BURNT BY THE SUN's original lineup, including recently departed vocalist Mike Olender and drummer Dave Witte, will be reuniting (along with new guitarist Nick Hale) to write a final album for Relapse Records in 2006. After over a year of patting back and forth on the prospects for a reunion, the band has decided to work around conflicting schedules, careers and family obligations to write another record.

"After hearing the new material and thinking about what could be done, the feelings of leaving something unfinished made themselves very present and also re-confirmed the lost connection between us," said Witte. "I am happy that we have grown in the time that has past and will be able to finish what we started."

With Witte now based in Richmond and constantly on tour with MUNICIPAL WASTE and MELT BANANA, and Olender having limiting career obligations and commitments to NORA and FOR THE LOVE OF, the band is going to do what it takes to satisfy its needs for a final record.

Fans can expect a conceptual continuation of the last record but much heavier music, in the spirit of the older material. "Frankly, the new material knocked me out," added Olender. "It is layered, dark and very heavy. It is music that speaks of the times we're in."

Recording is expected in 2006. So far, one new track, "Tacolypse Now", has been written. The record will also feature a re-recorded track from the split EP with LUDDITE CLONE.

beyond good news. i love everything this band has done. few bands i respect more collectively just as good people, too.

well, in a way it's worse...because they're recording just "a final album"

and before they had Nate Johnson doing vocals and weren't talking about "a final album"

well im hoping the nate band still works out, last i heard they needed to find a new drummer

yeah...they can't seem to hold down a drummer ever since losing Witte...must be the high expectations

booo, i wanted to hear nate doing vocals.

booo to Mike Olender? uh, no.

ps- i miss luddite clone.

i was defintly looking forward to Nate in this band but, oh welll...it will be good either way but their loss

their loss? to have the man behind much of their ideology, who happens to be a sick vocalist (no pun intended - hope he's well with the cords issues) back to do a record? knowing John, I'm only guessing he's too busy to commit to anything but it'll be cool to have 3 out of 4 of what i consider to be the definitive BBTS line-up return. Exclusively a good thing to me, regardless of who was in the wings, so to speak.

yea. i dunno. i was kinda looking forward to Nate

but if they are gonna just finish things. there is no other way better to go