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0 NEWS: ProgArchives Premiere Album Stream ‘Skylight’ For Psychedelic Stoner Rock A DEVIL’S DIN

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NEWS RELEASE
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For fans of Ghost, Syd Barrett/Floyd, Psych-era Beatles, Early Sabbath,
70’s prog: Yes, King Crimson, etc, QOTSA, Tool, My Bloody Valentine
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ProgArchives Premiere Album Stream ‘Skylight’ For Psychedelic Stoner Rock A DEVIL’S DIN
New Album ‘Skylight’ Out June 17th

L-R – Dominique Salameh – Drums, Vocals, David Lines – Keys, Guitar, Vocals, Thomas Chollet (R) Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Photo Credit: Renaud Kasma
Music Video – ‘Skylight’- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9lX4H7hMc0
Debuting their album ‘One Day All This Will Be Yours’ in 2011, it has been a trippy five years since fans have heard new material from the psychedelic rockers. Hitting the studio in 2014, they now return with their 2016 follow up ‘Skylight’ set for official release on June 17th to take fans on a new trip.
Teaming up with ProgArchives.com, the band is now premiering the full album stream at the following link below.
Vocalist / guitarist David Lines comments on the album:
“Essentially this album is really a tribute to the psychedelic experience. I drew on my own personal involvement with certain consciousness-expanding substances to create a set of songs that would take the listener on a journey, both lyrically and musically. Within these 9 songs there exists a certain contrast between the hallucinatory and the heavy. Obviously we also owe a lot of this album’s influence to another era, not just by sound and texture, but by the spirit of adventure, daring and experimentation that was prevalent then and bring all of that to the world today, right now.”
Bassist Tom G. Stout also adds “Even though we are inspired by LSD trips, we still like to hit hard, and enjoy getting a little aggressive. You have to balance out the light with the darkness, because otherwise you’re not being real.”
Album pre-order available at www.ADevilsDin.com.

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Though the musicians on that record were excellent, it wasn’t until Lyonnais bassist and disciple of the Holy Trinity of Rickenbacker Bass (John Entwistle, Chris Squire and Geddy Lee) Thomas Chollet entered the picture, along with drummer Dom Salameh (whose being born in Abu Dhabi did not at all prevent him from becoming an ardent Keith Moon devotee) that the sound really began to take shape. The synergy of the three took the music to another level, as witnessed at their intense and energetic live shows and has been made manifest on the new A Devil’s Din album SKYLIGHT that is set for release on June 17th, 2016.
A Devil’s Din continues to travel further afield in the world of psychedelic and progressive rock music, transforming listeners’ minds where ever they go.
Their first European tour will take place in September and their albums are available through various retailers on line and through their website www.ADevilsDin.com.
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0 Out Now! SLUDGEHAMMER Pound The Fury With Debut Album ‘The Fallen Sun’

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Out Now! SLUDGEHAMMER Pound The Fury With Debut Album ‘The Fallen Sun’
Upcoming Show Dates:
July 9 – Sudbury, ON – The Asylum – info

L-R – Chris Szarota – Vocals, Jeff Wilson – Guitars, Tyler Williams – Guitars, Dan Ayers – Bass/Vocals, Fernando Villalobos- Drums
Credit: Hayden John Wolf
Music Video – Carrion Eater – Watch here.
“We’re extremely happy to announce that “The Fallen Sun” is available today through bandcamp. Included are 9 brand new tracks that will get any metalhead’s blood pumping. We had some fun in the studio and decided to record 2 bonus tracks that are also included on the album. We busted our asses with this one in the winter and we’re super excited with how it turned out. Enjoy at high volumes please! Support the underground!” comments guitarist Jeff Wilson.
For more info, please visit https://www.facebook.com/sludgehammermusic
About:
Sludgehammer is a five piece Canadian metal band formed in 2013. The band began with guitarist Jeff Wilson and drummer Fernando Villalobos jamming together, which quickly resulted in writing songs and searching for a full line up. Their search led to vocalist Chris Szarota, who possessed an astonishing vocal ferocity and bassist and vocalist Dan Ayers, who passed the audition as a bassist and also revealed a golden voice. Thus, the first incarnation of Sludgehammer was formed.
The four members worked hard over the next few months to put together a demo, which was released at the band’s first gig on November 22nd, 2013. The demo was well received even though it was completely self-recorded and the gig offers kept on coming, along with new fans.
With the success of the demo, the band knew that it was time to step things up and hired producer Christian Anderson for their 2014 release, ‘Organ Harvester’. During the writing sessions, the band decided that Chris and Dan should share vocal duties for this record, as Dan’s voice had been absent from the demo. The dual vocals proved to be a force to be reckoned with and on August 11th, 2014 ‘Organ Harvester’ was released to rave reviews.
‘Organ Harvester’ gained both new fans and better shows, gathering serious momentum and solid name among the metal community. However by 2015, after playing many gigs with the ‘Organ Harvester’ material it became very obvious that the fans were hungry for more. The band began writing more songs for the next release and kept playing gigs, which led them to guitarist Tyler Williams. Tyler was working as a sound man at the Atria in Oshawa, ON where Sludgehammer was playing, and after their performance, Tyler approached the band. They set up a jam and in July 2015, Tyler Williams joined Sludgehammer.
The new five piece line up produced a much fuller sound as Jeff and Tyler began working together. The old songs were given new life and badass new material was being written for their next release, titled ‘The Fallen Sun’. The new songs featured dynamic vocal performances from Dan and Chris, mind bending guitar solos, heavy riffs and blistering drumming. As the songs started to pile up, Sludgehammer discussed recording a full length album. Tyler suggested that they record at his studio, Monolithic Productions. The band set up shop there and are now ready to unleash ‘The Fallen Sun’ for release on June 10, 2016.
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0 NEWS: TOMetal.com Premiere ‘Barbaric Apostasy ‘ From One Man Death Metal Band GROTESQUE CEREMONIUM

