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0 NEWS: SIGNS OF CHAOS Offer Free Download ‘Break You’ Show Dates July 13th w/ Hatebreed In Ottawa + July 23rd w/ First Fragment in Gatineau
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Montreal, QC – July 13, 2016
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SIGNS OF CHAOS Offer Free Download ‘Break You’
Show Dates July 13th w/ Hatebreed In Ottawa + July 23rd w/ First Fragment in Gatineau
L-R – Tom Hansen – Bass, Matt MacIvor – Guitar, Nick Bedard – Vocals, Stephane Desilets – Drums, Dave McCann – Guitar
Photo Credit: Cheryl Gunhouse at Cher’s Photography
EP Stream – Watch It Burn – Listen here.
Ottawa, ON’s SIGNS OF CHAOS are offering fans a FREE download of their track ‘Break You’ via their Bandcamp from their brutally hard hitting EP ‘Watch It Burn’ unleashed this past April to follow 2012’s debut album ‘Rise’ and 2009’s untitled Demo.
To get your FREE download of ‘Break You’, please visit the following link: http://signsofchaos.bandcamp.com/track/break-you
The song download is in promotion of their upcoming show date as local opening support for Hatebreed’s tour stop on July 13th at Mavericks (full details here) plus their show date in Gatineau, QC on July 23rd with Great Knights and First Fragment (full details here). The band has previously been local Ottawa support for Alestorm, Eluveitie, Insomnium, Firewind, Dark Tranquility, Beyond Creation, Exciter, Death Angel to name a few.
Upcoming Show Dates:
July 13 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks w/ Hatebreed, Accursed Spawn – info
July 23 – Gatineau, QC – Minotaure w/ Greta Knights, First Fragment, About: Blank, Fumigation – info
1. Taking You Out (3:28)
2. No Guilt (4:05)
3. All Kinds of Sick (4:37)
4. Monster (3:41)
5. Break You (5:08)
6. Watch It Burn (11:26)
EP Length: 32:28
For more info, please visit: http://www.signsofchaos.ca.
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0 NEWS: NoCleanSinging Premiere ENTITY’s ‘200,000 Years’ + Western Canadian Tour Dates
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Montreal, QC – July 12, 2016
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NoCleanSinging Premiere ENTITY’s ‘200,000 Years’ + Western Canadian Tour Dates
L-R: Carl Brown (Bass), Kyle Braun (Drums), Adam Kozak (Guitar/Vocals), Tyler Augusto (Guitar)
Photo Credit: Bradon Bollen
Hitting the road for a tour across Western Canada with their main stop being the Armstrong Metal Fest on July 15th, Winnipeg’s blackened death metallers ENTITY are premiering their new single ‘200,000 Years’ via NoCleanSinging.com. The track features a guitar solo from Roger Mowat of GOD SAID KILL and will be one of many brutal assaulting tracks from their forthcoming 2017 album ‘Phobia of The Formless’. Since the band’s inception in 2012, they have unleashed a discography featuring 2015’s ‘Vindictive Killing’ (single), 2014’s Horrendous and Repugnant (single), 2014’s ‘Strings’ (EP) and 2014’s ‘Demo(n)’ (LP) plus have shared the stage with such acts as Skeletonwitch, Cryptopsy and legendary Canadian metal act Razor.
‘200,000 Years’ is streaming via NoCleanSinging.com at the following link: http://www.nocleansinging.com/2016/07/12/an-ncs-premiere-entity-200000-years/#more-111188
The Armstrong Metalfest Tour w/ Inverted Serenity:
July 13 – Vancouver, BC @ The Hindenburg
July 14 – Kamloops, BC @ The Office – info (Armstrong Metalfest Kick Off Party)
July 15 – Armstrong, BC @ Armstrong Metal Fest – info
July 17 – Edmonton, AB @ DV8 – info
July 18 – Calgary, AB @ Distortion – info
July 19 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Park Theatre
July 29 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Park Theatre*
*without Inverted Serenity
More info: https://www.facebook.com/EntityDM.
Biography:
Thundering in the distance of the Canadian prairies from the depths of Winnipeg hail four-piece ENTITY generating blasphemous death metal tainted with thrash. The four-year-old project grew out of a desire to generate terrifying metal complete with gratuitous solos and complimentary blast beats that whip each song into shape. They have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with such acts as Skeletonwitch, Cryptopsy, and legendary Canadian metal act Razor.
Carl Brown (bass), Kyle Braun (drums), Adam Kozak (guitar/vocals), Tyler Augusto (guitar) are constantly pushing their writing abilities to create music that sounds like an army pacing through the muddy trenches of war and emerges victorious. Their influences are present in each song, and elements from old school thrash to new school technical death metal can be extracted throughout. Instrumentally, the guitar tone pierces through the blasting drums and is stitched together with doomy vocals. Each song is written to be a map through a tremendous journey with the band as the listener’s adept guide.
