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0 The Concordian: The In & Outs defy the laws of physics: Local rockers take their live performance to a whole new level

  • September 18, 2013
  • by Asher
  • · The In & Outs

http://theconcordian.com/2013/09/the-in-outs-defy-the-laws-of-physics/

0 Cranked. Heavy. Melodic. BREACHED Launching New EP ‘Left Behind’, Streaming Title Track

  • September 17, 2013
  • by Asher
  • · Breached

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(RIYL = Incubus, Deftones, Alexisonfire, Staind)

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Tour Dates | BreachedMusic.com | Facebook | Twitter

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Cranked. Heavy. Melodic. BREACHED Launching New EP ‘Left Behind’, Streaming Title Track

L-R = Neil Uppal – Drums | Mike Diesel – Guitar |Ryan Alexander – Bass | Bobby Noakes- Vocals

(Photo Credit – Jaylyn Todd – jaylynphoto.ca)

Cranked. Heavy. Melodic. These are just some of the words that have been used to describe Toronto’s BREACHED.

Locked and reloaded, the band has finalized their third EP ‘Left Behind’, which will be released on October 22nd with their title track and single hitting radio across Canada plus being available on iTunes.

“We’re incredibly stoked to release the first single and title track from our third official EP, ‘Left Behind’. The EP encapsulates the energy and direction we’ve been working towards perfectly. It’s a song that describes the struggles and frustration of moving forward from what you thought you needed.” comments vocalist Bobby Noakes.

The EP was recorded in between Canadian and US dates during the spring and summer months of this year while the band toured to promote their second EP ‘Revolution Sessions’, an acoustic version of their debut EP with a bonus stripped down cover of Alice In Chains ‘No Excuses’, which was also joined by a series of in-studio music videos.

Creating an alluring blend of melodious, metal-tinged rock ‘n roll, it didn’t take long for Breached to start winning over fans with their live shows and five-song self-titled EP. The band’s tight harmonies and nail-hitting screams combined with overdriven guitars, intricate tempos and powerful lyrics provide a unique blend that audiences can’t seem to get enough of.

BREACHED will also be holding their launch show for ‘Left Behind’ during Indie Week Canada in Toronto at The Rivoli on October 19th with local support from Joy Arson and guests.

The title track can be heard at the following links.

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/left-behind-single/id705999464

Soundcloud: http://snd.sc/16xVsES

Youtube: http://youtu.be/tj05vofLo1w

Track Listing: Left Behind
1. Left Behind (4:04)
2. Piece By Piece (2:59)
3. All We Need (3:09)
4. Brighter Days (3:51)
5. Here With Me (3:17)
Total Time: 17:20

In additional news, the band shared with fans an infomercial spoof for ‘Left Behind’ on youtube at the following link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBVd5cDt05Y

best infomercial ever!

‘Revolution Sessions’ – Music Videos

Let Go – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOCIjtOpU6I

No Excuses (Alice In Chains cover) – http://youtu.be/ZfINQnXC8ko

Music Video – Control – http://youtu.be/wRWGsxvYkl4

Music Video – Happy? – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iRWTBWmrjI

Music Video – Time – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39HzhYn_GHY

Upcoming Show Dates

October 19 – The Rivoli (Indie Week) – Toronto, ON w/ Joy Arson and guests

For more info on BREACHED, please visit these following links:

www.breachedmusic.com | http://www.facebook.com/breachedmusic | Twitter@BreachedMusic

0 INSURRECTION Announce Canadian Tour Dates; Premiere New Track ‘Abbatoir’ On Ondes Chocs; Releasing Third Studio Album ‘Prototype’

  • September 17, 2013
  • by Asher
  • · Insurrection

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R.I.Y.L. (Recommended If You Like) = Neuraxis, Misery Index, Decapitated, Testament, Bloodbath, Obliveon, Hypocrisy, Nevermore 

EPK | Press Photo

Tour Dates | Insurrectionmetal.com | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube

Reverbnation | Soundcloud |Last.FM | CBC 3

Purchase Links: Galy Records | Bandcamp | iTunes

INSURRECTION Announce Canadian Tour Dates; Premiere New Track ‘Abbatoir’ On Ondes Chocs; Releasing Third Studio Album ‘Prototype’

