Italian deathcore act STIGMA has posted its first single, entitled I Am Dracula on its official Myspace Page. The track comes off their debut album, When Midnight Strikes! due out in March 2008 through Floridas Pivotal Rockordings. The specific release dates include: 24 March (UK), 25 March (USA), 28 March (rest of Europe). This begins a new alliance between Pivotal Rockordings and Earsplit for North American press.
Stigma has set up the following tour dates in the UK with Trigger The Bloodshed and The Argent Down:
03/06/2008 Roadkill, Liverpool, UK
03/07/2008 St. Joseph Wells, Leeds, UK
03/08/2008 Northgate Ward Community Centre, Canterbury, UK
03/09/2008 The Park, Peterborough, UK
When Midnight Strikes! was recorded at Db Studios with producer Ettore Rigotti (DISARMONIA MUNDI) and was mixed and mastered by Alessandro Vanara (DISARMONIA MUNDI, SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE). The album features guest appearances from Tim Zlinsky (THE CLASSIC STRUGGLE), Alberto Zannier (SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE), Ivan Odorico (SLOWMOTION APOCALYPSE), and Mike
Lunacy (DARK LUNACY).
A video for the first single, “I Am Dracula” was filmed by WhereCloudsPart and features a cameo appearance from Belgian break-dancer Metal Girl. A teaser for the clip can be viewed here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ewbhrPNQQ
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