The reactivated original lineup of Spineshank — featuring Jonny Santos (vocals), Tommy Decker (drums), Mike Sarkisyan (guitar) and Rob Garcia (bass) — has set "Anger Denial Acceptance" as the title of its recently completed new album for a 2011 release via an as-yet-undetermined record label. The CD was recorded at Mid City Sound studios in Burbank, California.
Spineshank in 2008 posted a new track, "
Born Conform Repent", on the band's
MySpace page. Other new songtitles include "
I Am Damage", "
Anger Denial Acceptance" and "
The Reckoning".
On the subject of Spineshank's current musical direction, Tommy previously said, "First of all, you don't have to worry about us abandoning our sound; there will be plenty of electronics/loops/synths on this record. Jonny is also singing better than he ever has, so there will be a ton of singing and melody as well. This will definitely be heavier than our previous albums but it will not be all bashing. I can wholeheartedly promise you that we will not be trying to be anything we are not. This is simply going to be Spineshank [several] years later. There will be a few new elements but it will be undeniably us (for better or worse!!!)."
Spineshank's third and last album, "Self-Destructive Pattern", was released on September 9, 2003. The album's lead single, "Smothered", was nominated for a Grammy in the category of "Best Metal Performance".
Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.
(Some elements of that last album definitely veered towards emo though so less of that hopefully.)