Insurrection - High Press Photo

L-R: Philippe Moreau Latreille (Drums), Vincent Laprade Séguin (Guitar), Stef Jomphe (Vocals), Francis Girard (Bass), Martin Samson (Guitar)

Photo Credit: Nicolas Paquet

     Assaulting witnesses in both languages of French and English, Gatineau, QC death metal band INSURRECTION has announced they will be touring the following Canadian tour dates in support of their upcoming album ‘Prototype’ set for release October 15th via Canadian label Galy Records. ‘Prototype’ is their first crowd funded and third full length album produced by Topon Das (Fuck The Facts) and is the follow up to 2010’s ‘Fracture’ and 2009’s ‘Prologue’, which gave first life to the band’s monstrosity.

The band is premiering their second single off the release ‘Abbatoir’ on Canadian podcast Ondes Chocs at the following link below.

http://ondeschocs.com/insurrection-abattoir-en-primeur/

Tour Dates:

Sept 20 – L’Agitee – Quebec City, QC

Sept 21 – L’Alize – Montreal, QC

Oct 12 – Bâtisse Industrielle – Trois Rivieres MetalFest – Trois Rivieres, QC w/ Hatebreed, Obituary, Shadows Fall, The Acacia Strain, Battlecross, Hear My Words – Tickets: http://trmetalquebec.tripod.com/trmf/billets_en.html

Oct 19 – Petit Theatre – Rouyn-Noranda, QC

Nov 8 – Elks Lodge – Sydney, NS

Nov 9 – TBA – Halifax, NS

Nov 10 – The OC – Moncton, NB

Nov 11 – Baba’s Lounge – Charlottetown, PEI

Nov 29 – Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC

Nov 30 – Bar Le Magog – Sherbrooke, QC

Dec 7 – Eglise St. Jean-Bosco – Hull, QC

Blending calculated technicality to create a signature mixture of merciless death metal that has emerged from the prominent Canadian scene. INSURRECTION has been growing, modulating and mutating into a machine of an aural onslaught since their conception in 2003 by founding members Martin Samson and Stef Jomphe.

Vocalist Stef Jomphe comments:

“We’re really proud to finally bring Prototype to the masses. It represents the next step for Insurrection, trying out different ways to present our own sound, exploring different angles and methods! This is the result of several years of hard work along with amazing support from our fans and friends whom without, none of this would’ve been possible! Enjoy Prototype, you made it happen!”

The first single from the release ‘Checkmate’ is now streaming at the following links.

Youtube: http://youtu.be/493Dlp60cUg

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/insurrectionmetal/checkmate

Album Cover - Insurrection - Prototype

‘Prototype’ Track Listing:

1 – Overprocessed (Intro)
2 – Abattoir
3 – The Chronophobes
4 – Checkmate
5 – Sueurs Froides
6 – Hellfire
7 – Trois Minutes de Carnage
8 – Archetype
9 – Prototype
10 – They Rise
11 – Bruits Sans Fin

Past video updates from the crowd funding campaign, which offered eight various packages in support of raising their monetary goal to record the album, can be viewed below at the following links.

Episode 5: Guitars – http://youtu.be/8pOZEDwaS-g

Episode 4: Drums – http://youtu.be/fAX24sSmc34

Episode 3: Business – http://youtu.be/WRytMd5dvho

Episode 2: Rock n Roll! – http://youtu.be/7QX1b3mItVs

Episode 1: Prototype – http://youtu.be/1efN_AGj7pI

For more info on INSURRECTION, please visit these links:

http://www.insurrectionmetal.com | Facebook.com/InsurrectionMetal | Twitter: @InsurrectionCan

0 Rocker Matt Blais 1st Show Confirmed At Indie Week; Additional Canadian Dates For ‘The Heartbeat Tour’; New Music Video ‘Goodbye Sunshine’

  • September 17, 2013
  • by Asher
  • · Matt Blais

EPK | Press Photo

Tour Dates | MattBlaisMusic.com | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Reverbnation | Soundcloud | SIN Agency

Rocker Matt Blais 1st Show Confirmed At Indie Week; Additional Canadian Dates For ‘The Heartbeat Tour’; New Music Video ‘Goodbye Sunshine’

Calgary, AB alternative blues/ rock musician Matt Blais has confirmed his first performance at Indie Week Canada on Friday, October 18th at Victory Cafe (581 Markham St.) with his set time from 10:45pm – 11:15pm. Additional Canadian tour dates have also been announced in support of his newly released album ‘The Heartbeat’.

