Posts By Asher
0 Heavy Metal Time Machine – Hollow – Mordrake
0 Brutalism – Expain – Just The Tip
0 Sonic Abuse – Trainwreck Architect – ‘Traits Of The Sick’ Album Review
0 MetalCore Fanzine Reviews – MIRE – Inward / Outward
0 PureGrainAudio Streaming EXPAIN Debut Album ‘Just The Tip’ Out June 24; New Video Guitar / Bass Playthrough ‘Aggressions Progression’
R.I.Y.L. – Thrash/Death/Punk, Black Dahlia Murder, Revocation, Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth, Municipal Waste
Track Listing: EXPAIN – Just The Tip
1. Bacchus
2. Aggressions Progression
3. Phoenix Writhing
4. The King
5. Don’t Worry The Worst Is Yet To Come
6. Idol Worship
7. Allegiance To Pain
8. Manatee
9. Headbang Your Head Off
10. A.T.M.
11. Eating A Beating Heart
For more info, please visit the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/Expainmetal
https://soundcloud.com/expmetal
Album Pre-Order – https://expainband.bandcamp.com/
EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-expain-just-the-tip-2014/
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“Hold on to your balls, for Expain could be positioned as Canada’s next great metal export. Evidently going by their ferociously captivating debut album ‘Just The Tip’, the quintet slap together a masochistic mixture of blazing riffs, supersonic drumming, sexy solo’s and vocals so brutal it would make your last hangover as weak as Justin Bieber banging one out. Come on they mix jazz elements, that surely has to receive numerous acknowledgements, but also through the various sounds and lyric topics employed, this album is a party on it’s own” – Global Metal Apocalypse
“a band built on displaying technical skills behind the instruments. A heavy and potent mixture of thrash and jazz metal, Vancouver, Canada’s Expain is hoping to become a staple in a genre built on technical skill and speed” – Under The Gun Review
“a perfect blend of the technical and melodic, combining together to create a sound that is incredibly unique and forthright. I have listened to the album several times now, and each time I find myself enjoying some new dimension to the sound, or some new aspect of the music. It just keeps getting better.” – Vancouver Metal
“In my metal induced coma, I am inclined to say this band should not be sniffed at or trifled with, they are some serious thrash metal impresarios… For Fans Of: Uber thrash with a touch of jazz.” – All About The Rock
“Wildly diverse band that combines elements of thrash, punk, tech metal and even some jazz with an off-the-wall comedic streak.” Prog NW Metal Zone
“It’s one of the finest independently released albums I’ve ever heard in my life. From the short intro track ‘Bacchus’ all the way to the perfect closer in ‘Eating A Beating Heart,’ there’s so many quality thrashers on the disc. ‘The King’ is a personal favorite of mine as the musicianship is ridiculously tight. ‘Aggressions Progressions’ has an absolutely beautiful dueling solo section and ‘Manatee’ has a sick bass solo. Overall it’s 11 tracks of pure thrash mayhem” – Broken Neck Radio
“The band comes racing out of the gate with three dementedly heavy fist-pumpers….a promising metal act that is well worth a listen.” – Discorder (E.P.E.P Review)
“a strong mixture of early Thrash and Crossover Thrash concepts, blending them with a Melodic Death Metal sound, and plenty of energetic aggression.” – Apochs Metal Review (E.P.E.P Review)
“Don’t leave your children alone with The Almighty Excruciating Pain” – Metal Sucks (E.P.E.P Review)
