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0 Armstrong MetalFest co-organizer Jesse Valstar had a chat with The Rock Metal Podcast on celebrating 10 Years!
0 Metal Injection: Tech-Death Tuesday: HATRED REIGNS Deliver Crushing Canadian Carnage on Realm: I – Affliction
Realm: I – Affliction is a satisfying slab of devastation, it is prime brutality with an intricate edge full of twists and turns at frequent intervals. Hatred Reigns show a lot of promise here and this is only the beginning for them.
0 Mexican Thrashers CENTAURO Unleash New Lyric Video “Colmando un Oscuro Vacío” via PureGrainAudio; New Album “Daño Colateral” Out On CD June 30th; Available Digitally Now!
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – June 21, 2018
For fans of Vektor, Warbringer, Death, Havok, Kreator, Sodom
Mexican Thrashers CENTAURO Unleash New Lyric Video “Colmando un Oscuro Vacío” via PureGrainAudio
New Album “Daño Colateral” Out On CD June 30th; Available Digitally Now!
L-R: Roberto Lizarraga (Guitar) | Hecris Estrada (Bass) | Iván García (Guitar & Vocals) | Mario Rivera (Drums)
Photo Credit – Arlu PerezParra
Unleashing their eighth and latest release “Daño Colateral” digitally this past April, Mexican thrashers CENTAURO will be making the new album available on CD as of June 30, 2018 through Bandcamp and distributor Ablaze Productions.
Leading up to the “Daño Colateral” physical release, CENTAURO have teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com for the premiere of their new lyric video “Colmando un Oscuro Vacío” at the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/videos/mexican-thrashers-centauro-light-up-with-their-colmando-un-oscuro-vacio-lyric-video-exclusive-premiere
“Daño Colateral” is CENTAURO‘s third full-length adding to their existing repertoire of well worked classic thrash intertwined with hearty samples of elements from several metal sub-genres, most notably black and death, resulting in a recognizable, deep and unique sound.
“Daño Colateral” is a concept album focused on the turbulent story of a person that was born into awful situations and throughout their life, continues to experience numerous setbacks even through effort and good will; a subjective message to decadence of society and modern system thoughts.
Drummer Mario Rivera further explains:
“The album is a story about a person that has been born from rape, that’s why this newborn is unwanted; So he and his brother work their way through the struggles of life until his brother dies. He gets angry with life and his resentment burns until he gets into prison for vandalism. In prison, he learns how to be a real criminal, and when he is released, he begins a path of violent crimes and killing until his madness makes him commit suicide.”
The band purposely takes the listener through torrid moments to create atmospheres of deep anxiety, fear, anger, joy and depression. It’s a journey through emotions that evolve from one to another. This intense story that can be both heart wrenching and uplifting can be heard in full stream and downloaded on Spotify, Bandcamp, Amazon, iTunes, and Google Play.
CD order will be available June 30th on Bandcamp and distributor Ablaze Productions.
Music Video – Aberrante Creación – https://youtu.be/0y3jGS-rork
Track Listing:
1. Aberrante Creación (4:46)
2. Extenuante Cometido (5:40)
3. I.D.S. (4:04)
4. Al Pie del Borde (4:42)
5. El Derecho del Mártir (5:44)
6. En Decadencia (3:02)
7. Sentencia de Muerte (5:54)
8. Colmando un Oscuro Vacío (5:48)
9. Delirio Esquizofrénico (6:36)
10. Impulso Terminal (3:44)
Album Length: 50:00
For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/centauromx
https://www.instagram.com/centauro_mx
https://twitter.com/Centaurothrash
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-c3P
BIO:
In the heat of the summer of 2009, Mexican thrash metal band Centauro was born. Hailing from Culiacán, Sinaloa, they took their name from famous Mexican revolutionary fighter Doroteo Arango (Pancho Villa) a.k.a. “El Centauro del Norte”.
Mario Rivera (drums) delves into the origin of the band’s name,“We were kind of tired of a majority bands in our country having names mainly in English with some of them not even translating correctly. Coming from Mexico we really wanted our band’s name in our mother tongue to represent our culture and history. We wanted truly Mexican inspired metal, not everything to be about Vikings, runes, occultism and demons.”
Focusing on creating original trash infused metal they have found recognition both locally and abroad. Over the course of nine years they have unleashed eight releases, 2 EPS (Enraizados – 2010, Oligarquía – 2014), a demo (Vía Agresión – 2011) and 3 full lengths (Devastación Total – 2013, Ciénagas Del Engaño – 2015, Daño Colateral – 2018). Their sound is well worked classic thrash intertwined with a hearty sample of elements from several metal subgenres, most notably, black and death, creating a recognizable, deep and unique sound.
Staying true to their roots, they write lyrics exclusively in Spanish broaching themes including politics, religion, lust, laziness, misery, death, joy and criticism of society. This fresh take on thrash metal can be described as aggressive, melodic, and unique. The band brings a contagious energy to the stage putting emphasis on having fun and interacting with the crowd while playing quality music.
Centauro’s latest album “Daño Colateral” was released digitally April 21, 2018 on Spotify, Bandcamp, Amazon, iTunes, Google Play and will be available on CD as June 30, 2018.
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“Centauro is a band of great quality. Daño Colateral is an impressive advance compared to Ciénagas del Engaño in all aspects; 10 tracks with vocals in Spanish, aggressive and that fully express the fury, in addition to a total maturity in the band; it shows its more progressive side and its more melodic side without sacrificing aggression at all, it is present at all times” – Manuel Amusia
“Centauro is a band with a unique sound, one of the most emblematic bands of Sinaloa, with a very extensive discography from 2009 to 2018.” – Balagardones
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0 Ottawa’s HATRED REIGNS Premiere New Video “Planes Divide” via NoCleanSinging; Debut EP “Realm: I – Affliction” Out Now!
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – June 21, 2018
For fans of Cryptopsy, Suffocation, Morbid Angel, Death
Ottawa’s HATRED REIGNS Premiere New Video “Planes Divide” via NoCleanSinging
L-R = Jeff Calder – Guitar, Adam Semler – Guitars & Vocals, Eric Cooper Lefebvre – Drums, Kyle Hnatyshin – Bass, Brandon Mayhew – Vocals
Photo Credit: Gilles Landreville
Debut EP “Realm: I – Affliction” Out Now!
L-R = Jeff Calder – Guitar, Adam Semler – Guitars & Vocals, Eric Cooper Lefebvre – Drums, Kyle Hnatyshin – Bass, Brandon Mayhew – Vocals
Photo Credit: Gilles Landreville
Ontario’s HATRED REIGNS unleashed to the metal world their debut EP “Realm: I – Affliction” last month on May 25th. The 3 track EP was recorded, mixed and mastered by Dark Moon Productions and drums engineered by Geoff McNeely & Joe “Moon” Lyko at Raven Street Studios presents songs from their future full-length concept album that recants the travels of a damned soul to purgatory where their fate will be determined as they face numerous challenges along the way.
Guitarist Jeff Calder explains:
“Lyrics were written by Brandon Mayhew (guitarist) and me. The concept was inspired by Dante’s Inferno and movie ‘What Dreams May Come’ (the book is not as similar to the film) while giving our own twist and personal interests on the theme.”
Now a month later, the Ottawa powerhouse premiere their new lyric video “Planes Divide”, a track about a damned soul that travels between gateways towards Necropia.
Watch “Planes Divide” now via NoCleanSinging.com at the following link: https://www.nocleansinging.com/2018/06/21/an-ncs-video-premiere-hatred-reigns-planes-divide/
“Realm” I – Affliction” is available for full stream and download on Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify and all other major retailers.
Show Dates:
June 23 – Pembroke, ON – Nelson Street Pub – info
June 29 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks – info
July 20 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks – info w/ Archspire
Track Listing:
1. In Anguish (4:29)
2. Pain Leads To Nothingness (3:57)
3. Planes Divide (4:13)
EP Length: 12:40
Album / Live Band Line Up:
Brandon Mayhew – Vocals
Jeff Calder – Guitars
Adam Semler – Guitars & Vocals
Kyle Hnatyshin – Bass
Eric Cooper Lefebvre – Drums
For more info:
http://www.facebook.com/hatredreigns
http://www.instagram.com/hatredreignsofficial
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-c0G
BIO:
Hailing from the Ottawa/Gatineau Capital Region of Ontario, the five members of Hatred Reigns compose original brutal music and have been taking the local scene by storm. Fusing both old school death metal and new school tech elements, each song they create is unique and full of beastly hammered drums, brutal aggressive guitars, sonic booming bass, and demonic vocals appealing to a diverse audience.
Looking to develop a new project with big ambitious goals to create a concept album Hatred Reigns was founded in 2015 by Jeff Calder, (guitarist, and conceptual artist). They performed their inaugural performance in 2017 to a sold out crowd and thus very high standards were established and word spread to promoters in other cities of their performance.
