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0 NEWS: NATAS LIVED Signs To Zombie Shark Records; New Album Out Now! ‘We Are The Grey’; New Music Video ‘Silencing The Lamb’

March 2, 2017
by Asher
· Natas Lived · Zombie Shark Records

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Montreal, QC – March 2, 2017

NATAS LIVED Signs To Zombie Shark Records; New Album Out Now! ‘We Are The Grey’

New Music Video ‘Silencing The Lamb’

Natas Lived have inked a worldwide deal with Zombie Shark Records, the new label from Motograter/Ex-The Browning drummer, Noah “Shark” Robertson. Their ‘We Are The Grey’ EP was recorded and produced by Dan Whittaker (Chelsea Grin, The Used, Vampires Everywhere) and Bucket at High Vibe Studios. The band pulls heavy influence from acts such as Static-X, Coal Chamber, Korn, Combichrist, Ministry, and NIN.

Natas Lived has shared the stage with Fear Factory, Mushroomhead, Spineshank, Otep, Orgy, Dope, Powerman 5000, Sid Wilson of Slipknot, Doyle, Motograter, American Head Charge, Angelspit, The Great Americon, Gemini Syndrome, Genitorturers, PHILM, Butcher Babies, Infected Mushroom, Blood On The Dance Floor, and more.

Natas Lived is the brainchild of founder, Justin Dummar, also known as DJ Context. As a DJ, he has performed with acts such as Cosmic Gate and Voodoo & Serano. Dummar is the grandson of Melvin Earl Dummar, a Utah man who earned attention when he claimed to have saved reclusive business tycoon Howard Hughes in a Nevada desert in 1967. Dummar’s claims resulted in a series of court battles and after Hughes’s death in April 1976, a handwritten will was discovered in the Salt Lake City, Utah headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Though purportedly written by Hughes in 1968, the will had many strange discrepancies. The will left one “Melvin DuMar” of Gabbs, Nevada one-sixteenth of Hughes’s estate. Dummar’s story was later adapted into Jonathan Demme’s film Melvin and Howard in 1980.

Watch the music video for “Silencing The Lambs” directed by Razakel here: https://youtu.be/DoIAOnRVk3s

‘We Are The Grey’ is available everywhere digital music is sold and from www.zombiesharkrecords.com

‘We Are The Grey’ can be streamed here: https://zombiesharkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-the-grey

Tracklist:

1. Silencing the Lamb

2. Good Dope

3. The One To Walk Away

4. The Demi

5. Terms and Conditions

6. Salute

Natas Lived is:

Justin Dummar “Context”

Doug Peterson “Scarab”

Joe Dean “JD”

www.nataslived.com

www.zombiesharkrecords.com

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0 Kingston Music Reviews – Striker – S/T (Record Breaking records)

March 2, 2017
by Asher
· Striker

http://kingstonmusicreviews.ca/albumreviews/striker-self-titled/

“The brand new album from Striker simply put kills it. Just as their previous albums the guitar work is amazing. The guitar work is what makes this album works on so many different levels and angles. Once again what I enjoy so much about Striker’s sound is the fact that they have such a heavy handed 80’s Metal element to their sound but there is also the updated and clean sound involved in each song as well. Dan Cleary on lead vocals adds such a impact to each song as well. Again the 80’s Metal sound is perfectly in his range as well, and the fact that he keeps his levels in check as well. Oh and the timing, The timing is just beautiful throughout the album between the vocals, guitars and drums. They create many of great headbanging scenarios throughout the album simply due to the timing especially with the drums.”

