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0 NEWS: MetalUniverse.net Exclusive Track Premiere ‘The Pit’ by Montreal’s VANTABLACK WARSHIP; Debut Self-Titled EP (ft. members of Arseniq33, Ghoulunatics, Les Ekorchés) Due Out October 9th
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – Sept 10, 2015
For Fans of Cancer Bats, Slayer, Pantera, Entombed
MetalUniverse.net Exclusive Track Premiere ‘The Pit’ by Montreal’s VANTABLACK WARSHIP
Debut Self-Titled EP (ft. members of Arseniq33, Ghoulunatics, Les Ekorchés) Due Out October 9th
L-R – Yannick Pilon – Vocals / Pierre Pitre – Drums / Kurt Clifford – Bass / Thierry Hivon – Guitar / Pat Gordon – Guitar – Photo Credit: Wayne William Archibald
EP Teaser Stream – Listen here.
Montreal’s VANTABLACK WARSHIP is a devastating maelstrom of dark, slow-churning metal, ready to devastate all in its path. Many of the members are veterans of the Quebec metal scene coming from well known and respected punk, death and thrash bands such as Arseniq33, Ghoulunatics, and Les Ekorchés among many others.
The oncoming onslaught of metal that is VANTABLACK WARSHIP has been fine tuning its craft to set sail with their debut self-titled EP set to be unleashed on October 9th, 2015 through Bandcamp and iTunes. But before its release, the five-piece juggernaut has teamed up withMetalUniverse.net for the exclusive premiere of their first single ‘The Pit’, which can be heard at the following link: http://www.metaluniverse.net/nouvelles.php?id_nouvelle=24887
Like the slow churn of a mechanical wheel grinding metal, the warship produces a punishing onslaught of sound from start to finish. Lyrically, the dreadnought writing forces are their bassist and vocalist, who focus on themes surrounding current events, horror, and politics – sometimes all rolled into one song.
VANTABLACK WARSHIP’s crew is comprised of Yannick (Pil) Pilon (Arseniq33, Buffalo Theory MTL) at the helm on vocals, Pat Gordon (Ghoulunatics, Les Ekorchés, Leprocy, Buffalo Theory Mtl) on guitar, Pierre Pitre (Arseniq33, Foreshadow) manning the drums, Thierry Hivon (Brutal Chérie, Sarkasm) rigging the guitar, and Kurt Clifford (Foreshadow) anchoring the bass .
For those living in the Montreal area, the band’s EP launch show will be held on September 26th at Atomic Cafe. For more info, please visit the the following link here.
Track Listing:
1. You’ll Burn For This (2:30)
2. The Pit (3:02)
3. The 99% (1:18)
4. Irreversible Kill (3:47)
5. From Silents To Haunting Possessions (3:38)
6. Fucked Machine (5:10)
EP Length: 19:27
Upcoming Shows:
Sept 26 – Montreal, QC – Atomic Cafe – Event info here.
For more info, please visit http://www.facebook.com/VantablackWarship
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0 EPK – Bonfire (Sask) – Mom’s Garden EP (2015)
BONFIRE (SASK) – MOM’S GARDEN EP + TOUR (2015)
Contacts: PR Rep – Cara Ashbey – caraashbey[@]gmail.com
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RIYL (Recommended If You Like) = Adventures, More Than Life, Death Cab For Cutie, Band of Horses, Manchester Orchestra
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Sales links: Bandcamp
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“Though they’ve been dropping songs online over the past couple weeks, and will be putting more up over the next few as well, getting people hyped about a new album they have coming out. Bread from Flipper and Low, The Melvins and Harvey Milk, if this is the future of Hardcore, or Post-Hardcore, or whatever genre people are calling it, I need to check out more shows.” – Deadcitypress.ca
Release Date: Sept 25, 2015
Distribution: Bandcamp
ISRC Codes #: Coming Soon
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Sales links: Bandcamp
Track Listing
- Snow Crest
- Mom’s Garden
- What About Your Girl
- A Darker Shade of Grey
Album Credits: All song, written and performed by Bonfire, Produced and mastered by Karl Shubach
Album Line Up: Greg Demers (Guitar/Vocals), James Wojak (Guitar), Thomas Gelley (Bass), Kurt Wolfe (Drums)
Top (left to right): Thomas Gelley (bass), Kurt Wolfe (drums), Greg Demers (guitar/vocals), James Wojak (guitar)
Photo credit: Jeremy Britz
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Bonfire creates dark, honest music painted through sorrowful lyrics and a haunting guitar tone. The four piece hails from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and features members of Hhogwash and other local bands from the hardcore scene.
Lyrically Greg Demers (guitar/vocals) draws from family issues, relationships, and in general low points in life to compose an image for listeners. Thomas Gelley (Bass) and James Wojak (guitar) generate the resonating instrumentals while Kurt Wolfe (drums) drives the songs forward.
Despite the emotional lyrics and dreary instrumentals their passion and energy on stage is explosive, yet sombre. Bonfire started in 2012 and since then has released Adderall (demo) and a split with Newborn last year.
The band is releasing ‘Mom’s Garden’ Fri., Oct. 2, along with a fall tour across Eastern Canada.
Tour Dates
Sept 25 – Regina, SK – TBA, 26–Winnipeg, AB–The Garrick Hotel, 28-Toronto, ON-Amsterdam Bicycle Club, 29-Toronto, ON-Horseshoe Tavern, Oct 1-Ottawa, ON- Avant-Garde Bar, 2-Oshawa, ON-Wasted Space, 3-Hamilton,ON – Doors Metal& Taco Bar, 6-Peterborough, ON-Garnet, 8-Barrie, ON-Foxx Lounge & Hot Doggery, 9 – Windsor, ON – Dominion Tavern, 11 – Sudbury, ON – The Townehouse
Shared Stage w/
Fall City Fall, Slumlord, The Man and his Machine, Castaway, High Hopes (UK), Napalmpom, Daisy
Expire, Being as an Ocean
Festivals/Tours
Western Canadian Tour, October 2014 Cross – Canada Tour
Jan& April 2013 Mini-tour (AB), Mazzfest 2013, Aug & Nov 2013
Discography:
2014 – Bonfire/Newborn – Split EP
2013 – Adderall Demo – Demo
0 Fallen Angels in the new issue of Metal Bulletin Zine (Seattle area)
0 The Province – Scene & Heard – Saints of Death: Revolution
0 Axs.com – Communing with Psychostick’s Matty J
0 NEWS: HAIDUK (One Man Thrashing Black Death Project) Unleashes New Concept Album ‘Demonicon’ (9 Songs, 9 Demons)
For Interview, Album Requests, Media List contact
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – September 9, 2015
Album PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE
RIYL (Recommended If You Like) = Carnal Forge, Old Man’s Child, Behemoth, Bolt Thrower, Annihalator
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HAIDUK (One Man Thrashing Black Death Project) Unleashes New Concept Album ‘Demonicon’ (9 Songs, 9 Demons)
Photo Credit: Derek Kent
HAIDUK, the Calgary, AB one man thrashing black and death metal project fronted by Luka Milojica is proud to officially unleash as of September 9th his latest concept album ‘Demonicon’ where each song pertains to the nine demons on the releases front cover.
“It’s a crusher! This album has some of my best riffs. I don’t waste my time, I don’t waste your time. This is true Haiduk the way it was meant to be: cold, evil, blasting arrangements featuring some unique guitar work. 9 songs, 9 demons, risen from the volcanic underworld of Octavia in the realm of Callost – a fantasy world setting, which serves as the basis for the map, lyrics, and short stories contained in the CD booklet.” comments Luka Milojica.
Three years in the making, ‘Demonicon’ follow 2012’s break through debut full length ‘Spellbook’ and once again is completely written and produced by Luka Milojica along with mastering by Robert Kukla (Arbitrator) plus album artwork done by Gragoth of Luciferium War Graphics.
To order your copy of ‘Demonicon’, please visit www.Haiduk.ca.
Song Stream – Azyr – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MNzg3i4ACg
Track Listing: Demonicon
- Syth (3:31)
- Nazon (2:45)
- Deamris (4:04)
- Azyr (2:43)
- Sarxas (3:30)
- Corloch (4:13)
- Nergion (3:33)
- Vordus (3:20)
- Xhadex (4:33)
Total running time: 32:28
About:
Haiduk is the death metal solo-project by guitarist Luka Milojica. Emerging from the cold forests of Canada, the project arose with the release of the raw, bone-chilling 8-song demo “Plagueswept” (2010).
Aggressive and dark, the sound of Haiduk is a direct channeling of haunting ideas from composer to listener, as the conceptualization, writing, and execution of the music is a solitary process. Free from outside influence, the songs pull the listener toward themes of power, evil, magic and myth.
