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Friday, June 22, 2012

HeXeN "Being And Nothingness" Out!

Without ever conforming to trends nor compromising on stellar musicianship and aggression, Los Angeles-based Thrashers HeXeN forges ahead with their most diverse and mature album to date with "Being And Nothingness". Sanctioned by a dark cosmic aura surrounding the entire concept of "Being And Nothingness", the album is a brilliant showcase of intellectual, forward-thinking and their trademark guitar-master wizardry fretwork!

With the album recorded, mixed and mastered at Vivid Tone Recording Studio (Lividity, Guthrie Govan, etc) by Rich Bruce and the stunning album artwork by master of cosmic and fantasy artist Kristian Wahlin / Necrolord (King Diamond, Dissection, Emperor, etc), "Being And Nothingness" is a bold yet innovative Prog-Thrash album that most new generation Thrash bands would only dare dream of.

1) Macrocosm

2) Grave New World

3) Defcon Rising

4) Private Hell

5) Walk As Many, Stand As One

6) Stream Of Unconsciousness

7) Indefinite Archetype

8) The Nescient

9) Nocturne -

i. Opus 55 № 1 in Fmin

ii. Out of Reach

iii. Existential Crisis

iv. Entrance of the Absurd

v. The Unbearable Lightness of Being

vi. With Salvation I Persist

vii. Elegy of the Night

viii. End in Purplexity

Click here to purchase "Being And Nothingness" CD at the Pulverised Records Online Store

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

HEXEN: New Track Stream Available - North American Release Date Announced

Los Angeles progressive thrashers HEXEN have officially released a sample track from their forthcoming new full-length, Being And Nothingness set for North American released through Pulverised Records on July 17, 2012.

Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Vivid Tone Recording Studio (Lividity, Guthrie Govan, etc.) by producer Rich Bruce, the sonic onslaught of Being And Nothingness sees the band moving toward a far more comprehensive and thorough voyage of metal musicality and further distancing themselves from being just another run-of-the-mill revival band. Check out sixth track "Stream Of Unconsciousness” at THIS LOCATION.

HeXeN is:

Andre Hartoonian - Vocals / Bass

Ronny Dorian - Guitars

Tak Arayan - Guitars

http://www.facebook.com/pages/HeXeN/266806818176
http://www.pulverised.net

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

HeXeN - New Song Available For Streaming, Release Dates Announced

Los Angeles Prog-Thrashers HeXeN have officially released a premiere new track entitled "Stream Of Unconsciousness", which comes off from the new album "Being And Nothingness". Below you can hear the song in its entirety.

The album will contain nine tracks of progressive thrash proficiency, closing with an epic 8-part suite:

1) Macrocosm

2) Grave New World

3) Defcon Rising

4) Private Hell

5) Walk As Many, Stand As One

6) Stream Of Unconsciousness

7) Indefinite Archetype

8) The Nescient

9) Nocturne -

i. Opus 55 № 1 in Fmin

ii. Out of Reach

iii. Existential Crisis

iv. Entrance of the Absurd

v. The Unbearable Lightness of Being

vi. With Salvation I Persist

vii. Elegy of the Night

viii. End in Purplexity

…::: HeXeN - "Being And Nothingness" :::…

28 / 5 / 2012 (Europe)

17 / 7 / 2012 (USA)

With the album recorded, mixed and mastered at Vivid Tone Recording Studio (Lividity, Guthrie Govan, etc) by Rich Bruce and the stunning album artwork by master of cosmic and fantasy artist Kristian Wahlin / Necrolord (King Diamond, Dissection, Emperor, etc), "Being And Nothingness" is a bold yet innovative Prog-Thrash album that most new generation Thrash bands would only dare dream of.

HeXeN is:

Andre Hartoonian - Vocals / Bass

Ronny Dorian - Guitars

Tak Arayan - Guitars

HeXeN Official Myspace

HeXeN Official Facebook

Monday, February 13, 2012

HeXeN - Album Artwork, Album Title & Tracklisting Announced

Los Angeles Thrashers HeXeN have officially revealed their upcoming second album, titled "Being And Nothingness".

Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Vivid Tone Recording Studio (Lividity, Guthrie Govan, etc) by producer Rich Bruce, the sonic onslaught of "Being And Nothingness" sees the band going toward a far more mature, comprehensive, and thorough voyage of metal musicality, thus distancing themselves from being just another run-of-the-mill revival band.

