Artist: EXUMER
Album: THE RAGING TIDES (CD)

Year: 2016
EAN/UPS: 039841544305
Media type: CD

Formed in 1985, by singer/bassist Mem V. Stein and guitarist Ray Mensh, Exumer released Possessed by Fire (1986), and 1987 (Rising from the Sea), that are regarded as some of the most cult thrash metal releases ever to come out of Germany. Exumer was also one of the first thrash metal acts to capture exotic, foreign markets like Poland and Brazil, where their albums were domestically released in the 1980s. Ultimately, the band was plagued by line-up changes and internal turmoil, which lead to a break up in 1990. Mem and Ray decided to re-activate Exumer in 2008. The band embarked on their first tour since 1988 with five show in April and May of 2009. The "5 Nights of Fire Tour", took the band through Europe (Germany, Holland, Greece), and the USA, where they headlined the "Thrasho de Mayo Festival", in front of over a thousand fans in Los Angeles.

Metal Blade Records released Fire & Damnation in April of 2012, which catapulted Exumer back onto the forefront of the international music scene. Shows across the globe in 2012-2015 (Bang Your Head Festival in Germany, South and North American tour, European Frost and Fire tour, Wacken, Headbangers Open Air) further cemented the band's cult status among the ranks of classic thrash metal acts in the world.

As 2015 drew to a close, Exumer teamed up with producer/engineer Waldemar Soychta at Waldstreet Sound in Dortmund, Germany. The result is The Raging Tides, a deliberate and violent thrash attack that stays entirely true to the band's origins.


TRACKLIST LTD. CD/ LP:

01. The Raging Tides
02. Brand Of Evil
03. Catatonic
04. Sacred Defense
05. Welcome To Hellfire
06. Sinister Souls
07. Shadow Walker
08. There Will Always Be Blood
09. Dark Reflections
10. Death Factory