Believer: Transhuman – new album

I believe BELIEVER's new album, ‘Transhuman’, will be available everywhere tomorrow, April 12th, 2011 via that fine label, Metal Blade Records. BELIEVER's fifth album was mixed by Kevin Gutierrez at Assembly Line Studios, mastered by Maor Appelbaum, and produced by Trauma Team Productions. A concept album, ‘Transhuman’ deals with transhumanism, a study of the ramifications, promises, and potential dangers of technologies that will enable us to overcome fundamental human limitations, and the related study of the ethical matters involved in developing and using such technologies: “In general, we explored lyrical themes relating to what it means to be human especially what it means to be human in the age of technology. We also received inspiration from Dr. Ginger Campbell's Brain Science Podcast, which explores recent discoveries in neuroscience. Several songs were inspired by Dr. Thomas Metzinger's scientific research and philosophical study of consciousness and the self,” commented the band. Album artwork and layout was created by Michael Rosner (Eye Level Studio).

BELIEVER started out as thrash metal band in the late 1980s, with its music evolving into more progressive, symphonic brand of metal with time. The two primary members, vocalist and guitarist Kurt Bachman and drummer Joey Daub, are the only constants in the continually revolving band lineup. BELIEVER became recognized as one of Christian metal's leading groups after issuing its first album, ‘Extraction From Mortality’, in 1989 through R.E.X. Records. The album was noticed by Roadrunner Records who signed the band in 1990. ‘Sanity Obscure’ was released the following year: “BELIEVER is hard to pin down; they often sound like MEGADETH, but their aggression and passion are focused in a much different direction than Dave Mustaine's. [Heh] Fans of interesting, creative heavy metal should try to find this album - it is definitely worth the search,” observed AllMusic's Bradley Torreano. In 1993, the band released its most technical, progressive, and ambitious album to date entitled ‘Dimensions’ which, lyrically, pondered about the existence of God. BELIEVER went on hiatus after ‘Dimensions’ and disbanded in 1994. In 2005, Joey Daub and Kurt Bachman begun writing new BELIEVER material which was eventually released as their fourth album, ‘Gabriel’, via Metal Blade imprint Cesspool Recordings in 2009. The album featured several guest musicians, including KILLSWITCH ENGAGE's Howard Jones, CKY's Deron Miller, SACRIFICE's Joe Rico and LIVING SACRIFICE's Rocky Gray.

BELIEVER features: Kurt Bachman - guitar, bass, vocals, Jeff King – keyboards, guitar,  Kevin Leaman – guitar and Joey Daub – drums

BELIEVER: G.U.T. – courtesy of Metal Blade Records

BELIEVER: Mindsteps – courtesy of Metal Blade Records

BELIEVER: Ego Machine – courtesy of Metal Blade Records