Dew-Scented

DEW-SCENTED are one of the leading forces of a new breed of Thrash Metal ever since their foundations in 1992. After having released their first and only demo tape, “Symbolization“, the band signed to Steamhammer/SPV for their 1996 debut release “Immortelle” and then moved over to Grind Syndicate Media/NBR for 1998’s Dan Swanö mixed “Innoscent” as well as 1999’s “Ill-Natured” albums. Up to then the band had already performed and toured all over Europe with acts such as Overkill, Edge Of Sanity, Morbid Angel, Deicide, Six Feet Under, Amon Amarth, Naglfar, Brutal Truth, Dismember, Eucharist, Annihilator, Arch Enemy, Immortal, Death, Tankard, Vader and many more and even visited Japan for four shows alongside Defleshed and Night In Gales. Being released directly and all over the world by Nuclear Blast Records, 2002’s “Inwards” album opened a lot of new international doors for DEW-SCENTED. “Inwards” also marked the first cooperation with sound-wizard Andy Classen / Stage One Studio (Krisiun, Disbelief, Holy Moses, etc.), who would also produce the upcoming two albums. “Inwards” was noted as “album of the month” in several leading publications (as Rock Hard or Legacy in Germany) and was supported by a full European tour with Cannibal Corpse, a tour in France with No Return and Scarve, a week of shows opening for the German Thrash Metal trinity - Kreator, Destruction and Sodom -, the band’s North American live-debut at the Milwaukee Metalfest and several large European festivals like With Full Force, Summer Rocks, Party-San, Metalfest Vienna, etc.

The 2003 release “Impact” as well as the re-mastered NBR re-release of “Ill - Natured & Innoscent” (both albums on one disc!) continued the positive media reactions and further established the band as one of the leading forces of European extreme Metal. DEW-SCENTED undertook a full European tour with Nile and Misery Index, which melted into the “X-Mass Festivals” with Destruction, Deicide and Amon Amarth, plus also appeared at festivals like Wacken Open Air, Summer Breeze, Tuska, Fury Fest, Pressure, Earthshaker, Metalcamp Tolmin, Up From The Ground and also returned to North American soil for the New Jersey Metal And Hardcore Fest. By that time, Obscenity’s Alexander Pahl joined the band permanently on bass and guitar player Flo Mueller left bringing in longtime friend and live-guitarist Marvin Vriesde (Severe Torture) to gear up for their 2005 album “Issue VI“.

The album continued DEW-SCENTED’s relentless stylistic approach flawlessly and also featured a limited edition bonus DVD including the band’s first ever promotional video clip for the song “Turn To Ash” as well as 17 (!) live songs recorded at diverse shows between 2002 and 2005. The “Issue VI” campaign saw DEW-SCENTED deliver their most dedicated live-attack in the band’s history: Touring started over in Japan with the “Extreme The Dojo” tour together with High On Fire and Misery Signals, then a full European tour (feat. Danish session live drummer Reno Kiilerich, ex Dimmu Borgir, Panzerchrist, Vile, Hate Eternal) supporting Nevermore. In November 2005 DEW-SCENTED made their coast-to-coast debut tour in North America, supporting Vader and Decapitated for 4 weeks. The live-run in promotion of the current album, seeing Flo Mueller return to the fold, was crowned with an intense European tour in February 2006 alongside Cryptopsy, Grave, Aborted, Vesania and Hurtlocker. The so-called “The Domination Tour” covered 12 countries with a total of 31 shows and not a single off-day.

By the Summer of 2006, DEW-SCENTED got together to finalize songwriting for their new album’s material. This time the band recorded at Jörg Uken’s Soundlodge Studios (God Dethroned, Obscenity, Mandrake, etc.) and mixed with sound-legend Andy Sneap (Machine Head, Arch Enemy, Testament, Kreator, Killswitch Engage, etc.) at his Backstage Studios in England. The new album is entitled “Incinerate” and was released in April of 2007 to trigger a touring string all over Europe as part of the “No Mercy” Tour together with Moonspell, Napalm Death, Behemoth and Root, a Summer tour with Misery Index and Coldworker as well as an own headling run for DEW-SCENTED early 2008 together with friends Severe Torture and Destinity. After much consideration during some shows on Malta, a major change of line-up’s was due to happen following the intense touring run: Vocalist Leif and bass-player Alex saw entering Marc-Andrée (Obscenity) as new steady drummer and also new guitarplayers Michael and Martin replaced Hendrik and Flo. The band’s new incarnation shaped up for the following months “behind closed doors” in order to return with a strong impact and already debuted on stage succesfully by July. Ever since then, the new line-up has performed several shows in Germany, Austria, Hungary, Turkey, Portugal and Spain. More activity is currently in the works…

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