0 EPK – Ninjaspy – Spüken (2017)

March 2, 2017
by Asher
· Ninjaspy

Ninjaspy – Spüken (2017)

Publicist – Jon Asher – ashermedia(@)gmail.com

Release Date: April 14, 2017

For fans of System of a Down, The Dillenger Escape Plan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gojira, The Devin Townsend Project, Hed P.E., Rancid.
Ninjaspy.net | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Soundcloud

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“”Spüken is one of the highly anticipated albums in 2017.” – Shockwave Mag

“Ninjaspy’s reggae-fusion-meets-metal is even sweeter when played live…for me this was the best show of 2017 yet.”” – Bucketlist Music Reviews

“The blend of the raw and heavy power needed in a metal band with the low end grooves of a jazz band is intense to say the least. Funky transitions into nu-metal screams, then back to the reggae beats. It throws you to the edge of your seat.” – Shockwave Mag

“Ninjaspy is a great gateway for music fans attempting to enter the foray of heavy music with enough hooks for pop fans, enough angst for the punk crowd, enough art for the alternative kids, and enough heavy drive for the metal fan. The perfect gift for the music connoisseur!” – Canadian Beats

“The sheer eclecticism of sounds in Spüken is exemplified in tracks like “Brother Man” throughout which you have no idea what to expect from bar to bar, let alone from track to track. Refreshingly anarchistic, Ninjaspy give a giant middle finger to any kind of traditional song structure, leaving you with nothing to do but hang on and enjoy the ride.” – Bucketlist Music Reviews

“The songs on this, 10 track, album are driving and aggressive. Songs like ‘What!!‘ and ‘Grip The Cage‘ explode from your speakers in all directions, threatening to topple governments and overthrow gods. It’s pure bloody chaos, and just what you need at 9am!” – 925 Rebellion

“It is a release sure to harass global attention the way of Ninjaspy but more so leave new legion of fans lusting for their sound and presence.” – Ring Master Review

“Spüken is a metal powerhouse, carefully crafted and expertly executed, quite unlike any reggae-infused album you’ve heard before.” – Target Audience

“Wow! This was my first thought when I listened to the single Speak by Ninjaspy. My introduction was an opening verse sounding eerily like Faith No More reborn, before then being asked the question in a whisper “Are you going to Speak”. The intensely screamed response then proceeded to slam me back in my seat. I liked what I heard, this heavy blend of reggae and jazzy grooves merged with the raw power of smash mouth nu metal.” – Sentinel Daily

“I am so scared of this…but that’s good.” – Bob Ezrin (Producer: KISS, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Kansas, PHISH, Deftones, Peter Gabriel, Deep Purple + Co-Founder of Nimbus School of Recording and Media in Vancouver)

“Pay attention Canadian recording industry, Ninjaspy is on the rise and the people’s salvation is at hand.” – Absolute Underground Magazine

“Ninjaspy has a unique sound mixing rock, hardcore and ska together.” – Pure Grain Audio

“They harmoniously blend metal, ska, grunge, hardcore, reggae, funk, surf and jazz for a unique mashup sound” – Monday Magazine (Vancouver)

“The group’s reggae-tinged hardcore is anything but generic, and the group’s unique swagger had fans creating a skank-mosh hybrid that quickly turned into a circle pit.” – Georgia Straight (Vancouver)

“Think a 3 piece Mr. Bungle with Patton’s vocals taking a turn for the better, add some laser beams and dreads, turn it all up to eleven, stand the fuck back and enjoy.” – Ground Report , NYC

“Bloody well are entertaining. All dreadlocks and fricking samurai swords, giant pants and flying limbs. Not a speck of the stage was left untouched by this band’s chaotic feet.” – Cord Magazine (Vancouver)

“I still want to hate Ninjaspy, I want them to not be as ear-bleedingly, mind-blowingly, tear-up-my-insides awesome as they were. It doesn’t make a LICK of sense: Reggae? Metal? Rock? Sure, they’re all guitar driven but, realistically, these three things should not fit together. And yet the Parent boys out of Port Coquitlam, BC are easily one of the coolest bands I’ve ever seen live. I’ve never, ever seen three guys set fire to a small show like these guys did; each member of this band is prodigiously talented, incredibly energetic, and, let’s just say it, straight up awesome.” – Noisography (Live Review Halifax 2011)

“Any band who lists ska as an influence is likely to attract plenty of venom spit their way before said venom spitters even hear a note of their music. The Vancouver-based trio Ninjaspy have made a name for themselves over the past few years, though, and it’s easy to see why: they’re really good. You’re not going to want to break out your zoot suit and saddle shoes and suddenly start skanking when you hear their new song “SKAINGKH,” which is sufficiently heavy, but you can hear the ska influence in the way the groove manifests itself in the rhythm section. A band like this could easily come off as kitschy or gimmicky, but Ninjaspy thankfully do not. Listen:” – Metal Sucks (review of Skaingkh single – 2011)

“Ninjaspy’s new single off ‘No Kata’, ‘Skaingkh (The Skank)’, glorifies these strengths and steers away from the screeching of hardcore. The tone of the song is brutal at the beginning and leads into steady, clean ska vocals by Joel Parent. Between 1:58 and 2:17 minutes, the track hits hard and is the best neckbreaking section in this song. The magical instrumental sound of this key section will adjoin the Metalhead brotherhood and sway new listeners to download this track.” – Metal Talk (review of Skaingkh single – 2011)

“Soaring vocal harmonies are there one minute and replaced with a throaty growl the next. “Pure Sketch” is a sure-fire modern rock radio hit, as the post-grunge frame work gets stirred up into a tasty seventies inspired soul/funk soup”. – Metal-Rules.com (Review Pi Nature 2007)

“The album itself is a blend of Hardcore, Punk, Ska, Rock & Metal, a recipe for brilliance. I urge everyone to check out this band, you may just re-evaluate your existence” – Infinitybasement (Review Pi Nature 2007)

“Given the sheer talent of these guys, it’s no surprise how well they manage to keep the balance and diversity of musical spices in check. Dabbling in everything from big band to metalcore, mainstream rock to ska, djent to punk; Ninjaspy have crafted something not only entertaining from start to finish, but a seriously quality album for even the douchiest of music buff’s to enjoy.” – Sputnik Music (Review Pi Nature 2007)

1. Speak (4:43)
2. Shuriken Dance (4:02)
3. Brother Man (4:54)
4. Dead Duck Dock (4:45)
5. Become Nothing (3:18)
6. What! (3:08)
7. Jump Ya Bones! (3:55)
8. Grip The Cage (4:10)
9. Azaria (4:02)
10. Slave Vehemence (5:44)
Album Length: 42:44

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by Ninjaspy
• Lyrics by Joel Parent
• Produced by: Garth Richardson
• Mixed by Ben Kaplan
• Mastered by Andy Vandette
• Album artwork+cover by Kevin Moore (Soft Surrogate)
• Album and Live Band Line Up:
Tim Parent – Bass
Joel Parent – Vocals, Guitar
Adam Parent – Drums

DISCOGRAPHY:

2007 – πature (Pi Nature) – LP

2011 – Skaingkh (The Skank) – Digital Single

2013 – No Kata – EP & Graphic Novel

2016 – Azaria: Acoustic – Digital Single

2016 – Speak – Digital Single

2017 – Spüken – LP

BANDS PERFORMED WITH:

Comeback Kid, Periphery, Twelve Foot Ninja, Protest the Hero, Coheed & Cambria, Cancer Bats, Death By Stereo, 3 Inches of Blood, Brutal Truth, Divinity, Bring Me The Horizon, Neuraxis, Powerman 5000, Grimskunk, The Dreadnoughts.

FESTIVALS:

Warped Tour (Vancouver BC)

Taste of Chaos (Calgary AB)

NXNE (Toronto ON)

Manitoba Metal Fest (Winnipeg MB)

Armstrong Open Air (Armstrong BC)

New Music West (Vancouver BC)

The Big Easy (Nanaimo BC)

Loud As Hell (Drumheller AB)

MuleFest (Edmonton AB)

ENDORSEMENTS:

Los Cabos Drumsticks

Kinal Instruments

Egan Custom Guitars

L-R – Tim Parent – Bass, Joel Parent – Vocals, Guitar – Adam Parent – Drums

Photo Credit: Taya Fraser

Ninjaspy, a trio of blood brothers, have been experimenting with metal fusion since 2006. Hard, heavy, hook-laden music that runs the gamut of reggae, surf, metal and more make up the band’s rule-breaking formula for notoriety. All this combined with an explosive and powerfully unhinged live show got Ninjaspy off the ground in a hurry.

