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0 NEWS: Psychedelic Stoner Rock A DEVIL’S DIN Premiere New Track ‘Nature of The Beast’ via PureGrainAudio.com; New Album ‘Skylight’ Out June 17th
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Psychedelic Stoner Rock A DEVIL’S DIN Premiere New Track ‘Nature of The Beast’ via PureGrainAudio.com
New Album ‘Skylight’ Out June 17th
L-R – Dominique Salameh – Drums, Vocals, David Lines – Keys, Guitar, Vocals, Thomas Chollet (R) Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Photo Credit: Renaud Kasma
A DEVIL’S DIN is made up of 3 musicians born in the Old World who traveled across the ocean to find each other in Montreal, QC where they were drawn together by a mutual love of melodic, innovative, inventive and daring rock / metal tinged music. Fusing the colourful sounds of Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd & the psychedelic-era Beatles with intensity of classic power bands like Sabbath, The Who, and Led Zeppelin, as well as the boundary-pushing adventure of Yes, Gentle Giant and King Crimson, A DEVIL’S DIN is an uncommon and uncompromising voice in modern music.
Debuting their album ‘One Day All This Will Be Yours’ in 2011, its been a trippy five years since fans have heard new material from the psychedelic rockers. Hitting the studio in 2014, they now return with their 2016 follow up ‘Skylight’ set for official release on June 17th to take fans on a new trip.
Teaming up with PureGrainAudio.com, the band’s third single ‘Nature of The Beast’ is now streaming at the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/a-devil-s-din-unleash-some-carnage-with-stream-of-new-song-nature-of-the-beast-exclusive-premiere
Vocalist / guitarist David Lines comments on the track:
“‘Nature of the Beast’ is one of the heavier tracks on our album and with a title like that, you’d expect that! But the beast in question isn’t anything out of the bible, it’s about the beast we all know and hate: bureaucracy! It sort of came to me while I was on hold with the phone company. Nature of the Beast, indeed.
Sometimes a phrase or expression is enough to get me going songwriting-wise and ‘Nature of the Beast’ was no exception. It’s a really heavy, deep, multi-layered saying. “What’s the Beast? Why is that its Nature?” Musically the song starts with an interesting rhythmic guitar chord sequence, ran through a phaser and Space Echo with haunting lead bends echoing off in the distance, creating a dark, hallucinatory setting. Then everything drops out for a fast almost chromatic guitar riff, which kicks into overdrive and busts open like a ton of bricks. Maybe it’s a bit of a formula for us, like Genus Novus and WARGASM! from the first record, but we love to start off with a spooky, trippy vibe before unleashing the heaviosity. It makes for a more interesting listening experience, at least we think so! We like the music to go places and not be so obvious. Maybe it requires more attention to get into to it, but for us, it’s way more compelling.”
Album pre-order available at www.ADevilsDin.com.
About:
A Devil’s Din is made up of 3 musicians born in the Old World who traveled across the ocean to find each other in Montreal, drawn together by a mutual love of melodic, innovative, inventive and daring rock music. Fusing the colourful sounds of Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd & the psychedelic-era Beatles with intensity of classic power bands like Sabbath, The Who, and Led Zeppelin, as well as the boundary-pushing adventure of Yes, Gentle Giant and King Crimson, A Devil’s Din is an uncommon and uncompromising voice in modern music.
In 2008, UK-born stalwart Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist and session musician David Lines decided he needed to form a musical outfit that would suit his own particular psychedelically-induced musical visions, and thus A Devil’s Din was born. While still working as a musical “gun-for-hire” around town, he continued to develop the songs and sound for A Devil’s Din–which he considers an Art Project not to be tainted by commercial desires–recording their first album One Day All This Will Be Yours between 2009 and 2010, and releasing it on his own label Island Dive Records in 2011.
Though the musicians on that record were excellent, it wasn’t until Lyonnais bassist and disciple of the Holy Trinity of Rickenbacker Bass (John Entwistle, Chris Squire and Geddy Lee) Thomas Chollet entered the picture, along with drummer Dom Salameh (whose being born in Abu Dhabi did not at all prevent him from becoming an ardent Keith Moon devotee) that the sound really began to take shape. The synergy of the three took the music to another level, as witnessed at their intense and energetic live shows and has been made manifest on the new A Devil’s Din album SKYLIGHT that is set for release on June 17th, 2016.
