US industrial metallers SOCIETY 1 have entered NRG Studios to begin recording their fourth studio album, Sadist Messiah. Frontman Matt Zane commented: "It feels great to be back in NRG Studios and working with Wade Norton. I figured it was about time to get Sadist Messiah started. There has been a lot of road blocks and drama these past few years with ex members, agents and labels but everything seems to be worked out at the moment. The material is very strong and I am excited to finally get things moving once again."

Sadist Messiah is scheduled to hit in 2009.

As previously reported, the band will release its' debut album with MDI on June 16th. The band will be releasing Live And Raw which will be made available for download via iTunes. "People have told us for years that we sound so different live than on our records" stated frontman Matt Zane. "A lot of people would come up to us after a show and say they were never really into us until they saw us live. So we thought why not get a live record out there and let people hear the difference."

The band's first live album will be distributed solely through iTunes. "We have been talking about the new Society 1 record Sadist Messiah now since 2006 but we are going to hold off on that until next year. We wanted to release something through MDI first and only have it be available digitally. This is going to be something of a test run and depending how it turns out will influence our decision to regarding the release of our next studio album" says Zane.

Although no physical product will be made available in stores any remaining promo copies of Live And Raw will be autographed and sold through Society1.net.

Tracklisting: 'Fornicate', 'No One', 'Nothing', 'Me', 'Six Months', 'Kill Myself', 'Slacker Jesus', 'Time For You To Exist', 'Lie', 'Hate', 'Lord', 'Everyone Dies (Rock Stars Don't Count)'. Bonus Tracks: 'Everyone Dies (Featuring Jay Gordon)', 'Wretched'.