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0 OUT NOW! Montreal Prog Champs THE CHRONICLES OF ISRAFEL New Album ‘A Trillion Lights, Tome II’

October 15, 2016
by Asher
· Music News · The Chronicles of Israfel

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Montreal, QC – October 15, 2016

Album Promo Request here.

For fans of Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, Periphery, Scale the Summit, Meshuggah

OUT NOW! Montreal Prog Champs THE CHRONICLES OF ISRAFEL New Album ‘A Trillion Lights, Tome II’

CD Release Show Oct 15th @ Petit Cafe Campus – info

Track Listing:
1. Colors Of The Energy Construct (2:03)
2. Goddamned (3:52)
3. I Remember (7:41)
4. Nightmare (3:17)
5. Spirit Carousel ft. Bekki Friesen (4:07)
6. Life I Know (4:55)
7. In Ruins (5:57)
8. Hatred In My Heart (4:18)
9. Violet Empress (Last Love) (5:13)
10. Greet The Sun (3:49)
11. A Trillion Lights (5:36)
12. Incendia (2:15)
13. The Turning Of The Heavens (12:38)
Album Length: 1:05:47

Montreal prog champs THE CHRONICLES OF ISRAFEL’s long awaited sophomore album ‘A Trillion Lights, Tome II’ is now available as of October 15th via BOH Records on iTunes, CD Baby and all other major online retailers. The album is the follow up to their 2007 debut ‘Starborn, Tome I’. The album features 13 tracks of progressive songwriting blended with incredible guitar riffs and symphonic piano rounded with melodic vocals for a cinematic music experience.

To hear tracks from the release, please visit the following links:

Song Stream – I Remember – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P2zCePbTFA
Music Video – Spirit Carousel ft. Bekki Friesen – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN_O7BAszKo
Music Video – Life I Know – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV3pktRoXuw
Music Video – In Ruins – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIaQjAfEIuY
Music Video – Hatred In My Heart – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orRekHcTpDo
Music Video – Violet Empress (Last Love) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBrGOPym_rE
Guitar Playthrough – Goddamned – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I60lSGtPWY

The project was on hiatus for several years due to demand and relocation to Los Angeles by founder/guitarist/vocalist Dominic Cifarelli (former guitar player for Pulse Ultra (Atlantic Records)). While in Los Angeles, Ciferalli was part of multiple projects that included touring with Scars on Broadway, which featured Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan of System of a Down, a collaboration with Lukas Rossi on the single “Headspin” that is featured on the album “Rockstar Supernova” starring Tommy Lee, Gilby Clarke and Jason Newsted, recording guitars and bass for Billy Ray Cyrus’ 2012 release “Change My Mind” plus performing on French platinum artist Zaho’s debut and sophomore albums, and recording two guitar solos on a Rush tribute album released by Magna Carta, which featured Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Mike Mangini (Dream Theater) and Stu Hamm (Steve Vai). Other highlights in Cifarelli’s career include a featured guest guitar appearance with Cypress Hill and Travis Barker at the annual Smoke Out Festival in San Bernardino, CA that also featured Incubus, Living Colour and Manu Chao plus guest performances in 2013 with Chevelle in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel and Taproot at the Whiskey in Los Angeles.

For those in the Montreal area, THE CHRONICLES OF ISRAFEL will be hosting a CD Release show at Petit Cafe Campus on October 15th. Full details here.

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

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0 Reminder – Oct 21-23 – Have Ya Watched The Black Mourning Light’ Fest Trailer; Tickets On Sale Now!

October 14, 2016
by Asher
· Black Mourning Light Metal Fest

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – October 14, 2016

Official Website | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube

Reminder – Have Ya Watched The New ‘Black Mourning Light’ Fest Trailer

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/

With Edmonton, AB based black and doom metal festival Black Mourning Light presented by Crown of Visery’snearing on October 21st to 23rd, the event has posted a new trailer to check out at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKBh-8kvQOw

This year’s line up features 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.

