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0 NEWS: Montreal Prog Champs THE CHRONICLES OF ISRAFEL Offer Free Download ‘Violet Empress (Last Love) via PureGrainAudio; New Album ‘A Trillion Lights, Tome II’

  • December 16, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · The Chronicles of Israfel

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – December 16, 2016

Album Download here. (for media use only)

For fans of Dream Theater, Devin Townsend, Periphery, Scale The Summit

IsrafelWorld.com | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter

Montreal Prog Champs THE CHRONICLES OF ISRAFEL Offer Free Download ‘Violet Empress (Last Love) via PureGrainAudio

New Album ‘A Trillion Lights, Tome II’

Track Listing:
1. Colors Of The Energy Construct (2:03)
2. Goddamned (3:52)
3. I Remember (7:41)
4. Nightmare (3:17)
5. Spirit Carousel ft. Bekki Friesen (4:07)
6. Life I Know (4:55)
7. In Ruins (5:57)
8. Hatred In My Heart (4:18)
9. Violet Empress (Last Love) (5:13)
10. Greet The Sun (3:49)
11. A Trillion Lights (5:36)
12. Incendia (2:15)
13. The Turning Of The Heavens (12:38)
Album Length: 1:05:47

      Montreal progressive rock / metal champs THE CHRONICLES OF ISRAFEL released their long awaited sophomore album ‘A Trillion Lights, Tome II’ this past October via BOH Records. TCOI is lead by founder/guitarist/vocalist Dominic Cifarelli, best known for his work in Pulse Ultra along with playing in multiple projects such as Scars on Broadway, Lukas Rossi, Billy Ray Cyrus, Zaho among many others. The new album has been nine years in the making to follow their 2007 debut ‘Starborn, Tome I’. Featuring 13 tracks of progressive songwriting blended with incredible guitar riffs and symphonic piano rounded with melodic vocals for a cinematic music experience, TCOI has teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com to offer an exclusive FREE download of their track ‘Violet Empress (Last Love)’ for those who have yet to hear what awaits them on ‘A Trillion Lights, Tome II’.

To get your FREE download of ‘Violet Empress (Last Love)’, please visit the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/the-chronicles-of-israfel-violet-empress-last-love-free-song-download

The track’s music video can also be watched at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBrGOPym_rE

Album Stream at https://tcoi.bandcamp.com plus available on iTunes, CD Baby.

For more info, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/thechroniclesofisrafel.

About:

THE CHRONICLES OF ISRAFEL is the solo project of guitarist/vocalist Dominic Cifarelli (former guitar player for Pulse Ultra (Atlantic Records)). It was born during a very uncertain and difficult period leading up to the breakup of Pulse Ultra in 2004. Many late night solo jam sessions combined with the constant viewing of violent Japanese Anime movies helped form the sound of the sometimes brutal and very dark first concept album “Starborn, Tome I”. The album was written to focus on the main character Israfel in his search for a new home and self-discovery. ‘Starborn’ was released in June 2007 through Bridge of Hands Entertainment, an independent arts label dedicated to the development and the distribution of original art.
After its release, a hiatus from TCOI was taken due to demand for Cifarelli’s guitar talents requested for many other projects that included a stint in Los Angeles, touring with Scars on Broadway that featured Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan of System of a Down, a collaboration with Lukas Rossi on the single “Headspin” that is featured on the album “Rockstar Supernova” starring Tommy Lee, Gilby Clarke and Jason Newsted, recording guitars and bass for Billy Ray Cyrus’ 2012 release “Change My Mind” plus performances on French platinum artist Zaho’s debut and sophomore albums, two guitar solos on a Rush tribute album released by Magna Carta, which featured Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Mike Mangini (Dream Theater) and Stu Hamm (Steve Vai. Other highlights in Cifarelli’s career include a featured guest guitar appearance with Cypress Hill and Travis Barker at the annual Smoke Out Festival in San Bernardino, CA, which also featured Incubus, Living Colour and Manu Chao plus guest performances in 2013 with Chevelle in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel and Taproot at the Whiskey in Los Angeles.
Now fast forward to 2016, nine years after ‘Starborn’ is released. TCOI is reborn beginning in 2014 with new material being written and released as singles / music videos during 2015 and early 2016, which is then followed with a handful of warm up shows in preparation for the official release of Cifarelli’s follow up and sophomore album ‘A Trillion Lights, Tome II’ due out October 15, 2016. The album features 13 tracks of progressive songwriting blended with incredible guitar riffs and symphonic piano rounded with melodic vocals for a cinematic music experience.

