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0 NEWS: THE BODY POLITIC Kick Off Pre-Order Contest! Winner Gets New Ibanez 7 String Guitar; Playing Vancouver’s RAIN CITY THROWDOWN Sept 27th; New EP ‘Egressor’ Out Sept. 16th

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RIYL: Periphery, Bring Me The Horizon, Protest The Hero

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Photo – L-R – Rob Wilkinson – Keyboards – Matt Aasen – Guitar – Sam Britton – Vocals- Dan Montgomery – Guitar – Jesse Janzen – Bass/Vocals – Spencer Bowman – Drums – Photo Credit – Evan Nixon

THE BODY POLITIC Kick Off Pre-Order Contest! Winner Gets New Ibanez 7 String Guitar; Playing Vancouver’s RAIN CITY THROWDOWN Sept 27th; New EP ‘Egressor’ Out Sept. 16th

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Who doesn’t love to win swag, especially when it’s a chance to get your hands on a new GUITAR!!! Nanaimo, BC six-piece powerhouse The Body Politic have kicked off their ‪Egressor‬ Pre-Order contest where the grand prize is a 7 string Ibanez S7421 + 6 runners up will win an online lesson with a member of TBP via BANDHAPPY (a music education marketplace that connects musicians LIVE through online video chat instruction and on tour music lessons) or Skype.

To Enter: Buy any of the Egressor pre-order packages at http://thebodypolitic.bandcamp.com that includes t-shirts, hoodies, iphone covers and other apparel.

15 people who share this photo and hashtag it #Egressor will get their copy for free!

“Pre-order numbers have a massive impact on a band’s success following a release. Everything from touring opportunities to endorsements are effected. We wanted to do something extra for our fans that pre-order Egressor, and give them the chance to win this brand new 7-string, along with a massive thank you for helping this release be as big as it can be. Your support is something we don’t take for granted.” comments drummer Spencer Bowman.

In additional news, THE BODY POLITIC are performing at this year’s third annual Rain City Throwdown in Vancouver, BC presented by Cariboo Brewing andCrowsNest Vancouver on September 27th at the Rickshaw Theatre.

“Rain City Throwdown will definitely be a highlight of our fall touring season. We’ve been friends with the guys in Take The Earth Beneath Us for a couple of years now, and we’re happy to be a part of their hometown comeback show. Quartered is unleashing their EP to local fans that night as well, which we are really looking forward to. Vancouver is one of our homes away from home, so we’re eager to go back and see some friendly faces!” comments drummer Spencer Bowman.

Event Details:

September 27 at 7:30pm

Rickshaw Theatre

254 E. Hastings, Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 1P1

Ticket info/etc

https://www.facebook.com/events/268590389997450/

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Guitar Playthrough ‘Armature’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFHtOeTDCg8

Lyric Video ‘Armature’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52IHxr7UuEI

Free download of ‘Armature’ at the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/the-body-politic-armature-free-song-download-exclusive-world-premiere

About:

Taking their name from a Clive Barker short story and shifting gears from jazz (which most of the members studied at Vancouver Island University) to progressive metal, the band combine poly-metric grooves, aggressive screams and soaring vocal melodies to push the boundaries of modern metal music with technically impressive musicianship to follow up their 2011 debut album ‘All Too Human’ (also available for free download at the following link http://thebodypolitic.bandcamp.com/). Their emotionally charged songs incorporate an element of playfulness that has lead THE BODY POLITIC to stand out in a vast metal crowd and to perform opening slots for Tesseract, Protest The Hero and Scale The Summit plus multiple Western Canadian tours with their evolution.

1. Vitam Agere (2:18)

2. Armature (4:12)

3. All Hands (4:53)

4. Swing For The Fences (4:05)

5. Colqhoun (4:13)

6. Irradiate (4:56)

EP Length: 24:39

For more info, please visit the following links:

http://www.bodypoliticband.com/

http://www.facebook.com/thebodypolitic

http://www.twitter.com/bodypoliticband

http://www.youtube.com/thebodypoliticband

http://instagram.com/thebodypolitic

EP Pre-Order – https://thebodypolitic.bandcamp.com/merch

EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-body-politic-egressor-2014/

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“The Body Politic share a similar desire to take their art in new directions. Opening track “Vitam Agere” is the perfect intro to the EP, short ,modern and original, and something that would work well in film soundtrack. Second track “Armature” shows the band to be technically adroit but not at the expense of song-writing. “All Hands” mixes precision with power, while “Swing For The Fences” shows The Body Politic are very much making music for the 21st century. “Colqhoun” has a raw power to match its melodies. Finishing with the fine “Irradiate,” it’s clear that The Body Politic are a band with the potential to cross over to a wide audience indeed.” – Hellbound

“Watch these prog-metal masters as they rip through “Armature,” a song off of the band’s forthcoming self-released EP, Egressor… If you’re into the likes of Periphery and Protest The Hero, this song will most certainly get your blood flowing. And in all the right directions, you dig?” – Gunshy Assassin

“The Body Politic combines staccato rhythms with catchy vocal melodies and blends them in a killer progressive metal package. “Egressor” their new six song EP is a short but extensive slice of modern metal…The production on “Egressor” is top notch and the musicianship…there is no denying that “Egressor” is a great album…Go get your grubby little hands on The Body Politic’s Egressor” – Extreme Metal Television.

“The feverish energy and charisma that floats through your speakers while you listen to Egressor will leave you enlightened with a sense of purpose and motivation.”- Damnation Mag

“Wow! Yes, this is what I said, when I started listening to The Body Politic, as their latest ep “Egressor” comes at you like a locomotive engine, yet puts you at ease with their melodic vocals and melodic guitars.” – Explictly Intense

“technical brilliance.This is an EP of six cuts that slash twenty minutes long that brings together all the ingredients for modern and advanced metal.” – Noizz Webzine

“These guys show an uncanny understanding of how to balance disparate elements into a cohesive, pleasing whole. In fact, for an unsigned band, their ability is beyond exceptional and surpasses that of many signed acts. . . This band has a real chance to become a leader in the progressive metal field.” – Mike Korn, ReviewYou

“All Too Human shows off the whole band’s abilities, with futuristic sounds and some obviously talented musicians, they’re already way ahead of some of their contemporaries.” – Emma Newlyn, Indie Music Reviewer

“The Body Politic deliver an incredible live performance; you’ll be groovin’ and throwing down before you know it. . . With the perfect mix of hard rock and progressive metal, the songs off their latest album, All Too Human are irresistible attention-getters.” – Clayton Rourke, The Minds Eye

“A magnificent beast . . . something much more than your everyday progressive rock band.” – Wonderful, Bravo! Review

“All Too Human is all in all a solid album. A strong debut that showcases TBP’s talent and diversity . . . it’s a good thing when I hear every sonic element perfectly balanced on a record.” – MusicEmissions.com

“Make no mistake, these are virtuoso musicians, mind boggling performers and very, VERY funny dudes to hang out with at a party. I’m serious. They tell jokes.” – The Soundbox Recording Studio

0 Lords of Metal – The Body Politic – Egressor

http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/en/reviews/view/id/27810

0 Lords of Metal – Where Giants Once Stood – Live Above

http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/en/reviews/view/id/27776

0 New Jacobin Club – Soldiers of The Mark

0 cool to see the local metal I’ve worked in Montreal get preliminary noms for GAMIQ’s (Gala Alternatif de la Musique Indépendante du Québec)! Congrats and good luck! HolloW – Mordrake, BornBroken – The Healing Powers of Hate, Dark Century – Murder Motel

cool to see the local metal I’ve worked in Montreal get preliminary noms forGAMIQ‘s (Gala Alternatif de la Musique Indépendante du Québec)! Congrats and good luck! HolloW – Mordrake, BornBroken – The Healing Powers of Hate,Dark Century – Murder Motel
http://gamiq.net/index.php/artistes-et-albums-eligibles-de-l-edition-2014

0 EPK – Idol of Fear – All Sights Affixed, Ablaze (2014)

Idol of Fear – All Sights Affixed, Ablaze (2014)

R.I.Y.L. – Shining, Craft, The Chasm, Ascension, Nachtmystium

Release Date: November 18, 2014
Label: Self Release
Distribution: Bandcamp, iTunes
ISRC Codes #: CAQ0O1400001-08
UPC Code #:

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

Radio Promotions – radiotrackingashermedia[@]gmail.com

Tour Dates | IdolfoFear.com| Facebook | Twitter | Reverbnation

Soundcloud | Youtube | Last.FM | CBC Radio 3

Sales Links: Bandcamp

Download Press Photo | Download Album Cover | Download Album Lyrics

Highlight #1 on January 2015 Canadian College Radio Loud Charts (Earshot)

Metal Made In Canada #7 on Top 20 albums of 2014

#70 on Top 100 Metal Bands for 2014 – CJLO 1690 AM Concordia University’s radio station (Montreal, QC)

“the song (All Sights Affixed, Ablaze) delivers is dark, dynamic music performed with a lot of impressive instrumental flair, a deft balance of memorable melody and scathing aggression, and the kind of vocals you can understand — at the same time as they are gnashing voraciously through flesh and bone.” – No Clean Singing

“All Sights Affixed, Ablaze from Barrie’s Idol of Fear impresses right from the get-go with “Vanquish.” It lays the foundation for the album with a black metal base. The lead guitars are fantastic. They cut through the heaviness and burrow deep in your head. Screaming and screeching, they are nonetheless nearly permanently imbedded in my brain….an ambitious and exciting debut deserving of far more recognition in the melodic black metal arena.” – Hellbound

“one listen of this track (All Sights Affixed, Ablaze) and you’ll find all sorts of influences and shifts in tone, but it’s all dark and weighty. ” – Yell Magazine

“Idol of Fear is one of the best surprises of 2014 in the realm of black metal. Captivating from start to finish, All Sights Affixed, Ablaze, the first album from this Barrie (Ontario) band stands out from your average black metal band.” – Metal Made In Canada

“The music is consistently strong, heavy, and brutal, but it also has a melodic quality undergirding the whole thing, particularly in the guitars. Listen to the music and you’ll hear it, a melodic high end that tracks the heaviness, much like a bird of pretty circling its way closer and closer to its kill…Together, the band members have created some ambitious and edgy extreme metal. This is a solid debut from a band to watch!” – Sea of Tranquility

“Using some kind of awesome power, Idol Of Fear manages to take all the doom and gloom of operatic Black Metal and combine it with the tonal complexity of Death Metal all in a fresh and new way that I haven’t heard before. The appropriately titled “Morning Star” has some great moody lead guitar and totally unbending hard as granite riffs that are bound to make you turn pale and start barking at the moon. The “It” trilogy near the end of the album really bares the mark of genius; I lost count of all the spine tingling moments. It all culminates in a truly terrorizing “It Tyranizes” which is by far composed of the heaviest riffage on the album. This band is definitely ambitious, they aren’t afraid to sound huge. In fact it sounds like they’ve kissed the garage goodbye for a much larger rehearsal space; a mountains ridge a top the mighty Rocky’s.” – Absolute Underground Mag

“Throughout it all: the wailing guitar. I keep coming back to that sound that paints the dominant colors here in the picture that is All Sights Affixed, Ablaze. The guitar solos and leads are the real “vocals,” while the harsh yells and screams provide nearly instrumental texture in support. I don’t usually give away spoilers but this album has just an epic finish. Make this the last music you hear before heading outside on a dark, crisp night. You’ll feel the air differently.” Metal Storm

” This is extreme experimental Metal Canadian style; it sits menacingly across the chasm between death and black reinforced by its own innovative edge. It’s dark and dynamic with a good balance between melody and aggression, the vocals are harsh and scathingly raw yet clearly definable but the unique edge for me is the high melody that has a skilled off kilter edge and it’s the combination between these two that gives this album appeal by the truckload an aspect that runs the entirety of the release.” – Metal Talk

“the band creates an imposing and immersive soundscape of extreme metal which comes with a blackened heart and experimentally fuelled provocation. It is a fiercely challenging and rewarding confrontation as evidenced by the band’s debut album All Sights Affixed, Ablaze, eight individual torments which align for one grievous and pestilential seduction of ears and imagination.” – Ring Master Reviews

“Idol Of Fear lays out dark and “deceptive” album with their debut full length titled All sights Affixed, Ablaze.” – Kingston Music Reviews

“…the highlight of the album for me is the album’s title track, which is catchy in its dissonant music…
For a first release, this is a very good album on which to build a lengthy and prosperous career. It will appeal to lots of people, and you will most likely love it if you enjoy experimental music. This is well worth checking out.” – Metal Temple

“Surprise fortement agréable que cette formation ontarienne qui donne dans le métal très sombre. Idol of Fear adore tâter à gauche et à droite, question de piger dans de nombreux styles musicaux qui demeurent métalliquement sinistres, comme de raison…Plutôt intéressant!” – Voir

“Idol Of Fear expel a nice level of energy to create a blackened crafted set of songs…” – Brutalism

“Their music has the necessary aggression and energy, yet there is an intelligence behind it, a questioning of things. Lyrically, Idol of Fear are spot on, as evidenced on ‘Morningstar’ : ‘Eerie twilight brings the dark/And musty comfort of nostalgic decay/The shearing dissonance, exciting fear/In the terrible purity of a nascent nightmare.'” – Destructive Music

“The first full length from Ontario quartet Idol of Fear kind of snuck under the radar at the end of last year, but better late than never – especially since this is one debut that will make you sit up and take notice… well-conceived and mindfully executed.” – Metal Rules

1.Vanquish (4:23)
2. Morningstar (6:19)
3. Circle of Vortices (5:27)
4. All Sights Affixed, Ablaze (6:20)
5. It Demands (3:30)
6. It Militates (5:15)
7. It Tyrannizes (6:49)
8. Carrion (5:55)
Album Length: 44:01

Album Credits:

All songs performed by: Idol of Fear
All songs written by: Idol of Fear
Produced by: Idol of Fear, Jeff Wardell
Mixed by: Jeff Wardell
Mastered by: Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio

Album and Live Band Line Up: Austin – guitar/vocals, Dave – guitar, Johnny – bass/vocals, Doug – drums

Discography

2014 – All Sights Affixed, Ablaze L.P.

2013 – Scavenger E.P.

L-R: Dave Bach (Guitar), Austin Myers (Vocals/Guitar), Johnny (Bass), Doug Belcourt (Drums) – Photo Credit: Idol of Fear

“We must make an idol of our fear and that idol we shall call God.”

It’s with this powerful quote from Ingmar Bergman’s 1957 movie Det Sjunde Inseglet (The Seventh Seal) that Ontario’s Idol of Fear was born.

Focusing on abstract, slicing melodies paired with upfront aggression and compelling vocal energy, Idol of Fear’s music stands apart in that it can, like the band’s moniker, be interpreted in different ways, depending upon an individual’s perception of society, the self, humankind and the universe.

Idol of Fear’s debut full-length album, All Sights Affixed, Ablaze mixed by Jeff Wardell and mastered by Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio is testament to that. A lyrical blend of perseverance, strength and exertion of the will, it is likely to leave metal fans feeling its intensity and dynamic power upon first listen.

Best defined as undefinable and undeniable, Idol of Fear is the definition of creative destructive freedom.

0 July 2014 – Top 20 Loud Charts – Canadian College Radio – #11 Psychotic Gardening, #13 Expain

http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2014/July/loud.cfm

Rank	Artist	Title	Label
1	Mastodon	Once More ‘Round The Sun	Reprise
2	Fucked Up *	Glass Boys	Arts & Crafts
3	Arch Enemy	War Eternal	Century Media
4	White Lung *	Deep Fantasy	Domino
5	Kobra And The Lotus	High Priestess	Titan
6	Hero’s Last Rite *	The Mirror’s Face	Self-Released
7	Greys *	If Anything	Buzz
8	Judas Priest	Redeemer Of Souls	Epic
9	USA Out of Vietnam*	Crashing Diseases and Incurable Airplanes	Self-Released
10	Every Time I Die	From Parts Unknown	Epitaph
11	Psychotic Gardening*	*Hymnosis*	Self-Released
12	Doomeastvan *	Tis We	Self-Released
13	Expain *	*Just the Tip*	Self-Released
14	Triptykon	Melana Chasmata	Century Media
15	Vampires *	Every Kind Of Light EP	Self-Released
16	Amity Affliction	Let the Ocean Take Me	Roadrunner
17	Advertisement *	Advertisement	Self-Released
18	Boris	Noise	Sargent House
19	Dub Rifles *	No Town, No Country: 1981 – 1984	Sundowning Sound Recordings
20	Beartooth	Disgusting	Red Bull