Tour Dates:
Tuesday, Sept 17 – Rose & Crown – Banff, AB
Wednesday, Sept 18 – Rose & Crown – Banff, AB
Thursday, Sept 19 – The Last Drop – Revelstoke, BC
Friday, Sept 20 – The Green – Vernon, BC
Saturday, Sept 21 – Vancouver FanClub – Vancouver, BC
Sunday, Sept 22 – Dirty Jersey – Kamloops, BC
Tuesday, Sept 24 – Dicken’s Pub – Calgary, AB
Friday, Sept 27 – AB Culture Days – High Prairie, AB (early show)
Friday, Sept 27 – Better Than Fred’s – Grande Prairie, AB
Saturday Sept 28 – TBA
Sunday, Sept 29 – One The Rocks – Edmonton, AB
Thursday, Oct 10 – Shannon’s Irish Pub – Winnipeg, MB
Friday, Oct 11 – The Foundry – Thunder Bay, ON
Saturday, Oct 12 – Rockstar Bar – Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Friday, October 18 – Victory Cafe – Indie Week – Toronto, ON
Thursday, Oct 24 – TBA
Friday, Oct 25 – TBA
Saturday, Oct 26 – TBA
Thursday, Oct 31 – North Hill Inn – Brandon, MB
Friday, Nov 1 – TBA
Saturday, Nov 2 – Studio 37, Blank-Fest III – Calgary, AB

Gaining strong comparisons to artists such as Sam Roberts, Matt Mays and Joel Plaskett, Matt Blais’ latest release ‘The Heartbeat’ combines elements of fiery rock and roll with smooth vintage soul to form a sound so uniquely his own that one can’t help but become emotionally charged. The combination of a high energy live show and a passion for song writing is Blais’ formula for success, which thus far has been very well received by critics and the audiences that continue to grow in number.

Matt Blais comments:

“I’ve missed being on the road. I like to think of myself as a musical troubadour, or some kind of old school minstrel. The road is my home, especially the Canadian road. I don’t think there is a better time to tour Canada than in the fall so I’m excited to take my music to any city that will have me!”

Single Stream – http://mattblaismusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-heartbeat

Matt Blais – Goodbye Sunshine – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGOlj_goWMY

matt blais - "goodbye sunshine" a blanktv premiere!

 

new album cover

Track Listing – The Heartbeat

1. Running
2. Guilty Heart
3. Headed Back to You
4. Goodbye Sunshine
5. All I’ve Got to Lose
6. Looking At You Now
7. Always
8. Get Out
9. I Wanna Love You
10. Set the City On Fire

For more info, show dates, music and to order ‘The Hearbeat’ from Matt Blais, please visit these links:

Purchase link – http://mattblaismusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-heartbeat

www.MattBlaisMusic.com

https://www.facebook.com/mattblaismusic

https://www.twitter.com/mattblaismusic

0 MetalFrance – Until Dawn – Horizon

  • September 17, 2013
  • by Asher
  • · Until Dawn

http://www.metalfrance.net/chroniques-albums-metal/until-dawn-horizon

0 Sick Drummer Magazine Premiere DEATH TOLL RISING’s New Track ‘Scorched Earth Policy’, Releasing New Album ‘Legacy Infection’ October 22nd

  • September 17, 2013
  • by Asher
  • · Death Toll Rising

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R.I.Y.L. = Carcass, Death, Strapping Young Lad, At The Gates, Bloodbath

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Sick Drummer Magazine Premiere DEATH TOLL RISING’s New Track ‘Scorched Earth Policy’, Releasing New Album ‘Legacy Infection’ October 22nd 

Death Toll Rising - High Res Photo - Credit Dan Zuk

L – R  – Mike Puff (Bass), Tylor Dory (Guitar), Bryan Newbury (Drums), Jesse Berube (Vocals), Drew Copland (Guitar) – Photo Credit: Dana Zuk

  Featuring a combination of death and thrash metal, Edmonton-based Death Toll Rising are known to devastate their audiences with their high octane performances that has lead the band to share the stage over the years with high profile names such as Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, The Haunted, and Aborted (to name a few).

