German thrashers DEW-SCENTED have also announced that there will be several guest appearances on Icarus including Rob Urbinati (Sacrifice) who commented stating:
“Sacrifice have been honored by Dew-Scented in the past with a cover song (“Apocaplyse Inside” on 1999′s “Ill-Natured”); now I am honored to be included on the track ‘Gleaming Like Silver.’”
DEW-SCENTED vocalist Leif Jensen claims that SACRIFICE “are one of the best and most underrated thrash metal bands ever” and admits that Sacrifice have had a big influence on his vocals.
No stranger to the band, Dennis Schneider (Retaliation/Final Breath) is slated to appear on both tracks “The Fall of Man” and “Perpetuated.” The band came up with the idea to have him be a part of Icarus from jamming with him during rehearsals. Schneider had the folllowing to say:
“I’ve been hooked on DEW-SCENTED ever since the release of ‘Impact’ back in 2003. When they asked me to do a few guest leads on the new album, I didn’t hesitate one second. I’m really happy with the way it turned out – ‘Icarus’ will rip your head off!”
Longtime friend and inspiration for DEW-SCENTED , Dan Swanö (Edge of Sanity/Bloodbath), lends his deep grunts to the track “Reawakening.” Swanö first met Leif on the debut Edge of Sanity tour in 1993 and again in 1996 when DEW-SCENTED toured with EDGE OF SANITY. Swanö went on to help DEW-SCENTED by mixing the 1998 release Innoscent. Swanö stated:
“After touring with them and mixing with them, it was about goddamned time that I also sang a nice tune with them. The interplay between my and Leif’s vocals worked out perfectly — like a duet between Satan and the Devil!”
DEW-SCENTED have launched the pre-order of their upcoming album Icarus which is set to be released on July 31st. An exclusive pre-order package is currently available through the Prosthetic IndieMerch webshop that consists of a brand new DEW-SCENTED t-shirt along with the album. You can also stream the title track “Sworn to Obey” below:
See DEW-SCENTED live here:
7/20 – Rotenburg/Wümme, Germany – Metalsplash Festival V
7/21 – Steinbach-Langenbach, Germany – Queens Of Metal Open Air 2012
8/11 – Leewaurden, Netherlands — Into The Grave Festival
8/12 – Berlin, Germany – Postbahnhof *
8/13 – München, Germany – Backstage *
8/14 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Galerie *
8/15 – Essen, Germany – Turock *
8/16 – Kerkrade, Netherlands – Rock Temple *
8/17 – Dinkelsbuhl, Germany – Summer Breeze Open Air
8/18 – Hamburg, Germany – Grünspan *
* w/ Six Feet Under
