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Dead Empires add vocalist, announce new album

Posted by Loren on December 17, 2017

Dead Empires add vocalist, announce new album
photo by Joseph Pelosi

New York state's Dead Empires have announced a new album, coming Feb. 23 and titled Designed to Disappear, plus the addition of vocalist Jason Sherman (Torrential Downpour) to the lineup.

Previously an instrumental group, Sherman's vocals run a wide range of styles over the 8-song album, which will be issued by Silent Pendulum Records.

The band's last full-length was Secret Snakes/Silent Serpent in 2015. Watch a video for "Slay Rider" here. Bassist DJ Scully also plays in The Number Twelve Looks Like You and Black Table.

Track list:

1) Spectacular Ruin

2) The Form

3) Slay Rider

4) Reverse Speak

5) A Summertime Song

6) Ones and Zeros

7) Ergot

8) Designed to Disappear


Lineup:

Jason Sherman - vocals, keys, noises

John Bryan - guitar

DJ Scully - bass

Phil Bartsch - drums

Dead Empires add vocalist, announce new album
photo by Joseph Pelosi

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