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0 Red Deer Advocate – Gothic rockers Van Halst: Setting the real world to music at Ourfest 2016
0 Reminder – VAN HALST Kick Off Western Canadian Tour Dates Presented By PureGrainAudio.com
(contact info below)
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – August 2016
Album Promo Request here.
For Fans of In This Moment, Evanescence, Halestorm
VanHalstMusic.com | Facebook | Twittter | Soundcloud | Youtube
Reminder – VAN HALST Kick Off Western Canadian Tour Dates Presented By PureGrainAudio.com
Fest Dates At Our Fest & Metalocolypstick (Festival Celebrating Women In Metal)
Out Now! New Album ‘World of Make Believe’
Photo Credit: Renee Robyn
Music Video – Save Me – Watch here.
Lyric Video – Questions – Watch here.
Album Stream – Bandcamp | Soundcloud | Idobi
Tour Dates:
A fierce, empowering force of hard rock fused with metal with strong socially conscious lyrics and advocacy for female rights, VAN HALST recently released their debut album‘World of Make Believe’ on March 4th, 2016, which 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
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0 NEWS: PureGrainAudio Premiere LUCID AFTERLIFE ‘Time Killaz ft. Merkules’
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – Aug 18, 2016
For fans of Queens Of The Stone Age, Monster Magnet, RATM, Red Hot Chilli Peppers
EPK | Lucidafterlife.com | Facebook | Twittter | Youtube
PureGrainAudio Premiere LUCID AFTERLIFE ‘Time Killaz ft. Merkules’
Reveal EP ‘Occult Mafia Mistress’ Artwork & Track Listing
Vancouver progressive groove rockers LUCID AFTERLIFE are challenging musical composition with each song that they have been writing since 2012. Their name is more of a destination than a title for vocalist Nat Jack who hopes to inspire fans to be as unbridled as their music. The collective vision for the band is driven by Nat at the forefront, guitarist Thom Turner (Freya), Miles Morrsion on Bass, and Matthew Shearlaw on drums.
Teaming up with PureGrainAudio.com, LUCID AFTERLIFE is giving fans a taste of what’s to come from the EP with their first single ‘Time Killaz’featuring a collaboration with Vancouver rapper Merkules.
“The goal of Merkules and I was to create something that can stir the entire country to move regardless if you are a rocker, metal head or hip hop junky. We wanted to push the envelope with the next song, and we did, we created something never done before, we created Time Killaz.” comments Nat Jack.
To listen to ‘Time Killaz ft. Merkules‘, please visit the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/lucid-afterlife-stream-new-song-time-killaz-off-forthcoming-occult-mafia-mistress-ep-exclusive-premiere
For more info, please visit www.LudicAfterLife.com.
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0 Regina Leader Lost – Dead Ranch has found a natural evolution to its sound
0 Armstrong Metalfest – Broken Neck Radio – Andrew Bailey of Revenger Interview
0 The Pit Media – Dirt Fest 2016: The better half of Psychostick
0 Ouch That Hertz – Track-By-Track: The Apex – ‘Underbelly’
0 NEWS: Out Now! THE APEX ‘Underbelly’ + Kick Off East Coast Canadian Tour
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – August 17, 2016
EP Request here.
For fans of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Meshuggah, The Red Chord, Candiria
TheApexBand.com | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Bandcamp
Out Now! THE APEX ‘Underbelly + Kick Off East Coast Canadian Tour
‘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.
Today is the day! September 17th! Getting ready to pummel your ear drums with Windsor, ON’s THE APEX unleashing their new EP ‘Underbelly’ plus kicking off their two week ‘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
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 17 – Windsor, ON – The Dominion House – info
Aug 18 – Toronto, ON – Coalition T.O. – info
Aug 19 – Montreal, QC – THR Bar – info
Aug 20 – Drummondville, QC – Pur Heriot – info
Aug 21 – Quebec City, QC – La Source de la Martinière – info
Aug 22 – Charlottetown, PE – Babas Lounge – info
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 NEWS: Brazilian Power Metal HIBRIA Postpone US Dates of 20th Anniversary North American Tour; Continue Canadian Dates
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – August 17, 2016
Album Promo Request here.
Brazilian Power Metal HIBRIA Postpone US Dates of 20th Anniversary North American Tour
Continue Canadian Dates
Out Now! New Album ‘XX’ Celebrates 20 Years In Metal
Brazilian power metallers HIBRIA announce they will be postponing their US dates for their 20th anniversary North American tour due to visa issues.
The band issued the following statement:
“We regret to say the American leg of our 20th anniversary tour had to be postponed once again due to visa delays. A brand new and extended tour is already being booked for the upcoming Winter 16/17. Stay tuned for more info.”
The tour presented by PureGrainAudio.com will continue its Canadian dates in support of their new album ‘XX’ released in North America via Test Your Metal Records to celebrate their two decades in metal.
08/18 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry *postpone
08/19 Chicago, IL – Reggies *postpone
08/20 Toronto, ON – Hardluck Bar
08/22 Subury, ON – The Asylum
08/23 Ottawa, ON – House of Targ
08/24 Quebec City, QC – Bar La Source
08/25 Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar
08/27 Boston, MA – Middle East Up *postpone
08/28 Queens, NY – Blackthorn51 *postpone
Full stream of ‘XX’ can be heard at the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/brazilian-band-hibria-unleash-full-power-metal-stream-of-new-xx-album-exclusive-premiere
Album order available on CD here and digital here.
Music video – ‘Leading Lady’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0D-UPhDu9Y
1. Leading Lady (5:37)
2. Music (5:11)
3. Fools Paradise (5:41)
4. Silent Revenge (Live) (6:57)
5. Lonely Fight (Live) (4:59)
6. Tightrope (Live) (5:53)
7. Tiger Punch (Live) (6:17)
Album Length: 40:40
About:
A Brazilian power metal band formed in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1996. Hibria has grown in popularity in their home country plus worldwide with the successful release of five albums and a live DVD that showcases their intense concert energy (if ya never seen them in person). Their releases have reached the #1 position on sales charts for HMV stores across Japan, which has lead them to be support for such bands as Metallica, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth plus perform at Rock in Rio in Brazil and Loud Park, Japan’s most important metal festival, where they shared the main stage with some of the world’s most known bands.
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