Swedish death thrashers Carnal Forge revealed that guitarist/founding member Jari Kuusisto has decided to leave the ranks. Jari was part of the band in years between 1997 and 2008 as well as between 2013 and 2022.

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Swedish death thrash metal operatives Carnal Forge are currently working on their new, eight studio album (and artwork). It will be comprised of 10 tracks and is planned to be completed in the end of May. Release date is scheduled in fall, 2020.

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The official lyric video "Reforged" from Swedish metallers Carnal Forge, is now available for streaming. The track is taken from the group's upcoming album, Gun To Mouth Salvation, which will hit the stores on January 25th, 2019 via ViciSolum Productions. It was produced by Carnal Forge, mixed by Petri Kuusisto, Jari Kuusisto, Jocke Skog & Carnal Forge, and mastered at Radionika Studio by Dino Medanhodzic. The lyric video was done by Federico Boss (Abstract Chaos Design).

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Swedish death/thrash metal aggressors Carnal Forge strike again. The band is back and has signed a deal with ViciSolum Productions. The group's new album, Gun To Mouth Salvation, will be released on January 25th, 2019 and is the first since 2007's Testify For My Victims. The band also announced line-up changes as vocalist Jens C. Mortensen was replaced by Tommie Wahlberg.

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Swedish death/thrash metallers Carnal Forge have announced the release of a new single. After returning from hiatus last year, their hard work is now coming to fruition. You can check out the front cover of their new single When All Else Fails below. It will include the new songs "Chemical Disincorporation" and "Bleed For Me."

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After announcing an indefinite hiatus back in 2011, death/thrash metal force Carnal Forge will return this year to the metal masses. In fact, the band is currently working on new music.

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Swedish death/thrash metallers Carnal Forge have announced that they have decided to place themselves on an indefinite hiatus as a result of members focusing on other projects.

Bass player Lars Lindén posted the following on the band's Facebook page: "Since all the members have chosen to drop off Carnal Forge due to different reasons to work on new projects, CF will take a pause and the band will be put on ice for an unspecified time. I don't know if there will ever be another CF album or if we'll play live again. I sure do hope so and will work for it, but only the future will tell. Thanks for all of the support through good times and bad times since 1997. See you out there some day somewhere somehow or see you all in hell! All the best from all of us! Peace!"

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Ex-Carnal Forge drummer and founding member Stefan Westerberg (ex-Steel Attack, World Below, Asperity) - who parted ways with Carnal Forge back in January - has now officially joined Wasteland Skills, the alternative metal band from Kristianstad, Sweden.

Commented the band: "Today is a great day for the band, we´re now a full band again. Our NEW drummer is Stefan Westerberg (ex. Carnal Forge). And we´re now rehearsing as much as we can so we can hit the road and play for you guys."

The band just got signed with Swedish Amplifi Management and a new record, Beyond the Barrier, is scheduled to be released in November/December. More info on Wasteland Skills can be found on MySpace.

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Carnal Forge and drummer Stefan Westerberg have reportedly parted ways.

In a statement on the band's website, the remaining band members state that, "with Stefan being one of the founding members of Carnal Forge we're sad to see him leave.

The good news are that we have already found a replacement for Stefan in Chris Barkensjö (also Construcdead/ex-Grave/ex-General Surgery/ex-Kaamos) to take on the skin battering of Carnal Forge. Chris will do his live debut soon! We wish Stefan the best of luck in his future endeavours and welcome Chris to the ranks! We're stoked about the new blood in the band, and can't wait to get out on the road with this fresh installment!

Here's a statement from Stefan: "First of all... thank you guys! I'm really happy that I got this change! I have known these guys for many years and now I feel that the time is right for me to move on and join Headstone. The rehearsals have been going great. I have been in Carnal Forge 11 years now but like I said... It's time for me to move on! I am excited and very happy that I got this change to do this with Headstone.

Because I know this band can go far... Really, really far! We have 12 songs now and I'm looking forward to the recordings of the album. All I can say is that I hope you like this as much as I do! Because this will be a killer record, so remember."

