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0 NEWS: Bravewords.com Premiere Prog Power ELDEROTH ‘This Shadow By My Side’; Album ‘Mystic’ Out April 28th
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 5, 2015
RIYL = Devin Townsend Project, Kamelot, Wintersun, Dream Theater, The Contortionist, Periphery, Chthonic
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Bravewords.com Premiere Prog Power ELDEROTH ‘This Shadow By My Side’; Album ‘Mystic’ Out April 28th
Song Stream ‘This Shadow By My Side’ – http://bravewords.com/exclusives/audios/player
http://bravewords.com/news/elderoth-bravewords-streaming-track-this-shadow-by-my-side
Montreal, QC prog power metal band Elderoth has teamed up with BraveWords.comto premiere their first single “This Shadow By My Side” from their forthcoming sophomore release ‘Mystic’ due out April 28th to follow up their 2012 self-titled debut. Check it out at this location.
Founding member and mastermind behind Elderoth, Collin McGee comments:
“”This Shadow By My Side’ has been a song that I did a lot more work with than the rest of the album. I had gone through several versions until I was completely satisfied with the final product. I wanted to really make the song something very unique and tasteful for the fans to enjoy. The process of writing this song itself has helped me develop more of my own style in which will be very beneficial for my songwriting on future material.”
Engineering a unique style of metal music with oriental instruments from East Asia,Elderoth intertwine modern North American and European styles in a must-hear album with each track flowing across to the next to create a dynamic taste for fans. Featuring intense guitar licks, complex keyboard arrangements and powerful rhythms, Elderothdelivers a challenging sound that is catching the attention of metal aficionados, guitarists and professional musicians around the world for its pinnacle of musicianship, composition and technical ingenuity.
The band’s 2015 lineup features founding member Collin McGee on guitars and vocals with Xavier Sperdouklis on bass, Vincent Harnois on guitars and Jessy Normand on drums. Mcgee, the man behind the vision of Elderoth is the primary author, composer, lead guitarist, and singer. Through his years of being self-taught, studying music theory and composing endlessly, McGee has mastered composition on guitar and other instruments at a world-class level, along with writing lyrics and developing his vocals to a professional level that stands out in the audio mix both live and in the studio.
For more info, please visit the following links:
Album pre-order: http://elderothband.bandcamp.com
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0 Have Ya Watched THE BODY POLITIC’s New Music Video ‘All Hands’ On Vevo + BC Show Dates
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 4, 2015
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RIYL: Periphery, Bring Me The Horizon, Protest The Hero
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Have Ya Watched THE BODY POLITIC’s New Music Video ‘All Hands’ On Vevo + BC Show Dates
Video – All Hands – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i9MMutEcCY
Have ya watched The Body Politic‘s new music video ‘All Hands’… Well if the answer is no and even yes! Watch it on Vevo here. The video is in support of their latest EP‘Egressor’, which is available for FREE download here.
Keyboardist Rob Wilkinson comments:
About: The Body Politic’s EP ‘Egressor’ was released September 16th to follow up their 2011 debut album ‘All Too Human’. Taking their name from a Clive Barker short story and shifting gears from jazz (which most of the members studied at Vancouver Island University) to progressive metal, the band combine poly-metric grooves, aggressive screams and soaring vocal melodies to push the boundaries of modern metal music with technically impressive musicianship. Their emotionally charged songs incorporate an element of playfulness that has lead THE BODY POLITIC to stand out in a vast metal crowd and to perform opening slots for Tesseract, Protest The Hero and Scale The Summit plus multiple Western Canadian tours with their evolution.
