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0 PureGrainAudio Streaming EXPAIN Debut Album ‘Just The Tip’ Out June 24; New Video Guitar / Bass Playthrough ‘Aggressions Progression’
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PureGrainAudio Streaming EXPAIN Debut Album ‘Just The Tip’ Out June 24; New Video Guitar / Bass Playthrough ‘Aggressions Progression’
L-R- Eric Morrison – Guitar | Daniel Brand – Vocals | Nikko Whitworth – Bass | Ryan Idris – Drums | Pat Peeve – Guitar
Vancouver, BC’s EXPAIN (formerly known as The Almighty Excruciating Pain) has teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com for the full online stream of their debut album ‘Just The Tip‘ before its official release on Tuesday, June 24th.
“Expain couldn’t be happier to release this album to you guys! We are chomping at the bit to get out and hit the road to support it. Welcome to our fucked up world. Wear protection.” comments guitarist Pat Peeve.
The debut album features a blend of tech/prog/thrash/jazz metal that all came to be when the band turned to today’s technology to bring them together. Thank You Craigslist for their birth! Delivering music that’s energetic, diverse and thoughtful in every sense of the word, ‘Just the Tip’, plays to its sense of humour, but also represents the beginning of a musical journey that’s not bound to stop or slow down any time soon. Writing about everything from overcoming adversity to partying hard, living in an ever-changing city and the state of today’s society as a whole, EXPAIN has captured its true identity on this record.
Full Album Stream EXPAIN – ‘Just The Tip’ at the following link – http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/expain-just-the-tip-world-premiere-album-stream
Pre-order of ‘Just The Tip’ is availableat http://expainband.bandcamp.com.
Album Teaser Video – http://youtu.be/9MDYzR5yAOE
Guitar / bass playthrough ‘Aggressions Progression’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3-ynhod1H8
FREE DOWNLOAD of ‘Aggressions Progression’ via SMNNEWS.com – http://www.smnnews.com/2014/05/28/expain-aggressions-progression-free-exclusive-download-on-smnnews/
‘Allegiance To Pain’ + Video Cover of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ via Decibel Magazine – http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/expain-vancouver-band-acts-like-wise-acres-premieres-new-song-and-eviscerates-classic-tune/
Upcoming Show Dates:
Track Listing: EXPAIN – Just The Tip
1. Bacchus
2. Aggressions Progression
3. Phoenix Writhing
4. The King
5. Don’t Worry The Worst Is Yet To Come
6. Idol Worship
7. Allegiance To Pain
8. Manatee
9. Headbang Your Head Off
10. A.T.M.
11. Eating A Beating Heart
For more info, please visit the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/Expainmetal
https://soundcloud.com/expmetal
Album Pre-Order – https://expainband.bandcamp.com/
EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-expain-just-the-tip-2014/
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“Hold on to your balls, for Expain could be positioned as Canada’s next great metal export. Evidently going by their ferociously captivating debut album ‘Just The Tip’, the quintet slap together a masochistic mixture of blazing riffs, supersonic drumming, sexy solo’s and vocals so brutal it would make your last hangover as weak as Justin Bieber banging one out. Come on they mix jazz elements, that surely has to receive numerous acknowledgements, but also through the various sounds and lyric topics employed, this album is a party on it’s own” – Global Metal Apocalypse
“a band built on displaying technical skills behind the instruments. A heavy and potent mixture of thrash and jazz metal, Vancouver, Canada’s Expain is hoping to become a staple in a genre built on technical skill and speed” – Under The Gun Review
“a perfect blend of the technical and melodic, combining together to create a sound that is incredibly unique and forthright. I have listened to the album several times now, and each time I find myself enjoying some new dimension to the sound, or some new aspect of the music. It just keeps getting better.” – Vancouver Metal
“In my metal induced coma, I am inclined to say this band should not be sniffed at or trifled with, they are some serious thrash metal impresarios… For Fans Of: Uber thrash with a touch of jazz.” – All About The Rock
“Wildly diverse band that combines elements of thrash, punk, tech metal and even some jazz with an off-the-wall comedic streak.” Prog NW Metal Zone
“It’s one of the finest independently released albums I’ve ever heard in my life. From the short intro track ‘Bacchus’ all the way to the perfect closer in ‘Eating A Beating Heart,’ there’s so many quality thrashers on the disc. ‘The King’ is a personal favorite of mine as the musicianship is ridiculously tight. ‘Aggressions Progressions’ has an absolutely beautiful dueling solo section and ‘Manatee’ has a sick bass solo. Overall it’s 11 tracks of pure thrash mayhem” – Broken Neck Radio
“The band comes racing out of the gate with three dementedly heavy fist-pumpers….a promising metal act that is well worth a listen.” – Discorder (E.P.E.P Review)
“a strong mixture of early Thrash and Crossover Thrash concepts, blending them with a Melodic Death Metal sound, and plenty of energetic aggression.” – Apochs Metal Review (E.P.E.P Review)
“Don’t leave your children alone with The Almighty Excruciating Pain” – Metal Sucks (E.P.E.P Review)
Track Listing: EXPAIN – Just The Tip
1. Bacchus
2. Aggressions Progression
3. Phoenix Writhing
4. The King
5. Don’t Worry The Worst Is Yet To Come
6. Idol Worship
7. Allegiance To Pain
8. Manatee
9. Headbang Your Head Off
10. A.T.M.
11. Eating A Beating Heart
Album Credits:
All Songs performed by – Expain
All songs written by – Expain
Produced by – Matthew Roach
Mixed by – Matthew Roach
Available on – CD+Digital
Album + Live lineup:
Daniel Brand – Vocals
Pat Peeve – Guitar
Eric Morrison – Guitar
Nikko Whitworth – Bass
Ryan Idris – Drums
Shared stage with:
Suffocation, Archspire, Powerman 5000, Nylithia, West Of Hell, Unleash The Archers, Mortillery, Into Eternity, Thor
Tours & Festivals:
2014 – Western Canadian Tour (BC/AB)
2013 – Western Canadian Tour (BC/AB)
2013/ 2014 – Armstrong Metal Fest
2013 – Medicine Hat Metal Fest
0 TRAINWRECK ARCHITECT Post ‘Wreck The Road’ Tour Blog w/ Video On DeadRhetoric.com
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TRAINWRECK ARCHITECT Post ‘Wreck The Road’ Tour Blog w/ Video On DeadRhetoric.com
L-R – Eric Litinas: Bass | Raza Ali Khan: Guitar | Simon Ouellet: Vocals | Marc-Antoine Blackburn: Drums | Renaud Baril: Guitar – (Photo Credit: Jean-François Gagnon)
Hitting the highway for show dates in Quebec and Ontario during their ‘Wreck The Road Tour’ last weekend, wreck n’ roll band Trainwreck Architect has posted a new tour blog with video on DeadRhetoric.com chronicling their adventures in Quebec City plus their hometown and the Canadian metal capital Montre-Hell.
“We had people moshing, headbanging and girls dancing! This show will stay in our memories and we recommend to every metal head passing by Quebec City to visit La Salle Unisson. This venue has something really special!”
Read more at the following link: http://deadrhetoric.com/features/trainwreck-architect-summer-tour-blog-part-i/
The band has one more date left on the tour on July 4th at Bar Le Lorrie-Ann in La Baie , QC w/ Wanderlost to support their debut album ‘Traits of The Sick’ released during November 2013. Mastered by Jeff Waters of Annihilator, whom also makes a guest appearance with a guitar solo on the track ‘As Killers Breathe’, ‘Traits of The Sick features an eclectic mix of thrash, classic metal and rock n’ roll. The debut is now available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon and all other major online retailers.
Tha band’s music video ‘Dream Pariah’ is inspired by the dramatic story of a man, approaching the end of his life and trying something new! (hint, hint, breaking bad!)
‘Dream Pariah’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmRLLpJKsuA
Album Stream Links:
Bandcamp: http://trainwreckarchitect.bandcamp.com/
Track Listing: Trainwreck Architect – Traits of The Sick
1-Comatose Era (intro)
2-The Culprit
3-Die Like A Legend
4-The Door Slams Shut [Bravewords]
5-Deadbeat Beatdown
6-Rabid Psychotic Relapse
7-As Killers Breathe ft. guitar solo by Jeff Waters (Annihilator) [Bandcamp] [Youtube] [Soundcloud]
8-Dream Pariah [Video]
9-The Narcissist
10-Feed Them Bullets
For more info, please visit these links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trainwreck-Architect/160132547367321
Twitter: @ThrashingPariah
Bandcamp: http://trainwreckarchitect.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/trainwreck-architect/
0 THE ROUGH BOYS Streaming New Track ‘Hogtown’ On PureGrainAudio From Upcoming EP ‘Blood, Booze And Gasoline’ Out July 22nd
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THE ROUGH BOYS Streaming New Track ‘Hogtown’ On PureGrainAudio From Upcoming EP ‘Blood, Booze And Gasoline’ Out July 22nd
L-R – Marky Zapata (Guitars), Tommy Gervais (Bass/Vox), Sammy Greenland (Drums) – Photo Credit – Grace Cavarra
Taking their name from a Neil Young lyric – ‘All those rough boys, playin’ that rock and roll’, Toronto, ON’s speed infused punk thrashing THE ROUGH BOYS born out the inner city area of Parkdale has teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com for the premiere of their city anthem ‘Hogtown’ off their upcoming third EP ‘Blood, Booze And Gasoline’ set for release on July 22nd.
