Vehemence Releasing New Album "Forward Without Motion"

Following an entire decade without a new album, the Phoenix-based melodic death metal kingpins from Vehemence return to full-time duty in 2015, having reactivated the band and completed their fourth full-length studio full-length.

New album "Forward Without Motion" is now set for release on October 27th, 2015 via Battleground Records. The label comments:

"Their first new album since 2004's Metal Blade Records-released 'Helping The World To See,' Vehemence returns to the death metal fold with a stunning new album that will surely see the band regaining their traction within the scene after their time off the grid. 'Forward Without Motion' is the culmination of years of hard work and the collective desire to write the best songs and capture the best performances."

Guitarist and founding member Bjorn Dannov perhaps says it most succinctly when describing the record, "I really believe this is our strongest album to date. With our previous albums, we were so inexperienced in the studio so I was never really happy with the final product, production-wise. This album I feel represents the songs well. We wanted to capture a tight performance, but not overly produced and sound replaced like a lot of modern metal albums. We still wanted to maintain an organic element to the sound, which I believe we achieved."

Working on the songs off and on for several years between 2007 and 2011, Vehemence began a methodical, painstaking tracking process for "Forward Without Motion" between 2012 and 2014, the album's guitars, bass, and vocals being recorded at the home studios of Dannov and guitarist Kyle Moeller, with the drums being recorded at Villain Studios in Phoenix.

"Kyle did all the mixing, reamping, and mastering," says Dannov. "It was really great to have those tools at our disposal, without having to worry about a budget or studio expenses."

Vocalist Nathan Gearhart also remarks: "The lyrics of 'Forward Without Motion' each tell a unique story dealing with pain, loss, sadness, and horror. Written over the course of twelve years, each piece stands alone in subject. The consistent theme of the lyrics as a whole denote humanity's dark side, and summarize our lives and impact on our world during our limited time. Nothing changes. Nothing gets better or worse. It's all the same. It's time without a number. We are all going to die leaving this world just as fucked as those before us, and future generations will continue this cycle."