West Virginia's forward thinking thrash band BYZANTINE has set 'Oblivion Beckons' as the title of their third full-length, tentatively due out in July through Prosthetic Records. The follow-up to 2005's enigmatic '...And They Shall Take Up Serpents' will contain 12 brand new tracks and will also contain complete note-for-note guitar transcriptions, in both standard musical notation and guitar tablature notation. "We had such a great response from the tablature on the last album, we decided to keep that level of expectation high upon us and tab this album out as well," explains vocalist/guitarist Chris "OJ" Ojeda. "Nothing less for our true fans and friends."
Handling the recording and production duties on 'Oblivion Beckons' will once again be BYZANTINE's long-time friend and producer, Charles A. Fisher, owner of 101 Productions in Sissonville, WV. Mixing will take place at Highview Studios by Drew Mazurek and the album will be mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music.
BYZANTINE will take a month off of recording to join the Chains of Humanity tour with God Forbid, Goatwhore, Mnemic and Arsis. Tour dates are as follows:
BYZANTINE on tour
Jan. 30 - Memphis, TN @ Murphy's
Chains of Humanity (with God Forbid, Goatwhore, Mnemic and Arsis)
Jan. 31 - Houston, TX @ Walters on Washington
Feb. 2 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Feb. 3 - Greenville, SC @ Handlebar
Feb. 4 - Jacksonville, FL @ Thee Imperial
Feb. 5 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ The Culture Room
Feb. 6 - Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth
Feb. 7 - St. Petersburg, FL @ The Garage
Feb. 8 - Fayetteville, NC @ Jesters Pub
Feb. 9 - Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter
Feb. 10 - Nashville, TN @ The Muse
Feb. 11 - Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Feb. 12 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
Feb. 13 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Peppermint Beach Club
Feb. 14 - Huntington, WV @ Huntington Music Hall
Feb. 15 - Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
Feb. 16 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Feb. 17 - Rochester, NY @ Penny Arcade
Feb. 18 - Sayerville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Feb. 19 - Milford, CT @ Daniel Street Bar (BYZANTINE ONLY)
Feb. 20 - Boston, MA @ Middle East
Feb. 21 - Montreal, QUE @ Foe Founes Eletriques
Feb. 22 - Quebec City, QUE @ L'Anti
Feb. 23 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe |
