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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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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)
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For fans of Nightwish, Epica, Kamelot, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Sonata Arctica, Rhapsody of Fire, Ensiferum, Wintersun
Release Date: November 12, 2015
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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.
0 Five Magics Music – RHINE – An Outsider
Every song has its own personality, emotion and destructive power.
http://fivemagicsmusic.blogspot.ca/2016/03/rhine-outsider-album-review.html
0 Crown of Viserys – Akhenaten – Incantations Through The Gates of Irkalla
Intricate riffing and unusual scales, with some of the most interesting guitar effects this side of the Sphinx’s stare have helped the band to craft an album that stands out not just among it’s peers in the United States, but across the world.
0 NEWS: Edmonton Black & Doom Fest ‘Black Mourning Light’ Is Searching For Filmmakers + Band Submissions Now Open
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Montreal, QC – March 2, 2016
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Edmonton Black & Doom Fest ‘Black Mourning Light’ Is Searching For Filmmakers + Band Submissions Now Open
2016 Edition
October 22, 2016
Rendezvous Pub, Edmonton
10+ bands
Tickets range from $30 to $40
Edmonton, AB based Black Mourning Light Metal Festival, a celebration of black, doom, and dark death metal is proud to announce they are searching for filmmakers to showcase their work at this year’s festival. The Rendezvous where the festival will be held is equipped with televisions to showcase films via DVD.
BML Festival organizer Dustin Ekman comments:
“We’re looking for darker films, and if they are silent even better. The fact that the films would be playing simultaneously as the music is performed limits their volume to zero. Horror, supernatural, fantasy, all the film genres that seem to work best for metal, are welcome. They will be curated and combed over just like the bands that will be playing, and attempts to match the bands and films together will be made, making this a more audio/visual event than Black Mourning Light 2015.”
Filmmakers interested in having their work shown at Black Mourning Light 2016 can use the following Filmmaker’s Application, located here.
Bands interested in playing at Black Mourning Light 2016 can apply at the following link below with submissions ending on July 1st and 2016 lineup revealed in August: https://blackmourninglight.wordpress.com/apply-to-play-bml-2016/
Watch the video trailer with clips from BML 2015: https://youtu.be/1tUj9PW-zOQ
After a successful debut during Halloween 2015, Black Mourning Light Festival returns for a 2016 edition set for October 22nd. The onslaught will be held at the Rendezvous Pub with a lineup of bands from across Western Canada all in the vein of black and doom metal along with select death styles. Last year’s line up included 11 bands from three provinces such as headliner Idolatry (Edmonton), Altars of Grief (Regina), Noire (Winnipeg), Ossific (Winnipeg), Vile Insignia (Calgary) and more.
Those that attended the 2015 inaugural ritual will not be disappointed by 2016, as they can expect a different while similar experience to that event. Due to the proximity of Samhain, costume prizes will still be awarded to those who wish to dress up early and celebrate the season.
About BML:
Conceived in March 2015 and executed on October 31, 2015, Black Mourning Light Metal Festival is the black metal and doom festival founded by Dustin Ekman of Crown of Viserys. Created to fill a void in Edmonton’s black and doom scene, the inaugural event brought 11 bands from three provinces together on one stage for the one-day event. Headlined by Edmonton’s own Idolatry, Regina’s Altars of Grief, and Winnipeg’s Noire, Black Mourning Light also featured Körperlose Stimme, Vile Insignia, Numenorean, and more.
For more info, please visit https://blackmourninglight.wordpress.com.
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0 NEWS: Ottawa Death Eaters …FROM THE DEEP Post ‘Labyrinth (Of Melting Thoughts)’ Vocal Playthrough
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Montreal, QC – March 2, 2016
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For fans of Opeth, Meshuggah, Gojira, Decapitated
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Ottawa Death Eaters …FROM THE DEEP Post ‘Labyrinth (Of Melting Thoughts)‘ Behind The Scenes Vocal Playthrough
(L-R): Mike Birch (guitar), Jake Sparling (guitar), Dave Solomon (bass), Graham Cwinn (vocals), Nick Kaminski (drums) – Photo Credit: Luc Pigeault Photography
Song Stream – We Will All Be Trees
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1fai71x4CQ
Bandcamp: http://fromthedeepband.bandcamp.com/track/we-will-all-be-trees
Ottawa, ON’s death eaters …FROM THE DEEP have posted a video sample of vocalist Graham Cwinn’s behind the scenes noises from their track ‘Labyrinth (Of Melting Thoughts)’ off their latest release ‘The Absurd Horror’ unleashed in July 2015.
“We’re always asked what effects were used on the EP and straight forward as we can be there’s none, Graham is a vocal machine. Here’s the first vocal sample we wanted to share with fans with a few more on the way.” comments guitarist Mike Birch.
To watch the short clip, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScvQ7VnrU7E
Upcoming Show Dates:
March 25 – Ottawa, ON @ Rainbow Bistro (Brutal Battle Cuba) – Event info
About:
…From The Deep released their most terrifying piece to date ‘The Absurd Horror’ (July 2015), which is available on Bandcamp at https://fromthedeepband.bandcamp.com/. Featuring epics written about Greek myths and human survival, this is one band that will leave you with the feeling of being hopelessly lost on an unrelenting ocean, clinging to life.
For more info, please visit http://www.facebook.com/fromthedeepmetal.
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Jon Asher – Music Publicist
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0 NEWS: Calgary’s YYC Music Awards Announce Inaugural Year + Submissions For Artist Categories
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Montreal, QC – March 2, 2016
“With 2016 proclaimed as Calgary’s Year of Music, we felt it perfect timing to announce the YYC MUSIC AWARDS to take place this September. We think it’s deserving to shine the spotlight on Canada’s third largest city and its vibrant music scene.” comments Shannon Ambrose.
- Single of the Year
- Group of the Year
- Female Artist of the Year
- Male Artist of the Year
- Pop Recording of the Year
- Rap/ Hip-Hop Recording of the Year
- Country Recording of the Year
- Roots/ Folk Recording of the Year
- Rock Recording of the Year
- Metal Recording of the Year
- Blues Recording of the Year
- Jazz Recording of the Year
- R&B/ Soul Recording of the Year
- DJ/ Electronic Recording of the Year
- Alternative Recording of the Year
- Singer/ Songwriter of the Year
- Music Video of the Year
- Zackariah and the Prophets Memorial Award
- People’s Choice Award
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Jon Asher – Music Publicist
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0 Metal Bulletin – Akhenaten – Incantations Through The Gates of Irkalla
Akhenaten is an entity that is something like “exotic” extreme metal with major Middle Eastern/Arabian elements
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