BYZANTINE reveals album title, tour dates

West Virginia's forward thinking thrash band BYZANTINE have set “Oblivion Beckons” as the title of their 3rd album, due out this July 2007 via Prosthetic Records. The follow up to 2005's enigmatic “…And They Shall Take Up Serpents” will contain 12 brand new tracks and will also contain complete note-for-note guitar transcriptions, in both standard musical notation and guitar tablature notation. Explains vocalist/rhythm guitarist Chris “OJ” Ojeda, “we had such a great response from the tablature on the last album we decided to keep that level of expectation high upon us and tab this album out as well. Nothing less for our true fans and friends.”
Handling the recording and production duties on “Oblivion Beckons” will once again be BYZANTINE's long time friend and producer, Charles A. Fisher, owner of 101 Productions in Sissonville, WV. Mixing will take place at Highview Studios in MD by Drew Mazurek (Souls at Zero, Nothingface, Gwar) and the album will be mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Mastering in NJ.
BYZANTINE will take a month off of recording to join the Chains of Humanity tour with GOD FORBID, GOATWHORE, MNEMIC and ARSIS. Tour dates are as follows:

BYZANTINE only:
Jan. 30 – Memphis, TN @ Murphy's
Chains of Humanity tour:
Jan. 31 – Houston, TX @ Walters on Washington
Feb. 2 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Feb. 3 – Greenville, SC @ Handlebar
Feb. 4 – Jacksonville, FL @ Thee Imperial
Feb. 5 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ The Culture Room
Feb. 6 – Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth
Feb. 7 – St. Petersburg, FL @ The Garage
Feb. 8 – Fayetteville, NC @ Jesters Pub
Feb. 9 – Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter
Feb. 10 – Nashville, TN @ The Muse
Feb. 11 – Springfield, VA @ Jaxx
Feb. 12 – Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
Feb. 13 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Peppermint Beach Club
Feb. 14 – Huntington, WV @ Huntington Music Hall
Feb. 15 – Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar
Feb. 16 – Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
Feb. 17 – Rochester, NY @ Penny Arcade
Feb. 18 – Sayerville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Feb. 19 – Milford, CT @ Daniel Street Bar (BYZANTINE ONLY)
Feb. 20 – Boston, MA @ Middle East
Feb. 21 – Montreal, QUE @ Foe Founes Eletriques
Feb. 22 – Quebec City, QUE @ L'Anti
Feb. 23 – Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe