EPK – Snakeblade – The Kingdom (2020)
Publicist – Jon Asher – asher[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
“One-Man Black Metal that’s fun, energetic, and nerdy as hell!
For fans of Immortal, Skeletonwitch, Death, Midnight, Bewitcher
Album Title: The Kingdom
Release Date: July 31, 2020
Label: Moonshooter Production
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STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS ABOUT THE BAND
1. Snakeblade is a one-man black metal like no other – it’s fun! Songs are upbeat and exploding with energy delivering a pummelling of riffs, blastbeats, and shrieking vocals. All instruments are played by Mike Redston and recorded from his apartment in East Vancouver.
2. Snakeblade was started just months ago at the beginning of the Coronavirus lockdown. All songs were recorded in only about one month. When Kingdoms Collide is the official debut single for Snakeblade’s debut album, The Kingdom, being released July 31st!
3. Members of local Canadian acts Truent, Protosequence, and Kayas have teamed up with Snakeblade to deliver some amazing guest solos to the upcoming debut album, The Kingdom. Keep an ear out for some top-notch shredding atop all the chaos.
4. Lyrically, Snakeblade is a nerd’s wet dream. Topics include fantasy, medieval battles, and video games. Fans of Lord of the Rings, The Witcher, Game of Thones and similar series will have a feast of lyrics to dissect and delve into. The name Snakeblade actually comes from Mike’s first character in Dungeons and Dragons, which was a bugbear.
5. Mike Redston tries to record all his songs in one-take playthroughs. That means he doesn’t chop the song apart when he’s recording, which results in a ‘fast and loose’ sound. Snakeblade ain’t about robotic, highly produced recording – there’s nothing badass about a completely clean-cut production. Snakeblade is honest, authentic and plays with attitude – it’s fuckin rock n roll baby!
Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, Snakeblade was formed as an escapist project by Mike Redston while the entire world quarantined. What came out of this anxious time may surprise you though, as Snakeblade refuses to follow typical one-man black metal trends. Every song explodes with energy and youthful rage, delivering a pummeling of riffs, blastbeats, and shrieking vocals. With lyrical topics of fantasy, medieval battles, lord of the rings, and video games, Snakeblade is a headbanging nerd’s wet dream.
Redston adds:
“Snakeblade is where all my nerdiness gets released. I’m a big fan of fantasy, video games, RPG’s, all that shit. Songs on the upcoming album “The Kingdom” were heavily inspired by Lord of the Rings, The Witcher, Metal Gear Solid, and Dungeons and Dragons. The name Snakeblade actually comes from my first character in Dungeons and Dragons, which was a bugbear.”
This is the only beginning for Snakeblade as onslaught of more music is to come with two albums worth of material ready to go.
Snakeblade’s debut album “The Kingdom” is due out July 31st, 2020 and was mixed by Myles Ogilvie (Diretone Music) and
mastered by Logan Macdonald (Logan Gordon Engineering).
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Album Title: The Kingdom
Release Date: July 31, 2020
Label: Moonshooter Productions
Track Listing:
1. When Kingdoms Collide (4:22)
2. To The Pits With The Balrog ft. guest solo Devan Howes (Kayas) (1:47)
3. The Nine (4:13)
4. Scavenger ft. guest solo Dylan Parker (Protosequence) (3:36)
5. Vamp, The Impaled ft. guest solo Kyler Li (5:54)
6. Devoted To Destruction ft. guest solo Matthew Pancoust (Truent) (Truent cover) (3:51)
Album Length: 23:45
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Mike Redston
Guest solos by:
To the Pits With the Balrog – Devan Howes (Kayas)
Scavenger – Dylan Parker (Protosequence)
Vamp, the Impaled – Kyler Li
Devoted to Destruction – Matthew Pancoust (Truent)
All songs written by: Mike Redston
Devoted To Destruction – Truent (cover)
• Produced by: Mike Redston
• Mixed by: Myles Ogilvie
• Mastered by: Logan Macdonald
• Album Artwork by: Elizabeth Holmes
• Member of SOCAN
• Music is Canadian Content (MAPL)
• Album Band Line Up:
Mike Redston – Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Production
Discography:
2020 – The Kingdom
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