Sanktuary’s Winter’s Doom is a supercharged, beer-soaked thrash fest of epic proportions. From first listen, my impression was of Toxic Holocaust, Warbringer, and touches of Death in the production, composition, and vocal stylings. To be pithy, Winter’s Doom is magnificent. Relentless, contentious, and raw, this release from these four Canadian thrash prodigies is absolutely all killer, no filler.
http://www.criterionofmetal.com/#!Review-of-Sanktuary-Winters-Doom/cmbz/56b21c750cf2062bd415d893
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – February 3, 2016
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ARMSTRONG METAL FEST Reveal More Bands For 2016 Line Up; Early Bird PreSale Tickets Available Now!
Promo Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9zHeA2pKWs
Revealing their first six bands last week, Armstrong Metalfest is proud to reveal its next batch of bands for this year’s line up taking place on July 15th and 16th in Armstrong, BC at the Hassen Arena. This year’s fest plans to showcase a high caliber of Western Canadian and international bands, which will include this year’s Best Metal winner from the Whammy Awards taking place in Vancouver on Feb 12th whom will be invited to perform at the fest. Event details here.
Bands confirmed for AMF are the following:
XUL (Vernon, BC) http://xulmetal.bandcamp.com
Trollband (Edmonton, AB/ Vancouver, BC) –http://www.trollband.bandcamp.com
Apprentice (Vancouver, BC) – https://apprenticevancouver.bandcamp.com
Kataplexis (Calgary, AB) – http://kataplexis.bandcamp.com
DEAD ASYLUM (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/deadasylum
Leave the Living (Red Deer, AB) –http://www.leavetheliving.bandcamp.com
Also confirmed last week:
ArkenFire (Kelowna, BC) – http://www.arkenfire.com
Bleed (Edmonton, AB) – http://www.bleedband.com
Black Wizard (Vancouver, BC) – http://blackwizard.bandcamp.com
WMD (Calgary, AB) – http://www.wmdofficial.com
Slagduster (Grand Forks, BC) – http://slagduster.com
Cryptic Enslavement (Nanaimo, BC) – https://crypticenslavement.bandcamp.com
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Early Bird Presale have begun!
Tickets prices as follows:
– $90 limited early bird Presale, online only (November 1st to January 31st)
– $120 regular presale (February 1st to July 14)
– $160 at the door.
Tickets can be purchased at the following link: https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/tickets/
Upcoming AMF / West Metal Entertainment Partner Events:
Feb 18 – Venron, BC @ The Green – West Metal Entertainment Presents – AMF 2015 Year in Review – Event info
April 23 – Kelowna, BC @ Flashbacks Nightclub – West Metal Entertainment Presents w/ Kalmah, Vesperia, Xul, DropDeadFred – Event info
About:
Taking influence from Europe’s music festival circuit, Armstrong Metal Fest is a heavy metal celebration that encourages metal heads from across Canada and the globe to mosh and camp with the backdrop of great outdoors of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. What started as a backyard party in 2009 with nothing but eleven local metal bands such as Terrifier, Xul and Odinfist to name a few, has grown into a a huge success admired by the Western Canadian Metal scene. 2016 will be the eighth year of the festival and is planned to be the largest year for music and attendance yet. This year’s team of organizers known as the West Metal Entertainment Society is the most dedicated to date and are excited to present an incredible line up along with some changes to come for AMF 2016. Previous years of the festival have seen line ups with Cattle Decapitation, Suffocation, Anciients, Bison BC, Striker, Crimson Shadows, Holy Grail, Archspire, Cryptopsy, Unleash The Archers, Divinity, Into Eternity, Ninjaspy, Vesperia, XUL, Odinfist, Death Toll Rising, Gomorrah among many others .
