EPK – The Judge The Juror – Heliconian Optivisor (single) (2025) Off Upcoming EP “Primitive Minds”
Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
“What happens when you realize that you may have been viewing parts of your life through a lens you didn’t create? This song speaks of our human desire to find community and belonging that doesn’t come at the cost of selling our souls to fit in. This sentiment has been an ongoing discussion for the band members, as we try to carve a new unique and niche sound. We don’t always know where we fit into the metal scene, but we know we want to be authentic and stay true to what we believe without compromising. This balancing creates a push and pull of emotions that the musical structure of the song builds on.” – The Judge The Juror
For fans of Between the Buried and Me, Born of Osiris, Meshuggah, The Browning, Enter Shikari
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Aug 21 – Kelowna, BC – Jackknife Brewing**
Aug 22 – Kamloops, BC – Bridgeview Theatre** (UGEFEST)
Aug 23 – Salmon Arm, BC – Solid Urban Studios**
Aug 24 – Abbotsford, BC – Heavy Metal BBQ**
Sept 13 – Red Deer, AB – The Vat
Band: The Judge, The Juror
Single Title: Heliconian Optivisor
Single Length: 3:40
Release Date: August 15, 2025
Label: Self-Release
Single Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: The Judge The Juror
• All songs written by: The Judge The Juror
• Produced by: The Judge The Juror, SL2 Productions
• Mixed by: Alpha Core Studios
• Mastered by: Alpha Core Studios
• Album Artwork by: Agnes Benson
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Band Lineup:
David W Frontenac – Vocals / Synth / Programming
Scotty Oakes – Guitar
Merrick Fenton – Bass
Nick Burpee – Drums
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About The Single Artwork:
A psychedelic futurist looks at the human mind.
About The Single:
“Heliconian Optivisor” – the song creates a mesmerizing, fast-paced assault of sonic force, helping to underpin the lyrical idea of being trapped behind viewing the world through red lenses, while trying to break through to some sense of true human connection.
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FUN FACTS:
1. We made up a genre (PSYDEATHTECHPROG) to be both descriptive of our unique sound, and a tongue-in-cheek joke about how niche metal has become (“it’s not death metal, it’s blackened tech sludge!” 🡨 we’ve all heard something like this, lol)
2. Merrick has been playing bagpipes with a Scottish Highlands band since the age of 5, and we plan to have a bagpipe feature on our next EP
2. We’re going on our second-ever tour starting Aug 21, 2025, with The Hallowed Catharsis and Plague Doctor, and we plan to be on the road even more in 2026
3. David introduced the synth element to the band in late 2023, and it has now become part of our signature sound. He always comes up with unique/weird synth tones because he is equally weird.
4. One time while on the road with our friends Kelevra, we found out their guitarist, Brett, was feeling under the weather, so we went to the local pharmacy, made him a care packag,e and presented it to him at the next venue. This was all video documented and can be viewed on our social media.
L-R – Scotty Oakes (Guitar), David W Frontenac (Vocals/Synth/Programming), Nick Burpee (Drums), Merrick Fenton (bass)
Amidst the vast landscape of tedious and semantic metal subgenres,
The Judge The Juror emerges to carve out the latest niche: PSYDEATHTECHPROG
Combining technical metal riffage, intricate drum grooves, and experimental synthesis elements to dazzle the mind, along with a blistering high-energy live presence, The Judge The Juror is making moves to solidify themselves as a leader in Western Canadian Metal experimenters.
Discography:
2025 – Heliconian Optivisor – Single
2024 – Harmony in Discord – EP
Shared Stage with: Alleageon, Art of Attrition, Beguiler, Into Enternity, Kelevra, Opal in Sky, Forsaken Rite, Age of Ashes, Our Last Crusade, Victoria Lies, Floodgate, Supermodel Taxidermy
Tours and Festivals:
2025 (Upcoming Aug 21) – Insanity in the Interior Tour w/ The Hallowed Catharsis and Plague Doctor
2025 – Alternative Waves Music Festival – Medicine Hat, AB
2024 – Party in the Park – Ft McMurray, AB
2024 – May Long Mini Tour – Edmonton, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Calgary
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