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0 NEWS: Calgary’s YYC Music Awards Announce 2016 Artist Nominees; September 25th At Studio Bell (National Music Centre)

August 25, 2016
by Asher
· Calgary's YYC Music Awards · Music News · YYC Music Awards

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – Aug 25, 2016

Calgary’s YYC Music Awards Announce 2016 Artist Nominees

September 25th At Studio Bell (National Music Centre)

Voting For People’s Choice Award here

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Recognizing the achievements of Calgary’s music community, the YYC Music Awards is proud to reveal the artist nominees for their inaugural year in supporting and celebrating the wide range of musical talent based in the city. Honouring artists in 18 categories (listed below), the YYC Music Awards will be hosting their first annual gala on September 25th at Studio Bell in the National Music Centre. Doors will be at 7pm with the ceremony beginning at 8:15pm. Tickets for the event will be available for purchase as of August 30th online at YYCMusicAwards.com. Ticket price is $39.99 plus service fees.

“We are very excited to announce the list of nominees for this year. It was a longer process than anticipated that involved going back to our voting committee to break ties in several categories. We feel this is a clear statement on the strength of the musicians and artists in our city and as difficult as it was it is shaping up to be a very exciting event.” comments co-organizer Leanne Harrison.

The YYC Music Awards are founded by music industry veterans Darren Gilbert (producer, Off The T-Can Studio), Shannon Ambrose (The Portal Magazine), Larry Mayell (artist manager) & Leanne Harrison (SIN Agency) to celebrate the artists that embrace Calgary at home, entertaining and supporting its arts and culture.

The YYC Music Awards categories and nominees:
http://yycmusicawards.com/award-categories/

ALTERNATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Alright Gents – Ok Guys

Gabe Romero – Suburban Soul Train

Nobaby – Food Album

Septembryo – iBelieve

The Wisers – It’s Safe, I’m Not Here

BLUES RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Debra Power – Even Red Heads Get the Blues

Devin Cooper – Cross the Line

Kirby Sewell Band – Girl with the New Tattoo

Nathan’s Taken – Honey Girl

Tim Williams – So Low

COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Jacob Rose – Last Another Day

Jason Hastie and The Alibi – Feels Like Home

Lyndsay Butler – I’ll Drive the Truck

Maddison Krebs – Bulls-Eye

TwoShine County – Whole Lotta Love

DJ/ ELECTRONIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Isis Graham aka Esette – YOU

Mark Instinct – Shake featuring Dizzy dLux

Soulier – Expansions

Sunseekerz – The Stick Up

Zach Taylor – Johnny Hockey

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Jocelyn Alice

Joelle

Lexi Strate

Lyndsay Butler

Mary Kate Aquino

GROUP OF THE YEAR

Jason Hastie & The Alibi

The New Electric

The Static Shift

TwoShine County

Windigo

JAZZ RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Al Muirhead – Oop!

Hutchinson Andrew Trio – Hollow Trees

Johnny Summers – Piano Sessions Volume 2

Tyler Hornby – Launch

Vocal Group Kiva – Familiar Faces

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Al Muirhead

Drew Gregory

Kirby Sewell

Scott MacKay

Tyler Hornby

METAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR

AfterEarth – In the Shadow of Destiny

Divinity – The Immortalist, Part 2 – Momentum

Every Hour Kills – Every Hour Kills

Hazzerd – Victimize the Innocent

Sentient – Ceremonial Murder

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Cowpuncher – “Later On”

Jason Hastie and The Alibi – “White Dress”

Jocelyn Alice – “Jackpot”

Lexi Strate – “Diamond Eyes”

The New Electric – “Life’s What You Make It”

POP RECORDING OF THE YEAR

DJ Kav (ft. Kay L & Voyce) – Raindrops

Jocelyn Alice – Jackpot

Lexi Strate – Waves

The New Electric – Life’s What You Make It

Windigo – Windigo

RAP/ HIP HOP RECORDING OF THE YEAR

CLOUDE – GOTENKS (Trunks Freestyle)

DJ Kav (ft. Kay L & Voyce) – Raindrops

Kay L – LOST

Midwest Mindset – 1313

Zach Taylor – Johnny Hockey

ROCK RECORDING OF THE YEAR

8nChange – Skin

All Above Me – Anthem

The Static Shift – At Odds

Thrill of Falling – Truth For Lies

Windigo – Windigo

ROOTS/ FOLK RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Ann Taylor – Roses

