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0 Japan’s HEXVOID Release New Music Video “You got the garbage, Losers get out.” + Tour Dates For Canada And Mexico

August 23, 2023
by Asher
· Hexvoid · Music News

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – August 23, 2023

Japan’s HEXVOID Release New Music Video “You got the garbage, Losers get out.” + Tour Dates For Canada And Mexico

L-R – Itaru, Hajime, ERC, Takehiro

Japanese groovy metal/rock band Hexvoid not only has a new lineup, but they also have a new single out, which aims to get fans stoked for their upcoming September tour dates in Mexico and Canada. From Tokyo, they are eager to put the pandemic behind them and bring their noise to people around the world.

The latest single “You got the garbage, Losers get out.” is presented in a violently colourful video that exudes the chaos found in both the vocal presentation and frenetic, fast riffs. Complete with a groovy low end, there are prominent elements of punk rock and funk wrapped up in a crazy metal package. Rapid tempo changes will keep the listener on their toes and vibing through each chorus.

Hexvoid mainly takes its inspiration from old-school rock, metal, and hardcore. With an emphasis on nu-metal rock of 90′ to 00′ they are full of raw emotions, groove, and intensity, the double vocals juxtaposing between mellow and aggressive lyrics. Since 2007, they have toured Japan extensively, appeared on the metal/rock TV program J:HEAVEN, and been featured in several magazines. In 2018 they toured Mexico the following year, made it to the finals in the Wacken Metal Battle Japan, and then toured Canada. They return to both of these countries this year in September with ten stops planned.

Wacky, heavy, and adrenaline-pumping, they are recommended for fans of System Of A Down, Slipknot, and Korn.

Music Video – “You got the garbage, Losers get out.” – https://youtu.be/FbJgHHDtDXQ

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3KRRnoA

Tour Dates:
Sept 7 – Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico – Gato Calavera
Sept 8 – Uriangato-Moroleon, QRO, Mexico – Foro Music Mc Lobo
Sept 9 – Ciudad Fernandez, SLP, Mexico – Rock House Bar
Sept 10 – Queretaro, QRO, Mexico – Chihuahua’s Bar
Sept 12 – St. Catharines, ON Canada – The Warehouse
Sept 13 – London, ON, Canada – Richmond Tavern
Sep 14 – Hamilton, ON, Canada – The Doors Pub
Sept 15 – North Bay, ON Canada – The Highland
Sept 16 – Kingston, ON, Canada – Overtime Sports Bar
Sept 17 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – The Cobalt

More info: Facebook.com/HEXVOID.official

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0 Trois-Rivières MetalFest Adds Suffocation, Incantation, Skeletal Remains, Stabbing To 2023 Lineup w/ Martyr, Kataklysm, and more!

August 23, 2023
by Asher
· Music News · Trois-Rivières MetalFest

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – August 23, 2023

Trois-Rivières MetalFest Adds Suffocation, Incantation, Skeletal Remains, Stabbing To 2023 Lineup w/ Martyr, Kataklysm, and more!

Trois-Rivières MetalFest has unveiled Suffocation, Incantation, Skeletal Remains, and Stabbing as the next addition of bands for their 2023 lineup with all of them performing on the second night of the festival on Saturday, November 11th alongside previously announced bands Kataklysm (promoting their new album “Goliath”), Burning The Oppressor and Spirit of Rebellion.

The first night of Trois-Rivières MetalFest on Friday, November 10th is sold out with Martyr headlining and performing an exclusive set of their “WarpZone” album along with being joined by some of Quebec’s favourite heavy hitters Barf, DBC (Dead Brain Cells), Nova Spei, Sarkasm, and Vantablack Warship. There is still one more band to reveal for that night, which will be announced in October and it will be a real treat for those Friday night ticket holders!

Tickets are available at: https://www.amphitheatrecogeco.com/spectacles/metalfest-2023

(Please note: Weekend Passes and Friday night November 10th are sold out)

Since 2001, Trois-Rivières MetalFest has been bringing metal music fanatics from across Quebec and abroad together for one of the province’s most extreme mosh pits. Presenting past headliners such as Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death, Annihilator, Voivod, Despised Icon, and many others to name a few, Trois-Rivières MetalFest has continued to evolve and is celebrating its 16th edition this coming November 10th and 11th at Amphithéâtre Cogeco.

