{"id":66358,"date":"2018-02-21T00:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T00:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=66358"},"modified":"2018-02-26T15:09:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T15:09:24","slug":"news-atheist-sign-worldwide-album-contract-with-agonia-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-atheist-sign-worldwide-album-contract-with-agonia-records\/","title":{"rendered":"ATHEIST Sign Worldwide Record Deal With Agonia Records (February 21st, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"title2\"><strong>ATHEIST Sign Worldwide Record Deal With Agonia Records<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt\"><strong>February 21st, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/atheist2018promophoto2news.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sarasota, Florida-based technical death \/ thrash metal band Atheist have signed a worldwide album contract with Agonia Records, revealing this development on February 21st, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Band co-founder and vocalist \/ songwriter Kelly Shaefer commented: \u201c2018 will mark our 30th year of making records. Atheist will embark on a very important album with an important new label along with a great team behind us, including Extreme Management Group. I feel confident that together, and with their anticipated dedication to bringing Atheist to a new level, the band will be poised for a crushing, new record! We cannot wait to begin this new chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Agonia Records issued the following staement, meanwhile: \u201cWe\u2019re beyond excited to welcome Atheist to our roster. This is a band of extreme talent and bold creativity, a band lauded for theirinvaluable contribution to the death metal genre. They\u2019ve been there in the early years and paved the way for countless acts playing progressive\/technical death metal nowadays. We feel honoured to help them pave the way for next generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band\u2019s fifth as-yet-untitled full-length studio album is slated for release in late 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Atheist\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Shaefer (vocals)<br \/>\nChris Martin (guitar)<br \/>\nJason Holloway (guitar)<br \/>\nSteve Flynn (drums)<\/p>\n<p>Atheist\u2019s fourth studio record <a href=\"\/site\/album-review-atheist-jupiter\/\"><em>Jupiter<\/em><\/a> was released in November 2010 via Season of Mist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATHEIST Sign Worldwide Record Deal With Agonia Records February 21st, 2018 Sarasota, Florida-based technical death \/ thrash metal band Atheist have signed a worldwide album contract with Agonia Records, revealing this development on February 21st, 2018. Band co-founder and vocalist \/ songwriter Kelly Shaefer commented: \u201c2018 will mark our 30th year of making records. 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