THE BEAST

NIKOLAY ATANASOV JOINS REZET! 

We're thrilled to announce that Bulgarian guitar wizard Nikolay Atanasov has officially joined our ranks to perform with REZET on all upcoming live dates and to contribute on the new studio album.

He states: 

"I became familiar with REZET when they were a part of a DESTRUCTION tour in 2017. I've always thought it's a great band, so I couldn't say 'no' when I was asked to join!"

Atanasov has worked with internationally known musicians from bands such as Megadeth, Testament, King Diamond, Queensryche, Annihilator and many more. He was also a part of the last Agent Steel lineup, being one of the main songwriters and playing on the last studio album.

Nikolay will replace former guitarist Jan-Erik Fischer who had to leave REZET by the end of last year.

The band is now working on a new studio album that is planned to be released later this year. 

The first shows featuring the new lineup will happen this week end in Rostock and Husum, Germany.

NEW ALBUM IN THE MAKING!
 

We have just begun to start the production of our next studio album!

While being already very creative during last year, our output was even more triggered when our new member joined and we felt like a whole band again. 

We completed the works on final demos last week end at "Cherry Tree Studios" in Northern Germany with our long time friend and co-producer/manager Paddy Bieler, where drum trackings have started now also. 

REZET have recruited producer Eike Freese (Deep Purple, Helloween, Heaven Shall Burn a.m.m.) once again to guide, mix and master the recordings.

Expect an ultimate comeback, Rezetbangers!

FIRST 2023 TOUR DATES! 

March 3rd @ MAU Club, Rostock (GER)

March 4th @ Speicher, Husum (GER)

April 28th @ No Playback Festival, Remchingen (GER)

June 2nd @ Iron Fest, Schönenberg/Kübelberg (GER)

June 3rd @ TBA

June 29th @ Ehndorf Open Air, Neumünster (GER)

June 30th @ Bandhaus, Erfurt (GER)

July 1st @ Volxbad, Flensburg (GER) 

July 14th @ Freihafen, Göttingen (GER)

July 15th @ MUR Festival, Königsee (GER)

July 21st @ Königsbach Open Air, Hohn (GER)

July 22nd @ TBA

August 4th @ Burgbrand Open Air, Gerstungen (GER)

August 5th @ TBA

September 1st @ Bambi Galore, Hamburg (GER)

September 2nd @ Don't Panic, Essen (GER)

September 3rd @ Bastard Club, Osnabrück (GER)

September 4th @ Goldgrube, Kassel (GER)

September 5th @ Feierwerk, München (GER)

September 6th @ Rosenkeller, Jena (GER)

September 7th @ Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUT)

September 8th @ Alte Hackerei, Karlsruhe (GER) 

September 9th @ Artik, Freiburg (GER)

September 15th - Kronensaal, Hamburg (GER)

September 16th - Roxy, Flensburg (GER)

For tickets and more info visit www.rezet.de/tour

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Release Date: 27th May 2022

FFO: Annihilator, Traitor, Overkill

Location: Schleswig, Germany

When Rezet´s most recent album Truth in Between effectively turned out to be a commercial nonstarter due to a certain virus, northern Germany´s finest in thrash quickly had to separate the wheat from the chaff… albeit not so much voluntarily as out of necessity. After amicably separating from guitarist Heiko Musolf and bass player Bjarne Otto, main composer, guitarist and singer Ricky Wagner shortly wondered whether he should put the band to rest but then decided differently. Contrarily, he set out to leave nothing to coincidence anymore, opting for a “no compromise” and do-it-yourself approach by continuing Rezet without label-support for the time being. This resolve triggered a burst of creativity, resulting in New World Murder, a four-track EP both revisiting the group´s roots as well as hinting towards a brighter future. Wagner and drummer Bastian “attt” Santen recruited four-stringer Lorenz Kandolf and second guitarist Jan-Erik Fischer to self-record three new songs as well as a flamboyant cover of Deep Purple´s proto metal classic ´Fireball´.

The material was then mixed and mastered by the band´s trusted sound engineer Eike Freese (amongst others Heaven Shall Burn, Helloween and, indeed, Deep Purple), with ´The Devil´s Bride´ being a perfect opener, blending acute Motörhead vibes with Ricky´s charismatic snarl and an almost Annihilator-esque playfulness, highlight the razor-sharp precision of Rezet´s new line-up. The rhythmically diverse, subtly melodic ´Dead End Walking´ is barbed with one of the catchiest riffs you may hear in 2022 and topped of by an atmospheric instrumental bridge whereas staccato earworm ´Alien Noises´ – featuring guest vocals by none other than German thrash pioneers Destruction´s front man Schmier – hits home even faster and will grace the soundtrack of the movie “Total Thrash”.

So there you have it: four smashers that sounds unpredictable and familiar alike, reflecting Ricky´s hands-on attitude. “In a way,” he concludes, “I see New World Murder in the spirit of Metallica, who also keep setting new goals for themselves, shedding their skin on a constant basis. Eventually, we reclaimed our joy in what we do simply by doing what we love without fulfilling expectations.” Old is the new New – so watch out and perk your ears for “The Great Rezet”!

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Follow the band at these links:

https://www.facebook.com/rezetband
https://www.merchlandshop.com/produkt-kategorie/rezet/brandneu/
https://music.apple.com/us/album/new-world-murder-ep/1617837760
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6mEsJPMfmOwRLP3NZGXYg2
https://ffm.to/rezetaliennoises
https://www.instagram.com/rezet_official/