Guatemala-based heavy metal band DREAD THE FORSAKEN, who recently released their new album, Unbound, via Nightmare Records, are featured in a new interview with Metal Express Radio. An excerpt is available below.

MER: This album is an incredible release that combines traditional heavy metal elements along with a very raw, hardcore sound. This has been a project in the works for over a year, so to start off, talk a little bit about some of the key events that lead up to the album’s release ...

Gordon Tittsworth: "Back in 2008, Mauricio had everything written and just needed a vocalist. At the time, I don’t think either of us really had a clue as to how things were going to turn out. After flying there for the demo sessions in 2008, I knew I wanted to be a part of this full time. From that point, we moved forward with sending out the demos, getting feedback, making contacts, etc. Around September of 2009, Mauricio met Mako, who suggested that we re-record this as the 'real' CD. It was at that time I flew back and we recorded the final product. I also had been working with Lance King of Nightmare, who released the previous IMAGES OF EDEN CD, so I approached him about releasing Unbound, and he was all for it!"

Mauricio Liborio: "The major thing for me was meeting Gordon, because at the time I wasn't sure about the type of singer I wanted for the band. When I finally got in touch with him and he decided to travel to Guatemala and record five songs, which was all I had at the time, that's when everything started falling into place. I only had music and lyrics at the time ... he was not only the right singer for the band, but he also had tons of experience in the music industry that I didn't have."

MER: During the initial stages of Dread The Forsaken, Gordon traveled to Guatemala to lay down some demo tracks for Unbound. Tell fans about that experience ...

Gordon Tittsworth: "Wow, not sure where to begin with this. If I had to sum it up in a word, it would be 'surreal.' When Mauricio originally contacted me and was talking about flying me there and covering expenses to record, I was a bit cautious only because it seemed a little too good to be true, and I had people try to scam me in the past. As musicians, we tend to build walls after multiple scam attempts and empty promises, so I thought this was just par for the course, but I was dead wrong! Actually, I almost turned it down just due to having a full plate at the time, but I'm glad I didn't.

Long story short, Mauricio and I did a lot of emailing back and forth about the plans, and I asked all of the questions I could think of to prepare, so I got as comfortable as I could, given the information I had. The rest was basically a leap of faith."

Go to this location for the complete interview.