To perfectly compliment the visual aspects of "Being And Nothingness", HeXeN has engaged the hand-painted mastery of celebrated Extreme Metal illustrator Kristian Wåhlin/Necrolord (King Diamond, Dissection, Emperor, etc) for the album artwork cover.

…::: HeXeN - Being And Nothingness :::…

The album will contain nine tracks of progressive thrash proficiency, closing with an epic 8-part suite:

1) Macrocosm

2) Grave New World

3) Defcon Rising

4) Private Hell

5) Walk As Many, Stand As One

6) Stream Of Unconsciousness

7) Indefinite Archetype

8) The Nescient

9) Nocturne -

i. Opus 55 № 1 in Fmin

ii. Out of Reach

iii. Existential Crisis

iv. Entrance of the Absurd

v. The Unbearable Lightness of Being

vi. With Salvation I Persist

vii. Elegy of the Night

viii. End in Purplexity

The band comments:

“We are completely stoked for this long worked on; long awaited second release and we can’t wait to showcase this opus live to all our fans. Unlearn what you have learned about metal!”

Stay tuned for more announcements from HeXeN.

HeXeN is:

Andre Hartoonian - Vocals / Bass

Ronny Dorian - Guitars

Tak Arayan - Guitars

HeXeN Official Myspace

HeXeN Official Facebook

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Hate - Resurrection Machine - Hexen - Filmed March 2011

Sickdrummer.com just uploaded a video of "Hate" with drummer "HeXen" in evidence playing the theme "Resurrection Machine", this video was Filmed March 2011. AT DNA Lounge in SF.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

HeXeN Signs With Pulverised Records

It is finally now official: Premier L.A Thrash outfit HeXeN is now a part of the Pulverised Records home of the Extreme Metal elite roster!

Formed in 2003 and with 4 demos and the brilliant 2008 full-length debut "State Of Insurgency" later, HeXeN is now all geared up and preparing to enter the studio for a brand new second as-yet-untitled full-length album that will see the light of day in 2011.

HeXeN's brand of blistering Thrash Metal caught the Metal community by storm with their intellectual and thought-out songwriting, and showcasing the fretboard virtuoso twin-axe attack of Ronny Dorian and Tak Arayan; very much reminiscent of Megadeth during their heyday. Having already proven that they are not your average Thrash band, their upcoming sophomore release will promise that the border is going to be pushed once again.

Having recently wrapped up a massive 30-day "Thrash & deTOURED 2010" tour trekking across USA with Rattlehead and Mantic Ritual, the band is now in the midst of preparing another extensive tour in support of Bay Area Thrash legends Death Angel on their "North American Retribution 2011"tour, alongside Bonded By Blood, Lazarus A.D and Early Man.

Watch the entire HeXeN show filmed at the Knitting Factory on 4th of August 2010 during their "Thrash & deTOURED 2010" tour below:

States HeXeN singer / bass-player Andre Hartoonian: "Metallic hails from Southern California world of heavy metal! We are excited to announce inking a deal with our new partners Pulverised Records as of October 2010. We have a lot of plans, the first order of business being entering the studio in a few short weeks. We cannot wait to unleash the album we have been working on for a long time and even though we usually don't like to over-hype, the fact that it will blow you all away is still an understatement.

Another thing is going on tour January-February with our friends Bonded by Blood, Early Man, Lazarus A.D., and the outstanding... Death Angel. Check back with us on our Myspace (myspace.com/hexen) frequently to catch all the latest news and studio footage. 2011 is going to be an extravagant year for us. We cannot wait."

Comments Pulverised Records A&R Manager Calvin: "HeXeN's mighty debut "State Of Insurgency" CD along with some of their demo tracks were sent to the Pulverised's office sometime ago and we were jaw-dropped by HeXeN's sound, and we knew in an instant that we had to pick these guys up.

I had the pleasure of meeting former Century Media Records president Marco Barbieri when he was in Singapore with Warbringer as their tour manager, whom also highly recommended HeXeN during our previous discussions a few months back. Needless to say, signing the HeXeN deal became a hell lot quicker with Marco representing the band! We are very confident that HeXeN has gathered enough demons for the upcoming new album, and the HeXeN boys definitely know their Thrash Metal inside out!"