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“One Man Death Metal Band From Ankara Turkey”
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TOMetal.com Premiere ‘Barbaric Apostasy’ From One Man Death Metal Band GROTESQUE CEREMONIUM
Debut Album ‘Demonic Inquisition’ Out June 15th via Satanath Records / More Hate Productions

Set to unleash the new album ‘Demonic Inquisition’ via Satanath Recordsand More Hate Productions on June 15th, one man Turkish death metal bandGROTESQUE CEREMONIUM has teamed up with TOMetal.com for the premiere of their next single ‘Barbaric Apostasy‘, which can be heard at the following link: http://tometal.com/song-premiere-turkish-death-metal-band-grotesque-ceremonium/
The debut full length is a concept album about medieval dark times and inquisitions during the middle ages where all punishment methods were performed by demons and Baphomets evil army against all believers of God. Lyrical themes touch upon witchcraft, demonic punishments and tortures in the depths of hell and the satanic temple of Baphomet. Dedicated to all evil goats worldwide with eight new songs plus an Incantation cover song ‘Profanation’.
Album pre-order – https://satanath.bandcamp.com/album/sat153-grotesque-ceremonium-demonic-inquisition-2016

About:
Grotesque Ceremonium was formed in 2014 in Ankara , Turkey as a one man unholy old school death metal band influenced by early 90’s dark, putrid evil with influences such as early Incantation, Autopsy & Winter. Their 2014 debut EP ‘Blasphemous Goat Observance’ was a self-released tape, later unleashed by Mexican label American Line Prods as 100 limited edition copies.
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0 Skull Fracturing Metal – Sludgehammer – The Fallen Sun
55-minutes of headbanging good fun.
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0 NEWS: WITHOUT MERCY Update Canadian Tour Dates (AB/MB/SK/ON/QC); New EP ‘Mouichido’ Out Now!

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WITHOUT MERCY Update Canadian Tour Dates (AB/MB/SK/ON/QC)
New EP ‘Mouichido’ Out Now!

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Currently on tour in support of their new EP ‘Mouichido’, Vancouver, BC’s WITHOUT MERCY have updated their Canadian dates, which includes a support slot with Threat Signal in Guelph, ON on June 23rd (full details below).
In additional news, last week WITHOUT MERCY teamed up with GearGods.net for the premiere of their guitar playthrough by DJ Temple for their track ‘Burn’, which can be viewed at the following link: http://geargods.net/playthrough/without-mercy-burn-on-this-savage-guitar-playthrough/
The band’s new EP ‘Mouichido’ is a rebirth for the band as it’s a re-release of re-recorded material from their 2014 EP ‘Reborn’. ‘Mouichido’ is the Japanese word for “Repeat” or “to do one more time” and is perfectly titled for the EP to signify its re-release of previously recorded versions that now feature new vocalist Alex Friis and bass tracks recorded by Tristan Martin plus live performance being done by Ryan Loewen along with a guest appearance by vocalist Mark Hunter of Chimaira on track ‘In Waves’.
A full stream of ‘Mouichido’ can be heard at the following links below along with Canadian tour dates:
Bandcamp
Decibel Magazine
Music Video – Burn – NCS | Youtube
Video – Worthless – Youtube

