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• Kurt Bachman:
Guitar, Bass, Vocals
• Jeff King – Keyboards,
Guitar
• Kevin Leaman – Guitar
• Joey Daub – Drums
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BELIEVER release new single 'Ego Machine' off new album 'Transhuman'!
BELIEVER have just released the final single, Ego Machine, off their upcoming concept album Transhuman (out now!).
Check out Ego Machine, the track that is inspired by the work of Dr. Thomas Metzinger and his book "The Ego Tunnel," HERE. Fans can pre-order their copy of Transhuman at the same location. Also available on the band’s pre-order page is a video that shows how the cover art came to be.
Transhuman track listing:
1 Lie Awake
2 G.U.T
3 Multiverse
4 End of Infinity
5 Transfection
6 Clean Room
7 Currents
8 Traveler
9 Ego Machine
10 Being No One
11 Entanglement
12 Mindsteps
Once again, BELIEVER tapped into the artistic genius of Michael Rosner and Eye Level Studio to produce the Transhuman artwork and layout. "We wanted to work with Roz again on Transhuman as our visions of combining art and music truly parallel. He just gets it and his artwork is outside the typical box in a way that we strive for musically. It is an amazing collaboration that we have with Roz that continues to evolve. We are excited for everyone to see the final layout!"
The band continues; "Sonically we're extremely happy with this album and can't wait for other people to hear it. We feel like this is a really strong and unique album in the BELIEVER catalogue and it's something we're definitely proud of.
So what will you hear? We focused more on the overall musicality which included more instrumental layers than we used before. The vocals were also more of a focus as we have had much feedback throughout the years, specifically to get out of the one dimensional realm. Kurt wanted the vocals to be more complimentary to the overall tune feel, so he used many facets of his vocal abilities. As with all Believer albums, this one is definitely unique."
Transhumanism: The study of the ramifications, promises, and potential dangers of technologies that will enable us to overcome fundamental human limitations, and the related study of the ethical matters involved in developing and using such technologies.
Immensely heavy, deceptively melodic, ambitiously daring, and brilliantly played. BELIEVER’s brand new concept album TRANSHUMAN available everywhere now!
BELIEVER is:
Kurt Bachman - guitars/vocals
Joey Daub - drums
Jeff King - keyboards/guitars
Kevin Leaman - guitars
http://www.believerband.com
http://www.facebook.com/believerband
http://www.youtube.com/believerband
http://twitter.com/blvrbnd
http://www.myspace.com/believerband
http://www.metalblade.com/english/artists/believer/news.php
BELIEVER premieres new track 'Mindsteps' on MetalBlade.com!
The final and one of the most dynamic tracks on Transhuman, entitled Mindsteps, is now up on metalblade.com/believer. Fans can pre-order their copy of Transhuman HERE. Also available on the band's pre-order page is a video that shows how the cover art came to be.
Transhuman track listing:
1. Lie Awake
2. G.U.T
3. Multiverse
4. End of Infinity
5. Transfection
6. Clean Room
7. Currents
8. Traveler
9. Ego Machine
10. Being No One
11. Entanglement
12. Mindsteps
Once again, BELIEVER tapped into the artistic genius of Michael Rosner and Eye Level Studio to produce the Transhuman artwork and layout. "We wanted to work with Roz again on Transhuman as our visions of combining art and music truly parallel. He just gets it and his artwork is outside the typical box in a way that we strive for musically. It is an amazing collaboration that we have with Roz that continues to evolve. We are excited for everyone to see the final layout!"
The band continues; "Sonically we're extremely happy with this album and can't wait for other people to hear it. We feel like this is a really strong and unique album in the BELIEVER catalogue and it's something we're definitely proud of.
So what will you hear? We focused more on the overall musicality which included more instrumental layers than we used before. The vocals were also more of a focus as we have had much feedback throughout the years, specifically to get out of the one dimensional realm. Kurt wanted the vocals to be more complimentary to the overall tune feel, so he used many facets of his vocal abilities. As with all Believer albums, this one is definitely unique."
