New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Relapse Records) MANTAS' entire Death By Metal collection is currently streaming online via Metal Underground at this location. Additionally, Gun Shy Assassin is offering a free download of the track "Death By Metal" for a limited time here: http://lnk.ly/e7b
Death By Metal is the next chapter in Relapse's DEATH reissue campaign, compiling Chuck Schuldiner's pre-DEATH material from his first band MANTAS into one deluxe collection containing the group's first two demos and a rehearsal. This marks the first time these recordings have ever been officially collected into one fully authorized compilation and legitimately available since their original release as the Death By Metal demo tape (1984)!
MANTAS' Death By Metal is set to be released tomorrow, June 19th in North America, June 22nd in Benelux / Germany, and June 25th in the UK and rest of Europe. The collection will be released as a CD, Limited Edition
Deluxe 2CD, LP,
Digital Download. Pre-order options, including a new line of exclusive MANTAS & DEATH merch plus additional release information can be found here: http://www.relapse.com/mantas-preorder
Death By Metal follows the recent Relapse Records re-issues of DEATH's Vivus!, Individual Though Patterns, The Sound of Perseverance and Human. Like those reissues, this collection will contain extensive liner notes, this time featuring renowned metal biographer Ian Christe and former MANTAS guitarist Rick Rozz in addition to never-before-seen photos of the band
