November | 2017 |

“The Reed Effect are a hard rocking trio from Toronto who have a deliciously dirty grunge sound with masses of attitude and a smattering of blues…Full of heavy grooves, hard skin thrashing, buckets of dynamic riffs and boundless energy…The tracks stay in your head with so many catchy hooks they reel you in. ‘A Strange Curiosity’ is not so strange, It’s hard, it’s heavy and more importantly it’s very good.” – Down Front Media

Video – No Way Out of Here – Directed/Edited by Drummer Bryan Fontez

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Track Listing:
1. Down In Here (3:00)
2. Get In Line (3:09)
3. Red Rover (3:41)
4. Leave It All Behind (3:47)
5. No Way Outta Here (2:55)
6. Still Want You (4:09)
EP Length: 20:45

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: The Reed Effect
• All songs written by: The Reed Effect
• Produced by: The Reed Effect
• Mixed by: Ross Hayes Citrullo http://rhcmusic.com (JJ and The Pillars, Julian Taylor Band, Levi Stephens, Maccie Paquette, Rynheart)
• Mastered by: Connor Salmoral http://SalmoralStudios.com
• Album Artwork by: Brett Wright (com)
• Photos taken by: Ryan Abramowitz http://www.uptrackmusic.com/
• Members of SOCAN
• Music is Canadian Content (MAPL)
• Album And Live Band Line Up: Kirk Reed (Vocals, Guitar), Chris Reed (Bass), Bryan Fontez (Drums)

Discography:
2017 – A Strange Curiosity
2016 – The Reed Effect

Shared Stage w/:
Jeff Martin of The Tea Party, The Wild, The Road Heavy, Die Mannequin.

Tours and Festivals:
2017 – Indie Music Week – Toronto, On
2017 – Canadian Music Week – Toronto, On
2017 – Guinness World Record Attempt – Stouffville, On
2016 – Canadian Music Week – Toronto, On
2016 – Indie Music Week – Toronto, On
2016 – East Coast Acoustic Tour
2015 – Canadian Music Week – Toronto On
2015 – Indie Music Week – Toronto, On
2014 – Canadian Music Week – Toronto On
2014 – Indie Music Week – Toronto, On
2013 – Indie Music Week – Toronto, On
2013 – Canadian Music Week – Toronto, On

If Nirvana and The Doors had a love child, who was then raised in the desert taking hits of acid with Frank Zappa, you’d likely end up with a band that sounds as oddly unique as The Reed Effect.

Hailing from Toronto, and having spent the last several years proudly cutting their teeth in the scummiest venues north of the border, The Reed Effect have been warping minds with their lyrics, shaking hips with their riffs and assaulting all five senses with an onslaught of progressively addictive rock hooks that pull from grunge, metal and blues. Having been tapped as support for bands like Jeff Martin of The Tea Party, The Wild and Die Mannequin, The Reed Effect have been leaving their unique brand of stinkface-inducing, schizophrenic rock lingering in the air of venues across Canada since day one.

Founding member and lead man Kirk Reed, along with his brother Chris on bass and drummer Bryan Fontez form a rock n’ roll power trio that’s built like a brick shit-house. With their new album “A Strange Curiosity” ready to drop later this year and the bar set higher than ever, the band has never been more proud of the heavy grooves they’re about unleash.

If you’re into the kind of guitar riffs that scar you for life, bass lines that vibrate your skull and a drummer who hits so hard he should be convicted of instrumental murder, do yourself a favour and check out The Reed Effect, like a solid shit, you’ll be oddly satisfied.

The Reed Effect is:

Kirk Reed (Vocals, Guitar), Chris Reed (Bass), Bryan Fontez (Drums)

0 Ripper Podcast #391 w/ Pile of Priests, Glass Mind

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0 Ripper Podcast #390 w/ Abandoned Souls, Sar Isatum, Vvon Dogma I

November 3, 2017
by Asher
· Abandoned Souls · Sar Isatum · Vvon Dogma I

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0 Ripper Podcast #388 w/ Arisen From Nothing, Pile of Priests, Vvon Dogma I, Glass Mind

November 3, 2017
by Asher
· Arisen From Nothing · Glass Mind · Pile of Priests · Vvon Dogma I

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0 Metallian – Arisen From Nothing, Decatur

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0 EPK – Nordheim – Rapthor (2017)

Nordheim – Rapthor (2017)

For fans of Moonsorrow, Finntroll, Windir, Equilibrium, Ensiferum, Kalmah, Wintersun

Release Date: Nov 24, 2017

Label: Self-Release

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“With an album entitled RapThor, these Canadians certainly had my attention. The record turned out to be a hell of a ride through a mystical folk metal world complete with a “Troll Riding a Raptor,” “Boobs and Bacon,” and a track called “I Wish You Were Beer.” There’s a chance these guys are a tad tongue in cheek. Fun record.” – Metal Injection

“purveyors of fine folk metal” – PureGrainAudio

“The band puts it straight: the more beer, the better. Songs like ‘I Wish You Were Beer’ and ‘Boobs And Bacon’ are danceable drinking songs in the vein of Alestorm and Korpiklaani.” – Lords of Metal

