Hour of Penance Put the Finishing Touches on New Album

Hour of Penance recently entered Rome’s 16th Cellar Studio along with engineer Stefano Morabito. The event marked the start of recording for the Italian death metallers untitled fourth album. The new album is expected to get an early 2010 release through Unique Leader Records.

Guitarist Giulio Moschini made the following comment:

"We've finally finished tracking all the instruments for the new album and we will start mixing it at the end of this week with Stefano Morabito at the mixing desk. Production-wise, this album is already beyond what we have done with The Vile Conception, so we're definitely satisfied with the results we're achieving so far and I'm sure you will be with me once you'll hear it! Once we have finished with the mixing, we will send the new album to the Hertz Studios in Poland, where legendary bands like Behemoth, Decapitated, Vader, and Hate have worked, for the mastering... Easy to say that we're thrilled to work with the guys of Hertz studios, and we're sure that this will help the album to sound even better. Expect a killer Hour of Penance album to be released in 2010!"

The band’s current lineup includes:

Francesco Paoli – Vocals
Enrico Schettino – Guitar
Giulio Moschini - Guitar
Silvano Leone - Bass
Mauro Mercurio – Drums

The Vile Conception, the latest album from Hour of Penance, was released on February 23, 2008 by Unique Leader Records. The album was recorded at 16th Cellar Studio and was produced by Stefano Saul Morabito. According to the press release, it contains ten songs of "insanely fast and twisted death metal.” Pär Olofsson was responsible for the album artwork.