Dutch heavy metal band Picture have signed a worldwide album contract with German-based label Pure Steel Records, confirming this development on August 1st, 2018.

The band issued the following statement: “Picture is very proud to have found great partners in Pure Steel Records for the best support heavy metal can get! We can’t thank them enough for giving us this opportunity at this exciting time in the history of the band.”

Picture will release a new live album titled Picture Live: 40 Years Heavy Metal Ears, 1978-2018, for which more details will be announced soon.

As part of the deal, the band will also issue on vinyl for the first time their two most recent studio albums, Old Dog New Tricks (2009) and Warhorse (2012).

Picture’s line-up is as follows:

Ronald van Prooijen (lead vocals)
Jan Bechtum (guitar and backing vocals)
Appie de Gelder (guitar and backing vocals)
Rinus Vreugdenhil (bass)
Laurens “Bakkie” Bakker (drums)

Ninth studio record Warhorse was released in February 2012 via Artist Station Records.