Not long after its inception, the band teamed up with prolific producers GGGarth Richardson (Rage Against The Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mudvayne, Gallows) and Ben Kaplan (Biffy Clyro, Atreyu, Haste the Day) to make their debut album “πature” (Pi Nature), which was released in the fall of 2007.

From downbeat to breakdown, reggae, hardcore, and much more were forcibly wed. Years of hard touring followed as Ninjaspy found their stride and honed their craft, bringing their genre-bending sound to as many years as possible.

This was followed by Ninjaspy’s “No Kata” in 2013, a seamless 10-minute composition that infused reggae, hardcore, and drum and bass with lyrics that told a story; a monologue in graphic novel form, meant to be read in real time with the music. “No Kata” was released as an EP and graphic novel, and also as an animated video.

In spring 2014, Ninjaspy launched the “Jump Ya Bones” Tour and Crowdfunding Campaign and raised $15,000 to fund a new full length album. In November 2014, recording began for “Spüken”, the culmination of nearly a decade of songs narrowed down to an only a handful of survivors. It was recorded and mixed sporadically over the next two years at in Vancouver BC, once again with GGGarth and Ben Kaplan.

In fall 2015, between recording sessions, the band filmed and recorded a live acoustic performance of a song that was later to be included with full metal instrumentation on the new album. “Azaria: Acoustic (Live)” was released in spring 2016 as a single and live video. It showed the true diversity of the band and their ability to take manic and intense music and make it tender and raw.

By then tracking was all but complete for “Spüken”, and the band hit the road hard in support of the first single “Speak”, which was released August 26th, 2016 through Business Class Records (Nimbus Media). The official music video for “Speak” premiered in cities across Western Canada in November and was released online December 1st, 2016.

Spüken is set for worldwide release on April 14, 2017 with support of a cross Canada tour during May 2017.

EXTENDED BIOGRAPHY:

When most people think of ninja, they think of heartless human weapons for hire, door to door deliverers of death, medieval mailmen gone bloody postal for a price. It’s true, some people who practiced ninjutsu in feudal Japan did this and profited by it, and gave birth to the modern image of the ninja in all their violent hilarity. But in the beginning the skills for which ninja have become radical and revered arose out of necessity. The ruling samurai class prized honour above all else, even life. The peasant class often reaped the deadly benefit of this disregard for life. But some of them rejected this devaluation of their lives and sought ways to survive in spite of it. They were creative, skilled and deadly in their pursuit of a way of peace. They removed the hindrance of ego and status and instead let a reverence for life shape their approach. Unbound by the protocols of oppression, they invented unprecedented survival methods that have become legend. They unified mind, body and spirit in their art, they used what they had, they broke all the rules.

Ninjaspy takes this approach and applies it to music.

Music and dancing are the means for survival. Without them life is less than it should be, some life is lost. Ninjaspy uses everything they have in their creative arsenal to make music that moves people. Music that is inventive, unfettered by ego-driven posturing or attempts at conformity to social or stylistic norms. Music that attacks and recoils, combines violence with peace. Music that allows both silly and serious to interweave. Music that breaks down the imaginary barriers between mind, body and spirit: reuniting people with themselves in moments of pure freedom. Freedom in which one can laugh, cry, dance, puke, scream, unleash, let go, be, live, survive.

It began in 1999 with three brothers. Joel, Adam, and Tim Parent, (the Triad in Blood) at the ages of 15, 13 and 11 respectively, came to the end of the century with distinctly different musical preferences despite a lifetime of proximity. Being so diverse in influence and having a youthful disregard for genre rules, they proceeded to write whatever naturally came to them. Over seven years they experimented with ska, grunge, hardcore, metal, reggae, funk, surf and jazz and eventually became Ninjaspy in 2006.

