Every now and again I’ll be using the blog to share some label news when it comes to a band that we’ve been looking into or are longtime fans of. I figure that by doing these we help keep the buzz about the groups a little louder. This little bit of news comes from one of my fave publicity channels and announces the signing of A Pale Horse Named Death to Steamhammer/SPV Records. Dig in.

The Press Release:
A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH SIGNS WORLDWIDE DEAL WITH SPV/STEAMHAMMER; DEBUT ALBUM “AND HELL WILL FOLLOW ME” DUE OUT THIS JUNE
SPV is pleased to announce that A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH, the new band lead by Life of Agony’s Sal Abruscato have signed a worldwide recording contract with Steamhammer/SPV. Their debut album entitled “And Hell Will Follow Me” is currently scheduled for release in June 2011.
Sal Abruscato was born in Brooklyn, NY Started playing drums at age 10. He is the co-founder of Type O Negative with Peter Steele and performed on Slow, Deep & Hard, Origin Of The Feces, Bloody Kisses and various best of and soundtracks. Sal is the drummer for Life Of Agony and performed on River Runs Red, Ugly, River Runs Again, Broken Valley. Additional projects include Supermassiv & My Mortality. He is now the singer, songwriter and guitarist for A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH.
Sal Abruscato had the following to say about signing with SPV/Steamhammer:
“I am so stoked about joining SPV, I’m Looking forward to a fruitful and successful relationship with such a reputable label as SPV”
A PALE HORSE NAMED DEATH’S live lineup includes Sal Abruscato (Life of Agony) on guitars and vocals, drummer Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative, Seventh Void), Bobby Hambel (Biohazard) on guitar, Matt Brown (Supermassiv, Seventh Void) also on guitars and Eric Morgan on bass.
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Hey this is cool news for me since I have long enjoyed the label output from Steamhammer/SPV AND I have been digging into the gloomy Metal sounds of APHND as far as the tracks that I have heard go so think this is a great pairing. I haven’t seen the band live yet so if you are someone who has please let us all know what they are like in concert. Folks with topical viewpoints about this new label signing can offer them up in the comments section below.
Official Website: http://www.apalehorsenameddeath.com
