{"id":61341,"date":"2017-10-20T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T00:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=61341"},"modified":"2020-03-09T16:27:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T16:27:00","slug":"news-oz-release-seventh-studio-album-transition-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-oz-release-seventh-studio-album-transition-state\/","title":{"rendered":"OZ Release Seventh Studio Album \u2018Transition State\u2019 (October 20th, 2017) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

OZ Release Seventh Studio Album \u2018Transition State\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nOctober 20th, 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Finnish heavy metal group Oz issued seventh full-length studio album Transition State<\/em> on October 20th, 2017 (excluding North America) through AFM Records. The label scheduled North American release for October 27th.<\/p>\n

Transition State<\/em> marks Oz\u2019s first album of wholly new compositions since 1991 effort Roll The Dice<\/em>, drummer Mark Ruffneck the sole remaining original member.<\/p>\n

The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n

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01. \u2018Bone Crusher\u2019
\n02. \u2018Restless\u2019
\n03. \u2018Heart Of A Beast\u2019
\n04. \u2018Drag You To Hell\u2019
\n05. \u2018Whore Of Babylon\u2019 (bonus track)
\n06. \u2018The Witch\u2019
\n07. \u2018In A Shadow Of A Shotgun\u2019
\n08. \u2018Never Close Your Eyes\u2019
\n09. \u2018The Mountain\u2019
\n10. \u2018Demonized\u2019
\n11. \u2018We\u2019ll Never Die\u2019
\n12. \u2018Sister Red\u2019 (bonus track)
\n13. \u2018Midnight Screams\u2019 (bonus track) <\/p>\n

Oz\u2019s line-up is as follows;<\/p>\n

Vince Koivula (vocals)
\nJohnny Gross (guitars)
\nJuzzy Kangas (guitars)
\nPeppi Peltola (bass)
\nMark Ruffneck (drums and percussion)<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018Bone Crusher\u2019 and \u2018Heart Of A Beast\u2019. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Restless\u2019. All three clips can also be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Sixth studio record Burning Leather<\/em> was released in November 2011 via AFM Records.<\/p>\n

Promotional photograph by Antti Kyyr\u00f6.<\/em><\/p>\n