Ninjaspy picked up momentum, playing relentlessly in their hometown of Vancouver, Canada, and touring many times across their vast country. They indulged heavily in both silliness and seriousness, and often left audiences aghast, reeling in disbelief of what they had just witnessed. Just as the tactics of the ninja were either scorned or revered, Ninjaspy evoked both disgust and admiration, sometimes from a single individual. But in correlation with a commitment to real and reciprocal human connection and zero-ego, high-energy, fun-filled, free-expression dance pit parties, support for Ninjaspy grew.

Alongside prolific producers GGGarth Richardson (Rage Against the Machine, RHCP, Mudvayne, Gallows) and Ben Kaplan (Atreyu, Haste the Day, Shakira), Ninjaspy released their debut album πature (Pi Nature) in the fall of 2007. The album let bloody surprise and spontaneity spill and soak the ground beneath one’s dancing feet, ground that also held firm the belief and conviction in the music. From start to finish one scarcely knew what to expect. From downbeat to breakdown, reggae, hardcore, and much more were forcibly wed. Tracks like the spastic “Defecating On What’s Left Of Our Child”, the anthemic “Hit By A Cement Mixer”, the haunting “Pure Sketch” and the energetic “Evolution Of The Skid” made Pi Nature feel like a ballistic guided nature tour through ninja infested forests.

The band went on to do many headlining Canadian tours, appear on The Warped Tour and Taste Of Chaos festivals, and share the stage with many bands such as Comeback Kid, Periphery, Twelve Foot Ninja, Protest the Hero, Coheed & Cambria, Thursday, Cancer Bats, Death By Stereo, 3 Inches of Blood, Today Is The Day, Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, Brutal Truth, Divinity, Bring Me The Horizon, Neuraxis, Pierce The Veil, Powerman 5000, Grimskunk, The Dreadnoughts & more.

In pursuit of further inspiration for life and art, Vocalist/Guitarist Joel began seeking out ninjutsu training to add real life experience to the reading and research that had inspired the ideals of Ninjaspy thus far. He began training in 2008 in Vancouver, and found that even deeper connections existed between the art of Ninjaspy and the art of ninjutsu. The philosophy of the mind, physical skill with the body, and spiritual awareness further informed his creative process. Through training with his Vancouver Dojo, Joel eventually had the chance to travel to Japan in the Spring of 2009 to study with the Japanese Sensei of the nine surviving schools of Budo Taijutsu, the Bujinkan.

While on this trip, Joel also met musicians and artists in Japan, resulting in the October 2009 release of Pi Nature in Japan on Zestone Records. Ninjaspy later toured Japan with Death By Stereo and Lost in Summer 2010. After returning from the Japan tour, full of cultural inspiration, the band produced and released a music video for “Circle Pity” in early 2011 that included martial arts choreographed by Joel and painfully endured by the other two members of the band.
Eager to avoid injuring one another and continue putting out new music as swiftly as possible, Ninjaspy recorded a short EP with GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan in Spring 2011, one that was to be the soundtrack to a graphic novel. This “musical graphic novel” entitled Ninjaspy No Kata (Japanese: translates as “Ninjaspy’s Form”), was to be the quintessential embodiment of Ninjaspy both stylistically and ideologically. It infused reggae, hardcore, and drum and bass with lyrics that told a story; a monologue in graphic novel form, meant to be read in real time with the 10-minute piece of music.

The story follows a man, Illujin, on a trip through his own tormented psyche, during which he discovers that only through body movements united with his environment can he overcome his enemies both real and imagined. The final five movements of music represent the “Go Gyo No Kata” (Five Elemental Forms) as utilized by Illujin in the novel. These kata come straight from the Bujinkan, illustrating how the martial art and coinciding philosophy have informed and inspired the music of Ninjaspy.

The EP’s only single “Skaingkh (The Skank)” was released in May 2011. By combining reggae/ska and “skanking” with hardcore and “throwing down”, Ninjaspy championed “throwing the skank down” as their style of dancing (much to the chagrin of miscalculating feminists and their concerned male counterparts who had no idea what skanking or throwing down were). The lyrics in “Skaingkh (The Skank)” characterize “the skank” as the antagonist in the No Kata story. The Skank became the embodiment of one’s inner struggles that must be “thrown down” through dancing.

