With Passion sign w/ Earache Records

Sacramento "technical, melodic, blackened metal-core" band With Passion have officially signed with Earache Records. Formed in 2002 from the ashes of groups like Athena in Hades and Severance, the group released an EP with Reflections Of Ruin Records earlier this year (read Lambgoat's review here). Regarding the deal, band frontman Samuel McLeod states: "We are very proud to be working with Earache. We look up to the bands that this label works with and look forward to releasing our album worldwide." Look for the group's Earache debut to hit stores in 2005.