For more information, please follow Trois-Rivières MetalFest at the following links:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/troisrivieresmetalfest

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/3rivmetalfest/

Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/531909702372069/531911975705175/

November 10 Lineup – More TBA
Martyr
– to be announced in October
Barf
DBC (Dead Brain Cells)
Nova Spei
Sarkasm
Vantablack Warship

November 11 Lineup
Kataklysm
Suffocation
Incantation
Skeletal Remains
Stabbing
Burning The Oppressor
Spirit of Rebellion

About: Trois-Rivières Metalfest was originally founded by Jean-François Houle, Samuel Landry, and Annie Richard. For 2023, the team is now experiencing a second wind with the addition of new blood. Its new committee, now made up of Jean-François Houle, David Steines, Dany Soucy, and Nicolas Dumais, has set itself the task of ensuring the sustainability of the festival for many years to come! Once again this year, the Trois-Rivières Metalfest will do everything possible to prove that its festival still has its place among the biggest events in the province.

More info: 3rivmetalfest.com

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0 EPK – Cabrakaän- Aztlán (2023)

August 22, 2023
by Asher
· Cabrakaan · EPKs

EPK – Cabrakaän – Aztlán (2023)

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Management – The Celestial Agency – Celestia Scarlett – thecelestialagency[@]gmail[.]com

For fans of Nightwish, Epica, Equilibrium, Eluveitie

Band: Cabrakaän

Album Title: Aztlán
Release Date: Nov 17, 2023
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: CD Baby

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Cabrakaan.bandcamp.com | Spotify | Apple Music

“In the world of metal music, where genres often blend and boundaries are pushed, there emerges a band that beautifully merges traditional folk elements with the raw power of heavy metal. Enter Cabrakaän, a Mexican folk metal band on a mission to reconnect with their ancestral roots and preserve the rich cultural heritage of Mexico.” – Infrared Magazine

“CABRAKAÄN has released an amazing, fun, well-written album with influences from various folk styles aligned with Death Metal. It’s definitely one of the best releases of the year in the style and the band deserves all the attention they are getting from the media and the public. 10/10” – Metal Temple (review 2019 – Cem Anahuac My Home)

“While the band may celebrate cultures that are unknown to most Canadian metal fans, Cipäktli says live performances by Cabrakaan are an immersive experience. The band, who wear face paint and costumes to conjure up the “time of the Aztecs,” like to give audiences both a visual and sonic feast.”

-Calgary Herald: “Symphonic Metal Band Cabrakaän Brings Spirit Of Ancient Mexico To Calgary”

“The use of traditional, lesser-known instruments that rarely leave Central/South America jamming along with metal instruments – in a way that would make Ozzy Osbourne in his prime proud – is the last thing Calgary expected to experience, and yet Cabrakaän is here.”

– Calgary Journal: “Cabrakaän, Calgary’s friendly neighbourhood Mexican folk metal fusion band”

“Cabrakaan Mesmerize the Crowd” – The Phoenix (Kelowna)

Band: Cabrakaän Album Title: Aztlán
Release Date: Nov 17, 2023
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: CD Baby

Track Listing:
1. Tonantzin – 3:50
2. Fuego – 5:28
3. Tlaloc – 4:01
4. Luces y Sombras – 3:51
5. Malintzin – 5:16
6. Mictlán – 4:25
7. Yolot – 5:16
8. Xóchitl – 2:42
9. La Cigarra (featuring Reed Alton) – 5:31
10 Mictlán (English Version) – 4:25
11. Fuego (English Version) – 5:28
Album Length: 50:13

Album Credits:
– Produced by Marko Cipäktli and Cody Anstey
– All songs mixed by Cody Anstey at Clarity Recording & Mixing (Osyron, Ravenous E.H., Wu-Tang Clan)
– All songs mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios (Nightwish, Children of Bodom, Amorphis)
– All lyrics by Pat Cuikani & Marko Cipäktli
– Member of SOCAN- MAPL

Album Band Line-up:
Pat Cuikani, Vocals
Marko Cipäktli, Drums & Rough Vocals
Alex Navarro, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
David Saldarriaga Tobón – Bass, Classical Guitar

Live Band Line-up:
Pat Cuikani, Vocals
Marko Cipäktli, Drums & Rough Vocals
Alex Navarro, Lead Guitar
Brendan Wilkinson, Rhythm Guitar
David Saldarriaga Tobón – Bass, Classical Guitar

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The album explained:

Aztlán tells different stories from Mexican history, as you will see in the lyrics and track listing. This theme plays a role in both the lyrics and the music – it’s when they’re put together that the album truly becomes something special. Musically, there are many complex elements and a lot of styles are incorporated, and this represents how many influences make up who we are. Percussion is one of civilization’s first musical instruments, so we spent a lot of time incorporating different styles that helped tell the story. We also incorporated a lot of orchestration including a live string ensemble, organs, traditional Mexican folk styles, and more to truly bring the music to life.