While waiting for the graphic novel to be completed, Ninjaspy stayed primarily in Vancouver, writing and re-writing many of the songs in their repertoire that had yet to be recorded. The music of No Kata was released sans novel in May 2013, and a short western Canadian tour followed. At long last, October 2013 saw the release of the full musical graphic novel with a multimedia performance at Vancouver’s Rickshaw Theatre, where the band performed No Kata in it’s entirety in real time with projected images of the animated graphic novel.

In Spring 2014, Ninjaspy launched the “Jump Ya Bones” Tour and Crowdfunding Campaign and raised $15,000 to fund a new full length album. While waiting for studio time to become available, and eager to branch out in a new stylistic direction, the band filmed and recorded a live acoustic performance of a song that was to be included with full metal instrumentation on the new album. “Azaria : Acoustic (Live)” was later released in Spring 2016 as a single and live video. It showed the true diversity of the band and their ability to take manic and intense music and make it tender, soft and raw. November 2014, recording finally began for Spüken, the culmination of nearly a decade of songs narrowed down to a only a handful of survivors. It was recorded and mixed over many months in Vancouver BC, once again with GGGarth and Ben Kaplan. The 10-song album features the single “Speak” which was released August 26th, 2016 through Business Class Records. The official music video for “Speak” was premiered in cities across Western Canada and released online December 1st, 2016. It brings into visual context the breaking of the long dark silence that was the 9 years between full-length Ninjaspy albums. Spüken is set for worldwide release in Spring 2017.

0 NEWS: Nerd Rockers DOUBLE EXPERIENCE To Play GuardianCon 2017; New Music Video ‘Godzilla!’; New Album ‘Unsaved Progress’ Out Now!

March 2, 2017
by Asher
· Double Experience · Music News

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – March 2, 2017

Nerd Rockers DOUBLE EXPERIENCE To Play GuardianCon 2017

New Music Video ‘Godzilla!’

New Album ‘Unsaved Progress’ Out Now!

Ottawa nerd-rockers DOUBLE EXPERIENCE will be performing at this year’s Guardian Con, the official Destiny and Destiny community convention in Tampa Bay, FL from June 30th to July 1st. Being huge Destiny fans themselves plus creating a tribute music video ‘The Glimmer Shot’ that has game fans raving for more, DOUBLE EXPERIENCE are thrilled to be fan boys and musicians all in one spot! plus the entire event will broadcast on Twitch.

“After visiting the convention last year, we made it our goal to get involved in an official capacity. We feel very proud to be able to give back to a community that has provided our band with lifelong memories and friends.” comments vocalist / bassist Ian Nichols.

Watch their Destiny tribute video ‘The Glimmer Shot’ at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AejX3M1H-E4

About GuardianCon:

What started as a fan meetup for Destiny streamers King Gothalion and Professor Broman in August of 2015 grew to encompass numerous Destiny content creators. The result was what fans dubbed “DestinyCon”. A year later in 2016, Destiny Community Con took place again in Tampa, Florida, as a proper convention with proceeds going to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital where the Destiny community raised over $544,000. After Destiny Community Con ended the event was rebranded as GuardianCon.

For info, please visit https://guardiancon.co/.

In additional news, DOUBLE EXPERIENCE recently encountered the monster known as Godzilla! and it was all caught on film! Watch the battle with the destroyer of worlds (aka Django the band’s touring bulldog) at the following link on Bloody-Disgusting.com: http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3423242/exclusive-watch-music-video-premiere-double-experiences-godzilla/

DOUBLE EXPERIENCE released their third full-length, “Unsaved Progress” via their label Colfax Music in April of last year. The album includes their single “The Glimmer Shot”; a Destiny-themed rock anthem, which earned them accolades from the creators of the video game itself plus their cover of Blue Oyster Cult’s ‘Godzilla’. 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.

DOUBLE EXPERIENCE have performed 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 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.

Album Stream – Unsaved Progress – Listen here.
Music Video ‘So Fine’ – Watch here.

