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UNEARTH – Pit-churning, Melodic Metal pioneers, UNEARTH, are currently readying to unveil Darkness In The Light, their fifth full-length in a discography that’s placed the band among the most prolific and plainly ravaging modern metal acts to come out of the U.S. Set for North American release on July 5 via Metal Blade Records, the 11-track long player — their most conceptually personal offering to date — was recorded at Zing Studios in Westfield, Massachusetts with producer (and Killswitch Engage guitarist) Adam Dutkiewicz and mixed at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida by Mark Lewis (The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, Trivium, et al). Sitting in on drums during the recording was Justin Foley of Killswitch Engage/Blood Has Been Shed.

Commented UNEARTH vocalist Trevor Phipps of the band’s latest output: “Darkness In The Light is without a doubt some of the heaviest, most dynamic and memorable tunes we’ve ever written. The disc is littered with the shred ‘n’ stomp-filled songs our fans would expect from us, as well as some added vocal hooks, guitar melodies, guitar solos and some different paths taken in style and structure. We knew we had to continue to separate ourselves from the pack and to cement our place in the Heavy Metal world as one of the leaders and not as one of the many followers that seem to hop on the trend wagon and give up so easily when the going gets hard. We are here to stay and collectively we couldn’t be any more fired up to play these songs around the world for our fans new and old.”

Darkness In The Light Track Listing:

01. Watch It Burn

02. Ruination Of The Lost

03. Shadows In The Light

04. Eyes Of Black

05. Last Wish

06. Arise The War Cry

07. Equinox

08. Coming Of The Dark

09. The Fallen

10. Overcome

11. Disillusion

UNEARTH:

Trevor Phipps – Vocals

Buz McGrath – Guitar

Ken Susi – Guitar

John “Slo” Maggard – Bass

Justin Foley – Studio Drummer

The first single, the instantly pummeling “Eyes Of Black,” is currently streaming on the band’s official album landing page, which includes updated tour info, pre-order options and more. Said Phipps of the track: “We chose ‘Eyes Of Black’ to be the first song heard out of the gate as we feel it represents the ‘UNEARTH sound’ and style perfectly and it’s simply a hard-hitting, catchy-as-hell song. The lyrics are also in line with many of the albums darker lyrical themes. I’m not speaking for all of the band, but this is my personal favorite on the album and I can’t wait to get out there and play it live!” To check out the tune, point your browser to THIS LOCATION.

* Several pre-order deals for Darkness In The Light are available. Packages include:

CD: $9.99

CD + T-Shirt: $19.99

CD + Unearth Beer Bong: $20.99

CD + T-Shirt + Unearth Beer Bong: $29.99

For further info, visit: http://www.darknessinthelightalbum.com

Coinciding with the release of Darkness In The Light, UNEARTH will bring their ruckus to the live arena on a host of dates that include headlining shows and a spot on this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival with Disturbed, Godsmack, Megadeth, Machine Head, In Flames, All Shall Perish, Kingdom Of Sorrow and more! Confirmed dates below.

UNEARTH:

05/20/2011 Egan Civic & Convention Center – Anchorage, AK w/ As I Lay Dying, Turbid North

05/21/2011 Blue Loon – Fairbanks, AK  w/ Turbid North

07/05/2011 Jakes – Lubbock, TX  w/ Turbid North

07/06/2011 Club 101 – El Paso, TX w/ Turbid North

07/08/2011 Hard Rock Café – Las Vegas, NV w/ Turbid North

UNEARTH on 2011’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival w/ Distrubed, Godsmack, Megadeth, Machine Head, In Flames, Trivium, Suicide Silence, All Shall Perish, Straight Line Stitch, Kingdom Of Sorrow, Red Fang:

07/09/2011 San Manuel Amphitheatre – San Bernardino, CA

07/10/2011 Shoreline Amphitheatre – San Francisco, CA

07/11/2011 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish

07/12/2011 White River Amphitheater – Seattle, WA

07/13/2011 Idaho Center Amphitheatre – Boise, ID

07/15/2011 Cricket Wireless Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ

07/16/2011 Hard Rock Casino Presents: The Pavilion – Albuquerque, NM

07/17/2011 Comfort Dental Amphitheatre – Denver, CO

07/18/2011 Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish , Red Fang

07/19/2011 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – St. Louis, MO

07/20/2011 Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH

07/22/2011 Comcast Center – Boston, MA

07/23/2011 Parc Jean Drapeau – Montreal, QC

07/24/2011 The Comcast Theatre – Hartford, CT

07/25/2011 Lost Horizon – Syracuse, NY *Off Date w/ All Shall Parish

07/26/2011 Club Texas – Auburn, ME *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish

07/27/2011 P.N.C. Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ

07/29/2011 First Niagara Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA

07/30/2011 Jiffy Lube Live – Washington, DC

07/31/2011 Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden, NJ

08/02/2011 Verizon Wireless V. Beach Amphitheater – Virginia Beach, VA

08/03/2011 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek – Raleigh, NC

08/04/2011 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish

08/05/2011 First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL

08/06/2011 DTE Energy Music Theatre – Detroit, MI

08/07/2011 Verizon Wireless Music Center – Indianapolis, IN

08/09/2011 Zoo Amphitheatre – Oklahoma City, OK

08/10/2011 Superpages.com Center – Dallas, TX

08/11/2011 New Daisy Theatre – Memphis, TN *Off Date w/ Suicide Silence, All Shall Parish , Red Fang

08/12/2011 Lakewood Amphitheatre – Atlanta, GA

08/13/2011 1-800-Ask-Gary-Amphitheatre – Tampa, FL

08/14/2011 Cruzan Amphitheater – West Palm Beach, FL

Worldwide Release Dates:

Darkness In The Light will be released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Norway July 1, the rest of  Europe on July 4, North America, Spain and Italy on July 5, Finland and Hungary on July 6, and Japan on July 27.

(Sources: Earsplit PR, Metal Blade News Update)

* For more info on UNEARTH, click on the links below:

http://www.darknessinthelightalbum.com

http://www.unearth.tv

http://www.facebook.com/unearthofficial

http://www.twitter.com/unearthofficial

http://www.myspace.com/unearth

LONG LIVE UNEARTH.

Stone.