Jacob Rose – Last Another Day

Mariel Buckley – Motorhome

The Northern Beauties – The Northern Beauties

Scott MacKay – Twin

SINGER/ SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Ann Taylor

Jason Hastie and The Alibi

Jocelyn Alice

Joelle

The Northern Beauties

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Jason Hastie and The Alibi – “Feels Like Home”

Jocelyn Alice – “Jackpot”

The New Electric – “Life’s What You Make It”

TwoShine County – “Love This Song”

Windigo – “It Goes On (In My Mind)”
ZACKARIAH AND THE PROPHETS MEMORIAL AWARD
(to be announced at award ceremony)

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
(please visit the following link for nominees and voting here)

About:

The YYC Music Awards purpose is to celebrate the wide range of musical talent in the city of Calgary.

The YYC Music Awards is accepting volunteer applications leading up to and for the gala along with membership for CMSC (Calgary Music Selection Committee), who are our voting members.

Volunteer Application: http://yycmusicawards.com/volunteers/

Join CMSC: http://yycmusicawards.com/cmsc/

Sponsorship Inquiries: http://yycmusicawards.com/sponsorship-kit/

For more info: YYCMusicAwards.com

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0 NEWS: Thrash Legends EXCITER Comment On Original Line Up Performing For First Time Since 1985 at Calgary Metalfest; 2016 Line Up w/ Annihilator, Exciter (original line-up), Razor, Sacrifice, Toxic Holocaust, The Exalted Piledriver And More!; Tickets & VIP Passes On Sale

August 25, 2016
by Asher
· calgary metalfest · Music News

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Montreal, QC – Aug 25, 2016

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Thrash Legends EXCITER Comment On Original Line Up Performing For First Time Since 1985 at Calgary Metalfest

2016 Line Up w/ Annihilator, Exciter (original line-up), Razor, Sacrifice,
Toxic Holocaust, The Exalted Piledriver And More!

Tickets & VIP Passes On Sale here

Download Calgary MetalFest Posters here

Canadian thrash legends EXCITER will be taking the stage at this year’s Calgary Metalfest on September 17th at Flames Central presented by Big Nate Productions. Their performance is one for the history books as they will be reuniting their original line up for the first time since 1985 plus sharing the stage with fellow Canadian thrash pioneers ANNIHILATOR, RAZOR and SACRIFICE. All have never before performed on the same stage together, making the concert a historic moment in metal.

EXCITER guitarist John Ricci comments:

“We are really stoked to participate at the fest with such great bands that came out of Canada and went on to establish themselves as serious contenders in the metal market around the globe. The last time the original line-up played together was the summer of 1985, our last tour together across the USA. When we got back together in 2014, it was like we never broke up, it was like instant musical chemistry!”

Tickets and VIP Passes on sale through https://calgarymetalfest.com and at Sloth Records in Calgary.

New this year, VIP packages will be offered and include sound check viewings, band meet and greets, and autograph sessions. Check out http://calgarymetalfest.com and http://bignateproductions.com for more info!

Friday, September 16th at Dickens Pub, Portland-based TOXIC HOLOCAUST will headline their first Calgary appearance since 2011. Support by DISCIPLES OF POWER, THE ORDER OF CHAOS, FORNICATION, BLACK PESTILENCE and CONCRETE FUNERAL. Info here.

Thursday, September 15th at Distortion sees THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER in their first ever Western Canadian performance with support from CRYSTAL MESS, SAVAGE STREETS, PROFITS OF CRIME and ACCOSTAL. Info here.

Wednesday, September 14th Kick-off Party at The Ship and Anchor, FREE SHOW with THE CADAVOR DOG, W.M.D., IN/VERTIGO, BLACKBIRD ELECTRIC, OUTLETS BAND. Info here.

About:

Calgary Metalfest, in its fifth annual year, started in 2012 by Nathan “Nate Reno” Renaud after his experiences working at Monsters of Rock in 2008 and as Stage and Production Manager of Noctis Metalfest from 2008 to 2013. Nate also founded and plays bass in KYOKTYS and is a live and studio audio engineer with over forty titles and hundreds of shows to his credit. Check him out at http://bignateproductions.com.

Through its live charity auction, Calgary Metalfest has raised a total of $4000 for Make-A-Wish Southern Alberta and is shooting to sponsor an entire $10,000 Wish this year! Auction items will include autographed posters, guitars, art, festival tickets, and more.