Track by Track:

1. Intro (Tonantzín)
The album begins with an introductory song, alternatively titled Tonantzín. Tonantzín is a Nahuatl (indigenous Aztec language) word: to – “our”, nān- “mother”, tzin = honorific suffix. It’s a term often used when referring to a respected woman. In this case, Tonantzín is Mother Earth and represents the spirit and soul of our land. The track produces a peaceful atmosphere with creative percussive elements, a live string ensemble, and an emotive story through sound.

2. Fuego
Fuego is a story about premonitions and nightmares that were experienced by Aztec people about the Spanish conquest. It is based on the “First Bad Omen” of 7 that happened in the decade before the Spaniards’ arrival in 1521. In this omen, there was a fire that burned in the sky every night for a year, shaped in a way that made the sky look like it was bleeding. Musically, it is hard-hitting, melancholic, dark, and energetic all at once.

3. Luces y Sombras (English title: Shadows)
This song is about the atrocities committed by the Catholic Church committed against indigenous people in Mexico, and the efforts taken to erase pre-Hispanic belief systems, cultures, and ways of being. The creation of this song included a guest musician who performed church organs on location at a historic cathedral in Calgary, Canada. The song itself engages with a topic often seen as taboo in Mexican society today and makes an important statement about remembering their cultural history. Musically, this song evokes all the feelings we have about this topic through grand dramatic instrumentation.

4. La Cigarra
This song is a cover of a traditional mariachi song by Raymundo Pérez Soto. The lyrics represent the feelings that an artist has whenever they sing. Their love of singing is so powerful that they are willing to die for it, just like the cicada (cigarra). The song features guest vocalist Reed Alton of melodic metal band Osyron performing a verse and some harmonies, and a guest violinist James Watson. As in the original, it’s vocally powerful – but with a distinctive metal turn.

5. Malintzin (English title: Blinded)
Malintzin is about the concept of “malinchismo”, which refers to people who deny their cultural roots when assimilating into a new country and culture like the United States or Canada. The band wrote this song in reference to Mexicans who do this when they migrate, adopting a “new” citizenship. The band members conceptualized this song from their immigration experience after moving to Canada. The song fuses together orchestral, tribal, and metal elements.

6. Mictlán (pronounced mickt-lahn)
In Aztec mythology, Mictlán is the underworld and contains nine distinct levels through which the dead must overcome a series of challenges before reaching their final resting place. This song is about those levels and the tests that need to be passed in order to reach Mictlantecuhtli, the god of the dead, who allows the dead to be at rest. Musically, the song features nylon string instruments to emulate the sound of a vihuela (Spanish guitar), hompak (Mayan trumpet), and orchestral arrangements.

7. Tlaloc (pronounced tlah-lock)
Tlaloc is a song about the constant battles between civilizations for power. Tlaloc, in many ancient pre-hispanic civilizations, is the god of rain and thunder. In this song, the civilizations are battling one another in competition for respect, gifts of rain, and, fertile land for their survival. The battles are happening before his eyes. The song features an unexpected combination of Spanish guitar, choirs, growls, and atmospheric sounds that will transport the listener to an ancient civilization.

8. Yolot (pronounced yo-loteThis song depicts a love story between a Spanish soldier and an indigenous woman. Yolotl was the name of the woman. Yolotl is a Nahuatl word for “heart”. Yolotl features a string ensemble (violin, viola, and cello) to help tell the story.

9. Xochitl (pronounced show-cheetle)
This is a Nahuatl song about eternal love. The band has adapted the love song to be a lullaby. Xochitl was recorded as an acoustic, ‘unplugged’ song to evoke the emotions that it contains. The song is dedicated to Marko’s late mother.

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Album Facts:

1. The band collaborated with a professional organist to record organs for their song Luces y Sombraes / Shadows, which is a song that tells the story about the Catholic church’s controversial efforts to assimilate indigenous Mexicans during colonization. They recorded organs on-location at Knox United Church in Calgary, Canada.