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: PureGrainAudio Premiere RED CAIN Lyric Video ‘Hiraeth’; Debut Self-Titled EP Out Nov 25th

October 14, 2016
by Asher
· Music News · Red Cain

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Montreal, QC – October 14, 2016

EP Promo Request here.

For fans of Kamelot, Symphony X, Alter Bridge, Tesseract

Redcain.com (coming soon) | Facebook | Twitter @RedCainArmy | Bandcamp | Soundcloud

Download = Press Photo | EP Cover | EP Lyrics

PureGrainAudio Premiere RED CAIN Lyric Video ‘Hiraeth’; Debut Self-Titled EP Out Nov 25th

L-R: Samuel Royce – drums, Nik Ryzhenkov – guitar, Evgeniy Zayarny – vocals, William Lancaster – synths/orchestration, Rogan McAndrews – bass/back vocals
Credit: DM Photography

Calgary, AB’s RED CAIN have teamed up with PureGrainAudio for the premiere of their new lyric video for their first single ‘Hiraeth’ off their upcoming self-titled debut EP set for release on November 25th. The track was written as an anthem to glorious ages past, driven by the band’s Eastern European roots. Enveloped in Slavic mythology and imagery, the track takes the listener into an era where mysticism and sorcery coexisted with sharp steel, pagan hymns, and a still-present yearning for the restless wild. It is a gallop through hidden memories in their blood, and a call to arms from a long-forgotten heritage of renown.

To watch and listen to ‘Hiraeth’, please visit the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/videos/red-cain-debut-lyric-video-for-new-song-hiraeth-exclusive-premiere

To purchase the track, please visit: https://redcain.bandcamp.com/releases

RED CAIN, a powerful, modern melodic metal project with European roots is back on the scene after a two year hiatus and line up change that features orchestration guru William Lancaster along with the talented multi-instrumentalist Rogan McAndrews to join founding band members Evgeniy Zayarny, Nikita Ryzhenkov plus Samuel Royce. RED CAIN is a storytelling vehicle of Faustian sagas and twisted orchestral landscapes – complete with articulate songwriting, heavy, groove-filled instrumentals plus evocative, rich vocals, all creating a memorable and dramatic musical experience.

1. Guillotine (6:12)

2. Dead Aeon Requiem (5:45)

3. Hiraeth (5:17)

4. Unborn (7:03)

EP Length: 24:18

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

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0 Metal Temple – Divinity – The Immortalist, Part Two – Momentum

October 14, 2016
by Asher
· Divinity

The sound quality: is excellent, balancing perfectly the aggressiveness, the weight of the songs and clarity they need. It’s a very good work of Christian Donaldson, who did the mixing and mastering of the EP. Their four songs are all excellent, sounding really great. “Manhunt” is aggressive and brutal, using very good rhythmic changes and excellent contrast between harsh and clean moments, with fine extreme and clean vocals.

http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/d_2/divinity-the.htm

0 NEWS: Watch What Redneck Life Is Like ‘In The County’! Blank TV Music Video Premiere THEM COUNTY BASTARDZ

October 13, 2016
by Asher
· Music News · Them County Bastardz

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Montreal, QC – October 13, 2016

Album Promo Request here.

For fans of Godsmack, Alice In Chains, Seether, Hell Yeah, Black Label Society, Pantera

Dowlnload = High Res Press Photo | Album Lyrics | Album Cover

Watch What Redneck Life Is Like ‘In The County’! Blank TV Music Video Premiere THEM COUNTY BASTARDZ

Show Dates:

Oct 15 – Windsor, ON – Dominion House Tavern – info

Ever wonder what life is like for Canadian rednecks THEM COUNTY BASTARDZ living in the back forty. Well now you can get a glimpse of all the fun with their latest music video ‘In The County’ premiered exclusively on Blank TV at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgtbTJzo7dA

THEM COUNTY BASTARDZ released their debut album ‘Sick Daze’ via Smokehouse Records in 2015. The album was produced by Chris Towle and TBC plus mastered by Chuck Carvaalho and delivers seven tracks of headbanging riffs with heavy lyrics giving insight to their lifestyle in Essex County (an hour south of Windsor/ Detroit area).

