Cruel Hand in studio, recording third full-length album!

Today, the folks of Massachusetts hardcore band Cruel Hand announced that they are heading to the studio, to begin recording tracks for their new, third full-length album. The album will be the band’s latest release since Prying Eyes came out in 2008 and is set to hit stores late summer of this year on Bridge Nine Records. No album title or artwork has been released as of yet. Read the complete press release here.

Cruel Hand will be playing a handful of shows on the East Coast before they head overseas to Japan and Europe. Check out their Dying Scene Shows page for more info.

Bridge Nine’s very own Maineiacs, Cruel Hand, are entering the studio today to record their upcoming album set to hit streets in the later summer months of 2010. Cruel Hand will be tucked away at Getaway Recording for the next two weeks for a second collaboration with producer extraordinaire Jay Maas (Bane, Verse) laying down tracks for their yet-to-be-titled third full length and follow up to the sophomore release, Prying Eyes. “Working with Jay again was an easy decision,” says drummer Nate Manning. ” We love the monstrous sound he captured on Prying Eyes and expect to do bigger and better things with this record.”…It’s two years later and Cruel Hand is preparing to unleash an album full of colossal breakdowns and air tight riffs once again. Get ready.

Since the release of Prying Eyes, the band has spent more time on the road than at home, proving to the world that Cruel Hand is a relentless touring machine, and one of the tightest most powerful live bands in the hardcore world. With a spot on New England’s Metal Fest and both a Japanese and European tour already confirmed for the summer months, expect to see Cruel Hand trekking across the globe in support of their new album. Stay tuned for more news to come.