Gama Bomb Comments On Upcoming Album "Tales From The Grave In Space"

Irish metallers Gama Bomb will be offering their new album "Tales From The Grave In Space" as a free download through Earache Records starting on November 5th. The band put together the following Q & A about the album to answer fan questions:

"Do you have questions? Frequently? About our new album? Well, here are the answers you never asked for, and we never wanted to give. We hope you're happy now.

"Q. In giving us your new album for free you are really spoiling us, but will there be a physical release of Tales from the Grave in Space? I like CDs and records and stuff. A. Yes, there will be! The plan is to release Tales... as a deluxe CD and vinyl in January 2010. The extra treat is that the album's physical release will include an EP, titled Half Cut, which will not be available for GB-approved download. Half Cut consists of five new, never-before-recorded tracks laid down especially for the EP. There'll also be an extra-special boxed set at some point with CDs, vinyl, a t-shirt and art and all that stuff.

"Q. How come your record label are up for giving your album, which cost money to record, away for free? A. Well, it's because they're undertaking an experiment. Our label, Earache Records, are known for trying out different things, and this to them is a new way of releasing that will hopefully boost interest in the band and lead to more profit for them when they wheel out our physical release and all that jazz. To us, it's about the music reaching more potential fans and raising our profile, so we've got twin goals that don't conflict too much. Get it?

"Q. What is the fastest land mammal? A. The Cheetah.

"Q. What's the dealio with the art? Who did it? A. The AMAZING album art is by painter Jeff Jordan, who's best known for painting the covers of The Mars Volta's albums. He spent a lot of time and effort on it, and was inspired by the likes of Virgil Finlay and E.C Comics artists. The cover was then given a design makeover by the very sexy Rory McGuigan, who designs most of our graphics, sleeves, art and promotional material. They're both top men, and thorough.

"Q. You're touring Europe, but you're not coming to my town / country any time soon. How do I remedy that, already? A. The best way to get us to come to your town is to simply email us and your local promoter, so we can get hooked up with a show in your area. In 2010 we're planning on visiting the U.S and South America, so mail us at askgamabomb@gmail.com and we'll see what we can do.

"Q. How can I keep up to date with the nonsensical ramblings of Gama Bomb? A. Well, there are a few ways to do this: there's our Twitter page, where we talk rubbish and there's also a Tumblr account where we place photos and images when we can be bothered. Apart from that, send us an email asking what's up and we'll reply if we're not too busy, or visit our frankly terrible blog if you fancy having a bad time.

"Q. What is a prime number? A. We don't know. Stop asking that sort of thing."