Tour Dates:
July 1 – Prince George, BC – The Art Place
July 2 – Burns Lake, BC – The Dungeon
*New date
For more info, please visit: www.WithoutMercyBand.com.
About:
Tenacity, work ethic and originality. There’s no excuses anymore.
Vancouver-based Without Mercy certainly stays true to its name. Ruthless and menacing, these Canadian metal titans have cultivated and redefined the phrase, “Fuck Pussy Metal”.
Founded in 2004, Without Mercy has gone from strength to strength over the years. They released their first EP “All Else Fails” in 2007 completely independently and used its humble beginnings to start the catapulting of performances, internet presence and radio play. In 2009, Without Mercy went on to record their self-titled full length album using the same team that worked on records by Devin Townsend, Mudvayne, and Marilyn Manson. Without Mercy rode the attention wave of their self-titled debut, using the escalation to begin a relentless performance schedule that would lead them far from their hometown and include over 200 live performances. No stranger to tenacity, in only a few short years Without Mercy have achieved; being the only indie metal band in Western Canada to have two tracks available on Rock Band 3, being featured in Tattoo Savage Magazine, and pioneering the phrases, ‘You Smell Like A Bitch’ and ‘Fuck Pussy Metal’ – which have now become synonymous with the band.
In 2014, Without Mercy unleashed third studio release, “Reborn”. Another massive evolution for the band, Without Mercy sought to bring back the organic metal sound and combine it with a high production standard. Fast forward to 2016, some line up changes with a new vocalist and bassist, the band is ready to share with fans re-recorded material from ‘Reborn’ on their new EP ‘Mouichido’ that even features Chimaira vocalist Mark Hunter on their track ‘In Waves’. The EP is set to be unleashed on May 27th, 2016 and will be supported with a steady rotation of touring and appearances across Canada and the USA. All of course, independently.
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0 NEWS: SkullsNBones Premiere Black Metal Brother Duo HELLEBORUS Album Stream ‘The Carnal Sabbath’

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SkullsNBones Premiere HELLEBORUS Album Stream ‘The Carnal Sabbath’
New Album Out June 17th via Satanath Records & Black Plague Records
Sept 15-18 – White Hall, MD – Shadow Woods Metal Fest – info

Unleashing their much anticipated debut album ‘The Carnal Sabbath’ via Satanath Records (Russia) and Black Plague Records (USA) on June 17th, 2016, Colorado Springs, CO’s HELLEBORUS, the black metal duo founded by brothers Jerred & Wyatt Houseman have teamed up with SkullsnBones.com for the full stream premiere of the release.
“It is with great pleasure we finally share with you the entirety of The Carnal Sabbath. Keep your eye peeled as fall tour plans are in the works and will be announced soon. Pre-order sales are still going on until June 17th and the first 50 copies will come with a woven logo patch inside.” says vocalist Wyatt Houseman.
‘The Carnal Sabbath’ can be heard at the following link: http://skullsnbones.com/listen-to-an-exclusive-stream-of-helleborus-debut-the-carnal-sabbath/
Album Pre-Order – http://helleborus.bigcartel.com/product/the-carnal-sabbath-album-pre-order
HELLEBORUS‘ debut album ‘The Carnal Sabbath’ is a Bacchic frenzy of carnal abandon told through lascivious guitars and tempting bass rhythms along with elements of black, death and doom metal to provide a vast backdrop for an ambiance of potential and possibility. Fans of The Devil’s Blood, Satyricon, Necorphobic, Belphegor, Blut Aus Nord are sure to be seduced by Helleborus.

1. Helleborus Black (6:51) [NCS]
2. Coils (5:06) [Youtube] [Free Download NCS]
3. Edge Of Black Waters (6:17)
4. Colored Spores of Yuggoth (5:42) [Decibel Mag]
5. Draconian Discipline (4:40) [MetalInjection]
6. The Poison of Sleep (5:23)
7. Temple of Seventh Death (4:24)
8. A Gift of Renewal (7:08)
9. The Carnal Sabbath (9:17) [Youtube]
Album Length: 54:50
About:
Conceived within the womb of Execration, Helleborus is the latest emanation of Jerred & Wyatt Houseman. Like the enigmatic and deadly winter flower from which the project takes its name, Helleborus pushes the exploration of traditional black metal into the uncharted territory of sensual duality and mysticism. Building on their professional experience with Execration and personal experiences through Akhenaten, the Houseman brothers sought a deeper expression of their experiential-driven musical style that audiences can connect with through a union of opposites.
“We’ve always had a vision for the type of black metal project Helleborus would be. We wanted to explore and deliver a darker and yet more romantic side of black metal. There is an unknown side of metal that is masculine and powerful, yet sensual and respectful; controlled chaos.” comments vocalist Wyatt Houseman.
Album Band Line Up features: Wyatt (vocals, lyrics) & Jerred Houseman (producer, all instruments)
Live Band Line Up features: Brent Boutte’ – Drums, Jerred Houseman – Guitar & leads, Wyatt Houseman – Voice, Ian Horenman – guitar & rhythms, Michael Hylands – Bass
For more info, please visit the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/HelleborusBlack
https://twitter.com/helleborusblack
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-64s
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