Florida black metal band ORDER OF ENNEAD released their sophomore disc, An Examination of Being, yesterday on Earache Records. To celebrate, BrooklynRocks interviewed guitarist John Li at Earache Records’ office and talked about the new disc, tour plans, working with Ralph Santolla and more.

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OBITUARY will be releasing their Live Xecution – Live Party.San 2008 this coming January. The DVD finds the band — vocalist John Tardy, drummer brother Donald Tardy, guitarists Trevor Peres and Ralph Santolla and bassist Frank Watkins – at their performing best. Recorded live last year at the renown German open air fest, the DVD includes their full 15-song set + bonus footage. Said Frank Watkins of the show, “We did over 30 festivals last summer and the Party San Festival in Bad Barka, Germany was the very last and best one for Obituary. Fortunately the show was filmed….it was like a Live Xecution!”

Tracklist
01. “Find the Arise”
02. “On the Floor”
03. “Chooped in Half”
04. “Turned Inside Out”
05. “Forces Realign”
06. “Insane”
07. “Face Your God”
08. “Dethroned Emperor”
09. “Evil Ways”
10. “Drop Dead”
11. “Contrast the Dead”
12. “Second Chance”
13. “Stand Alone”
14. “Slow Death”
15. “Slowly We Rot”
+ bonus features

Live Xecution – Party.San 2008 DVD will be released in the US in January 2010 via Regain Records.

John and Donald Tardy of Obituary have a new project called TARDY BROTHERS.  The band’s debut album, Bloodline, features guitar work by Ralph Santolla (Obituary/Death/Deicide) and original Xecutioner guitarist Jerry Tidwell and solo work from 19-year-old John Lee and long time friend Scott Johnson.

Said John Tardy of the project: “This is something Donald and I have talked about and planned for many years and we just never had the time to do it. With the addition of our new studio, it has finally given us the abilitity to get this music recorded. It is not going to affect anything that Obituary is doing nor is it supposed to sound like Obituary.”

Bloodline is the first of several planned releases for the duo. Inviting some of their many musician friends, the pair hope to explore ranges outside the norm of their regular recording commitments and avenues (fact: Donald stepping out from behind the kit to tackle many of the rhythm guitar duties on Bloodline). Tardy Brothers are planning some live performances while continuing work on the new Obituary album  planned for release later this year.