Vocalist / bassist Tom Gervais comments:
“This is our song dedicated to our hometown, Toronto. The stories are true…never mind all the alt rock shoegaze hipster shit. We come from Hogtown. We are The Rough Boys.”
The band’s third EP ‘Blood, Booze And Gasoline‘ offers bluesy stoner rock songs in a punk metal setting, thus putting them somewhere in a grey area of the heavy music world, but if it’s an alternative to most of today’s metal genres you’re looking for, you got it!
This EP is packed with aggression and emotion sure to leave you in both shock and awe while forcing you to press ‘Play’ again and again.
The band has shared the stage with Cauldron, Fuck The Facts, Axxion, Midnight Malice, Adrenechrome, Saigon Hookers to name a few.
‘Hogtown’ can be heard and shared from the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/the-rough-boys-hogtown-world-premiere-song-stream
Track Listing: The Rough Boys – Blood, Booze and Gasoline
1. Before The Devil Knows I’m Dead (2:27)
2. Hogtown (3:57)
3. Blood, Booze and Gasoline (3:05)
4. May Two Four (3:11)
Total Time: 12:42
Videos:
Music Video ‘Born To Rock’ off Speed EP (2012) – http://youtu.be/vKwZP8wxVns
Music Video for title track off ‘Spithead’ EP (2011) – http://youtu.be/x0ZD8AZpNPE
For more info, please visit the following links:
http://theroughboys1.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Rough-Boys/126390394750
http://twitter.com/TheRoughBoys
https://www.youtube.com/TheRoughBoys
https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-rough-boys-blood-booze-and-gasoline-2014/
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“A collision of soul-scorching hard rock with speed-fueled thrash metal. This is music that’s loud, dirty, raw, and played at a breakneck pace. Just think Motorhead crashing head-on with Slayer.”- Exclaim Magazine
“Hide your daughters, hide your wives, The Rough Boys are coming to town and they aren’t discreet!”” – Uysfaber.com
“…great sounding mixture of thrash and punk rock and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band.”- Extreme Underground Music Zine
Track Listing: Blood, Booze and Gasoline
1. Before The Devil Knows I’m Dead (2:27)
2. Hogtown (3:57)
3. Blood, Booze and Gasoline (3:05)
4. May Two Four (3:11)
Total Time: 12:42
EP Credits:
• All songs performed by:
– Tom Gervais(Bass/Vox)
– Jack Cerre(Rhythm Guitar/Solo on track 1.)
– Mark Zapata(Solos)
– Sam Greenland(Drums)
– Jared Verlage, Dominic Whela, Jack Cerre, Sam Greenland, Mark Zapata, Tom Gervais(Gang Vocals)
• All songs written by: Tom Gervais/Sam Greenland
• Produced by: The Rough Boys
• Mixed by: Ryan Cox @ D.A.R.C. Productions
• Mastered by: Chuck Carvalho at Joao Carvalho Mastering
• CD Cover, Album Artwork: Clown Baby
Album Band Line Up:
– Tom Gervais(Bass/Vox)
– Jack Cerre(Rhythm Guitar/Solo on track 1.)