2. The band collaborated with a string ensemble – a cellist, violinist, and violist – for multiple tracks on Aztlán.

3. The upcoming album is the first one they’ve recorded outside of Mexico.

4. Marko is a professional audio and recording engineer and collaborated with the album’s recording engineer to achieve the sound they were looking for.

5. Several songs on the album were adapted from original demos that the band recorded nearly a decade ago.

6. Some tracks will include flute samples performed by Agustín García Reyes, a researcher and expert in Mexico’s indigenous history. He hand-makes traditional flutes and ocarinas. The documentary will contain an interview and video demonstrations of traditional instruments.

Band Facts:

1. The band’s founding members, Pat and Marko, are based in Canada and are both from Toluca, Mexico. Other members (Alex and David) are currently based in Mexico City.

2. The band has two non-Mexican members: Brendan, the rhythm guitarist (Australia, currently living in Canada), and David (Colombia, currently living in Mexico City).

3. For each album the band has released, they record an adapted cover of a traditional Mexican song. For Songs of Anahuac, they recorded an adapted version of La Llorona that incorporated indigenous lyrics. For Cem Anahuac My Home, they recorded a cover of La Bruja. The upcoming album will include a cover of Linda Ronstadt’s La Cigarra.

4. Pat Cuikani, Cabrakaän’s vocalist, is classically trained as a light lyric soprano singer and has performed in Spanish, Italian, English, French, and more.

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Photo Credit – Angela Ambrose – Lunar Ring Sound & Graphics Inc.

Marko Cipäktli and Pat Cuikani formed Cabrakaän in 2011 in Toluca, Mexico with the initial concept of creating music that reflected and reinforced their cultural roots. Over time, they developed a sound based on their shared musical interests: death metal, classical music & opera, and traditional Mexican music, with a strong desire to express and share their country’s folklore through heavy music. The band’s name is based on a character from a Mayan sacred book, who was the god of mountains and earthquakes.

“I met Paty when I owned my studio in Toluca (Mex), and she was playing in a symphonic/ choral metal band. Originally, I wanted to make death metal. That was my main goal.”, Cipäktli explained.

“We started talking. She told me: ‘I’ve always wanted to do something using pre-hispanic elements’, and she knew someone who was interested in creating a style like this.” – that someone was Ramón, who became the band’s first rhythm guitarist. “

The band’s sound and style were initially influenced by popular metal acts like Nightwish, Amon Amarth, and European folk metal bands. Soon after, the band established a distinct sound, style, and ambition to tell the forgotten pre-hispanic folk stories, mythologies, histories, and traditions of Mexico’s sociocultural past and present. They continue to work with indigenous Mexican artists to incorporate authentic prehispanic instruments like ocarinas, flutes, percussion instruments, and more in their music. Their lyrics are sung in English, Spanish, Zapoteco, Nahuatl, and other ancient languages.

In 2014, the band made their debut with the EP “Songs From Anahuac” and displayed a mix of death, folk, and symphonic European influences with Prehispanic instruments along with storytelling of Mesoamerican mythologies (Aztec, Mayan, Tlaxcaltecan, Olmecan) plus Mexican folklore such as La Llorona, La Bruja, Day of The Dead.

In 2017, the band was invited to Metalocalypstick Fest in Lone Butte, BC where the beauty of the Canadian Rockies won them over and encouraged them to make the grand decision to relocate to Canada. They have now called Canada home since 2018, trading the heat and the beach for the cold and natural beauty of the great north.

Settled in Canada, Cabrakaän released their sophomore effort “Cem Anahuac My Home” in 2019 continuing their storytelling of Mesoamerican tales. The word Cem Anahuac means literally land surrounded by water in Nhuatl, and that’s what their Aztec ancestors used to call the Valley of Mexico before the Spanish invasion.

“Our past reflects a lot of our present and Cem Anahuac is in the heart of Mexicans since we are born, that’s the message behind the record.”

Now in 2023, post-COVID, the band is able to continue to release new music and tour the Canadian north again. The band has their sights set on sharing their first full-length and 3rd studio recording “Aztlán” this coming November.

Cabrakaän hopes to give their listeners an immersive experience that draws them into a different world. Their ultimate goal is to share themselves and a piece of their culture. Their music’s fusion of multiple genres is representative of the cultural fusion that they evoke in lyrical and musical themes.

The theme of “Aztlán” is centered on the Spanish conquest – colonization and the defeat of Mexico’s Aztec empire, Tenochtitlán. Some songs chronicle stories from before the Spaniards’ arrival in Mesoamerica, and others draw on their rich culture that transformed from centuries of cultural fusion, which makes them who they are. In Mictlán, for example, they share the Aztec myth of the underworld. In this myth, there are nine levels to reach Mictlán. There are also nine main tracks on the album as an homage to this myth.

For “Aztlán”, band founder and drummer Marko Cipäktli developed orchestral elements and arrangements with the audience in mind.

“I want them to feel the message through the music, and that is the purpose of the orchestration. Orchestration always adds a different atmosphere and a layer of emotion for the listener to feel and gain something valuable from – strings, brass, and so on – to make people feel and experience what the musicians want them to”.

Pre-hispanic instruments are a huge part of it, but the orchestration in the music will help to translate the song’s intended meaning into an emotive experience for the listener.

Audiences can expect to hear a mature, grander version of Cabrakaän’s familiar sound that interweaves metal with symphonic and folk elements. They believe that, even though their lyrics are in multiple languages, audiences of all linguistic backgrounds will hear their stories through the music itself. They hope their Mexican fans will hear this album and feel represented along with everyone else who enjoys learning about our culture and history through the power of metal!

“Aztlán” is due out November 17, 2023.

Album Band Line-up:
Pat Cuikani, Vocals
Marko Cipäktli, Drums & Rough Vocals
Alex Navarro, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
David Saldarriaga Tobón – Bass, Acoustic Guitar

Live Band Line-up:
Pat Cuikani, Vocals
Marko Cipäktli, Drums & Rough Vocals
Alex Navarro, Lead Guitar
Brendan Wilkinson, Rhythm Guitar
David Saldarriaga Tobón

Discography:
2023 – Aztlán
2019 – Cem Anahuac My Home
2014 – Songs from Anahuac

Members of Cabrakaän have shared the stage with Timo Tolkki (ex-Stratovarius), Sonata Arctica, and performed at Mexico’s monolithic metal festival, Heaven and Hell Festival.

Tours and Festivals:
2020 – Loud as Hell Fest – Drumheller, AB
2018 – March of the Frozen North (BC, AB, SK)
2017 – Metalokalypstick Fest, Lone Butte, BC

0 Descend Into The Aztec Underworld With Cabrakaän’s Melodic “Mictlán” Off “Aztlán” Out November 2023

August 22, 2023
by Asher
· Cabrakaan · Music News

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – August 22, 2023

Descend Into The Aztec Underworld With Cabrakaän’s Melodic “Mictlán”

New Album “Aztlán” Out November 2023

Photo Credit – Angela Ambrose – Lunar Ring Sound & Graphics Inc.

Cabrakaän was formed in 2011 by drummer Marko Cipäktli and vocalist Pat Cuikani who are both from Toluca, Mexico and are currently based in Canada. They work with indigenous Mexican artists to incorporate authentic pre-Hispanic instruments like ocarinas, flutes, percussion instruments, and more in their dramatic, melodic music. They are ready to release their third album “Aztlán” this year along with a documentary to share their culture in a metal format. The first single off this release “Mictlán” (pronounced mickt-lahn), details the nine levels of the underworld in Aztec mythology through which the dead must overcome a series of challenges before reaching their final resting place. The band explains more:

“Through haunting melodies and thunderous rhythms, “Mictlán” delves into the depths of Mictlán, painting a sonic landscape that takes listeners on a journey through the nine levels of the Aztec underworld. With its powerful and energetic sound, the song captures the essence of Mictlán, enveloping the audience in an otherworldly experience. Mictlán is a concept that is still relevant today in understanding the meaning of our lives. The song contains the musical elements that make Cabrakaän who they are: a fusion of folkloric themes, orchestral arrangements, and, of course: heavy metal.”

The band’s sound and style were initially influenced by popular metal acts like Nightwish, Amon Amarth, and European folk metal bands. Soon after, the band established a distinct sound, style, and ambition to tell the forgotten pre-hispanic folk stories, mythologies, histories, and traditions of Mexico’s sociocultural past and present. Musically, “Mictlán” features nylon string instruments to emulate the sound of a vihuela (Spanish guitar), hompak (Mayan trumpet), and orchestral arrangements.

Cabrakaän’s lyrics and music are thematic and are heavily inspired by Mexican culture, history, and mythology. In the past, Cipäktli and Cuikani’s lyrics have engaged with Aztec and Mayan mythology. Lyrics from their upcoming album will engage with a mix of themes related to the Spanish conquest and more mythological concepts. It is recommended for fans of Nightwish, Epica, and Equilibrium.

Watch and listen to “Mictlán” at https://youtu.be/mPLYXJBGXGI

“Aztlán” is due out on November 17, 2023, and available for pre-order at https://cabrakaan.bandcamp.com/album/aztl-n

Track Listing:
1. Tonantzin – 3:50
2. Fuego – 5:28
3. Tlaloc – 4:01
4. Luces y Sombras – 3:51
5. Malintzin – 5:16
6. Mictlán – 4:25
7. Yolot – 5:16
8. Xóchitl – 2:42
9. La Cigarra (featuring Reed Alton) – 5:31
10. Mictlán (English Version) – 4:25
11. Fuego (English Version) – 5:28
Album Length: 50:13

Album Credits:
– Produced by Marko Cipäktli and Cody Anstey
– All songs mixed by Cody Anstey at Clarity Recording & Mixing (Osyron, Ravenous E.H., Wu-Tang Clan)
– All songs mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios (Nightwish, Children of Bodom, Amorphis)
– All lyrics by Pat Cuikani & Marko Cipäktli

Album Band Line-up:
Pat Cuikani, Vocals
Marko Cipäktli, Drums & Rough Vocals
Alex Navarro, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
David Saldarriaga Tobón – Bass, Classical Guitar

Live Band Line-up:
Pat Cuikani, Vocals
Marko Cipäktli, Drums & Rough Vocals
Alex Navarro, Lead Guitar
Brendan Wilkinson, Rhythm Guitar
David Saldarriaga Tobón – Bass, Classical Guitar

For more info: Cabrakaan.com | Instagram.com/cabrakaan_band | Facebook.com/CABRAKAAN

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-Calgary Herald: “Symphonic Metal Band Cabrakaän Brings Spirit Of Ancient Mexico To Calgary”

– Calgary Journal: “Cabrakaän, Calgary’s friendly neighbourhood Mexican folk metal fusion band”

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0 Rockshots Records – DISARMONIA MUNDI To Release Limited Edition Vinyl For “Mind Tricks”; Launch Pre-Order

August 22, 2023
by Asher
· Disarmonia Mundi (Rockshots Records) · Music News

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Montreal, QC – August 22, 2023

Rockshots Records – DISARMONIA MUNDI To Release Limited Edition Vinyl For “Mind Tricks”

With 2006’s “Mind Tricks” Disarmonia Mundi created the album they will most likely be remembered for long after their passing.

Considered by melodeath fans an all-time classic “Mind Tricks” delivers Disarmonia Mundi at their peak showcasing the ultimate blend of venomous riffs, classic heavy metal melodies, furious rhythms, and a stellar death metal double vocal attack, featuring powerhouse death metal growler/screamer Claudio Ravinale equally sharing vocal duties with legendary Swedish singer Bjorn Speed Strid from the Swedish melodeath overlords Soilwork.

With more than 13 billion streams on Spotify alone “Mind Tricks” received overwhelming positive reviews upon its release and worldwide critical acclaim, praising both the amazing performance of every single component involved in the recordings (with Ettore Rigotti doing the lion’s share of the work being the multi-instrumentalist, producer and only composer of the band) and the amazing craft of tracks like Resurrection Code, Nihilistic Overdrive, Process of Annihilation or the smash hit Celestial Furnace.

Hard to pick one particular song out of the whole album, all 10 tracks stood the test of time becoming melodeath classics with billion of plays and streams worldwide on every single platform cementing the chemistry between Rigotti, Ravinale, and Strid, a chemistry that has endured till today.

Originally mixed at the legendary Studio Fredman in Sweden “Mind Tricks” is now considered one of 2000s melodeath masterpieces along classic bands such as Soilwork, In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, Arch Enemy and so on.

Now for the first time ever a very limited vinyl version of the album is being released by Rockshots Records providing the perfect opportunity to rediscover one of the best melodeath records ever made and to own a collector’s piece of metal history.

