Wretched Announce New Album

Wretched has entered the studio to record their third full-length album, Son of Perdition. The forthcoming effort is set for a March 27 release and will be produced by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, He Is Legend, For Today) at The Basement Studio in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

Last year, Wretched solidified its line-up with the addition of industry-veterans Adam Cody (Glass Casket) and Andrew Grevey (Loculus) taking the positions of vocalist and bassist, respectively. Son of Perdition marks the first official appearances by Cody and Grevey since their inception into Wretched.

The band took "a huge step forward, musically," confirms guitarist and one of the two founding members Steven Funderbunk on the new record. Funderbunk goes on to say, "Lyrically, the fans can expect an apocalyptic-type theme that portrays a very personal experience. This record will include some of our darkest and most mature material written to date."

Son of Perdition also exposes a "more melodic approach to the Wretched sound," says Funderbunk, " A lot of the drums are harmonically matched with a lot of the guitar riffs. We also used a lot of cool chords we haven't used in the past. It's far more rhythmic and grooves more than our previous records."

Wretched will support Son of Perdition on this spring's Metal Alliance Tour beginning in March, hitting 31 cities across the U.S. and Canada.

TOUR DATES:

03/15/2012 - Austin, TX @ Scoot Inn
03/16/2012 - New Orleans, LA @ The Hangar
03/17/2012 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre
03/18/2012 - Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
03/20/2012 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
03/21/2012 - New York, NY @ GRAMERCY THEATRE
03/22/2012 - Danvers, MA @ The Palace Ballroom at CoCo Resort
03/23/2012 - Montreal, QC, CA @ Le National
03/24/2012 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
03/25/2012 - Columbus, OH @ AL ROSA
03/26/2012 - Joliet, IL @ Mojoe's
03/27/2012 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
03/28/2012 - Winnipeg, MB, CA @ GARRICK THEATRE
03/29/2012 - Regina, SK, CA @ RIDDEL HALL
03/30/2012 - Edmonton, AB, CA @ EDMONTON EVENTS CENTRE
03/31/2012 - Vancouver, CA @ Rickshaw Theater
04/01/2012 - Seattle, WA @ STUDIO 7
04/02/2012 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
04/05/2012 - Oakland, CA @ The Pound
04/06/2012 - W. Hollywood, CA @ HOUSE OF BLUES - CA
04/07/2012 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
04/08/2012 - Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater
04/09/2012 - Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
04/10/2012 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
04/11/2012 - Clive, IA @ 7 Flags Events Center
04/13/2012 - Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theatre
04/15/2012 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
04/16/2012 - Tulsa, OK @ Cain's Ballroom
04/19/2012 - Dallas, TX @ HOUSE OF BLUES
04/20/2012 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
04/21/2012 - Houston, TX @ House of Blues