Track Listing: EXPAIN – Just The Tip
1. Bacchus
2. Aggressions Progression
3. Phoenix Writhing
4. The King
5. Don’t Worry The Worst Is Yet To Come
6. Idol Worship
7. Allegiance To Pain
8. Manatee
9. Headbang Your Head Off
10. A.T.M.
11. Eating A Beating Heart
Album Credits:
All Songs performed by – Expain
All songs written by – Expain
Produced by – Matthew Roach
Mixed by – Matthew Roach
Available on – CD+Digital
Album + Live lineup:
Daniel Brand – Vocals
Pat Peeve – Guitar
Eric Morrison – Guitar
Nikko Whitworth – Bass
Ryan Idris – Drums
Shared stage with:
Suffocation, Archspire, Powerman 5000, Nylithia, West Of Hell, Unleash The Archers, Mortillery, Into Eternity, Thor
Tours & Festivals:
2014 – Western Canadian Tour (BC/AB)
2013 – Western Canadian Tour (BC/AB)
2013/ 2014 – Armstrong Metal Fest
2013 – Medicine Hat Metal Fest
0 TRAINWRECK ARCHITECT Post ‘Wreck The Road’ Tour Blog w/ Video On DeadRhetoric.com
ALBUM PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE
R.I.Y.L. = Annihilator, Testament, Anthrax, Metallica, Municipal Waste, Skid Row, Black Sabbath
Tour Dates | TrainwreckArchitect.net| Facebook| Twitter | Youtube
Reverbnation | Soundcloud | Bandcamp | Merch | iTunes | Amazon
TRAINWRECK ARCHITECT Post ‘Wreck The Road’ Tour Blog w/ Video On DeadRhetoric.com
L-R – Eric Litinas: Bass | Raza Ali Khan: Guitar | Simon Ouellet: Vocals | Marc-Antoine Blackburn: Drums | Renaud Baril: Guitar – (Photo Credit: Jean-François Gagnon)
Hitting the highway for show dates in Quebec and Ontario during their ‘Wreck The Road Tour’ last weekend, wreck n’ roll band Trainwreck Architect has posted a new tour blog with video on DeadRhetoric.com chronicling their adventures in Quebec City plus their hometown and the Canadian metal capital Montre-Hell.
“We had people moshing, headbanging and girls dancing! This show will stay in our memories and we recommend to every metal head passing by Quebec City to visit La Salle Unisson. This venue has something really special!”
Read more at the following link: http://deadrhetoric.com/features/trainwreck-architect-summer-tour-blog-part-i/
The band has one more date left on the tour on July 4th at Bar Le Lorrie-Ann in La Baie , QC w/ Wanderlost to support their debut album ‘Traits of The Sick’ released during November 2013. Mastered by Jeff Waters of Annihilator, whom also makes a guest appearance with a guitar solo on the track ‘As Killers Breathe’, ‘Traits of The Sick features an eclectic mix of thrash, classic metal and rock n’ roll. The debut is now available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon and all other major online retailers.
Tha band’s music video ‘Dream Pariah’ is inspired by the dramatic story of a man, approaching the end of his life and trying something new! (hint, hint, breaking bad!)
‘Dream Pariah’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmRLLpJKsuA
Album Stream Links:
Bandcamp: http://trainwreckarchitect.bandcamp.com/
Track Listing: Trainwreck Architect – Traits of The Sick
1-Comatose Era (intro)
2-The Culprit
3-Die Like A Legend
4-The Door Slams Shut [Bravewords]
5-Deadbeat Beatdown
6-Rabid Psychotic Relapse
7-As Killers Breathe ft. guitar solo by Jeff Waters (Annihilator) [Bandcamp] [Youtube] [Soundcloud]
8-Dream Pariah [Video]
9-The Narcissist
10-Feed Them Bullets
For more info, please visit these links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trainwreck-Architect/160132547367321
Twitter: @ThrashingPariah
Bandcamp: http://trainwreckarchitect.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/trainwreck-architect/
0 THE ROUGH BOYS Streaming New Track ‘Hogtown’ On PureGrainAudio From Upcoming EP ‘Blood, Booze And Gasoline’ Out July 22nd
(R.I.Y.L. – Motorhead, Tank, Nashville Pussy, Kyuss)
EPK | Press Photo | Download EP Lyrics | Download EP Cover
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Buy Links: theroughboys1.bandcamp.com | Friendly Fire Distro
THE ROUGH BOYS Streaming New Track ‘Hogtown’ On PureGrainAudio From Upcoming EP ‘Blood, Booze And Gasoline’ Out July 22nd
L-R – Marky Zapata (Guitars), Tommy Gervais (Bass/Vox), Sammy Greenland (Drums) – Photo Credit – Grace Cavarra
Taking their name from a Neil Young lyric – ‘All those rough boys, playin’ that rock and roll’, Toronto, ON’s speed infused punk thrashing THE ROUGH BOYS born out the inner city area of Parkdale has teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com for the premiere of their city anthem ‘Hogtown’ off their upcoming third EP ‘Blood, Booze And Gasoline’ set for release on July 22nd.
