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Hail Of Bullets Sign With Metal Blade Records
12/06/2007
By: Patrick Steven Patterson
Metal Blade Records announced the signing of Dutch Death Metal supergroup Hail Of
Bullets.
Hail Of Bullets was formed in late 2006 by former Pestilence/Asphyx singer Martin van
Drunen, ex-Houwitser bass player Theo van Eekelen, Gorefest drummer Ed Warby and both
Thanatos guitarists Paul Baayens and Stephan Gebedi. A mutual love for old school death
metal bands like Autopsy, Bolt Thrower, Massacre, Celtic Frost and Death resulted in the idea
to form a band together.
In the summer of 2007 the band recorded a four-song promo-CD in Rotterdam, which was
mixed by the infamous Death Metal guru Dan Swano in Sweden. And Swano stated it right: "If
this promo doesn't get you guys a good record deal, I will eat my laptop!"
"When we heard the final Swano mix of the promo, the question for me was not if we got
signed at all, but more to whom. We're all very experienced musicians and we knew that we
created an awful fucken heavy piece of molten metal. A smart and appropriate A & R
man/woman at a high quality label recognizes this immediately. So Metal Blade didn't
hesitate. Important to me was that they let us free in performing in our other bands and they
didn't have a problem with that at all. Of course as a young metalkid I saw this label rising
from a little company 'til the standard that it has now; the name Brian Slagel always
remaining in the back of my head as one of the pioneers. Always delivering quality metal
bands and never a bad word in the press from whatever what signing. The Pact is solid. We'll
deliver our old school death metal supreme, Metal Blade will do the rest. We're one of the
best in what we do and they're in theirs. Blades meet Bullets!" (Martin van Drunen,
vocals)
The band is ready to record their debut album in February 2008. The as-yet-untitled album
is expected to be released by Metal Blade Europe in May of 2008. Hail Of Bullets are looking
forward to play selected summer festivals in 2008.
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