Album master is done - out on Century Media this fall
All fans, zonaria haters and friends!
The album is done! No more final fixes, editing or re-mixing - it is 100% complete. I'll tell you more once im allowed.
Don't forget to check out the damn studio diary!
ZONARIA - unveil new album details & cover artwork; premiere brand-new track @ re-designed MySp
The new generation of Swedish metal rises! With influences ranging from Hypocrisy over Dimmu Borgir to Arch Enemy, ZONARIA have forged a misanthropic mix of brutal riffs, melodic harmonies, maniacal drumming, and ominous synth lines that is sure to please metal heads worldwide. Their stunning sophomore effort "The Cancer Empire" will be released on the following dates:
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, October 24, 2008.
UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, October 27, 2008.
SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, October 28, 2008.
SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, October 29, 2008.
Simon Berglund (vocals/guitar) explains the meaning of the album title as follows:
"The Cancer Empire refers to a nation that infects the world around it by spreading lies and deceit in order to dominate. For us it has a realistic reflection on the world today."
The cover artwork by Par Olofsson (Winds Of Plague, Deeds Of Flesh, Psycroptic) was also based upon this concept and you can now view it in higher resolution at the following link:
The track-listing of "The Cancer Empire" reads as follows:
1. Slaughter Is Passion (4:13)
2. Praise The Eradication (4:04)
3. Crowning King Cancer (5:44)
4. Contra Mundum (4:35)
5. Termination Process (3:31)
6. At War With The Inferior (3:21)
7. From The Abysmal Womb (5:25)
8. Damnation Dressed In Flesh (3:59)
9. Humanity Vs Sanity (4:14)
10. The Icon And The Faceless (5:54)
Total running time: 45:13
"The Cancer Empire" was produced by Fredrik Nordström (Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, At The Gates) at Studio Fredman and mastered by Peter In De Betou at Tailor Maid, as a first appetizer you can now listen to the track "Praise The Eradication" at the band's newly re-designed MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/zonaria
Guitarist Emil Nyström is confident, that the band will gather new hordes of fans with "The Cancer Empire", he states:
"There is no one that can take the feeling away from us that we've done another great album. More dynamics and more varied than ever - we can't wait to play the new songs on the road really soon!"
To do exactly this, ZONARIA join Polish death metal masters Vader on the North European leg of their 25th anniversary tour in October / November 2008, here are the exact dates:
VADER + GRAVE + ZONARIA + GILLA BRUJA
17.10.2008 LIT Vilnius @ Mulen Ruzas
18.10.2008 LAT Riga @ Melna Piektdiena
19.10.2008 EST Tallin @ tba
20.10.2008 FIN Helsinki @ Virgin Oil
21.10.2008 FIN Turku @ Klubi
22.10.2008 FIN Tampere @ Hella
23.10.2008 FIN Oulu @ Kuusisaari
24.10.2008 SWE Umea @ Midnight
25.10.2008 SWE Vasteras @ Sigurdsgatan 25
26.10.2008 NOR Oslo @ John Dee
27.10.2008 SWE Gothenburg @ Musikens Hus
28.10.2008 SWE Stockholm @ Klubben
29.10.2008 SWE Malmoe @ KB
30.10.2008 DEN Copenhagen @ The Rock
31.10.2008 DEN Odense @ Kansas City
01.11.2008 DEN Aarhus @ Train
Read a detailed studio diary by ZONARIA's Emil Nyström at http://www.metal.de/stories.php4?was=story&id=1296
