This new record by these face shredders is solid and really does get you headbanging right off the bat and it really does get stuck in your head. Krepitus has created an album that is both heavy and highly memorable all at the same time and not only that, but this is just a solid and great listen and is meant for any fan of thrash and death metal.
https://cadavergarden.wordpress.com/2016/10/08/krepitus-the-eyes-of-the-soulless/
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Montreal, QC – October 7, 2016
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For fans of Revocation, Lazarus AD, Havok, Battlecross, Exodus
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Out Now! Calgary Thrashers ILLYRIAN New Album ‘Round 2: Fight!’
Show Dates:
Free Song Download – ‘Round 2 Fight!’ – here.
Lyric Video – Zeta Reticulan – Watch here.
Calgary thrashers ILLYRIAN are proud to unleash their new album ‘Round 2: Fight!’ out now as of October 7th. The album was co-produced by the band with Casey Lewis at Echo Base Studios plus mastered by Sacha Laskow (Every Hour Kills, ex-Divinity) at Perfect Fifth Studios and is available for on iTunes,Amazon and Bandcamp.
Full album stream can be heard at the following link: http://illyrian.bandcamp.com/album/round-2-fight
Formed in 2011 under the name Hellborn Death Engines, the band is resurfacing under the new moniker ILLYRIAN with the recent additions of bassist / vocalist Jeff Perry (Sikarra, ex-Animus Labyrinth) plus British drum sensation Darren May (ex-Deacon Birch) who have brought new and progressive musical mindsets into the band to join original and founding members Scott Onofrychuk (guitars/vocals) and Brandon McNeil (guitar/vocals).
Evolving into a highly technical group playing thrash metal with their erratic and precise on-stage delivery, rapier wit, along with nostalgic charm, ILLYRIAN have removed the constraints of conventional metal sub-genre formula to replace their sound with a melting pot of technical thrash riffs, blistering solos, prog-influenced rhythms along with the band’s signature tri-vocal attack.
Album Length: 44:05
For more info, please visit: http://www.facebook.com/illyrianband.
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“a well written album, the compositions are a mix of melodic metal along a range of guttural low and raspy vocal performances. A great black/death album for a wide range of metal fans.”
https://kultur666.com/2016/10/06/the-carnal-sabbath-by-helleborus-a-comment/
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Montreal, QC – October 7, 2016
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For fans of Dissection, Death, Carcass, Dark Tranquility, Deicide
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The Sludgelord Premiere KREPITUS Track ‘The Decree of Theodoseus’
Debut Album ‘The Eyes of The Soulless’ Out Nov 25th
L-R: Curtis Beardy- Bass, Teran Wyer- Guitars/Vocals, Harley “Rage” D’orazio- Drums, Matt Van Wezel – Guitars
Photo Credit: Dana Zuk
Bone-crushing Calgary four-piece KREPITUS are challenging the relationship between death and thrash metal with their trademark downtrodden technical riffs and fierce aggressive vocals. They have been constantly playing with opposing elements and creating a stable compound of death-fused thrash since their beginnings in 2013.
Set to unleash their debut album ‘The Eyes of The Soulless’ on November 25th, 2016, the band has teamed up with The Sludgelord for the premiere of the album’s first track ‘The Decree of Theodoseus’ at the following link: http://thesludgelord.blogspot.ca/2016/10/track-premiere-bone-crushing-calgary.html
In addition, the band is offering a FREE download of the album’s title track at the following link: https://krepitus.bandcamp.com/track/eyes-of-the-soulless
plus streaming on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyoiNB6LJlY
KREPITUS is comprised of Teran Wyer performing double duty on guitar and vocals; a tortured soul bound to his music. Matt Van Wezel is the second sniper, hitting each guitar note with precision and complementing the already harmonious riffs. Curtis Beardy pulls the tone down to the depths of hell with his steady hand and low register bass riffs. Finally, Harley “Rage” D’orazio kicks everything into overdrive possessed by grinding rhythms and accenting every solo on his drum kit.
Each member stands like a pillar; strong and sure in their own sound, but all standing to support the structure that is KREPITUS. They have since performed with acts like Expain, Depths of Hatred, and Aegaeon and have competed in the Wacken Metal Battle Canada.
For more info, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/krepitusofficial.
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – October 7, 2016
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For fans of Billy Talent, Finger Eleven, Our Lady Peace
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UFORIA Announce Toronto Show Dates; Offer FREE Download ‘Wake Me’ From New EP ‘Fight or Flight’
New Music Video ‘Fight or Flight’ Directed By James Black of Finger Eleven
Show Dates:
Oct 21 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern – 94.9 FM The Rock presents w/ XPrime, Secret Broadcast – info
Nov 12 – Toronto, ON – Hard Luck Bar – info w/ Odd Ones
L-R: Julien Bigras – Drums, Michael Ursini – Vocals/Guitar, Daniel Salij – Bass, Adam Brik – Guitar
Photo Credit: Megan Ursini
With their upcoming show dates in the Toronto area on October 21st at Horseshoe Tavern and November 12th at Hard Luck Bar, rock ensemble UFORIA are offering fans a FREE download of their track ‘Wake Me’ from their newly released EP ‘Fight or Flight’ produced and co-written with Finger Eleven drummer Steve Molella.
To get you FREE download, please visit the following link to receive it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3968iem2igtu6e5/Wake%20Me.mp3?dl=0
The EP was released on July 15th to follow their fan-funded 2015 full length ‘Transmutation’ plus their 2012 debut EP ‘Imagining’ and is available on iTuneshere along with being heard at the following full stream link https://soundcloud.com/uforiaband/sets/uforia-breakout-tracks.
UFORIA recently revealed their new music video directed by Finger Eleven guitarist James Black for their EP’s title track ‘Fight or Flight’.
To watch ‘Fight or Flight’, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTPdWn8-XQg
BIO:
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 Julien Bigras (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” made the Alan Cross top 11 chart May 13, 2016 and is being played at Rogers Centre during the Blue Jays games.
For more info, please visit http://uforiamusic.ca.
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For fans of Periphery, Protest the Hero, Between the Buried and Me
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Out Now! Prog Metal TACTUS New Album ‘Bending Light’; Streaming Full Album via The Circle Pit
L-R: Tactus Current Lineup | Steve Parish (bass) | Ben MacLean (drums) | Jason McKnight (vocals) | Alec Dobbelsteyn (guitar) | Adrian Barnes (guitar & vocals)
Fredericton, New Brunswick five piece progressive metal band TACTUS are proud to unleash their debut full length ‘Bending Light’ out now as of October 7th. The album features ten outer limit prog tracks produced by the band with mixing and mastering by Jamie King (Between The Buried In Me, Paradise Lost, Scale The Summit) to follow their previously released EPs ‘ins(T)rumental’ (2015) and ‘T’ (2014) plus singles ‘Enigma’ and their metal cover of The Police’s ‘Roxanne’.
The album is available for order at the following links.
Formed in 2011 as a jam project by three fellow music students, the group has gone on to release several singles and EPs independently, while having the opportunity to share the stage with great metal acts like Protest the Hero, Intervals, Black Crown Initiate, and Mandroid Echostar. The group pride themselves on their infusion of multiple musical styles into hard-hitting riffs, epic choruses, and technically intense passages. Soaring melodies, guttural growls, and destructive breakdowns flow into soft, slow, and pensive segments of jazz and rock. Their compositional method, where songs are conceived, written, transcribed, and edited before they are ever learned or rehearsed, adds a level of refinement and fluidity not always found in heavier music. The band do almost all of their engineering work themselves, but have also worked with several talented producers. Their first EP T (June 2014), comprised of four previously released singles and one new song, featured the mixing and mastering handiwork of Gino Bambino (Novallo) and Justin Hill (SikTh). Their single Resurface (December 2014) was handled by George Lever (Burials).
For more info, please visit: www.TactusBand.com.
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – October 6, 2016
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For fans of Tool, Rush, A Perfect Circle, Pink Floyd, Tesseract, The Contortionists, Karnivool & Rishloo
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Toronto Prog JUPITER HOLLOW To Release Debut EP ‘Odyssey’ January 13th
New Music Video ‘Hades Heart’
Show Dates:
January 14 – Toronto, ON – Bovine Sex Club (CD Release Show)
L-R- Grant MacKenzie (guitar, bass, synth), Kenny Parry (vocals, drums, synth/keys). Photo by Sandra Beatty
JUPITER HOLLOW is an ambient progressive rock/metal duo from Barrie, Ontario who started in the summer of 2015 and have already mastered the art of bringing their fans on an audio and visual experience. JUPITER HOLLOW’s sound is usually referred to as spacey, experimental and refreshing, reminding listeners of bands like Tool, Pink Floyd, A Perfect Circle, Tesseract, The Contortionists and Rush.
JUPITER HOLLOW consists of two young, passionate and driven Canadian artists, Grant MacKenzie (21) and Kenny Parry (18) who are gearing up for their debut EP ‘Odyssey’ that will be distributed by Milagro Records and due out on January 13, 2017. The concept record will feature 5 tracks to introduce their ambient experimental progressive songwriting plus will act as a prelude to their planned full length ‘AHDOMN’.
“This EP is a concept record, it will tell the story about two characters fighting one another in order to save their civilizations, but they just can’t do it. They’re in control of their civilizations future, but then you actually find out that there’s only one person, who’s actually fighting with themselves. They’re unhappy with who they are when they look in the mirror and realize they can’t grow past their indifference, and that they actually aren’t a good person and the people from their civilization will die.” says the duo. “The cool thing about the EP’s title track Odyssey is that the story then takes place after the civilization is destroyed, and the character leaves on a spaceship somewhere else looking for a new start. This track will be the introduction into our second record, which will be about them looking for a new start. It will be a more hopeful record. Spoiler Alert! Overall this EP is like the “trailer” to a movie. Odyssey will help listeners get acquainted with us and prepare them for our full album AHDOMN later in the year.”
JUPITER HOLLOW‘s singles from their forthcoming release can be heard at the following links with more videos to follow.
Music Video – Hades Heart – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep6dxPi_Iis
Song Stream – Deep In Space – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RsIjdloFLA
Lyric Video Medley – Ascending / Hades Heart – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrfnhI6hI1s
About the duo:
Grant, who plays guitar, bass and synth for the band started his music career 8 ½ years ago at the age of 12, sitting in his basement watching the movie Rock Prophecies. This movie was about legendary rock photographer Robert M. Knight, finding and transforming a young, unknown guitarist from a small town into a worldwide success. Inspired and motivated, Grant spent the next few years honing his guitar skills, writing music, and later learning the business side by attending college for business marketing. At age 20, Grant was invited into the Brotherhood of the Guitar, by founder Robert M. Knight, leading to endorsements with Ernie Ball Music Man and JH Audio.
While Grant was performing with another group at a local battle of the bands, he came across a mesmerizing singer by the name of Kenny Parry (vocalist, drummer and synth for Jupiter Hollow), who was almost performing as if he was possessed on stage, hitting notes that seemed impossible by any guy. Kenny Parry started music at the young age of 2 years old, setting up pots and pans like a drum set and banging away. This led to an obsession with music, and a discovery of his unique talent. In his teenage years, Kenny won himself the title “Best Drummer in Ontario” 3 years in a row. Around this time, Kenny started learning how to sing after being inspired by singers such as Maynard James Keenan, Mike Lessard, Dan Tompkins and Ian Kenny to name a few. Through years of strengthening his vocal abilities in choirs, bands and hours of dedication, Kenny has acquired an articulate vocal range, relentless endurance, and almost shocking performance through his uncontrollable stage presence.
Shortly after meeting, Grant and Kenny knew that their talents combined would create something truly unique, and Jupiter Hollow was born. Since then, the duo effortlessly created music in Kenny’s basement for months on end. The concept grew to be a two-man band, since Grant and Kenny wrote all of the music and wanted to keep it that way. The two musicians use technology to their advantage, allowing them to perform with a dominating stage presence, while captivating their audiences with their unique sonic journey.
For more info, please visit: www.JupiterHollow.ca.
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“Jupiter Hollow warps the landscape of progressive rock for 2016. With youth on their side, Grant and Kenny venture into unknown musical realms and take the listener on the journey of a lifetime! Executed with precision, they prove rock is alive and has a place in our future, present and past. Perhaps it was always with us. Simply put Jupiter Hollow makes the world a better place.” – Pat Gillett, Down With Webster/Honors (Guitar/Vocals)
“Jupiter Hollow are starting curves in the rock space that I haven’t seen anywhere else. Dynamic, progressive compositions; with vocals that pull and soar; giving me satisfaction that is hard to come by in this space.” – Arthur Kalimidis, Landmark Showcase Festival (Founder)
“Grant MacKenzie and his band Jupiter Hollow are a hard playing impressive band that has emerged out of the Ontario music scene in the last year. I was very pleased when I could include Grant in my Ernie Ball Brotherhood of the Guitar program, and know they are now on the path to much wider discovery of their music. Grant is extremely driven and that is what it takes to make it these days!” – Robert M. Knight, Legendary Rock Photographer)
“Jupiter Hollow consists of only two guys; there’s a Grant, and there’s a Kenny. They put all of the music together themselves, and it’s pretty spectacular if you ask me!” – Noah Campbell, Rock 95.7FM (Radio Host)
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