Drummer Henry Moreno has left IMAGIKA and has effectively been replaced by SF Bay Area metal veteran Wayne De Vecchi (pictured). A current member of HELLHOUND, De Vecchi’s past bands include PURGATORY SF and DOOM SOCIETY who toured both the US and Europe. Bringing in his influences of everything from SLAYER to DREAM THEATER to PANTERA, the drummer is looking forward to taking another step in his music career by joining Imagika. He will make his live debut on June 25th at the Warriors Of Metal Fest 3 in Chillicothe, OH.

Imagika is also announcing their A Portrait In Metal US tour that begins July 23 and runs through August 8th. The tour will be in support of the North American release of the bands Portrait Of A Hanged Man CD. Cities and venues TBA.

Metalville will release A Portrait In Metal on March 19th in Europe and May 11 in North America.

The first run will be a special digipak with the bonus track 'Shadow Of The Cross'.

The band completed work on the album at Sonic Train Studios in Varberg Sweden late last year. The CD was mixed and mastered by Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND). Guitarist Steve Rice engineered and tracked the album. Drummer Henry Moreno again has designed all the art for the release. This CD also marks the recorded debut of new bassist Jim Pegram.

Portrait Of A Hanged Man tracklisting is:

'Scared To Death'

'The Hit'

'Keep The Wolves At Bay'

'G.H.B.'

'Portrait Of A Hanged Man'

'Simple Servant'

'One Word'

'My Final Hour'

'A God No More' (featuring Andy LaRocque)

'Halo Of Flies'

Vocalist Norman Skinner comments on the new material: "Imagika never wants to make the same record twice and I feel we have created another stand out album we can be proud of. This new album is more thrashy, raw, and in your face than its predecessor. We decided this time around to do away with some of the dynamics and keep things much more in the pocket with more concise arrangements and bigger hooks. With Portrait Of A Hanged Man” the fans can expect catchy, fast paced, heavy hitting songs.”