Guitar Playthrough ‘Armature’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFHtOeTDCg8
Lyric Video ‘Armature’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52IHxr7UuEI
Free download of ‘Armature’: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/the-body-politic-armature-free-song-download-exclusive-world-premiere
Track Listing: The Body Politic – Egressor
1. Vitam Agere (2:18)
2. Armature (4:12)
3. All Hands (4:53)
4. Swing For The Fences (4:05)
5. Colqhoun (4:13)
6. Irradiate (4:56)
EP Length: 24:39
For more info, please visit the following links:
http://www.bodypoliticband.com/
http://www.facebook.com/thebodypolitic
http://www.twitter.com/bodypoliticband
http://www.youtube.com/thebodypoliticband
http://instagram.com/thebodypolitic
Band Merch – https://thebodypolitic.bandcamp.com/merch
iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/egressor-ep/id915551785
EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-body-politic-egressor-2014/
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“The Body Politic share a similar desire to take their art in new directions. Opening track “Vitam Agere” is the perfect intro to the EP, short ,modern and original, and something that would work well in film soundtrack. Second track “Armature” shows the band to be technically adroit but not at the expense of song-writing. “All Hands” mixes precision with power, while “Swing For The Fences” shows The Body Politic are very much making music for the 21st century. “Colqhoun” has a raw power to match its melodies. Finishing with the fine “Irradiate,” it’s clear that The Body Politic are a band with the potential to cross over to a wide audience indeed.” – Hellbound
“Watch these prog-metal masters as they rip through “Armature,” a song off of the band’s forthcoming self-released EP, Egressor… If you’re into the likes of Periphery and Protest The Hero, this song will most certainly get your blood flowing. And in all the right directions, you dig?” – Gunshy Assassin
“As sonically savage as it is melodically radiant, Egressor provides one sizeable tempest of aggression, passion, and technical invention which thrusts Canadian progressive metallers The Body Politic into a whole new spotlight. The EP is a furious yet seductive storm which is as accomplished and gripping in its senses ravaging enterprise as it is in its rich croon of melodic and harmonic endeavour. The six track encounter provides a blistering fascination and unpredictable adventure which took a short while to reveal all its glories but emerged as another of the rigorously compelling events of the year….The release impresses in many aspects, the technical craft, explosive adventure to the songwriting, and the striking vocals of Sam Britton the most striking of these.” – Ring Master Review
“This collection of songs is well produced; the clarity and power exuding through the headphones is amazing given that this group are yet to be signed to a major label. A doff of the cap must be made to those who financed and produced this EP. It delivers the intricate collective guitar work expertly with the vocals front and centre. Vocal duties are split with Sam Britton offering the melodic and thoughtful response to the hoarse rasping of Jesse Janzen who also plays bass. Special effects and background sounds come through clearly adding atmosphere and tension where needed…The album provides nourishment for those fans who like to dissect a song’s technical elements as well as fans that enjoy the overall presentation. This is an expertly put together snapshot of the group’s capabilities and this reviewer certainly hopes that it will result in a bit of major label attention and well deserved support… I would be delighted to see this band deliver their brand of honest, raw and technically fantastic music live and think that audiences over here would be very open to their brand of passionate yet technically brilliant music.” – RocknReel Reviews
“The Body Politic combines staccato rhythms with catchy vocal melodies and blends them in a killer progressive metal package. “Egressor” their new six song EP is a short but extensive slice of modern metal…The production on “Egressor” is top notch and the musicianship…there is no denying that “Egressor” is a great album…Go get your grubby little hands on The Body Politic’s Egressor” – Extreme Metal Television
“Lively yet brutally honest, their music hooks you in an intense whirl of emotions. Do yourself a big favor, listen to their song “Armature”- it is positively one of the best song of the year, bar none.” – PhilRadioCast
“The feverish energy and charisma that floats through your speakers while you listen to Egressor will leave you enlightened with a sense of purpose and motivation.”- Damnation Mag
“Wow! Yes, this is what I said, when I started listening to The Body Politic, as their latest ep “Egressor” comes at you like a locomotive engine, yet puts you at ease with their melodic vocals and melodic guitars.” – Explicitly Intense
“their newest EP, Egressor, their heaviest effort yet while still keeping the originality and captivating melodies from before…gives a little something to all participating audiences whether it’s heaviness and groove or melodic brilliance. This is one that progressive metalcore fans can’t miss.” – We Love Metal
“technical brilliance.This is an EP of six cuts that slash twenty minutes long that brings together all the ingredients for modern and advanced metal.” – Noizz Webzine
“a terrific EP of six dramatic metal landscapes.” – Metal Nation Radio
“With its six songs, Egressor is organized like a short album rather than a promo EP. It starts with “Vitam Agere”, a keyboard-oriented instrumental intro, then switches gear on “Armature”, where vocals come in. One thing that immediately struck me is how much The Body Politic’s music breathes. It is apparent that the band knows how to gage the keyboard, bringing it in only when it adds something to the whole, while balancing technique with efficiency. The 7-strings attack stands out, as well as the mechanical math-grooves and the metronome-articulated songwriting. With its cold beauty, “All Hands” reminded me of Sybreed, aside from the clean vocals chorus. There are highlights for each instruments on this EP, for example drums have a particularly nice routine on “Swing for the Fences”. While The Body Politic sounds and plays exactly like a metalcore band (think about Bring Me the Horizon or Parkway Drive), there is a clear venture on progressive territories and a mix of influences, including Opeth (“Colquoun”) and Dream Theater (“Irradiate”).” – Metal Made In Canada
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0 NEWS: Bloody-Disgusting.com Premiere Black Doom ÉOHUM’s New Song ‘Equatorial Rains’
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 4, 2015
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R.I.Y.L. (Recommended If You Like) = Emperor, Immortal, Therion, Dimmu Borgir, Deicide, Neurosis, Behemoth
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Bloody-Disgusting.com Premiere Black Doom ÉOHUM’s New Song ‘Equatorial Rains’
Debut Album ‘Revelations, Aurora of An Epoch’ Due Out April 7
Montreal, QC black doomers Éohum (pronounced ee-o-um) have teamed up withBloody-Disgusting.com to premiere their latest track ‘Equatorial Rains’ from their upcoming debut ‘Revelations, Aurora Of An Epoch’ due out on April 7th via Mycelium Networks as a pay what you want release here.