Forging ahead in solitude, Haiduk unleashed the full-length debut “Spellbook” (2012); a black-magic conjuring of fast guitars and powerful riff attacks summoning an atmosphere of true darkness.
Invoking spells of demonic strength, Haiduk raised forces from the infernal depths, sealing arcane knowledge and ancient power into the “Demonicon” (2015); a blackened tome of blasting distortion.
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“Best Unsigned Artist” HeavyMetal.About.com (April 2013)
“Thrashing fusion of black and death metal lit up like fireworks by ravaging, swarming riffs” – No Clean Singing
“Tight, aggressive, energetic” – Metal Crypt
“Mix of technical thrash-death, aggressive and precise speed-riffs, blastbeats and a devilish growl” – Stalker.cd
“A groovy and unrelenting beast of a record” – Beatroute
“the whole thing sounding big, full, and ominous, the riffs just crashing out of the realm of indie and into the big leagues, all modern Testament by way of Vader, filtered through black influences.” – Bravewords
“All right, a full-length debut of fist-pumping Black/Death Metal from this one-man Canadian band. I really liked this guy’s demo Plagueswept, so I am pleased to get a chance to hear this. Once again this works a rather unique style, mixing Death aggression and Blackened atmosphere to chugging Trad Metal riffing and headbanging rhythms. Once again I enjoy the clean-limbed, aggressive, and agile guitarwork, combining spiraling tremolo scaling with sharp rhythm work and a sense of speed as a tool, rather than an end of itself. The vocals are a deathlike bark, and the whole thing sounds sometimes like a blackened version of Krisiun. Tight, aggressive, energetic, and fresh-sounding, Haiduk deserve more attention than they get.” – Metal Crypt
“I love ‘Stormcall’, a fiery explosive piece of metal that seems to melt your mind with its brute force, not to mention the nasty Black Metal inspired ‘Black Winds’ that is on the verge of loosening chaos and yet never loses its melodies that seem to let the song live and breath.” – Metal Bite
“Tracks like “Black Wind”, “Forcefield”, and “Fire Wield” are heavy and punishing, engaging me from the first note to the last. And did I mention riffs? This is an incredibly riff-driven album…” – Absolute Hell
“the whole album is full of intricate breaks and intense riff work. Haiduk walks the fuzzy line between black and death metal in a way that really plays up the best of both worlds. Songs like “Forcefield” really play on these dissonant riffs that bounce back and forth as if to trick you into headbanging like a demented puppet suffering an epileptic seizure…I’m really quite impressed. This is a very solid record that I have already recommended to half a dozen friends. I can’t wait to see what Haiduk puts out next. ” Metal Wani
0 TOUR ALERT: KILL MATILDA Announce ‘Punk Survival’ Tour w/ The Nailheads (IN/KY/MI/WI/MB/SK/AB/BC) + ‘Tabarnak And Back’ Tour (ON/QC); NEW EP ‘SONGS OF SURVIVAL’ (Little Heart Records)
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – September 9, 2015
R.I.Y.L: Hole, The Distillers, The Misfits, The Offspring, Paramore
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KILL MATILDA Announce ‘Punk Survival’ Tour w/ The Nailheads (IN/KY/MI/WI/MB/SK/AB/BC)
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‘Tabarnak And Back’ Tour (ON/QC)
NEW EP ‘SONGS OF SURVIVAL’ (Little Heart Records)
Music Video – Needle And Thread – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UvRvgErCqo
Canada’s favorite sweaty, sexy punk rock nomads KILL MATILDA are proud to their Western Canadian ‘Punk Survival Tour’ w/ The Nailheads this October to follow their Ontario and Quebec ‘Tabarnak And Back’ tour this September.
The tour is in support of their latest EP ‘Songs For Survival’ released on Little Heart Records on August 28th. Featuring six songs to help you survive the apocalypse, the EP is produced by legendary producer GGGarth Richardson(Kittie, Rage Against the Machine, Mudvayne, The Melvins), engineered by Nygel Asselin and GGGarth at the Farm Studio in Vancouver BC, and mixed by Ben Kaplan and Scott Ternan. The EP is available on CD and cassette here plus iTunes.
“We are excited to be getting back on the road! We want to see all our fans across Canada one more time this year before we head South for the winter for some more US touring. Everybody better come out to have a beer, get sweaty and grab a copy of the new EP!”comments vocalist/guitarist Dusty Exner.
https://www.facebook.com/events/529745833846239/Sep 12 – Windsor, ON – Dominion House Basement
https://www.facebook.com/events/879200665507388/Sep 17 – Brantford, ON – Manny’s Place
https://www.facebook.com/events/1615109482092940/Sep 18 – Guelph, ON – DSTRCT
https://www.facebook.com/events/804729149625314/
Sep 19 – Montreal, QC – Turbohaus
https://www.facebook.com/events/746586718800460/
Sep 20 – Ottawa. ON – Rainbow Bistro
https://www.facebook.com/events/867829919940518/
Sep 25 – Hamilton, ON – Club Absinthe
Sep 26 – Barrie, ON – Fox Theatre Side Lounge
(aka Exall’s – 50 Dunlop St W)
https://www.facebook.com/events/1612925558971309/
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Zombie hunters by day and sweaty dance punkers by night, Kill Matilda is a sexy band of nomads that have played over 181 shows coast to coast across Canada since 2008. This fall, the Vancouver three-piece finally takes its energetic act to the USA for an awesome six-month tour of zombie-slaying madness. Frontperson Dusty Exner has been called “Joan Jett on steroids” vocally and the band has been compared to everything from “riotgrrl” to “a mix of Die Mannequin, Concrete Blonde, Switchblade Symphony and Danko Jones.”
Kill Matilda has been featured at festivals such as NXNE, Hamilton Spring Music Festival, Soreal Fest, Grindyourmind Drummondville Metal Fest, and many more. The band has opened for such legends as the Vibrators, Guttermouth, the Brains, Die Mannequin, Econoline Crush and Powerman 5000. Their relentless DIY work ethic has seen the band call Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto home over the last four years and has won them the attention of industry giants such as GGGarth Richardson, Ben Kaplan & Scott Ternan, who recorded & mixed 6 songs with the band at Fader Mountain Studios in Vancouver, BC.
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“Kill Matilda may be the best punk band you haven’t heard of. Based out of Canada and solely a DIY band, it’s very possible this female-fronted fist full of punk fury has flown under your radar. Not anymore, though. Their latest release, the#Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll EP is a throwback to the classic punk movement with a little bit of horror rock mixed in, serving as an impressive tribute to The Misfits (not that new “Misfits” crap- the real Misfits).” – The Front Row Report
“Opening up with Pomegranate and through to I Want Revenge hints of The Misfits and The Cramps instantly emerge from this vigorous group. Zombie Apocalypse and Law Abiding Citizen continue the mayhem through to the penultimate track PBJ which typifies your current day zombie. What really caught my attention was the final track Geisha With A Switchblade, this is a powerful depictive of the ultimate in revenge to a bad guy whilst enjoying every last detail. Check below the new video for Law Abiding Citizen and enjoy, if you’re nearby any venues these guys are tearing then get yourself down for a set of carnage!” All About The Rock UK
“I can’t say enough good things about this 6 track EP from KILL MATILDA. This is one of those gems that you’ll be happy you found early enough before their RISE amongst the LIVING! Check em out” – Heavy Metal ICU
“this is a fresh and exciting burst of musical energy that looks forward to the future rather than to late-90s nonsense. From the start, I loved the power of Dusty Exner’s voice. She can scream with the best of them, but—lucky for us—can also carry a tune.” – Sea of Tranquility
“A six track extended player crashed landed in my inbox like a bull in a china shop thanks to a Punk Rock outfit called Kill Matilda… The title of this E.P. is “#Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll” and it takes no prisoners!” – Rockulus Maximus
“if there’s one thing thing guaranteed to wake the slumbering beast from the annual hibernation it’s some gravelly voiced and quite frankly excellent punk. If you like Hole, The Misfits or The Offspring (and Yeah, Yeah Yeahs,) and let’s face it who doesn’t, then these guys are right up your alley…down and dirty punk with sexy riffs and a promise of blood, fists and stomping buy this on March 4th. You won’t regret it.” – Wyrd Ways Show Review
“The EP is packed full of high energy, powerful tracks. I personally find that the band makes you feel like you are at their show, rocking out with them. It’s a mix of songs that gives you chills and makes you feel empowered by just listening.” – Canadian Beats
0 Head on over to Kingston Music Reviews to hear some tunes from Saints of Death and Display Of Decay for their September playlist!
Head on over to Kingston Music Reviews to hear some tunes from Saints of Death and Display Of Decay for their September playlist! http://kingstonmusicreviews.ca/kingstonmusicreviews-playlists/metal-playlist-september-2015/
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