Los Angles-based band Philm - featuring former Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, bassist Francisco "Pancho" Eduardo Tomaselli (War), and guitarist/vocalist Gerry Paul Nestler (Civil Defiance) - are due to release their new album, Fire From The Evening Sun, via UDR on September 16th.

A couple of photos from the studio can be seen below. Stay tuned for further details.

Back in April, Lombardo spoke with Bob Baker Fish at Cyclic Defrost. An excerpt from the interview is available below:

Bob: With your departure from Slayer and from what I read little chance of that changing anytime soon I understand that you’re focused on Philm’s second album. The first album Harmonic was operating with a much broader focus than Slayer how would you describe the upcoming one?

Dave: "Philm’s first album, Harmonic, was a musical expression unlike any other album I’ve worked on. Blending structured songs and improvisations was the direction I intended to take the band. Philm’s ability to improvise and create music unlike the typical sounds that have emerged within the past 20 years is refreshing to me as an artist and drummer. As the producer of the band, I suggested for this album that we leave out the improvisations and focus on structured, concise movements. I always want to change it up and keep it fresh. As we write the third album I’m reintroducing the double bass drums which will take the songs to a different level."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

In the video below, Lombardo has some fun playing the Ray Charles classic ‘Mess Around’ at Esse Music Store in Italy from March 7th:

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