A full album stream of ‘Sick Daze’ can be heard at https://themcountybastardz.bandcamp.com/album/sick-daze

1. Drive By (4:48)
2. In The County (4:33)
3. Buzz Kill (4:03)
4. It’s Not Metal (0:25)
5. Metal For Mark (5:25)
6. The Bastard (4:23)
7. Rise Up (3:58)
Album Length: 27:38Fun Fact: The album title Sick Daze refers to when you take a Monday off work because you are still feeling the weekend fun.

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

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0 Natliez World – Shark Infested Daughters’ Chris Discusses New Music and Touring

October 13, 2016
by Asher
· Shark Infested Daugthers

http://www.nataliezworld.com/2016/10/shark-infested-daughters-chris.html

0 NEWS: Want To Tour Cuba On Brutal Fest? Brutal Battle Cuba 2017 Submissions Start Nov 1st For Canadian Bands

October 13, 2016
by Asher
· Brutal Battle CUBA · Music News

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Montreal, QC – Oct 13, 2016

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Want To Tour Cuba On Brutal Fest? Brutal Battle Cuba 2017 Submissions Start Nov 1st For Canadian Bands

PiranhaProductions.ca | Facebook | Band Applications | Rules | BrutalFest.com

FREE download of 45 minutes of 2016 BBC competing bands:
https://brutalbattlecuba.bandcamp.com/album/brutal-battle-cuba-vol-1

BRUTAL BATTLE CUBA is proud to announce its return for a 2017 edition across Quebec and Ontario to send one Canadian band to perform on the BRUTAL SUMMER FEST TOUR across CUBA. The tour will take place during August 2017 with one Canadian band joining five to seven other international bands along with crew members, drivers and one big bus for the two week journey across the country. The winning band will also be provided a 500$ worth package that will include a custom banner, shirts and stickers for the tour. While on the road, the Canadian band will also be introduced to every aspect of Cuban culture.

Watch video from last year’s tour with 2016 champions Montreal’s DEALER with Verbal Abuse (USA), Fang (USA), Neige Morte (France), Euglena (Russia), KESS’KHTAK (Switzerland) and local Cuban bands Switch Adox, Sex By Manipulation and Spermask – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE-aCoVppuA

Submissions for BRUTAL BATTLE CUBA 2017 will begin on November 1st, 2016 and end on November 30th, 2016 11:59 pm EST.

Submit your band at the following link: http://www.piranhaproductions.ca/soumission.php

Participating Cities:

Ontario: Oshawa, Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kingston

Quebec: Montreal, Quebec City, Trois Rivieres

For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/BrutalBattleCUBA.

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Vous Voulez Participer Au Brutal Fest à Cuba? Les Soumissions Pour Le Brutal Battle Cuba 2017 Commencent Le 1er Nov Pour Les Groupes Canadiens

Brutal Battle Cuba annonce fièrement un retour pour une édition 2017 à travers le Québec et l’Ontario afin d’envoyer un groupe Canadien indépendant performer à CUBA sur la tounrée du Brutal Summer Fest 2017! La tournée aura lieu au mois d’Août 2017 avec un groupe Canadien accompagné de cinq à sept autres groupes internationaux, une équipe de technique, deux chauffeurs d’autobus et un énorme autobus sur la route pour deux semaine de tournée intensive à travers le pays. Le groupe gagnant se mérieta également un ensemble de tounrnée d’une valeure de 500$ incluant une bannière, des t-shirts et des autocollants. Pendant le trajet, le groupe Canadien aura aussi la chance de découvrir les différents aspects de la culture Cubaine.

Visionnez la vidéo de la tounrée 2016 mettant en vedette les gagnants de la dernière édition, DEALER accompagnés des groupes Verbal Abuse (USA), Fang (USA), Neige Morte (France), Euglena (Russie), KESS’KHTAK (Suisse) ainsi que des groupes Cubains Switch Adox, Sex By Manipulation and Spermask – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE-aCoVppuA

Les soumissions pour le Brutal Battle Cuba 2017 commenceront le 1er Novembre 2016 et se termineront le 20 Novembre 2016.