The band has produced a staggering four albums over the course of 4 years and is ready to release the height of their musical efforts, ‘Phobia Of The Formless’ [LP] in early 2017. Their songs are filled with torturous lyrics that pair well with their high energy stage performance
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0 Brutalism – Sludgehammer – The Fallen Sun
It is rare to find a release that crosses so many paths in terms of musical style, the production is a perfect balance, the band delivers near flawless and the enjoyment, well that’s pretty much expected and clear for all to hear. ‘The Fallen Sun’ is a rather strong release and for those fed up with retro trends, go and give Sludgehammer a go, they master the art of the hybrid metal band taking all the good riffs and rhythms out for themselves and leaving others to deal with the leftovers.
http://www.brutalism.com/content/sludgehammer-the-fallen-sun
0 REMINDER: Armstrong Metalfest Online Tickets End Wednesday Night @ Midnight 12AM PST
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – July 2016
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REMINDER
AHHH! Better hurry up metalheads!
Armstrong MetalFest – AMF Online ticket sales will end Wednesday night at Midnight 12AM PST
w/ Beyond Creation, Dayglo Abortions, Unleash The Archers,
Archspire, Rivers of Nihil, The Zenith Passage and More!
Armstrong MetalFest – AMF Online ticket sales will end Wednesday night at Midnight 12AM PST
Physical tickets will be for sale right up until the event starts.
Get them now! https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/tickets/
w/ Beyond Creation, Dayglo Abortions, Unleash The Archers,
Archspire, Rivers of Nihil, The Zenith Passage and More!
Promo Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9zHeA2pKWs
Free Digital Sampler – https://armstrongmetalfest.bandcamp.com/album/armstrong-metalfest-2016-mountain-moshpit-vol-1
(over 90 minutes of headbanging tracks from bands performing at this year’s festival)
Armstrong Metal Fest are proud to reveal the full schedule for this year’s 2016 line up that includes headliners Beyond Creation, Dayglo Abortions, Unleash The Archers, Archspire, Rivers of Nihil, The Zenith Passage and more!
The fest is held in Armstrong, BC on July 15th and 16th at the Hassen Arena showcasing a high caliber of Western Canadian metal along with international touring acts. Follow event details and news at the following facebook event here orwww.ArmstongMetalFest.ca.
Schedule:
Friday, July 15th:
11:00am – 11:25am – Apollyon (Kelowna, BC) – http://apollyon-ca.bandcamp.com
11:35am – 12:00pm – Vehement Dissent (Edmonton, AB) –http://soundcloud.com/user-190217290/desolation-sound-1
12:10pm – 12:35pm – Crucible of Scorn (Prince George, BC) – http://www.facebook.com/crucibleofscorn
12:45pm – 1:10pm – Defiling The Nasma (Vancouver, BC) – http://defilingthenasma.bandcamp.com
1:20pm – 1:45pm – The Mountain Man (Vancouver, BC) (Broken Neck Radio People’s Choice Award Winner) – http://mountainmanmetal.bandcamp.com
1:55pm – 2:20pm – Nomad (Enderby, BC) –http://www.facebook.com/nomadmetalband
2:30pm – 2:55pm – Apprentice (Vancouver, BC) –http://apprenticevancouver.bandcamp.com
3:05pm – 3:30pm – Revenger (Vancouver, BC) –http://revengermusic.bandcamp.com
3:40pm – 4:05pm – DropDeadFred (Kelowna, BC) –http://dropdeadfredcanada.bandcamp.com
4:15pm – 4:40pm – Entity (Winnipeg, MB) – http://entitywinnipeg.bandcamp.com
4:50pm – 5:15pm – W.M.D (Calgary, AB) – http://www.wmdofficial.com
5:25pm – 5:50pm – Kataplexis (Calgary, AB) – http://kataplexis.bandcamp.com
6:00pm – 6:30pm – Saints of Death (Vancouver, BC) –http://www.saintsofdeath.com
6:40pm – 7:10pm – DEAD ASYLUM (Vancouver, BC) –http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/deadasylum
7:20pm – 7:50pm – Tyrants Demise (Winnipeg, MB) –http://tyrantsdemise.bandcamp.com
8:00pm – 100 MAN SHOTGUN (at Campground)
8:15pm – 8:50pm – XUL (Vernon, BC) – http://xulmetal.bandcamp.com
9:10pm – 9:55pm – Nylithia (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.nylithia.com
10:15pm – 11:00pm – West of Hell (Vancouver, BC) –https://www.facebook.com/WestofHell
11:20pm – 12:20am – Unleash The Archers (Vancouver, BC) (Whammy Award Metal Winner) – http://www.unleashthearchers.com
Saturday, July 16th:
11:00am – 11:25am – Odinfist (Armstrong, BC) – http://odinfist.bandcamp.com
11:35am – 12:00pm – ArkenFire (Kelowna, BC) – http://www.arkenfire.com
12:10pm – 12:35pm – Leave the Living (Red Deer, AB) –http://www.leavetheliving.bandcamp.com