– Mark Zapata(Solos)
– Sam Greenland(Drums)
Live Band Line Up:
-Tom Gervais(Bass/Vox)
-Mark Zapata(Guitars)
-Sam Greenland(Drums)
Discography
2012 – Speed (EP) – https://soundcloud.com/the-rough-boys-1/sets/speed-ep
2011 – Spithead (EP)
2010 – Showin’ Teeth (Demo)
0 Metal France – Expain – Just The Tip
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0 ALL ELSE FAILS Western Canadian Music Award Nomination; Performing At Tail Creek Mud & Music Festival & Loud As Hell Festival
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(R.I.Y.L. – Killswitch Engage, In Flames, Alexis On Fire, Cancer Bats, Five Finger Death Punch)
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ALL ELSE FAILS Western Canadian Music Award Nomination; Performing At Tail Creek Mud & Music Festival & Loud As Hell Festival
L-R – Barrett Klesko – Lead Vocals / Guitar | Seedy Mitchell – Bass/Backing Vocals | Ryan Biggs – Drums | Mike Sands – Guitar (Photo Credit – Fadeback Studios)
All Else Fails, the loud, heavy, lyrically conscious metal band that recently won Metal Recording of the Year at the Edmonton Music Awards are proud to announce another nomination for Metal/Hard Music Recording of the Year for their latest EP ‘Fucktropolis’ at this year’s upcoming 2014 Western Canadian Music Awards.
Vocalist / guitarist Barrett Klesko comments:
“We were really surprised by the nomination for the WCMA’s but really proud at the same time, we put a lot into Fucktropolis and it’s great to have the Canadian music industry recognize that. We can’t wait to play the very first Tail Creek Music fest this year, the line up is phenomenal… we have a really sweet spot on the second stage between Killswitch and Korn. And to be a part of Loud as Hell Metal fest again this year is great! We’ll be sharing the stage with some killer metal bands like Protest, Titan’s Eve, West of Hell and so many more. It’s good to be getting out there and hitting the stage again.”
Metal/HardMusic Recording of the Year
All Else Fails – Fucktropolis (AB)
Incura – Incura (BC)
Noire – Dark Reverence (MB)
Sain Arden – A Tear From The Conquered Realm (BC)
Until Dawn – Horizon (AB)
Nominees List: http://breakoutwest.ca/2014-wcma/
Western Canadian Music Awards Gala will be hosted at the new Club Regent Event Centre, October 5 in Winnipeg during BreakOut West from October 2nd to 5th and is part of the 2014 Manitoba Year of Music.
Music Video – A Most Unwanted Reprieve
VEVO: http://www.vevo.com/watch/all-else-fails/a-most-unwanted-reprieve/QMGR31302965
Youtube: http://youtu.be/MpNxV-VE46Y
In additional news, All Else Fails will be performing at this year’s Tail Creek Mud & Music Festival taking place from June 27-29 with headliners Korn, Five Finger Death Punch, Chevelle, Killswitch Engage and more. Full details can be found at http://tailcreek.ca/. Along with that fest, AEF have been confirmed for this year’s Loud As Hell Metal Festival taking place from August 29 – September 1 in Drumheller, AB. Full details can found at http://www.loudashell.com/. Plus the band have confirmed a September 19th in Calgary at Dicken’s Pub w/ Every Hour Kills, The Rising and Enemyus. Check out this great online commercial for the show – http://youtu.be/zvVOMT-gMrA – Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/658199404255103/
About: The fourth release since 2007, ‘Fucktropolis’ is the follow up to the band’s 2012 release ‘The Oracle, What Was, Is And Could Have Been’ that received world wide praise from industry publications around the world along with their music video ‘This Burden of Life‘ added to rotation on Canada’s largest music channel Much Music, expanding their Canadian fan base dramatically.
Making their mark around the world for their aggressively dark brand of metal that is breaking the traditional ideals of their genre and drawing comparisons to bands like As I Lay Dying, All That Remains, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God. All Else Fails infuses their music with a variety of elements that includes experimental, classical, synth lines, and spoken word sampling to accent a unique blend of heavy as hell screams and shiver inducing clean vocals.
Their high energy live show sets them apart from their peers and has garnered them appearances on numerous high level festivals over the years, including Van’s Warped tour, Boonstock and opening support slots for artists like Protest the Hero, Cancer Bats, Dayglo Abortions, 3 Inches of Blood, Fear Factory, Threat Signal, Decapitated, Suffocation, and Arise & Ruin.
Fucktropolis – Track Listing:
1. AntiMartyr
2. Better Left Undead
3. La Demencia Violenta
4. Obedience At The Altar of Sacrifice
5. A Most Unwanted Reprieve
Upcoming Show Dates:
June 28, 2014 – Tail Creek Mud & Music Festival – Nevis, AB
August 30, 2014 – Loud as Hell Heavy Metal Festival – Drumheller AB
‘Fucktropolis’ can be purchased on Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon and most online retailers.