Envoyez votre soumission au lien suivantL http://www.piranhaproductions.ca/soumission.php

Villes participantes:

Quebec: Montreal, Quebec City, Trois Rivieres

Ontario: Oshawa, Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kingston

Pour plus d’informations, visitez: www.facebook.com/BrutalBattleCUBA.

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0 BDP Metal – Helleborus – The Carnal Sabbath

October 13, 2016
by Asher
· Helleborus

Devil Vocals, Brutal Drums, and Psychedelic effect. Great Psychedelic Brutal Black Metal Album.

Score: 98%

http://www.bdpmetal.net/2016/10/reviews-helleborus-carnal-sabbath.html

0 NEWS: Kicking Off This Week Oct 15 – Nov 2 (USA/CAN) – HELLEBORUS ‘The Carnal Sabbath Tour’ presented by PureGrainAudio; Unleash Limited Edition Vinyl via Flesh Vessel

October 13, 2016
by Asher
· Helleborus · Music News

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Montreal, QC – October 13, 2016

Promo Request here.

For fans of Satyricon, Dark Fortress, Septic Flesh, Necrophobic, Belphegor

Kicking Off This Week Oct 15 – Nov 2
Black Metal Brother Duo HELLEBORUS ‘The Carnal Sabbath Tour’ Presented by PureGrainAudio.com (USA/CAN)

Unleash Limited Edition Vinyl via Flesh Vessel

Debut Album ‘The Carnal Sabbath’ (Satanath/Black Plague) Out Now!

Black metal blood brother duo Jerred & Wyatt Houseman’s HELLEBORUS are kicking off the second leg of their US and Canada tour presented byPureGrainAudio.com. The tour will begin on October 15th with a hometown show in Colorado Springs, CO and see the band trek north for dates in Canada, which includes a performance at Edmonton’s black and doom festival ‘Black Mourning Light’ on October 22nd to return south for dates on the west coast and wrap up in Santa Fe, NM on November 2nd. Joining them on the tour for select dates will be UADA and Lotus Thief (details listed below).

Watch and share the tour promo video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncU0nQcpv_8

The tour is in support of HELLEBORUS‘ debut album ‘The Carnal Sabbath’ released this past June via Satanath Records (Russia) and Black Plague Records (USA). A full stream of the album can be heard at the following link http://helleborusblack.bandcamp.com/album/the-carnal-sabbath.

In additional news, HELLEBORUS has teamed up with Flesh Vessel for the limited edition black and translucent vinyl release of ‘The Carnal Sabbath’. To get your copy, please visit the following link: http://fleshvessel.bigcartel.com/product/fv01-helleborus-the-carnal-sabbath-2xlp

Oct 15 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Flux Capacitor
Oct 19 – Billings, MT – The Railyard
Oct 20 – Kalispell, MT – Order of The Eagles #
Oct 21 – Calgary, AB – Distortion # – info
Oct 22 – Edmonton, AB – Rendez Vous (Black Mourning Light Metal Fest) #
Oct 24 – Vancouver, BC – Red Room # w/Erimha, Panzerfaust, Idolatry – info
Oct 25 – Victoria, BC – The Copper Owl # – info
Oct 26 – Seattle, WA – The Highline #
Oct 27 – Portland, OR – Ash Street Saloon #
Oct 28 – Eureka, CA – Little Red Lion – info
Oct 29 – Sacramento, CA – Starlite Lounge ^
Oct 30 – Oakland, CA – The Golden Bull ^ – info
Oct 31 – Long Beach, CA – Blacklight District Lounge ^
Nov 1 – Phoenix, AZ – Yucca Tap Room
Nov 2 – Santa Fe, NM – The Skylight
# = dates with UADA
^ = dates with Lotus Thief

1. Helleborus Black (6:51)
2. Coils (5:06)
3. Edge Of Black Waters (6:17)
4. Colored Spores of Yuggoth (5:42)
5. Draconian Discipline (4:40)
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)
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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