Massachusetts metal merchants UNEARTH today officially welcomes Killswitch Engage drummer Justin Foley to the fold for the band's upcoming slot on this summer's Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Fest and their European headlining tour (dubbed the Hell On Earth Tour) to follow. Foley, who also performed on the band's upcoming Darkness In The Light full-length, takes the place of former drummer Derek Kerswill, who parted ways with the band last year due to creative differences.
Comments vocalist Trevor Phipps: "It's great to have Justin on board for Mayhem and Hell On Earth. We really wanted to start this album cycle with Justin behind the kit since he played on and completely slayed the new album. We've been friends for a long time and we recorded an album together, so this just makes sense and it gives us even more to look forward to this summer."
Adds Foley: "I'm really looking forward to playing with some old friends, and spending a summer full of beers and breakdowns!"
Darkness In The Light, which national horror portal Fangoria.com already commended for its "tight riffing, varying from technical pedal-style patternsto twin-harmony Maiden/At The Gates worship, plus all the brutally chugging breakdowns," is UNEARTH's fifth full-length. Scheduled for release in North America on July 5, 2011 via Metal Blade Records, the 11-track long player was recorded at Zing Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts with producer/Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz and mixed at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida by Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Trivium, et al).
Darkness In The Light will be streaming in its entirety exclusively on Alternative Press Magazine's website beginning Monday, June 20, 2011. Stay tuned for a direct link to hear the record two weeks before it hits streets! And don't miss UNEARTH on tour this summer!
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