No Sleep Records has signed the Louisville, BY band Xerxes. The band was formed in early 2009, with No Sleep stating that "Xerxes' sound channels the energy and passion of mid-90's originators You and I and Saetia, while adding the more upbeat and brutal thrash mentality of contemporaries such as Trash Talk and Ampere." Their debut will be recorded by Kevin Ratterman (Coliseum) and should be out this winter.