preproduction

Sweden-based This Is Sparta have released a pre-production track tentatively titled 'TeotBb' on their SoundCloud page. Listen below. The band also report that they are currently writing new music, and that they hope to release a single by early next year.

Listen to 'TeotBb' on SoundCloud.

Modern Day Babylon have uploaded a pre-production version of their song 'Instant Djentlemen', which is set to appear on their upcoming debut EP 'The Manipulation Theory'. Listen below. The nine-track EP will also feature a guest appearance by David Maxim Micic. The original version of the song 'Instant Djentlemen' was posted in March.

A recording update video was posted earlier.

Means End have posted a pre-production teaser video for their upcoming EP, which is due for release in late August. Listen below. Means End are a new band featuring Robert Luciani of Vildhjarta and Christian Schreil of Uneven Structure. They also report that they are looking for a second guitarist. Interested parties can get in touch by sending an email to meansend at hotmail dot com.

No Consequence guitarist Dan Reid has posted a video of himself playing through a new pre-production demo track titled 'All That's Left'. Watch it below. The track will be featured on the band's sophomore album, which they are currently working on. It will also be made available for download later this week.

Rooks have posted a new preproduction video of their upcoming album Infinite II on their YouTube channel. Watch it below. Some live footage of the band performing their song 'Amache', off their previous EP Infinite I, was posted earlier.

French band Beyond The Dust, featuring Steeves Hostin from A-SynC, have uploaded two preproduction tracks titled 'New Dawn' and 'Silenced' to their Tumblr, Myspace and Facebook pages. The band are currently recording their 5-track debut EP which will also be titled 'New Dawn'. They will be supporting Monuments and Periphery in Paris on February 19th. The show is part of the mainland European leg of the League of Extraordinary Djentlemen tour.

Listen to the tracks on Tumblr.
Listen to the tracks on Facebook.
Listen to the tracks on Myspace.

Monuments have published a video with some pre-production footage and some new music. Watch it below. They have also revealed more details about their upcoming debut album, which they have just started recording, and which should be finished by December at the latest. They will be posting studio blogs and teasers of new tracks regularly in the coming weeks.

Monuments are headlining this year's edition of Euroblast festival, which will take place in Cologne, Germany on October 23rd.

Read the announcement on basickrecords.com.

Haarp have uploaded two new instrumental preproduction tracks to their SoundClick page, titled 'Lower The Populace' and 'Pleaidian Keys'. Haarp are a relatively new band featuring ex-SikTh drummer Dan Foord.

Listen to 'Lower The Populace' on SoundClick.
Listen to 'Pleaidian Keys' on SoundClick.

Monuments have published a drums pre-production video for their song 'Admit Defeat'. Watch it below. About the video, drummer Mike Malyan writes: "This video showcases the new DW Collectors Maple kit, with a 14"x6.5" Brady Tasmanian Blackwood Stave Snare, during album drum pre-production for Monuments. No edits, triggers or quantizing." More videos will be uploaded as the pre-production for the band's upcoming debut album progresses.

Circles have posted an update about the recording of their second EP on their Myspace and Facebook pages. They have completed the preproduction, and are hoping to release the EP in August. A studio video is currently being worked on and will be published soon.

Read the update on Myspace.
Read the update on Facebook.