E-FORCE frontman Eric Forrest (ex-VOIVOD) contacted BW&BK; to let us know that the band has been confirmed to play the Brutal Assault Festival, scheduled to take place August 10th - 12th in Svojsice U Prelouce (100 km east of Prague), Czech Republic.

Other bands on the bill include ADOR DORATH, AMORPHIS, ARSEBREED, BELPHEGOR, BIRDFLESH, BORN FROM PAIN, CARNIVAL IN COAL, CENOTAPH, CEREBRAL TURBULENCY, COLP, CRASHPOINT, DEADBORN, DEPRESY, DESTRUCTION, DIMMU BORGIR, DISAVOWED, EPHEL DUATH, FEAR FACTORY, FLESHGORE, GALADRIEL, GOJIRA, GOREFEST, GORGOROTH, ILLIDIANCE, MAYHEM, MNEMIC, MORBID ANGEL, MORTIFILIA, MOURNING BELOVETH, NAPALM DEATH, NEGLECTED FIELDS, NEGLIGENT COLLATERAL COLLAPSE, OBSCURA, THE OCEAN, ONSLAUGHT, OPHIOLATRY, ORPHANED LAND, RASTA, RITES OF UNDEATH, ROOT, ROTTEN SOUND, SACRAMENTAL BLOOD, SANATORIUM, SEVERE TORTURE, SICK OF IT ALL, SKINLESS, SKYFORGER, SOLFERNUS, SPAWN OF POSSESSION, TEXTURES, TISÍC LET OD RÁJE, TROLLECH, VADER.

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In other news, E-Force are finishing up the mix of their forthcoming album and will be mastering it soon.

As previously reported, E-Force has signed a three album deal with Thundering Records. AGRESSOR vocalist/guitarist Alex Colin-Tocquaine has co-written a track on the as-yet-untitled new album. Tim and Kevin Guttierez from Forrest's other band, PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, have also participated in the songwriting. Forrest also decided to re-record/cover a song from the unreleased 2001 Voivod demo as a tribute to late guitarist Piggy, who passed away in August, 2005 due to cancer.

The new E-Force lineup consists of Forrest, 19-year old guitarist Cyril Berhhard and drummer Boris Lugan.