For more info, please visit www.ArmstrongMetalFest.ca
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WCMFA:
Calgary Metal Fest – http://www.calgarymetalfest.com
Farmageddon Open Air – http://www.farmageddon.ca
Loud As Hell – http://www.loudashell.com
Sponsors:
Broken Neck Radio – http://www.brokenneckradio.com
Metal Master Kingdom – http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com
Metal Nation Radio – http://www.metalnationradio.com
No Messiah – http://www.nomessiah.net
PureGrainAudio – http://www.puregrainaudio.com
Rancho Vignola – http://www.ranchovignola.com
Right Hook Mics – http://www.righthookmics.com
The Green – http://www.thegreen.ca
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Demise of The Crown – S/T (2016)
For fans of Nevermore, Avenged Sevenfold, Opeth, Pantera, Arch Enemy
Release Date: March 4, 2016
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“Pick Demise of the Crown up and prepare to have you’re the space betwixt your ears awhirl with unforgettable rhythms and explosive riffery all within a package so expertly constructed as to appeal to fans spanning several genres and propel this release in a ‘must own’ priority.” Thy Demons Be Scribblin
“a beautiful heavy metal album / EP, mashed with occasional death metal and thrash elements. What is immediately striking is the vocal performance. Lead singer Beadmandelivers an old school scream/clean performance reminiscent of the style of Rob Halford. Actually, his performance reminded me of Dirk Thurisch’s on Bleed (Angel Dust) with a classical 80s and early 90s thrash metal/heavy metal vocal mixture. His performance is accompanied by perfect instrumental support, pumping drums and guitars full of tricks and melodies. A true diamond in the rough. I would even take the risk and say this would be the disc I would’ve liked to hear from Angel Dust after Bleed.” – Metal Nation Radio
“I absolutely love great power metal. I also love great progressive as well as traditional metal. Well Canada’s Demise of the Crown combines all those styles like no other band. Imagine Dream Theater, Queensryche and Judas Priest all combining to make one awesome metal album.” – The Dirty Room
“Brandish your weapons and bare your teeth in the battle for new world order with Montreal’s power metal quintet, Demise Of The Crown. They run the gambit from melodic power metal to hard rock weaved together with soaring solos reminiscent of Eddie Van Halen with undertones of Yngwie Malmsteen.” – Maximum Volume Music
“a vulgar display of power; sonic destruction mixed with big riffs that got everyone’s head banging and raising their fists to the air. If you like windmills, this would have been your moment. The whole band played with intensity and dished out a ton of music, something I’ve always respected about metal – it’s far from boring.” – Bucketlist Music Reviews (Live Review)
“This Montreal act churn out some pretty decent heavy/groove/rock/power metal stuff and their debut, self-titled, album is out on March 4th.” – Moshville Times
“The opening track of ‘We Are Invincible‘ sets the tone of the album, that the band are going to blast some real in-your-face power prog, and they are going to be relentless in the flurry of notes that comes this way. It’s mid-tempo heavy riffing with fast, technical and melodic solos” – The Metalist
“DOTC are both engineers and alchemists. They take pounding, grinding noise and turn it into precise, melodic power metal with seemingly no effort. The quintet of bearded Canadian gents write superbly catchy riffs and melodic choruses that pick you up and throw you over the back of their horses as they gallop into battle, guitars raised aloft and hair flowing like a viking in a shampoo ad.” – Loud Stuff
“Beautiful Compositions” – The Reckoning Hour
“If you’re looking for vocal deliveries that range from James Hetfield circa 1983 and Phil Anselmo circa 1989, this band has that! We’ll also throw in, at no extra charge, Tom Araya circa 1984! If you’re looking for guitar solos that will melt your face off…They’re here! All the time…Demise of the Crown has everybody in the world covered at all times. They are the United Nations of Metal.” – Glacially Musical
“an interesting release ,full of Progressive curves and face shredding riffs that entertain…Demise of The Crown have a budding future that will hopefully see them get worldwide attention!” – The Metal Gods Meltdown
“A darker power metal band with some great riffs, and a lot of potential…a great debut effort…I think they’ll be a huge deal in the near future. There’s a ton of potential in this band.” – Rock n Reel Reviews
Brandish your weapons and bare your teeth in the battle for new world order with Montreal’s power metal quintet, Demise Of The Crown. They run the gambit from melodic power metal to hard rock weaved together with soaring solos reminiscent of Eddie Van Halen with undertones of Yngwie Malmsteen. The band’s sound has developed from progressive to a heavy metal band that has a pop format structure to the music in order to lure people into the realm of metal. Through many years of playing music with different people in the Montreal scene and slowly forming the official line up in 2014. Each member have spent their time paying dues in the local community and have banded together with the same goal and vision for a band determined to shake the foundation of power metal.
