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0 The Pit Media – Dirt Fest 2016: The better half of Psychostick
0 Ouch That Hertz – Track-By-Track: The Apex – ‘Underbelly’
0 NEWS: Out Now! THE APEX ‘Underbelly’ + Kick Off East Coast Canadian Tour
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – August 17, 2016
EP Request here.
For fans of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Meshuggah, The Red Chord, Candiria
TheApexBand.com | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Bandcamp
Out Now! THE APEX ‘Underbelly + Kick Off East Coast Canadian Tour
‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’ (ON/QC/PE/NB/NS)
(Ever see a metal vocalist perform w/ Neurogenic Stammering)
L-R: The Apex Album lineup: Brian Gemus (Guitar) | Tyson Taylor (Drums) | Darren Marchand (Vocals) | Jer Candusso (Bass) | Steve Landgraff (Guitar) (Photo Credit Shari Richards)
2015 – Self-Titled – Album Stream – Bandcamp
Music Video – If Detroit River Could Speak – Watch here.
Today is the day! September 17th! Getting ready to pummel your ear drums with Windsor, ON’s THE APEX unleashing their new EP ‘Underbelly’ plus kicking off their two week ‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’ with Regina’s The Man and His Machine across Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (dates listed below). ‘Underbelly’ features three ear piercing blasts of extreme shrapnel, but what truly makes THE APEX interesting besides the full force of their technical brutality, is that vocalist Darren Marchand suffers from Neurogenic Stammering, which effects his speech where the brain won’t tell the mouth what to say, so he’s unable to carry on a normal conversation, but for some reason he’s able to scream all the lyrics live and that is how he gets to express himself vocally with the band.
To listen to ‘Underbelly’, please visit the following link on PureGrainAudio.com: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/stream-some-sweet-technical-metal-with-the-new-the-apex-ep-underbelly-exclusive-premiere
EP order available at https://theapexband.bandcamp.com/album/underbelly-ep
The Apex – Underbelly (EP)
1. Scabs and Sheep
2. Underbelly
3. Paid in Exposure
EP Credits:
Music and lyrics written by: Steve Landgraff and Tyson Taylor
Recorded at: Empire Recording Studios
Engineered by: Nick Kinnish at Serafina Productions
Music and lyrics written by: Steve Landgraff and Tyson Taylor
Recorded at: Empire Recording Studios
Engineered by: Nick Kinnish at Serafina Productions
‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’:
Aug 17 – Windsor, ON – The Dominion House – info
Aug 18 – Toronto, ON – Coalition T.O. – info
Aug 19 – Montreal, QC – THR Bar – info
Aug 20 – Drummondville, QC – Pur Heriot – info
Aug 21 – Quebec City, QC – La Source de la Martinière – info
Aug 22 – Charlottetown, PE – Babas Lounge – info
Aug 23 – Moncton, NB – Plan B – info
Aug 25 – Sussex, NB – Uncle G’s – info
Aug 26 – Sydney, NS – Embers – info
Aug 27 – Sackville, NS – House Show – info
Aug 28 – Halifax, NS – Gus’ Pub – info
Aug 29 – Fredericton, NB – Charlotte Street Arts Center – info
BIO:
The Apex formed in August of 2013.
They are a collective of individuals from the Ontario metal community, whom over the years have come together from past bands such as, Closed Casket Funeral, Dismata, Blood Shot Eye, The Coalition Design, and Corprophemia to form The Apex.
In a true culmination of talent, dedication, and timing, this group has created a unique hometown sound that is now being called “Windsor Ghetto Tech”. The brutal sonic assault of their music coupled with the emotional reckless abandonment of their live performance, have drawn stanch comparisons to Meshuggah and classic Dillinger Escape Plan rounded out with a distinctly Canadian flair. To add influence, vocalist Darren M. suffers from Neurogenic Stammering, which effects his speech where the brain won’t tell the mouth what to say so he’s unable to carry on a normal conversation, but for some reason he’s able to scream all the lyrics live and that is how he gets to express himself vocally with the band.
In July, 2014 they entered Shark Tank Productions studio in Windsor, Ontario to begin recording their debut self-titled full length album, “The Apex”. They hired engineer Nick Kinnish of Serafina Productions (Johnny Truent, Architects, and more) to aid them in capturing their sound accurately. In November, 2014 they completed their recording and announced the independent release date of February 21st, 2015. In 2016, the band entered Empire Recording Studios to record their next release, the EP ‘Underbelly’ set to be unleashed in August.
TOUR EXPERIENCE
This band is no stranger to hitting the pavement to support the music they love to make. In their 15+ years of experience creating music in previous bands, they’ve been support on tour for bands like: Cephalic Carnage, All Shall Perish, Despised Icon, Cryptopsy, Today Is The Day, Killitorous, Erimha and Ion Dissonance to name a few. In previous bands they’ve also shared the stage on festivals with bands like: SOD, Venom, Obituary, Cradle Of Filth, Earth Crisis, God Forbid, Skinless, Beneath The Massacre and more to crowds up to 7500+ in North America.