Transhumanism: The study of the ramifications, promises, and potential dangers of technologies that will enable us to overcome fundamental human limitations, and the related study of the ethical matters involved in developing and using such technologies.
Immensely heavy, deceptively melodic, ambitiously daring, and brilliantly played. BELIEVER'S brand new concept album TRANSHUMAN available everywhere in Europe April 8/11!
BELIEVER is:
Kurt Bachman - guitars/vocals
Joey Daub - drums
Jeff King - keyboards/guitars
Kevin Leaman - guitars
http://www.believerband.com
http://www.facebook.com/believerband
http://www.youtube.com/believerband
http://twitter.com/blvrbnd
http://www.myspace.com/believerband
BELIEVER releases first single from new album 'Transhuman'!
Legendary Heavy Metal outfit BELIEVER has released their first single for their brand new concept album Transhuman due April 8th/11th via Metal Blade Records in Europe!
Fans can listen and pre-order their copy of Transhuman HERE where the album is available. Also available on the band's pre-order page is a video that shows how the cover art came to be.
Transhuman track listing:
1 Lie Awake
2 G.U.T
3 Multiverse
4 End of Infinity
5 Transfection
6 Clean Room
7 Currents
8 Traveler
9 Ego Machine
10 Being No One
11 Entanglement
12 Mindsteps
Once again, BELIEVER tapped into the artistic genius of Michael Rosner and Eye Level Studio to produce the Transhuman artwork and layout. "We wanted to work with Roz again on Transhuman as our visions of combining art and music truly parallel. He just gets it and his artwork is outside the typical box in a way that we strive for musically. It is an amazing collaboration that we have with Roz that continues to evolve. We are excited for everyone to see the final layout!"
The band continues; "Sonically we're extremely happy with this album and can't wait for other people to hear it. We feel like this is a really strong and unique album in the BELIEVER catalogue and it's something we're definitely proud of.
So what will you hear? We focused more on the overall musicality which included more instrumental layers than we used before. The vocals were also more of a focus as we have had much feedback throughout the years, specifically to get out of the one dimensional realm. Kurt wanted the vocals to be more complimentary to the overall tune feel, so he used many facets of his vocal abilities. As with all Believer albums, this one is definitely unique."
Transhumanism: The study of the ramifications, promises, and potential dangers of technologies that will enable us to overcome fundamental human limitations, and the related study of the ethical matters involved in developing and using such technologies. Immensely heavy, deceptively melodic, ambitiously daring, and brilliantly played.
BELIEVER'S brand new concept album TRANSHUMAN available everywhere in Europe April 8/11!
BELIEVER is:
Kurt Bachman - guitars/vocals
Joey Daub - drums
Jeff King - keyboards/guitars
Kevin Leaman - guitars
http://www.believerband.com
http://www.facebook.com/believerband
http://www.youtube.com/believerband
http://twitter.com/blvrbnd
http://www.myspace.com/believerband
BELIEVER reveals album art and track listing for 'Transhuman'! Pre-orders now available!
Legendary Heavy Metal outfit BELIEVER have revealed the cover artwork and tracklisting for their upcoming, brand new concept album Transhuman due April 8/11! Fans can pre-order their copy of Transhuman HERE. Also available on the band’s pre-order page is a video that shows how the cover art came to be. Below are some images taken from the extraordinary artwork within the CD's packaging.
Transhuman track listing:
1. Lie Awake
2. G.U.T
3. Multiverse
4. End of Infinity
5. Transfection
6. Clean Room
7. Currents
8. Traveler
9. Ego Machine
10. Being No One
11. Entanglement
12. Mindsteps
Once again, BELIEVER tapped into the artistic genius of Michael Rosner and Eye Level Studio to produce the Transhuman artwork and layout. "We wanted to work with Roz again on Transhuman as our visions of combining art and music truly parallel. He just gets it and his artwork is outside the typical box in a way that we strive for musically. It is an amazing collaboration that we have with Roz that continues to evolve. We are excited for everyone to see the final layout!"
The band continues: "Sonically we're extremely happy with this album and can't wait for other people to hear it. We feel like this is a really strong and unique album in the BELIEVER catalogue and it's something we're definitely proud of.
