LAZARUS AD releases new track off The Onslaught on MySpace

Southeastern Wisconsin thrashers LAZARUS AD have just released the track Last Breath, off their Metal Blade Records debut The Onslaught, via the band’s MySpace page. Make sure to head over to LAZARUS AD’s MySpace page HERE to check out the new track. Don’t forget to catch the band live when they hit the road with Amon Amarth, Goatwhore, and Skeletonwitch this spring! *tour dates listed below

The Onslaught, available everywhere March 3rd, was mixed by famed thrasher James Murphy of Testament and contains 10 tracks with a supreme level of creativity and musicianship. Have no doubt that LAZARUS AD is a thrash band, but are not simply a throwback to the 80s bay area sound. They breathe a breath of fresh air into modern thrash with intelligent and memorable riffs, thrash breakdowns, mid-tempo grooves, and high-flying solos.

Lazarus A.D. interview on FANGORIAÂ® - Dedicated to the Preservation of All Things Horror, Since 1979.

Vocalist/bassist Jeff Paulick discusses the release of The Onslaught with acclaimed horror publication, Fangoria. You can read the interview on FANGORIAÂ® - Dedicated to the Preservation of All Things Horror, Since 1979..

“…the way it combines rapid-fire riffage, abrupt rhythm changes and cutting guitar harmonies within double bass drumming is worthy of praise… Their playing blazes, yet Lazarus A.D. guitarists Dan Gapen and Alex Lackner are intuitive enough to know when to slow down or insert melodic hooks.” Guitar World from ‘The Next Metallica?’ article

“The thrash revival seems to have spawned two types of bands - retro sound-alikes and those who are looking to make the genre relevant now. Lazarus A.D. are one of the latter… The Onslaught is firmly rooted in the classic chug-a-chug riffage, wah-wah blitzkrieg solos, and raw-throated shouts of prime 80’s Bay Area thrash, but it also mixes in blast beats and more modern, progressive passages that the previous generation never would have explored, successfully dragging a dated sound into the 21st century.” 4/5 stars Revolver Magazine

“Get ready for some friggin ridiculous thrash from Wisconsin! Not bay area thrash, think Master of Puppets era Metallica thrash…We think this is gonna end up being a big one for MB.” Hails & Horns

“Every song on here is a potential future classic...but more impressive is the extraordinary musicianship on display… to imagine what this band is capable of is scary.” Fangoria.com

“The album opens with one of the most heart-palpitating tunes to ever hit plastic (“Last Breath”) and continues create music once thought only possible through bands like KREATOR, EXODUS, and very, very old-school METALLICA delivered with way more precision of a foreign entity such as CHILDREN OF BODOM.” 10/10 Away Team music festivals, photo, music news, contests, new release info, cd reviews, concert information, tour dates

LAZARUS AD is:
Dan Gapen (guitars/vocals)
Jeff Paulick (bass/lead vocals)
Alex Lackner (guitars)
Ryan Shutler (drums

LAZARUS A.D.
Tour w/ Amon Amarth, Goatwhore, Skeletonwitch
04/10 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
04/11 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
04/12 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
04/14 Sauget, IL Pop's
04/15 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
04/16 Dallas, TX Granada Theater
04/17 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
04/18 Houston, TX Meridian
04/20 Louisville, KY Headliner's Music Hall
04/21 Cleveland, OH Peabody's Down Under
04/22 Buffalo, NY The Town Ballroom
04/23 Millvale, PA Mr. Smalls
04/24 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
04/25 Hartford, CT Webster Theater
04/26 Baltimore, MD Sonar
04/27 Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
04/28 Norfolk, VA The Norva
04/29 Raleigh, NC Volume 11 Tavern
04/30 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
05/01 Orlando, FL The Club at Firestone
05/02 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room

LAZARUS A.D. debut THE ONSLAUGHT out March 3rd on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads