Thousand Year War's Kingdom of America Out Now; EP Streaming

THOUSAND YEAR WAR's highly anticipated follow-up to 2011's Tyrants and Men has finally arrived! The Kingdom of America EP offers six unrelenting black/death metal hymns with a lyrical rallying cry against the modern capitalistic super powers, spat with venomous fury by multi-instrumentalist/composer Hiram Lohr. Every song offers an array of refreshingly powerful riffs, melodic punch, and the ferocious percussive onslaught of DEMONICAL's Fredrik Widigs.

Topped off with a superb recording by Jeff Jonson at Redding CA's Paragon Studios (vocals, bass, guitars) and Fredrik Widigs (drums), as well as mixing/mastering by Colin Davis at Shadow Work Recording, Kingdom of America firmly establishes THOUSAND YEAR WAR as a lethal force of American metal. 

Visit thousandyearwar.bandcamp.com to stream and/or purchase Kingdom of America. Lyrics are included with each download.

A promo video for the EP and a fan-made video can be seen below.

1. Kingdom of America

2. Weep as we die

3. London Dungeon (Misfits Cover)

4. Doom rides these mountains (Instrumental)

5. Vulture Eyes
6. Gather the Wolves

Thousand Year War was and always is the expression of misanthropy and hatred for the corporate modern world. There are no feelings spared and only and will ever be the extreme opposition to corporate metal and all the attention starved followers of an empty scene.

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THOUSAND YEAR WAR Endorsed By KrashBurn Guitars

Guitarist Hiram Lohr of melodic death metallers THOUSAND YEAR WAR  has recently hooked up with the makers of KrashBurn Guitars for an endorsement deal. The Redding, CA based company and Hiram are currently working together to design a custom, handmade axe built exclusively for the guitarist. For more on KrashBurn Guitars, visit www.krashburnguitars.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jimkrashburn.

 In other THOUSAND YEAR WAR news, the band is currently working on a new EP to follow  their full-length debut, Tyrants and Men, which was released last year on Abyss Records. The EP will contain six tracks, including a cover of the Misfits' "London Dungeon." All instruments and vocals have been recorded and the tracks have been turned over to Fredrik Lunneborg of Primecut Studios in Sweden, who will handle mixing and mastering duties. More details on the EP are forthcoming.

THOUSAND YEAR WAR's debut full-length, Tyrants and Men is currently available through Abyss Records.

Tyrants and Men

The history of Thousand Year War began in the winter of 2008 in Haines, Alaska with Hiram Lohr (guitar, vocals) developing ideas that would become the first Thousand Year War demo under the name Shadow of the Colossus. Former TYW member Kellen Sharp had joined on guitars for the EP and future full length Tyrants and Men. These four songs were recorded by Brett Wehmeyer at Runefire Recording Studios in Anchorage, AK. With the help of Brett and session drummer Mortaeus (Ax) TYW was able to get their first recording off the ground. After receiving good reviews and label interest from their self-titled EP, Thousand Year War decided to take things to the next level and record a full length album.

The EP is available for free download at www.thousandyearwar.com 

Months after the first EP TYW went in to record with Ryan Brownell (Garden Studios).In a period of seven days they recorded vocals, guitars, and bass to found session drummer Fredrik Widigs (Angrepp, Desultor, The Ugly). After transposing all the songs to Guitar Pro they were sent to Fredrik to record the drum tracks at Prime Cut Studios (Sweden), in the summer of '09. Shortly after 10 tracks were laid down to what would become the full length Tyrants and Men.

From the summer of 2010 and beyond, Fredrik Lunneborg of Primecut Studios came up with an amazing mix that sculpted and formed the final sound of Tyrants and Men. This mix was presented to Dan Ferguson of Abyss Records and Thousand Year War was offered to sign.

Kellen Sharp was removed from the band for personal reasons and Fredrik Widigs(Ex-The Ugly, Witchery-Live Drums, Ex-Angrepp) and Pablo Magallanes (Live guitarist- Demonical,Interment) was brought on for the recording of the upcoming EP Vulture Eyes The EP will feature six songs, including a cover of Misfits "London Dungeon."

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Abyss Records Launches First Battle of Thousand Year War

Biting...bellicose...melodic. This is the sound of Anchorage, AK's THOUSAND YEAR WAR on debut full-length Tyrants and Men. The battle begun and the album now out on Abyss Records, prepare for melodic death metal in its purest form. Put simply, this is the good stuff!

The first pressing of Tyrants and Men will be available as a digipak. All album art was done by Luciferium War Graphics. Logo by Christopher Spzadel.

