MERURY TIDE reveal cover artwork, tracklist and release date!
After a break of ten years, former Angel Dust vocalist Dirk Thurisch finally returns with his band MERCURY TIDE, which once started as a project and now grew to a full-fledged band. The new album “Killing Saw” is a natural progression from Dirk‘s last album “Why”. Eventually the time has come that one of the most important German Melodic Metal vocalists returns like a Phoenix, rising from the ashes! The new MERCURY TIDE album “Killing Saw“ will be released in Europe on 25th May, 2012 and in the USA on 10th July, 2012 through Limited Access Records. It will be available for pre-order at e.g. Amazon or EMP. The twelve tracks involve magnificent melodies which meet playful guitar riffs and catchy choruses, to which you want to sing along immediately.
The tracklist will be set as the following:
01. In The Shame Of Trust (Intro)
02. Killing Saw
03. Home
04. Searching
05. World Of Pain
06. Lord Of Memories
07. Out Of The Darkness
08. Alone In My Room
09. Satan Sister
10. You Cannot Save Me
11. No More Pain
12. Have No Fear
MERCURY TIDE are proud to release the cover artwork of their new long player “Killing Saw“, which was penned by Carsten Drescher, who worked for i.a. Angel Dust, Moonspell, Paradise Lost and Epica. Visit the MERCURY TIDE YouTube channel or Facebook website for a short album teaser! As a special bonus you can pre-order a limited edition of the new album “Killing Saw“ for a special price exclusively at EMP as bundle with the first MERCURY TIDE album “Why?“.
“Satan Sister“ as exclusive download on the new website!
MERCURY TIDE have a special present for their fans on their new website www.mercurytide.de. From now on you can download the complete song “Satan Sister“ of the new album “Killing Saw“ for a tweet or a Facebook post for free! As if that wasn't enough, there will also be a wallpaper and other surprises of Dirk Thurisch and MERCURY TIDE. Just take a look on www.mercurytide.de, where Dirk left you a message regarding this action.
MERCURY TIDE albumrelease shows with KAMIKAZE KINGS and SPELLBOUND DAZZLE as special guests!
The new record shows that Dirk Thurisch hasn‘t called it a day yet. Even though ten years have passed, he is more than ever before willing to proof his outstanding abilities as a performer in front of live audiences. Last year, he already celebrated his stage comeback with his new combo as a support act for Crimson Glory in Essen, Germany, but now it is time for new performances. MERCURY TIDE will start off with the Metal Inferno Festival in Paderborn, followed by the two release shows on 17th May, 2012 at Bastard Club in Osnabrück and on 19th May, 2012 in Helvete, Oberhausen. Our newest signing KAMIKAZE KINGS will also be part of those shows, likewise our Italo-Croatian exceptional band SPELLBOUND DAZZLE. You can purchase tickets at www.tickets.de for 10,00 € + charges or at the doors for 13,00 €.
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