” The album, which they released independently, starts with Troll Riding a Raptor a fast and heavy song that really is a kick to the head. The song is a great opener for the album.” Grimm Gent

“I certainly recommend sitting down with a good beverage of your choice and enjoy the boozy, epic, sometimes goofy, but ultimately FUN romp that is Rapthor…will leave you more than satisfied with a great big smile on your face.” – Overdrive Mag

“I might just be crowning the king of the bogs this year with the latest from Canada’s Nordheim…“RapThor” has 8 face smashing tracks in its 40 minutes of playing time. Let your melo-death juices flow as you get pulverized by track after relentless track, fueled by booze and chicks…A triumphant return for Nordheim and an end of the year stocking stuffer for album of the year candidate if I ever saw one… season’s greetings.” – Folk-Metal.nl

“From the very get go, the album packs that punch and releases an infinite energy that vaguely recalls the fastest of Black Metal bands. All the while there’s a subtle folk symph to their battle cries. RapThor feels excited to be here. The clean vocal chants of ‘Troll Riding a Raptor’ have easy hooks and feel fitting amongst the rest of the battling music. The shocking speed of each song dangerously thrusts you from song to song, a great example being ‘Scroll of a Lightning Bolt’ which deliciously speeds through its riffs.” – Noizze UK

“This is a fun folk metal album with titles like ‘Boobs And Bacon’ or ‘I Wish You Were Beer’. I guess all you can do is join the party, grab a beer and scream along with these tunes, just like you do when you listen to bands like Ensiferum, Finntroll or Korpiklaani.” – Merchants of Air

“Although this album has stepped up and introduced a heavier side, it’s still fast, and catchy. Guaranteed you’ll be partying by the end of it… and whats more of a party then dinosaurs and beer?” – Canadian Beats

“Finally, the four years of waiting have been worth it. The album in its entirety contains no flaws, eight songs of quality and strongly built. ” – Quebec Metal
“BEST FOLK METAL Band in the Province of Quebec 2011″ – Poll Promoted by WTF Metal ‘Zine in Feb. 2012”
“NORDHEIM would be perfect for the Annual PAGANFEST Tour !” Pete Woods – Metal Team UK ‘Zine

“This Canadian act could compete with Finntroll and Ensiferum!” – Nuclear Blast

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Track Listing:
1. Troll Riding A Raptor (4:32)
2. Boobs And Bacon (3:30)
3. Scroll Of Lightning Bolt (4:55)
4. Black Witch Rises (5:27)
5. I Wish You Were Beer (2:05)
6. Strength Became The Storm (5:24)
7. Blood’s Shade (5:22)
8. Dragonthorn (9:34)
Album Length: 40:47

Album Credits:
– All songs performed by Nordheim
– All songs written by Nordheim
– Produce by Nordheim
– Mixed by Francois Fortin
– Mastered by Jef Fortin
– Album artwork by Nicolas Francoeur

Band and Live Line Up:
Warraxe (Lead Vocals, Guitar)
Benfok (Bass, Back Vocals)
Fred (Lead Guitar)
Lucas (Drums)

Discography:
2017 – RapThor
2013 – Refill
2010 – Lost In The North
2009 – Demo

Shared stage w/:
Alestorm, Korpiklaani, Finntroll, Havok, Kalmah, Crimson Shadows, Vesperia, Blackguard, Anonymus.

Music Placements:
ROCKBAND 3 Song for PS3 & Xbox 360 platform – ‘Beer, Metal, Trolls and Vomit!’

L-R – Warraxe (Lead Vocals, Guitar), Lucas (Drums), Fred (Lead Guitar), Benfok (Bass, Back Vocals)

So many bands make listeners choke from their sheer delusional pretentions of grandeur. Not Nordheim, their philosophy is simply to make fun folk metal, as can be evidenced by titles such as ‘Boobs and Bacon’ and ‘I Wish You Were A Beer’ on the band’s forthcoming album “Rapthor” due out on November 24, 2017.

The band comments:

“‘We want to give the fans one of the heaviest and nastiest folk metal albums to date with ‘RapThor’. It is different from our first two “Refill” (2013) and “Lost In The North” (2011). We had great feedback when we played the songs live. This album is the heaviest of them all while cutting back on the European folklore influences. It’s the result of our hard work over the last few years. It is super-heavy party music!”

Warraxe explains that Nordheim are truly a band of brothers. ‘We are a bunch of guys from Bellechasse, a small region south of the St-Laurent River in the province of Quebec. We were long-time friends and have metal as a common passion, one thing leads to another and we started a band.’

Live Nordheim really show their sense of fun. “When we play live it’s a frickin’ party! We move a lot, scream, hump the air, we drink from the fans’ beer bottles and in turn, we feed them beer, with the help of our friends and roadies coming up on stage and pouring beer in their faces. Usually between songs I’ll be making jokes about anything I can think of, as long as it’s dumb and incoherent! We have a strong sense of ‘bro-ness’ with our fans!”

NORDHEIM is:
Warraxe (Lead Vocals, Guitar)
Benfok (Bass, Back Vocals)
Fred (Lead Guitar)
Lucas (Drums)