 

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“Wow, once in a while an album comes along and just smacks me in the fucking face and completely floors me. The Chronicles of Israfel has done that. I mean I was speechless for a week and didn’t know how to put into words how to review this.” – The Dirty Room

“The songs on this excellent, 13 track, album come to this reality from a million points of creativity. Some parts of the album are driving and antagonistic while other parts are soul wrenching and personal. Songs like “In Ruins” and “Greet The Sun” are exactly the sort of songs you need to start your day off a type of bang! no matter the occasion.” – 925 Rebellion

“The crowd bubbled, jumping with the beat like water coming to boil. The band had an engaging, evocative style. Listening to it gave me that special release that only comes from metal. It feels like a cross between shivers down my spine to the beat of a powerful metronome.” – Montreal Rampage – Live Review

“This prog metal album is a great effort by a talented guitarist and composer Dominic Cifarelli. I have high hopes for The Chronicles of Israfel. They draw heavily on the great prog and thrash metal bands that have come before them.” – Slickster Mag
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0 Symphonic Black Death Metal ENDEMISE Offer Free Download ‘Soma’ via PureGrainAudio

  • December 15, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Endemise · Music News

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – December 15, 2016

 

Album Promo Request here. 

For fans of Symphonic Full Orchestrations w/ Heavy Death / Black Metal Riffs and Melodies

Endemise.com | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Instagram | Bandcamp

Symphonic Black Death Metal ENDEMISE Offer Free Download ‘Soma’ via PureGrainAudio

New Album ‘Anathema’ Out Now!


       Unleashing their self-released album ‘Anathema’ this past October to follow their 2013 debut album ‘Far From The Light’ released on Maple Metal Records and their 2012 self-titled EP. Ottawa, ON symphonic black / death metal band ENDEMISE have teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com for the exclusive FREE download of their track ‘Soma’, one of eight blistering ear piercers off ‘Anathema’ that was produced by band guitarist Dale Sauve along with Ken Sorceron (Abigail Williams).

To get your FREE download of ‘Soma’, please visit the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/endemise-soma-free-song-download

To hear the full stream and order your copy of ‘Anathema’, please visit http://endemise.bandcamp.com/album/anathema 

Music Video ‘Anathema’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ3NsOpSixQ

‘Procreator’ guitar playthrough by shredders Dale Sauve and Graham Murphy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyu7zmYrUZU


1. Nocturne (4:59)
2. Anathema (4:26)
3. Blackening (4:30)
4. Procreator (5:14)
5. Gargoyles: Fragments In Stone (4:57)
6. Soma (4:35)
7. Come Serene Dark (5:16)
8. Fragments In Flame (5:01)
Album Length: 39:02

For more info, please visit: www.endemise.com.

About:

Based in the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Endemise delivers an astoundingly intense combination of blackened death metal and orchestral awe. Following a series of style-sculpting releases between 2005 and 2012, the band emerged in 2013 with their defining full-length, Far From The Light. The ten punishing tracks were produced by long-time collaborator Mike Bond alongside guitarist Dale Sauve, and became available worldwide via Maple Metal Records. Endemise continues to masterfully blend a din of choking darkness alongside majestic orchestral arrangements – an element featured in full grandeur during live performances – into a mature and cohesive sound that has captivated listeners internationally. Now, in 2016, the band is hard at work preparing the next set of tracks to spread to eager fans, which promise to raise the bar yet again and show fans new and old why they are truly masters of their craft.”

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0 Heavy Metal Time Machine – Dark Messiah – S/T

  • December 15, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Dark Messiah

Ultimately “Dark Messiah” is a nasty, down and dirty metal recording with a pissed-off attitude and a real sense of “Knock down the fucking door now you pinheads!” urgency!! Groove metal or not, “Dark Messiah” has got some set of balls of it!!! If you liked your metal big, bad, and ugly then you are going to want to check this one out.

http://metalmark.blogspot.ca/2016/12/dark-messiah-dark-messiah.html

0 The Somber Lane – SCYTHIA Launch Drinking Horn Holiday Contest w/ New Track ‘The Absent Christmas’

  • December 15, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Scythia

Grab a drinking horn with Scythia’s “Absent Christmas” contest!

