Germany and Poland Refuse to Stock New This Is Menace Record !!!
The supergroup made up of members from no less than 19 bands -
- including: Killing Joke, Funeral For a Friend, Hundred Reasons, Sikth, Pitchshifter, Earthtone 9, Carcass, Napalm Death, Send More Paramedics, Therapy, Hiding Place, Amen, Murder One, Charger, The Ghost Of A Thousand, Fightstar and New Model Army -
- have landed in hot water over the controversial cover for their new album 'The Scene Is Dead' set for release through Fourth Wall Records on 24 Sept 2007.
The cover featured a defaced recreation of the Last Supper of Christ with the disciples heads changed for iconic faces of good and evil, including Adolf Hitler, Elvis Presley, The Pope, Princess Diana, Stalin and Bill Gates, with Christ's head being replaced by the two-headed calf from the band's first album sleeve (No End In Sight).
German and Polish distributors have refused to stock the record describing the cover as "Offensive and blasphemous". The band has been forced to redesign the artwork using the vocalists' heads instead of the icons.
This is Menace architects M D Clayden and Jason Bowld were not available to comment on the incident.
The album's impressive track listing includes...
01, "PRETTY GIRLS" featuring Jeff Walker of CARCASS.
02, "CUT US (AND WE BLEED)" featuring J. S. Clayden of PITCHSHIFTER.
03, "THE GREAT MIGRATION" featuring Jaz Coleman of KILLING JOKE.
04, "AVENUE OF HEROES" featuring Charlie Simpson of FIGHTSTAR.
05, "HIGH ROAD" featuring Mikee Goodman of SIKTH.
06, "OVERSIGHT" featuring Colin Doran of HUNDRED REASONS.
07, "RETURN THE FAVOUR" featuring Justin Hill of SIKTH.
08, "BEG FOR SILENCE" featuring Barney Greenway of NAPALM DEATH & Martin Ives of CHARGER.
09, "DIG (YOUR OWN GRAVE)" featuring Tom Lacey of GHOST OF A THOUSAND.
10, "SARCOPHAGUS" featuring B'hellmouth of SEND MORE PARAMEDICS.
11, "100 VISIONS" featuring Paul Catten of MURDER ONE/BARABUS.
12, "WHO HAS QUESTIONS FOR THE DEAD?" featuring Justin Sullivan of NEW MODEL ARMY.
The band release an official DVD in advance of the album, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes live & in the studio footage and interviews. The 'Emotion Sickness' DVD is released on 3 Sept 2007 and the band hit the road for their first ever UK tour in October supported by The Ghost Of A Thousand:
MON 1-OCT OXFORD ZODIAC
TUE 2-OCT BIRMINGHAM ACADEMY 2
WED 3-OCT GLASGOW CATHOUSE
THU 4-OCT LEEDS COCKPIT
FRI 5-OCT MANCHESTER ACADEMY 3
SAT 6-OCT LONDON UNDERWORLD
SUN 7-OCT PORTSMOUTH WEDGEWOOD
MON 8-OCT BRIGHTON CONCORDE 2
This Is Menace are giving away 100 Vans t/shirts to the first 100 people through the door at the London Underworld show.
The scene is dead. Long live The Scene!
What the metal press had to say about This Is Menace 'No End In Sight'
"Blistering energy" 5/5 Total Guitar
"An explosive, intense all star wrecking crew" 4/5 Kerrang
"Bristles with the hunger of an unsigned band" 8/10 Classic Rock
'Unholy, dynamic, furious" Metal Hammer
"A punk rock truck ride" Rock Sound
"Forget everything you know about music" Big Cheese
www.myspace.com/thisismenace
www.thisismenace.com
The supergroup made up of members from no less than 19 bands -
- including: Killing Joke, Funeral For a Friend, Hundred Reasons, Sikth, Pitchshifter, Earthtone 9, Carcass, Napalm Death, Send More Paramedics, Therapy, Hiding Place, Amen, Murder One, Charger, The Ghost Of A Thousand, Fightstar and New Model Army -
- have landed in hot water over the controversial cover for their new album 'The Scene Is Dead' set for release through Fourth Wall Records on 24 Sept 2007.
The cover featured a defaced recreation of the Last Supper of Christ with the disciples heads changed for iconic faces of good and evil, including Adolf Hitler, Elvis Presley, The Pope, Princess Diana, Stalin and Bill Gates, with Christ's head being replaced by the two-headed calf from the band's first album sleeve (No End In Sight).
German and Polish distributors have refused to stock the record describing the cover as "Offensive and blasphemous". The band has been forced to redesign the artwork using the vocalists' heads instead of the icons.
This is Menace architects M D Clayden and Jason Bowld were not available to comment on the incident.
The album's impressive track listing includes...
01, "PRETTY GIRLS" featuring Jeff Walker of CARCASS.
02, "CUT US (AND WE BLEED)" featuring J. S. Clayden of PITCHSHIFTER.
03, "THE GREAT MIGRATION" featuring Jaz Coleman of KILLING JOKE.
04, "AVENUE OF HEROES" featuring Charlie Simpson of FIGHTSTAR.
05, "HIGH ROAD" featuring Mikee Goodman of SIKTH.
06, "OVERSIGHT" featuring Colin Doran of HUNDRED REASONS.
07, "RETURN THE FAVOUR" featuring Justin Hill of SIKTH.
08, "BEG FOR SILENCE" featuring Barney Greenway of NAPALM DEATH & Martin Ives of CHARGER.
09, "DIG (YOUR OWN GRAVE)" featuring Tom Lacey of GHOST OF A THOUSAND.
10, "SARCOPHAGUS" featuring B'hellmouth of SEND MORE PARAMEDICS.
11, "100 VISIONS" featuring Paul Catten of MURDER ONE/BARABUS.
12, "WHO HAS QUESTIONS FOR THE DEAD?" featuring Justin Sullivan of NEW MODEL ARMY.
The band release an official DVD in advance of the album, featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes live & in the studio footage and interviews. The 'Emotion Sickness' DVD is released on 3 Sept 2007 and the band hit the road for their first ever UK tour in October supported by The Ghost Of A Thousand:
MON 1-OCT OXFORD ZODIAC
TUE 2-OCT BIRMINGHAM ACADEMY 2
WED 3-OCT GLASGOW CATHOUSE
THU 4-OCT LEEDS COCKPIT
FRI 5-OCT MANCHESTER ACADEMY 3
SAT 6-OCT LONDON UNDERWORLD
SUN 7-OCT PORTSMOUTH WEDGEWOOD
MON 8-OCT BRIGHTON CONCORDE 2
This Is Menace are giving away 100 Vans t/shirts to the first 100 people through the door at the London Underworld show.
The scene is dead. Long live The Scene!
What the metal press had to say about This Is Menace 'No End In Sight'
"Blistering energy" 5/5 Total Guitar
"An explosive, intense all star wrecking crew" 4/5 Kerrang
"Bristles with the hunger of an unsigned band" 8/10 Classic Rock
'Unholy, dynamic, furious" Metal Hammer
"A punk rock truck ride" Rock Sound
"Forget everything you know about music" Big Cheese
www.myspace.com/thisismenace
www.thisismenace.com
