British melodic death metal outfit Bloodshot Dawn announce that they will release a sophomore album, Demons, on the 26th of October in the UK (rest of world TBA). The album was funded by fans in a Kickstarter campaign which was achieved in just 4 days, testament to the band's loyal following. The album was mixed and mastered by Danish sound wizard Jacob Hansen (Aborted, Amaranthe, Volbeat, Destruction, Epica, Pestilence).

Demons is also the first recording with their new drummer Janne Jaloma (also of Gothenburg death metal outfit Deals Death). The album features 8 tracks of melodic extreme metal spanning 43 minutes and includes guest musicians such as Sven De Caluwé (Aborted, System Divide), Per Nilsson (Scar Symmetry), Teemu Mäntysaari (Wintersun), Andy James (ex-Sacred Mother Tongue) and Chris Amott (Armageddon, ex-Arch Enemy).

The cover artwork was done by Swedish artist Par Olofsson who is famed for his work with bands such as Immolation, Onslaught, Exodus, Pathology, The Faceless and more as well as also having also worked on the Bloodshot Dawn self-titled debut album.

Speaking of Demons in relation to their self-titled debut, which was released in 2012, frontman Josh McMorran comments: "From a musical perspective it has been a completely natural progression. We have not become more melodic or more brutal but rather we've enhanced all aspects of the sound we had built up on the first album! This album is a huge step up in technical ability and song writing prowess without changing the music enough to alienate our current fans!

"The title Demons, which is also the name of one of the tracks, perfectly represents the lyrical content within the album. It also ties in with the amazing new artwork. The song's lyrical content is about demons on both a personal and a wider social scale, explaining our views on modern society and the struggles within the mind. The album is all about beating your demons and making something of the time you have on the earth whilst battling the ever lasting struggles and trials that come with being human."




Demons tracklist:

01. Smoke And Mirrors
02. Consequence Complex
03. Unified
04. Inadequacy
05. Black Hole Infinity
06. Human Void
07. The Image Faded
08. Demons

Drums were recorded in Studio Disaster, Sweden by the band themselves; guitars and bass were recorded in Darkside Studio, England by guitarist Benjamin Ellis; vocals were recorded at Envy Studio, England by Richard Worrall and Jack Stephens.

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Band profile:	Bloodshot Dawn