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0 Entrevues – Demise of The Crown – DV Metal – CKRL 89.1FM
0 Canadian Beats – Van Halst – World of Make Believe
The album’s title track is surprisingly punk rock for a goth band, but it is executed so well. The droning guitars, chanting group vocals and straight to the chest drumming build an interesting and somehow danceable tune, made considerably stronger by the lead vocalist’s very obvious abilities with the microphone.
0 NEWS: Out Now! Montreal Power Metallers DEMISE OF THE CROWN Unleash Self-Title Debut
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 4, 2016
Album Promo Request here.
For fans of Nevermore, Avenged Sevenfold, Opeth, Pantera, Arch Enemy
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Out Now! Montreal Power Metallers DEMISE OF THE CROWN Unleash Self-Title Debut
Brandish your weapons and bare your teeth in the battle for new world order with Montreal’s power metal quintet, DEMISE OF THE CROWN. They run the gambit from melodic power metal to hard rock weaved together with soaring solos reminiscent of Eddie Van Halen with undertones of Yngwie Malmsteen. The band’s sound has developed from progressive to a heavy metal band that has a pop format structure to the music in order to lure people into the realm of metal. Through many years of playing music with different people in the Montreal scene and slowly forming the official line up in 2014. Each member have spent their time paying dues in the local community and have banded together with the same goal and vision for a band determined to shake the foundation of power metal.
Guitarist, Manuel Iradian writes all the music, then handed off to Kevin “Kevy Metal” (drummer) to dress up each song with his high-speed, galloping rhythms, finally, Darren Beadman crafts the anthemic lyrics rousing crowds to chant along with an anarchistic frenzy. Each song is rooted in all basic human emotions; anger, lust, depression, happiness, death and revenge.
Guitarist Manuel Iradian comments:
“We are proud to release our debut album. The tone of it is dark and melodic, has catchy choruses and face melting guitar solos. We would like to thank Kevin Jardine at Uplift Studios for doing a great job and being there for us in the rough times. This is only the beginning for the band as we are going back in the studio March 6th with producer extraordinaire Glen Robinson. So stay tuned and stay metal!”
To listen to the self-titled album, please visit the following link:
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0 Out Now! Montreal Industrial Monsters PROJEKT F Unleash ‘The Butterfly Effect’
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 4, 2016
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For fans of Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, Rob Zombie, Combichrist
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Out Now! Montreal Industrial Monsters PROJEKT F Unleash ‘The Butterfly Effect’
March 4 – Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques
March 5 – Quebec City, QC @ La Source De La Martiniere
March 11 – Toronto, ON @ Nocturn
March 13 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
Album Stream – The Butterfly Effect – https://projektf.bandcamp.com/album/the-butterfly-effect
1. The Butterfly Effect (1:32)
2. Tongue (4:53)
3. Cut Your Wings (3:46)
4. Unbegun (3:49)
5. 03:47:09:08:1945 (1:58)
6. Fatman (4:24)
7. When the Angel Fell From the Sky (4:56)
Album Length: 25:22
About:
Projekt F was founded in 2006 by John M. Miller, lead singer and main composer of the band. Inspired by rock/industrial/metal music of the 90’s, Projekt F quickly made a name for themselves in the underground music scene of Montreal. Miller was joined by William Hicks (bass) in 2010, Simon Sayz (guitar) in 2013, and Fred Linx (drums) in 2014.
Their first EP named “0000” saw the light of day in 2009 with 500 physical copies made by the band being sold out in no time, and more than 1000 digital copies downloaded. Continuing to evolve in the Montreal Industrial scene, the band accumulated a large number of shows across the Province of Quebec and Ontario with their musical originality and their intensity on stage. In 2012, the band was invited to play alongside Combichrist at the biggest industrial music festival in Canada, Kinetik Festival. During the last few years they have shared the stage with international bands such as Motionless In White, Revolting Cocks, Angelspit, Nachtmar, Left Spine Down, Slaves on Dope, New Years Day, For Today and Ice Nine Kills.
