Next week. European metalheads will be able to get their hands on the latest offering from British melodic death metallers THE SOULLESS. "Isolated" comes out May 16th via Earache Records and June 7th in the U.S. (Read our early review here).
The band posted a new track titled "Clones" on their official website, which you can stream by clicking here!
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British melodic death metallers THE SOULLESS, who are due to release their new album, ISOLATED, on May 16th, [Ed note: click here to read our review for "Isolated"] have added two new members to the group's line-up.
Formerly known as IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION, vocalist ANDY WARDLE, guitarist STEVE BROWN and bassist CHRIS BALL have added KRISTEN DAWSON as the group's second guitarist and DAN WILDING (ABORTED, TRIGGER THE BLOODSHED) as the band's new drummer.
THE SOULLESS comment on new guitarist KRISTEN DAWSON:
"We auditioned guitarists for months, with not much luck for the perfect shredder. The band While She Sleeps are great friends of ours and recommended a guy from their area. They said he was perfect for the band and we trust their opinion so we gave him a shot.
"He sent us an audition video for the song 'Earthbound'. His was by far the best audition video so we invited him down to the studio while we were recording 'Isolated', the debut Soulless album. We wanted Kristen to hear the album to ensure it was the music he was interested in. He loved what we were doing and really wanted to be involved. He stayed with us over the duration of the studio time. This allowed us to test him out as we could get him to play along to the studio tracks as if recording, so we could hear every mistake. He nailed what we gave him, especially considering the short time he had to learn the songs. We spent two weeks with him and got on well so the decision was easy.
On new drummer DAN WILDING:
"Sam Bailey, who played drums for II, helped us out by recording the drums for the album, but was leaving the band to pursue other projects. So we needed a drummer. We asked a few friends to see if they could fill in whilst we searched for a permanent member. We knew Dan Wilding from friends Trigger The Bloodshed, and asked if he could fill in while not busy with other projects. He came to check the album out during the mixing process and liked the material so much that he asked to be a permanent member. The band was really happy with this as we knew Dan to be an amazing, really professional drummer who happened to be a super nice guy too. So, of course we said yes and The Soulless line up was complete and ready to shred!"
Watch a studio video of THE SOULLESS recording their new album, ISOLATED, below ( after the jump!).
Listen to a pre-production track from ISOLATED, titled "Earthbound", on the band's MySpace page.
The final version of "Earthbound" is set to appear on the upcoming low-price compilation album, NEW NOISE ATTACK, which is due to be released on April 25th.
Pre-order NEW NOISE ATTACK and get the debut album from IGNOMINIOUS INCARCERATION in Europe or in North America.
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Genre: Metalcore/Melodic Death Metal
Label: Earache Records
Release date: April, 2011
Reviewer: Mark McGuire
UK melodic death metal outfit “The Soulless” are one of those bands that have stumbled upon one of those once in a lifetime lucky situations that very rarely present themselves to bands in a niche genre of music.
Their first live gig they played to 20 people, and by their third they had replaced Abigail Williams as main support act for Bring Me The Horizon as the Ollie Sykes fronted group made their way quickly up the ladder as the prominent British death core act of 2007 to 2009. I was on tour with now hardcore giants Asking Alexandria in the UK at this time and know first hand what a break The Soulless caught in being given this chance.
This kind of thing does not happen often and more often than not the band on the receiving end can appear fairly undeserving, unexceptional and more or less provide more deserving bands with a feeling of the peripheral knife being twisted. Music doesn’t work in the way most people seem to think it does. Most bands pay out the arse to get the media attention they need to make any headway in the music business and The Soulless were simply in the right place at the right time, the difference being, they are not unexceptional… quite the opposite…
Having ditched the, some may say career hindering, band name “Ignominious Incarceration”, “The Soulless” were quickly picked up by Earache Records and set to work on their debut release for the label, “Of Winter Born” and subsequently are about to release the blistering new album “Isolated”.
Isolated is an 11 track declaration of independence in some ways, from the initial requirement of bigger bands in the scene to help them make their mark. Although this is not to say that said bands have not influenced The Soulless. Isolated offers many of the expected qualities of a mainstream deathcore band and is a fluent and seemingly effortless venture into the genre. Guitarists Steve Brown and Kristan Dawson have a seemingly endless arsenal of riffs at their disposal, while vocalist Andie Wardles' performance, while occasionally lacking in variety, never lacks in substance or quality. The Soulless accentuate their influence from bands like Killswitch Engage as well as BMTH and even Cryptopsy, whom they have also toured alongside.
For me personally the most interesting thing about this group is the sheer volume of rhythm and melody they offer while still maintaining their ferocity. For only their second release this album is an impressive and diverse approach at blending genres and a sound assurance that more is yet to come.
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ISOLATED, the brand new album from modern UK metallers THE SOULLESS, is out now in Europe.
