Season Of Mist have inked deals with two new US-based acts: North Caorlina-based southern rock/metallers THE SIGN OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS and Louisiana's OUTLAW ORDER. Press release for both signings follow:

The Sign Of The Southern Cross: With devastating demos under their sleeves and college degrees finally out of the way and on their wall, this mountain metal quartet is poised and ready to take southern culture and its heavy heritage to the masses. Seeping with infectious riffs, soulful vocals and all-around stump stomping songs, the band's debut, "Of Mountains and Moonshine", will surely lead them to headlining status at summer festivals, commercial radio speciality shows and keg party smoke circles across the country and the world.

The band comments on this new alignment: "We're beyond excited to begin a long lasting and fruitful partnership with Season of Mist! It's a deep mark of pride to become part of a family which has brought along so many influential artists. Steeped in moonshine and almighty riffs, The Sign Of The Southern Cross' music breathes oil into your lungs while it elevates you up the Smokey Appalachia Mountains. As southern boys, we take pride in our past as we trudge on and strive to make our mark in the modern world. This effort is now strengthened by the hand of this heavy record label. We welcome all with the open arms of southern hospitality to this loud- ass, gut-bucket of American heavy metal!"

The Sign Of The Southern Cross' Of Mountains and Moonshine is due out in October 2008. Look for the band on tour late summer, early autumn. Check www.myspace.com/southerncrossband for more information.

Outlaw Order: In May 2008, the US offices of Season of Mist were nearly destroyed due to a deluge of water damage and the resulting attack of black toxic mold. Can this be a direct result of the volume voodoo unleashed by the signing of a certain southern, outlaw organization? This group of restless reprobates cultivated under the scrutiny and beat-downs of an oppressive redneck authority. Being well placed members of local New Orleans conspiracists EYEHATEGOD, SOILENT GREEN and HAWGJAW, these gentlemen have united under one negative war banner to blast the system with a twist to the N'awlins sound of rebellion and pollution. A fully realized organization, these null percenters follow no one. They do however wear the Louisiana influence on their black armbanded sleeves and shine a stolen police flashlight into the darkened rooms inhabited by law enforcement cockroaches. This is truly a new seperatist set of rules. Combining their militant safecracking skills with leading sonic boom specialists Season of Mist, the debut record, Dragging Down The Enforcer is set to explode this autumn.

Band members and their other illegal affiliations:

Michael D. Williams (Eyehategod, ARSON ANTHEM) - vocals

Brian Patton (Eyehategod, SOILENT GREEN) - guitar

Gary Mader (Eyehategod, HAWGJAW) - guitar

Joey LaCaze (Eyehategod) - drums

Justin Grisoli (ex-Eyehategod) - bass

Outlaw Order Dragging Down The Enforcer is due out in October 2008 with a simultaneous road attack. This is your final warning. Check www.myspace.com/outlaworder for more information.