Tyrants and Men

 Defiance
 The Sea
 No Gods, No Masters
 Thousand Year War
 Open Casket
 The Storm I Ride (I cover)
 Warriors of Deceit
 One Final Breath
 Spartacus
 Tyrants and Men

BIOGRAPHY:

The history of Thousand Year War began in the winter of 2008 in Haines, Alaska with Hiram Lohr (guitar, vocals) developing ideas that would become the first Thousand Year War demo under the name Shadow of the Colossus. Former TYW member Kellen Sharp had joined on guitars for the EP and future full length Tyrants and Men. These four songs were recorded by Brett Wehmeyer at Runefire Recording Studios in Anchorage, AK. With the help of Brett and session drummer Mortaeus (Ax) TYW was able to get their first recording off the ground. After receiving good reviews and label interest from their self-titled EP, Thousand Year War decided to take things to the next level and record a full length album.

The EP is available for free download at www.thousandyearwar.com 

Months after the first EP TYW went in to record with Ryan Brownell (Garden Studios).In a period of seven days they recorded vocals, guitars, and bass to found session drummer Fredrik Widigs (Angrepp, Desultor, The Ugly). After transposing all the songs to Guitar Pro they were sent to Fredrik to record the drum tracks at Prime Cut Studios (Sweden), in the summer of '09. Shortly after 10 tracks were laid down to what would become the full length Tyrants and Men

From the summer of 2010 and beyond, Fredrik Lunneborg of Primecut Studios came up with an amazing mix that sculpted and formed the final sound of Tyrants and Men. This mix was presented to Dan Ferguson of Abyss Records and Thousand Year War was offered to sign.

Kellen Sharp was removed from the band for personal reasons and Fredrik Widigs(Ex-The Ugly, Witchery-Live Drums, Ex-Angrepp) and Pablo Magallanes (Live guitarist- Demonical,Interment) was brought on for the recording of the upcoming EP Vulture Eyes The EP will feature six songs, including a cover of Misfits "London Dungeon."

    

DISCOGRAPHY:  

Thousand Year War - Demo (2009) Self-released (Released as Shadow of the Colossus)

Tyrants And Men - DIGI CD (2011) ABYSS031CD www.thousandyearwar.com

www.myspace.com/thousandyearwar

www.facebook.com/tyrantsandmen

www.reverbnation.com/thousandyearwar

www.officialabyssrecords.com 

THOUSAND YEAR WAR Signs To Abyss Records

Known for scouring the globe to find some of the world's finest death, black and thrash metal acts, Abyss Records announced the signing of a band who brings the best of all three to the table. Hailing from Homer, Alaska, THOUSAND YEAR WAR stands tall as one of Abyss Record's newest and most exciting acquisitions.

With a self-titled EP already available, the band is preparing to unleash their full-length debut,Tyrants And Men, upon the masses. 

The history of Thousand Year War began in the late winter of 2009 in Homer, Alaska with Hiram Lohr (guitar, vocals) and Kellen Sharp (lead guitar, bass). While hashing out ideas they began to write songs that would become their first EP. This was comprised of four songs and was recorded by Brett Wehmeyer at Runefire Recording Studios in Anchorage, AK. With the help of Brett and session drummer Mortaeus (Ax) they were able to get their first recording off the ground. After receiving good reviews and label interest from their self-titled EP, Thousand Year War decided to take things to the next level and record a full length album.  

The EP is available for free download at www.thousandyearwar.com.

Hiram and Kellen raised enough funds to record with Ryan Brownell (Garden Studios).In a period of 7 days they recorded vocals, guitars, and bass to found session drummer Fredrik Widigs (Angrepp, Desultor, The Ugly). After transposing all the songs to Guitar Pro they were sent to Fredrik to record the drum tracks at Prime Cut Studios (Sweden) in the summer of '09. Shortly after Kellen and Hiram laid down the tracks to what would be the full length  Tyrants and Men.

From the summer of 2010 and beyond, Fredrik Lunneborg of Primecut Studios came up with an amazing mix that sculpted and formed the final sound of Tyrants and Men. This mix was presented to Dan Ferguson of Abyss Records and Thousand Year War was offered to sign. The first pressing of Tyrants and Men will be available as a digipak. All Album art and websites are designed by  Luciferium War Graphics.

Presently, Thousand Year War is working on material for a second full length album and finding  session members and booking agency for a possible tour this summer. If interested please contact Thousand Year War @ tyw2012@gmail.com. Tyrants and Men will be available on Abyss Records in early 2011, specific date TBA.

1. Defiance 3:47

2. The Sea 3:58

3. No Gods, No Masters 4.46

4. Thousand Year War 3:47

5. Open Casket 4:11

6. The Storm I Ride 3:32

7. Warriors of Deceit 4:12

8. One Final Breath 3:10

9. Spartacus 4:37

10. Tyrants and Men 3:18

Total Running Time: 39:20

Web Links for Thousand Year War

Official Website : www.thousandyearwar.com 

Myspace : www.myspace.com/thousandyearwar  

Reverbnation : www.reverbnation.com/thousandyearwar  

Facebook : www.facebook.com/thousandyearwar and www.facebook.com/tyrantsandmen  

www.officialabyssrecords.com