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0 NEWS: DOUBLE EXPERIENCE Pay Homage To Weezer With Own ‘Buddy Holly’ Video via Exclaim!

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Montreal, QC – June 21, 2016

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DOUBLE EXPERIENCE Pay Homage To Weezer With Own ‘Buddy Holly’ Video via Exclaim!

July Ontario/ Quebec Tour Dates

New Album ‘Unsaved Progress’ Out Now!

Album Stream – Unsaved Progress – Listen here.
Music Video ‘So Fine’ – Watch here.
Music Video ‘The Glimmer Shot’ (tribute to video game ‘Destiny’) – Watch here.

Ottawa’s nerdy rock trio DOUBLE EXPERIENCE have not just recreated Weezer’s beloved classic “Buddy Holly” but the “Blue Album” cover itself. Teaming up with Exclaim!, the rock geeks are premiering their video tribute doing their best Weezer impression in front of a green screen that’s blue. It’s a playful riff on the beloved Blue Album song and an impressive homage to Rivers Cuomo and the gang.

“Weezer helped nerdy or quirky rock bands like ourselves to find our voice,” says Brock Tinsley, guitarist, “they proved that rock and roll doesn’t have to act or sound a specific way. That’s the essence of our whole band.”

To watch the video, please visit the following link on Exclaim! – http://exclaim.ca/music/article/double_experience_channel_weezers_blue_album_in_their_own_buddy_holly_video

DOUBLE EXPERIENCE recently returned from their tour across the UK and will be hitting the road for dates in Ontario and Quebec this coming July in support of their newly released third studio album ‘Unsaved Progress’. The Canadian tour will have Pokemon-themed cocktails to Game Boy duels with their fans at the band’s merch table.

Tour Dates:

July 8 – North Bay, ON – White Water Gallery

July 9 – Toronto, ON – Supermarket – info

July 12 – Oshawa, ON – Moustache Club – info

July 14 – Peterborough, ON – The Spill – info

July 15 – Montreal, QC – Petit Campus – info

DOUBLE EXPERIENCE’s third studio album entitled “Unsaved Progress” was released on April 8th via their label Colfax Music. Taking the next step from their previous album – initially released exclusively on collectible trading cards, the band utilizes classic video-game inspired artwork and packaging. The album was brought to life with the help of Al Jacob and Kit Walters (HE IS LEGEND) at Warrior Sound in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Prior to the creation of “Unsaved Progress”, Double Experience were busy performing across 15 countries, playing everywhere from video game museums to tattoo conventions as well as showcases at Canadian Music Week and Indie Week Canada. Their adventures have been supported by international radio, festivals and television alike, culminating with an entire nerd-rock exposé and performance on Global TV in Canada.

Album orders are now available at the band’s merch store here. A deluxe edition of the album – boasting two unreleased songs, two acoustic remixes, merch discount codes, studio footage and a brand new trading card – is also available for the fastidiousDouble Experience collector.

1. So Fine (3:19)

2. AAA (3:17)

3. The Glimmer Shot (3:23)

4. See You Soon (2:57)

5. Impasse (3:44)

6. Exposure Exposure (2:54)

7. Death of Lucidity (3:17)

8. Godzilla (3:57)

9. Weakened Warriors (3:33)

Album Length: 30:24

For more info, please visit www.2xxp.com.

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0 Metal Talk – Helleborus – The Carnal Sabbath (Satanath/Black Plague)

a superbly crafted album.

http://www.metaltalk.net/columns2016/201629401.php#.V2RqKc22oi8

0 When The Horn Blows – THE BAND EXPLAINS: VINYL HERO – ‘KEITH RICHARDS’ (VIDEO)

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0 Demented Magazine – Without Mercy – Mouichido (EP)

A superb 4 track EP that just gives us a brief taster of what ‘Without Mercy’ are all about, and it isn’t difficult to comprehend either! – More please!

Tenacious and infectious it does what it sets out to do and that is pique the interest on engaging and captivating levels – the notes serve to compel the listener to higher ground with soaring frets, bludgeoning beats and rip roaring vocal extravagance!

Utterly faultless and to the extreme! Utterly delicious!

http://www.dementedmagazine.com/

0 Metal France – Sludgehammer – The Fallen Sun

une musique relativement accrocheuse, musclée, pleine de rebondissements, tout en restant dans les clous d’un metal assez traditionnel, musique dans laquelle les musiciens font preuve d’une certaine maestria.

http://www.metalfrance.net/chroniques-albums-metal/sludgehammer

0 Worship Metal – Without Mercy – Mouichido (EP)

the band live up to their name with each song on this 4 track EP going for straight for the throat; merciless aural violence and tight, technical proficiency melded with some serious might!

http://www.worshipmetal.com/reviews/without-mercy-mouichido-ep-review-2/

0 Angry Metal Guy – Helleborus – The Carnal Sabbath (Satanath Records/Black Plague Records)

The Carnal Sabbath is an incessant attack of Inferno-esque drum-work layered with sharp and unpredictable angular riffing.

http://www.angrymetalguy.com/helleborus-carnal-sabbath-review/

0 NEWS: SLUDGEHAMMER Announce Ontario Dates; Out Now! Debut Album ‘The Fallen Sun’

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Montreal, QC – June 20, 2016

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SLUDGEHAMMER Announce Ontario Dates; Out Now! Debut Album ‘The Fallen Sun’

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.

Album Stream – The Fallen Sun – Listen here.

Unleashing their debut full length ‘The Fallen Sun’ earlier this month on June 10th, Toronto’s SLUDGEHAMMER announce they will be performing the following Ontario dates in support of the release.

Dates:
July 9 – Sudbury, ON – The Asylum – info w/ Black Absinthe, Laugh At The Fakes
July 29 – Oshawa, ON – The Atria – info w/ Caym, Backlash, Astaroth
August 27 – Oshawa, ON – The Atria – info w/ Abiotic, Vesperia

‘The Fallen Sun’ features eleven fist pounding tracks of dynamic vocal performances from lead vocalist Chris Szarota and bassist Dan Ayers, along with a showcase of mind bending guitar solos, heavy riffs and blistering drumming fury. The debut album is the follow up their 2014 EP ‘Organ Harvester’ and was self-produced by the band plus mixed by guitarist Tyler Williams along with mastering done by world renowned producer & engineer Lasse Lammert (Gloryhammer, Alestorm, Teramaze) at LSD Studio in Germany.

A full album stream of ‘The Fallen Sun’ can be heard at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2dmlDY6eK0

The album is available digitally and on CD at the following bandcamp link https://sludgehammermusic.bandcamp.com.

1. Demons From The Woodwork (4:02)

2. Intestines Entwined (5:02)

3. The Black Abyss (6:29)

4. Ectogenesis (4:34)

5. Carrion Eater (5:56)

6. Consuming Afterbirth (4:34)

7. Carnivorous Forest (5:08)

8. Utopian (5:45)

9. Revolting (4:46)

10. Organ Harvester (4:51)

11. Casualties (4:34)

Album Length: 55:48

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.