BC – http://allelsefails.bandcamp.com/
iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/fucktropolis-ep/id670779779
Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/mp3-downloads/dp/B00DU197RI
Music Video – Better Left Undead – http://youtu.be/Msj1GgtJNbg
Music Video – This Burden of Life – http://youtu.be/9IOIWddofYE
Music Video – Obsidian Walls – http://youtu.be/MZ4PZuzQq_g
Music Video – Rebirth – http://youtu.be/BGov6ji_72s
For more info, please visit these links:
www.facebook.com/AllElseFailsCanada
Twitter: @allelsefailsca
0 EPK – Where Giants Once Stood – Live Above (2014)
Where Giants Once Stood – Live Above (2014)
RIYL = Avenged Sevenfold, The Human Abstract, August Burns Red, Trivium, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Miss May I
Release Date: September 2, 2014
Distribution: Online = Tunecore, iTunes
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PR Rep – Jon Asher – ashermedia(@)gmail.com
Radio Tracking – radiotrackingashermedia(@)gmail.com
“Where Giants Once Stood deliver fully on this energy packed EP but atop that, it is the band’s musical wit that makes Live Above an EP that stands out among others in the genre. Where Giants Once Stood is definitely a band to keep your eye on.” – We Love Metal “Whether the Live Above EP is your introduction to Where Giants Once Stood or the next instalment on the journey already embraced, it thrusts the band to a new dramatic and impressive status within metal. Canada’s creative sons could and should be devoured by the wide metal world thanks to the EP” – Ring Master Review “Canada has always had talented heavy metal and extreme metal bands take to the world’s stage and show off their killers talents, and Where Giants Once Stood are no exception to the rule. This quartet from Toronto, Canada plays a catchy and memorable style of heavy metal with an aggressive edge to their songs. This e.p. features four tracks that’ll want to make you stage dive with their headbanging rhythms and a drumming style that only adds more fire power to this quartet’s heavy metal music.” – Explicitly Intense “This is great Canadian Metal and if you’re looking for something new look no further, WHERE GIANTS ONCE STOOD are new to the turf but will soon make it their own that’s for sure. If you like the idea of a ton of different sections of metal coming together to form one monster then this is it.” – Metal Temple “This album is nothing but a delight to listen to, with 19 minutes of pure rowchy metalcore, once it’s over it only leaves us begging for more… Brilliant melodic metalcore very well built! The guitar work on this album is simply genius, twin guitar harmonies, dropped palm muted riffs, gut bustin legatos oh my god! That rocks so much! Vocals are both guttural and clean which is the main foundation of metalcore but usually in this kind of album the clean parts somehow annoy me but not in this one! It fits, it’s everything from classic melodic metal “a la” Iron Maiden to more contemporary brutality it’s just plain awesome!” – The Blood Shed “Yeah, this EP (Live Above) is flawless in every way it deserves all the marbles it can! Great songs, great performance, great musicianship, great production… Nothing else to say… This is flawless!” – Canadian Beats “A self-released offering with a mix of guttural growls, screams and clean vocals that are very reminiscent of early Killswitch Engage and The Human Abstract. Their style is very much their own however incorporating a bit of the technical guitar riffs with the heavy metal chugging, all of which blends well with smooth flowing bass lines and pounding drums that are sure to get you head-banging upon first listen.” – Damnation Magazine “Live Above is a four-song EP. Where Giants Once Stood doesn’t go into preliminaries: an EP has a short duration and they don’t want to waste any time showing what they’re capable of. “Living in Secrity” immediately catches the attention with its guitar solo à-la-Unearth and its clean vocals à-la-Avenged Sevenfold during the chorus.” – Metal Made In Canada “virtuoso skills… aggressive atmosphere, the brutality and the fury.. It is amazing!” – Metal Centre “Deep Screams and guitar solos are what carries your ears through Where Giants Once Stood New EP Live Above” – Kingston Music Reviews “This modern approach will certainly hold a lot of appeal to younger Metal fans, there are some good vocals from Reshaun Page, a mix of gutturals, screams and cleans and the balance between the two is about right, not too many cleans, which were a touch emotive for my personal tastes but nonetheless very well executed, the guy has a great voice and a phenomenal range. What did really appeal to me, personally, were the technical elements to the guitars from Jordan Turnbull, altogether the combination making a good debut release. ” – Metal Talk (Review of The Changing 2013) “Ringing guitars flanked by