SADIST New Album ‘Spellbound’ Set for Release on Nov 9

Are you Ready? Spellbound is the new album of Progressive Death Metal veterans SADIST. Produced and mixed by Tommy Talamanca at Nadir Music Studios in Genova, Italy, Spellbound is centered around the life and work of influential filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.

Each of the 11 songs included in the album traces the plot of a Hitchcock movie, including masterpieces such as “Frenzy”, “Notorius”, “The Birds” and of course “Psycho”, all with a very distinctive SADIST twist that make them stand out. Musically, Spellbound is one the band’s heaviest and darkest albums to date, but the Progressive and Death Metal influences that fans of the band have learned to love are still intact.

Spellbound track-listing:

1: 39 Steps
2: The Birds
3: Spellbound
4: Rear Window
5: Bloody Bates
6: Notorius
7: Stage Fright
8: I’m The Man Who Knew Too Much
9: Frenzy
10:The Mountain Eagle
11:Downhill

The cover artwork has been made by SoloMacello (Ennio Morricone, Nick Oliveri, Mos Generator) and the first edition of the album will be available in a 6-panel digipack, vinyl limited to 500 copies and all digital formats. Spellbound will be released on November 9th.

SADIST History:

SADIST was formed in 1991 by Tommy Talamanca(guitar, keyboards), Peso (drums), Andy Marchini (bass) and Fabio (vocals). While playing locally with original content from their demo, they caught the attention of the indie label Obscure Plasma Records. Their demo was released as Black Screams EP in September 1991, and sold 2500 copies worldwide. The EP was later released in 1992 by American indie label Wild Rag Records in a three-track version. The band toured Italy and France until Fabio left the band, which forced Andy to play bass as well as sing.

Shortly afterward, the band joins a small tour in Portugal and obtains a record deal with Nosferatu Records for a two-album contract and releases Above the Light in 1993. Then, Andy leaves the band, and is replaced by bassist Chicco and a new singer, Zanna. In late 1993 the band starts touring in France and the Netherlands.

In early 1994, SADIST supports Carcass during the Italian Heartwork tour and Samael in France. While on tour, the band works on songs for the new album and in May 1995 enters Rhythm Studios in Bidford on Avon, England, where they start recording their second album.

Tribe, the second album is released in February of 1996, distributed by Rising Sun Records for Europe and Toy’s Factory for Japan. To promote the new album, SADIST starts touring in France, Italy, and the Netherlands. In November 1996, SADIST headlines Mindviews Belgian Metal Convention, and later are featured on the Japanese Iron Maiden tribute with their version of “Wrathchild.” At the end of 1996, drummer Peso leaves the band and is replaced by Oinos, shortly afterward singer Zanna and bass player Chicco are replaced by singer Trevor Nadir and bass player Andy Marchini also returned to the line up.

In early 1997, the band signs with the label Displeased Records and starts the recording sessions for the third album, Crust. In 1998 drummer Oinos leaves the band and is replaced by Alessio Spallarossa and with this new line up the band takes part in Wacken Open Air.

The band signs with Impact/System Shock in 1999 and releases their fourth album Lego. The response to the album is not as favorable as to the previous albums, and the band’s general mood is affected. SADIST then stops all activities for several years and in 2005 sign with Italian indie label Beyond Productions.

In late 2006, the band starts the recording sessions for a new album. The self-titled album Sadist is released in April 2007 and the band starts touring in Greece, Germany, Czech Rep, Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, and joining some huge metal festivals big acts like Iron Maiden and Motorhead (Olympic Stadium in Rome), Megadeth, Korn, Ozzy (Gods of Metal), etc.

Their 6th studio album Season in Silence is released in 2010. In the summer of that year, the band joins some of the most important European Metal festivals: Hellfest (France), Brutal Assault (Czech Rep.), Metal Camp (Slovenia), Metal Fests (Hungary, Austria), Gods Of Metal (Italy), Metal Mean Festival (Belgium). Late that year SADIST starts its first headlining tour in the east of Europe, performing live in Poland, Czech Rep., Ukraine, Russia, Belarus and Moldova.

The next four years are mostly spent for touring. In 2011 the band is the support act for the Italian shows of the European Carnage Tour headlined by Slayer and Megadeth. Late that year the band is headliner at the Finnish Helvation Festival.

SADIST joins the brutal death masters Suffocation for their English/Irish tour in 2012

They played a very special show at Metalitalia Festival in 2013 for the 20th anniversary of the debut album Above The Light. Soon after, the songwriting for a new album starts and in February of 2015 the band finally enters the studio (Nadir Music Studios once again) to record the latest SADIST opera Hyaena. The album is released the 16th of October by Scarlet Records. Beginning of 2016 sees the band starting a new European tour, performing once again in Italy, Poland, Belarus, Russia, Armenia, Ukraine, Moldova, and for the first time Georgia.

For more information, please visit:

http://www.sadist.it