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0 Happy 420! from Bloodshot Dawn and CULTURE Magazine

  • April 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Bloodshot Dawn
Happy 420! from Bloodshot Dawn and CULTURE Magazine
https://culturemagazine.com/extreme-english-metal/
 
On Canadian Tour Now! w/ Æpoch
April 20 – Toronto, ON – Hard Luck – info – https://www.facebook.com/events/1766308403676481/
April 21 – Kitchener, ON – Schwaben Club – info – https://www.facebook.com/events/172951153472574/
April 22 – Guelph, ON – Silence – info – https://www.facebook.com/events/841611562709108/
April 24 – Winnipeg, MB – The Doghouse – https://www.facebook.com/events/329498144239329/?ti=cl
April 25 – Regina, SK – Cloud 9 Live – info – https://www.facebook.com/events/1988380224761259/
April 26 – Saskatoon, SK – Black Cat Tavern (formerly Vangelis) – info – https://www.facebook.com/events/377029339438761/
April 27 – Edmonton, AB – Brixx – info – https://www.facebook.com/events/545617679145224/
April 28 – Vancouver, BC – Astoria – info – https://www.facebook.com/events/1812928125666189/
April 29 – Kelowna, BC – Muninn’s Post – info – https://www.facebook.com/events/1746126792097664/
April 30 – Nelson, BC – The Royal Grill
May 1 – Calgary, AB – Distortion- info – https://www.facebook.com/events/313363739182524/

0 March-April 2018 – Metallian – Purest of Pain

  • April 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Purest of Pain

0 MARCH 2018 – POWERPLAY MAG UK – NOTURNALL

  • April 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Noturnall

0 MARCH 2018 – POWERPLAY MAG UK – METATRONE

  • April 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Metatrone

0 Out Now! Greek Heavy Metal SENSE OF FEAR Debut Album “As The Ages Passing By…” via Rockshots Records

  • April 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Sense of Fear - Rockshots Records

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – April 20, 2018

Out Now! Greek Heavy Metal SENSE OF FEAR Debut Album “As The Ages Passing By…” via Rockshots Records

(L-R) – Themis Iakovidis – Guitar, Dimitris Gkatziaris – Bass, Ilias Kytidis – Vocals, Ioannis Kikis – Guitar/Vocals, Markos Kikis – Drums

Signing to Rockshots Records, Greek classic heavy metal thrashers SENSE OF FEAR‘s debut album “As The Ages Passing By…” is now available as of April 20th.

Years in the making, SENSE OF FEAR‘s debut full length “As The Ages Passing By…” follows the band’s 2013 self-titled EP. Offering an old school heavy metal feel with a modern pounding anvil, each track crafted on the new album was carefully selected for a good old headbanging time along with telling a unique story. The album was recorded at Valve Studio in Thessaloniki, Greece by Stratos “Strutter” Karagiannidis (Gus G, Wardrum) with mixing and mastering done at Music Factory and Prophecy Studios in Kempten-ALLGÄU, Germany by R.D. Liapakis (Mystic Prophecy, Devil’s Train) & C. Schmid. Album artwork designed and edited by Colin Marks (Nevermore, Exodus, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Kataklysm, Jeff Loomis, Xerath, Sylosis).

The band comments:

“Each song has its own gravity to the album, and all together create SENSE OF FEAR’s presentation to the world as a band and as musicians. All the lyrics come from personal experiences and emotions. This is our way to express ourselves and fight the personal demons.”

“As The Ages Passing By…” is now available digitally and on CD via Rockshots Records online store here plus iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and all major online retailers.

 

 

Track Listing:
1. Molten Core (5:30)
2. Slaughter of Innocence (7:38)
3. Black Hole (5:52)
4. Angel of Steel (5:26)
5. The Song Of A Nightingale (5:44)
6. Torture of Mind (5:44)
7. Lord Of the World (2:36)
8. Unbreached Walls 5:57)
9. Sense Of Fear (6:29)
10. As The Ages Passing By, Time… Still Runs Against Us (8:59)
Album Length: 1:00:00

SENSE OF FEAR is:
Ilias Kytidis – Vocals
Ioannis Kikis – Guitar/Vocals
Themis Iakovidis – Guitar
Dimitris Gkatziaris – Bass
Markos Kikis – Drums

For more info:
http://www.Rockshots.eu
http://www.senseoffearband.info
https://www.facebook.com/senseoffearband/

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“SOF’s sonic palette is a mix of vintage speed metal and power metal, with the occasional progressive foray, recalling Iced Earth and early Fates Warning.” – Metal Rules 

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0 Out Now! One Man Prog Shred-A-Thon INFINITEE Streaming Debut Album “The Possibilities Are Endless” via TechnicalMusicReview

  • April 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Infinitee · Music News

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – April 20, 2018

 

For fans of Meshuggah, Scale The Summit, Animals As Leaders, Glass Cloud, The Algorithm, Modern Day Babylon, Plini

Out Now! One Man Prog Shred-A-Thon
INFINITEE Streaming Debut Album “The Possibilities Are Endless” via TechnicalMusicReview



Tres Thomas – Photo Credit: Kirsten Robinson

Forming his one man shred-a-thon INFINITEE in 2016, Tres Thomas, guitarist of death metal band Tales Of The Tomb created the iconoclastic beast to forge his own musical path different from the extremes he usually performs. Inspired by My Chemical Romance, Dance Gavin Dance, Plini, Modern Day Babylon, The Contortionist, INFINITEE’s sound is a mix of djenty, heavy, dynamic, melodic and progressive influences as showcased on the debut album “The Possibilities Are Endless” just released as of April 20th.

Teaming up with Technical Music Review, INFINITEE is streaming the full album at the following link: https://technicalmusicreview.com/2018/04/20/infinitee-the-possibilities-are-endless-album-stream/ 

Thomas comments:

“It will definitely be different! However, the title track ‘The Possibilities Are Endless’ leaves all sorts of possibilities open…no pun intended! Tracks like ‘Xenocybin’, ‘Lost’ and the title track are more metal and conventional with their instrumentation. Tracks like ‘Robots Vs The Wooden Chairs Part 1 and 2 are more influenced by EDM, which has sparked the interest of people who aren’t really a fan of metal or djent, but appreciate the more electronic elements of music. This is basically a battle of robots (electronic made sounds) and the wooden chairs (guitars, bass, drums) that are wooden and made and played by humans!”

Fans that will enjoy “The Possibilities Are Endless” will also be delighted to know that the possibilities of new music from INFINITEE are also endless as Tres says he has more music to come!

“I have another album ready to record, and I am working on my third. Anything is possible…expect anything!”

INFINITEE’s debut album “The Possibilities Are Endless” is now available on Bandcamp, iTunes.

Videos:
Robots vs. The Wooden Chairs Pt.1 – https://youtu.be/YM1F0QE7zaQ
Free – https://youtu.be/tpfSPOfy6B4

Track Listing:
1. Xenocybin (3:24)
2, Lost (3:23)
3. Robots vs. The Wooden Chairs Pt.1 (3:39)
4. Robots vs. The Wooden Chairs Pt.2 (5:00)
5. The Possibilities Are Endless (3:59)
6. Free (4:41)
Album Length: 24:09

For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/InfiniteeBand
http://www.infiniteeband
https://www.instagram.com/infiniteeband
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bxJ
(Bio written by Steve Earles)

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0 Legacy Mag Premiere: Watch WARCALL’s Music Video Go “Mission Commando” Across Europe

  • April 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Warcall

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – April 20, 2018

 

For fans of Motorhead mixed with Dissection

Legacy Mag Premiere: Watch WARCALL’s Music Video Go “Mission Commando” Across Europe

New Album Out “Invaders” via Plan B Music

L-R: Phil – Drums, Mat – Guitars, Gord – Vocals and Bass

In fall 2017, Canadian thrashers WARCALL unleashed their latest album “Invaders” plus toured across Europe during October. On their invasion of the continent, the Montreal based band collected video clips from their shows and adventures in France, Germany, Belgium and Czech Republic.

