I’m pretty sure that Living Sacrifice are one of those bands that all of us here at NCS agree upon, and so we were excited to learn today that LS have a new album scheduled for release by Solid State Records on November 11. Entitled Ghost Thief, it will include 10 songs, one of which will feature a guest appearance by Demon Hunter’s Ryan Clark and another of which will feature Dave Peters of Throwdown.
We loved the band’s 2010 comeback album The Infinite Order and we have high expectations for this new one. “Ghost Thief is a reference to the personification of Death,” guitarist/vocalist Bruce Fitzhugh explained via a press release. “Depending on the circumstance, death can be greeted as an enemy or a friend. We have a few songs that deal with the suddenness and finality of death. ‘Ghost Thief’ and ‘Sudden’ both are inspired by people who died suddenly and unexpectedly. Friends of ours or family members that we were close to.”
There’s not much else to report at this point — other than to mention (as you knew we would) that the cover art is fantastic. Unfortunately, we haven’t yet identified the artist, but this post will be updated to include it once we find out.
UPDATE: As some of us on the NCS staff had guessed, we can now confirm that the killer cover art was created by the renowned Travis Smith, who also created the cover for the band’s 2002 album, Conceived In Fire.
16 Responses to “LIVING SACRIFICE: “GHOST THIEF” IS COMING”
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My bet is still on Travis Smith.
And you win!
Umm..If I dont agree about Living Sacrifice am I no longer allowed to hang out at NCS?
Shit, if we’d known it was that easy…
Cold . . .
Nah…it really isnt..
I mean, if your taste in metal hasnt driven me away yet… 🙂
Despite the fact that not being a Living Sacrifice fan is a serious transgression, you are still welcome here. I’m worried about all the magnificent albums I would miss out on if you weren’t here to educate me.
..well consider this my mea culpa
Condor – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL5c1QASXbw
Well, this is the second recent recommendation I’ve received for Condor, the first coming from Prof D. Grover XIII. It’s past time that I dived into Condor music…
saw condor play at bunker II in norway this summer…fucking unreal
very cool news, looking forward to hearing some of the new stuff! and that artwork is awesome
New Living Sacrifice?? Um yes please. Nobody grooves like these guys. Can’t fucking wait. And that artwork certainly doesn’t hurt my expectations.
One of the best album covers of the year, in my humble opinion. And I have a feeling the music is going to match it.
I have to disagree on Infinite Order. As a fairly long time fan of the band (Hammering Process was my gateway album into extreme metal 12 years ago), I felt that album was boring as shit. I mean, “Rules of Engagement” was a blatant Pantera ripoff! Half of the album was filler, and really “Overkill Exposure” and “Nietzsche’s Madness” were the only songs worth giving a damn about. As much as I hate to say it, they really should have stayed done after Conceived in Fire. While I’m at it, Soul Embraced should have stopped at This is My Blood because everything after was mediocre to pure suckage.
I have to disagree with your disagreement on The Infinite Order. It’s a great album.
Having never heard of Living Sacrifice before and not wanting to feel left out, I started listening to their 2010 release immediately. And it slays. Big time.
So yeah, I’ll definitely stay tuned for Ghost Thief. Especially because of the awesome description about death and shit. And the artwork of course. Oh god, the artwork…