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0 EPK – Hibria – XX (2016) (Test Your Metal Records)

June 1, 2015
by Asher
· Hibria · Test Your Metal Records

Hibria – XX (2016)

Contact: PR Rep – Jon Asher – ashermedia[@]gmail.com

Release Date: Friday, August 9, 2016

LABEL: Test Your Metal Records

DISTRIBUTION: Test Your Metal Records

For fans of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Pantera, Megadeth, Deep Purple

Hibria.com | Facebook | Twitter @Hibria | Soundcloud

Youtube | Last.FM | Instagram | iTunes | Amazon

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Album Pre-order – http://www.testyourmetalrecords.bigcartel.com/

1. Leading Lady (5:37)

2. Music (5:11)

3. Fools Paradise (5:41)

4. Silent Revenge (Live) (6:57)

5. Lonely Fight (Live) (4:59)

6. Tightrope (Live) (5:53)

7. Tiger Punch (Live) (6:17)
Album Length: 40:40

Band Members:

Iuri Sanson

Abel Camargo

Eduardo Baldo

Renato Osorio

Ivan Beck

• Produced by Renato Osorio

• Executive Production by Abel Camargo & Iuri Sanson

• Tracks 1, 2 and 3 – written and performed by Abel Camargo, Iuri Sanson, Eduardo Baldo, Renato Osorio, Ivan Beck.

• Tracks 4, 5, 6 – Recorded Live at Teatro do CIEE, Porto Alegre/Brazil, in November 15th, 2015 and performed by Abel Camargo, Iuri Sanson, Eduardo Baldo, Benhur Lima, Renato Osorio.

• Special guests: André Meyer (on track 4); Diego Kasper & Marco Panichi (on track 7).

• Mixed and Mastered at Black Stork Studios – Caxias do Sul / Brazil by Benhur Lima

• Keyboards on track 3 by Benhur Lima

• Backing vocals on track 1 by Renato Osorio

• Choir on tracks 1 and 2 by Iuri Sanson and Renato Osorio

• Drums Recorded at Monostereo Studios – Porto Alegre / Brazil – Engineered by Juliano Rodriguez

• Vocals Recorded at HIBRIA studios – Porto Alegre / Brazil – Engineered by Renato Osorio

Guitars and bass guitar recorded at HIBRIA Studios – Porto Alegre / Brazil.

• Artwork by Tiago Masseti

• Photo by Kais Ismail Musa

08/09 Victoria, BC – Upstairs Cabaret
08/10 Vancouver, BC – The Red Room

08/12 Calgary, AB – Dickens

08/13 Edmonton, AB – Mercury Room

08/16 Winnipeg, MB – The Merch

08/18 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry

08/19 Chicago, IL – Reggies

08/20 Toronto, ON – Hardluck Bar
08/22 Subury, ON – The Asylum

08/23 Ottawa, ON – House of Targ

08/24 Quebec City, QC – Bar La Source

08/25 Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar

08/27 Boston, MA – Middle East Up

08/28 Queens, NY – Blackthorn51

“new material is solid and it will be glorious to see it performed live. You better believe I’ll be banging my head in the front row when the bands roll through NYC.” – Metal Injection

“top notch melodic speed metal played with passion and precision, this is an infectious and addictive album that will have you instantly head banging.” – Metal Gods TV

“Hibria is a headbanger’s dream. Fans of power and thrash metal will find the grooves and style of this band familiar and awesome. Pummeling drum work, fantastic guitar solos and a perfect vocal style are just some of the things that sum up just how good Hibria can be.” – Broken Neck Radio

“The album blasts off with “Pain” a wonderful fusion of Hibria’s signature speed and riffs with the style of Swing music. It was during this track that I realized that this album would be a reflection of where Hibria has come from, but also where they were going from here.” – Radio Laurier

“The brand new self titled release from Hibria is a prolific Experimental Power Metal Album” – Kingston Music Reviews

“A fantastic and strong release” – Metal Temple

“With this year’s self-titled Hibria, the band makes a return to earlier power metal roots, yet with some more interesting twists again.” – Danger Dog Reviews

“with 11-tracks in all it offers more than enough metallic thrills to keep your blood pumping and your heart racing!” – Heavy Metal Time Machine

“this album features some unbelievable performances from all band members” – Skull Fracturing Metal

“those looking for lightning fast guitar duals amidst their power/speed metal will find plenty to dig into from Hibria once again.” – Dead Rhetoric

“heavy metal with a big power metal influence to it….this some great music from HIBRIA, and I think a lot of people are going to enjoy it a bunch.” Amps and Green Screens

“If you’re looking for a heavier and more modern approach to power metal, than you’ll definitely want to pick up this self-titled effort from Hibria.” – The Grim Tower

“Throw those horns up and SLAM those heads DOWN…. POWER METAL crashed into THRASH and GROOVED it out into the birth of a CRAZY COOL ROLLERCOASTER RIDE that all metal fans will love. AWESOME. ” – Memphis Metal Mondays / RADIO MEMPHIS

HIBRIA is a Brazilian power metal band formed in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1996. The band has grown in popularity in their home country plus worldwide with the successful release of five albums and a live DVD that showcases their intense concert energy (if ya never seen them in person). Continuing their venture in 2016 with their very technical playing that’s fast, aggressive and catchy, HIBRIA returns with their sixth and latest release ‘XX’ to celebrate their 20 years in metal. The 20th anniversary album is slated for release on August 9th via Test Your Metal Record for North America to follow their 2015 self-titled album.

“HIBRIA’s soul is full of music. To celebrate our 20th anniversary we present to you ‘XX’. It’s heavy metal with no boundaries especially made for the fans. Can you feel it?”

Their releases have reached the #1 position on sales charts for HMV stores across Japan, which has lead them to be support for such bands as Metallica, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth plus perform at Rock in Rio in Brazil and Loud Park, Japan’s most important metal festival, where they shared the main stage with some of the world’s most known bands.

KEY FACTS:
* In October of 2013, HIBRIA was chosen to open BLACK SABBATH’S concert, in Porto Alegre/BR, on the ‘13’ Tour, playing to 30.000 people.

* In September of 2013, the band played at ROCK IN RIO, on the same day as Metallica, Alice in Chains, Ghost, Sepultura, Rob Zombie e Sebastian Bach.

* In September of 2013, the band played in Japan for the fifth time to promote their most recent release, Silent Revenge.

* In October of 2012, the band played for the second time at LOUD PARK (Japan).

* In April of 2011, HIBRIA played as the support act to OZZY OSBOURNE in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, in Brazil.

* In May of 2011, the band toured Asia for the third time in support of their third album, Blind Ride, playing in South Korea, China and in Japan, where the band shot a Live DVD in Tokyo.

* In January of 2010, HIBRIA was chosen to open METALLICA’s concert, in Porto Alegre/BR, on the World Magnetic Tour’ 10, playing to 25.000 people.

* In October of 2009, after their successful Collecting Skulls WTour, the band was invited to play in Japan again at LOUD PARK, playing to 15.000 headbangers, sharing the stage with some of the most important Metal bands of the world such as Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Judas Priest, among others. Besides playing at Loud Park, the band opened MEGADETH’s concert , in Nagoya.

* In May of 2009, the band started their international tour – Collecting Skulls WTour – to promote their second album – The Skull Collectors – playing in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Canada.

* The band’s previous album was Defying the Rules, and it brought the melodic lines from the 80?s, the speed from the 90?s and the 2000?s musicians skills. DTR was released in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, USA, Canada, Western Europe, Russia, Baltic States and Brazil.

* In Japan, DTR has been a best seller in the Heavy Metal category during 6 consecutive weeks in the retailing stores HMV in Japan, being for the whole period in the first position, and it’s been voted among the best of the year, both by the editors and the readers from the magazine BURRN.

Discography:

2015 – Self-Titled (Test Your Metal NA/ King JP/ Power Prog EU/ Urubuz BR)

• Produced by Renato Osorio

• Executive Production by Abel Camargo & Juan Corral

• Pre-produced by HIBRIA

• All songs written and performed by Abel Camargo, Iuri Sanson, Eduardo Baldo, Benhur Lima and Renato Osorio

• Mixed at HIBRIA Studios & Black Stork Studios- Caxias do Sul / Brazil by Benhur Lima

• Mastered by Maor Appelbaum

• Cover artwork and booklet by Tiago Masseti

2013 – Silent Revenge (Voice BR / King JP / AFM Records EUR)

Mixed By: Benhur Lima – Hibria Studios (Brazil)
Produced By: Renato Osorio

2012 – Blinded By Tokyo – Live DVD (Voice BR / King JP)

2011 – Blind Ride (Voice BR / King JP)

Mixed By: Willam Putney – The Machine Shop (U.S.A.)
Produced By: Diego Kasper

2008 – The Skull Collectors (Voice BR/ Spiritual Beast JP)

Mixed By: Achim Koehler – Indiscreet (Germany)
Produced By: Diego Kasper, Marco Panichi

2004 – Defying The Rules (Encore BR/ Spiritual Beast JP)

Mixed By: Piet Sielck – Powerhouse (Germany)
Produced By: Diego Kasper, Marco Panichi

Shared stage w/

Metallica, Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath

Tours and Festivals

Rock in Rio (Brazil) – 2013

Headlining tour – Silent Revenge Tour (Japan)

Loud Park (Japan) – 2012

Headlining tour – DVD Blinded by Tokyo Shooting (Japan) – Shows in South Korea, China, Japan – 2011

Loud Park (Japan) – 2011

Collecting Skulls WTour – Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Canada – 2009

Against The Faceless Demo Tour – Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic, Poland, The Netherlands

Endorsements:

Ibanez – Tama – C.Ibanez – Harman – Digitech – AKG US – Urban Boards

1 EPK – Pyramids On Mars – Echo Cosmic (2015)

June 1, 2015
by Asher
· Pyramids On Mars

Pyramids On Mars – Echo Cosmic (2015)

Release Date: September 8, 2015
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Tunecore
UPC CODE # 859714821728

For fans of Joe Satriani, Metallica, Meshuggah, Iron Maiden, Rush, Yngwie J Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Megadeth, Pink Floyd, David Gilmour

Booking: Kevin EstrellaKevin.estrella[@]hotmail.ca

PyramidsOnMars.com | Videos | Facebook | Twitter @PyramidsOnMars_ | Reverbnation

Soundcloud | Youtube | Rhapsody | Instagram

Sales Links:

Bandcamp | iTunes | Amazon | Google Play | Indie Pool

Download Press Photo | Download Album Cover

“Amazingly, Pyramids On Mars is the brainchild of just one man, a certain Kevin Estrella, who handles all instruments and drum programming. He truly is a virtuoso, however, unlike most virtuosos, he can write songs and play with feeling. His peers are the likes of Joe Satriani, Stevie Vai, Ritchie Blackmoor, Jimmy Page, and Randy Rhodes. Note that I said peers; he stands well on his own feet…I truly hope as many people hear this extraordinary album as possible—it truly is brilliant and deserves the widest possible audience.” – Hellbound

“PYRAMIDS ON MARS is the brainchild of Kevin Estrella. I immediately forgot this was a one-man project as soon as I started listening to new album Echo Cosmic…has a sound all its own. Derived of many styles, but still very unique…PYRAMIDS ON MARS, and Kevin Estrella have enough different sounds and feels to keep this entirely instrumental album interesting till the end…impressively so” – Amps And Green Screens

“If you’re a fan of talented and virtuous guitarists, it’s worth following this man. I recommend it!” – Metal Temple

“‘Echo Cosmic’ is a great trip through the immense and ever-expanding universe of guitar music.” – Merchants of Air

“Echo Cosmic is an engaging and interesting listen, which curates through the conceptive mind of Kevin Estrella.” – Kingston Music Reviews

“With the new release “Echo Cosmic” coming out on September 8th, 2015 they continue to blow minds and bend genre. The last I can explain by using two completely different bands in one sentence. This band accelerates from Iron maiden to Meshuggah in about 2 seconds….Overall this record is mind bending and goes beyond what is being made nowadays. Pyramids on Mars blows borders of metal and rock away and leaves you with a satisfied feeling.” Rating 9/10. – Dutch Metal Maniac

#5 – Top 30 albums: Aug 17 – Aug 23, 2015 – CKCU 89.1 FM (Ottawa)

“Echo Cosmic has so much going for it it’s hard to know where to start. It’s 10 tracks & a 55 minute journey into Estrellas mind, & what a mind it is. There’s so much going on I’m amazed he hasn’t imploded….Kevin Estrella demonstrates that not only is he a very accomplished guitar virtuoso BUT he’s genuinely multi talented playing all the instruments himself on this record.” – All About The Rock

“If anything, it is taking the road less travelled – in this case, guitar-driven, instrumental music- that helps Pyramids on Mars stand out from the plethora of other groups vying for a piece of the prog rock pie.” – Canadian Musician Magazine

“Kevin Estrella, much like Vai, much like Satriani, can make his guitar truly communicate and display emotion. There’s a real passion that Kevin plays with that only comes along every so often…a real magic. There could be a complete saturation with this type of instrumentally-driven music one day. I have the feeling that even IF this was to happen, Pyramids on Mars would STILL stand out miles from the rest.” – Sleeping Bag Studios

“The music scene is very saturated with artists and bands pretty much doing the same thing (stylistically speaking). With the current popularity of instrumental guitarists like Joe Satriani, there is a good possibility of instrumental rock coming back. Pyramids on Mars have a niche market with very little competition that they can control the market share in that music genre.” Coalition Entertainment Management Jesse Mitchell |Coalition Music

“And with influences like Metallica (probably post-black album), Jimi Hendrix, and Joe Satriani it is clear that Pyramids on Mars knows the kind of music they love, how to create their own version, and make us listeners enjoy it as much as they do.” Metal Addicts

“The guitarist member is impressively high-quality. His constant and non-stop lead work is where he shines. Smooth, melodic, adapt and soaring lead after lead on song after song speaks of good soloing. Kevin Estrella is in the same ballpark as David Gilmour.” – Metallian

“Pyramids on Mars is a musical journey. Dizzying guitar work swiftly flying between genres and showing skill that few acts are capable of achieving in the country right now.” Two Way Monologues

Track Listing: Pyramids On Mars – Echo Cosmic
1. Dream Division (5:14)
2. Battle for Rome (5:48)
3. Death Valley Driver (5:25)
4. Tribute (2:54)
5. Heaven’s Gate (6:04)
6. Sailing the Oceans of Neptune (5:05)
7. Spectre of Orion (5:36)
8. Order of the Freemasons (8:09)
9. Occam’s Razor (6:08)
10. Echo Cosmic (4:56)
Album Length: 55:24

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Kevin Estrella
• All songs written by: Kevin Estrella
• Produced by: Kevin Estrella
• Mixed by: Kevin Estrella
• Mastered by: Kevin Estrella
• Single released: Battle for Rome
• CD Cover, Album Artwork: Nadia Wityk – Arlequine Studio
• Inlay and back: William Peters

Album Band Line Up: Kevin Estrella, all guitars, bass, keyboards and drum programming

Live Band Line Up: Kevin Estrella: Guitar Craig Estrella: Bass

Discography:
2015: Pyramids on Mars – Echo Cosmic
2013: Pyramids on Mars – Self-Titled

Shared stage w/:
Felix Martin, Time Giants, The Bloody Five, Psycho Mad Sally, Lady in Black

Tours and Festivals:
2014 – Spring Music Festival 2014 (Hamilton)
2013 – Bloor St Festival

Inspired the by the studies of UFOs, aliens and the artifacts of in our solar system plus being witness to UFO activity (full details below), PYRAMIDS ON MARS is an embodiment of spacey music that brings both worlds together as both a musical concept, and message to the world of the alien presence. Formed in 2011, PYRAMIDS ON MARS is the solo creation of guitarist Kevin Estrella who offers an aural palette of intense, emotional, 3-dimensional, heavy and melodic progressive rock/ metal that includes a range of influences such as Baroque classical guitar, classical composers J.S Bach and Antonio Vivaldi along with today’s guitar virtuosos Yngwie Malmsteen and Joe Satriani.

Estrella’s latest effort under the PYRAMIDS ON MARS name is ‘Echo Cosmic’ set for release on September 8, 2015 to follow 2013’s full length self-titled debut

“I honestly think “Echo Cosmic” will do for this decade what Joe Satrani’s ‘Surfing With The Alien’ did for instrumental rock back in the ’80’s. It captures the same passion, energy, and melodic hooks, yet it has an updated sound. Heavier than Satriani though. He is influenced mostly by the blues. I am influenced by metal and classical music. I have always focused on melody. Same with composers like J.S Bach and Antonio Vivaldi. The masters of melody. They are pretty much all I listen to. So what I am doing on stage today, was the norm 300 years ago. ” comments Estrella.

Featuring ten tracks of emotionally high energy music that mostly came to life in Estrella’s dreams over the last two years, the album as whole pays homage to some of Estrella’s biggest influences while still staying true to himself and his own creations.

“On Echo Cosmic, I wanted to put more emphasis on the rhythm guitars, bass and drums. The keyboards are still there, but they play more second fiddle sort of speaking. Some songs are stripped right down to just bass, drums and lead guitar. I wanted this album it to be more in your face with less clutter.” says Estrella. “The writing on this album is also inspired by the bands I love the most. I love so many bands and love so many styles. So, I tend to write in whatever style I want to. There are so many other band styles I want to explore. I am probably one of the most unique bands out there that I have no one particular ‘sound’. But all the songs have a common thread/element that identifies them as being Pyramids On Mars. I think I have an advantage others do not have, because I can transform like a chameleon.” says Estrella.

Track by Track Breakdown of Echo Cosmic explained by PYRAMIDS ON MARS’ Kevin Estrella:

“To summarize, the overall story line of ‘Echo Cosmic’ is about mankind’s history of broadcasting radio and tv signals for over 100 years from earth to space. Theoretically, some of these signals should be picked up by alien civilizations. We are announcing our existence through this cosmic echo we are sending out. We may be an insignificant species in a vast universe, but we are leaving a footprint that has infinite infuence.” comments Estrella.

1. Dream Division: The whole introduction I heard in a dream. Started off simply with guitar, but got more interesting when the bass and drums join in and are all doing something different from each other. But it all worked. Almost like division. Thus the name.

2.Battle for Rome: Influenced by the X-Box One game trailer Ryse Son of Rome. Watch the trailer, and you can imagine this song playing in it.

3. Death Valley Driver: The main rhythm guitar and drums were bedtracks for this song. Reminded me of driving fast on a desert road.

4. Tribute: I was experimenting with some ’80’s guitar tone presets. Improvising, I played the main rhythm part. It sounded like something Randy Rhoads would play. Decided to write a song dedicated to him.

5. Heaven’s Gate: Influenced by a band who has a a dead guy with leather skin for a mascot.

6. Sailing the Ocean’s of Neptune: Heard the main riff in my head for weeks. Finally wrote the song. Had a real Hendrix feel to it, with a large Extreme influence.

7. Spectre of Orion: A song originally written in a band I used to be in called Omega Factor which consisted of just me and a drummer

8. Order of the Freemasons: Song written back in 2011. A very dark song about a dark subject. It is more a work of art rather than being a radio friendly song. A song I am very proud of.

9. Occam’s Razor: A fast, thrash metal song with sharp, jagged teeth. You will hear at least three metal band influences in this one!

10. Echo Cosmic: The flagship of the CD. A song that creates a feeling of loneliness and isolation. That which we are in this vast universe.

Kevin Estrella UFO experience:

The facts are as follows:
– August 21, 2014 @ 10:30pm, a 2 dimensional disc approx. 40 ft in diameter, surrounded in orange/red plasma appears over the City of Hamilton. He immediately files a full report with MUFON. (full report here)- 2015 Kevin Estrella attends the Alien Cosmic Exhibition (ACE) in Brantford, Ontario. He meets with MUFON investigator Stu Bundy who took his report. They are very excited to see him. They are doing a presentation at ACE that includes his sighting. They deem it to be AUTHENTIC.- What is drawing attention, is from official UFO database reports, there is no record of any UFO sighting in the city of Hamilton the night of August 21, 2014.HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO WITNESSED IT.- He personally meets with world respected Ufologist, Grant Cameron to discuss the matter. He says this phenomenon is not uncommon; where one person is witness to a sighting and others around do not see it. He went on to explain how the same thing happened to John Lennon, in New York City.- Grant has done extensive research into the subject of the UFO/alien phenomenon and its particular interest with musicians. Many musicians have come forward and have had personal alien/UFO encounters, and are getting musical ideas through downloads. Estrella discussed with Grant how he too, gets songs from dreams and nearly all his music seems to come from channeling into an energy source from elsewhere. The alien rock stories Grant talks about in his presentation sounds much like Estrella’s own personal experiences. That is what drew him to attend ACE in the first place.- Grant is under the notion that the fact that no-one else saw it, this UFO sighting was meant for Estrella to see.- Estrella is lead to believe the UFO/Musician connection Grant speaks of, He is a part of this group.