Akercocke Sign with Earache

British satanic metallers Akercocke have officially signed to Earache Records, after a one-album stint (Goat of Mendes) with Peaceville Records, for the release of their third full-length Choronzon.

"Akercocke fit perfectly the Earache criteria of extremity in all areas," explains label manager Dan Tobin. "The band's music is without question among the most challenging and innovative in the extreme Metal scene right now. Their insistence on high quality and their refusal to deviate from their chosen path is what makes the band so intriguing and so individual. We look forward to aiding Akercocke in spreading their Satanic majesty via the awesome new Choronzon album later this year."

Meanwhile, guitarist Jason Mendonca had this to say regarding their new label deal: "We are proud to follow in the footsteps of such luminaries as Terrorizer, Morbid Angel and more recently Deicide by joining forces with Earache. It is fitting that our band should work with a label that has lead the way in promoting extreme music and we look forward to a productive partnership. We are also very pleased to be conspiring with Neil Kernon to make Choronzon as punishing and massive sounding as possible. Beware! Choronzon is coming."

Explains Mendonca on the title concept and overall sound: “Choronzon is the guardian of the abyss. With the tirade of pure sonic evil that we have recorded, we shall perhaps summon him and unleash hell. The new songs feature all the classic Akercocke hallmarks - crushing holocaust blastbeats, cacodaemonic vocals, apocalyptic guitar traumas and hideous bass and electronic rancour, but the band have developed the backbone of the sound by including new textures and elements to create new shades of darkness within a vortex of Satanic dissonance."

The track listing for Choronzon is:
"Scapegoat," "Praise the name of Satan," "Bathykolpian Avatar," "Becoming the Adversary," "Leviathan," "Entering the valley of the Crucified," "Enraptured by Evil," "Prince of the East" and "Son of the Morning." Choronzon is expected to hit store shelves sometime this fall. We'll have more on Akercocke as it becomes available. Stay tuned.

Source: Digitalmetal