Chicago death metallers BROKEN HOPE will release their first-ever concert DVD and Blu-ray, “Live Disease At Brutal Assault”, on September 18 via Century Media.
“Live Disease At Brutal Assault” was filmed and recorded at the 19th annual Brutal Assault festival in Josefov, Czech Republic on August 8, 2014, where BROKEN HOPE shared the stage with DEVIN TOWNSEND, AMON AMARTH and other metal titans in front of 20,000 fans.
The official live video for the song “The Docking Dead”, taken from “Live Disease At Brutal Assault” can be seen below.
“This video clip of ‘The Docking Dead’ from our ‘Live Disease’ concert DVD excites me and brings me right back to being on that Brutal Assault stage in front of 20-some-thousand death metal freaks,” states BROKEN HOPE guitarist Jeremy Wagner. “I hope this video clip is a worthy sample of the visually and sonically epic brutality BROKEN HOPE unleashes throughout this entire concert DVD and companion live CD.”
This live concert Blu-ray and live album are historic firsts as BROKEN HOPE has never before released a live concert DVD or live album. The concert was filmed by a multi-camera crew on a dozen pro cameras and pieced together and edited by video-directing god Tommy Jones (SLAYER, TESTAMENT, LAMB OF GOD) while the audio was recorded by Thilo Fehlinger (EXODUS, DEATH ANGEL). Moreover, metal-art master Mark Rudolph (Decibel, Metal Hammer, CELTIC FROST) was commissioned to create all of the exterior and interior packaging and cover artwork. The end result of this collaboration is one of the most visually and sonically stellar death metal DVD concert and live album packages ever released.
Says Wagner: “Playing Brutal Assault in 2014 was a dream come true. Being one of the main-stage acts at the fest in front of those thousands of insane fans was also a huge dream come true. And then… above all that… we had this epic moment captured by a pro video crew and also recorded by the best soundman in the biz, and it made for a perfect storm that enabled us to put it together to share with metal fans the world over to enjoy forever.
“We couldn’t have done all this without the mega talent of Tommy Jones… Tommy took a million pieces of footage and numerous audio files, pieced them all together, aligned everything, edited it all, and made for us (and the world), an absolutely stunning concert DVD! We even added the BROKEN HOPE documentary film ’25 Years Of Sickness – The History Of Broken Hope’ to this Blu-ray. This film was released only in North America with ‘Omen Of Disease’…now the entire world will have this amazing film — and in a hi-def Blu-ray format!
“Last thing I wanna say is: the skills of Thilo Fehlinger, Scott Creekmore and Chris Wisco made our first-ever live album a loud, clear, and sonically bombarding tour de force! This entire DVD/CD package is a monumental feather in our cap!”
“Live Disease” video director Tommy Jones adds: “This BROKEN HOPE project has come out so sick! It has the quality and look of a high-end and polished commercial piece, but as a completely brutal, death metal concert experience. Definitely one of the coolest-looking live pieces I have been able to work on in the death metal genre. Really happy with how it all came together.”
“Live Disease At Brutal Assault” Blu-ray/DVD chapter listing:
* Intro
* The Docking Dead
* Dilation & Extraction
* Into The Necrosphere
* Gore Hog
* Swamped In Gore
* The Dead Half
* I Am God
* He Was Raped
* The Flesh Mechanic
* Incinerated
* Felching Vampires
* End Credits
Blu-ray/DVD bonus features:
* Behind The Scenes At Brutal Assault – The Interviews (with Jeremy, Damian, and Mike)
* “The Flesh Mechanic” official video
* “25 Years Of Sickness – The History Of Broken Hope”
“Live Disease At Brutal Assault” live album/CD track listing:
* Intro
* The Docking Dead
* Dilation & Extraction
* Into The Necrosphere
* Gore Hog
* Swamped In Gore
* The Dead Half
* I Am God
* He Was Raped
* The Flesh Mechanic
* Incinerated
* Felching Vampires
BROKEN HOPE is:
Damian Leski – Vocals
Jeremy Wagner – Guitars
Diego Soria – Bass
Matt Szlachta – Lead Guitars
Mike Miczek – Drums
Source: Blabbermouth