So what will you hear? We focused more on the overall musicality which included more instrumental layers than we used before. The vocals were also more of a focus as we have had much feedback throughout the years, specifically to get out of the one dimensional realm. Kurt wanted the vocals to be more complimentary to the overall tune feel, so he used many facets of his vocal abilities. As with all Believer albums, this one is definitely unique."
Transhumanism: The study of the ramifications, promises, and potential dangers of technologies that will enable us to overcome fundamental human limitations, and the related study of the ethical matters involved in developing and using such technologies.
Immensely heavy, deceptively melodic, ambitiously daring, and brilliantly played. BELIEVER'S brand new concept album TRANSHUMAN available in Europe April 8/11!
BELIEVER is:
Kurt Bachman - guitars/vocals
Joey Daub - drums
Jeff King - keyboards/guitars
Kevin Leaman - guitars
http://www.believerband.com
http://www.facebook.com/believerband
http://www.youtube.com/believerband
http://twitter.com/blvrbnd
http://www.myspace.com/believerband
http://www.metalblade.com/english/artists/believer/news.php
BELIEVER completes mixing and mastering for upcoming album!
Legendary Heavy Metal outfit BELIEVER have finished the recordings on their upcoming new album! Check their latest update below.
"We're pleased to announce that mixing and mastering for the upcoming album is complete. We decided early on in project that we wanted an outside person to mix the record so we could spend more time writing and recording. Kevin Leaman (BELIEVER guitarist) recommended Kevin Gutierrez from Assembly Line Studios for mixing this record. Leaman had worked with Gutierrez previously and said that he was really easy to work with. From the first telephone conversation it was clear that Gutierrez understood exactly what we were looking for sonically and he seemed really interested in helping us achieve that.
We let Kevin know we wanted this album to sound very musical; not just be heavy. We wanted to use the whole frequency range and not have all the mids scooped out so that everything going on in the tunes was audible. Most importantly, we wanted to keep the dynamics. We were a little nervous about not being there physically for the mix, but we spent so much time tweaking in the sounds for tracking that we were confident he had good stuff to work with. The rough mixes we made for ourselves already sounded pretty decent.
Kevin was fast and efficient. He'd send us reference mixes as he completed each song and we'd be emailing/texting comments back and forth at all hours of the day and night. He was very responsive to our change requests and was really helpful in setting up the mastering session and communicating what we wanted to Maor Appelbaum of Maor Appelbaum Mastering.
Maor also understood what we were trying to achieve with the dynamics and the overall listening experience we wanted to create on this album.
Sonically we're extremely happy with this album and can't wait for other people to hear it. We feel like this is a really strong and unique album in the BELIEVER catalog and it's something we're definitely proud of.
So what will you hear? As we mentioned, we focused more on the overall musicality which included more instrumental layers than we used before. The vocals were also more of a focus as we have had much feedback throughout the years, specifically to get out of the one dimensional realm. Kurt wanted the vocals to be more complimentary to the overall tune feel, so he used many facets of his vocal abilities. As with all Believer albums, this one is definitely unique."
Stay tuned to MetalBlade.de for more information on BELIEVER's upcoming album including album title and artwork, tracklisting, pre-orders, music, and videos. The yet untitled album will be released the 8th/11th of April 2011 via Metal Blade Records in Europe!
BELIEVER is:
Kurt Bachman - guitars/vocals
Joey Daub - drums
Jeff King - keyboards/guitars
Kevin Leaman - guitars
http://www.believerband.com
http://www.facebook.com/believerband
http://www.youtube.com/believerband
http://twitter.com/blvrbnd
http://www.myspace.com/believerband
http://www.metalblade.com/english/artists/believer/news.php
BELIEVER finishes tracking for new album!
BELIEVER has just finished tracking their second release for Metal Blade Records. The recording will be mixed by Kevin Gutierrez at Assembly Line Studios and produced by Trauma Team Productions. The band is once again pursuing new musical territory.
