TRUTH AND ITS BURDEN have just inked a deal with Rite of Passage Records, who will release their upcoming album “Choices” on May 22nd.
The band are also streaming a song from the upcoming album called “Threadbare”:
The band commented:
We’ve got fantastic news that comes with our new website! We have just been signed to US record label Rite Of Passage Records /Mediaskare Records. We are so stoked about this, words really cant describe. For a band like us to be a part of a family that gives home to some of the biggest bands in the Metal and Hardcore scenes, its truly something we never thought would be possible when we started out a couple years ago; some of new label mates would include: As Blood Runs Black, Hundredth, It Prevails, Deez Nuts, King Conquer, Betrayal, Confession, Darasuum, Redeemer, Creations, Bury Your Dead, Suffocate, Endwell, Lionheart, Reign Supreme, The Red Shore, Volumes and so many more really great bands.
Mediaskare Records basically started Rite Of Passage Records a short while ago as a starting point for up and coming bands. “Rite Of Passage Records is the perfect model for an independent label like Mediaskare to really develop and nurture up and coming acts that we feel have a long and bright future without exposing them to too much too soon” commented Mediaskare Records owner Baron Bodnar. “A big problem in the current state of music is that instead of really taking the time to develop bands, labels are throwing them out to the wolves right away and their longevity is dramatically cut short.” He added.
With all the above in mind, we feel there is no greater home for our band, and for us to be working with a label that understands growth and our ideals as a band, the road ahead can only be a truly exciting one. We’ll be gearing up for US tours shortly, news in the coming weeks with follow on all that good stuff.
The label adds:
Rite of Passage Records is proud to announce the signing of Johannesburg, South Africa based TRUTH AND ITS BURDEN. The band’s new album ‘Choices’ is set to be released on May 22nd through Rite of Passage; a song from the album titled “Threadbare” can be listened to on the band’s Facebook page located here http://www.facebook.com/truthanditsburden.
Formed in 2008, TRUTH AND ITS BURDEN started out as an idea to bring a sincere message of hope, and to do so with a real sense of urgency. Those same ideals that gave life to this band still chorus through in every song 4 years later. To be aware, to challenge, to follow through, to ignite ideas into dreams, to re-invigorate life itself and to find meaning and purpose. Over the past four years, the band has toured throughout Europe and Africa with bands like The Ghost Inside, Haste The Day, Have Heart, and many others.
“The main idea behind ‘Choices’ is pretty simple;” stated vocalist Ashley DeBeer. “Making choices that reflect clear consideration for dreams and aspirations, it’s not something that merely applies to me/us alone, but rather something many can relate to. I wrote a lot of the songs during a period in my life when change was necessary and I guess with choices in my life I found there was a constant balancing act that took place.”
“There are many contributing factors to making serious life decisions that balance a good choice and help make things a little clearer,” added DeBeer. “Many of the songs reflect the idea of finding myself, building myself, deciding things and just trying to make a conscious effort at being a better person in general.”