Source: SCYTHIA Launch Drinking Horn Holiday Contest w/ New Track ‘The Absent Christmas’

0 A Journal of Musical Things – Here’s a Book to Help You Navigate the Music Business

  • December 14, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Don't Forget The Business In The Music Business'

http://ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-book-help-navigate-music-business/

0 Thank You MDs and DJs – Illyrian #48 on !earshot The National Top 50 – For the Week Ending: Tuesday, December 13, 2016

  • December 14, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Illyrian

http://earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=101&dWeekOfID=2016-12-13

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0 NEWS: SCYTHIA Launch Drinking Horn Holiday Contest w/ New Xmas Track ‘The Absent Christmas’

  • December 14, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Scythia

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – Dec 14, 2016

For fans of Turisas, Ale Storm, Ensiferum, Korpiklaani, Eluveitie

Scythia.ca  | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube

CD Baby | iTunes | Bandcamp

SCYTHIA Launch Drinking Horn Holiday Contest w/ New Xmas Track ‘The Absent Christmas’

Canadian progressive/power folklore metallers SCYTHIA are launching a holiday contest for fans to win a Yule drinking horn along with hearing their new xmas song ‘The Absent Christmas’. The lyrics are part historical, part mythical plus the epic power metal Christmas track pulls out all the bells and whistles: chimes, choirs, big guitars, and rippin’ solos.

‘The Absent Christmas’ is now streaming at: https://scythia.bandcamp.com/track/the-absent-christmas.

This is SCYTHIA‘s second holiday track, previously releasing 2012’s ‘…Of Santa’.

To enter the contest, the only thing fans have to do is name the 3 Christmas songs that are hidden in ‘The Absent Christmas’ and win a killer drinking horn! (pic below). Answers can be emailed to Scythia here or Facebook Message via their Facebook page here. Scythia will announce the winner on their Facebook page on Friday December 16th at 12 pm MST.  Contest is open world-wide, Scythia will cover shipping costs.


The band’s latest full-length offering, ‘Lineage’ is now available on iTunes, CD Baby and the band’s Bandcamp page.

Although the band primarily self-produced the album, Lineage features engineering from Nino Laurenne (Firewind, Finntroll, Wintersun, Ensiferum) and Lasse Lammert (Alestorm, Gloryhammer, Powerwolf), and mastering from Svante Forsback (Rammstein, Volbeat, Firewind, Apocalyptica). Nino Laurenne is also responsible for mixing duties on the album. Lineage was recorded at LSD Studios in Lubeck, Germany and Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland.


1. Eternal Oath (3:37)
2. Laugh of the Tsar (5:41)
3. Barbarian (4:53)
4. Soldier’s Lament (5:22)
5. Loremaster Pt. I (7:33)
6. Loremaster Pt. II (6:49)
7. The Sacrifice (5:43)
8. Lineage (3:15)
Album Length: 42:56

For more info, please visit: www.Scythia.ca.

About:

Like a charging bear Scythia have been playing progressive power metal with a twist of folklore since 2008. Scythia has coined their own sound while drawing influences from different genres such as celtic/gypsy folk music, power metal, death metal and progressive rock. Scythia’s albums and performances feature rich, poetic storytelling and grand tales that vividly captures the imagination of their listeners. Because of this, they have taken the independent scene by storm as they gather more and more fans both domestically and internationally. Scythia acquired its name from vocalist/guitarist Dave Khan’s infatuation with ancient Slavic imagery and melodies inspired from Balkan music. The name is fitting for a grandiose sound as Scythia is also an ancient empire spanning from the Caucasus through Russia, and even into eastern Scandinavia.

Scythia delivered their first album “Of War” in 2010 where the band’s distinctive sound was forged, which carried on to their next release “Of Exile” in 2011. These albums featured sound effects, narration and classical instrumentation to help drive home their story through the medium of concept albums. Touring and press associated with these albums garnered recognition for the band as they were nominated for the Best Metal Group/Duo for Canada’s Sirius XM Indies – Independent Music Awards. Other nominees include Bison B.C, Derelict, Devin Townsend Project and Mares Of Thrace. This is a great honor for the band to be included as nominees for these awards since they represents the Canadian independent music scene.

In February 2014, Scythia had its sights set on new and larger horizons. They released their 3rd full length album “Of Conquest”, which was engineered/produced by Lasse Lammert (Alestorm, Gloryhammer, Halcyon Way, Svarsot) at LSD Studios in Lubeck, Germany. Co-produced by Shaun Thingvold (Strapping Young Lad, Lamb of God, Fear Factory), Mixed by Nino Laurenne (Ensiferum, Wintersun, Kiuas, Firewind) at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland, and Mastered by Svante Forsback (Rammstein, Firewind, Korpiklaani,Apocalyptica) at Chartmakers in Helsinki, Finland. “Of Conquest” let to an overwhlemingly popular response and saw the band co-headline a major festival in Brazil and other festivals in the southeast USA in 2015.

“Of Conquest” sonically paved the way for their 4th full-length release “Lineage”, which was recorded using the same production team. 2016 sees Scythia getting ready for more touring in Canada and the US, and setting sail across the seas to international venues.

