EPK – Odinfist – Remade In Steel (2023)
Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
“Over the course of our musical careers, we’ve always prioritized making music that we enjoy and want to listen to first. Each album is a snapshot of where we were mentally, creatively, and socially– but we always wanted to explore new spaces within the genre and try to push into places we hadn’t been before. Remade in Steel is true to Odinfist’s roots in Traditional Heavy Metal, offers its listeners the same energy and sound that they’ve come to expect from the band, but still shows off the band’s love for discovery.” – Odinfist
For fans of Savatage, Riot City, Eternal Champion, Cauldron, Anvil
Album Title: Remade In Steel
Release Date: March 10, 2023
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: N/A
Odinfist.bandcamp.com | Facebook.com/Odinfist | Instagram.com/odinfist.official
Spotify | YouTube.com/user/odinfistofficial | Apple Music | Deezer
Bravewords Premiere – Riffmaster – https://bravewords.com/news/exclusive-odinfist-premieres-riffmaster-single
“…pure and hard Heavy Metal, from the old school, in the purest style of IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, and other bands of the well-known NWOBHM…” – Necromance Magazine“Odinfist has a damn good grasp on the metal jugular without ruining the authenticity of the medium.” – Metalpsalter
“They capture the old school sound better than most of the competition, without a doubt” – Foul Feast Webzine
[Download Album Cover | Download Album Lyrics]
Album Title: Remade In Steel
Release Date: March 10, 2023
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: N/A
Track Listing:
1. Riffmaster – 6:28
2. Metalmancer – 4:36
3. Remade in Steel – 5:16
4. Allfather – 6:52
5. Deadline – 5:16
6. Masquerade – 8:34
Album Length: 37:02
Album Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Odinfist
• All songs written by: Odinfist
• Produced by: Shane Bouthillier
• Mixed by: Shane Bouthillier
• Mastered by: Shane Bouthillier
• Album Artwork by: Art of Grimmuza
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Album and Live Band Line Up:
Tyler Anderson – Lead Vocals and Guitar
Bradley Caulien – Drums
Justin Ketterer – Guitar and Backing Vocals
Jesse Valstar – Bass
===========================================================
The album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
A roller coaster ride taking the listener through the twists and turns of traditional heavy metal.
Track by track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
Riffmaster – Epic speed metal. Deep Purple vibes. Very guitar-driven track. The lyrics are about a badass wizard dude who brings true metal to the people of Earth and passes judgment on the enemies of metal.
Metalmancer – Classic 80s metal riffs. Some hair metal influences in the verses. The lyrics describe a protagonist as they’re being exposed to new ideas and how they can forge a new path in life. The guitar solos are fucking sick, boys. Remade in Steel – Michael Akerfeldt would say “It’s going to be evil.” This one definitely has some Savatage riffage. Gets super heavy and then breaks into a psychedelic solo section. Very unconventional song structure. The protagonist of the song seeks help from Monks in a mountain monastery, but they have to break them down and reforge them out of metal because the damage is too extreme.
Allfather – This song is about Odin Allfather, from Marvel’s Thor films, played by Anthony Hopkins. The song is pretty much Dance of Death by Iron Maiden.
Deadline – This is the Metallica song. It is also the Megadeth song. It goes from doomy to thrashy, with lots of chromatic riffage. The lyrics are about trying to survive under pressure, crushing anxiety, and running out of time.
Masquerade – This is the long, epic song of the album. Space aliens like to wear masks at fancy parties, and attempt to exterminate the human race, and then humans are forced to flee to space in order to avoid extinction.
BAND STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS:
1. Odinfist headlined the first two Armstrong Metalfests, back when it was just a backyard party on our old drummer’s parents’ farm.
2. The band has had the same members now for just about 16 years, which makes it very easy to work together because of how familiar we are with each other’s playing styles. We’ve all been friends since high school.
3. This album was written during the Covid 19 lock down years. Lots of ideas that didn’t quite make it got forgotten or scrapped along the way.
4. Jesse Wrote the lyrics to Remade in steel while binge watching the latest season of the Mandolorian.
5. The song “Masquerade” has been an idea for over 10 years and went through several revisions. At one time, around 2011, it was a finished song, with a very different structure, but it got shelved and then revisited multiple times before it became what it is today.
Odinfist has been bringing heavy metal to the Okanagan Valley for sixteen years and has participated in a variety of major shows and festivals across Western Canada. They have played with a variety of other bands such as Kataklysm, Thor, 3 Inches of Blood, etc. Members of Odinfist are also very involved with the Okanagan Metal scene. The band is all about fun, melodic heavy metal that you mosh, party, or just have a good time to, with a relentlessly energetic and entertaining live show.
Album and Live Band Line Up:
Tyler Anderson – Lead Vocals and Guitar
Bradley Caulien – Drums
Justin Ketterer – Guitar and Backing Vocals
Jesse Valstar – Bass
Discography:
2009 – Thrash and Pillage
2009 – Fields of Flesh EP
2010 – We Are Gods
2011 – Come to the Walls EP
2012 – Rest in Glory
2016 – The Old Lighthouse
2019 – Let the Gods Decide
2023 – Remade in Steel
SHARED STAGE WITH:
3 inches of blood, Kataklysm, Skull Fist, Thor, Into Eternity, Holy Grail, Aggression, Diamond Head, Grim Reaper, Unleash the Archers, Iron Kingdom, Greyhawk, Protest The Hero, Devin Townsend Project
Tours and Festivals:
2022 Armstrong Metalfest – Armstrong, BC
(2009-2012, 2014-2021) Armstrong Metalfest
2019 Hyperspace Metalfest – Vancouver, BC
2018 Loud as Hell – Drumheller, Alberta
2017 Decimate Metalfest – Calgary, Alberta
2016 Hellraiser Fest – Kelowna, BC
2016 Metallion – Vanderhoof, BC
2016 Loud as Hell – Drumheller, Alberta
2015 Farmageddon – Edmonton, Alberta
2014 Calgary Metalfest – Calgary, Alberta
ashermediarelations.com 
Comments
Trackbacks & Pingbacks
No incoming links found yet.