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
http://www.facebook.com/doubleexperience
http://www.twitter.com/2xExperience

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“Their new album is upbeat and full of awesome tracks, leading straight into the first song, ‘So fine‘, which instantly gets you into the mood of this album.” – Ram Zine (UK)

“Verifying my “nerd” suspicions, they began and closed an original song with Darth Vader’s theme, the Imperial March, and I couldn’t have been happier about it. In addition to their set of mainly original music, they also included a cover of Blue Oyster Cult’s Godzilla, which was fitting with their stoner vibe, especially considering there is also a Fu Manchu version.” – Spotlight Ottawa

“this band is passionate about video games which is reflected in the underlying themes of their music. More apparent to non-video game savvy listeners is that Double Experience are a solid rock band with well crafted and catchy tunes that have crossover appeal to fans of different music genres.” – Forget The Box

“The songs on this, 9 track, album are narrative driven and mammoth in proportion. Songs like ‘AAA‘ and ‘Godzilla‘ are glorious sagas of esoteric depth. There is a power on this album that is both new and old.” – 925 Rebellion
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0 NEWS: PureGrainAudio Premiere Drum Video ‘Power of One’ By Prog Virtuosos OMNISIGHT; Out Now! New EP ‘Power of One’

March 2, 2017
by Asher
· Music News · Omnisight

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Montreal, QC – March 2, 2017

For fans of Dream Theater, Tool, Yngwie Malmsteen, Animals As Leaders,Van Halen, RacerX

PureGrainAudio Premiere Drum Video ‘Power of One’ By Prog Virtuosos OMNISIGHT

Out Now! New EP ‘Power of One’

Bringing progressive metal into new dimensions especially for those who really enjoy full explosive adventure, Vancouver virtuosos OmnisighT recently gave the world their latest effort ‘Power of One’. The EP showcases their highly regarded musicianship and finely wrought song-craft. As a whole ‘Power of One’ is a musical journey with a story concept to question the status quo and stand up against the oppression plus deceptions of the ruling class.

Teaming up with PureGrainAudio.com, OmnisighT are excited to share with fans, especially those who are drum aficionados, a new drum playthrough from drummer Chris Warunki for their EP’s title track ‘Power of One’.

Watch it at the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/videos/omnisight-drop-drum-playthrough-video-for-new-single-power-of-one

Lyric Video – ‘Seven Sisters‘ here.

‘Power of One’ is now streaming along with CD and digital download here.

Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and all other major online retailers.

Drummer Chris Warunki comments on the release:

“The Power Of One is the sound of a band firing on all cylinders. Guitarists, bassists, drummers and vocalists will all have something in-store for them here with this EP. We are excited to get this out to the prog/rock/metal masses both musically and lyrically. Speaking of lyrically, the album will come with a PDF booklet exclusive to our Bandcamp supporters. We took a “more is more” approach with this one and it will be a real challenge, but a welcome challenge; to take it to the stage. We want to keep the musicianship in the music, that has been our agenda since day one!”

If you’re in the Vancouver, BC area, you can catch the guys performing their local CD release show on March 11th at the Astoria with support from My Mother The Carjacker and Did You Die. Full event details can be found here.

1. Shift The Paradigm (5:24)
2. Resistance (4:51)
3. Seven Sisters (6:32)
4. Fall of The Empire (7:04)
5. Power of One (7:11)
EP Length: 31:04

About:
Known for their formidable musicianship, virtuosic guitar solos and powerful songs, OmnisighT is masterfully blurring the lines between melodic hard rock and progressive metal. Beginning as collaboration between vocalist/guitarist Raj Krishna and drummer Chris Warunki, they created the impressive ‘Path’ debut album in 2012. Their live line-up was consolidated with the addition of Dave Shannon on bass and guitarist Blake Rurik. ‘Path’ was followed up by the 2013 ‘Wave Particle’ EP.

Like all truly visionary musicians, band co-founder Raj was driven to create unique music. “I’ve been writing and singing songs since I was a little kid. We never seemed to hear heavy prog music that had shredding and hooks at the same time. It always seems you get one or the other….Having technical musicianship with good song-writing, shredding licks, and big hooks was the whole idea.”