Projekt F has also had the opportunity to do a performance of their song “Room 13” in a TV pilot called “Cause and Effect” (produced by Vaas Media). Their song “Oophorectomy” is also featured in a short movie called “Purple Love” (produced by Les films de la meute), featured at the 2013 Cannes Festival.
Taking a darker and more personal musical road, Projekt F launched their album “Skins” in 2013 and 2014’s EP “Under The Skin”, which is now followed by their newest EP, “The Butterfly Effect” set for release on March 4, 2016. It is said to be a direct sequel to their previous conceptual effort ”Skins”.
MEMBERS:
Jonh M. Miller – Vocals/Piano/Synth
William Hicks – Bass
Simon Sayz – Guitar
Fred Linx– Drums
For more info, please visit www.Projektf.net.
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0 NEWS: Out Now! VAN HALST Unleash New Album ‘World of Make Believe’
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Montreal, QC – March 4, 2016
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For Fans of In This Moment, Evanescence, Halestorm
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Out Now! VAN HALST Unleash New Album ‘World of Make Believe’
Photo Credit: Renee Robyn
Music Video – Save Me – Watch here.
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)
Their debut album ‘World of Make Believe’ is now available as of March 4th and can be picked up on iTunes and Bandcamp plus streaming at the following links below.
Listen to ‘World of Make Believe’ at the following links:
Bandcamp: https://vanhalst.bandcamp.com/album/world-of-make-believe
Idobi Radio http://idobi.com/exclusive/premiere-van-halsts-new-album-world-of-make-believe/
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0 Broken Neck Radio – Necronomicon – Advent of The Human God (Season of Mist)
Necronomicon may mean “Book of the Dead”, but there is nothing dead about this release. Song after song made me want to run right out and “BREAK SHIT”. The lyrics are dark and gloomy with a medieval feel and the guitar riffs are hard driving, and ear drum blistering. This is not a sound you will find just anywhere, they have aged like a fine wine and are bold, fresh and unique all at the same time.
http://www.brokenneckradio.com/news/necronomicon-advent-of-the-human-god-album-review-by-kaos
0 Pest Webzine – Blitz Quiz – Demise of The Crown
0 NEWS: Cinematic Metal Orchestra OPERUS Posts New Lyric Video ‘Maya And The Wolf’, Supporting Sonata Arctica In Toronto March 31st
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Montreal, QC – March 3, 2016
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For fans of Nightwish, Epica, Kamelot, Sonata Arctica, Rhapsody of Fire
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Cinematic Metal Orchestra OPERUS Posts New Lyric Video ‘Maya And The Wolf’, Supporting Sonata Arctica In Toronto March 31st
Upcoming Show Dates:
March 31 – Toronto, ON @ The Opera House w/ Sonata Arctica – Event info
EP Stream – Opus I – http://operus.bandcamp.com/album/opus-i
Toronto, ON based OPERUS creates compositions of heavy classical influenced metal without restriction on creativity in expressing thoughts and emotions from the brainchild of band founder Oscar Rangel. Unleashing their four track debut EP ‘Opus I’ during November 2015, the band have posted a new lyric video for their track ‘Maya And The Wolf’, which can be viewed at the following link below.
“I believe ‘Maya & the Wolf ‘ is the most interesting song in the album, its sound is very classical, yet the story telling in the lyrics and the instrumentation gives it folkish undertones as well. This is the song we chose to produce a lyric video for because we believe this is the most “relatable” song in the EP and yet it still sounds heavy and it is clear that its part of a metal album. The instrumental part in the middle is one of the many “band solo” sections I have worked over the years using mainly the counterpoint composition technique, where all the instruments play different melodies at once to build up a very interesting sounding passage.” comments band founder Oscar Rangel.
Listen and watch ‘Maya And The Wolf’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BStl55-0AQ
![operus - maya & the wolf [lyric video]](https://ssl.fbridgecdn.net/users_files/43/57443/videos/video_medium_operus_-_maya__the_wolf_lyric_video.jpg?1456967900)
In addition, OPERUS will be local support for Sonata Arctica’s Toronto tour date on March 31st at The Opera House. Full details on the event can found here.