12:45pm – 1:10pm – Slagduster (Grand Forks, BC) – http://slagduster.com
1:20pm – 1:45pm – BLËED (Edmonton, AB) – http://www.bleedband.com
1:55pm – 2:20pm – Cryptic Enslavement (Nanaimo, BC) –http://crypticenslavement.bandcamp.com
2:30pm – 3:00pm – Trollband (Edmonton, AB/ Vancouver, BC) –http://www.trollband.bandcamp.com
3:10pm – 3:40pm – Eye of Horus (Edmonton, AB) –http://eyeofhorusofficial.bandcamp.com
3:50pm – 4:20pm – Noire (Winnipeg, MB) –http://deathboundrecords.bandcamp.com
4:30pm – 5:00pm – Inverted Serenity (Winnipeg, MB) –http://invertedserenity.bandcamp.com
5:10pm – 5:40pm – Planet Eater (Regina, SK) – http://planeteater-sk.bandcamp.com
5:50pm – 6:25pm – Black Wizard (Vancouver, BC) –http://blackwizard.bandcamp.com
6:25pm – 6:50pm – TRASH WRESTLING (Outside Arena)
6:50pm – 7:30pm – The Zenith Passage (Los Angeles/ Bay Area) – https://www.facebook.com/TheZenithPassage
7:30pm – 7:55pm – TRASH WRESTLING (Outside Arena)
7:55pm – 8:35pm – Rivers of Nihil (Reading, PA) – http://www.metalblade.com/riversofnihil
8:35pm – 9:00pm – TRASH WRESTLING (Outside Arena)
9:00pm – 9:45pm – Dayglo Abortions (Victoria, BC) –http://thedaygloabortions.com
10:10pm – 10:55pm – Archspire (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.season-of-mist.com/bands/archspire
11:15pm – 12:15am – Beyond Creation (Montreal, QC) – https://beyondcreation.bandcamp.com
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EARLY BIRD PRE-SALE SOLD OUT!
Tickets are available for $120 CAN per ticket! Camping is included in the ticket price and for those who can only make certain nights, day passes are available at the festival.
Tickets can be purchased at the following link: https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/tickets/
About:
Taking influence from Europe’s music festival circuit, Armstrong Metal Fest is a heavy metal celebration that encourages metal heads from across Canada and the globe to mosh and camp with the backdrop of great outdoors of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. What started as a backyard party in 2009 with nothing but eleven local metal bands such as Terrifier, Xul and Odinfist to name a few, has grown into a a huge success admired by the Western Canadian Metal scene. 2016 will be the eighth year of the festival and is planned to be the largest year for music and attendance yet. This year’s team of organizers known as the West Metal Entertainment Society is the most dedicated to date and are excited to present an incredible line up along with some changes to come for AMF 2016. Previous years of the festival have seen line ups with Cattle Decapitation, Suffocation, Anciients, Bison BC, Striker, Crimson Shadows, Holy Grail, Archspire, Cryptopsy, Unleash The Archers, Divinity, Into Eternity, Ninjaspy, Vesperia, XUL, Odinfist, Death Toll Rising, Gomorrah among many others .
For more info, please visit www.ArmstrongMetalFest.ca
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Canada’s Extreme Metal Radio – http://www.xtrememetalradio.ca
Metal Master Kingdom – http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com
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0 NEWS: VESPERIA Joins ‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ Presented By PureGrainAudio.com w/ Necronomicon, Abiotic
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VESPERIA Joins ‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ Presented By PureGrainAudio.com w/ Necronomicon, Abiotic
L-R – Casey Elliott (Guitar), Morgan Rider (Vocals, Bass), Frankie Caracci (Guitar), Dylan Gowan (Drums)
Live at Wacken Open Air 2015 – Watch here.
EP Stream – The Iron Tempests – Listen here.
Music Video – The Western Tempests – Watch here.
Canadian epic metal quartet and 2015 Wacken Metal Battle champions VESPERIA are proud to announce they will be back on the road for dates across Canada with death metal masters NECRONOMICON and Floridian tech-death metallers ABIOTIC for the ‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ presented by PureGrainAudio.com. The tour will kick off in Ottawa, ON on August 4th and head as far west as Vancouver to wrap up back east in VESPERIA‘s hometown of Oshawa on Aug 27th. This is VESPERIA‘s second cross Canada tour in 2016, previously supporting Finnish metal masters KALMAH during the month of April.
“We are back for another assault upon Canada! This time we look forward to joining forces with Necronomicon and Abiotic! We can’t wait to see all of our Canadian fans again soon!” comments vocalist / bassist Morgan Rider.