Vocalist / bassist Tom Gervais comments:
“This is our song dedicated to our hometown, Toronto. The stories are true…never mind all the alt rock shoegaze hipster shit. We come from Hogtown. We are The Rough Boys.”
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.
‘Hogtown’ can be heard and shared from the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/the-rough-boys-hogtown-world-premiere-song-stream
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
Music Video for title track off ‘Spithead’ EP (2011) – http://youtu.be/x0ZD8AZpNPE
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/
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“A collision of soul-scorching hard rock with speed-fueled thrash metal. This is music that’s loud, dirty, raw, and played at a breakneck pace. Just think Motorhead crashing head-on with Slayer.”- Exclaim Magazine
“Hide your daughters, hide your wives, The Rough Boys are coming to town and they aren’t discreet!”” – Uysfaber.com
“…great sounding mixture of thrash and punk rock and if you are a fan of those musical genres, you should check out this band.”- Extreme Underground Music Zine
Track Listing: 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
EP Credits:
• All songs performed by:
– Tom Gervais(Bass/Vox)
– Jack Cerre(Rhythm Guitar/Solo on track 1.)
– Mark Zapata(Solos)
– Sam Greenland(Drums)
– Jared Verlage, Dominic Whela, Jack Cerre, Sam Greenland, Mark Zapata, Tom Gervais(Gang Vocals)
• All songs written by: Tom Gervais/Sam Greenland
• Produced by: The Rough Boys
• Mixed by: Ryan Cox @ D.A.R.C. Productions
• Mastered by: Chuck Carvalho at Joao Carvalho Mastering
• CD Cover, Album Artwork: Clown Baby
Album Band Line Up:
– Tom Gervais(Bass/Vox)
– Jack Cerre(Rhythm Guitar/Solo on track 1.)
– Mark Zapata(Solos)
– Sam Greenland(Drums)
Live Band Line Up:
-Tom Gervais(Bass/Vox)
-Mark Zapata(Guitars)
-Sam Greenland(Drums)
Discography
2012 – Speed (EP) – https://soundcloud.com/the-rough-boys-1/sets/speed-ep
2011 – Spithead (EP)
2010 – Showin’ Teeth (Demo)
0 Metal France – Expain – Just The Tip
0 Global Montreal: Polishing your guitar skills | Guitarist and author Jeff Gunn is in to give us a preview of his upcoming guitar workshop at Steve’s Music Store.
0 ALL ELSE FAILS Western Canadian Music Award Nomination; Performing At Tail Creek Mud & Music Festival & Loud As Hell Festival
EP PROMOS CAN BE REQUESTED HERE
(R.I.Y.L. – Killswitch Engage, In Flames, Alexis On Fire, Cancer Bats, Five Finger Death Punch)
Tour Dates | AllElseFails.ca | Facebook | Youtube | Myspace
Reverbnation | CBC Radio 3 | Twitter | Sonicbids
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ALL ELSE FAILS Western Canadian Music Award Nomination; Performing At Tail Creek Mud & Music Festival & Loud As Hell Festival
L-R – Barrett Klesko – Lead Vocals / Guitar | Seedy Mitchell – Bass/Backing Vocals | Ryan Biggs – Drums | Mike Sands – Guitar (Photo Credit – Fadeback Studios)
All Else Fails, the loud, heavy, lyrically conscious metal band that recently won Metal Recording of the Year at the Edmonton Music Awards are proud to announce another nomination for Metal/Hard Music Recording of the Year for their latest EP ‘Fucktropolis’ at this year’s upcoming 2014 Western Canadian Music Awards.
Vocalist / guitarist Barrett Klesko comments:
“We were really surprised by the nomination for the WCMA’s but really proud at the same time, we put a lot into Fucktropolis and it’s great to have the Canadian music industry recognize that. We can’t wait to play the very first Tail Creek Music fest this year, the line up is phenomenal… we have a really sweet spot on the second stage between Killswitch and Korn. And to be a part of Loud as Hell Metal fest again this year is great! We’ll be sharing the stage with some killer metal bands like Protest, Titan’s Eve, West of Hell and so many more. It’s good to be getting out there and hitting the stage again.”
Metal/HardMusic Recording of the Year
All Else Fails – Fucktropolis (AB)
Incura – Incura (BC)
Noire – Dark Reverence (MB)
Sain Arden – A Tear From The Conquered Realm (BC)
Until Dawn – Horizon (AB)
Nominees List: http://breakoutwest.ca/2014-wcma/
Western Canadian Music Awards Gala will be hosted at the new Club Regent Event Centre, October 5 in Winnipeg during BreakOut West from October 2nd to 5th and is part of the 2014 Manitoba Year of Music.
Music Video – A Most Unwanted Reprieve
VEVO: http://www.vevo.com/watch/all-else-fails/a-most-unwanted-reprieve/QMGR31302965
Youtube: http://youtu.be/MpNxV-VE46Y
In additional news, All Else Fails will be performing at this year’s Tail Creek Mud & Music Festival taking place from June 27-29 with headliners Korn, Five Finger Death Punch, Chevelle, Killswitch Engage and more. Full details can be found at http://tailcreek.ca/. Along with that fest, AEF have been confirmed for this year’s Loud As Hell Metal Festival taking place from August 29 – September 1 in Drumheller, AB. Full details can found at http://www.loudashell.com/. Plus the band have confirmed a September 19th in Calgary at Dicken’s Pub w/ Every Hour Kills, The Rising and Enemyus. Check out this great online commercial for the show – http://youtu.be/zvVOMT-gMrA – Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/658199404255103/
About: The fourth release since 2007, ‘Fucktropolis’ is the follow up to the band’s 2012 release ‘The Oracle, What Was, Is And Could Have Been’ that received world wide praise from industry publications around the world along with their music video ‘This Burden of Life‘ added to rotation on Canada’s largest music channel Much Music, expanding their Canadian fan base dramatically.
Making their mark around the world for their aggressively dark brand of metal that is breaking the traditional ideals of their genre and drawing comparisons to bands like As I Lay Dying, All That Remains, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God. All Else Fails infuses their music with a variety of elements that includes experimental, classical, synth lines, and spoken word sampling to accent a unique blend of heavy as hell screams and shiver inducing clean vocals.
Their high energy live show sets them apart from their peers and has garnered them appearances on numerous high level festivals over the years, including Van’s Warped tour, Boonstock and opening support slots for artists like Protest the Hero, Cancer Bats, Dayglo Abortions, 3 Inches of Blood, Fear Factory, Threat Signal, Decapitated, Suffocation, and Arise & Ruin.
Fucktropolis – Track Listing:
1. AntiMartyr
2. Better Left Undead
3. La Demencia Violenta
4. Obedience At The Altar of Sacrifice
5. A Most Unwanted Reprieve
Upcoming Show Dates:
June 28, 2014 – Tail Creek Mud & Music Festival – Nevis, AB
August 30, 2014 – Loud as Hell Heavy Metal Festival – Drumheller AB
‘Fucktropolis’ can be purchased on Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon and most online retailers.
BC – http://allelsefails.bandcamp.com/
iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/fucktropolis-ep/id670779779
Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/mp3-downloads/dp/B00DU197RI
Music Video – Better Left Undead – http://youtu.be/Msj1GgtJNbg
Music Video – This Burden of Life – http://youtu.be/9IOIWddofYE
Music Video – Obsidian Walls – http://youtu.be/MZ4PZuzQq_g
Music Video – Rebirth – http://youtu.be/BGov6ji_72s
For more info, please visit these links:
www.facebook.com/AllElseFailsCanada
Twitter: @allelsefailsca