A Devil’s Din continues to travel further afield in the world of psychedelic and progressive rock music, transforming listeners’ minds where ever they go.
Their first European tour will take place in September and their albums are available through various retailers on line and through their website www.ADevilsDin.com.
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0 NEWS: Video Game Rock Nerds DOUBLE EXPERIENCE Announce Ontario/ Quebec Tour Dates; New Album ‘Unsaved Progress’ Out Now!
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Video Game Rock Nerds DOUBLE EXPERIENCE Announce Ontario/ Quebec Tour Dates
New Album ‘Unsaved Progress’ Out Now!
Album Stream – Unsaved Progress – https://soundcloud.com/doubleexperience/sets/double-experience-album-full-stream
Canadian neo-rock nerds DOUBLE EXPERIENCE have returned from their May tour across the UK and will be hitting the road for dates in Ontario and Quebec this coming July in support of their newly released third studio album ‘Unsaved Progress’.
“Our most recent tour in the UK involved everything from Pokemon-themed cocktails to Game Boy duels with our fans at our merch table. We’re excited to see how these Canadian shows can up the ante,” says Ian Nichols, vocalist.
The band’s latest music video tribute ‘The Glimmer Shot’ for the video game ‘Destiny’ can be watched at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AejX3M1H-E4
DOUBLE EXPERIENCE’s third studio album entitled “Unsaved Progress” was released on April 8th via their label Colfax Music. Taking the next step from their previous album – initially released exclusively on collectible trading cards, the band utilize classic video-game inspired artwork and packaging. The album was brought to life with the help of Al Jacob and Kit Walters (HE IS LEGEND) at Warrior Sound in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Prior to the creation of “Unsaved Progress”, Double Experience were busy performing across 15 countries, playing everywhere from video game museums to tattoo conventions as well as showcases at Canadian Music Week and Indie Week Canada. Their adventures have been supported by international radio, festivals and television alike, culminating with an entire nerd-rock exposé and performance on Global TV in Canada.
Album orders are now available at the band’s merch store here. A deluxe edition of the album – boasting two unreleased songs, two acoustic remixes, merch discount codes, studio footage and a brand new trading card – is also available for the fastidious Double Experience collector.
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0 NEWS: ARMSTRONG METAL FEST Reveal Full Schedule For 2016 Line Up
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ARMSTRONG METAL FEST Reveal Full Schedule For 2016 Line Up
Unleash FREE Fest Digital Sampler ‘Mountain Moshpit Vol. 1’
and for those who can only make certain nights, day passes are available at the festival.
https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/tickets/
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 or www.ArmstongMetalFest.ca.
Schedule:
Friday, July 15th:
11:20pm – 12:20am – Unleash The Archers (Vancouver, BC) (Whammy Award Metal Winner) – http://www.unleashthearchers.com
Saturday, July 16th:
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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 Festis 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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0 NEWS: Get Ready To Be Pounded! Exclaim! Premiere SLUDGEHAMMER’s Upcoming Album ‘The Fallen Sun’
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Get Ready To Be Pounded! Exclaim! Premiere SLUDGEHAMMER’s Upcoming Album ‘The Fallen Sun’
New Album ‘The Fallen Sun’ Due Out June 10th
L-R – Chris Szarota – Vocals, Jeff Wilson – Guitars, Tyler Williams – Guitars, Dan Ayers – Bass/Vocals, Fernando Villalobos- Drums
Credit: Hayden John Wolf
Music Video – Carrion Eater – Watch here.
‘The Fallen Sun’ features eleven fist pounding tracks of dynamic vocal performances from lead vocalist Chris Szarota and bassist Dan Ayers, along with a showcase of mind bending guitar solos, heavy riffs and blistering drumming fury to follow up their 2014 EP ‘Organ Harvester’. The album was self-produced by the band and mixed by guitarist Tyler Williams and mastered by world renowned producer & engineer Lasse Lammert (Gloryhammer, Alestorm, Teramaze) at LSD Studio in Germany.