VESPERIA are currently completing the recording of their new album to follow to 2015’s ‘The Iron Tempests’ EP. The album is being recorded at Blue Sound & Music Studios in Toronto, Canada with engineer/ producer Russ Mackay (Mastodon, Iron Maiden, Styx) and will feature an array of famous Canadian guest musicians with the art created by Juno award-winning artist Hugh Syme (Rush, Nevermore, Dream Theater).
VESPERIA launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise over $5,000 to record the new album giving fans many special and unique perks for their contributions, including mead made by the band’s front man Morgan Rider, drinking horns, album pre-releases, the bands stage banners and much more! For all details on contributions, please visit the following link: https://www.indiegogo.com/at/new-vesperia-album
‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ presented by PureGrainAudio.com:
8/4 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
8/5 – St. Catherines, ON @ Detour Music Hall
8/6 – Windsor, ON @ Windsor Beer Exchange
8/7 – London, ON @ Call The Office
8/9 – Sudbury, ON @ The Asylum
8/12 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks
8/13 – Brandon, MA @ North Hill Inn
8/14 – Winnipeg, MA @ The Park Theatre
8/15 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange
8/16 – Lethbridge, AB @ Inferno Nightclub
8/17 – Edmonton, AB @ The Brixx
8/18 – Kelowna, BC @ Muninn’s Post
8/19 – Victoria, BC @ The V-Lounge
8/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
8/21 – Prince George, BC @ Generator Cabaret
8/22 – Calgary, AB @ Distortion
8/23 – Saskatoon, SK @ O’Brian’s Event Centre
8/26 – Timmins, ON @ The Working Class
*8/27 – Oshawa, ON @ The Atria
* = Abiotic & Vesperia only
8/4 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
8/5 – St. Catherines, ON @ Detour Music Hall
8/6 – Windsor, ON @ Windsor Beer Exchange
8/7 – London, ON @ Call The Office
8/9 – Sudbury, ON @ The Asylum
8/12 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks
8/13 – Brandon, MA @ North Hill Inn
8/14 – Winnipeg, MA @ The Park Theatre
8/15 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange
8/16 – Lethbridge, AB @ Inferno Nightclub
8/17 – Edmonton, AB @ The Brixx
8/18 – Kelowna, BC @ Muninn’s Post
8/19 – Victoria, BC @ The V-Lounge
8/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
8/21 – Prince George, BC @ Generator Cabaret
8/22 – Calgary, AB @ Distortion
8/23 – Saskatoon, SK @ O’Brian’s Event Centre
8/26 – Timmins, ON @ The Working Class
*8/27 – Oshawa, ON @ The Atria
* = Abiotic & Vesperia only
About:
The cloudy beginnings of VESPERIA lay etched in the gorged bodies of former musical projects among the now four-member band. Twisting, writhing and forcing their aural onslaught upon metal audiences across the globe have sincerely ensured the band’s continuity through all the harsh and arduous battles modern metal bands are bound to encounter in their tenures.
Established in 2012 by vocalist/ bassist Morgan Rider, the sound, direction and theme of the music quickly and naturally evolved into the style of fierce and heroic metal the band is now known and praised for.
Shortly after releasing their first full-length album Voyage from Vinland, VESPERIAredefined themselves and further focused their direction with the 2012 demo, The Swordsman. In 2013, the band independently funded and released their 2nd full-length album An Olden Tale, drawing the ears and attention of metal fans around the world and demonstrating their true mastery of their craft. During that same year, the band also independently funded and completed several Canadian tours to support the album.
Early 2015 saw the band enter the studio once again to record some demo material, which would become The Iron Tempests EP. During this time, the band toured Canada from coast to coast and also made an appearance at Wacken Open Air in Germany, where they won the title of 2015 International Wacken Battle Champions, a second time win for the band’s frontman, Morgan.
With their most fierce music written to date and a bounty of opportunity awaiting,VESPERIA continue to hungrily eye 2015 as the year they will make their mark upon the Earth.
For more info, please visit the following links:
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0 NEWS: Idobi Radio Premiere Fuzz Rockers HOWLING GIANT ‘Mothership’; New EP ‘Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1’ Due Out Aug 12th
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Montreal, QC – July 12, 2016
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For fans of Elder, Red Fang, Melvins, Baroness, Rush
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Idobi Radio Premiere Fuzz Rockers HOWLING GIANT ‘Mothership’
New EP ‘Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1’ Due Out Aug 12th
L-R – Roger Marks – Bass, Vocals, Tom Polzine – Guitar, Vocals, Zach Wheeler – Drums, Vocals
Photo Credit: Kim Auch
HOWLING GIANT is what happens when three nerds write about space travel, doomed seafarers, and a sentient android hellbent for a camel killing death crusade. HOWLING GIANT plays self-indulgent, drop-tuned, fuzzed out riffs that could curdle milk. With the release of their upcoming EP ‘Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1’ due out on August 12th, the fuzz rockers from Nashville, TN have teamed up with Idobi Radio for the premiere of their first single ‘Mothership’ streaming at the following link: http://idobi.com/exclusives/premiere/premiere-howling-giants-mothership/
Drummer Zachary Wheeler comments on the track:
“Mothership’ sets the scene for the Black Hole Space Wizard universe. Mankind has ravaged earth and has been forced to live on a giant space station which they revere as the pinnacle of human achievement. About halfway through the track we start to focus on a group of humans answering a call to defend the Mothership from an unknown entity.”