As their current lineup “The Apex”, they have already invested in a mid-sized tour bus and have began to book many shows and festivals across Canada for 2016.
For more info, please visit http://www.facebook.com/wearetheapex.
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0 NEWS: Brazilian Power Metal HIBRIA Postpone US Dates of 20th Anniversary North American Tour; Continue Canadian Dates
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – August 17, 2016
Album Promo Request here.
Brazilian Power Metal HIBRIA Postpone US Dates of 20th Anniversary North American Tour
Continue Canadian Dates
Out Now! New Album ‘XX’ Celebrates 20 Years In Metal
Brazilian power metallers HIBRIA announce they will be postponing their US dates for their 20th anniversary North American tour due to visa issues.
The band issued the following statement:
“We regret to say the American leg of our 20th anniversary tour had to be postponed once again due to visa delays. A brand new and extended tour is already being booked for the upcoming Winter 16/17. Stay tuned for more info.”
The tour presented by PureGrainAudio.com will continue its Canadian dates in support of their new album ‘XX’ released in North America via Test Your Metal Records to celebrate their two decades in metal.
Remaining Tour Dates:
08/18 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry *postpone
08/19 Chicago, IL – Reggies *postpone
08/20 Toronto, ON – Hardluck Bar
08/22 Subury, ON – The Asylum
08/23 Ottawa, ON – House of Targ
08/24 Quebec City, QC – Bar La Source
08/25 Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar
08/27 Boston, MA – Middle East Up *postpone
08/28 Queens, NY – Blackthorn51 *postpone
08/18 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry *postpone
08/19 Chicago, IL – Reggies *postpone
08/20 Toronto, ON – Hardluck Bar
08/22 Subury, ON – The Asylum
08/23 Ottawa, ON – House of Targ
08/24 Quebec City, QC – Bar La Source
08/25 Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar
08/27 Boston, MA – Middle East Up *postpone
08/28 Queens, NY – Blackthorn51 *postpone
Full stream of ‘XX’ can be heard at the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/brazilian-band-hibria-unleash-full-power-metal-stream-of-new-xx-album-exclusive-premiere
Album order available on CD here and digital here.
Music video – ‘Leading Lady’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0D-UPhDu9Y
1. Leading Lady (5:37)
2. Music (5:11)
3. Fools Paradise (5:41)
4. Silent Revenge (Live) (6:57)
5. Lonely Fight (Live) (4:59)
6. Tightrope (Live) (5:53)
7. Tiger Punch (Live) (6:17)
Album Length: 40:40
About:
A Brazilian power metal band formed in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1996. Hibria has grown in popularity in their home country plus worldwide with the successful release of five albums and a live DVD that showcases their intense concert energy (if ya never seen them in person). Their releases have reached the #1 position on sales charts for HMV stores across Japan, which has lead them to be support for such bands as Metallica, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth plus perform at Rock in Rio in Brazil and Loud Park, Japan’s most important metal festival, where they shared the main stage with some of the world’s most known bands.
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0 Metal Underdogs – Medevil – Conductor of Storms
Medevil mix thrash of the 80’s with classic metal and razorsharp vocals
So how would it sound like if you mix up elements of old thrash classics of Metal Church, combine them with a songwriting attempt in a style of old Iron Maiden albums and round it all out with raw vocals reminiscent of Udo Dirkschneider? Well, Medevil is the answer in my ears.
0 All About The Rock- Howling Giant – Black Hole Space Wizard Part 1
Running at just over 21 minutes & combing the ethereal grunge vocal ofSoundgarden, the doom of early Mastadon & the conceptual imagery of Arjen Lucassan. Howling Giant have produced an E.P that is as fucked up as this three-way sounds. Tim Polzine (guitar & vocals), Roger Warks (bass & vocals) & Zach Wheeler (drums & vocals) are great musicians, with an understanding of being as tight as a submarines doors as well as giving each other enough room to breath.
http://allabouttherock.co.uk/howling-giant-black-hole-space-wizard-part-1/
0 Tickets On Sale Now! Edmonton’s Doom & Black Metal Festival ‘Black Mourning Light’; 2016 Line-Up w/ UADA, Panzerfaust, Erimha, Helleborus and more!
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – August 16, 2016
Official Website | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube
Tickets On Sale Now! Edmonton’s Doom & Black Metal Festival ‘Black Mourning Light’
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.
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
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 WeLoveMetal – Getting to know Vow of Thorns
0 Altered Frequencies – Howling Giant – Black Hole Space Wizard Part 1
The band sounds like a mad creature wailing away….perfect!…This is one of those albums that you need to put on, open the windows, and blow your neighbors away with the massive sounds on display. Grab a copy of this album now…..what are you waiting for?
https://alteredfrequencies.wordpress.com/2016/08/16/howling-giant-black-hole-space-wizard-part-1/
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