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ARTILLERY Launch Music Video For ‘In Your Mind’ Track
May 7th, 2021

Danish thrash metal band Artillery have filmed a music video for the track ‘In Your Mind’. Produced by Morten Madsen (Popshitfilm), the clip can be viewed below.

Artillery issued tenth full-length studio album X on May 7th, 2021 through Metal Blade Records.

The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.

Regarding the new album, guitarist Michael Stützer stated: “We wanted to have the typical Artillery trademarks, like the riffs and hook lines in the usual combination together with aggression and melody. We always try to combine melodic thrash metal with elements from the heavy sounds of the 70s and the 80s, and this time with new elements in some of the songs. We don’t have to push ourselves hard when we’re writing a record because we love what we’re doing.

“It feels great and awesome to have been going for nearly 40 years. I’m so glad, and I am so lucky that I can do what I love the most, making albums and touring for our awesome fans. If anyone had told me 40 years ago that I would have made ten albums and played in over 60 different countries, I wouldn’t have believed it.”

Sadly, guitarist – and Michael’s brother – Morten Stützer passed away on October 2nd, 2019 at the age of 52, which understandably affected the band. Having played a big part in shaping Artillery’s songs and appearing on every album up to and including 2018’s The Face Of Fear, his loss is a real blow. “It was tough, even if he did not play live with us since 2016, he was always supporting us,” said Michael. “Morten was a unique musician and writer and a very humorous guy, and following his death was the first time ever I thought about stopping playing music. But, he always said that I had to go on with Artillery and continue playing if he was not there anymore. He will be missed so much.”

X was tracked in Medley Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark with producer Søren Andersen, who the band have worked with on every record since 2009’s When Death Comes. As well as his production work, Andersen contributed some keyboards to the track ‘The Ghost Of Me’, as well as adding some effects to a few other songs.

Album cover artwork was once again created by Martin Helgren.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘The Devil’s Symphony’
02. ‘In Thrash We Trust’
03. ‘Turn Up The Rage’
04. ‘Silver Cross’
05. ‘In Your Mind’
06. ‘The Ghost Of Me’
07. ‘Force Of Indifference’
08. ‘Varg I Veum’
09. ‘Mors Ontologica’
10. ‘Eternal Night’
11. ‘Beggars In Black Suits’
12. ‘The Last Journey’ *
13. ‘Trapped Under Ice’ (Metallica cover) *

* digipak CD bonus track

Artillery’s line-up is as follows:

Michael Bastholm Dahl (vocals)
Michael Stützer (guitar)
Kræn Meier (guitar)
Peter Thorslund (bass)
Josua Madsen (drums)

Produced by Terkel Christensen (Aggressive Artwork), a music video was filmed for the track ‘Turn Up The Rage’. The clip can also be viewed below.

Ninth studio record The Face Of Fear was released in November 2018 via Metal Blade Records.

Promotional photograph by John Mortensson.