To check out the track, please visit the following link: http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3334683/eohum-equatorial-rains-song-premiere-exclusive/
“‘Equatorial Rains’ is a power house of voice and riffs, a great blend of black, doom and death metal in one track. The vocals are sublime by Matt McGachy (Cryptopsy) and the song itself rings in your head for days. A hypnotic blend of shredding riffs and an array of new ideas for metal, with its uplifting horns. Lyrically this song could be our manifesto ; speaking of humanities eco-genocidal ways, our path within ourselves to heal without a proclaimed savior and resolve a forgotten wound in our hearts, shedding light at the end of our “histories tunnel”.”comments guitarist Jeremy Perkins.
1. Leaving Harbour 2:50
2. Rooted Deep Within 4:36
3. Equatorial Rains 5:08
4. Defined Sacredness 04:36
5. Revelations, Aurora of an Epoch 6:39
6. Wiser Every Sunrise 6:05
7. Thus Spewed Thy Infectious Reign 5:07
8. Give Us O’ Rain 1:43
Album Length: 36:48
About: Formed in 2010 from the mind of guitarist / writer Jeremy Perkins, Éohum brings together some of the most dark and groove oriented metals of heavy low end doom riffs to meet black metal atmospheres. With shredding guitar tones uplifted by the French horns plus a touch of clean breaks with beautiful lyrics and vocals, Éohum expand their style within the relentless drive that surround a new air, a new sound, an attempt to join forces with eco-awareness and spirit for their upcoming debut album, ‘Revelations, Aurora Of An Epoch’.
The release features a collective of musicians that includes guest vocals from Matt McGachy (Cryptopsy) (Tracks 3-4-5-7), Lana Edwards (Intro & Outro), Phillippe Rieder (Track 6), Nick Wybo (ex-Vinyl Hero) on drums, Annie Perreault on French horn/trumpet, Sylvain Dumont on guitar, James Heymans on bass and Perkins himself on guitar plus a live line up that includes drummer Simon Mackay (The Agonist) and vocalistBarrie Butler (ex : Tard).
With so much talent from various backgrounds, Éohum blend the most gruesome with the cleanest of black and doom metal to create hypnotic riffs with seducing horns ready to be injected into the veins of metal fans.
Éohum is recommended for fans of Emperor, Immortal, Therion, Dimmu Borgir, Deicide, Neurosis, Behemoth.
Fun Fact About Band Name: Éohum means many Yew trees in old English, Yew tree is the Tree of Life for the English tribes of our past pre dating most of the Celt languages, which blended Latin to their own afterward.
