Landmine Marathon have announced March 16th, 2010 as the release date for their upcoming third album, "Sovereign Descent," via Prosthetic Records. The album was recorded at guitarist Ryan Butler's Arcane Digital Recording Studios, (Misery Index, Phobia, The Funeral Pyre) and mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music (Converge, Hatebreed, Dillinger Escape Plan). The band commented, "We are beyond stoked and anxiously awaiting the release of Sovereign Descent. We feel this is our strongest material to date both in writing and in performance. We cannot wait for fans new and old to hear this album and see the songs performed live on the road."
The band will be touring the week of release with label mates, The Funeral Pyre, with a stop in Austin, TX for several shows at South By Southwest (dates not provided in the announcement).
LANDMINE MARATHON has also released the track listing for "Sovereign Descent."
Exist
Shadows Fed to Tyrants
Foul Revolt
Cruel Policy
Justify the Suffering
Steadfast Hate
Chained by the Same Fate
Flood the Earth
Rise with the Tide
Landmine Marathon, whose sound has been compared to early Earache acts such as Bolt Thrower, Carcass, and Napalm Death, released two full lengths on Level Plane, "Wounded" and "Rusted Eyes Awake," the latter which was reissued this year by Prosthetic Records and several split releases. The band has shared the stage with the likes of Tragedy, Kylesa, Saviours, Book of Black Earth, Coliseum and many more.