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0 EPK – Cell – The Frozen Moon of Erebath (2016)

August 24, 2016
by Asher
· Cell

CELL – The Frozen Moon of Erebath (2016)

Release Date: October 14, 2016

LABEL: Self-Release

DISTRIBUTION: Ironstone Technologies

For fans of Inquisition, Death, Immortal, 1349, Tsjuder, Shining and Morbid Angel

Download = Press Photo | Album Cover | Album Lyrics

Download = Album Cover | Album Lyrics

1. Gateway to Erebath

2. Drained And Lifeless

3. Cosmic Portal Ov Hell

4. Symbiotic Parasite

5. Celestial Hybrid

6. The Infinity Gauntlet

7. Erasing The Plane Of Existence

8. Infinite Flux

9. Rage Upon The Celestial Effigy Of Infinity Time And Space

Album Credits:

• All songs performed by: Cell

• All songs written by: Cell

• Produced by: Cell and Ryan Forsyth

• Mixed by: Ryan Forsyth

• Mastered by: Ryan Forsyth at Trendkill Productions

• CD Cover, Album Artwork: Remy at Headsplit Designs

Oscar Wilde memorably said: ‘We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.’ Well, Cell are doing more than just looking, they have channeled the universe that surrounds us in all its infinite glory and chaos into their music. Thus, drums crash like asteroids pounding into a doomed planet, guitars soar at light-speed, and the bass throbs with the sonic pulse of a dying star, the band themselves describe their music as ‘chaotic, grinding, sludgy, cold and hateful.’

Cell is a band purveying their own unique brand of cosmic black metal with pile-driving drumming, flavored with hints of doom and sludge metal, but always with that unique black metal atmosphere, inspired by the cosmos, and darker than any black hole, drawing all light into itself and spewing out darkness.

Their top five influences are Inquisition, Tsjuder, Immortal, Death and 1349 but Cell very much bring their own vision to the table, after all, if you want to see far, you stand on the shoulders of giants…and Cell’s vision reaches to the very edge of the universe.

Cell came into creation in the late fall of 2014 at the hands of guitarist and vocalist Hyperion and drummer Void in Winnipeg, Manitoba. After jamming as a two-piece for a few months, bassist Deimos joined the nucleus of Cell, and this unique black metal organism was ready to infect the world, for a strong concept divides and multiplies like an invading organism infecting more and more fans in their turn…The Cell infection/invasion begins here!

Feeding off the crowd’s energy, Cell lives to bring their unique cosmic black metal to the stage…to show and guide their fans to what reigns above them, the universe in all its cold splendor and glory!

Guitarist and vocalist Hyperion explains the meaning behind Cell’s unusual name and how the Cell itself formed.

‘The meaning behind Cell’s name is biological and evolutionary. We wanted something that would suit us and the music that we forge…A lot of our lyrics are based on a concept of our own universe that we’ve created. We dig deep into humanoid beings and how they’ll inevitably meet their demise by their own hand….Originally I had the idea for Cell a few years ago and wrote some songs whilst looking for other musicians who shared my vision. Vocalist and bassist Deimos and drummer Void completed the foundation of Cell. All of us in the band were going through some hard emotional things in our lives and bringing the band together created an unbelievable catharsis for us. We’re able to channel dark emotions and hate upon things that disgust us in this world and reality.’

Indeed, Cell’s music has a depth and originality that goes beyond much of the clichéd music out there, as Hyperion explains in great detail the meaning behind their songs.

‘’The Frozen Moon of Erebath’ is a concept album taking place in a different galaxy to our own. In this galaxy there are many intelligent beings that have been driven to extinction by their own hands. Greed, hate, lust, and power are some of the many feelings that have destroyed them over time. On the frozen moon of Erebath there is a race of beings who destroyed their own planet and relocated to their moon to perform experiments and create more hybrids of themselves that can further their goal to conquer the galaxy.’

‘In the track ‘Celestial Hybrid’ we explain a scenario where the hybrids of Erebath land on a planet similar to erase and terraform. They decimate the middle-aged and old while kidnapping the children for experiments to complete their conquest of the ‘perfect being’.

‘’Drained and Lifeless’ is a track of pure hatred and emotion. It’s about the beings that suck your life force and energy from your soul. It relates to the hard moments we deal with every day as humans. There are so many people out there that don’t know that they drain people’s energy and will continue to do so until the day they perish.’