About:
Toronto, ON based OPERUS creates compositions of heavy classical influenced metal without restriction on creativity in expressing thoughts and emotions from the brainchild of band founder Oscar Rangel.
“I have always been a huge fan of performing arts, not only music, but also theater, circus, and contemporary dance, some ballet, etc. I always wanted to combine as many of my influences as possible that includes many metal sub-genres and other disciplines, hence I started roaming towards the idea of “Opera”, but more in the classical sense, and less in the modern “metal opera” movement (Avantasia, Aina, and many more).” says Rangel.
First composing in Mexico before relocating to Toronto, ON, the solo project at the time went under the name ‘Masquerade of Opera’ and went on to record a demo in 2009 entitled “Winter Nightmare”, which was named after Rangel’s first cold winter of that year in Canada.
Fast forward five years later to 2014, Rangel who is also a former member of Annihilator and bassist for Mastery, changed the name of his project to OPERUS to better describe it and push towards creating a bigger production.
““Operus” Stems from the combination of two highly “classical” words: “Opus”, which was used in the previous times to mark musical creations (Opus 1 = creation 1). And “Opera” which is a form of theater where the script is performed singing.” says Rangel.
Recruiting Will Patterson (Vocals) (ex-Anurysm, ex-Exile), Robin Howe (Cello), Wojtek Sokolowski (Bass/Vocals) (Eclipse Eternal), Rob Holden (Guitar) (ex-Left Hand Creation) and Alan Madhavan (Drums) (ex-Nephelium) (now replaced by drummer J.J. Tartaglia (Skull Fist, Final Trigger)), the group recorded their first EP ‘Opus I’ with all instrumentation written by Rangel (Guitar/Vocals).
The debut EP ‘Opus I’ was unleashed during November 2015 and features four tracks of cinematic themes of powerful metal to fill fans mind with images and stories with a sound based on lyrics from philosophical topics such as what it means to be human and alive in a world full of violence, greed plus our evolution as a species.
“We felt these tracks display the most of what we sound like. We wanted our debut EP to portrait as much of the textures and colours we put in our music. Plus “Opus I” as it states our first creation is an “introduction letter” for everyone to know who we are, we made it all ourselves and now that we have something to show we are working on a bigger project.” comments Rangel.
With the completion of their EP, Rangel has several albums worth of finished material ready to go for their debut full length that they plan to record later this year to add to their performance that goes beyond a music show or a metal gig, but a full on metal orchestrated experience.
For more info, please visit http://www.operusofficial.com.
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0 EPK – Operus – Opus I (2015)
Operus – Opus I (2015)
OperusOfficial.com | Bandcamp | Facebook | Youtube | Reverbnation | Last.FM
For fans of Nightwish, Epica, Kamelot, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Sonata Arctica, Rhapsody of Fire, Ensiferum, Wintersun
Release Date: November 12, 2015
Contacts: PR Rep – Jon Asher – ashermedia[@]gmail.com
Booking & Management: info@OperusOfficial.com
“Operus vocalist Will Patterson broke out the big guns. With deep vocals like those found in Turisas to the higher emotion packed vocals of Kamelot, Patterson can do it all.” – Metal Master Kingdom.
Top Left: Wojtek Sokolowski (Bass) | Bottom Left: J.J. Tartaglia (Drums) | Center Left: William Patterson (Vocals) | Center Right: Robin Howe (Cello/Backing Vocals) | Top Right: Robb Holden (Guitar) | Bottom Right: Oscar Rangel (Guitar)
Toronto, ON based OPERUS creates compositions of heavy classical influenced metal without restriction on creativity in expressing thoughts and emotions from the brainchild of band founder Oscar Rangel.
“I have always been a huge fan of performing arts, not only music, but also theater, circus, and contemporary dance, some ballet, etc. I always wanted to combine as many of my influences as possible that includes many metal sub-genres and other disciplines, hence I started roaming towards the idea of “Opera”, but more in the classical sense, and less in the modern “metal opera” movement (Avantasia, Aina, and many more).” says Rangel.