About:
Sludgehammer is a five piece Canadian metal band formed in 2013. The band began with guitarist Jeff Wilson and drummer Fernando Villalobos jamming together, which quickly resulted in writing songs and searching for a full line up. Their search led to vocalist Chris Szarota, who possessed an astonishing vocal ferocity and bassist and vocalist Dan Ayers, who passed the audition as a bassist and also revealed a golden voice. Thus, the first incarnation of Sludgehammer was formed.
The four members worked hard over the next few months to put together a demo, which was released at the band’s first gig on November 22nd, 2013. The demo was well received even though it was completely self-recorded and the gig offers kept on coming, along with new fans.
With the success of the demo, the band knew that it was time to step things up and hired producer Christian Anderson for their 2014 release, ‘Organ Harvester’. During the writing sessions, the band decided that Chris and Dan should share vocal duties for this record, as Dan’s voice had been absent from the demo. The dual vocals proved to be a force to be reckoned with and on August 11th, 2014 ‘Organ Harvester’ was released to rave reviews.
‘Organ Harvester’ gained both new fans and better shows, gathering serious momentum and solid name among the metal community. However by 2015, after playing many gigs with the ‘Organ Harvester’ material it became very obvious that the fans were hungry for more. The band began writing more songs for the next release and kept playing gigs, which led them to guitarist Tyler Williams. Tyler was working as a sound man at the Atria in Oshawa, ON where Sludgehammer was playing, and after their performance, Tyler approached the band. They set up a jam and in July 2015, Tyler Williams joined Sludgehammer.
The new five piece line up produced a much fuller sound as Jeff and Tyler began working together. The old songs were given new life and badass new material was being written for their next release, titled ‘The Fallen Sun’. The new songs featured dynamic vocal performances from Dan and Chris, mind bending guitar solos, heavy riffs and blistering drumming. As the songs started to pile up, Sludgehammer discussed recording a full length album. Tyler suggested that they record at his studio, Monolithic Productions. The band set up shop there and are now ready to unleash ‘The Fallen Sun’ for release on June 10, 2016.
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0 NEWS: Heavy Mag Premiere ‘Defiled Spirits Of Unholy Torments’ From One Man Death Metal Band GROTESQUE CEREMONIUM; Debut Album ‘Demonic Inquisition’ Out June 15th via Satanath Records / More Hate Productions
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“One Man Death Metal Band From Ankara Turkey”
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Heavy Mag Premiere ‘Defiled Spirits Of Unholy Torments’ From One Man Death Metal Band GROTESQUE CEREMONIUM
Debut Album ‘Demonic Inquisition’ Out June 15th via Satanath Records / More Hate Productions
Set to unleash the new album ‘Demonic Inquisition’ via Satanath Recordsand More Hate Productions on June 15th, one man Turkish death metal bandGROTESQUE CEREMONIUM has teamed up with Heavy Mag for the premiere of their next single ‘Defiled Spirits Of Unholy Torments’, which can be heard at the following link: http://heavymag.com.au/premiere-grotesque-cremonium-release-defiled-spirits-of-unholy-torments-video/
The debut full length is a concept album about medieval dark times and inquisitions during the middle ages where all punishment methods were performed by demons and Baphomets evil army against all believers of God. Lyrical themes touch upon witchcraft, demonic punishments and tortures in the depths of hell and the satanic temple of Baphomet. Dedicated to all evil goats worldwide with eight new songs plus an Incantation cover song ‘Profanation’.
Album pre-order – https://satanath.bandcamp.com/album/sat153-grotesque-ceremonium-demonic-inquisition-2016
About:
Grotesque Ceremonium was formed in 2014 in Ankara , Turkey as a one man unholy old school death metal band influenced by early 90’s dark, putrid evil with influences such as early Incantation, Autopsy & Winter. Their 2014 debut EP ‘Blasphemous Goat Observance’ was a self-released tape, later unleashed by Mexican label American Line Prods as 100 limited edition copies.
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