‘Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1’ was produced by HOWLING GIANT, mixed by Kim Auch plus mastered by Chris Fasco as the follow up to their 2015 self titled debut.
1. Mothership (4:51)
2. Exodus Earth (4:51)
3. Dirtmouth (4:31)
4. Clouds of Smoke (7:01)
EP Length: 21:05
EP Credits:
• All songs performed by: Howling Giant
• All songs written by: Howling Giant
• Produced by: Howling Giant
• Mixed by: Kim Auch
• Mastered by: Chris Frasco
Album Band Line Up:
– Tom Polzine – Guitar, Vocals
– Roger Marks – Bass Guitar, Vocals
– Zach Wheeler – Drums, Vocals
– Drew Harakal – Organ, Synths
Live Band Line Up: Tom Polzine, Roger Marks, Zach Wheeler
About:
HOWLING GIANT! The very name summons up mental images of a huge mutated orc-warrior astride an even more gigantic mastodon, ready to bring death, doom, damnation and destruction (and many other things beginning with “d”) down upon its enemies.
Names matter, and something magical happened when three nerds obsessed with all that is fuzzed-out, riffed-out, and heavy came together to compose cosmic odes to space travel, doomed sea-farers, and even an android on a camel-killing crusade (what harm did the poor camel ever do to him?), under the name Howling Giant.
Drummer Zach Wheeler says the name is no accident and reflects the band’s music. “Howling Giant sounds a lot like a loud beast, which is what we strive to do musically. We aim to create a full sound that people might normally expect from a five-piece rather than a power-trio.” Indeed, by employing the three-piece format, Howling Giant is following in the footsteps of legends like Motorhead, MC5, Cream, and Corrosion of Conformity; good company to be in! As the band’s philosophy would have it wisely: “Teamwork makes the dream work.”
Hailing from Nashville, Howling Giant obviously had some special metal immunity to all the country and western music in the air. The boys started jamming at school in Boston with an aim to move away from overtly serious music and have fun, describing their music accurately as “loud, energetic, heavy, melodic, and cosmic.”
Overall, Howling Giant’s music forms part of a fascinating Black Hole Space Wizard concept EP series. As guitarist Tom Polzine explains, “Musically we aim to write songs that are melodic, catchy, and head bang-able. As a concept series, we strive to conjure up space-themed imagery of heroes and villains at war, introducing the story and setting the scene of things to come within the Black Hole Space Wizard Universe. We’re not trying to spell out the entire story so much as we are creating scenes to provoke your imagination.”
Writing is very much a collaborative effort. “We usually come up with a general theme, then we write riffs and musical passages to support said theme. After that, we work on overall arrangements to create a nice flow and build within the song. Lyrics and vocal melodies come last as an icing on a very meaty cake. We find the flow of an album is just as important as the flow of an individual song and we strive to make each song unique. We wanted to include a combination of heavy, spacey, doom, and thrash, all wrapped up in a crunchy garage-sounding blanket. Fans can expect two more EPs within the Black Hole Space Wizard Universe. And with an overflowing riff bank, who knows how long we’ll go.”
Such far-out music deserves far-out lyrics, and Howling Giant is prepared to go to extreme lengths to get them. As bassist Roger Marks reveals, “We have a strict regimen of smashing our heads into walls daily until lyrics finally come to us.” As for inspiration, “We are inspired by science fiction and occult rituals, as well as books, movies, and other music.”
As part of an overall concept, the EP paints four distinct scenes.
The pinnacle of mankind.
An exodus from Earth.
The Black Hole Space Wizard destroying everything.
A lone survivor trapped on a ravaged Mother Earth.
In Roger’s own words, “The first track is a little more progressive, packed with riffs both dark and triumphant. The second track is all about build and groove. The third track is thrash, metal, and destructive. The final track is spacey with doom elements.”
Overall, it you are one of the many that wishes Mastodon had continued in the cosmic, crushing progressive manner of Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain, Howling Giant is your dream band!
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0 EPK – ENTITY – 200,000 Years + Tour (2016)
ENTITY – 200,000 Years + Western Canadian Tour 2016
Release Date: July 12, 2016
Contact: PR Rep – Jon Asher – ashermedia(@)gmail.com
For fans of = Abysmal Dawn, Gorguts, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide,
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L-R: Carl Brown (bass), Kyle Braun (drums), Adam Kozak (guitar/vocals), Tyler Augusto (guitar)
Photocredit: Bradon Bollen
Biography
Thundering in the distance of the Canadian prairies from the depths of Winnipeg hail four-piece ENTITY generating blasphemous death metal tainted with thrash. The four-year-old project grew out of a desire to generate terrifying metal complete with gratuitous solos and complimentary blast beats that whip each song into shape. They have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with such acts as Skeletonwitch, Cryptopsy, and legendary Canadian metal act Razor.
Carl Brown (bass), Kyle Braun (drums), Adam Kozak (guitar/vocals), Tyler Augusto (guitar) are constantly pushing their writing abilities to create music that sounds like an army pacing through the muddy trenches of war and emerges victorious. Their influences are present in each song, and elements from old school thrash to new school technical death metal can be extracted throughout. Instrumentally, the guitar tone pierces through the blasting drums and is stitched together with doomy vocals. Each song is written to be a map through a tremendous journey with the band as the listener’s adept guide.
The band has produced a slew of demos and albums over the course of 4 years and is ready to release the height of their musical efforts, ‘Phobia Of The Formless’ [LP] in early 2017. Their songs are filled with torturous lyrics that pair well with their high energy stage performance. Catch them on tour Summer 2016 across Western Canada on their way to Armstrong Metal Fest.
Tour dates
Vancouver – July 13 – The Hindenburg
Kamloops – July 14 – The Office
Armstrong Metal Fest – July 15, 16 – Hassen Arena
Calgary – July 18 – Distortion
Winnipeg – July 19 – The Park Theatre
Winnipeg – July 29 – The Park Theatre*
*without Inverted Serenity
Album Band/Live Line Up: Adam Kozak – Vocals/Guitar, Kyle Braun – Drums, Carl Brown – Bass, Tyler Augusto – Guitar
Discography
Early 2017 – Phobia Of The Formless
2015 – Vindictive Killing (Pre Production Track)
2014 – Strings (Promo Disc)
2014 – Demo(n) EP
2013 – ‘Demo’
Shared the stage with
Razor, Sacrifice, Archspire, Xul, Deamon, Dead Ranch, Psychotic Gardening, Crimson Shadows, Vesperia, Beyond Creation, Rivers Of Nihil, Into Eternity, Skeletonwitch, Cryptopsy
Tours
*(Carlstock August 2016)*
*(Phobia Of The Formless Tour July 2016)*
*(Armstrong Metal Fest July 2016)*
Carlstock 93′ (2015)
Ontario Death Fest (2015)
Redefining Darkness Tour 2015
Lethbridge Zombie Fest 2015
Manitoba Metal Fest 2015
Western Spring Tour 2015
Carlstock 95′ (2014)
Eastern Summer Tour 2014
Carlstock 98′ (2013)
Possession Tour 2013
0 EPK – Medevil – Conductor of Storms (2016)
Medevil – Conductor of Storms (2016)
Release Date: August 26, 2016
For fans of Megadeth, Metallica, Accept, Metal Church
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“Perfectly situated to please fans of classic heavy metal, Conductor Of Storms is very strong debut from the young Medevil.” – The Monolith
“Has the late Ronnie James Dio possessed Chilliwack, BC’s heavy metal unit,Medevil? It kinda sounds like it on the newly released track “Machination Factory.””- Yell! Magazine
“Play it loud, play it fast as heavy metal world has found another new soldier to carry on the flag in the form of “Medevil” – Planet Caravan
“Man, what an album! With the sound and feel of vintage Thrash, which is (thankfully) again gaining popularity, Medevil shows itself to be a future force in Metal with their debut release of Conductor ofStorms! From the first time I heard this album to the twentieth, I have been entertained, wow’ed and impressed by the sound of this uber-talented band. Maybe some of our kids will think back thirty years from now and still love the way they felt when first hearing killer bands like Medevil. Pick it up on the 26thand enjoy it for years!” – Metal Nexus
“Conductor of Storms is one of the most complete, fully-formed and damn near perfect debut albums I’ve ever heard from a young heavy metal band. Tracks like Escape – a blustering, no-holds-barred mashup of Metal Church, Megadeth and Overkill – are just so mature, so faultlessly executed and so, well, heavy metal, it beggars belief that they are not being delivered by a band that’s been in the game for thirty years.” – Sentinel Daily
“Their debut album, Conductor of Storms, is pure old school, early American metal with elements of old school thrash and a dash of NWOBHM for good measure….This album is definitely for fans of the old school metal sound. Medevil’sConductor of Storms will teleport you old farts back to better days when we were still young, ambitious, and had hope for the future even though the soundtrack we had was usually dark and dreary. Ah to be young again! ****” – Get Ready To Rock
“these guys are just bloody good at what they do!..Wow, what an amazing mixture of nostalgia and self-willingness and at such a high level for a young band. Fans of the 80’s, you go and buy that thing!” – Lords of Metal
“One more thing I’d like to mention is the conceptual feel of the whole thing, probably triggered by the similarity in ‘The Angel Of Rain’ and the classic metal anthem ‘A Sacrifice’. I miss that feeling in many present day heavy metal albums. Classics like ‘Ride The Lightning’, ‘Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying’, ‘Painkiller’ or ‘Breaker’ were no mere collection of songs but a musical unity. Well, ‘Conductor Of Storms’ has that same feeling as those classics, something I can only applaud. This album is a gem, a must-have in every self-respecting heavy metal collection. ” – Merchants of Air
“The album features eight bass filled, drum enhanced and vocally strong songs. From the opening build up in “Nightwalk” to the final note in “The Fabled Uxorcicide” demonstrates the time, talent and effort that went into making this album.” – Canadian Beats
“The heavy raw guitar riffs and pounding drums and bass make way for one of the best pure metal voices to come around in a long time. Liam Collingwood is like the second coming of the late great David Wayne from Metal Church throw in bit of the immortal metal God UDO and you have one hell of a metal voice. Make no mistake Collingwood is no copycat! This guy brings an awesome raw knock your teeth out attitude, and has his own distinctive metal voice….Medevil brings all the old school sound of Metal Church, Accept, Saxon and mixes in Pantera and some great shred and progressive metal and then makes it all come together with their own fresh and new sound. Just an amazing album from start to finish a must have for every metal head young and old.” – The Dirty Room
“Great new band. A little dream has come true for me with this. 🙂 Medevil capture all the things I love so much about metal.” – Metal Underdogs
“Riding out of the cold wastes of western Canada on warhorses of steel comes Medevil with their amazing, self-released debut album Conductor of Storms. Bruising Traditional Heavy Metal is what these guys play and they play it well. Monstrous riffs and pounding, organic drums underscore the powerful vocals and intricate solos. The band has a taste for things epic, so no love songs or cliché odes to the Metal lifestyle here.” – Metal Crypt
“Whoa, where did this band come from? Canadian power metal/thrash band Medevil knows how to make one hell of a first impression with their debut ‘Conductor of Storms’….Categorizing them as power/thrash is just scratching the surface of what makes this album so compelling, as the instrumentals have a flair for the progressive and head into unexpected territory with each song. Early on it sounds like you’re going to get a healthy dose of 80s thrash and early power metal that’s delivered with precision, but by the time you get to The Angel of Rain the band has mellowed out completely and heads towards sweeping progressive melodies that are incredibly compelling. Plus when you have a vocalist who sounds like Udo Dirkschneider in his prime, Medevil sure knows how to stand out.” – TO Metal
“Medevil must have a time turner, because they have reclaimed the spirit of early metal. Not just the spirit, but the sound. The guitars have a classic tube amp sound with amazing sound. It also doesn’t hurt to hear the boys meshing on harmony licks and the addition of a few modern techniques keep their playing fresh….Though this is a self released record, it sounds nothing like one. This album is aurally crafted to perfection. Brickwalling, nope. Too quiet, nope. None of the indie traps are here and it’s a breath of fresh air. Medevil has taken all of the classically metal archetypes and created a second wave of traditional heavy metal. If this is what they can do on their debut, we should be hearing about these gents from Chiliwack, BC many times over the years.” – Glacially Musical
“A metal band from Chilliwack, BC? If that isn’t bad ass enough for ya’ the album, Conductor of Storms definitely will take up the slack. Thriving on rhythm and familiarity this is a release that can’t be ignored and on all accounts an act that has to be witnessed live to get the full experience. Keep an eye on these fellas they aregoing places!!…Liam’s unique vocal approach puts me in mind of both Ronny James and Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth respectively, a fascinating range (if truth be told) that completely enthralls.” – Thy Demons Be Scribblin
“The moment the red stage lights came on and Medevil walked out, led by their cloaked singer, a small horde amassed at the front of the stage to watch the opening act from Chilliwack. I have seldom seen so many people excited for a local opener, but the trollish heavy metal delivered by the talented quintet brought the crowd into a head-banging frenzy.’ – Bucketlist Music Reviews
‘They bring a great attitude to the table and once again, their stage show is second to none’ – Broken Neck Radio
‘Chilliwack’s unholy sons Medevil battered the crowd with a relentless assault of wicked flaming metal, like a rocket-propelled bat out of hell.’ – Factory Worker Media
1. Nightwalk (5:11)
2. Machination Factory (4:37)
3. An Empty Glass (4:03)
4. In The Distance (2:50)