Teaming up with Legacy Magazine, WARCALL area revealing all the fun captured at the following link: http://www.legacy.de/exklusives/1413-exklusive-video-premiere-warcall-mission-commando.html

The band comments:

“We are very proud to present our new music video ‘Mission Commando’. The speed and intensity of the song fits very well the theme of the video that documents our recent trek through Europe. Touring is a relentless fast paced life style and this is the perfect soundtrack to go with the images we captured last fall. Enjoy!”

WARCALL is inspired by Iron Maiden, Metallica, Motorhead, Dissection and Slayer, their music is fast, aggressive, melodic and dramatic. Unleashing three well-received albums under their bullet-belts (‘Demonarchy’, ‘Blood, Guts and Dirt’, ‘III’), their latest “Invaders” is a concept release based on humans fighting back an alien invasion with a message of fighting oppression, resisting, re-conquering, but without knowing if it is really over.

“Invaders” Album full stream here.

Music Video “Riding With Zombies” (features stock footage from George A. Romero’s “Night of The Living Dead” movie and is a track about the grueling life of touring.) here.

Music Video – Bully Bastard here.

“Invaders” Album order via Bandcamp here.

Track Listing:
1. Mission Commando (4:45)
2. Riding with Zombies (3:32)
3. Bully Bastard (3:13)
4. Mass Extinction (4:43)
5. The Man Who Suffers (5:33)
6. Fight Back (4:25)
7. Black Panther (3:30)
8. Through the Dusk (4:08)
9. Para Belum (4:06)
10. Alien Forces (5:49)

Album Length: 43:48

Album and Live Band Line Up:
Gord – Bass and Vocals
Mat – Guitard and Back Vocals
Phil – Drums

For more info:

https://www.facebook.com/warcallband/
https://warcallmetal.bandcamp.com/
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-aCO
(bio written by Steve Earles)

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“Big things are happening for Montreal’s WarCall…Motor-Maiden-‘tallica brand of street wise thrash…” – Decibel Mag

“Actually, “very very heavy” doesn’t go far enough. “Bully Bastard” slugs had enough to loosen teeth and leave bruises, and the grooves are damned compulsive, too, so loosen up your neck muscles before diving into this track. But while the song rocks hard enough to shake listeners like rag dolls, the music also channels rage and intensity through the raw grit of the vocals and the grim (but very catchy) vehemence of the riffs.” – No Clean Singing

“Fans of an old school thrash/speed sound will find plenty to enjoy throughout Invaders. 10 tracks of meaty metal that makes you want to dig out the old patch jacket & head-bang until your neck fuses.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life

“If you enjoy old school thrash, early speedy rock ‘n’ metal MOTÖRHEAD or DARKTHRONE in their thrashy black metal/crusty punk phase then WARCALL will wet your appetite and get you salivating! Dig out your battle vest, your white washed denim jeans and white trainers and bang that head furiously!” – All About The Rock

“If you’re looking for a new school band that respects and incorporates old school cool into their sounds almost flawlessly, then you’ll wanna be all over Invaders.” – Blood Rock Media

“il est impératif que les amateurs de thrash québécois découvrent cet autre petit trésor bien de chez nous.” – Musik Universe

“Like a black metal Motorhead or the mutant offspring of New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends Tank, WarCall really live up to their name! Indeed the comparisons with Motorhead and Tank are apt as WarCall are a strong power trio. On this, their fourth album (following ‘Demonarchy’, ‘Blood, Guts and Dirt’, and ‘III’), they show themselves to be very much a 21st century band, with a strong groove in their music.” – Hellbound

“”Invaders” has turned me into a Warcall fanatic overnight! Maybe it will do the same thing to some of you…..” – Heavy Metal Time Machine

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0 Prog-Sphere Premiere: Canadian Cinematic Prog HARNESSING THE UNIVERSE New Video “Beyond The Bright”

  • April 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Harnessing The Universe · Music News

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – April 20, 2018



For fans of Tool, Mastodon, Truckfighters, Kyuss, Pink Floyd

Prog-Sphere Premiere: Canadian Cinematic Prog HARNESSING THE UNIVERSE New Video “Beyond The Bright”

Created By German Filmmaker Joerg Steineck

The Cambridge English Dictionary describes the universe as ‘the whole system of created things.’ Well… Saskatchewan’s HARNESSING THE UNIVERSE are a band more than capable of living up to the infinite possibilities of their name, harnessing the power of the universe to create music of great spirit and originality. As the great Stephen Hawking memorably said, “Always look up at the stars not down at your feet!”