‘‘Cosmic Portal Ov Hell’; this track is about a portal that opens above a peaceful and caring civilisation. They soon realise the beings coming through this portal are here for one thing only…destruction!’

‘’Symbiotic Parasite’; this is about a symbiote that is able to attach and combine itself with another intelligent being to live together as one. It stays attached for a few months and slowly drains the being until there is no life force left. Each new victim makes this symbiote more and more powerful.’

‘Celestial Hybrid’ is a song about the hybrids of Erebath descending down from the stars so they can terraform a peaceful planet. They kidnap the young for experiments to further themselves as the perfect beings.’

In ‘The Infinity Gauntlet’ a Titan travels planet-to-planet just to destroy them and please Death herself. He sees Death in a woman’s form and fell in love with this entity since he first killed. Death doesn’t exist as a being…but in his eyes she is there every day convincing him to take more planets to satisfy her lust.’

‘’Erasing The Plane of Existence’ is a continuation of both ‘Cosmic Portal Ov Hell’ and ‘Celestial Hybrid’. This track delves further into the destruction of a civilisation from pure curiosity in science and inventions.’

‘The last track on the album is entitled ‘Rage Upon The Celestial Effigy of Infinite Time and Space’ is a story about race of beings that work as planet merchants for the hybrids and clean off total worlds so they can sell them for terraforming. The king eventually gets too greedy and brings about his own demise of his race of hybrids themselves. He witnesses the planet exploding as he ends his own son off to another planet far in the stars in an attempt to save his offspring’s life.’

To conclude…Cell are an aural firestorm of cosmic frost and fury, free from clichés, fearless in their vision, they are the ideal band to take black metal to new cosmic heights and black dimensions!’

0 EPK – Uforia – Fight or Flight (2016)

August 24, 2016
by Asher
· Uforia

Uforia – Fight or Flight (2016)

Release Date: July 15, 2016

Distribution: Tunecore

Contact: PR Rep – Jon Asher – ashermedia(@)gmail.com

For fans of Billy Talent, Finger Eleven, Our Lady Peace

Download = Press Photo | EP Cover | EP Lyrics

“This title track (Fight or Flight), in all of its gritty and tenacious swagger, smacks you in the face and demands to be listened to.” – Canadian Beats

“packing a powerful punch with no filler” – Some Kind of Media

“Uforia have released a tight collection of excellent songs and with the re-appearance of other Canadian guitar acts like Billy Talent and the aforementioned Finger Eleven into the mix we could be in for a renaissance in Canadian rock music.” – The Green Room Podcast

“I must say that this band definitely picked a great name for itself. We all know the definition of Euphoria; a feeling or state of intense excitement or happiness. This is exactly how the band portrayed themselves on stage. I was impressed by their stage presence….I see a bright future for this young talented group of musicians. They have great supporters and music mentors on their side. Please check them out when they come to a city near you.” – Concert Addicts

“It’s hard to fake understanding and desire. You get it or you don’t, you want it or you don’t. Uforia definitely has it.” – Steve Molella (Finger Eleven)

Download = EP Cover | EP Lyrics

1. Fight or Flight (3.44)

2. Radiation (3:07)

3. Wake Me (3:38)

4. Overthrow (4:15)

5. Is Anybody Living? (4:49)

EP Length: 19:35

EP Credits;

• Release Date: July 15, 2016

• All songs performed by: Uforia

• All songs written by: Michael Ursini & Steve Molella

• Produced by: Steve Molella

• Mixed by: Evan Morgan & Robert Venable

• Mastered by: Evan Morgan, Noah Mintz

• Album and Live Band Line Up: Michael Ursini, Adam Brik, Daniel Salij, Julien Bigras

Discography:

2016 – Fight or Flight – EP

2015 – Transmutation – EP

2012 – Imagining – EP

Uforia 2017 - Press Photo - credit - Melissa Aquino

Photo Credit – Melissa Aquino

[Download – Press Photo]

What began as a solo project for Michael Ursini (Singer/Songwriter/Rhythm Guitar) has morphed into Uforia, a talented four-piece hard rock band that has released three EPs since 2012. Based in Toronto and influenced by Billy Talent, Incubus, Finger Eleven and Our Lady Peace, among others, the group also consists of Adam Brik (Lead Guitar), Daniel Salij (Bass) and Dylan Piercey (Drums).

