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Doom metal is predicated upon dark atmosphere, and there may not be any better at establishing that in contemporary metal than Vow of Thorns. All the details meticulously arranged, it has a painful density that smothers and paralyzes.

https://www.welovemetal.com/newsite/wordpress/2016/07/20/28153/

0 NEWS: Wacken Metal Battle 2015 Champions VESPERIA On ‘LIVE AT WACKEN 2015 – 26 Years Louder Than Hell’ Double CD & DVD/BluRay’

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Wacken Metal Battle 2015 Champions VESPERIA On ‘LIVE AT WACKEN 2015 – 26 Years Louder Than Hell’ Double CD & DVD/BluRay’

Out Aug 5th in Europe / Aug 26th in North America via UDR Music
‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ Presented By PureGrainAudio.com w/ Necronomicon, Abiotic

L-R – Casey Elliott (Guitar), Morgan Rider (Vocals, Bass), Frankie Caracci (Guitar), Dylan Gowan (Drums)

Live at Wacken Open Air 2015 – Watch here.

EP Stream – The Iron Tempests – Listen here.

Music Video – The Western Tempests – Watch here.

Set to kick off their cross Canada tour on August 4th with death metal masters NECRONOMICON and Floridian tech-death metallers ABIOTIC for the ‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ presented by PureGrainAudio.com (dates listed below). Canadian epic metal quartet VESPERIA are featured on the ‘Live At Wacken 2015 – 26 Years Louder Than Hell’ Double CD & DVD / Blu-ray being released on Aug 5th in Europe and Aug 26th in North America via UDR Music. The release captures the 2015 Wacken Metal Battle world champions performing their track ‘Iron Saga’ live at the festival. Please visit WACKEN’s UDR-Music.com page for more information.

Formats: 2 DVD/2 CD DVD Digipack

2 Blu-Ray/2 CD BR-Digipack

Standard Digital Audio (35 tracks)

Longform Video

Technical details for DVD and Blu-Ray:

NTSC/Dolby Digital 5.1/Dolby Digital 2.0/ Stereo PCM/ Region Code 0/

FSK 12/ total running time: ca. 261 minutes

Wacken 2015 – 26 Years Louder Than Hell track listing:

DVD1 / Blu-ray1:

01. JUDAS PRIEST – Painkiller

02. IN FLAMES – Paralyzed

03. IN FLAMES – Everything’s Gone

04. AMORPHIS – My Kantele

05. AMORPHIS – Magic And Mayhem

06. RUNNING WILD – Under Jolly Roger

07. RUNNING WILD – Riding The Storm

08. BEYOND THE BLACK – Rage Before The Storm

09. BEYOND THE BLACK – Songs Of Love And Death

10. ARCHITECTS OF CHAOZ – Horsemen

11. ARMORED SAINT – Left Hook From Right Field

12. ANNIHILATOR – Creepin’ Again

13. ANNIHILATOR – Alison Hell

14. DEATH ANGEL – Voracious Soul

15. DEATH ANGEL – Buried Alive

16. EXUMER – Possessed By Fire

17. BURGERKILL – Under The Scars

18. SABATON – To Hell And Back

19. SABATON – Night Witches

20. DANKO JONES – The Twisting Knife

21. DANKO JONES – Full Of Regret

22. ULI JON ROTH – Dark Lady

23. ULI JON ROTH – Virgin Killer

24. THE POODLES – Night Of Passion

25. EUROPE – War Of Kings

26. EUROPE – The Second Day

DVD2 / Blu-ray2:

01. BIOHAZARD – How It Is

02. BIOHAZARD – Punishment

03. KATAKLYSM – As I Slither

04. KATAKLYSM – To Reign Again

05. CANNIBAL CORPSE – Scourge Of Iron

06. CANNIBAL CORPSE – Evisceration Plague

07. CRADLE OF FILTH – Burn In A Burial Gown

08. CRADLE OF FILTH – Cruelty Brought Thee Orchids

09. ANAAL NATHRAKH – Idol

10. SKINDRED – Kill The Power

11. SKINDRED – Proceed With Caution

12. OOMPH! – Augen auf

13. OOMPH! – Gott ist ein Popstar

14. SANTIANO – Gott muss ein Seemann sein

15. SANTIANO – Lieder der Freiheit

16. IN EXTREMO – Himmel und Hölle

17. IN EXTREMO – Feuertaufe

18. KÄRBHOLZ – Ich hör mir beim Leben zu

19. GODSIZED – Welcome To Hell

20. THE ANSWER – Raise A Little Hell

21. MY DYING BRIDE – Turn Loose The Swans

22. MANTAR – Into The Golden Abyss

23. SAVAGE MACHINE – Prisoners Of War (METAL BATTLE)

24. BLAAKYUM – Baal Adon (METAL BATTLE)

25. METAPRISM – Reload (METAL BATTLE)

26. WALKWAYS – Half The Man I Am (METAL BATTLE)

27. VESPERIA – Iron Saga (METAL BATTLE)

CD1:

01. JUDAS PRIEST – Painkiller

02. IN FLAMES – Paralyzed

03. AMORPHIS – My Kantele

04. RUNNING WILD – Under Jolly Roger

05. BEYOND THE BLACK – Rage Before The Storm

06. ARCHITECTS OF CHAOZ – Horsemen

07. ARMORED SAINT – Left Hook From Right Field

08. ANNIHILATOR – Alison Hell

09. DEATH ANGEL – Buried Alive

10. EXUMER – Possessed By Fire

11. BURGERKILL – Under The Scars

12. SABATON – To Hell And Back

13. DANKO JONES – Full Of Regret

14. ULI JON ROTH – Virgin Killer

15. THE POODLES – Night Of Passion

16. EUROPE – War Of Kings

CD2:

01. BIOHAZARD – How It Is

02. KATAKLYSM – To Reign Again

03. CANNIBAL CORPSE – Evisceration Plague

04. CRADLE OF FILTH – Burn In A Burial Gown

05. ANAAL NATHRAKH – Idol

06. SKINDRED – Proceed With Caution

07. OOMPH! – Gott ist ein Popstar

08. SANTIANO – Gott muss ein Seemann sein

09. IN EXTREMO – Himmel und Hölle

10. KÄRBHOLZ – Ich hör mir beim Leben zu

11. GODSIZED – Welcome To Hell

12. THE ANSWER – Raise A Little Hell

13. MY DYING BRIDE – Turn Loose The Swans

14. MANTAR – Into The Golden Abyss

15. SAVAGE MACHINE – Prisoners Of War (METAL BATTLE)

16. BLAAKYUM – Baal Adon (METAL BATTLE)

17. METAPRISM – Reload (METAL BATTLE)

18. WALKWAYS – Half The Man I Am (METAL BATTLE)

19. VESPERIA – Iron Saga (METAL BATTLE)

VESPERIA are currently completing the recording of their new album to follow to 2015’s ‘The Iron Tempests’ EP. The album is being recorded at Blue Sound & Music Studios in Toronto, Canada with engineer/ producer Russ Mackay (Mastodon, Iron Maiden, Styx) and will feature an array of famous Canadian guest musicians with the art created by Juno award-winning artist Hugh Syme (Rush, Nevermore, Dream Theater).

VESPERIA launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise over $5,000 to record the new album giving fans many special and unique perks for their contributions, including mead made by the band’s front man Morgan Rider, drinking horns, album pre-releases, the bands stage banners and much more! For all details on contributions, please visit the following link: https://www.indiegogo.com/at/new-vesperia-album

‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ presented by PureGrainAudio.com:
8/4 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
8/5 – St. Catherines, ON @ Detour Music Hall
8/6 – Windsor, ON @ Windsor Beer Exchange
8/7 – London, ON @ Call The Office
8/9 – Sudbury, ON @ The Asylum
8/12 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks
8/13 – Brandon, MA @ North Hill Inn
8/14 – Winnipeg, MA @ The Park Theatre
8/15 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange
8/16 – Lethbridge, AB @ Inferno Nightclub
8/17 – Edmonton, AB @ The Brixx
8/18 – Kelowna, BC @ Muninn’s Post
8/19 – Victoria, BC @ The V-Lounge
8/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
8/21 – Prince George, BC @ Generator Cabaret
8/22 – Calgary, AB @ Distortion
8/23 – Saskatoon, SK @ O’Brian’s Event Centre
8/26 – Timmins, ON @ The Working Class
*8/27 – Oshawa, ON @ The Atria
* = Abiotic & Vesperia only

About:

The cloudy beginnings of VESPERIA lay etched in the gorged bodies of former musical projects among the now four-member band. Twisting, writhing and forcing their aural onslaught upon metal audiences across the globe have sincerely ensured the band’s continuity through all the harsh and arduous battles modern metal bands are bound to encounter in their tenures.

Established in 2012 by vocalist/ bassist Morgan Rider, the sound, direction and theme of the music quickly and naturally evolved into the style of fierce and heroic metal the band is now known and praised for.

Shortly after releasing their first full-length album Voyage from Vinland, VESPERIA redefined themselves and further focused their direction with the 2012 demo, The Swordsman. In 2013, the band independently funded and released their 2nd full-length album An Olden Tale, drawing the ears and attention of metal fans around the world and demonstrating their true mastery of their craft. During that same year, the band also independently funded and completed several Canadian tours to support the album.

Early 2015 saw the band enter the studio once again to record some demo material, which would become The Iron Tempests EP. During this time, the band toured Canada from coast to coast and also made an appearance at Wacken Open Air in Germany, where they won the title of 2015 International Wacken Battle Champions, a second time win for the band’s frontman, Morgan.

With their most fierce music written to date and a bounty of opportunity awaiting, VESPERIA continue to hungrily eye 2015 as the year they will make their mark upon the Earth.

For more info, please visit the following links:

http://www.vesperiametal.com

http://facebook.com/vesperiametal

http://twitter.com/vesperiametal

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0 June-July 2016 -AU Mag album reviews Celestial Ruin, Double Experience, A Rebel Few, Van Halst

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· A Rebel Few · Celestial Ruin · Double Experience · Van Halst

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0 Metal France – Vow of Thorns – Farewell To The Sun

http://www.metalfrance.net/chroniques-albums-metal/vow-of-thorns-farewell-to-the-sun

0 MetalUnderground.com – Pit Stories: Learning The Touring Ropes With Keychain

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0 Merchants of Air – Vow of Thorns – Farewell To The Sun

The ‘Farewell To The Sun’ trilogy on this album is probably one of the best pieces of blackened music I’ve heard this year.

http://www.merchantsofair.com/reviews/vow-of-thorns-farewell-to-the-sun

0 Canadian Beats – Death Lullaby – Wormz (Famined Records)

an awe-inspiring album… unrelenting in its delivery, and executed without mercy seemingly jumping all over a number of genre influences making it an incredibly interesting listen without being overly technical. Death Lullaby has delivered once again!!!

http://canadianbeats.ca/2016/07/19/review-death-lullaby/

0 Merchants of Air – Howling Giant – Black Hole Space Wizard Part 1

Fuzz yeah, this is the shit. Well, it is if you’re into bands like Mastodon, Baroness and Red Fang. Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, USA, Howling Giant comes up with some infectious stoner rock, nudging towards psychedelic rock and doom. The trio seemingly consists of nerds who combine their love for comics, space travel and downtuned, fuzzed-out guitars.

http://www.merchantsofair.com/reviews/brieviews-part-4

0 NEWS: KEYCHAIN Announce North American Tour Dates; Re-birthing Nu-Metal In New Video ‘Prime Time’

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Montreal, QC – July 19, 2016

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For fans of KoRn, Limp Bizkit, Sevendust, Linkin Park, Mudvayne.

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KEYCHAIN Announce North American Tour Dates; Re-birthing Nu-Metal In New Video ‘Prime Time’

Powerful, inspiring, huge and moving, KEYCHAIN is pushing the boundaries of its genres to bring the world something completely breathtaking. Combining the elements of metal, alternative rock and hip hop they’re bringing back the uniqueness and authenticity into today’s modern music for a rebirth of the nu-metal genre that has been loved by many and black sheeped by some.

The band will be hitting the the road from the end of Augusts to mid-October for their first North American tour where they will be supporting California’s THE MAENSION plus promoting their debut EP ‘Breaking Out’ that is being released on August 5th. The EP is produced by award winning producer/engineer/mixer Glen Robinson who has worked with names such as The Ramones, AC/DC, GWAR, Annihilator and Voivod plus mastered by none other than Howie Weinberg (Pantera, Limp Bizkit, The Deftones, etc).

‘Prime Time’, the first banger and music video off the EP can be viewed at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK3Xfi8pC7M

Tour Dates:
*Without THE MAENSION (just KEYCHAIN + Support)

22.07.2016 – Theatre Paradoxe – Montreal, QC* – (MTL Uncovered – Art Exposition) – info

12.08.2016 – Rock Fest – Epiphanie, QC* – info

20.08.2016 – Piranha Bar – Montreal, QC* – info

27.08.2016 – Rock The Docks – Kahnawake, QC* – info

31.08.2016 – Neptune Lounge – Tarpon Springs, FL

01.09.2016 – Anonymus Guitars – Lauderhill, FL

02.09.2016 – Bombshell’s Tavern – Orlando, FL

03.09.2016 – The Junction At Monroe – Talahassee, FL

04.09.2016 – A&M Theatre – Panama City, FL

07.09.2016 – The Handlebar – Pensacola, FL

08.09.2016 – Green Door Music Hall – Fort Walton Beach, FL

09.09.2016 – The Plughouse – Dotham, AL

10.09.2016 – Club Famous – Atlanta, GA

11.09.2016 – Spring Water – Nashville, TN

12.09.2016 – Turn Table Bar & Grill – Bowling Green, KY

14.09.2016 – TBA – Evansville, IN

15.09.2016 – Cicero’s – St Louis, MO

16.09.2016 – Bourbon Street Rhythm & Ribs – Springfield, IL

17.09.2016 – Lizard Lounge – Whichita, KS

18.09.2016 – Aftershock – Merriam, KS

19.09.2016 – Alchemy Bar & Grill – Omaha, NE*

20.09.2016 – Gillies Bar – Kearny, NE

21.09.2016 – Monkey Barrel – Denver, CO

22.09.2016 – The Daily Grind Cafe – Pueblo, CO

23.09.2016 – Zodiac – Colorado Springs, CO

24.09.2016 – The Manfort – Durango, CO

25.09.2016 – The Metro Bar – Salt Lake City, UT

26.09.2016 – TBA – Spanish Fork, UT

28.09.2016 – LVCS – Las Vegas, NV

29.09.2016 – The Rogue Bar – Scottsdale, AZ

30.09.2016 – Jasper’s Bar and Grill – Santa Ana, CA

01.10.2016 – The Airliner – Los Angeles, CA

02.10.2016 – TBA – Valley, CA

14.10.2016 – O Patro Vys – Montreal, QC*

For more info, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/keychainofficial.