Inspired by Black Mountain, Stoned Jesus and Brant Bjork, the band’s sound is best described as “powerful, interesting, serious, spacious and epic! Meditation Music For Metalheads!”

With plans for their follow up album “In The After” in 2018 to their 2015 self-titled debut, HARNESSING THE UNIVERSE are sharing with fans one more music video to close that chapter before they begin the next.

Pairing up with Prog-Sphere.com, HTU is premiering their latest video for “Beyond The Bright”. A beautiful cinematic video created by German filmmaker Joerg Steineck.

“We are trying to bring the listener on a ride with us…Longer song lengths allow for peaks and valleys in the soundscape and the change in feel from upbeat to chill and back again in the course of the same track…We want to take the listener on a musical journey of epic highs and lows. It’s not party music! It’s something you put on when you’re thinking about life and you need a soundtrack to back up your thoughts.” says drummer Travis Weibel.

Journey into “Beyond The Bright” at the following link: http://www.prog-sphere.com/specials/harnessing-the-universe-beyond-the-bright-premiere/

HARNESSING THE UNIVERSE’s debut album is available on iTunes, Amazon and the HTU Online Store.


Track Listing:
1. Spirit Guides (7:11)
2. Open Air (8:12)
3. More Than Gold (7:24)
4. Beyond The Bright (5:45)
5. Magic Forest (6:20)
6. Catas (2:12)
7. Ever Elusive (5:58)
8. Harnessing The Universe (7:50)
9. Moons Gone Down (5:49)
10. Orb (8:28)
Album Length: 1:05:15

Album Band Line Up:
Pat Koch (guitar, vocal)
Travis Weibel (drums, vocal)
Trent Bloch Hansen (guitar, keys)
Deric Sheppard (percussion)
Terry Paholek (Bass)

Live Band Line Up:
Pat Koch (guitar, vocal)
Travis Weibel (drums, vocal)
Trent Bloch Hansen (guitar, keys)
Deric Sheppard (percussion)
Trent Paterson (Bass)

For more info:
https://www.harnessingtheuniverse.com
https://www.facebook.com/harnessingtheunivrse
https://twitter.com/harnessuniverse
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bHK 
(Bio written by Steve Earles)

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“If you’ve ever wondered what Pink Floyd would sound like if they were influenced by Tool and Mastodon, this is your answer”- It Djents

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0 Ash Fault Radio – interview w/ Greber

  • April 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Greber

http://ashfaultradio.com/post/173002970888/greber-are-a-deafening-two-piece-from-cambridge

0 Prog-Sphere Premiere: PROTOSEQUENCE “Parasitic” Guitar Playthrough + New EP Out “Biophagous”

  • April 20, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Protosequence

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Montreal, QC – April 20, 2018

For fans of After The Burial, Rings of Saturn, All Shall Perish, August Burns Red, Born of Osiris

Prog-Sphere Premiere: PROTOSEQUENCE “Parasitic” Guitar Playthrough

New EP Out “Biophagous”

L-R – Jacob Teeple (Bass), Kyle Hunter (Guitar), Joseph McKee (Vocals), Logan Vars (Drums), Dylan Parker (Guitar and Vocals)
Photo Credit: Ryan Wiesner at Trivium Photography

Drawing influence from acts like All Shall Perish, August Burns Red, and The Black Dahlia Murder, PROTOSEQUENCE root their music in technicality while layering emotional, yet gruff vocals weaved into every track. The band transitions seamlessly through djent riffs, grinding drums and groove elements, making their sound versatile and ever-changing.  Their latest EP “Biophagous” was unleashed during August of 2017 to follow their 2016 debut “Schizophrene”.

