EPK – Snakeblade – The Curse (2021) (Moonshooter Productions)
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“Dark, dirty, and epic non-traditional black metal.”
Album Title: The Curse
Release Date: October 13, 2021
Label: Moonshooter Productions
“The Curse is my boldest artistic endeavour yet. It’s my first full-length album and my most sophisticated songwriting thus far. The music has grown immensely in complexity and scale. A session drummer was hired to handle blasting the kit. There are new orchestral elements of strings, pianos, and choirs. Atmospheric synth interludes. Holy hell, there’s even a sexy saxophone solo! Lyrically, The Curse is somewhat of a concept album revolving around Game of Thrones. I say “somewhat” because as I began writing, the initial inspiration from GOT started mixing with my own experiences. What came out is a melting pot of nerdy fantasy shit plus my own personal shit. GOT plotlines of The Red Woman, Stannis Baratheon, and the Lord of Light religion meet my own personal plot lines of betrayal, failure, and rage. Overall, these songs are both deeply emotional and deeply nerdy. It was a long, pain-staking process making this thing. I hope you enjoy my latest album, The Curse.” – Snakeblade – Mike Redston
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“This one man black metal project from Canada, spearheaded by Mike Redston, wastes no time in pushing the pedal to the metal and letting it all go. No, seriously; the very first track on his new album, The Kingdom, has an insanely flamboyant and satisfying guitar solo, breakneck drums, and vocal shrieks aplenty.” – Heavy Blog Is Heavy
“Snakeblade Goes Beyond Black Metal Trappings on ‘The Kingdom'” – Exclaim!
“It’s safe to say that Snakeblade’s musical genius will quickly outgrow Redston’s one-man credo, for other musicians will surely seek out his vision. That he has crafted such venomous metal that is still wildly entertaining during this pandemic is a huge accomplishment, and The Kingdom will appeal to fans of this black metal style, particularly followers of Mayhem, Borknagar and classic Slayer.” – Exclaim!
“This is absolutely my jam, and The Kingdom is one of my favorite albums of the year so far.” – Toilet ov Hell
“I am compelled to say that SNAKEBLADE most definitely delivered an utmost maddening, but enjoyably entertaining discovery that made me replay this …pretty much all day long. “The Kingdom” is an addicting spin that will blow brains & shatter windows with explosive clarity. Full of density, technical prowess & engaging captivation. This is an incredibly amazing debut album, and I will most look forward to their upcoming projects. And for a singular writing attempt, bravo! I couldn’t help but score this as a masterful piece of other-worldly malevolence which most certainly deserves a slot in your collection for sure. Check it out!” – Metal Temple
“This album looks like a great start for a band, with an excellent showcase of skills and no filler tracks, and it has the right amount of originality as to sound fresh… Hopefully we can hear more from this project, and maybe in some future live gigs with session musicians, but at the moment what we have over here is perfect. I recommend this if you’re a fan of Black Thrash Metal.” – Bathory Zine
““The Nine” has Redston screaming like Golum as the protagonists go in search of their prize, a mid track acoustic break and build back up to the onslaught is well worked and the kit work is particularly well refined. There is also a face melting solo on this cut from Redston himself which shows that he doesn’t necessarily need to rely on the guests for that element, he’s got all the skills and they’re on show in abundance.” – Metal Noise
“‘The Kingdom’ is a lot of things. It’s rhythmic, aggressive, fast, and pretty damn good for being what it is.” – Between The Lines Media
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Quick Facts:
1. Snakeblade is a one-man band. Written and recorded in trve isolation.
2. Snakeblade started at the beginning of the Coronavirus lockdown serving initially as an escape from the whole covid situation.
3. The Curse features orchestral elements of strings, pianos, and choirs among the black metal madness.
4. The Curse is a concept album of sorts revolving around one of my all-time favorite fantasy series: Game of Thrones.
5. The name Snakeblade comes from Mike’s first character in Dungeons and Dragons which was a bugbear.
Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, Snakeblade was formed by Mike Redston as an escapist project while the entire world was 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 on their debut album The Kingdom explodes with energy and youthful rage, delivering a pummelling 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. Now on their second effort, the one-man project delves into bold new territory adding orchestral and electro elements to the blackened thrashy chaos that is: The Curse.
Discography:
2020 – The Kingdom
2021 – The Curse
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Album Title: The Curse
Release Date: October 13, 2021
Label: Moonshooter Productions
Track Listing:
1. Destiny (Intro) (1:42)
2. Rotten Souls (6:48)
3. Harvester (3:35)
4. Dreams of Aida (1:53)
5. The Red Mage’s Seduction (6:01)
6. Foul Sorcery of Flame and Shadow (5:04)
7. Godswood (2:28)
8. Born Among Salt and Smoke (5:46)
9. Archways (3:05)
10. Exile, Outlaw… The Essence (6:34)
Album Length: 42:56
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Mike Redston
Drums performed by Dennis Kraakman
Artwork by Elizabeth Holmes
‘Dreams of Aida’ co-produced with Macca Grills
‘Godswood’ co-produced with Logan Macdonald
• All songs written by: Mike Redston
• Produced by: Mike Redston
• Album Artwork by: Elizabeth Holmes
• Member of SOCAN
• Music is Canadian Content (MAPL)
Album Band Line Up:
Mike Redston – Vocals, Guitar, Bass Guitar,
Dennis Kraakman – Drums
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