Now as they gear up for the release of their sophomore album ‘Infection Legacy’ on October 22nd, the follow up to their 2010 debut album ‘Defecation Suffocation’ and 2008 EP ‘Spontaneous Decapitation’. The band is premiering their latest track ‘Scorched Earth Policy’ on Sick Drummer Magazine at the following link below.

http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/news/latest-news/2604-brian-newbury-and-death-toll-rising-exclusive-track-premier-scorched-earth-policy.html

Originally formed in 2003 in Stony Plain, AB, Canada, Death Toll Rising have been grinding the Western Canadian metal scene steadily, gaining huge momentum over the last 3 years. New addition Tylor Dory on guitars has introduced a technical and progressive element to the band they have not had in the past. Add in the intense and relentless drumming provided by Bryan Newbury (recently recruited by Canadian prog/death powerhouse INTO ETERNITY), as well as the well-rounded rhythm provided by Drew Copland on guitar and Mike Puff on bass, and you get a monster that is only now being unleashed upon the masses with vocalist Jesse Berube topping things off with a combination of brutal death growls and Tomas Lindberg-esqe high shrieks, which will be plenty noticeable on their upcoming album ‘Legacy Infection’.

Guitarist Drew Copland comments:

“This album has been a long time coming for us, but we firmly believe in taking your time and never releasing something that you feel is inferior in any way.  We are incredibly stoked on how this album turned out, and are confident that fans will find it just as crushing as we do!  It definitely represents the next level for us in terms of song writing and sound and cannot wait to get it into your ears!”

The band is also streaming their first single ‘Malice Incarnate’ at the following links.

Youtube: http://youtu.be/bdU7Yuz9HH8

Bandcamp: http://deathtollrising.bandcamp.com/track/malice-incarnate

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/death-toll-rising/malice-incarnate

Album Pre-Order Digital and CD (FREE Download of ‘Malice Incarnate’ with pre-order): http://deathtollrising.bandcamp.com/

InfectionCover_med

Track Listing: Infection Legacy

1. Infection Legacy
2. Judas Cradle
3. Scorched Earth Policy
4. Born To Defile
5. Malice Incarnate
6. Crack Open A Cold One
7. Slaughter To Survive
8. Revelation Despair
9. Septic Entity

Upcoming Show Dates:

Oct 26 – The Studio – Edmonton, AB w/ Nihilate (Vancouver), Quietus, Obsidious – Show Details – https://www.facebook.com/events/163172343888199/

For more info on Death Toll Rising, please visit the following links.

Official website: http://www.deathtollrising.net/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deathtollrising

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deathtollrising

EPK: https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-death-toll-rising-infection-legacy-2013/

0 KrakenRadio – ALBUM STREAM: Dissension – Of Time And Chronic Disease

  • September 16, 2013
  • by Asher
  • · Dissension

http://krakenradio.com/2013/09/album-stream-dissension-time-chronic-disease/

0 TwoGuysMetalReviews – Insurrection – Prototype

  • September 16, 2013
  • by Asher
  • · Insurrection

http://www.twoguysmetalreviews.tk/2013/09/insurrection-prototype.html

0 Revelstoke Current: Matt Blais will mesmerize you at the Last Drop on Sept. 19

  • September 16, 2013
  • by Asher
  • · Matt Blais

http://www.revelstokecurrent.com/2013/09/12/matt-blais-will-mesmerize-you-at-the-last-drop-on-sept-15/

0 Rock n Heavy – Nephelium – Coils of Entropy

  • September 16, 2013
  • by Asher
  • · Nephelium

http://www.rocknheavy.com/%C3%A1lbuns/nephelium-coils-of-entropy

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