BLIND ILLUSION Sign Deal With Hammerheart Records; New Album ‘Wrath Of The Gods’ Due In Early 2022
July 27th, 2021
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San Francisco, California-based progressive thrash metal band Blind Illusion have signed an album contract with Dutch label Hammerheart Records, confirming this development on July 27th, 2021.
Regarding the deal, Hammerheart Records owner Guido Heijnens said: “When I was young and got involved into more extreme kinds of metal my first love was of course thrash metal. Soon my world was filled with sounds made by Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer. And of course thrash metal from Germany and thrash metal from the Bay Area. The Bay Area sound provided me with albums from Testament, Vio-lence, Heathen, Exodus and also Blind Illusion and their great 1988 album The Sane Asylum.
“Fast forward to 2021 then. Blind Illusion sends the recordings of Wrath Of The Gods to Hammerheart Records and what is delivered is a logical follow-up to The Sane Asylum… thinking man’s thrash metal, old school in vibe and full of the genre’s trademarks. So both band and label decide to join forces.
“In early 2022 Hammerheart Records will release Wrath Of The Gods and re-issue The Sane Asylum at the same time (with a bonus disc full of 80s demos). Expect Bay-Area thrash metal: great riffs, killer solo’s and a solid foundation laid by bass and drums! More details on the exact formats will follow along the way.”
Blind Illusion’s line-up is as follows:
Marc Biedermann (vocals and guitar)
Doug Piercy (guitar, Anvil Chorus / ex-Heathen)
Tom Gears (bass)
Andy Galeon (drums, ex-Death Angel / ex-The Organization)
Second studio record Demon Master was independently released in July 2010.
