February | 2016 |

0 10 Reasons To Submit Your Canadian Band To BRUTAL BATTLE CUBA And Play On Brutal Fest Tour; Brutal Battle Cuba Launches Indiegogo To Send Instruments To Cuban Musicians

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Montreal, QC – February 2, 2016

10 Reasons To Submit Your Canadian Band To BRUTAL BATTLE CUBA And Play On Brutal Fest Tour

Brutal Battle Cuba Launches Indiegogo To Send Instruments To Cuban Musicians

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/brutal-battle-cuba-2016–2#/

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10 Fun Facts To Why You Should Apply To Brutal Battle CUBA:

1- Between 2010 and 2015, more than 55 foreign bands have toured the Brutal Fest. France, Switzerland, UK, Belgium, Italy Hungary, Canada, USA, Denmark, Finland, Costa Rica, Sweden Chili, Mexico…

2- Every show, but one, is outdoor. 6/7

3- Beer cost less than $2 in Cuba.

4- You can have a good meal for less than $2 during the tour.

5- Rum is so cheap, you better buy a whole bottle than ordering some rum and coke.

6- Every hotel is reserved in advance so bands don’t have to take care of finding a place in each city.

7- Lot’s of Cuban fans! They will ask for AUTOGRAPHS. Bring a Sharpie!!

8- There will be days off during the tour to visit and enjoy Cuba.

9- Cuba has an official Rock Agency located in la Havana.

10- There is no music shop in Cuba. We will try to raise some money to bring them some instruments. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/brutal-battle-cuba-2016–2#/

BRUTAL BATTLE CUBA is proud to announce submissions are now open for independent Canadian metal bands in Oshawa, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec, Fredericton and Moncton to submit to this year’s first ever competition. One group will win a performing slot on this year’s 2016 BRUTAL SUMMER FEST TOURline up where they will be playing in front hundreds of Cuban metalheads each night from Aug 18-28.

Quebec’s Chariots of The Gods alongside touring front man Chase Wilson from Ontario’s Darkness in Aurora were the first Canadian metal band ever to join the fest in 2014.

“We have been working on this project for a while and we are really excited that it is finally happening! It’s a great opportunity for bands to experience touring outside of Canada and getting the chance to share the stage with international bands. Chase Wilson and I were part of the first Canadian metal band to tour Cuba in 2014. The cultural immersion as well as the musical experience really makes it a Brutal Fest!” comments BBC organizer Rich O’Neil.

For full submission details and rules, please visit the following link (deadline to submit application is February 10 at 11:59pm EST): http://www.piranhaproductions.ca/soumission.php

10 Fun Facts To Why You Should Apply To Brutal Battle CUBA:

1- Between 2010 and 2015, more than 55 foreign bands have toured the Brutal Fest. France, Switzerland, UK, Belgium, Italy Hungary, Canada, USA, Denmark, Finland, Costa Rica, Sweden Chili, Mexico…

2- Every show, but one, is outdoor. 6/7

3- Beer cost less than $2 in Cuba.

4- You can have a good meal for less than $2 during the tour.

5- Rum is so cheap, you better buy a whole bottle than ordering some rum and coke.

6- Every hotel is reserved in advance so bands don’t have to take care of finding a place in each city.

7- Lot’s of Cuban fans! They will ask for AUTOGRAPHS. Bring a Sharpie!!

8- There will be days off during the tour to visit and enjoy Cuba.

9- Cuba has an official Rock Agency located in la Havana.

10- There is no music shop in Cuba. We will try to raise some money to bring them some instruments.

What is BRUTAL SUMMER FEST TOUR?

It’s a seven date tour with five to seven international bands, ten crew members, two bus drivers and one big bus on the road for two weeks across Cuba.

The selected Canadian band will share the stage with five or six other talented international bands every night and will be on the road during the day visiting every aspect of the Cuban culture.

Not only will the winning band be sent to tour with Brutal Fest in Cuba with tour shirts and promo stickers, but they will also have the opportunity to be endorsed by companies such as InTune Guitar Picks and SoulTone Cymbals as well as a few other great prizes from their sponsors.

Are you ready for the most Brutal experience of your life?

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0 Ravenheart Music – Van Halst – World of Make Believe

The vocals of Kami Van Halst are just incredible, similar to Amy Lee of Evanescence, plus we have the shredding hooks that are sure to make you bounce your head up and down! If you’re a fan of bands like In This Moment, Evanescence and Halestorm, then with highlights galore, I highly recommend checking Van Halst out

http://www.ravenheartmusic.com/products-group-94.html

0 Lords of Metal – GOMORRAH – The Haruspex (Test Your Metal Records)

Gomorrah actually touches the best of both worlds, by blending that with death metal and at the same time they are distinctive enough in the spectrum of other blackened death metal bands to form an entity of their own.

http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/en/reviews/view/id/31535

0 NEWS: Exclaim! Streaming STRIKER New Album ‘Stand In The Fire’ Due Out Feb 5th

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Montreal, QC – February 1, 2016

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For Fans of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Enforcer, Skullfist, Steelwing

Exclaim! Streaming STRIKER New Album ‘Stand In The Fire’ Due Out Feb 5th

Recently awarded this year’s Edmonton Music Prize for their 2014 release‘City of Gold’, Canadian new wave metallers STRIKER are gearing up for the release of their new album ‘Stand In The Fire’ via their own Record Breaking Records label on February 5, 2016. Teaming with Exclaim, the band is proud to present the Canadian premiere and full album stream for ‘Stand In The Fire’ before its official release.