5. The Angel of Rain (7:40)
6. A Sacrifice (5:04)
7. Escape (4:20)
8. The Fabled Uxoricide (12:02)
Album Length: 45:51
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Album Credits:
Release Date: August 26, 2016
• All songs performed by: Medevil (Liam Collingwood (Vocals); Gary Cordsen (Lead Guitar); Brett Gibbs (Rhythm Guitar); Eric Wesa (Bass/Backup Vocals); Ross Collingwood (Drums))
• Songs written by
Nightwalk – Gary Cordsen; Brett Gibbs
Machination Factory – Gary Cordsen; Brett Gibbs; Eric Wesa; Ross Collingwood
An Empty Glass – Brett Gibbs; Gary Cordsen
In the Distance – Liam Collingwood; Ross Collingwood
The Angel of Rain – Liam Collingwood; Eric Wesa
A Sacrifice – Liam Collingwood
Escape – Liam Collingwood; Brett Gibbs; Gary Cordsen; Eric Wesa
The Fabled Uxoricide – Brett Gibbs
• Produced by: Medevil
• Mixed by: Stuart McKillop
• Mastered by: Stuart McKillop
• Single released: Machination Factory
Album & Live Band Line Up:
Liam Collingwood (Vocals)
Gary Cordsen (Lead Guitar)
Brett Gibbs (Rhythm Guitar)
Eric Wesa (Bass/Backup Vocals)
Ross Collingwood (Drums)
Discography:
2016 – Conductor of Storms (LP)
Shared stage with:
Sepultura, Unleash the Archers, Vesperia, Iron Kingdom
List of Tours and Festivals:
Wacken Metal Battle 2015 (National Finalist – Top 6)
Photo Credit – Kevin Eisenlord [Download]
L-R – Eric Wesa (Bass/Backup Vocals), Ross Collingwood (Drums), Liam Collingwood (Vocals), Gary Cordsen (Lead Guitar), Brett Gibbs (Rhythm Guitar)
It is one of the most magical moments in a band’s life when they release their debut album. We can only imagine what Kerry King and Tom Araya felt like on the eve of ‘Show No Mercy’ being unleashed on the world, or the excitement that must have coursed through Steve Harris and Dave Murray as their self-titled debut was about to escape into an unsuspecting and never to be the same again world.
Well, Medevil don’t just imagine it…their debut album ‘Conductor of Storms’ is about to explode in a blast of metallic thunder and lightning upon the earth.
Hailing from Chiliwack, BC, Medevil are a hard-working progressive band, constantly striving to improve their songs, a fact not missed by Wacken Metal Battle Canada, where Medevil made the top 6!
Band vocalist Liam Collingwood explains the band’s memorable moniker. ‘The band name was thought up by Eric and fits our style of music perfectly.’
Liam is very serious about the bands modus operandi. ‘Medevil formed as a creative outlet for each member. The goal of our band is to satisfy our creative desires, while maintaining our standard of quality and to expand our knowledge of music as a whole. In five words, I’d sum up our music as power/thrash/prog/heavy metal.’
Liam says if he had to pick one Medevil track to represent the band it would be ‘the song ‘Machination Factory’ as it is one of the heavier songs on the album and it’s also the newest song that we wrote so it’s fresher in our heads. We wanted to release something first that would be a good start at representing our band even though future songs may.’
Liam reveals that song-writing is very much a collaborative effort. ‘We normally have a bunch of riff ideas ourselves and then we all come together to complete our vision…We all take part in the writing. All the songs have some sort of collaboration going on, even though some may be very minor alterations. We try to collaborate on projects as much as possible without destroying the original vision.’
While the band collaborates strongly on the music, the lyrics are Liam’s department, as you’d expect. ‘Lyrics are normally written based on an emotion or a story I am thinking of at the time that I want to project. Although sometimes I have some melodies in my head that I really like which I try to put into my lyrics. Some songs are more about a story I am telling whether fictional or somewhat true. Others are about a feeling or emotion I am feeling at the time and can be hidden beneath metaphors.’
Liam is proud that Medevil have a high level of quality control when it comes to their music. ‘In total we probably scrapped eight songs in favour of the ones included on the album. Our early sound, from 2011-2014, was mostly a rock-esque type of metal. ‘In The Distance’, ‘The Angel of Rain’ and ‘A Sacrifice’ are all from the early days of the band. When we included Brett and Gary in the band in 2014, we started leaning towards a much faster and more progressive style.’
A similar level of thought went into the track listing. ‘The track listing was a long task, it was most decided based on what we thought was the best listening experience for our fans and for how we like to set up our live shows with some changes. Fans can expect new material in the coming years and regular tours once or twice a year.’
Liam rates the bands live show highly. ‘People can expect a refined sound from us as well as a powerful energy, and a good connection between the band members. Fans can tell we are a band of friends!’
Liam reveals that the letter ‘M’ is very significant in Medevil’s top five influences, which are ‘Metalica, Megadeth, Mastodon, Metal Church, and Iron Maiden!’
And now we can add Medevil to that proud list of bands beginning with M who all released powerful a debut album.
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