EPK – Earth’s Yellow Sun Release Virtual Comic Book To Celebrate 5 Year Anniversary of “The Infernal Machine” (EP) (2015)
Publicist – Jon Asher – asher[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
Virtual Comic Book Release Date: October 2, 2020
Album Title: The Infernal Machine
Release Date: August 4, 2020
Label: Independent
Distribution: Distrokid
For fans Periphery, Snarky Puppy, Dream Theater, Animals As Leaders, Thank You Scientist
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“a 5-part, 23 minute long prog rock song of epic proportions.” – Can This Even Be Called Music
“the band has great potential as they carry forth their Prog torches and bear witness to the world of Prog.” – Progressively So
“Hometown boys Earth’s Yellow Sun were first to take the stage, and they did a marvellous job – especially considering that they were a last-minute addition to the bill, replacing the great Angel Vivaldi. Also impressive was the fact that their usual lineup of sax players was absent, and they were forced to find a replacement in the form of Shanna Hanko, who learned all of the required arrangements within 48 hours. They performed a few tracks from their first EP, as well as parts two and three of ‘The Infernal Machine’. I said it the last time I saw them: these guys are going places.” – Metal Wani (Live Review – Toronto – 2016 Opening for Intervals & Plini)
About:
Difficult to Label; Easy to Enjoy
We are Earth’s Yellow Sun, an instrumental band hailing from Toronto, Canada. While often described as “progressive metal”, you’ll quickly find that it’s not so simple to label us – our unique approach to writing music is unlike anything you’ve heard before. Blending a crushingly heavy rhythm section with soaring melodic saxophone lines and funky organ pads, Earth’s Yellow Sun is like the love child of Periphery and Snarky Puppy that you didn’t know you needed in your life.
Our most recent release “Under the Covers” features our cover arrangements of three songs from vastly different corners of the musical world, featuring collaborations with some talented vocalists. From the progressive rock realm, we cover Rush’s “Overture 2112/The Temples of Syrinx”, featuring the incredible Rody Walker of Protest the Hero. From jazz territory, we cover pianist Tigran Hamasyan’s instrumental rhythmic mind-bender “Entertain Me”. And from the pop world, we cover the Backstreet Boys hit “Larger Than Life”, featuring the vocals of Lauren Babic of Red Handed Denial.
As an instrumental band, we rely on our music to convey our stories. Our sophomore release “The Infernal Machine” is a concept record that chronicles a futuristic society’s dependence on technology and artificial intelligence, and the ensuing conflict between man and machine. The creation of this EP saw us venture further into experimental territory, incorporating unconventional instrumentation such as violin, choir, and tabla into sound.
Earth’s Yellow Sun was initially conceived in 2014, while we were attending Humber College’s music program. After bonding over our mutual interest in heavy progressive music, and our shared desire to write innovative music of our own, we formed a school ensemble where we first toyed with the idea of incorporating saxophones into a metal band. This experiment proved to be a great success, and Earth’s Yellow Sun rose from the ashes of the school ensemble once classes came to an end.
Our unique and eclectic sound allows us to fit into a variety of different concert bills. Since our live debut in 2015, we have been fortunate enough to share the stage with several notable acts, including Between the Buried and Me, Protest the Hero, Intervals, Intronaut, Plini, Thank You Scientist, Moon Tooth, Auras, and Red Handed Denial. We greatly look forward to returning to the stage as soon as we can, bigger and better than ever.
Discography:
2020 – Virtual Comic Book (The Infernal Machine 5 year Anniversary)
2020 – Under the Covers EP
2015 – The Infernal Machine
2014 – Prologue
Shared Stage:
Between the Buried and Me, Intronaut, Intervals, Plini, Thank You Scientist, Protest the Hero, Moon Tooth, Enslaved, Red Handed Denial, AURAS, In the Presence of Wolves, Afterwake, Pyramid Theorem,The Frame Defect
Tours and Festivals:
2018 – Summer of Prog Tour
2017 – The Quest for More Treats Tour w/Protest the Hero
Artist endorsements:
– DNA Amplification – Duncan Stan
Album Title: The Infernal Machine
Release Date: August 4, 2020
Label: Independent
Distribution: Distrokid
Track Listing:
1. Part I – Assembly (6:09)
2. Part II – Unveiling (2:58)
3. Part III – Betrayal (3:31)
4. Part IV – Bastion (3:12)
5. Part V – Rapture (7:14)
Album Length: 23:06
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Earth’s Yellow Sun
• All songs written by: Josh Hanff, Julien Bigras, Chris Bruder
• Produced by: Chris Bruder & Josh Hanff (Brouhaha Productions)
• Mixed by: Matt Grady (EMAC Studios)
• Mastered by: Reuben Ghose (Mojito Mastering)
• Album Artwork by: Mike Kungl (MKungl Studios)
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Album Band Line Up:
Josh Hanff – Guitars
Michael Murray – Guitars
Gio Campanelli – Keyboards
Duncan Stan – Bass
Julien Bigras – Drums
The EYS Saxophone Collective is:
Brian Dhari (Tenor), Shanna Hanko (Alto), Murray Heaton (Alto),
Riley Keller (Alto, solo on Pt.III), Chelsea McBride (Bari),
Savic Panylyk (Tenor, Bari), Andrew Racknor (Alto, solo on Pt.I)
The Infernal Machine Choir is:
Mjaa Danielson, Sarah Gribeauval, Ilsa Gurtins,
Graham Ko, Mara Nesrallah, Kalya Ramu, Jake White
Special Guests:
Kelly Jefferson – Tenor Sax Solo on Pt.V
Ravi Naimpally – Tablas on Pt. IV
William Lamoureux – Violin
Emily Rockarts – Vocal Melodies on Pt.V
Electronic Percussion – Ethan Myers (IAMFREE)
Sound Design – Ethan Myers (IAMFREE), Matt Grady, Josh Hanff
Live Band Line Up:
Josh Hanff – Guitars
Chris Bruder – Keyboards
Duncan Stan – Bass
Julien Bigras – Drums
Murray Heaton – Alto Sax
Brian Dhari – Tenor Sax
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