California death metal trio DREAMING DEAD, who were scheduled to release their long-awaited new full-length, Midnightmares, this past Halloween, have set April 20th as the new release date.

Midnightmares, the follow-up to the band's 2009 Within One opus was recorded from June through September of 2011. All guitars and bass were tracked at the band's own studio in downtown Los Angeles while the drums and vocals were tracked at Architeuthis Sound, (where Midnightmares was also mixed). The final product is nothing short of immense. Midnightmares offers up nine tracks of crushingly elaborate death metal anthems as led by band leader, vocalist and guitar priestess, Elizabeth Schall.

Dreaming Dead continue their ascent to the mightiest of metal's ranks with their sophomore release, Midnightmares. Retaining many of the extreme metal elements of Within One, Midnightmares showcases a more refined Dreaming Dead, playing with greater precision and offering an even deeper and more provocative musical experience.

As an added bonus, Midnightmares features cover art by renown metal artists Travis Smith, known for his striking work on records from DEATH, SADUS, KATATONIA, OPETH, KING DIAMOND and so many others. Check it out below:

Commented Schall and Mike Caffell (drums, vocals), of the release: "With Midnightmares, we wanted to record an album based around the concepts of night and, obviously, nightmares. We shaped our lyrics as such, and wrote music to capture both the violent, chaotic nature of dreams and the quiet tranquility of the night. We also crafted the album to flow as a whole, symbolizing the progression of an evening into night, and then into dawn; as if the songs couldn't exist without one another. And, yes, we’re still bringing the speed and brutality."

Midnightmares tracklisting:

'Wake'

'Corpse Mountain'

'Overlord'

'Exile'

'In Memoriam'

'Lapse'

'Into The Depths'

'Midnightmares'

'Departure'

Check out the demo version of the title track here.

Dreaming Dead is:

Elizabeth Schall - vocals/guitars

Juan Ramirez - bass

Michael Caffell - drums/vocals/samples

The band recently posted a live video from their performance at the House of Blues in Hollywood, opening for the legendary MORBID ANGEL.

Check out the video below: