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0 Concert Revie w- My Global Mind – Psychostick Live at Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem, NC, Sunday, October 4, 2015
0 EPK – Like Animals – Feral (EP) (2016)
Like Animals – Feral (EP) (2016)
Release Date: Jan 22, 2016
For fans of Mars Volta, Fall of Troy, Protest The Hero, Every Time I Die
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“From the small town of Orillia, ON, comes a sound that blends “Protest the Hero, The Mars Volta, The Dillinger Escape Plan and […] the nightmarish funk catastrophe of Mr. Bungle” – The Running Board Press
“Trying to decipher the intricate structures and dramatic time changes is impossible – [they are] one of the MOST talented bands I have EVER heard” – Scootmachine Entertainment
Track Listing:
Feral (4:30)
The Lions Share (4:00)
Lounge Lizard (4:26)
Caterwaul (3:15)
The Jungle Book of Love (3:31)
EP Length: 19:45
Album Credits:
– All songs performed and written by: Like Animals
– Produced, Mixed, Mastered by: Neil Devereaux
– CD Cover Album Artwork: Danielle Caouette
Album and Live Band lineup: Jamie Haffenden – guitars, Will Tennant – Drums, Myke Caouette – Bass
The album explained by the band:
From lineup change to personal hardships, feral is an honest view at how powerful emotion and dedication can be. A raw yet polished album encapsulates the feel and frenetic energy of past albums, while bringing forth a much more mature, refined sound. Soaring vocals, a battery of percussion, and meaty bass blends into a rich soundscape of changing moods.
Track by track explained by the band:
Feral – a very fitting opener. A dark, moody introduction, which quickly amps up the pace. Vocals soar, guitars wail. Things get quirky midway. Up and down and then up again, finally coming to a grinding halt like a bus about to smash ya
Lions share – a good, catchy tune that people can easily sing along to and groove to. Very groovy and more straight forward, but on the drop of a dime, things take a turn and get aggressive and frantic. It leaves you on the edge of your seat with an eery, dissonant buildup, ending finally with harmonized vocals and enough swagger to make any alleycat proud.
Lounge lizard – easily the most eclectic song on the record. Dancy, poppy, but still emotionally charged and ingenious sections from all instruments. There’s a surfy riff which then quickly evaporates Into probably the heaviest, most raw part in the whole record, with Jamie shrieking in a manner that would scare any fierce tiger away, finally ending in a sweet serenade.
Caterwaul – a spastic, fast paced tune that is reminiscent of early like animals. Things rip along at a quick pace and shifts into 5th gear with a punkish feel, with a very brief reprieve, aware of the assault to come. slick guitar licks atop a bluesy frenetic bass line that lock in with powerful, thundering drums get your head banging, and then melts away leaving you recovering but still locked tight in the slow atmospheric groove. Probably the first guitar solo that made it into a tune. The end fades away in to an eery scene with harmonic vocals.
Jungle book of love – the arse kicker of the album, a sonic assault saved for last. The ambience starts you off in the mists of a jungle and quickly you have the pack upon you, tearing you limb from limb. Sweet as sugar vocals over a pounding rhythm keep the train going. Eventually breaks into a bizarre formula, showing the mathy technical side of the band. Slow the pace only briefly, in a Mike Patton-esque, eery buildup, reminiscent of Tomahawk. Bass and drums keep locked in together while guitar riffs over top, creating a locomotive force. Ends off quite aggressively with haunting vocals.
L – R – Will Tennant – Drums/Backing Vocals, Jamie Haffenden – Guitar/Lead Vocals, Myke Caouette- Bass/Backing Vocals
Photo Credit: Travis Tiernay [Download High Res Photo]
Like Animals are breaking free of the constricting chains of modern music and are busy creating their own uninhibited style of spastic-math-metal graced with emotionally-charged vocals. Like a wild animal each member maintains a sense of chaos through their arpeggio guitar and bass sections, unorthodox drums peppered with dynamic changes, and finally tempered by the wavering vocals soaring just slightly above the instrumentals both in tone and feeling. The beasts within the band each perform vocal duties a sound akin to a coyote-esque choir featuring Jamie Haffenden on guitar and lead vocals, Will Tennant on drums, Myke Caouette on bass.
Their name is synonymous with their song-writing and attitude, where they are part of a pack, but still remain hungry and solitary, like a stray animal. Their 400-show track record over the years reveals their dedication to their craft having shared the stage with such bands as Fuck The Facts, Dog Fashion Disco, Adrenechrome, Downtown Brown, Scale The Summit, Polkadot Cadaver, Teethmarks and many more.
With four animal-themed EPs in tow (‘Sweet Whispers, Plagued Ears, The Undertoad, The Wild) and their new release called ‘Feral’ due out on January 22nd, 2016, the band is constantly working to create a continuously more mature and higher caliber sound. The group hunts and writes as a unit by drafting and evolving each song with each giving their own input.
Lyrics contend with themes such as: self-doubt, lack of self-worth, depression, anxiety, and the like. Like Animals continue to push the boundaries of the several genres which they base their experimental music on while committing to the best music they can produce.
For more info, visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/likeanimals/
Discography:
Feral (2016)
The Wild (2014)
2012 EP (2012)
The Undertoad (2010)
Sweet Whispers, Plagued Ears (2009)
Shared the stage with: Fuck The Facts, Orchids Curse, Waster, Dog Fashion Disco, We Were the Fires of Rome, Adrenechrome, Downtown Brown, Scale The Summit, Trioscapes, Polkadot Cadaver, Dead Ranch, Teethmarks
Tours and festivals:
Wakestock 2011
0 Metal Trenches: Predictions: 11 Bands Poised for the Mainstream #4 Silent Line
Metal Trenches: Predictions: 11 Bands Poised for the Mainstream
#4 Silent Line
“Not only are these guys poised for greatness, they have killer musicianship and composition skills to back it up. Support this band!”
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0 No Echo – 10 Essential Jams for a Fuck the Facts Tour, by Marc Bourgon (Fuck the Facts)
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0 Badgers Metal Breakdown – CD Giveaway – Fallen Angels – World In Decay (Cyberdyne Records)
0 PSYCHOSTICK Offer FREE Track Download of Video Game Tribute ‘Mega Man’ + December Dates w/ SOIL, Beyond Threshold
For Interview, Album Requests, Media List contact
Jon Asher – Music Publicist – ashermedia [AT] gmail.com
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – Dec 13, 2015
ALBUM PROMO CAN BE REQUESTED at ashermedia[at]gmail.com
R.I.Y.L. = Dethklok, Bloodhound Gang, Tenacious D, Weird Al Yankovic, Primus, Stephen Lynch, Mr. Bungle
Tour Dates | Psychostick.com | Facebook | Youtube | Reverbnation | Twitter | Soundcloud
Buy Links: Psychostick Store | Bandcamp | iTunes
PSYCHOSTICK Offer FREE Track Download of Video Game Tribute ‘Mega Man’
December Dates w/ SOIL, Beyond Threshold
Video – Bruce Campbell – Watch here.
Video – Danger Zone – Watch here.
Video – ‘Obey The Beard’ – Watch here.
Psychostick’s top 10 uses for a beard. Check it out on Metal Hammer UK here.
The video game nerds known as PSYCHOSTICK are offering fans a FREEdownload of their tribute track to one of the greatest video game series ‘Mega Man’ and it’s all written to a parody of Heart’s ‘Magic Man’.
To get your FREE download, please visit the following link- http://psychostick.myshopify.com/products/mega-man-download
Plus don’t forget to watch the new music video too –
Music Video – Mega Man – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naogC9vl2cU
In additional news, the band will ending their 2015 touring with dates with SOIL.
Dec 10 – Cudahy, WI (Milwaukee) – The Metal Grill
Dec 11 – Ringle, WI – Q & Z Expo Center
Dec 12 – Spring Lake Park, MN (Minneapolis) – POV’s 65
About the album:
PSYCHOSTICK‘s latest album ‘IV: Revenge of The Vengeance’ released last November on Rock Ridge Music. The album features 21 tracks of pure rock comedy genius with titles such as ‘Obey The Beard‘, ‘Dogs Like Socks‘, ‘Quack Kills’ (a song about Anatidaephobia: The fear of being watched by a duck), ‘Bruce Campbell’ (a tribute to the 21st century’s most beloved action hero), ‘NSFW’ featuring Bill Manspeaker (founder of Green Jello), a spoof cover of Kenny Loggins’ ‘Danger Zone’ and many more! There’s no wonder why these guys are the kings of parody metal!
‘Revenge of The Vengeance’ is available on iTunes here, all major online retailers plus the band’s online store here.
Revenge of the Vengeance
Release Date: November 4th, 2014
1. Revenge of The Vengeance (0:42)
2. Obey the Beard (3:53)
3. President Rhino (2:12)
4. H-Flat (0:20)
5. So. Heavy. (4:48)
6. Dogs Like Socks (1:09)
7. Super Legit OFFICIAL Teaser #2 Explode (0:31)
8. Quack Kills (3:29)
9. Blue Screen (4:37)
10. NSFW (3:13)
11. Danger Zone (3:50)
12. New To The Neighborhood (0:53)
13. Loathe Thy Neighbor (4:57)
14. AWESOME! (3:32)
15. Choking Hazard (3:14)
16. Fight to the Death (3:18)
17. Bruce Campbell (2:40)
18. Trick or Treat (0:40)
19. Dimensional Time Portal (3:21)
20. The Power of Metal Compels You (2:04)
21. Outtakes IV: The Outtakening (3:47)
Album Length: 57:13
For more info, music and tour dates, please visit http://www.psychostick.com
About:
Harnessing their crazy sense of humor and love of all things metal, vocalist Rob “Rawrb” Kersey and guitarist Josh “The J” Key joined forces with drummer Alex “Shmalex” Dontre and bassist Matty J “Moose” to create Pyschostick, a band they’ve coined as humorcore. With hilarious lyrics, heavy riffs, notorious stage antics and high-energy performances, the band has caused millions of laughs around the world and hundreds of mosh pits across the US of A, often simultaneously, since its birth in Phoenix, AZ in 2000.
Now residing in Chicago, IL, with four full-length albums behind them – “We Couldn’t Think of a Title” (2006), their holiday album “The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Holiday Joyride” (2007), “Sandwich” (2009), and “Space Vampires vs. Zombie Dinosaurs in 3D” (2011), the almost 100 percent do-it-yourself laugh factory, Psychostick returns with their signature sound (Chimaira, Machine Head and Hatebreed sexing Tenacious D and Weird Al Yankovic) to showcase their latest offering, the crowd funded album ‘IV: Revenge of The Vengeance’ (fan thank you video) due out on November 4, 2014. Featuring a hilarious track listing that includes previously released singles the beard anthem ‘Obey The Beard’ and popular ‘Dog Like Socks’ plus new tracks such as ‘Quack Kills’, ‘So. Heavy’, ‘Blue Screen’, and a tribute to the 21st century’s most beloved action super hero ‘Bruce Campbell’. Psychostick are crazy to share with fans many more comedy sing-a-longs on the road and more!
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0 TEST YOUR METAL RECORDS: EVILHEART Announce Auditions For New Bassist & Second Guitarist
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NEWS RELEASE
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TEST YOUR METAL RECORDS: EVILHEART Announce Auditions For New Bassist & Second Guitarist
New Album Out ‘Quinquaginta’
For fans of Morbid Angel, Behemoth, Dissection, Vader, Krisiun & Malevolent Creation
Music Video – Selective Extermination – Watch here.
Digital download and physical CD purchase here.
Album Stream – Listen here.
With new vocalist Adam ‘Greasy’ Benito of Calgary’s Train Bigger Monkeys recently being appointed as EVILHEART‘s new vocalist, the Mexican blackened death metallers have announced they will be holding auditions for a new bassist and second guitarist to join them for touring and the creative process for their follow up release to ‘Quinquaginta’ re-released this past September 2015 on Vancouver, BC based Test Your Metal Records.
The band has posted the following:
“Hello everyone! Greetings from the Evilheart camp! We have started to write new songs for the next album, and we also have touring plans for next year. We are currently looking for a new bass player, also we are looking for a second guitarist able to play rhythm & leads as we want to have two guitarists again so our songs will sound more powerful and crushing live.
Requirements:
* Located in North America (close to Sinaloa, Mexico preferably).
* Available to play shows in North America & Europe (American Visa if applies).
* Preferably older than 21 years old.
* Stage, recording & tour experience preferred.
* Video of yourself playing “Perfection Collapsed” & “Supremacy &
Holocaust” from out latest album “Quinquaginta.”
If you are interest in auditioning please send an email to evilheart@evilheart.com and we will provide you the backing tracks needed.”
Track Listing: Evilheart – Quinquaginta
1. Perfection Collapsed (4:57)
2. Misanthropic Decree (4:32)
3. Selective Extermination (5:09)
4. Rebellion (4:49)
5. Decimated Opposition (6:16)
6. Supremacy And Holocaust (5:56)
7. Postmortal Corruption (5:20)
8. Genetics Of Betrayal (6:13)
9. Quinquaginta (9:47)
10. Bonus Track: Severance (Cenotaph cover) (6:27)
Album Length: 59:30
About:
L to R: Adrián Urías – Guitars, Jorge Millán – Vocals & Bass, Rodolfo Rogers – Drums (photo credit – Iki Esquerra)
Evilheart.com | Facebook | Twittter | Youtube | Bandcamp
Evilheart was formed in 1999 in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. On July 13, 2001 the band released its first demo “Summoned To War.” In 2003 after major lineup changes the band recorded its first album “Dark In Glory” which was released on May 3, 2004. In the next few years Evilheart shared the stage with international acts like Dimmu Borgir, Amon Amarth, Deicide, Malevolent Creation, Asesino, Cellador, Behemoth and Sothis, as well with recognized Mexican bands like Hacavitz, Sarcoma, Solitude, Black Torment, and Disgorge.
In 2007 after some lineup changes the band recorded it second album “Storm Of Annihilation” which was mixed and mastered at Mana Studios in Florida, USA by Brian Elliott and the cover of the album was designed by Niklas Sundin. The album was released on December 14. During the support of “Storm Of Annihilation,” Evilheart shared the stage with international acts like Behemoth, Cage, Hypocrisy and Havok, as well with recognized Mexican bands like Evil Entourage, Here Comes The Kraken, Piraña, The Forensic, Alfa Eridano Akhernar, Rapture and Orcus O Dis. Also the band released its first video “Storm Of Annihilation,” recorded the song “Severance” for the tribute album “The Gloomy Rites To The Cenotaph” to the legendary Mexican band Cenotaph and did its first European Tour which included Germany, Slovakia and Czech Republic in March 2011.
In 2012 Evilheart started to record its third album “Quinquaginta” (Latin for “Fifty”) which was once again mixed and mastered at Mana Studios in Florida, USA by Brian Elliott and the cover of the album designed by Niklas Sundin. After a lot of problems and setbacks the album was released on October 17, 2014, and was preceded by the release of the video “Selective Extermination.” The touring cycle for “Quinquaginta” started on December 6 with a special show, with Mexican band Zombiefication, in which the band performed the new album on its entirety. Evilheart is currently preparing a video for the song “Postmortal Corruption” and looking to play as much shows as possible abroad.
Novus Ordo Mundi
Mors Vincit Omnia!!!
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