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0 THE BODY POLITIC Offer Free Download of ‘Armature’ From Their New EP ‘Egressor’ Out Sept. 16th; Performing At Beaver Fest Aug. 29th

  • July 11, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · The Body Politic
EP PROMOS CAN BE REQUESTED HERE

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

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THE BODY POLITIC Offer Free Download of ‘Armature’ From Their New EP ‘Egressor’ Out Sept. 16th; Performing At Beaver Fest Aug. 29th

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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

    Vancouver, BC six-piece powerhouse THE BODY POLITIC has teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com for the premiere and FREE download of their new single ‘Armature’ off their forthcoming EP ‘Egressor’ due out on September 16, 2014.

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

Drummer Spencer Bowman comments:

“Armature’s lyrics are written from the perspective of someone who is wrestling with who they are as a person, both physically and emotionally. It’s a notion that hits close to home with us. The song is a big departure from our earlier work, and we think it gives a good impression of what people can expect from Egressor.”

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.

In additional news, the band will be performing at this year’s Beaver Fest in Valley View, AB on August 29th alongside Protest The Hero, Silverstein, Comeback and many more. For more info, please visit the following link: http://www.raisedfistproductions.com/event/beaverfest-2014-featuring-protest-hero-silverstein-comeback-kid-gob-mounties-agonist-night-seeker-funk-hunters-delhi-2-dublin-many/

EP Cover - Body Politic - Egressor - 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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

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Body Politic – Egressor (2014)

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

Release Date: September 16, 2014
Label: Self Release
Distribution: Bandcamp, iTunes, CD Baby
ISRC Codes: CA55L1400001 – 06
UPC Code #: 748252041937

“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

EP Cover - Body Politic - Egressor - 2014

[Download EP Cover]

[Download EP Lyrics]

Release Date: September 16th 2014

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

Album Credits:

– All songs performed by The Body Politic

– All songs written by Matt Aasen and The Body Politic

– Produced by Spencer Bowman

– Mixed by Wilson Pascoe

– Mastered by Chris Potter

– Available on: September 16th 2014

– Member of SOCAN:

– All music is 100% CanCon (MAPL)

EP and Live band line-up:

Sam Britton – Vocals

Jesse Janzen – Vocals + Bass

Matt Aasen – Guitar

Dan Montgomery – Guitar

Rob Wilkinson – Keyboard

Spencer Bowman – Drums

Discography:

– 2011 – All Too Human

– 2014 – Egressor

Shared the stage with:

Protest The Hero, Tesseract, Scale The Summit

Tours and Festivals:

– Spring 2014 – The Illuminatour (w/Submerge) – Western Canada

– Fall 2013 – The Jurassic Prog Tour (w/Icosian and Those Are Them) – Western Canada

– Spring 2013 – April Showers, May Devours Tour – Western Canada

– Fall 2012 – The Kill It With Fire Tour – Western Canada

– Summer 2012 – The Arrow To The Knee Tour – Western Canada

0 716 Music Post – Toronto based, Breached to play The Forvum!

  • July 11, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Breached

http://716musicpost.com/2014/07/10/toronto-based-breached-to-play-the-forvum/

0 Damnation Magazine – Asher Media Relations Presents: New Music Showcase – Protokult (Folk), ExPAIN (Thrash), and Unbeing (Instrumental)

  • July 11, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · EXPAIN · Protokult · Unbeing

http://damnationmag.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/asher-media-relations-presents-new-music-showcase-protokult-folk-expain-thrash-and-unbeing-instrumental/

0 Brutalism – Hollow – Mordrake

  • July 10, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Hollow

http://brutalism.com/content/hollow-mordrake

0 Canadian Beats – Interview – Matt Blais

  • July 10, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Matt Blais

http://canadianbeats.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/interview-matt-blais/

0 Decibel Mag Premiere THE ROUGH BOYS Title Track ‘Blood, Booze And Gasoline’ From Upcoming EP Out July 22nd GRACEBAND

  • July 10, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · The Rough Boys
EP PROMOS CAN BE REQUESTED HERE 

(R.I.Y.L. – Motorhead, Tank, Nashville Pussy, Kyuss)

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Buy Links: theroughboys1.bandcamp.com | Friendly Fire Distro

Decibel Mag Premiere THE ROUGH BOYS Title Track ‘Blood, Booze And Gasoline’ From Upcoming EP Out July 22nd

GRACEBAND

L-R – Marky Zapata (Guitars), Tommy Gervais (Bass/Vox), Sammy Greenland (Drums) – Photo Credit – Grace Cavarra

  Toronto, ON’s punk thrash infused The Rough Boys has teamed up with Decibel Magazine for the premiere of  ‘Blood, Booze And Gasoline’, the title track off their latest EP set for release on July 22nd and follow up to 2011′s Spithead and 2012′s Speed.

Decibel Mag song premiere link:
http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/not-the-rough-boys-pete-townsend-was-singing-about-but-still-pretty-rough/

 

Taking their name from a Neil Young lyric – ‘All those rough boys, playin’ that rock and roll. The band’s third EP ‘Blood, Booze And Gasoline‘ offers bluesy stoner rock songs in a punk metal setting, thus putting them somewhere in a grey area of the heavy music world, but if it’s an alternative to most of today’s metal genres you’re looking for, you got it! This EP is packed with aggression and emotion sure to leave you in both shock and awe while forcing you to press ‘Play’ again and again. The band has shared the stage with Cauldron, Fuck The Facts, Axxion, Midnight Malice, Adrenechrome, Saigon Hookers to name a few.

 

EPCover - Rough Boys - Blood Booze and Gasoline

 

Track Listing: The Rough Boys – Blood, Booze and Gasoline
1. Before The Devil Knows I’m Dead (2:27)
2. Hogtown (3:57)
3. Blood, Booze and Gasoline (3:05)
4. May Two Four (3:11)

 

Total Time: 12:42

Videos:

Music Video ‘Born To Rock’ off Speed EP (2012) – http://youtu.be/vKwZP8wxVns

the rough boys - born to rock

Music Video for title track off ‘Spithead’ EP (2011) – http://youtu.be/x0ZD8AZpNPE

the rough boys - spithead (music video)

For more info, please visit the following links:

http://theroughboys1.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Rough-Boys/126390394750

http://twitter.com/TheRoughBoys

https://www.youtube.com/TheRoughBoys

https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-rough-boys-blood-booze-and-gasoline-2014/

0 Voir – Hollow – Mordrake

  • July 10, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Hollow

http://voir.ca/fiches/cd/mordrake/

0 Death Doom Duo NORILSK Offer Free Download ‘Potsdam Glo’ From Upcoming EP ‘Japetus’ Out July 22nd

  • July 10, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Norilsk

EP PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE  

R.I.Y.L. – Morne, (early) My Dying Bride, (early) Anathema, Saturnus, Isis

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Death Doom Duo NORILSK Offer Free Download ‘Potsdam Glo’ From Upcoming EP ‘Japetus’ Out July 22nd

Japetus EP - photo band

L-R – Nick Richer (Drums and Backup Vocals ) – Nicolas Miquelon (Bass, Guitar and Vocals) – Photo Credit: Nick Richer

   Gatineau, QC death, doom and sludge duo NORILSK consisting of Nicolas Miquelon (Damnus, The Great Russian Empire, ex-Kintra) and Nick Richer (Damnus, Doll, Outrage AD) are offering fans a FREE download of ‘Potsdam Glo’ the second track released from their upcoming debut EP ‘Japetus’ due out on July 22nd.

To get your FREE download please visit the following link: http://norilskdoom.bandcamp.com/track/potsdam-glo-2

Song stream links:

Youtube: http://youtu.be/-MqRPk_li50
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/norilskdoom/potsdam-glo
Reverbnation: http://www.reverbnation.com/norilsk/song/21306093-potsdam-glo

Named after Siberia’s most northern city, NORILSK draws their inspirations and themes from Northern identity, isolation, and world demise. Incorporating elements of sludge and post-metal along with influences from doom-death metal bands such as Thergothon, Saturnus, and early My Dying Bride, the band is sharing with metal fans a taste of what’s to come in their debut EP ‘Japetus’.

Presented in a very limited CD edition and digital format, the ‘Japetus’ EP is both an introduction to the band and a teaser to future recordings. Clocking just under 20-minutes, the EP includes the title track ‘Japetus’, which will be on the band’s later planned full length album and also features one alternate version of ‘Potsdam Glo’ along with a cover of Voivod‘s song ‘Negatron’, which is exclusively available on the CD.

Japetus EP - artwork

Track Listing: Japetus
1 – Japetus (08:14)
2 – Negatron (05:43)
3 – Potsdam Glo (05:43)

EP Length: 19:41

For more info, please visit the following links:

http://www.facebook.com/NorilskDoom

http://www.reverbnation.com/norilsk

http://norilskdoom.bandcamp.com

0 Muzik Injection – Expain – Nouveau Vidéoclip – Agressions Progression

  • July 10, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · EXPAIN

http://www.muzikinjection.com/autres/expain-nouveau-videoclip-agressions-progression

0 WHERE GIANTS ONCE STOOD Unleash New Music Video ‘Living In Security’; New EP Out Sept 2nd

  • July 10, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Where Giants Once Stood

 

EP PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE

RIYL =  Avenged Sevenfold, The Human Abstract, August Burns Red, Trivium, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Miss May I

Tour Dates | Facebook  |  Twitter | Youtube | Soundcloud | iTunes

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WHERE GIANTS ONCE STOOD Unleash New Music Video ‘Living In Security’; New EP Out Sept 2nd

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Jordan Turnbull – Lead Guitar/Back Up Vocals,  Reshaun Page – Lead Vocals ,  Scott Major – Rhythm Guitar/ Back  Up Vocals , Austin Hamilton- Drums  – Photo Credit – Logan Swinkels

     Toronto, ON’s metalcore quartet Where Giants Once Stood return with their video for their new single ‘Living In Security’ directed by LoganSwinkels of Logan Lights Creative. The video is an anthem for taking control of your own destiny, and deconstructs small-town complacency to showcase the band’s most creatively ambitious material to date.