Uforia’s third EP is the high energy Fight or Flight, featuring five songs all produced by and co-written with Steve Molella (Finger Eleven). “Steve has had a massive influence on myself and Uforia,” says Ursini. “He worked his butt off to make each song reach its maximum potential. I’ve learned more about songwriting and recording in the last year than ever before because of his talent and energy.”

The aggressive and riff-laden title track (which is also the lead single) is about the struggle of making difficult decisions. “It was originally conceived after Adam hit a tree and dislocated his thumb in a snowboarding fall,” explains Ursini. “He was in so much pain and didn’t feel he could wait to be rescued. In that moment he made the choice to get himself down the mountain and seek the medical attention he needed.”

The EP continues with “Radiation”, a warning that ecological change is inevitable and we must embrace it and evolve in order to survive. “Wake Me” is about the struggle to wake up and escape the darkness of a dream world, while “Overthrow” encourages listeners to be patient and to take control of their own destiny when the moment is right. The EP closer “Is Anybody Living” is a track about facing your fears, particularly the fear of change.

Uforia’s previous releases include the debut EP Imagining (2012) and the fan-funded follow-up Transmutation (2015). The band has won a number of contests including the Hard Rock Rising Canada contest (2013), the opportunity to open for hometown heroes Billy Talent (2014) and the Jack Daniel’s Supporting Act contest (2016). “Fight or Flight” was played regularly at Rogers Centre during the Blue Jays games throughout the 2016 season. It ranked #4 on the best songs of 2016 at CJIM Montreal’s Rock Station and 91X in Belleville. Oshawa’s 94.9 The Rock FM featured Fight or Flight (EP) on the Best of Generation Next 2016.

Shared the stage with:

Billy Talent and James Black (Finger Eleven)

Tours & Festivals:

2016 – Woodbridge Ribfest, Youth Day Global, Southern Ontario Tour (Ongoing Weekends)

2015 – Woodbridge Ribfest, Youth Day Global,

2014 – Rock the Coliseum, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa (mini tour).

Fun Facts:

Uforia made the Alan Cross top 11 list May 13, 2016, and had the second most added song to active rock radio behind Blink 182.
Jack Daniel’s funded Uforia’s radio tracking campaign with Mike Rice & RPM Promotion.

0 Chilliwack Progress – Heavy metal band Medevil rocks Chilliwack nightclub

August 24, 2016
by Asher
· Medevil

http://www.theprogress.com/entertainment/391066931.html

0 Rock Fanatic Podcast 136 – Listen to new Chariots of The Gods

August 24, 2016
by Asher
· Chariots of The Gods

“I’ve heard the whole album already… when I listen to it from start to finish, I think it’s something exceptional and indeed mindblowing. I’ve had great fun listening to it… I’ve listened to it 5 times now and this should be the album that everybody talks about”
http://rockfanatic.co.uk/rockcast-136/

0 Via Nocturna – Entrevista: A Devil’s Din

August 24, 2016
by Asher
· A Devil's Din

http://vianocturna2000.blogspot.ca/2016/08/entrevista-devils-din.html

0 NEWS: THE APEX To Blast Eardrums At 2016 Ontario DeathFest; Out Now! New EP ‘Underbelly’ + ‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’ (ON/QC/PE/NB/NS)

August 23, 2016
by Asher
· Music News · The Apex

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Montreal, QC – August 23, 2016

EP Request here.

For fans of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Meshuggah, The Red Chord, Candiria

TheApexBand.com | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Bandcamp

THE APEX To Blast Eardrums At 2016 Ontario DeathFest

Out Now! New EP ‘Underbelly’

‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’ (ON/QC/PE/NB/NS)

(Ever see a metal vocalist perform w/ Neurogenic Stammering)

L-R: The Apex Album lineup: Brian Gemus (Guitar) | Tyson Taylor (Drums) | Darren Marchand (Vocals) | Jer Candusso (Bass) | Steve Landgraff (Guitar) (Photo Credit Shari Richards)

2015 – Self-Titled – Album Stream – Bandcamp

Music Video – If Detroit River Could Speak – Watch here.

Windsor, ON’s THE APEX announce they will be performing at the 4th edition of the Ontario Death Fest on the Friday, October 21st in Toronto at Coalition T.O. alongside The Zeta Reticuli, Accursed Spawn, Mendacity, Experiment Specimen and Viledriver. Full line up details can found at the following event link here and facebook page here.

THE APEX will be performing at the fest in support of their recently unleashed EP ‘Underbelly’, which the band is currently on their ‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’ with Regina’s The Man and His Machine across Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (dates listed below).

