Article By: Pat ‘Riot’ Whitaker ‡ Edited By: Leanne Ridgeway
Long-running, no-apology, savage multinational metallers EXUMER announce the nearing arrival of ‘Hostile Defiance’, their fifth full-length, studio album.
Set to arrive April 5th from Metal Blade Records, ‘Hostile Defiance‘ was produced by Dennis Koehne (Sodom, Melechesh) and tracked within studios in Dortmund and Frankfurt in Germany. For a taste of what one might expect with the upcoming album release, the band’s official video for the title track is streaming below.
Vocalist Mem Von Stein had this to say about these recent developments:
“We wanted to sonically progress, incorporating more melodic elements in the music as well as more rhythmic variety. We are a lot braver trying to create an up to date and relevant sound that can easily stand alone in today’s thrash landscape without sounding trite or a throwback, and we’re challenging the listener not to get too comfortable with one specific feel, tempo or pace.
“Our goal is simple: to further establish the band as one of the main German thrash metal acts that began in the 1980’s and are now carrying the torch into the 2020’s.“
Check out the “Hostile Defiance” video below, along with the album details. Pre-order for the album in varying formats can be found HERE.
In EXUMER related news, beginning next month the band will embark upon a live crusade across the Olde Country, you can find the itinerary for the European Hostilities Tour 2019 listed below.
Hostile Defiance tracklist:
01. Hostile Defiance
02. Raptor
03. Carnage Rider
04. Dust Eater
05. King’s End
06. Descent
07. Trapper
08. The Order Of Shadows
09. Vertical Violence
10. Splinter
11. He’s A Woman – She’s A Man [Scorpions cover; CD bonus track]
12. Supposed To Rot [Entombed cover; CD bonus track]
– EXUMER European Hostilities Tour 2019 –
Mar. 29 – NL – Drachten – Iduna
Mar. 30 – DE – Hamburg – Bambi Galore
Mar. 31 – DE – Essen – Turock
Apr. 02 – FR – Montpellier – Secret Place
Apr. 03 – ES – Irun – Sala Tunk
Apr. 04 – ES – Valladolid – Porta Caeli
Apr. 05 – ES – Pamplona – Sala Totem
Apr. 06 – ES – Oviedo – Sir Laurens
Apr. 07 – ES – Madrid – We Rock
Apr. 09 – ES – Granada – Salal Planta Baja
Apr. 10 – ES – Sevilla – Sala Even
Apr. 11 – ES – Malaga – Sala Trinchera
Apr. 12 – ES – Murcia – Sala Gramma
Apr. 13 – ES – Castellon – Burbuja
Apr. 14 – ES – Barcelona – Sala Sidecar