Video – Living In Security – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zztYBohMvjY 

where giants once stood - 'living in security' official music video

‘Living In Security’ is the first single from the band’s new EP ‘Live Above’, due for release September 2, 2014. The natural successor to 2013’s The Changing EP, which tore onto the iTunes metal charts in July 2013 with a debut at no.2, earning critical praise, sponsorship from Ernie Ball and a place on SoundSHOCK’s “Best of 2013”. The four new tracks on this EP take Where Giants Once Stood’s signature sound of scorching guitar work, “assaultive underbeats” and“drill-sergeant vocals” to soaring new heights, thanks to incendiary production by Jon Howard of Threat Signal.

“Since we started up last year, we’ve grown so much as musicians, as songwriters and as performers”, reveals lead guitarist Jordan Turnbull. “We knew the sound of this new material had to be something special to reflect that, and Jon Howard’s production has really taken the Giants sound to the next level!”

While W.G.O.S. have been winning fans on home turf with their frenetic live shows that have seen them share the stage with bands such as Chelsea Grin and Born of Osiris, social media is equally important to the band’s ethos as they use their online presence to connect with metal fans across the globe. Their stellar YouTube channel featuring everything from interviews and lyric videos to exclusive cover songs and blistering instrumental playthroughs, while their Instagram and Twitter feeds provide to-the-minute studio and live updates. Guitarist Scott Major explains, “Whether it’s keeping up with us on tour through Twitter or rocking with us on YouTube, we want you to get the full Giants experience wherever you are!”

EP COVER - Where Giants Once Stood - Live Above 2014

Track Listing – Where Giants Once Stood – Live Above

1. Living in Security (4:27)

2. Illuminate (4:54)

3. The Damaged (4:08)

4. Myths Lies And Crimes (5:20)

EP Length: 18:51

For more info, please visit the following links:

http://www.facebook.com/wheregiantsoncestood

http://www.twitter.com/WGOSofficial

http://www.youtube.com/WhereGiantsOnceStood

iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/where-giants-once-stood/id648026358

EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-where-giants-once-stood-live-above-2014/

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Where Giants Once Stood – Live Above (2014)

RIYL =  Avenged Sevenfold, The Human Abstract, August Burns Red, Trivium, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, Miss May I

Release Date: September 2, 2014

Distribution: Online = Tunecore,  iTunes

“This modern approach will certainly hold a lot of appeal to younger Metal fans, there are some good vocals from Reshaun Page, a mix of gutturals, screams and cleans and the balance between the two is about right, not too many cleans, which were a touch emotive for my personal tastes but nonetheless very well executed, the guy has a great voice and a phenomenal range. What did really appeal to me, personally, were the technical elements to the guitars from Jordan Turnbull, altogether the combination making a good debut release. ” – Metal Talk (Review of The Changing 2013)

 
“Ringing guitars flanked by an assaultive underbeat and drill sergeant vocals combine to create a winning album by a band not afraid of hard work.” – New Canadian Music (Review of The Changing 2013)
 
“Where Giants Once Stood is a veritable Canadian metal force. A group who have a fairly good handle on mixing cleans and growls this band is simply fun to listen too. Their crazed riffs help to inspire circle pit starting fury in my heart and make me want to headbang until I throw my back out. Meanwhile the crushing playing on songs like Heavens Tremble shows a touch of the classic hardcore attitude promising a face ripping good time. Their mix of furious riffs and super technical solos is not to be missed.” – Two Guys Metal Reviews (Review of The Changing 2013)

EP COVER - Where Giants Once Stood - Live Above 2014

[Download EP Cover]

Track Listing – Where Giants Once Stood – Live Above

1. Living in Security (4:27)

2. Illuminate (4:54)

3. The Damaged (4:08)

4. Myths Lies And Crimes (5:20)

EP Length: 18:51

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EP Credits:
• All songs performed by: Where Giants Once Stood
• All songs written by: Where Giants Once Stood
• Produced by: Jon Howard from Threat Signal
• Mixed by: Jordan Valeriote
• Mastered by: Troy Glessner
Shared Stage w/
Chelsea Grin (Artery Recordings)
Veil of Maya (Sumerian Records)
Iwrestledabearonce (Century Media)
Beartooth (Red Bull Records)
 
Tours:
2013 – Where’s Your Head At Tour (ON, QC,)
2013 – The Changing Eastern Canadian Tour (ON, QC, NB, NS)
 
Discography
2014- Live Above
2013 – The Changing
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