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\nMOTOGRATER have announced August 11th as the official release date for their new album \u201cDesolation\u201c. The effort will be released through Megadeth bassist David Ellefson\u2018s EMP Label Group. Ill Ni\u00f1o\u2018s Ahrue Luster produced the effort while Joshua Wickman (King 810, Within The Ruins) mixed it. The album is the band\u2019s first full-length since their 2003 self-titled effort. View the cover art (seen above) and track listing (below):
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\n01 \u2013 \u201cParasite\u201d
\n02 \u2013 \u201cDorian\u201d
\n03 \u2013 \u201cVictim\u201d
\n04 \u2013 \u201cParagon\u201d
\n05 \u2013 \u201cBleeding Through\u201d
\n06 \u2013 \u201cMisanthropical\u201d
\n07 \u2013 \u201cDaggers\u201d
\n08 \u2013 \u201cPortrait Of Decay\u201d
\n09 \u2013 \u201cLocust\u201d
\n10 \u2013 \u201cRise (There Will Be Blood)\u201d
\n11 \u2013 \u201cShadows\u201c
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\nMotograter was formed in 1995 and is most well known for their namesake instrument the \u201cMotograter\u201d, a mysterious contraption designed with industrial cable, guitar pieces, and other components, to create a unique, low, distorted bass sound. The band is widely known for their image, notorious for covering themselves in tribal style body paint. The early stages of the group\u2019s career consisted of heavy experimentation with industrial sounds, samples, and tribal drums. The band released two EP\u2019s \u2018Hugh Chardon\u2019 and \u2018Indy\u2019 and in 2001 were signed to Sever Records, founded by Dez Fafara of Coal Chamber.
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\nThe band\u2019s sound continued to evolve, eventually incorporating a dark, groove-oriented guitar styling, that would help broaden the band\u2019s appeal and reach a wider audience. In 2003, the band inked a deal with No Name\/Elektra Records and released the highly acclaimed. self-titled album, \u2018Motograter\u2019, featuring Ivan Moody (Five Finger Death Punch\/Ghost Machine) on vocals. The song \u201cSuffocate\u201d was featured on the soundtrack to the film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The song \u201cDown\u201d is featured on the EA Sports video game Nascar Thunder 2004. Motograter toured on Ozzfest 2003. Motograter has toured with Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Chevelle, Disturbed, Ministry, Nothingface, Kittie, Mushroomhead, Cradle of Filth, Killswitch Engage, Chimaira, Shadows Fall, Voivod, and many more.
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\nSource: The PRP
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