Raj sums up OmnisighT’s music thusly: ‘Proggy, hooky, shredding, sad, and powerful!’

While Raj is justifiably proud of OmnisighT’s recorded output, he sees the importance of performance. ‘Live is where the band really shines! We put on a show, running around smiling and shredding. The band plays with more intensity…we often give the headliners a run for their money.’

For more info, please visit the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/omnisight
https://ashermediarelations.com/2016/12/16/epk-omnisight-power-of-one-ep-2017/

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“The depth of talent in Canada often surprises us. Here is another superb band to add to the list. It remains to be seen how far “The Power Of One” takes OmnisighT. But one thing is for sure, it is an EP of which they can be incredibly proud.” – Maximum Volume Music

“If you’re going to attempt this sort of thing, you’d better have chops. Fortunately, (OmnisighT) have ’em, and how.” – Georgia Straight

“Their stage presence and technique is out of this world…I can safely say that the only guitarists I’ve seen live that instilled the same sort of awe in me as Raj Krishna were Jeff Loomis and John Petrucci himself.” – Prog Sphere

“great songwriting, fantastic lead guitar work…immediately on the first track, the intro “String Theory,” we are greeted by some immense guitar skills. Seriously, these guys are fucking fantastic.” – The Monolith

“deliciously retro, Zappa-meets-Malmsteen solos with at least one toe in the land of jazzy improv… guitar fiends should rush to check them out.” – Georgia Straight

“I have never been more impressed with a band that I had zero knowledge about. These guys play like they’ve been playing together since birth and clearly love what they do at a cellular level.” – Metal Titans

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0 NEWS: New Noise Mag Premiere Ottawa’s TRIGON ‘Nightmare’, A Tribute To Freddy Krueger; Debut Album ‘Fed Up’ Out March 24th

March 2, 2017
by Asher
· Music News · Trigon

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – March 3, 2017

For Fans of Volbeat, Offspring, Metallica, Greenday, Misfits

New Noise Mag Premiere Ottawa’s TRIGON ‘Nightmare’, A Tribute To Freddy Krueger

Debut Album ‘Fed Up’ Out March 24th

Ottawa, ON’s TRIGON will be releasing their 11 track debut album ‘Fed Up’ produced by the band with Anders Drerup and due out on March 24th. The band is inspired by artists as diverse as Volbeat, Crobot, David Wilcox, System of A Down, Nirvana, Megadeth, Black Sabbath and Slayer, yet already they have forged their own unique sound.

Their first single ‘Talk To Me’ was released this past February and now the band has another for fans, especially those who are fans of horror and the ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ movies.

Teaming up with New Noise Magazine, TRIGON are premiering their frightening single ‘Nightmare’ in tribute to the haunting talents of Freddy Kreuger.

“One night while we were having practice, Gus the guitarist came up with this crazy riff that actually sounded like a nightmare. If you were alive in the 80s, there was this one crazy movie that was terrifying everyone… that’s right Nightmare on Elm Street. So Trigon dedicated this song to the legend Freddy Krueger and his debauchery on Elm Street. Listen carefully as we perform a short bio about Frederick Charles Krueger! Sweet dreams!” says vocalist / bassist Emanuel Viau.

Let your ‘Nightmare’ begin at the following link: http://newnoisemagazine.com/song-premiere-trigon-nightmare/

TRIGON‘s debut album ‘Fed Up’ will be available on iTunes, Spotify, Bandcamp and all major online retailers.

Show Dates:
March 25 – Le Labyrinthe – Ottawa, ON – info (CD Release show)

1. Intro (0:20)
2. Talk To Me (4:17)
3. Addiction (5:37)
4. Weak Mistake (3:46)
5. Jaded (4:38)
6. Obsessed (4:58)
7. Apocalypse (3:33)
8. Mother (4:55)
9. Your Life (4:43)
10. Seven (5:17)
11. Nightmare (5:41)
Album Length: 47:49