AMEBIX: Video Update From The Studio

March 16, 2011

AMEBIX, one of the best-loved and most influential bands in heavy music, has spent the last two years working towards this defining moment in its storied career — the release of its first collection of all-new material since 1987. They have paired up with Decibel magazine's Deciblog to give the world a taste of what they're been working on and explain some of the ideas behind the new album, "Sonic Mass", with a video update from The Lodge recording studio in Northampton, England.

On September 20, 2011, upon the cusp of the autumnal Equinox, the new AMEBIX album will be released. Entitled "Sonic Mass", these nine songs represent the past, present, and future of the band, and will enthrall and inspire longtime fans and new converts alike. As dark, crushing, and honest as anything on their classics "Arise!" and "Monolith", but imbued with a lifetime of hardship, raw emotion, and eternal hope, "Sonic Mass" is the album AMEBIX have always wanted to create.

The album was recorded at Rock Cottage in Derbyshire and The Lodge Studios in Northampton, England, and engineered, mixed and produced by AMEBIX drummer Roy Mayorga. "Sonic Mass" will be released digitally and on CD by Alternative Tentacles, with a deluxe 12-inch vinyl edition from Profane Existence.

Formed in the late Seventies and hailed as the godfathers of crust punk and extreme metal, AMEBIX had long lain dormant until the addition of drummer Roy Mayorga (NAUSEA, CRISIS, SOULFLY, STONE SOUR),a DVD release, and a string of 2009 reunion shows reignited the flame. The band's resurrection first resulted in the release of 2010's "Redux" EP, which features live and re-recorded versions of several of the band's best-loved classics, including "Winter", "Chain Reaction", and the immortal battle cry, "Arise!". The songs were remixed by Mayorga and "Redux" is available from Profane Existence on CD, 12-inch LP and digitally.

AMEBIX is:

Rob Miller: Vocals/Bass
Stig C. Miller: Guitars
Roy Mayorga: Drums/Keyboards/Mandolin

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