"We decided to bring back some of the orchestral feel of Dimensions by utilizing more layered guitars, keys and melody with different vocal arrangements. There is still the 'Believer' sound, but the musical progression continues for us." - Kurt Bachman
"We revamped our writing and recording process so that everyone could work at their peak times. We also spent a lot of time finding the right combinations of gear to achieve the sounds we wanted. Each Believer album has had its own sound that distinguishes it from the preceding album, and this project is no different in that respect. You still have the core elements that make it recognizable as Believer, but the guitar tone is heavier, the songs are tighter and musically it seems more refined." - Jeff King
BELIEVER's Metal Blade debut, Gabriel, was released to rave reviews in 2009.
"Believer's adventurous breaks with past doctrine still make this comeback soar." Revolver Magazine
"it's almost as if they picked up right where they left off with their 1993 opus complexus, Dimensions - equal amounts sonic combustion and intellectual exploration for all and sundry." Decibel Magazine
"Gabriel is immensely heavy, deceptively melodic, ambitiously daring, and brilliantly played" Terrorizer Magazine
"Thinking man's thrash - far more welcomed than virtually any bunch of new-school wankers." Outburn Magazine
http://www.myspace.com/believerband
http://www.youtube.com/believerband
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Believer/53907345235
BELIEVER enter studio to record new album!
Reactivated late '80s/early '90s technical-thrash metallers BELIEVER recently entered the studio to begin recording their new album for a tentative early 2011 release.
Guitarist/vocalist Kurt Bachman comments, "The recording is going well for and the guitars, bass, drums are complete. We're working on vocals, keys and leads to finish this up over the next several weeks. Must say that we're excited about this one and hope you are also."
"Once we get a definitive release date we will let you know, but it will most likely be in the spring of 2011. We're hoping that this one is less pirated also so we can continue to do this for years to come."
The band's fourth album, "Gabriel", was released in March 2009 through KILLSWITCH ENGAGE frontman Howard Jones's new imprint label Cesspool Records via Metal Blade.
The CD featured guest appearances by Jones, Joe Rico (SACRIFICE), CKY/WORLD UNDER BLOOD guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller and Rocky Gray (EVANESCENCE, SOUL EMBRACED, LIVING SACRIFICE).
http://www.believerband.net/
http://www.myspace.com/believerband
BELIEVER upload another new song off 'Gabriel' on MySpace!
[19/03/09] Reactivated late 80s/early 90s technical thrash metallers BELIEVER have posted another new song, 'Stoned', on their MySpace page. Click here to check it out: http://www.myspace.com
Commented drummer Joey Daub: "As we were mixing 'Stoned', the ripping old-school death metal riff and locking into a groove felt great until we added the weird piano section. After repeated listens to this part during the mix, both Jeff [King; keyboardist/programmer] and Kevin [Leaman; guitarist] developed throbbing headaches and severe nausea. It must have been the odd, conflicting timing between the keys, guitars and drums totally screwing with their inner ears or something. Obviously Kurt [Bachman; vocalist/gitarist] and I felt great (not sure what that says about us), but I guess that's what one might call 'feeling the song'. Warning: Listening to this section over and over again may induce physical illness."
'Stoned' comes off the band's highly anticipated fourth album, 'Gabriel', which will be released in Europe on April 9 / 14.
Killswitch Engage frontman Howard Jones laying down vocals on new BELIEVER album! Video available!
[03/03/09] Video footage of Killswitch Engage frontman Howard Jones laying down guest vocals on the new BELIEVER track 'The Brave' can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com
'The Brave' comes off the reactivated technical thrash metallers' highly anticipated fourth album, 'Gabriel'!
'Gabriel' will be issued through Howard Jones' new imprint label Cesspool Records via Metal Blade. The CD will feature additional guest appearances by Joe Rico (Sacrifice), CKY/World Under Blood guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller and Rocky Gray (Evanescence, Soul Embraced, Living Sacrifice).
