The innovative Finnish metal sensation CIRCLE OF CONTEMPT are best known for their brutal assault of technical precision and unhinged rage, but the band will now harness this energy in a different way as they prepare to join the military in order to serve their country.

The band states: “It's a very tricky time in camp Contempt right now, with Finland law forcing a military trip for numerous members in January that will result in six months of service. However, until then we are currently hard at work in the rehearsal room laying down the sections for our second album that will definitely turn some heads. We are determined to create a more aggressive, dynamic and mature offering showing our continued growth as a band. Stay tuned for frequent updates and we will be back in your face before you know it.”

Management representative Carl Sewell adds: “It's an exciting, yet tricky time right now with members having to take time off touring for their mandatory military session, which means they will be out harder than ever come summer to make up for lost time. The new album is a real step forward and summer 2011 will see the Circle Of Contempt wave of brutality unleashed worldwide.”

Circle Of Contempt's unrelenting debut album, Artifacts In Motion, afforded the band the opportunity to decimate the masses across the world and garner a devoted legion of diehard fans, but in 2011 they will put their definitive mark on the extreme metal genre.

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