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“Realm: I – Affliction is a satisfying slab of devastation, it is prime brutality with an intricate edge full of twists and turns at frequent intervals. Hatred Reigns show a lot of promise here and this is only the beginning for them.” – Metal Injection
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0 Metal Injection Premiere A SCAR FOR THE WICKED Music Video “The Unholy”; New EP Out June 29th
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Montreal, QC – June 21, 2018
For fans of The Black Dahlia Murder, Aborted, Whitechapel, Suicide Silence, Origin
Metal Injection Premiere A SCAR FOR THE WICKED Music Video “The Unholy”; New EP Out June 29th
EP Title: The Unholy
Track Listing:
1. Born From The Grave (3:17)
2. A Place Where Death Resides (3:50)
3. The Abyss (4:35)
4. Darkness Approaches (3:16)
5. The Unholy (4:03)
6. Malformed (2:30)
7. Evil Within (4:29)
EP Length: 26:03
Fueled by a passion to bring horrific and grotesque sounds to their fans, Ottawa’s A SCAR FOR THE WICKED (ASFTW) are revealing their new music video “The Unholy”, the title track off their upcoming third EP set to be unearthed on June 29, 2018.
Watch “The Unholy” via Metal Injection at the following link: http://www.metalinjection.net/video/a-scar-for-the-wicked-brings-the-unholy-with-their-new-epic-death-metal-release
Full of face melting heaviness and a dark and evil atmosphere that offers more sickening death metal to the unsuspecting world “The Unholy” follows their 2012 Machiavellian hymn to the dead “Scars” and 2014’s brutal assault “The Necrobutcher”.
The band comments:
“‘The Unholy’ is a step up from our previous EP ‘The Necrobutcher’. It’s heavier, more technical, faster, more melodic and flows very well from front to back. Silverwing Studios did an excellent production. The vocals often alternate from low to high in range and is accompanied by powerful backing-vocals. Every track is hard hitting and overall the EP and lyrical content have a very dark feel to them.”
Since 2010, Ottawa’s A SCAR FOR THE WICKED has been clawing their way through the Eastern Canadian metal scene playing fast, evil and energetic songs inspired by horror shows and films. Their favorite themes encompass zombies, demons and other evil creatures and for them, each song is executed as a short horror story accompanied by heavy music. Like most horror stories this is not for the faint of heart. There is a fair amount of gore, death and of course a very evil atmosphere, which is reflected in the band name as well.
Guitarist Joe Lyko explains:
“A Scar For The Wicked was really a twist on “people marking the houses of where witches live, a mark on them so people knew to stay away, a scar as we like to look at it”, I always liked the idea of thinking every time we play we leave a mark on the crowd, something to remind them of us.”
A SCAR FOR THE WICKED will be hosting an EP release show in their hometown of Ottawa on June 29th at Mavericks with a line up of the city’s most deathly metal bands. For more info, please visit here.
EP Pre-Order available on the ASFTW‘s Bandcamp here.
Lyric Video – “Born From The Grave” – https://youtu.be/sZK45dt8Tr0
EP and Live Band Line Up:
Guitar/Vocals: Adam Semler
Guitar: Joe Lyko
Drums: Nick Rodgers
Bass: James Nopper
Vocals: Eric Forget
For More Info:
https://www.facebook.com/ASFTW
https://twitter.com/ascar4thewicked
http://www.instagram.com/asftwmetal
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-c8A
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“Filled to the brim with captivating melodies and brutal precision, the band raises their own bar on the upcoming EP, and will surely twist some heads in the future.” – Metal Injection
“It’s catchy while maintaining aggression, and the melodic guitarwork is quite frequently the highlight of each track.” – Dead Rhetoric
“One of Ottawa’s most promising death metal bands” – Ottawa Showbox
” A Scar For The Wicked will assault and infect anything that comes in contact with their aggressive, scathing melody with daring lyrical context, that is layered on pure attack force!” – Nataliez world
” Without a doubt and from the very beginning the duel vocalists make themselves stand out by implementing a solid mix of shrill highs and gutturals; hitting hard and quick, the two opposites occasionally find themselves entwined, as in “Silence Vile Temptress” and the spine tingling growl at the beginning of “Surrounded by Giants”. ” – Volume Sins (Review of The Necrobutcher 2014)
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0 Dead Rhetoric – A Scar For The Wicked – The Unholy (EP)
It’s catchy while maintaining aggression, and the melodic guitarwork is quite frequently the highlight of each track.
http://deadrhetoric.com/reviews/a-scar-for-the-wicked-the-unholy-self-released/
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