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0 Metal Hammer Germany Song of The Week! Black Absinthe ‘The Wild
0 Kingston Music Reviews – Vow of Thorns – Farewell To The Sun
“this is an album which you play from start to finish.”
http://kingstonmusicreviews.ca/albumreviews/vow-of-thorns-farewell-to-the-sun/
0 Obliveon – Vow of Thorns – Farewell To The Sun
0 NEWS: THE APEX Announce Toronto Date w/ The Dillenger Escape Plan On Aug 4th + Reveal New EP Details
(contact info below)
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – July 21, 2016
Album Request here.
For fans of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Meshuggah, The Red Chord, Candiria
TheApexBand.com | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Bandcamp
THE APEX Reveal Artwork + Track Listing For New EP ‘Underbelly + Canadian Tour Dates
‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’ (ON/QC/PE/NB/NS)
Supporting THE DILLENGER ESCAPE PLAN – Aug 4th – Toronto, ON
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 will be hitting the road this August for their two week‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’ with Regina’s The Man and His Machineacross Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (dates listed below). The tour is in support of their upcoming EP‘Underbelly’ in follow up to their 2015 self-titled album. The EP will feature 3 ear piercing blasts of extreme shrapnel in the following track listing and album cover below.
In additional news, prior to the tour, THE APEX will be supportingTHE DILLENGER ESCAPE PLAN in Toronto on August 4th at the Hard Luck Bar. Full details can be found here.
The ghetto tech metallers have also launched a Go Fund Me / Pre-Order Campaign for fans to support. A full list of perks ranging from limited edition shirts, tapes, CDs, vinyls plus an exclusive performance can be viewed at the following link here.
Video of the band recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EL0PLlXh2A
The band comments:
“We would like to start by saying we are trying to stay as modest as possible here. We see many campaigns for bands shoot for crazy numbers and we are trying to keep ours at a reasonable and achievable number. We are trying to raise some funds to put out our new EP entitled, “Underbelly” which is set to be released in August in time for our East Coast tour around the same time. We need all the help we can get by Aug. 1st. Any help past that day is still a HUGE help!”
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 Thy Demons Be Scribblin – Medevil – Conductor of Storms
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.
http://www.thydemonsbescribblin.com/scribblin-metal—album-reviews/cults-bucket-of-metal-15
0 Les Eternels – Hellebrous – The Carnal Sabbath
0 We Love Metal – Vow of Thorns – Farewell To The Sun
Doom metal is predicated upon dark atmosphere, and there may not be any better at establishing that in contemporary metal than Vow of Thorns. All the details meticulously arranged, it has a painful density that smothers and paralyzes.
https://www.welovemetal.com/newsite/wordpress/2016/07/20/28153/
0 NEWS: Wacken Metal Battle 2015 Champions VESPERIA On ‘LIVE AT WACKEN 2015 – 26 Years Louder Than Hell’ Double CD & DVD/BluRay’
(contact info below)
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – July 20, 2016
EP Promo request here.
For fans of Septicflesh, Wintersun, Arcturus, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Finntroll
Wacken Metal Battle 2015 Champions VESPERIA On ‘LIVE AT WACKEN 2015 – 26 Years Louder Than Hell’ Double CD & DVD/BluRay’
‘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)
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).
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
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0 June-July 2016 -AU Mag album reviews Celestial Ruin, Double Experience, A Rebel Few, Van Halst
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