Immediately following their upcoming North American tour with DARK TRANQUILLITY and OMNIUM GATHERUM, southern California heavy metal brigade EXMORTUS will join thrashers LICH KING for a short run throughout the Eastern US in support of their forthcoming Prosthetic full-length debut Slave To The Sword, which will be released on February 4th.

Recorded earlier this year at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland, CA with producer Zack Ohren (ALL SHALL PERISH, SUFFOCATION, IMMOLATION), the album features cover artwork by legendary heavy metal painter Philip Lawvere (KREATOR, CELTIC FROST, HELLOWEEN) and ten rousing tracks that dynamically blend technical and traditional heavy metal with elements of thrash, prog and death metal.

Drummer Mario Moreno commented, "2013 has been a pretty exciting year for Exmortus. We recorded a killer album with engineer/producer Zack Ohren, got amazing album art done by Phil Lawvere, signed a record deal with Prosthetic Records and now we're finally announcing a release date for our upcoming album. Pretty damn exciting, right? The year isn't over, and we're already stoked on 2014. Our relationship with Prosthetic is still fresh, but things are already off to a great start. Be sure to pick up a copy of Slave To The Sword online, in stores or on our upcoming North American Tour with Dark Tranquillity and Omnium Gatherum starting February 1st in Atlanta. See you all soon!"

Slave To The Sword pre-order packages are available now via the Prosthetic Records webshop, where you can order the album on CD, cassette or one of two colors of 12" vinyl. Bundles that include a t-shirt featuring the epic album art are also available.

Exmortus tour dates:

February (with Dark Tranquility, Omnium Gatherum)

1 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
2 - Baltimore, MD - Soundstage
3 - New York, NY - Stage 48
4 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
5 - Montreal, QC - Foufounes Electriques
6 - Quebec City, QC - Dagobert
7 - Ottawa, ON - Mavericks
8 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
9 - London, ON - London Concert Theatre
10 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
11 - Columbus, OH - The Shrunken Head
12 - Joliet, IL - Mojoes 22
13 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater
14 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
15 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
17 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater
18 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
19 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theater
21 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
22 - West Hollywood,CA - House of Blues
23 - Tempe, AZ - Club Red
25 - Dallas, TX - Trees
26 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar
28 - Louisville, KY - Diamond Pub & Billiards

March (with Dark Tranquility, Omnium Gatherum)

1 - Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar
2 - Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero

Dates begin with Lich King:

7 – Brooklyn, NY – Blackthorn 51
8 – Trenton, NJ – Backstage at Champs
9 – Richmond, VA – Strange Matter
10 – Charlotte, NC – The Milestone
11 – Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
12 – Savannah, GA – Dollhouse Productions
13 – Jacksonville, FL – Atticus Bar
14 – Miami, FL – Churchill’s Pub
15 – Tampa, FL – The Brass Mug
16 – Atlanta, GA – TBA
17 – Johnson City, TN – The Hideaway
18 – Murfreesboro, TN – Main St. Live
19 – Columbus, OH – Ace Of Cups
20 – Cleveland, OH – Now That’s Class
21 – Rochester, NY – The Bug Jar
22 – Northampton, MA – JJ’s Tavern