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Swedish thrashers Carnal Forge have issued the following update:

"Jari Kuusisto (rythm guitar) & Jens C Mortensen (vocals) have both left the band. We are sorry not to have the guys on board anymore, and we wish them all the best for the future. We want to thank them for all their work and efforts in the band and all the crazy times we've shared through the years... Cheers!!!
The good news is that we have found two new members to replace Jari and Jens. Dino Medanhodzic on lead guitar (Soulbreach) and Peter Tuthill on vocals (ex Construcdead, and also in Godsic). We have been rehearsing for the last month and the transition has gone real smooth, and we are ready to hit the stage again. The first show with the new line up will be in Sala, Sweden on the 23:rd of February at Rockland. In March and April we will team up with brittish thrashers Onslaught for a European tour of 22 shows."

Jari's statement:
"It's with great sadness I must inform you all that I have decided to leave CF. I just feel that my time in CF has come to an end, and I really haven't anything more to offer to the band. It's been great working with the band over these 10 years and I wish the guys the best of luck in the future (Because they deserve it). For those of you that wonder. I will continue with my music carrier but with my other band This Human Design. So hopefully I will see you all again in a near future. Thank you all for the endless support. See you soon. // Cheers Jari"

Jens' statement:
"It is with sadness in my heart I tell you that my time as the voice of CF is over. Long story short; I found myself in a situtation where I had to choose 'tween being the singer of CF and my job/personal life and I chose the latter. I hope you'll all understand that this wasn't an easy desicion for me. I'd like to thank all the people that supported our efforts during my 3+ years in CF and give a big shout-out to all the bands/crews/bartenders that put up with our shit, Cheers! Also, BIG thanks and a heartfelt goodspeed to the girls in CF who are now embarking on a new adventure... You'll get nothing but phat respect and love from me since I'll always consider you my brothers in arms. Stay Me(n)tal! / Tack Fan! /jCm"

Peter's statement:
"Having been a huge fan of the band's music through all the years since the debut album, I can't even begin to tell you how thrilled I am to be a part of this! I can't wait to get out on the road and tear some throat! I'm promising you a new energetic Carnal Forge with a force that will blow you away!"

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Carnal Forge's video for the song 'Burning Eden' has been posted online at YouTube.com. The track comes off the Swedish thrashers' upcoming sixth album, "Testify For My Victims", due in May via Candlelight Records.
The follow-up to 2004's "Aren't You Dead Yet?" was recorded, mixed and mastered over a four-and-a-half-month period and was produced by Carnal Forge.

"Testify For My Victims" tracklisting:

01. Testify For My Victims
02. Burning Eden
03. Numb (The Dead)
04. Godsend Gods End
05. End Game
06. Questions Pertaining The Ownership Of My Mind
07. Freedom By Mutilation
08. Subhuman
09. No Longer Bleeding
10. Biological Waste Matter
11. Lost Legion
12. Ante Mori

"Testify For My Victims" was mixed at Black Lounge Studios. Two videos have already been filmed for the album tracks "Numb" and "Burning Eden", both directed by Owe Lingvall (Village Road Film).

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Swedish thrash metallers, Carnal Forge issued the following update:

"Here's some more new song titles. We also got a couple more that hasn't got any titles yet, and some might change. The pre-production of the new album has been a long, long process but in the end it has been really worth it. We have gone thru all the arrangements and vocal parts in a way that we never have done with CF before. The result is just utterly brilliant. We have also tried som stuff that we never did in CF, we have a couple really heavy songs. One is so slow it almost falls apart... haha...

Some wonder why it takes so god damn long time this time around, but the thing is that we live in tree differnt cities, so we have met for pre-prod work once, maybe twice a month to work together. On all other albums with CF the vocals were made in the studio. But I promise you it's worth the wait... Soon we'll start the real recording...

