Reunited New Jersey thrash metal act WHIPLASH have announced that on Friday March 13th they will begin recording the new album, Unborn Again, set for a global July 15tH release Via Pulverised Records, distributed in North America by Megaforce Records / Sony RED.

Tony Portaro guitarist/vocalist will handling the production duties. Co-producing the effort will be Harris Johns, who has previously worked with CORONER, HELLOWEEN, KREATOR, SEPULTURA, SODOM and VOIVOD, among many others. The band will also document the full recording session in a HD format and edit the footage into a free bonus DVD.

It is also rumored that Whiplash will team bay area thrashers HIRAX for a short US tour.

Current tour dates:

June

13 - Hellbrigade Festival

July

30 - Wacken Open Air

August

15 - Jalometalli Metal Music Festival

Portaro remained the pillar of the band while the lineup went through many changes over the course of their six full-length CDs, including Cult Of One in 1996 and Sit Stand Kneel Prey in 1997. During that time, drummer Joe Cangelosi supplied the drumming on Cause For Conflict for Germany's premier thrash band Kreator, which was released in 1995. Portaro handled the guitar work for Billy Milano's M.O.D. on a European tour in early 1998 with drummer Tony Scaglione,

inviting the return of the original Whiplash lineup for a reunion CD entitled Thrashback.

Whiplash is a three-piece power trio hailing from New Jersey. The band was assembled back in 1984 when Tony Portaro and Tony Scaglione joined forces, recruited Tony Bono on bass and released their first CD, Power And Pain, in 1985 on Roadrunner Records. The debut CD was followed up by their first live performance at Ruthie's in Berkley, California with POSSESSED and DEATH ANGEL.

Whiplash's current lineup:

Tony Portaro - guitar/vocals

Joe Cangelosi (ex-Kreator) - drums

Rich Day Bass (ex-Primal Scream) - bass