Dark Essence Records is set to release the sophomore album from Norwegian metallers THE BATALLION on the the 27th September. Titled “Head Up High”, the 11 track album is the follow up to the 2008 debut “Stronghold of Men”, which was also released on Dark Essence Records. “Head Up High” was recorded at the Conclave and Earshot Studio, the central Bergen studio owned by VULTURE INDUSTRIES’ Bjørnar E. Nilsen and ENSLAVED’s Herbrand Larssen and Arve Isdal, and is once again produced by Bart Schlagermeister (Bjørnar E. Nilsen). The title track from “Head Up High”, together with the track “Each Man For Himself”, are streaming on the THE BATALLION’s MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/thebatallion666Track listing for “Head Up High” as follows:
1. Mind My Step
2. Head Up High
3. When Death Becomes Dangerous
4. Within the Frame of the Graveyard
5. Thick Skinned and Weatherbitten
6. Each Man For Himself
7. Undertakers
8. Paces
9. Where There Is Smoke There Is Fire
10. The Roaring Grandfather,
11. Bring Out Your Dead
Formed in Bergen, in the summer of 2006, THE BATALLION’s hugely experienced musicians hail from some of the most legendary bands in Norway; bands like OLD FUNERAL, GRIMFIST, TAAKE, BORKNAGAR, ST. SATAN, DEATHCON and BOMBERS. The members’ shared love of traditional metal drew them together to form a band that epitomises the spirit and feel of the genre; from the choice of stage names - with Stud Bronson on Guitar and vocals, Lust Kilman on Guitar, Colt Kane on Bass and Morden on Drums, to the authentic sound of their music and their head banging live performances.
THE BATALLION will appear at this year’s Southern Discomfort Festival in Kristiansand on the 18th September and will have a Release Party for “Head Up High” at Inside Rock Cafe’, Bergen, on the 15th October.
Below you can see fan-filmed video of THE BATALLION playing “Smoke ‘Em Out” live at Festung Open Air, Germany.
Source: Press Release