Godsend Gods End
Hate Junkie
Ante Mori
End Game
Testify For My Victims
Biological Waste Matter
Questions Pertaining The Ownership Of My Mind
Subhuman
Forever Guilt
Burning Eden
The Dead

Cheers
Lars & Carnal Forge"

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Swedish thrashers Carnal Forge have posted this brief message on their official website:

"We will play the Hejbabberiba festival in Sala, Sweden on the 3rd of June."

Here are the band's upcoming live dates:

May 27 - Köping, Sweden - Dead Generation Fest 2006
June 3 - Sala, Sweden - Hejbabberiba Festivalen
Aug. 17 - Dinkelsbuehl , Germany - Summer Breeze Open Air
Sept 23 - Erstfeld, Switzerland - Metalfest Uri

The band has also revealed the names of two more new songs: "Testify For My Victims" and "Biological Waste Matter". Other new song titles are "Questions Pertaining" "The Ownership Of My Mind", "Subhuman", "Forever Guilt", "Burning Eden" and "The Dead".

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"Here's some news about what's going on in the CARNAL FORGE camp. Jonas Kjellgren has left CARNAL FORGE after 7 years and five albums. He left the band just a few days ago, so they have focused immediately on getting someone to replace him instead of writing explanations to everyone. Because of the up coming European tour with Pro-Pain, it's been really hectic for CARNAL FORGE trying to find a new vocalist, but finally they can announce that Jens C. Mortensen (former Slapdash and Revolver) will be the new vocalist in CARNAL FORGE.

Jens has rehearsed with CARNAL FORGE just one time yet, but it sounded great as hell. Now he has at least 12 new songs to learn before the tour. Good luck J...
The Band comments the change:
"Everyone in CARNAL FORGE welcomes Jens to the family and hopes that our fans will enjoy Jens vocals as much as we already do and we wish Jonas the all the best in the future and thank him for all the great times we had together. Cheers!!!!!!" .
You can check out CARNAL FORGE's new singer Jens live on the up coming tour with Pro-Pain. Have a look at the tour section for all dates!

Jonas (former singer) comment:
"I quit the band because I want to focus on my guitar playing and my studio. I love the guys in Carnal Forge and I wish them all the best in the future!!! It has been 7 years of pure joy. I have only good memories from those years. When I was asked to join the band in -97, I thought I was going to play the guitar, but no I was handed a microphone. At the first rehearsal they played Sweet Bride and The Other Side.... Oh man I was totally blown away, they were so goddamn fast and tight, I knew I wanted to be in this band even if I didn't play guitar! I think Carnal Forge is the best death-thrashmetal-act in the world, and they will continue to get better for every album they release. OK! Thanks to all maniacs out there! And thanks Carnal Forge for everything!!!"
Jonas Kjellgren

Jens (new singer) comment:
"Um... what? Comment? Well what can I say?
As for me joining and why. I've known the guys for quite a while and I've worked with 'em in the past so I guess I was the "natural" choice for replacing Jonas on such a very short notice. And I do mean short, I heard through the grapevine that Jonas had left on Friday, got the call on Monday and we just had our first rehearsal Wednesday.
I wish him the very best of luck and hope that he'll find whatever it is he's looking for.

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CARNAL FORGE have posted pictures and artwork from their upcoming DVD, Destroy Live at this location. The DVD, which is due to be released on June 14th, will feature a 20 song live set filmed in Krakow, Poland earlier this year. As a bonus the package will also include seven songs recorded live in New York and 10 songs from Tokyo, Japan, all filmed last year.

The band's scheduled release and live dates are as follows:

May
29 - Release party with special guests GRAVE and CONSTRUCDEAD

June

11 - Sweden Rock Festival

14 - European release date for Destroy Live DVD

21 - European release date for Aren't You Dead Yet?

23 - Japan release date for Aren't You Dead Yet?

27 - Fury Fest, Le Mans (France)

28 - USA release date for Destroy Live DVD

The Stateside release date for Aren't You Dead Yet hasn't been confirmed, but tentative plans are to have it out in August.

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