Guitarist, Manuel Iradian writes all the music, then handed off to Kevin “Kevy Metal” (drummer) to dress up each song with his high-speed, galloping rhythms, finally, Darren Beadman crafts the anthemic lyrics rousing crowds to chant along with an anarchistic frenzy. Each song is rooted in all basic human emotions; anger, lust, depression, happiness, death and revenge.
Influenced by headliners like Nevermore, Avenged Sevenfold, Opeth, Pantera, and Faith No More, the band is working their way up the royal blood line to cause chaos right alongside their heroes. They have performed with iconic bands like Hellyeah, Devin Townsend Project, 3 Inches Of Blood, Katatonia and Firewind. The band will be releasing their debut self titled full-length on March 4th, 2016 in all its hectic and melodic glory.
Shared stage with:
Hell Yeah, Devin Townsend Project, 3 inches of blood, Firewind
One of Rhine’s greatest achievements is that, despite their transitions between heavy, soft, jazzy, or even post-rock and noise, it all somehow comes together…this album really is quite fun. It may not always make sense, and it’s far from perfect, but it’s weird, wacky and wonderful; sure to put a smile on your face as you come across one 90-degree turn after another. We can’t wait to see where they go next.
http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2016/01/20/rhine-an-outsider/
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – February 2, 2016
Album Promos Can Be Requested here.
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FUCK THE FACTS ‘Desire Will Rot’ Nominated For Juno Award For Heavy Metal Album of The Year
‘DESIRE WILL ROT’ European Tour: March 11th to April 2nd 2016
L-R – Topon Das – Guitar, Marc Bourgon – Bass/Vocals, Mélanie Mongeon – Vocals, Mathieu Vilandré – Drums, Johnny Ibay – Guitar – Photo Credit: Dave Levitt
Music Video – The Path of Most Resistance – Watch here.
Music Video – Solitude – Watch here.
Music Video – Everywhere Yet Nowhere – Watch here.
Album Stream – Listen here.
Canadian grindcore legends FUCK THE FACTS have been nominated for a JUNO Award (Canadian version of a Grammy) for Heavy Metal Album of The Year for their August 2015 full length ‘Desire Will Rot’ released via their indie label Noise Salvation.
Vocalist Mélanie Mongeon comments:
“We are extremely proud to be nominated for a second time for a Juno Award for Heavy Metal Album of The Year. Desire Will Rot was self recorded, self released and self promoted; to be recognized for such a DIY effort is extremely rewarding and also shows a change in times.”
FUCK THE FACTS were nominated alongside the following:
About the album:
‘Desire Will Rot’ was recorded and mixed by FTF guitarist Topon Das at his Apartment 2 studio in Ottawa, ON and features eleven aggressive tracks of the band’s metal mastery to follow their recent split EP with Fistfuck along with 2014’s ‘Abandoned’ and 2013’s ‘Amer’ EPs plus it being their first full length since 2011’s ‘Die Miserable’.