Teaming up with Prog-Sphere, PROTOSEQUENCE guitarists Kyle Hunter and Dylan Parker are offering a shred-a-thon with a new playthrough for the band’s track “Parasitic”.

Watch it now at the following link: http://www.prog-sphere.com/specials/protosequence-parasitic-guitar-playthrough-premiere/

“Biophagous” available on the band’s Bandcamp here plus available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and all  other major online retailers.

“Biophagous” EP Stream – https://youtu.be/uRREcq4clPw

Track Listing:
1. DFL (3:42)
2. Parasitic (4:42)
3. Shepherd (5:02)
4. The Hate Subsides (4:08)
EP Length: 17:35

Show Dates:

April 27 – Calgary, AB – Distortion – info w/ Widow’s Pea, Path to Extinction
May 10 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room – info – w/ Ingested (UK), Bodysnatcher, Signs Of The Swarm

 

For more info:
http://www.protosequence.com

EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-a9P

About:

Edmonton’s own Protosequence offer a rush of groovy guitar parts met with story-filled lyrics and serene, landscape-sized instrumentals that roll like hills into a valley.

Protosequence is a reference to the original genome where all life began — much like the band, which existed in principle before they even had a presence. Each of the members were lying in wait to be activated and become the strain that is now Protosequence. Kyle Hunter (guitar) was constantly crafting near-complete songs that were ready to be realized. It did not take long for Kyle and Logan Vars (drums) to finally meet. It seemed as though there were two projects destined to combine into a singular effort to form the final line-up for the band: Logan (drums), Kyle (guitar), Parker (guitar), Joseph McKee (vocals), and Ryan Schaffler (ex-bassist) who is now replaced by Jacob Teeple. Members have a long history in the Edmonton music scene, playing in bands like Anubian and In The Midst Of A Murder since the early 2000s.

The band draws influence from acts like All Shall Perish, August Burns Red, and The Black Dahlia Murder. With a foothold on their influences, they root their music in technicality while layering emotional, yet gruff vocals weaved into every track. The band transitions seamlessly through djent riffs, grinding drums, and groove elements, making their sound versatile and ever-changing. Each live performance is crafted like an album played from front to back, with each song bearing a story and painting the room like a canvas — leaving the colours and experiences on each audience member.

The band will be releasing their new EP “Biophagous” on August 18th, 2017 to follow their 2016 debut EP “Schizophrene”.

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“Edmonton’s Protosequence perform an agile balancing act on the new song “Shepherd” we’re bringing you from their forthcoming EP, Biophagus, a high-wire performance that deftly straddles a stylistic divide without ever losing their path forward.” No Clean Singing

“In the vein of bands like All Shall Perish & Born of Osiris, Protosequence kick proceedings off with the furiously tech riffing of Parasitic, a wild & untamed slab of death metal. That is until a surprising tempo change that brings in some keyboards & more classic metal sounding guitar solo. It’s a damn strong start, one that leaves you wondering just what more Biophagous has to offer.” – Games, Braaaiiins And A Headbanging Life

“Protosequence is an act of quality over quantity.  I get seriously lost in their music, be it through a spine-damaging headbanging session (“DFL”) or stretch of melodic introspection (“Shepherd”).  Biophagous offers up another nice showcase of the band’s skill across a variety of substyles and paces.” – Metal Trenches

“Protosequence takes the insane melodic riffage of metalcore bands like August Burns Red or Novelists, and mixes them with tech death elements of bands like The Black Dahlia Murder which makes for what I think could be a band that has the potential to break through and make it huge…Biophagus is of another caliber, every aspect of it is flawless, and will not only be in my playlist but should be in everyone else’s as well. Whatever you do, do not sleep on this band. Make sure you pick up Biophagus when it releases August 18th! ” – Blood Rock Media

“Incorporating elements from deathcore, technical death metal, and, yes, even djent, Protosequence manages to maintain the listener’s interest while developing an identity that is not only unique to Canada, but to the world. ” – It Djents

“Traversing between djent and technical progressive metal” – Somberlane

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