'Gabriel' track listing:
01. Medwton
02. A Moment In Prime
03. Stoned
04. Redshift
05. History Of Decline
06. The Need For Conflict
07. Focused Lethality
08. Shut Out The Sun
09. The Brave
10. Nonsense Mediated Decay
BELIEVER is:
Kurt Bachman – guitar/vocals
Joey Daub – drums
Jeff King – keyboard/programming
Kevin Leaman – guitar
Elton Nestler – bass/programming
'Gabriel' is set for release on April 9th/12th in Europe!
Metal Blade to release new BELIEVER album 'Gabriel'!
[19/02/09] Metal Blade Records is proud to announce that the upcoming new album of BELIEVER will be released through the company. The brand new album 'Gabriel' will get a European release on April 9th through Killswitch Engage frontman Howard Jones' new imprint label Cesspool Records via Metal Blade. The CD will feature guest appearances by Howard Jones himself, Joe Rico (Sacrifice), CKY/World Under Blood guitarist/vocalist Deron Miller and Rocky Gray (Evanescence, Soul Embrace, Living Sacrifice).
Formed in the mid eighties, BELIEVER gained worldwide recognition for their boundary-breaking, artistic form of extreme metal as a part of Roadrunner Records prog-metal/thrash campaign "The Breed Beyond" alongside Cynic and Pestilence. After a long hiatus, BELIEVER is back with an intense fury and the band's new record, 'Gabriel', once again sees BELIEVER conquering new musical and artistic territory. With an upgraded sound and songwriting that has been alluded to as a "sick, insane cross between Tool, Voivod, NIN, and Destruction", BELIEVER's 4th release 'Gabriel' shows a band simply not focused on regurgitating and reliving their past. To this end, Bachman and Daub have surrounded themselves with new creative blood in keyboardist/programmer Jeff King, guitarist Kevin Leaman and bassist/programmer Elton Nestler. Securing a new home with legendary Metal Blade Records, BELIEVER is determined to win over fans of old and new with their brand of "Believer-esque" metal.
Bachman comments: "It's been quite a long break for us, but metal stays in your blood and the constant nagging from Daub became overbearing. The opportunity to work with Howard Jones, Brian Slagel and all the amazing talented people at Metal Blade is fantastic and we are looking forward to a long and creative relationship. Needless to say, we're stoked about BELIEVER's future."
Regarding the musical direction of the upcoming album, Kurt Bachman recently told Decibel magazine: "We think that fans will hear some of each record but the writing is a bit different. It's still BELIEVER but we wanted to offer something new as we have in the past. Some people would like us to put out another 'Sanity Obscure' or 'Dimensions' but we didn't want to rehash the past. Those close to us have said that the new material sounds like a natural progression from 'Dimensions'. We wanted to have fun with this and get back to our emotional metal roots. Getting together to write and record was exciting. It's when the creativity and insanity was let loose."
A new song entitled 'Focused Lethality' has been posted on the bands MySpace page. Please click here to check it out: http://www.myspace.com
The track comes off the band's highly anticipated fourth album, 'Gabriel', which is scheduled for release on April 9th.
'Gabriel' track listing:
01. Medwton
02. A Moment In Prime
03. Stoned
04. Redshift
05. History Of Decline
06. The Need For Conflict
07. Focused Lethality
08. Shut Out The Sun
09. The Brave
10. Nonsense Mediated Decay
BELIEVER is:
Kurt Bachman – guitar/vocals
Joey Daub – drums
Jeff King – keyboard/programming
Kevin Leaman – guitar
Elton Nestler – bass/programming
"The artwork for 'Gabriel' [see above] was born from the talents of Michael Rosner (Roz) and Eye Level Studios," comments Kurt Bachman (guitar, vocals). "Working with Roz and the Eye Level team has been nothing short of amazing. The talent of these individuals is staggering and we found ourselves residing in the same crazy, pancake eating, warped dimension when it came to visual concepts. We tossed many ideas around with Roz but the main focus was to have the artwork complement the music and vice-versa. 'Gabriel' has been an artistic collaboration on many levels and the finished product truly highlights the incredible talents of Roz and the Eye Level team. We're not finished yet, so stay tuned for more BELIEVER/Eye Level madness."
'Gabriel' is set for release on April 9th/12th in Europe!
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