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0 NEWS: VAN HALST Issue Studio Update: Recording New Album w/ Producer Arnold Lanni (Our Lady Peace, Finger Eleven, Simple Plan)

  • December 14, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Van Halst

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – December 14, 2016

Album Promo Request here.

For Fans of In This Moment, Evanescence, Halestorm

VanHalstMusic.com | Facebook | Twittter | Youtube

VAN HALST Issue Studio Update: Recording New Album w/ Producer Arnold Lanni (Our Lady Peace, Finger Eleven, Simple Plan)

New Music Video ‘Questions’

 

Photo Credit: Renee Robyn

Gothic rockers VAN HALST have issued a studio update on recording the follow up release to their debut album ‘World of Make Believe’ with famed Canadian producer Arnold Lanni, best known for his work with Our Lady Peace, Finger Eleven and Simple Plan.

Van Halst commented:
“We are very excited and humbled to be partnering with Arnold Lanni on this new record. Arnold has written some amazing songs and we can’t wait to hit the studio with the new tunes we’ve written with him.”

Lanni added:

“I’m excited to be working with Van Halst. I think their future is really bright! Not only is the band writing some great songs and ‘hooky’ memorable riffs, but Kami’s voice is one of the most unique emotional and evocative voices I’ve heard in a very long time. The juxtaposition of the band’s melodic sensibilities and Kami’s quirky singing style will make this project standout from all the other bands.”
VAN HALST released their debut album ‘World of Make Believe’ on March 4th, 2016 to great acclaim from the Canadian music scene, debuting #8 on theEarshot! Canadian college radio loud charts along with Canadian press commenting the following:

“Goth rock quintet Van Halst takes on feminism, body image and more with impressive debut.” – Beatroute (AB)

“Van Halst incites hope with World of Make Believe.” – Vue Weekly

“Van Halst’s World of Make Believe wants to educate” – Edmonton Journal 

“A fine and courageous album from a band I have no doubt we will hear much more from.” – Hellbound

“If Evanescence and In This Moment dominate your stereo, we’d like to present your new favorite band.  – Idobi Radio

VAN HALST was a project that first began as a solo endeavour for whom the band is named after — Kami Van Halst, but has since become a full group producing socially conscious lyrical tracks that focus on disenfranchised and marginalized populations. The band’s influences stay true to goth rock with Kami Van Halst demonstrating an agile vocal delivery in combination with pummeling growls. Lyrically, the band draws from black metal due to its focus on people suffering from isolation and rising to overcome the preconceptions of a judgmental society. In This Moment’s industrial fusion remains a primary influence for Van Halst, employing a sampler, synthesizer, and distorted vocals.
Kami Van Halst dominates as the vocalist performing both growls and soaring vocals (Surviving Suzanne), Scott Greene (Derina Harvey Band/Dirty Pool) and Tara McLeod (Kittie) craft the guitar work while Brendan McMillan (bass) (My Darkest Days) and Brett Seaton (drums) (Cultured by Fire) drive the rhythm section of the band. Kami’s range and virtuosic vocal ability always captivates an audience and her attitude on stage truly delivers the meaning behind the songs. The band’s live performance is a theatrical experience as they utilize full-costumes, make-up and stage props.

A full album stream of ‘World of Make Believe’ can be heard at the following link https://vanhalst.bandcamp.com/album/world-of-make-believe

Plus the following videos:

Save Me – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAq7jXBPSqM

Questions (Please be advised this video shows scenes of violence towards women. This is intended to raise awareness about victim blaming. ) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fx7AGNqYew

‘World of Make Believe’ is now available on iTunes and Bandcamp.

1. The End (4:31)
2. Save Me (4:12)
3. Ryan’s Song (4:11)
4. World of Make Believe (3:46)
5. Questions (3:23)
6. Denying Eyes (4:08)
7. Monster (3:29)
8. Plastic Smile (5:11)
9. Put Him Down (4:33)
10. Perfect Storm (4:44)

Album Length: 42:14

For more info, please visit www.vanhalstmusic.com
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0 Metal Underground – Terrifier – Pit Stories: Flying Bottles

  • December 14, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Terrifier (Test Your Metal Rcords)

http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=130003

0 All About The Rock – Inire – Cauchemar

  • December 14, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Inire

Inire have produced an album that will constantly surprise you. Tracks like Endless with its melodic intro before settling into a groove laden track that’s reminiscent of Lamb Of God, which sits alongside Crash, which is more in the vein of Disturbed.

http://allabouttherock.co.uk/inire-cauchemar-album/

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