Escapist Records has signed Delaware based Dead And Buried. The label describes the group as a metal / hardcore band with influence from All Out War, Merauder, Cro-Mags, and Slayer. The band recorded at Clay Creek studios with producer Nick Rotundo (Paint It Black, All Else Failed, Knives Out) and features guest vocals from Justice of Trapped Under Ice, Ziggy of Barricade, and Tony from Hard to Kill. The record, titled Bear Witness, is due in the fall.

You can preview two tracks from the record at MySpace.