STRIKER comments on the album:

“We released Stand in the Fire on our own, with no one to tell us what to do. We broke all the rules and wrote our own, and this album is all about perseverance and going out there and getting shit done. We crossed all the lines we could find and gladly jumped outside of typical genre limits. We wanted something new and fresh, and no one could hold us back this time. We hope you enjoy the new album, it’s 100% pure Striker”

To listen to ‘Stand In The Fire’, please visit the following link: http://exclaim.ca/music/article/striker-stand_in_the_fire_album_stream

Track Listing ‘Stand In The Fire’:

1. Phoenix Lights (3:38)

2. Out For Blood (3:51)

3. Too Late (4:52) [Video]

4. Stand In the Fire (3:39)

5. The Iron Never Lies (4:06)

6. Escape From Shred City (2:53)

7. Outlaw (4:35)

8. Locked In (3:45)

9. United (4:06)

10. Better Times (3:37)

11. One Life (4:17)

Album Length: 43:23

‘Stand In The Fire’ is STRIKER‘s most uncompromising record to date. A record packed with incredible riffs and colossal anthems, all laced together with epic harmonies. Inspired by legendary bands like Iron Maiden, Striker wears their hearts firmly on their battle jackets, soaking up the power and influence of classic rock and metal.

The band; Dan Clearly (vocals) Tim Brown (lead/rhythm guitars) William Wallace (bass) Adam Brown (drums) recorded the album themselves with the help of Randy Black (who filled in on drums while Adam was away…) and mixing genius Frederik Nordstrom (Bring Me The Horizon, In Flames, Opeth) giving them not only the time and space needed but the freedom to set up the release direct to fans worldwide.

The band’s first single and music video ‘Too Late’ is streaming here along with a newly posted guitar lesson video on GuitarWorld.com here.

STRIKER will be hitting the road with Primal Fear across Europe in February 2016.

Feb 5 – Barcelona, Spain – Razz 2

Feb 6 – Madrid, Spain – Arena

Feb 7 – Murcia, Spain – Garaje

Feb 10 – Paris, France – Divan Di Monde

Feb 11 – Siegburg, Germany – Kubana

Feb 12 – Prague, Czech Republic – Nove Chelmice

Feb 13 – Cham, Germany – L.A. Cafe

Feb 14 – Hamburg, Germany – Logo

Feb 16 – Hannover, Germany – MusikZentrum

Feb 17 – Saarbrucken, Germany – Garage

Feb 18 – Stuttgart, Germany – LKA

Feb 19 – Pratteln, Switzerland – Z7

Feb 20 – Munich, Germany – HM’s Calling

Feb 21 – Budapest, Hungary – Barba Negra

Feb 23 – Wien, Austria – Szene

Feb 24 – Kraków, Poland – TBA

Feb 25 – Berlin, Germany – K17

Feb 26 – Wurzburg, Germany – Posthalle

Feb 27 – Essen, Germany – Turock

Feb 28 – Vosselaar, Belgium – Biebob

About Striker:

STRIKER formed in Edmonton, Canada in 2007 and they were signed to German label Iron Kodex off the strength of their first demo. They made two albums with the label and recorded 2nd album Armed To The Teeth with acclaimed producer Michael Wagener (Ozzy, Skid Row, Metallica). They played shows with Metallica in Canada and hit the road for what eventually became a full world tour with shows across Europe and Japan. They used their time in Europe to work with Frederik Nordstrom and were snapped up by Napalm Records in 2012 for the release of the acclaimed album City Of Gold.

For more info: www.Striker-Metal.com.

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0 Power of Metal – Akhenaten – Incantations Through the Gates of Irkalla

It is obvious, to me at least, that the Housemans have understood the nature of the epic. They know how to make the big sound, how to let variation of tempo and solid heaviness build the majesty in music only classical and metal music are capable of. They intertwine Middle Eastern sounds with blackened death metal, and there are certainly killer grooves in this.

http://powerofmetal.dk/2016/01/akhenaten-incantations-through-the-gates-of-irkalla/

0 Brutalism – Adrenechrome – Tales From Adrenechrome

Whereas their first effort (“Hideous Appetites”) had a touch of thrash in it, this second release is more down the Mastodon/Baroness path and a touch more musical in terms of being busy on the fretboard. Vocally there are some nice melodies and ‘Lockstep’ but more so ‘Black Brubeck’ highlights this, along with the obvious thoughtfulness behind the varied arrangements.

http://www.brutalism.com/content/adrenechrome-tales-from-adrenechrome

0 Metal Underground Austria – GOMORRAH – The Haruspex (Test Your Metal Records)

Die Arrangements sind geradezu perfekt getroffen. Gomorrah schaffen hier knapp über eine halbe Stunde absolut düstere und dunkle Atmosphäre. Die Instrumente werden an deren Grenzen gebracht und die Stimmbänder des Intonisten werden geschunden ohne Ende.

http://www.metalunderground.at/cd-berichte/gomorrah-the-haruspex

0 Heavy Metal Time Machine – RHINE – An Outsider

Best-aimed at those who love extreme metal with progressive tendencies, “An Outsider” is a release that should bring Rhine new fans and label interest. In other words, “An Outsider” is one album that will be on (heavy) rotation in the weeks to come!

http://metalmark.blogspot.ca/2016/02/rhine-outsider.html

0 Rock Freaks – Fuck The Facts – Desire Will Rot (Noise Salvation)

“Desire Will Rot” is an incredible display of grindcore brutality. It is a raw, dirty and ferocious album that will affect and challenge the listener with its many changes in tempo and styles. These switches never feel forced or unnatural, and the album flows excellently together into one amazing package from Fuck The Facts. This album should definitely not be missed.

http://www.rockfreaks.net/albums/8181

0 Beneath The Surface – Issue #2 ft. Saints of Death and Sanktuary

https://view.publitas.com/p222-6832/beneath-the-surface-issue-2