「The Cancer Empire(ガン帝国??)は、支配の為に近隣の国々にウソや騙しで影響を及ぼす国家のことを意味している。俺たちにとっては、今の世界への鏡像でもあるんだ。」
カヴァーのアートワークはPar Olofsson(Winds of Plague, Deeds of Flesh, Psycropticを手がけた人物)によるもので、アルバムのコンセプトに基づいて制作された。
The Cancer Empireのトラックリストは以下の通り。
1. Slaughter Is Passion (4:13)
2. Praise The Eradication (4:04)
3. Crowning King Cancer (5:44)
4. Contra Mundum (4:35)
5. Termination Process (3:31)
6. At War With The Inferior (3:21)
7. From The Abysmal Womb (5:25)
8. Damnation Dressed In Flesh (3:59)
9. Humanity Vs Sanity (4:14)
10. The Icon And The Faceless (5:54)
The Cancer EmpireはStudio Fredmanでフレデリック・ノルドストレム(Dimmu Borgir, At the Gates, In Flames/Dream Evilのメンバーですね。)にプロデュースされ、Tailor MaidでPeter In De Betouにマスターされた。新しくデザインされたhttp://www.myspace.com/zonaria で”Praise the Eradication”が視聴できる。
ギタリストのEmil NyströmはThe Cancer Empireで新しいファンが獲得できると自信を持っている。いわく「誰一人として、俺たちからこんなすごいアルバムを完成させたという気持ちを取り除くことなんてできないよ。さらにダイナミックで、多様性を増したんだ。はやくツアーで新曲をプレイしたくてたまらないよ!」
Zonariaは今年の10月と11月でポーランドデスの雄・Vaderの北欧ツアーに参加する。
(日程略)
Emil Nyströmによる詳しいスタジオダイアリーはこちら http://www.metal.de/stories.php4?was=story&id=1296
Promising purveyors of a new generation of Swedish extreme metal, ZONARIA, havelaunched another track from their upcoming second full-length "The Cancer Empire" atMySpace, check out "Contra Mundum" @ http://www.myspace.com/zonaria!
"The Cancer Empire" was produced by Fredrik Nordström (Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, AtThe Gates) at Studio Fredman and mastered by Peter In De Betou at Tailor Maid, thefirst part of a detailed and entertaining studio report can now be watched at:
With influences ranging from Hypocrisy over Dimmu Borgir to Arch Enemy, ZONARIA haveforged a misanthropic mix of brutal riffs, melodic harmonies, maniacal drumming, andominous synth lines that is sure to please metal heads worldwide. "The CancerEmpire" will be released on the following dates:
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / BENELUX / ITALY: Friday, October 24, 2008.
UK / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / NORWAY / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, October 27, 2008.
SPAIN / PORTUGAL: Tuesday, October 28, 2008.SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, October 29, 2008.
German magazine Legacy already hails the new album as "a slab of modern death metalat its best!" (13/15 points)!
To present their new effort live, ZONARIA will join Polish death metal masters Vaderon the North European leg of their 25th anniversary tour in October / November 2008,here are the exact dates:
VADER + GRAVE + ZONARIA + GILLA BRUJA
17.10.2008 LIT Vilnius @ Mulen Ruzas
18.10.2008 LAT Riga @ Melna Piektdiena
19.10.2008 EST Tallin @ tba
20.10.2008 FIN Helsinki @ Virgin Oil
21.10.2008 FIN Turku @ Klubi
22.10.2008 FIN Tampere @ Hella
23.10.2008 FIN Oulu @ Kuusisaari
24.10.2008 SWE Umea @ Midnight
25.10.2008 SWE Vasteras @ Sigurdsgatan 25
26.10.2008 NOR Oslo @ John Dee
27.10.2008 SWE Gothenburg @ Musikens Hus
28.10.2008 SWE Stockholm @ Klubben
29.10.2008 SWE Malmoe @ KB
30.10.2008 DEN Copenhagen @ The Rock
31.10.2008 DEN Odense @ Kansas City
01.11.2008 DEN Aarhus @ Train
Read a detailed studio diary by ZONARIA's Emil Nyström athttp://www.metal.de/stories.php4?was=story&id=1296
Hey everyone! This is the second part of the studio diary video! Check it out and leave us a comment! Dont forget to check all of our new tourdates on our profile!