Gothenburg-based metal sextet MARIONETTE has posted quality live photos from their concert on February 10, 2009 supporting Deathstars and Sonic Syndicate at the Tivoli in Helsingborg Sweden. Photos can be accessed through the band’s official MySpace page.

Marionette recently entered Studio PH with Pontus Hjelm (Dead By April, ex Cipher System) to begin the tracking for the band’s follow-up to the 2008 release “Spite.” Also included in the recording team is two time Grammis award winner Åke Parmerud and metal extraordinaire Fredrik Nordström (In Flames, At The Gates, Zonaria). A blog covering all the recording details to date can be found on the band’s Official Myspace Page.

Marionette will play direct support for DEATHSTARS on the upcoming “Electric Night UK Tour 2009”. Also on the tour will be The Defiled. See dates below:

April

8 – O2 Academy 2 - Oxford, UK
9 - Corporation - Sheffield, UK
10 – Rios - Leeds, UK
11 - Spa Assembly - Leamington, UK
12 – Cathouse - Glasgow, Scotland
13 - O2 Academy - Newcastle, UK
14 - O2 Academy 2 - Birmingham, UK
15 - White Rabbit - Plymouth, UK
16 - O2 Academy 2 - Bristol, UK
17 - Central Station - Wrexham, UK
18 - Academy 3 - Manchester, UK
19 - O2 Academy 2 - Liverpool, UK
20 – Waterfront - Norwich, UK
21 – O2 Academy Islington - London, UK
22 – Concorde 2 - Brighton, UK

Ticket pre-order here.

Quality video footage of Marionette performing the songs 'Legion', 'Parasite' and 'In Spite' from Brew House in Gothenburg on 08 Feburary 8th,2009 can be viewed below. The songs come from Spite.

Marionette’s debut album, Spite was released in North America via Koch/Listenable Records in September 2008. The album was released previously in April of that year via Listenable Records across Europe. “Spite” was recorded, mixed and mastered with a team of up-and-coming and established producers including Simon Exner, Christian Silver (SONIC SYNDICATE, THE CROWN, BY NIGHT) and two time Swedish Grammis winner Åke Parmerud. The music video for the song 'Burn Me' can be viewed below: