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0 NEWS: Doom & Black Metal ‘Black Mourning Light’ Fest Posts Band Audio Previews; Tickets On Sale Now!

August 31, 2016
by Asher
· Black Mourning Light Metal Fest · Music News

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – August 31, 2016

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‘Black Mourning Light’ Fest Posts Band Audio Previews

Edmonton’s Doom & Black Metal Festival – Oct 21, 22, 23

Tickets On Sale Now!

2016 Line-Up w/ UADA, Panzerfaust, Erimha, Helleborus and more!

2016 Edition
October 21, 22, 23 2016
Rendezvous Pub, Edmonton

Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/293606467646555/

Tickets are now on sale for Edmonton, AB based Black Mourning Light Metal Festival, a celebration of black, doom, and dark death metal presented by Crown of Visery’s from October 21st to 23rd
has posted audio previews for this year’s line up featuring UADA, Panzerfaust, Erimha, Helleborus and more.

To hear audio previews of bands performing on Oct 21st, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBIQboRWdlw

To hear audio previews of bands performing on Oct 22nd, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv4siielM4w

Ticket prices are as follows:
Friday, Oct 21st = $25
Saturday, Oct 22nd = $35
Friday Oct 21st + Saturday, Oct 22nd = $50
VIP = Friday Oct 21st, Saturday Oct 22nd, Sunday, Oct 23rd Mourning After Breakfast w/ bands = $60

Tickets are available online through Crown of Viserys (http://crownofviserys.bigcartel.com/product/black-mourning-light-metal-festival-tickets), YEGLive.ca (service fees apply), Annihilatrix Productions in Calgary, AB and Desecrate Promotions in Regina, SK.

Friday, October 21 will be headlined by Toronto’s Panzerfaust, alongside Montreal’s Erimha, and Edmonton’s Idolatry. Display of Decay (Edmonton), the night’s only death metal band, Calgary’s Vile Insignia and Hive will set the tone. Idolatry and Vile Insignia are the only returning bands from Black Mourning Light 2015.

Saturday, October 22 will see Portland, Oregon’s UADA headline with support from Manitou Spring, Colorado’s Helleborus and Vancouver’s Wormwitch, Norilsk (Gatineau, QC), Cell (Winnipeg), Holocaust Lord (Victoria), Nachtterror (Regina), Dethgod (Calgary), Ye Goat-Herd Gods (Calgary) and Hunted By Ravens (Red Deer) will bring a mix of black, death, and doom to set that night’s tone.

Sunday morning, October 23 will not feature bands performing, but rather bands eating. Sunday will be reserved for The Mourning After, the VIP exclusive breakfast with all the bands.

Line-Up:

Friday, October 21, 2016

Panzerfaust (Toronto, ON) – 12AM

Erimha (Montreal. QC) – 11PM

Idolatry (Edmonton, AB) – 10PM

Display of Decay (Edmonton, AB) – 9PM

Vile Insignia (Calgary, AB) – 8PM

Hive (Calgary, AB) – 7PM

Saturday, October 22, 2016

UADA (Portland, OR) – 12AM

Helleborus (Manitou Springs, CO) – 11PM

Wormwitch (Vancouver, BC) – 10PM

Norilsk (Gatineau, QC) – 9PM

Cell (Winnipeg, MB) – 8PM

Holocaust Lord (Victoria, BC) – 7PM

Nachtterror (Regina, SK) – 6PM

Dethgod (Calgary, AB) – 5PM

Ye Goat-Herd Gods (Calgary, AB) – 4PM

Hunted By Ravens (Red Deer, AB) – 3PM

Black Mourning Light is still taking submissions from filmmakers to showcase their work (preferably dark/ horror) at this year’s event. The films will be viewed at The Rendezvous equipped with televisions to showcase films via DVD. Most films will be shown during band performances.

Filmmakers interested in having their work shown at Black Mourning Light 2016, can use the following Filmmaker’s Application, located here.
Watch the video trailer with clips from BML 2015: https://youtu.be/1tUj9PW-zOQ

black mourning light 2016 trailer

About BML:

Black Mourning Light Metal Festival is the black metal and doom festival founded by Dustin Ekman of Crown of Viserys. Created to fill a void in Edmonton’s black and doom scene.

After a successful debut during Halloween 2015, Black Mourning Light Festival returns for a 2016 edition set from October 21st-23rd. The onslaught will be held at the Rendezvous Pub with a lineup of bands from across Western Canada all in the vein of black and doom metal along with select death styles. Last year’s line up included 11 bands from three provinces such as headliner Idolatry (Edmonton), Altars of Grief (Regina), Noire (Winnipeg), Ossific (Winnipeg), Vile Insignia (Calgary) and more.

Those that attended the 2015 inaugural ritual will not be disappointed by 2016, as they can expect a different while similar experience to that event. Due to the proximity of Samhain, costume prizes will still be awarded to those who wish to dress up early and celebrate the season.

For more info, please visit https://blackmourninglight.wordpress.com.

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0 NEWS: DOUBLE EXPERIENCE Bring Their “Team Rock-It” Show Home For Fall Cross-Canada Tour!

August 31, 2016
by Asher
· Double Experience · Music News

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Montreal, QC – Aug 31, 2016

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DOUBLE EXPERIENCE Bring Their “Team Rock-It” Show Home For Fall Cross-Canada Tour!
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Play VooDoo RockFest This Fall!

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.
Music Video – Weezer ‘Buddy Holly’ Cover Video – Watch here.

After several tours of the USA and Europe, Ottawa’s nerd-rock trio DOUBLE EXPERIENCE are returning for their first cross-Canada tour since 2014. The band will be performing songs off their third full-length, “Unsaved Progress”, including their recent single “The Glimmer Shot”; a Destiny-themed rock anthem, which earned them accolades from the creators of the video game itself.

For the first time, Canadian fans will be treated to DOUBLE EXPERIENCE‘s larger-than-life show; an event that begins before the band even takes the stage.

“On our last UK tour, we coordinated everything from Pokemon duels on Game Boys with our fans, Pokemon-themed drink specials, cosplay contests, and more,” explains vocalist Ian Nichols. “This fall, we’re embracing Pokemon GO and incorporating aspects of that into what happens offstage.”

Full dates for “The Lure Tour” below:

09/ 17 – Pointe-Claire, QC @ Resto Bar – info
09/ 24 – Napanee, ON @ Voodoo Rockfest – info – Set Time – 5 PM
09/29 – Tillsonburg, ON @ Sammy Krenshaw’s
09/30 – Cobourg, ON @ The Market Hall – info
10/06 – Fredericton, NB @ Capital – info
10/07 – Halifax, NS @ The Pavilion – info
10/08 – Moncton, NB @ Spin-It Records – info
10/12 – Timmins, ON @ Victory Tavern – info
10/14 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks – info
10/17 – Saskatoon, SK @ Buds on Broadway – info
10/18 – Saskatoon, SK @ Buds on Broadway – info
10/19 – Lethbridge, AB @ Attainable Records
10/20 – Calgary, AB @ Distortion – info
10/21 – Edmonton, AB @ Bohemian – info
10/26 – Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret – 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 fastidious Double 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 Wings of Death – Medevil – Conductor of Storms

August 30, 2016
by Asher
· Medevil

https://www.wingsofdeath.net/Medevil-Conductor-of-Storms

0 Merchants of Air – Medevil – Conductor of Storms

August 30, 2016
by Asher
· Medevil

“One more thing I’d like to mention is the conceptual feel of the whole thing, probably triggered by the similarity in ‘The Angel Of Rain’ and the classic metal anthem ‘A Sacrifice’. I miss that feeling in many present day heavy metal albums. Classics like ‘Ride The Lightning’, ‘Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying’, ‘Painkiller’ or ‘Breaker’ were no mere collection of songs but a musical unity. Well, ‘Conductor Of Storms’ has that same feeling as those classics, something I can only applaud. This album is a gem, a must-have in every self-respecting heavy metal collection. ”

http://www.merchantsofair.com/reviews/medevil-conductor-of-storms

0 Demented Magazine – Featured Band – Chariots of The Gods – Ages Unsung

August 30, 2016
by Asher
· Chariots of The Gods

http://www.dementedmagazine.com/

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0 NEWS: NoCleanSinging Premiere Winnipeg Black Metal CELL ‘Erasing The Plane of Existence’

August 30, 2016
by Asher
· Cell · Music News

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Montreal, QC – August 30, 2016

For fans of Inquisition, Death, Immortal, 1349, Tsjuder, Shining, Morbid Angel

NoCleanSinging Premiere Winnipeg Black Metal CELL ‘Erasing The Plane of Existence’

Releasing New Album October 14th ‘The Frozen Moon of Erebath’

L-R: Cell Current Line Up | Deimos (Bass) | Hyperion (Vocals, Guitar) | | Void (Drums) – Photo Credit – Amy Lee Zinn

Unleashing their debut concept album ‘The Frozen Moon of Erebath’ on October 14th, atmospheric black metal contingent CELL have joined forces withNoCleanSinging.com for the premiere of their first single ‘Erasing The Plane of Existence’ at the following link: http://www.nocleansinging.com/2016/08/30/an-ncs-premiere-cell-erasing-the-plane-of-existence/

CELL is a band purveying their own unique brand of cosmic black metal with pile-driving drumming, flavored with hints of doom and sludge metal, but always with that unique black metal atmosphere, inspired by the cosmos, and darker than any black hole, drawing all light into itself and spewing out darkness.

Their concept album ‘’The Frozen Moon of Erebath’ takes place in a different galaxy to our own.

“In this galaxy there are many intelligent beings that have been driven to extinction by their own hands.” says vocalist / guitarist Hyperion. “Greed, hate, lust, and power are some of the many feelings that have destroyed them over time. On the frozen moon of Erebath there is a race of beings who destroyed their own planet and relocated to their moon to perform experiments and create more hybrids of themselves that can further their goal to conquer the galaxy.”

CELL came into creation in the late fall of 2014 at the hands of guitarist and vocalist Hyperion and drummer Void in Winnipeg, Manitoba. After jamming as a two-piece for a few months, bassist Deimos joined the nucleus of Cell, and this unique black metal organism was ready to infect the world, for a strong concept divides and multiplies like an invading organism infecting more and more fans in their turn…The Cell infection/invasion begins here!

Feeding off the crowd’s energy, Cell lives to bring their unique cosmic black metal to the stage…to show and guide their fans to what reigns above them, the universe in all its cold splendor and glory!

Their top five influences are Inquisition, Tsjuder, Immortal, Death and 1349 but CELL very much bring their own vision to the table, after all, if you want to see far, you stand on the shoulders of giants…and CELL’s vision reaches to the very edge of the universe.

1. Gateway to Erebath

2. Drained And Lifeless

3. Cosmic Portal Ov Hell

4. Symbiotic Parasite

5. Celestial Hybrid

6. The Infinity Gauntlet

7. Erasing The Plane Of Existence

8. Infinite Flux
9. Rage Upon The Celestial Effigy Of Infinity Time And Space

For more info, please visit http://www.facebook.com/cellcosmicgods.

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0 news: Prog Metal TACTUS Posts ‘Bending Light’ Album Teaser; Due Out October 7th

August 30, 2016
by Asher
· Music News · Tactus

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Montreal, QC – August 30, 2016

Album Promo Request here.

For fans of Periphery, Protest the Hero, Between the Buried and Me

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Download = Press Photo | Album Cover | Album Lyrics

Prog Metal TACTUS Posts ‘Bending Light’ Album Teaser; Due Out October 7th

Photo Credit: The Photo Ninja

Fredericton, New Brunswick five piece progressive metal band TACTUS have posted a new teaser for their upcoming debut full length ‘Bending Light’ due out on October 7th. The album features ten outer limit prog tracks produced by the band with mixing and mastering by Jamie King (Between The Buried In Me, Paradise Lost, Scale The Summit) to follow their previously released EPs ‘ins(T)rumental’ (2015) and ‘T’ (2014) plus singles ‘Enigma’ and their metal cover of The Police’s ‘Roxanne’.

To hear the teaser, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVfVbFSfDoM

Formed in 2011 as a jam project by three fellow music students, the group has gone on to release several singles and EPs independently, while having the opportunity to share the stage with great metal acts like Protest the Hero, Intervals, Black Crown Initiate, and Mandroid Echostar. The group pride themselves on their infusion of multiple musical styles into hard-hitting riffs, epic choruses, and technically intense passages. Soaring melodies, guttural growls, and destructive breakdowns flow into soft, slow, and pensive segments of jazz and rock. Their compositional method, where songs are conceived, written, transcribed, and edited before they are ever learned or rehearsed, adds a level of refinement and fluidity not always found in heavier music. The band do almost all of their engineering work themselves, but have also worked with several talented producers. Their first EP T (June 2014), comprised of four previously released singles and one new song, featured the mixing and mastering handiwork of Gino Bambino (Novallo) and Justin Hill (SikTh). Their single Resurface (December 2014) was handled by George Lever (Burials).

1. Anamnesis (2:12)
2. Aurora (6:26)
3. Scimitar (4:08)
4. All Roads (4:06)
5. Feast or Famine (4:58)
6. Colossus (4:20)
7. Goliath (7:14)
8. Cardinal (4:20)
9. Red and Ivory (6:56)
10. King of the Sky (14:35)
Album Length: 59.21

For more info, please visit: www.TactusBand.com.

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0 NEWS: Calgary Thrashers ILLYRIAN Posts New Lyric Video ‘Round 2: Fight!’; New Album Out October 7th

August 30, 2016
by Asher
· Illyrian · Music News

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Montreal, QC – August 30, 2016

Album Promo Request here.

For fans of Revocation, Lazarus AD, Havok, Battlecross, Exodus

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Calgary Thrashers ILLYRIAN Posts New Lyric Video ‘Round 2: Fight!’; New Album Out October 7th

Show Dates:

October 1 – Calgary, AB – Distortion – CD Release Show – info
w/ Tyrant, Gales of Avalon, Leave The Living

October 22 – Medicine Hat, AB – Oly’s Ale House

w/ WMD, World Class White Trash, Junkies Rush, Poke the Bear
L-R: Scott Onofrychuk (Guitar/Vocals) | Jeff Perry (Bass/Vocals) | Brandon McNeil (Guitar/Vocals) | Darren May (Drums)
Photo Credit: Brad Scott

Originally formed in 2011, the Calgary thrashers formerly known as Hellborn Death Engines are beginning their resurgence under the new moniker ILLYRIANwith the recent additions of bassist / vocalist Jeff Perry (Sikarra, ex-Animus Labyrinth) plus British drum sensation Darren May (ex-Deacon Birch) who have brought new and progressive musical mindsets into the band to join original and founding members Scott Onofrychuk (guitars/vocals) and Brandon McNeil (guitar/vocals).

Evolving into a highly technical group playing thrash metal with their erratic and precise on-stage delivery, rapier wit, along with nostalgic charm, ILLYRIAN have removed the constraints of conventional metal sub-genre formula to replace their sound with a melting pot of technical thrash riffs, blistering solos, prog-influenced rhythms along with the band’s signature tri-vocal attack all showcased on ten new thrashing tracks on their new album ‘Round 2: Fight!’. The album is set to be unleashed on October 7th and was co-produced by the band with Casey Lewis at Echo Base Studios plus mastered by Sacha Laskow (Every Hour Kills, ex-Divinity) at Perfect Fifth Studios.

Their first single and the album’s title track is now streaming in the following lyric video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm915PWlBwE