‘Underbelly’ features three ear piercing blasts of extreme shrapnel, but what truly makes THE APEX interesting besides the full force of their technical brutality is that vocalist Darren Marchand suffers from Neurogenic Stammering, which effects his speech where the brain won’t tell the mouth what to say, so he’s unable to carry on a normal conversation, but for some reason he’s able to scream all the lyrics live and that is how he gets to express himself vocally with the band.

To listen to ‘Underbelly’, please visit the following link on PureGrainAudio.com: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/stream-some-sweet-technical-metal-with-the-new-the-apex-ep-underbelly-exclusive-premiere

EP order available at https://theapexband.bandcamp.com/album/underbelly-ep

The Apex – Underbelly (EP)

1. Scabs and Sheep

2. Underbelly

3. Paid in Exposure

EP Credits:
Music and lyrics written by: Steve Landgraff and Tyson Taylor
Recorded at: Empire Recording Studios
Engineered by: Nick Kinnish at Serafina Productions

‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’:
Aug 23 – Moncton, NB – Plan B – info
Aug 25 – Sussex, NB – Uncle G’s – info
Aug 26 – Sydney, NS – Embers – info
Aug 27 – Sackville, NS – House Show – info
Aug 28 – Halifax, NS – Gus’ Pub – info
Aug 29 – Fredericton, NB – Charlotte Street Arts Center – info

BIO:

The Apex formed in August of 2013.

They are a collective of individuals from the Ontario metal community, whom over the years have come together from past bands such as, Closed Casket Funeral, Dismata, Blood Shot Eye, The Coalition Design, and Corprophemia to form The Apex.

In a true culmination of talent, dedication, and timing, this group has created a unique hometown sound that is now being called “Windsor Ghetto Tech”. The brutal sonic assault of their music coupled with the emotional reckless abandonment of their live performance, have drawn stanch comparisons to Meshuggah and classic Dillinger Escape Plan rounded out with a distinctly Canadian flair. To add influence, vocalist Darren M. suffers from Neurogenic Stammering, which effects his speech where the brain won’t tell the mouth what to say so he’s unable to carry on a normal conversation, but for some reason he’s able to scream all the lyrics live and that is how he gets to express himself vocally with the band.

In July, 2014 they entered Shark Tank Productions studio in Windsor, Ontario to begin recording their debut self-titled full length album, “The Apex”. They hired engineer Nick Kinnish of Serafina Productions (Johnny Truent, Architects, and more) to aid them in capturing their sound accurately. In November, 2014 they completed their recording and announced the independent release date of February 21st, 2015. In 2016, the band entered Empire Recording Studios to record their next release, the EP ‘Underbelly’ set to be unleashed in August.

TOUR EXPERIENCE
This band is no stranger to hitting the pavement to support the music they love to make. In their 15+ years of experience creating music in previous bands, they’ve been support on tour for bands like: Cephalic Carnage, All Shall Perish, Despised Icon, Cryptopsy, Today Is The Day, Killitorous, Erimha and Ion Dissonance to name a few. In previous bands they’ve also shared the stage on festivals with bands like: SOD, Venom, Obituary, Cradle Of Filth, Earth Crisis, God Forbid, Skinless, Beneath The Massacre and more to crowds up to 7500+ in North America.

As their current lineup “The Apex”, they have already invested in a mid-sized tour bus and have began to book many shows and festivals across Canada for 2016.

For more info, please visit http://www.facebook.com/wearetheapex.

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0 The Killchain Blog – Vow of Thorns – Farewell To The Sun

August 22, 2016
by Asher
· Vow of Thorns

Vow of Thorns have crafted one of my favourite record this year. ‘Farewell to the Sun’ is an album that sits perfectly on a rainy day, and with each listen unlocks new levels and subtleties. I love this record, and you should too.

https://thoseonceloyal.wordpress.com/2016/08/20/review-vow-of-thorns-farewell-to-the-sun/

0 Cadaver Garden – No List Records: Split: The Great Sabatini / Godstopper

August 22, 2016
by Asher
· SPLIT: The Great Sabatini / Godstopper (No List Records)

Between The Great Sabatini and Godstopper you get six songs that are unique and more than headbang worthy. This split is a buzzing and heavy listen that will make any doom, rock, noise and sludge as well as any fan in between happy to listen to.

https://cadavergarden.wordpress.com/2016/08/20/the-great-sabatinigodstopper-split/

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