STEMM To Release 'Blood Scent' in November

October 29, 2008

Buffalo, New York-based metal band STEMM will release its new album, "Blood Scent", on November 11 via the group's own Catch 22 Records.

"Blood Scent" track listing:

01. Bloodsoaked
02. House Of Cards
03. One King Down
04. Awake
05. The Devil Walks Among Us
06. Broken Face Masterpiece
07. As Real As It Gets
08. Wish
09. Beneath My Skin
10. Never Will I Break
11. Casualty For Prayer

A video for the song "Awake" can be viewed below.

"This new STEMM CD is our 'Vulgar Display of Power'," states lead vocalist/guitarist Joe Cafarella.

Comparing STEMM's latest CD to the epic release by PANTERA is admittedly a bold move, but Cafarella will not budge in his reasoning. "There is a lot that went into the making of this CD," he says. "We are not saying that we are the next PANTERA — that's not even close to what I am saying. We just wanted to make a CD that would not pigeon hole us into a certain cliché sound. Let's face it, PANTERA made it on their live performances. While MTV was playing 'Walk' and 'This Love', us metalheads were cranking 'Fucking Hostile' and 'Mouth for War'. I am telling you that you will get that same type of feeling on the new STEMM CD as you would listening to 'Vulgar'. And it's just as real."

He continues, "We never followed the rules. Our entire career we have felt like the underdogs. No matter how many hoops we jumped through for the industry people, it just wasnt good enough. But STEMM found an ally in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) who took a liking to the band in the beginning stages of their musical career branding them as 'the soundtrack' to the UFC. We wrote a song called 'Face the Pain', which became the theme song for the UFC. The song honestly doesnt represent what we stand as today musically because we were a young band when we wrote the song. But the UFC still uses the song for all pay-per-view events as well as many other STEMM songs from the bands musical library which is also heard as background music for UFC/Spike TV programs 'Ultimate Fighter' and 'Unleashed'."

STEMM's 2005 indie full-length release "Songs for the Incurable Heart" resulted in a licensing deal with I Scream Records and sales of over 6000 copies, putting STEMM on tour as the support act for CHIMAIRA, MUSHROOMHEAD, TRIVIUM, ARCH ENEMY and BLEED THE SKY.

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