an assaultive underbeat and drill sergeant vocals combine to create a winning album by a band not afraid of hard work.” – New Canadian Music (Review of The Changing 2013) “Where Giants Once Stood is a veritable Canadian metal force. A group who have a fairly good handle on mixing cleans and growls this band is simply fun to listen too. Their crazed riffs help to inspire circle pit starting fury in my heart and make me want to headbang until I throw my back out. Meanwhile the crushing playing on songs like Heavens Tremble shows a touch of the classic hardcore attitude promising a face ripping good time. Their mix of furious riffs and super technical solos is not to be missed.” – Two Guys Metal Reviews (Review of The Changing 2013)
Track Listing – Where Giants Once Stood – Live Above
1. Living in Security (4:27)
2. Illuminate (4:54)
3. The Damaged (4:08)
4. Myths Lies And Crimes (5:20)
EP Length: 18:51
EP Credits:
• All songs performed by: Where Giants Once Stood
• All songs written by: Where Giants Once Stood
• Produced by: Jon Howard from Threat Signal
• Mixed by: Jordan Valeriote
• Mastered by: Troy Glessner
• All songs performed by: Where Giants Once Stood
• All songs written by: Where Giants Once Stood
• Produced by: Jon Howard from Threat Signal
• Mixed by: Jordan Valeriote
• Mastered by: Troy Glessner
Jordan Turnbull – Lead Guitar / Vocals, Reshaun Page – Lead Vocals , Scott Major – Rhythm Guitar/ Vocals , Austin Hamilton- Drums – Photo Credit – Logan Swinkels
Great heavy metal doesn’t waste time, and Where Giants Once Stood have hit the ground running. This July, the Toronto metallers return with the video for their new single ‘Living in Security’, filmed on location in Toronto and directed by LoganSwinkels of Logan Lights Creative. An anthem for taking control of your own destiny, ‘Living in Security’ deconstructs small-town complacency and showcases the band’s mostcreatively ambitious material to date.
‘Living in Security’ is the first single to be taken from the new EP Live Above, due for release September 2, 2014. Live Above is the natural successor to 2013’s The Changing EP, which tore onto the iTunes metal charts in July 2013 with a debut at no.2, earning critical praise, sponsorship from Ernie Ball and a place on SoundSHOCK’s “Best of 2013” feature along the way. The four new tracks take Where Giants Once Stood’s signature sound of scorching guitar work, “assaultive underbeats” and“drill-sergeant vocals” to soaring new heights, thanks to incendiary production by Jon Howard of Threat Signal. “Since we started up last year, we’ve grown so much as musicians, as songwriters and as performers”, reveals lead guitarist Jordan Turnbull. “We knew the sound of this new material had to be something special to reflect that, and Jon Howard’s production has really taken the Giants sound to the next level!”
The release of Live Above will see W.G.O.S. hit the road this summer for their third independently-booked tour of Eastern Canada, as the band move from city to city and strength to strength to prove themselves as genuine contenders in the Canadian metal scene. For lead vocalist Reshaun Page, touring is a call-to-arms: “Now we’ve arrived, we’re not going anywhere! Canadian audiences are some of the best in the world, and we can’t wait to show metal fans the new material with our heaviest live shows yet!”
While W.G.O.S. have been winning fans on home turf with their frenetic live shows that have seen them share the stage with bands such as Chelsea Grin and Born of Osiris, social media is equally important to the band’s ethos as they use their online presence to connect with metal fans across the globe. Theirstellar YouTube channel featuring everything from interviews and lyric videos to exclusive cover songs and blistering instrumental playthroughs, while their Instagram and Twitter feeds provide to-the-minute studio and live updates. Guitarist Scott Major explains, “Whether it’s keeping up with us on tour through Twitter or rocking with us on YouTube, we want you to get the full Giants experience wherever you are!”
[Bio by James Harding]
Shared Stage w/ as WGOS
Chelsea Grin (Artery Recordings)
Veil of Maya (Sumerian Records)
Iwrestledabearonce (Century Media)
Beartooth (Red Bull Records)
Tours:
2013 – Where’s Your Head At Tour (ON, QC,)
2013 – The Changing Eastern Canadian Tour (ON, QC, NB, NS)
Discography
2014- Live Above
2013 – The Changing
2014- Live Above
2013 – The Changing
1. Awakening
2. The Heavens Tremble
3. Secrets
4. Disbelievers
5. A Broken Memory
6. Transition
7. The Changing
Album Credits:• All songs performed by: Where Giants Once Stood• All songs written by: Where Giants Once Stood
• Produced by: Kent Sheehey
• Mixed by: Kent Sheehey at Unity Market Cafe & Studios
• Mastered by: Troy Glessner at Spectre Studios
• Single released: The Heavens Tremble
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