hope all our fans in our home country already bought their ticket.
Hope to see all of you crazy fucks in front of the stage! We'll definitely rock out, as it has been some time since we've been playing Holland."

God Dethroned are stepping in at the very last minute as Satyricon were forced to cancell their appearance at the festival. More about that here.

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Source:	goddethroned.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned
Event:	Arnhem Metal Meeting

Guitarist Isaac Delahaye of Dutch Death Metal band God Dethroned, has posted the following message on the band's official website :

"Hiyah,

I just uploaded the song 'Hating Life' from our latest album "The Toxic Touch" on our MySpace page. If you haven't heard it yet, you can listen to it here.

Enjoy!"

"The Toxic Touch" was released on October 20 last year through Metal Blade Records.

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Source:	goddethroned.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned

Dutch death metallers God Dethroned have lined up the following Greek dates in December :

Saturday, December 9th 2006: Athens @ An Club
Sunday, December 10th 2006: Thessaloniki @ Milos Club

The band's comment: 'God Dethroned hasn't played Greece that often in the past, and these shows will be the first we'll play with the new line-up, so we're looking forward to give all of you metalheads overthere an overwhelming performance.'

A full list of God Dethroned tour dates can be found here

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Source:	goddethroned.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned

A brand new God Dethroned song, entiled '2014' has been posted online via God Dethroned official MySpace page. The song comes off the Dutch death metallers' sixth album through Metal Blade Records "The Toxic Touch" due on October 20 in Germany/Austria/Switzerland, and on October 23 in the rest of Europe.
Click here to check it out.

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	God Dethroned