The E without the accent would mean many war horses, so that’s why there is an accent, not because it’s a French word
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“their sound has a mildly addictive streak to it.” – Bucketlist Music Reviews
“Wikipedia in all of its might defines the French Horn as, “a brass instrument made of tubing more than 20 feet (6.1 m) long, wrapped into a coil with a flared bell.” I got the pleasure of marking something rather interesting off of my list of shit I’ve seen: a french horn in a Black Metal band. Thank you Eohum! (I think.) If you’re on the hunt for something that will make you go a wee bit cross-eyed, look no further than Eohum.” – Bucketlist Music Reviews
” Sheer talent is evident in this progressive blackened doom band. When they start playing a riff where they just click, it’s impressive, even uplifting. It’s no easy task to do that with the components of the bands: a blast beating drummer, tons of speedy, grim guitars, a thunderous vocalist who both screams and sings, samples, and…a fucking horn section? The…fuck…?…I have a feeling, though, that Éohum are onto something. Especially with their album art, which is the coolest I’ve seen in a long time.” – Gun Shy Assassin
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0 NEWS: More Dates Added! Canadian 80’s Thrashers AGGRESSION ‘Forsaken East Coast Survival Tour’
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 4, 2014
RIYL = Dark Angel, Voivod, Destruction/Kreator
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More Dates Added! Canadian 80’s Thrashers AGGRESSION ‘Forsaken East Coast Survival Tour’
‘Forsaken East Coast Survival Tour’
*New Date Added
# Date Cancelled
March 13 – Brooklyn, NY – The Bell House (Defenders of The Old Fest III)
March 14 – Philadelphia, PA – Black Vulture Gallery
*March 15 – Worcester, MA – Ralph’s Rock Diner
March 16 – Burlington, VT – Nectar’s
*March 17 – Wallingford, CT – Cherry Street Station (moved form Cafe Nine)
March 18 – Stafford, VA – Grog And Tankard Sports Bar & Grill
March 19 – Chapel Hill, NC – The Cave
March 20 – Lexington, KY – The Green Lantern
March 21 – Milwaukee, WI – Quarters
#March 22 – Detroit, MI – The Detroit Pub (cancelled)
March 23 – Rochester, NY – The Bug Jar
Teaser Video – ‘A Look At Past and Present Line Up’ – http://youtu.be/SYV16agGX9Q
Song Stream – Rotten By Torture – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP4MYLJXHvo
With their 30 year anniversary looming, founding AGGRESSION guitarist Denis ‘Sasquatch’ Barthe has handpicked the finest musicians around him to reform the 80’s thrashers for their first US tour this coming March. The ‘Forsaken East Coast Survival Tour’ will kick off at 2015 edition of Defenders of The Old Festival in Brooklyn, NY on March 13th that includes Exciter, Riot V, The Rods and many more.
Denis “Sasquatch” Barthe comments:
“There’s no way Aggression could have entered the States in the 80’s. Now, 30 years later it’s amazing that we can make it happen! When we would scream “Thrash Till Death” we truly meant it. I can’t wait to see you all on the Forsaken East Coast Survival Tour!”
AGGRESSION‘s line up will feature vocalist Brian Langley from Toronto thrash metal legends Infernal Majesty, bassist Darin Wall and guitarist Dave Watson from Vancouver thrash powerhouse Entropia plus drum maniac Ryan Murray Idris from Expain.
This will be Aggression’s first series of shows since 2005, where they reunited at the Montreal Metal Massacre fest and unleashed their un-released 1986 album ‘Forgotten Skeleton’.
About AGGRESSION:
Formed in 1985 under the original moniker “Asylum” to be later changed to AGGRESSION, the speed metallers unleashed their 1986 demo “Forgotten Skeleton”, (which saw an album release in 2005) and their debut full length “The Full Treatment” in 1987, which lead them to become one of the most popular bands to rise out of the Quebec and Canadian metal scene. With their manager at the time (Johnny Hart), AGGRESSION quickly became a household name with their concerts sold out everywhere and a fanbase that grew from hundreds to thousands in no time. Other bands such as Metallica, Slayer, Exodus, Hallow’s Eve, Destruction and others all wanted to see the beast for themselves during tour stops in Montreal. Playing numerous concerts with bands such as Anvil, Celtic Frost, Voïvod, Nuclear Assault, Agnostic Front, D.R.I., Possessed, Dark Angel, Crumbsuckers, Sacrifice and others, AGGRESSION decided to call it quits in 1989 due to external influences.
Discography:
*band line up for recordings was Denis Sasquatch Barthe (guitar and backup vocals), Botcher (vocals), Burn (guitar), Dug (bass) and Gate (drums and backup vocals).
*1985 – *4 track demo
*1986 – *Live (14 track live album)
*1986 -* 4 Track demo
*1986 – Forgotten Skeleton (originally recorded in 1986 and later released in 2004)
1987 – The Full Treatment (full length) – band lineup for The Full Treatment was Denis Sasquatch Barthe (guitar and backup vocals), Cactus Pete (vocals) Dug (bass and backup vocals) and Gate (drums and backup vocals)
For more info on Aggression, please visit the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/AGGRESSION85
https://twitter.com/Aggression85
http://www.reverbnation.com/aggression85
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