First composing in Mexico before relocating to Toronto, ON, the solo project at the time went under the name ‘Masquerade of Opera’ and went on to record a demo in 2009 entitled “Winter Nightmare”, which was named after Rangel’s first cold winter of that year in Canada.
Fast forward five years later to 2014, Rangel who is also a former member of Annihilator and bassist for Mastery, changed the name of his project to OPERUS to better describe it and push towards creating a bigger production.
““Operus” Stems from the combination of two highly “classical” words: “Opus”, which was used in the previous times to mark musical creations (Opus 1 = creation 1). And “Opera” which is a form of theater where the script is performed singing.” says Rangel.
Recruiting Will Patterson (Vocals) (ex-Anurysm, ex-Exile), Robin Howe (Cello), Wojtek Sokolowski (Bass/Vocals) (Eclipse Eternal), Rob Holden (Guitar) (ex-Left Hand Creation) and Alan Madhavan (Drums) (ex-Nephelium) (now replaced by drummer J.J. Tartaglia (Skull Fist, Final Trigger)), the group recorded their first EP ‘Opus I’ with all instrumentation written by Rangel (Guitar/Vocals).
The debut EP ‘Opus I’ was unleashed during November 2015 and features four tracks of cinematic themes of powerful metal to fill fans mind with images and stories with a sound based on lyrics from philosophical topics such as what it means to be human and alive in a world full of violence, greed plus our evolution as a species.
“We felt these tracks display the most of what we sound like. We wanted our debut EP to portrait as much of the textures and colours we put in our music. Plus “Opus I” as it states our first creation is an “introduction letter” for everyone to know who we are, we made it all ourselves and now that we have something to show we are working on a bigger project.” comments Rangel.
With the completion of their EP, Rangel has several albums worth of finished material ready to go for their debut full length that they plan to record later this year to add to their performance that goes beyond a music show or a metal gig, but a full on metal orchestrated experience.
About The EP explained by Oscar Rangel:
The album is full of different textures and musical ideas; it goes as loud, fast and heavy as some death metal bands, and as melodic and quiet as chamber music or a folk trio in the woods.
Track 1 – Agmen Inis:
Latin for “Army At War”, Agmen Inis is a very epic sounding song with a long, atmospheric intro to set the mood for Will’s impressive performance, we portrait a big part of what makes the band unique in this song from the very beginning where you have cello, classical guitar and great vocals. The verses and chorus are powerful and fast in contrast to the epic intro and middle part where we are setting space for theatrical performances on stage.
Track 2 – Fate’s Pantomime:
A light, fast and power metal sounding song with a cello solo substituting the usual guitar solo, this is definitely the simplest song in the album where the voice carries the main part most of the time and the bass has some fast passages.
Track 3 – The Book of Shadows:
The heaviest, most classical sounding song on the EP is also the most elaborated one. Both guitars in this song play completely different parts 90% of the time. This song also displays the heaviest and most aggressive side of our musical narrative, the vocal parts go from clean to growls to high pitch “heavy metal screams” to belcanto and choir parts. This is the newest composed song we recorded, as it was made roughly three years ago, as opposed of 6 to 10.
Track 4 – Maya & the Wolf:
Maya & the Wolf is the most interesting song in the album, its sound is very classical, yet the story telling in the lyrics and the instrumentation makes it sound very folkish as well. This is the song we choose to produce a lyric video because we believe this is the easiest song to listen and yet it still sounds heavy and it is clear that its part of a metal album. The instrumental part in the middle is one of the many “band solo” sections I have worked over the years using mainly the counterpoint composition technique, all the instruments play different melodies at once to build up a very interesting sounding passage.
0 Metal Trenches – Haiduk – Demonicon
Haiduk, all I have to say is you are one talented dude. It’s always impressive to me when a single person can put together an entire album on thier own, but to do so with such a level of both technical marksmanship and enjoyability is bizonkers. I look forward to hearing more of your thrash-heavy black and death metal in the future.
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