German death metallers GRIND INC. have inked a deal with Bastardized Recordings. The band recently entered the Catacomb Productions studio to begin recording its fourth album for an early 2010 release.

Commented the group: "We are looking forward to the new collaboration and are glad about this decision for the new team deathmatch and being part of this brilliant rooster."

The band recently parted ways with Thomas Strater (one of GRIND INC.'s two vocalists) due to "musical differences and circumstances of life."

GRIND INC. is not seeking a replacement singer and will continue as a four-piece.

GRIND INC.'s third album, "Sudden State of Hate", was released in 2008 via Twilight Vertrieb. The follow-up to 2006's "Inhale the Violence" was recorded at Ezy Soundz Studio in Krefeld with producer Carsten "Cazy" Schmidt and features artwork by Björn Goosses of Killustrations.com.

GRIND INC. started out in 2001 as a side project of HATE FACTOR and NIGHT IN GALES members. The point was "to make the most brutal music possible without neglecting groove and having shitloads of fun," according to the band's official bio.

The group's debut album, "Executed", was released in May 2005.

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