Translation Loss have announced the signing of Minnesota's Battlefields. The band previous released two full lengths via Init Records: Stained with the Blood of an Empire and Entourage of the Archaic.

On top of sharing the stage with the likes of Rosetta, Pelican, These Arms Are Snakes, Kylesa, Big Business and Murder by Death to name a few, Battlefields appeared at SXSW this year playing highly successful showcases with the likes of Russian Circles, Coliseum, This Will Destroy You, Yakuza and Genghis Tron.

Battlefields' yet untitled Translation Loss debut is currently being recorded at The Devil's Workshop in Minnesota with drummer and engineering Rob Schmidt manning the helm and will be mastered by Nick Zampiello at New Alliance Audio. Battlefields' Translation Loss debut will see an early-2009 release and will feature art from Paul Romano.

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