Christchurch metal band HUMAN releases their long awaited new album "Cadaver Academy" this May 2009 and will be heading out on a national tour to celebrate its arrival.
The album was expected to be released in early 2008, however a change in band personnel forced a halt to the recording process. After the addition of a new drummer the group then decided to scrap all of its recorded work on the project and start again from scratch. Although it was a risky move to ditch such a large amount of studio time, energy and money, the band felt that its new line up and consequently refreshed sound would make altogether a better album. And, the results have proven the move to be unquestionably worth it.
HUMANs
scheduled May tour will cover their hometown of Christchurch as well as
Dunedin, Wellington, and Auckland, while also including new territory
like Timaru and Palmerston North. Says vocalist / lead guitarist Scott
Spatcher-Harrison: "This is NZ tour #4 for us and its going to be
interesting to see how the rest of the country takes to the new line up
and new sound. Weve never been in better form and cant wait to get out
there and make a racket. Actually, itll be more of a tight, well
rehearsed racket."
Having been one of New Zealands most enduring metal bands
(originating from Christchurch in March 1992) the bands accomplishments
have run the gamut from appearing on national and international
television to supporting metal acts as big as the UKs Dragonforce. Most
recently, HUMANs guitarists Scott Spatcher-Harrison & Kezz Brewster
have become official endorsees of Kent Armstrong guitar pickups, based
in the USA.
Local supports: Vice Of The Sky and Masorah
