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0 Wings of Death – Expain – Just The Tip
0 Death Toll Rising Post Armstrong Fest 2014 Concert Video; Performing Alberta Fest Dates At Harvesting Hell II, Lethbridge Dethfest, Loud as Hell
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R.I.Y.L. = Carcass, Death, Strapping Young Lad, At The Gates, Bloodbath
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Death Toll Rising Post Armstrong Fest 2014 Concert Video; Performing Alberta Fest Dates At Harvesting Hell II, Lethbridge Dethfest, Loud as Hell
L – R – Jesse Berube (Vocals), Tylor Dory (Guitar), Drew Copland (Guitar), Mike Puff (Bass), Bryan Newbury (Drums) – Photo credit: Penny VanderHeyden
Coming off their recent performance at Armstrong Metalfest 2014, Edmonton, AB’s Death Toll Rising has posted a new video of their entire set for fans plus announce they will be performing a series of Alberta fest dates at Harvesting Hell II (Edmonton, AB) on August 22nd, Lethbridge Dethfest (Coaldale, AB) on August 29th and Loud As Hell Fest (Drumheller, AB) on August 31st.
“Armstrong Metalfest is quickly getting the reputation as one of the best fests in all of Western Canada, and for our second year playing we thought it would be a great idea to have our set shot and edited for an online release. Everybody who was there knows just how rad the whole weekend was, and we had one of the best times playing and hanging out with many of the top bands from the region! This video is just a little taste of what the playing environment is like, and Armstrong Metalfest is growing each year, and will only get bigger and better from here. We look forward to rounding out our summer with a last string of devastating festivals in the end of August!” comments guitarist Drew Copland.
To view their 2014 Armstrong Metalfest set, please visit the following link (video credit: Mayne Brand Productions): http://youtu.be/8-9JGzbBs1w
Tour Dates:
About: Featuring a combination of death and thrash metal, the Edmonton-based band are known to devastate their audiences with their high octane performances that has lead them to share the stage over the years with high profile names such as Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, The Haunted, and Aborted (to name a few).
Originally formed in 2003 in Stony Plain, AB, Canada, the award nominated (Metal Recording of The Year – Edmonton Music Awards 2014) Death Toll Rising have been grinding the Western Canadian metal scene steadily, gaining huge momentum over the last 3 years. New addition Tylor Dory on guitars has introduced a technical and progressive element to the band they have not had in the past. Add in the intense and relentless drumming provided by Bryan Newbury (recently recruited by Canadian prog/death powerhouse INTO ETERNITY), as well as the well-rounded rhythm provided by Drew Copland on guitar and Mike Puff on bass, and you get a monster that is only now being unleashed upon the masses with vocalist Jesse Berube topping things off with a combination of brutal death growls and Tomas Lindberg-esqe high shrieks, which will be plenty noticeable on their new album ‘Infection Legacy’.
Full album stream of ‘Infection Legacy’ can be listened on Beatroute Magazine here or Soundcloud here along with being purchased on Bandcamp here.
Track Listing: Infection Legacy
1. Infection Legacy
2. Judas Cradle
3. Scorched Earth Policy
4. Born To Defile
5. Malice Incarnate
6. Crack Open A Cold One
7. Slaughter To Survive
8. Revelation Despair
9. Septic Entity
Video – Guitar Playthrough – Slaughter To Survive – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOGcrEV19l8
Video – Guitar Playthrough – Crack Open A Cold One – http://youtu.be/bPk5Why9vwQ
For more info on Death Toll Rising, please visit the following links.
Official website: http://www.deathtollrising.net/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deathtollrising
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deathtollrising
EPK: https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-death-toll-rising-infection-legacy-2013/
0 Hellbound – Protokult – No Beer In Heaven
0 InsaniTV Eps 57 – Where Giants Once Stood, Expain
0 The Blood Shed – Expain – Just The Tip
0 Damnation Mag – Review – New Jacobin Club – Soldiers of The Mark
Their newest album, Soldiers of the Mark, is chock full of complex arrangements that utilize all of these instruments along with a headbanging rhythm section of guitar, bass and drums that often lead in to a chorus of both male and female vocals singing in harmony.
Just as your mother always told you, never judge a book by it’s cover. Before you realize it, you’ll be headbanging along as you progress through Soldiers of the Mark.
http://damnationmag.wordpress.com/2014/08/21/album-review-the-new-jacobin-club-soldiers-of-the-mark/
0 GearGods.net Premiere DISPARAGER Drum Playthrough For ‘Pictures’; New EP Out ‘Timeless, Ageless’
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RIYL = Deftones, Thrice, Junius, Neurosis, Isis, Defeater, Modern Life Is War, Refused, Fugazi
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Buy Links: Disparager.bandcamp.com | iTunes |Amazon |CD Baby
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GearGods.net Premiere DISPARAGER Drum Playthrough For ‘Pictures’; New EP Out ‘Timeless, Ageless’
L-R: Chris AhKao (guitar, vocals), Jason Kim (guitar), Peter Meluso (drums), Sri Rao (bass) – Photo credit: Merissa Blitz
Brooklyn, NY’s DISPARAGER has teamed up with GeardGods.net for the premiere of their new drum playthrough for their track ‘Pictures’ off their latest EP‘Timeless, Ageless’ produced by Jay Maas (Defeater, Bane, H2O, American Nightmare, Polar Bear Club).
Vocalist/ guitarist Chris AhKao comments:
“Pictures is fun for us to play. It’s in 5/4 throughout, there’s 4/4 over 5/4 and 6/8 over 5/4 simultaneous polyrhythm stuff going on, and some metric modulation too. Peter is one of the best drummers I’ve ever played with. He’s pretty out there and challenges us as musicians.”
To view the video, please visit the following link: http://geargods.net/playthrough/exclusive-drum-playthrough-peter-meluso-of-disparager-is-moving-in-pictures/
Formed just last year, DISPARAGER has always had the crazy notion that music is art and that art is never a means to an end but an end in itself. As an extension of frontman Chris AhKao regaining his life from personal demons, this debut EP is a testament to that. Bursting with dense rawness and precision while pushing the boundaries of metal with tracks like “At Least I Still Have Bon Iver” – half folk song, half crushing mix of Isis and Slayer – and “Pictures” – a time signature mindfuck the band is proud NOT to call prog rock. The music is meant to showcase a refusal to settle, to compromise, to live any other life than that inspired by unwavering intent, self-expression and integrity.
EP Stream – Timeless, Ageless –https://soundcloud.com/disparager/sets/timeless-ageless-ep
Song Stream – Tuesday Love – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN2J4SgT830
Song Stream – R.I.P. Bill Hicks – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUPEAO0FWbs
Acoustic Video – Gratitude – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVX0-2zmFqg
Lyric Video – RIP Bill Hicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVGAWd57KFs
EP Track Listing – Disparager – Timeless, Ageless:
1. Pictures
2. Tuesday Love
3. Gratitude
4. R.I.P. Bill Hicks
5. At Least I Still Have Bon Iver
For more info, please follow the band at these links:
http://www.facebook.com/disparager
http://www.twitter.com/disparagermusic
http://www.instagram.com/disparagermusic
EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-disparager/
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“Disparager are from Brooklyn, New York and play metal or hardcore, or post-rock, or whatever you want to call it. Above all else though, Disparager are fucking badass. ” – Pure Grain Audio
“Passion and sincerity are what matters most in music, and Disparager have an overabundance of those. Opening with “Pictures,” the band show themselves as technically adroit but never at the expense of the actual song. “Tuesday Love” is raw in its emotion; this is an antidote to the fake music that clogs up the airwaves like fat in an old man’s arteries. “Gratitude” reminds me of Cave In with its juxtaposition of darkness and light. My favourite track on the EP is the heartfelt “R.I.P Bill Hicks” (Bill Hicks was a genius and the world is a poorer place for his passing— look up some of his work for proof). Finishing with the epic “At Least I Still Have Bob Iver,” Disparager show themselves as a band with passion, a strong identity, and a reason to be. Not many bands can say that.” – Hellbound
0 Prog Power Metal VIATHYN Post Teaser Medley For New Album ‘Cynosure’ + Reveal Artwork & Track Listing
ALBUM PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE
EPK | High Res Press Photo | Album Lyrics – Cynosure – 2014 | Download Cynosure Album Cover
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Prog Power Metallers VIATHYN Post Teaser Medley For New Album ‘Cynosure’ + Reveal Track Listing & Cover Artwork; Due Out On October 7th
L-R: Alex Kot (Bass) | Jacob Wright (Guitar) | Tomislav Crnkovic (Vocals/Guitar) | Dave Crnkovic (Drums) – Photo Credit – Alexis Greene
The hard hitting force of Calgary, AB’s progressive power metal quartet VIATHYN is being unleashed to the masses with the band’s teaser medley for their upcoming album ‘Cynosure’ due out on October 7th.
“This new album Cynosure is a culmination of several years of hard work following the release of our debut album ‘The Peregrine Way’ in 2010. We are very proud of the end result and extremely excited to share this new material with everyone! We’ve chosen a handful of passages that we feel are representative of the diversity and performances on the album and put them together into a preview medley to give our listeners a sneak peek.” comments guitarist Jacob Wright.
Youtube Medley Stream – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV3bMCIBbcA
Soundcloud Medley Stream – http://soundcloud.com/viathyn/cynosure-medley/
Track Listing: Viathyn – Cynosure
1. Ageless Stranger – 7:13
2. The Coachman – 5:41
3. Edward Mordrake – 6:24
4. Shadows In Our Wake – 7:02
5. Countess of Discordia – 7:12
6. Time Will Take Us All – 7:01
7. Three Sheets To The Wind – 7:21
8. Albedo – 6:48
9. Cynosure – 9:35
Total Length: 01:04:20
Viathyn – Mini – Doc – The Making of Cynosure – http://youtu.be/5XavVcQNd5s
Produced by VIATHYN‘s Tomislav Crnkovic plus mixed and mastered by Sacha Laskow (Divinity, Every Hour Kills), ‘Cynosure’ features nine epic assaulting tracks with intense guitar shredding and infectious chants that blend prog thrash, melo-death and power metal influences. With VIATHYN‘s 2010 ‘The Peregrine Way’ debut album praised for its innovative song-writing and fresh comparison to today’s power metal, it was only a matter of time for guitarist Jacob Wright to launch into song-writing mode and compose a majority of the material that would be recorded for this second full-length. Even through hindrances such as studio closings, computer crashes, losing a jam space, and a flood, VIATHYN was able to record their second album between August 2012 and February 2014. With the addition of 7-string guitars, some growl vocals, and an evolving influence, Cynosure’s songs are faster, more technical, and heavier, while maintaining a constant melodic and progressive presence.
Viathyn was formed in 2006 in Calgary, Alberta when brothers Tomislav and Dave Crnkovic (on guitar and drums respectively) joined forces with lead guitarist Jacob Wright. Having come from various influences such as Thrash, Melo-Death, and Power metal, they wrote a handful of early demo tracks to settle on an overall sound for the group. In 2008, they recorded the Demagogue EP in order to attract a permanent vocalist and bassist. Alex Kot joined on bass in 2009, and brought with him a unique playing style by using an 8-string NS stick. Tomislav took up vocal duties, and the line-up was complete. VIATHYN started playing live shows and has supported bands such as Stratovarius, Manegarm, Incantation, Rotten Sound, Into Eternity, and Skeletonwitch.
Quick Fact on band name: Playing off the word ‘Leviathan’, the guys settled on ‘Viathyn’, which has no actual definition in the English language, but when referring to the band can be taken to mean ‘progressive, melodic, grandiose, innovative and emotional’.
For more info, please visit the following links:
http://www.facebook.com/viathyn
https://soundcloud.com/viathyn
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/viathyn/id387751994
EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-viathyn-cynosure-2014-release-date-october-7-2014/
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“Viathyn will instantly appeal to fans of traditional and power metal but they are much more than that. The songs have great headbanging, fist-pumping tempos, but each track also has deeply emotional and thoughtful undercurrent which warrants many listens.” – KING – Pitch Black Magazine
“It isn’t often that a band will blow away the listener with their debut album, but Viathyn does just that!” – Peter – Metal Psalter – Metal Psalter
“It’s been a long time since I’ve heard anything quite so eclectic as this band’s epic melding of the power, folk, speed, and progressive metals. They’re more alchemists than musicians, forging a new mold out of which many may be poured but few will actually fit.” – JDeathscript – Metal Call Out
“This is “Prog” metal at its finest.” – Cuz’N Mike – Heavy Metal Review
“…Viathyn have delivered a really solid, classy and mature metal album, that is as good as anything coming out of Europe these days” – JP – Metal Rules
“….This band really has their shit together, the solos are spectacular here, the sweeps are to die for, everything is good here…” – Metals Dead
“The musicianship is literally as good as it gets. It doesn’t matter which band member you would change, but the level of musical virtuosity wouldn’t get any higher.” – Poohkali – Rateyourmusic
Track Listing: Viathyn – Cynosure
1. Ageless Stranger – 7:13
2. The Coachman – 5:41
3. Edward Mordrake – 6:24
4. Shadows In Our Wake – 7:02
5. Countess of Discordia – 7:12
6. Time Will Take Us All – 7:01
7. Three Sheets To The Wind – 7:21
8. Albedo – 6:48
9. Cynosure – 9:35
Total Length: 01:04:20
• All songs performed by: Tomislav Crnkovic, Jacob Wright, Alex Kot, Dave Crnkovic
• All songs written by: Jacob Wright, Tomislav Crnkovic, Alex Kot
• Produced by: Tomislav Crnkovic
• Mixed by: Sacha Laskow
• Mastered by: Sacha Laskow
• Single released: TBD
• Available on: TBD
• CD Cover, Album Artwork
• Track Listing of Album:
Release Date: October 7, 2014
LABEL: Self Release
DISTRIBUTION: Bandcamp, iTunes
CATOLOG # – TBA
UPC CODE # – TBA
Album Band Line Up: Tomislav Crnkovic, Jacob Wright, Alex Kot, Dave Crnkovic
Live Band Line Up: Tomislav Crnkovic, Jacob Wright, Alex Kot, Dave Crnkovic
Discography:
2014 – Cynosure (full-length)
2010 – The Peregrine Way (full-length)
2008 – Demagogue (EP)
2006 – Demo
Shared stage with:
Stratovarius, Manegarm, Incantation, Rotten Sound, Into Eternity, Skeletonwitch
List of Tours and Festivals:
Calgary Metal Fest II (2013)
Noctis Metal Festival IV (2010)
Corporate sponsors / artist endorsements:
Alex Kot (bass) is a featured artist for NS Stick http://www.stick.com/artists/playersgallery/
(not endorsed, however)
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