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Fallstaf – Bastard Sons Of A Pure Breed – 2011

Release Date: October 25, 2011

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Fallstaf – Music Video – The Cost

Fallstaf – Eulogy (album teaser) 

“Prepare for a full-out thrash-death onslaught, as Montreal’s Fallstaf sets the metal bar high with their rampaging brand of trombone brutality. “Bastard Sons of a Pure Breed” will kick your ass!” – e.V’s Underground – CKCU 93.1FM – Ottawa

“If you have not heard these guys yet you really need to check them out if for no other reason than just to find out what Pure Brass Metal really is. What you will find is a solid metal record with a (brutally brass) trombone thrown prominently into the mix. This is unlike anything I have heard but trust me it works and it works well. ” – PureGrainAudio.com

“Fallstaf is a unique set of gents that have created an ability with the use of not your average instrument the trombone and with that they have built a genre that takes heavy metal and infuses it with hardcore metal in turn sounding like “brass metal”. With this they have gone on to release an EP and even a full-length titled “Bastard Sons Of A Pure Breed”. All of this in the long run is a unique style of creativity that has been built behind the minds of metal drunkenness.”  – Zero Tolerance Magazine

“HORN-ED BEASTS! Not Every band can claim to have forged their own genre, but that’s exactly what local quartet Fallstaf (and their trombone) have done. Get your head around “brass metal” when they launch their album “Bastard Sons of a Pure Breed”.” – Montreal Mirror

“Fallstaf describe themselves as “brass metal.” It makes sense since they’re pretty heavy, with a ski-masked trombonist on top, just to fuck shit up. ..And don’t forget to check out their deliciously creepy video for The Cost. Groovy, sonic violence for ugly children.” – Hour (Montreal)

“Brass metal. Ever heard of it? No? Get ready to. Fallstaf effortlessly blends heavy metal and the trombone into what is some of the most unexpected and most awesome metal you will hear. On “Bastard Sons of a Pure Breed” Fallstaf has one mission: To prove brass metal kicks ass! Mission accomplished.” – The Meltdown on Rock 97.7FM in Grande Prairie, Rock 97.9 in Fort McMurray, Rock 106 in Lethbridge and Rock 105 in Medicine Hat

“The album is as diverse as the slide on the Trombone. 11 tracks of fury mixed with a rhythm and vibe that you simply aren’t going to get anywhere else. By sticking to the traditional metal feel and aggressive voice of Ian you can listen to the trombone add depth to the tracks.” – WeLoveMetal.com

“Who said that having a brass section in your band is not Metal? In times were too many bands out there are sticking to a one-dimensional formula, Canadian Metal band Fallstaf are going against the grain! Make no mistake, their music doesn’t just stand out because of having a trumpet mixed in with distorted guitar sounds and screaming vocals, the band possesses the knowledge of what it takes to write good music! ” – HornsUpRocks.com

“Montreal brass metal act Fallstaf already has a unique take on metal to begin with, but throw in the fact that the band’s trombone player is a masked hitman and you’ve got a recipe for some serious metal mayhem.” – MetalUnderground.com

“Scoring points in both the uniqueness and songwriting department, Bastard Sons of a Pure Breed is a very promising start for Fallstaf. For something that could be entirely too hokey, Fallstaf should be flying the flag for brass metal for years to come. Definitely worth checking out.” – Blistering.com

More Press Reviews

1. Dark Days
2. The Cost
3. Eulogy
4. Not Welcome
5. Pull The Knife
6. My Demons (acoustic version)
7. 10 Years In Flames
8. The Hounds
9. Fuck The Fence
10. My Demons
11. Violent As Violence Can Be

Album Credits:
All songs performed by: Fallstaff
Lyrics written by: Colozzo/ Ben Forte
Music written by: Fallstaf
Produced by: FALLSTAF
Mixed & Mastered by Kevin Jardine at Uplift Studios
Release Date: October 25, 2011

BIO:

L-R – Matt Drums |The Hitman – Trombone | Ian – Vocals | Benn – Bass | Simm – Guitar (Photo Credit – Paul Brutal) [Download Press Photo]

Hiring a hit man can sometimes to be seen as a means to an end, but not for Montreal, QC metallers Fallstaf. With their aggressive tendencies and energetic approach to lay it all out in the mosh pit, these brawlers realized that hiring a hit man with a trombone is the means to fuel the fire and only the beginning of what has become.

Forming their own new genre dubbed “Brass Metal”, out of their other more soften music collective North East Bistro. Fallstaf is the angry brother who has melange the trombone assassinations of the hit man with their brand of aggressive / heavy hitting metal that ranges in influences from heavy rock, thrash and hardcore. Expressing their darkest moments from their corner of the world with a creative metal soundscape, Fallstaf is set to release their debut full length  “Bastard Sons of a Pure Breed” on October 25, 2011 and add a new sound to the metal family tree.

The 11 track album of fury is the follow up to Fallstaf’s 2009 EP “The Hitman Plays Trombone” and was self produced by Fallstaf, and mixed and mastered by Kevin Jardine (Slaves on Dope) of Uplift Studios.

Quick Fact: The name Fallstaf is based on the character Falstaff from Shakespeare’s play Henry V. Falllstaf was a Knight more interested in having a good time than being accountable for his Knightly duties. He is often seen as a negative influence on young Prince Hal, the future king Henry V.

French Bio:

L’embauche d’un tueur à gages peut parfois être perçu comme un moyen vers une fin, mais pas pour les metaller de Montreal, QC – Fallstaf. Avec leurs tendances agressives et approche énergétique de jeter tout dans le mosh pit, ces bagarreurs ont réalisé que l’embauche d’un tueur à gages avec un trombone est le moyen d’alimenter le feu et c’est juste le début de ce qui va venir.

Fallstaf a formé leur propre genre, baptisé «Brass Metal , » hors de leur autre groupe plus adoucissen, North East Bistro. Fallstaf est le frère en colère qui a melangé les assassinats de trombone du tueur à gages avec leur marque de metal agressif que range dans les influences de heavy rock, trash et hardcore. Exprimant leur moments les plus sombres de leur coin du monde avec un environnement sonore en métal créatif, Fallstaf est fixé à libérer leur premier album, “Bastard Sons of a Pure Breed,” le 25 Octobre 2011, et ajouter un nouveau son à l’arbre généalogique de métal.

L’album, avec ses 11 chansons de fureur, suive le EP de 2009, “The Hitman Plays Trombone,” et a été mixé et masterisé par Kevin Jardine (Slaves on Dope) de Uplift Studios.

Discography

The Hitman Plays Trombone EP 2009

Shared Stage w/

Arsenic 33
Blind Witness
Dance Laurie Dance
Slaves On Dope
Buffalo Theory

Past Festivals & Tours

Festival du Triangle Noir – St-Césaire, QC