Track Listing: Fuck The Facts – Desire Will Rot
1. Everywhere Yet Nowhere (2:58)
2. Shadows Collide (2:49)
3. The Path of Most Resistance (1:34)
4. La Mort I (1:36)
5. La Mort II (1:34)
6. Prey (2:22)
7. Storm of Silence (2:38)
8. Solitude (3:11)
9. False Hope (5:46)
10. Circle (7:54)
11. Nothing Changes (6:20)
Album Length: 38:48
Upcoming Show Dates:
DESIRE WILL ROT in Europe: March 11th to April 2nd 2016
03/11 Bologna, Italy at Freakout
03/12 Maribor, Slovenia at MC Pekama
03/13 Ostrava, Czech Republic at PlanB HC Café
03/14 Budapest, Hungary at Durer Kert
03/15 Bratislava, Slovakia at Fuga
03/16 Čadca, Slovakia at Acafé
03/17 Leipzig, Germany at Zoro
03/18 Prague, Czech Republic at 007 Club
03/19 Berlin, Germany at Linse
03/20 Rostock, Germany at Jaz
03/21 Koln, Germany at Sonic Ballroom
03/22 Leeuwarden, Holland at The Morgue
03/23 Tilburg, Holland at Little Devil
03/24 Arnhem, Holland at Willemeen
03/25 London, UK at The Unicorn
03/26 Leeds, UK at Chunk
03/27 Nottingham, UK at Stuck on a Name Studios
03/28 Bristol, UK at The Red Lion
03/29 Brighton, UK at The Prince Albert
03/30 Lille, France at Midland
03/31 Paris, France at Rendez-Vous
04/01 Trier, Germany at ExHaus
03/02 Rho, Italy at La Fornace
About FTF:
Started as a recording project in the late 90’s, it wasn’t until 2001 that the work ethic that produced a slew of underground releases drove Fuck The Facts towards full band status and into the live arena. Since then, the Ottawa-based unit has barely stopped for a breath of reconsideration, associating themselves with some of the biggest labels in underground extreme music, as well as continuing a steady output of DIY releases. Having toured hundreds of thousands of kilometers throughout North America and Europe, guitarist/founder Topon Das, vocalist Mel Mongeon, drummer Mathieu Vilandré, bassist/vocalist Marc Bourgon, and guitarist Johnny Ibay have performed at some of the biggest festivals and sweated it out in some of the smallest basements. From 2006-2011 Fuck The Facts released three albums via underground powerhouse label, Relapse Records. Upon the completion of their contract, the quintet decided it was time to put the finishing touches on the proverbial full-circle, returning to the world of fierce independence and creative control. Their most recent releases were produced entirely at their own studio, self-released, and shows Fuck The Facts efforts as an entity continuing to grow musically and personally while developing a deeper understanding of what significance their art holds to them. As one of the longest running and most recognizable names in Canadian Grindcore, FUCK THE FACTS continue to deliver their brand of “Bastardized Grindcore” with no end in sight.
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – February 2, 2016
For Album Promo, please send request here.
For fans of Nevermore, Avenged Sevenfold, Opeth, Pantera, Arch Enemy
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Revolver Mag Video Premiere DEMISE OF THE CROWN ‘We Are Invincible’
Debut Self-Titled Album Out March 4th
About:
Brandish your weapons and bare your teeth in the battle for new world order with Montreal’s power metal quintet, Demise Of The Crown. They run the gambit from melodic power metal to hard rock weaved together with soaring solos reminiscent of Eddie Van Halen with undertones of Yngwie Malmsteen. The band’s sound has developed from progressive to a heavy metal band that has a pop format structure to the music in order to lure people into the realm of metal. Through many years of playing music with different people in the Montreal scene and slowly forming the official line up in 2014. Each member have spent their time paying dues in the local community and have banded together with the same goal and vision for a band determined to shake the foundation of power metal.
Guitarist, Manuel Iradian writes all the music, then handed off to Kevin “Kevy Metal” (drummer) to dress up each song with his high-speed, galloping rhythms, finally, Darren Beadman crafts the anthemic lyrics rousing crowds to chant along with an anarchistic frenzy. Each song is rooted in all basic human emotions; anger, lust, depression, happiness, death and revenge.
Influenced by headliners like Nevermore, Avenged Sevenfold, Opeth, Pantera, and Faith No More, the band is working their way up the royal blood line to cause chaos right alongside their heroes. They have performed with iconic bands like Hellyeah, Devin Townsend Project, 3 Inches Of Blood, Katatonia and Firewind. The band will be releasing their debut self titled full-length on March 4th, 2016 in all its hectic and melodic glory.
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