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ACT OF DEFIANCE Release Second Studio Album ‘Old Scars, New Wounds’
September 29th, 2017

Los Angeles, California-based thrash metal band Act Of Defiance issued second full-length studio album Old Scars, New Wounds on September 29th, 2017 through Metal Blade Records.

The outing was produced by Dave Otero, with Chris Broderick laying down guitars in his own Ill-Fated Studio in Los Angeles, while Henry Derek and Broderick’s vocals were tracked at Red Light Studios, also in Los Angeles. Bassist Matt Bachand recorded his contributions at ManShark in Southampton, Massachusetts, and Shawn Drover’s drums were laid down at Glow In The Dark Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cover artwork was once again created by Travis Smith.

The track listing is as follows:

01. ‘M.I.A.’
02. ‘Molten Core’
03. ‘Overexposure’
04. ‘The Talisman’
05. ‘Lullaby Of Vengeance’
06. ‘Circle Of Ashes’
07. ‘Reborn’
08. ‘Conspiracy Of The Gods’
09. ‘Another Killing Spree’
10. ‘Broken Dialect’
11. ‘Rise Of Rebellion’

Act Of Defiance’s line-up is as follows:

Henry Derek (vocals, ex-Scar The Martyr)
Chris Broderick (guitar, ex-Megadeth / ex-Jag Panzer)
Matt Bachand (bass, Shadows Fall)
Shawn Drover (drums, ex-Megadeth)

Music videos were filmed for the tracks ‘M.I.A.’ and ‘Overexposure’, which can be viewed below.

Debut studio record Birth And The Burial was released in August 2015.

Promotional photograph by Stephanie Cabral.