“Mind Tricks” Vinyl Silver Marble LTD Edition is available for pre-order
Exclusively Available via Rockshots Records Online Store:
https://bit.ly/MindTricksVINYL

YouTube Album Stream – https://bit.ly/3YMdpyU

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3OK5Js7

Disarmonia Mundi are:
Ettore Rigotti – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums, Synth
Claudio Ravinale – Vocals
Bjorn Speed Strid – Vocals

For more info:
https://www.rockhots.eu
http://www.disarmoniamundi.com/

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0 Exitus Stratagem Records – Israel’s SINNERY Unleashes An Animated Thrash Assault w/ Single “Somber” + UK Tour Dates w/ Sworn Amongst

August 21, 2023
by Asher
· Music News · Sinnery (EXSR)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – August 21, 2023

Israel’s SINNERY Unleashes An Animated Thrash Assault w/ Single “Somber”

New EP “Below the Summit” Out September 2023 via Exitus Stratagem Records

UK Tour Dates w/ Sworn Amongst

L to R – Alon Karnieli – Lead Vocals and Rhythm Guitar, Liam Fine – Drums, Saar Tuvi – Bass, Idan Kringle – Lead Guitar

Photo Credit – Or Shenkerman

Thrash metal fans, brace yourself for the next onslaught of music from Sinnery. The band is gearing up to drop their new EP “Below The Summit” this coming September to follow 2022’s break-out sophomore album “Black Bile”. Today, the band unleashes the second single “Somber”, which is ready to burrow into your ears with its animated music video. A blend of speed, technical prowess, and unyielding intensity, Sinnery will also be melting faces live this fall with UK tour dates with Sworn Amongst and a festival appearance at Metal Gates Festival in Romania alongside Katatonia, Rotting Christ, and more. The band comments on the single:

“‘Somber’ was the first song we wrote for the EP. We wanted a ferocious track combining everything we knew how to play up until that point in time. Musically, it’s probably one of the fastest, heaviest tracks we ever did. Lyrically, it’s about growing & emerging out of the soil and dirt that life can be for so many. It’s about dealing with some of the toughest issues in our lives.”

In the first song, the opening words are, “It feels like burying your mother,” because Sinnery wanted people to feel the intensities of the subject from the get-go. They wanted to present their human issues in the most loathsome and gruesome way possible while also focusing on dealing with them. The track combines all the things to love about metal – fast-paced riffs and drum licks take a bit from every genre that Sinnery admires and make it something very original. The initial concept behind “Somber” was taken from the book “The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck” by Mark Manson, which talks about making the best out of the cards you are dealt in life.

Prepare to be swept away by Sinney‘s raw power and unapologetic attitude. Their live act is known to be extremely energetic and heavy & they tend to keep the mosh pretty intense throughout all their sets. Combining modern sound and old-school ferocity they are all about creating an intense experience for everyone in attendance. Recommended for fans of Power Trip, Trivium, and The Haunted.

Watch and listen to the animated music video for “Somber” – https://youtu.be/YD4BYI4xERE

Digital – https://hypeddit.com/sinnery/somber

“Below The Summit” is due out on September 29, 2023, via Exitus Stratagem Records.

Previous Single:

“Share This” (Music Video) https://youtu.be/Yf5of0iJ_mw

Tour Dates:
September 18 – The Cobbletones – Bridgewater, UK w/ Sworn Amongst
September 19 – The Black Heart – Camden, UK w/ Sworn Amongst
September 20 – Percy Picklebackers – Nottingham, UK w/ Sworn Amongst
September 21 – Fuel Rock Club – Cardiff, UK w/ Sworn Amongst
September 22 – The Gryphon – Bristol, UK w/ Sworn Amongst
September 23 – The Cavern – Exeter, UK w/ Sworn Amongst
September 28 – Quantic Club – Bucharest, RO – Metal Gates Festival w/ Katatonia, Rotting Christ

Track Listing:
1. Somber – 3:27
2. An Ode (Knife Of Erato) – 5:16
3. We Just Want You To – 0:21
4. Share This – 2:19
5. Serene – 5:13
EP Length: 16:38

EP Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Sinnery
• All songs written by: SInnery
• Produced by: Sinnery
• Mixed by: Arie Aranovich
• Mastered by: Arie Aranovich
• EP Artwork by: Xul1349

EP Band Lineup:
Alon Karnieli – Vocals & Guitars
Idan Kringel – Guitars
Saar Tuvi – Bass
Liam Fine – Drums

For more info:
Exsrmusic.com
Facebook.com/SinneryBand
Instagram.com/sinnerybandofficial

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“I’ve said this many times in the past, but one of the many things I love about this business is following the progress of bands as they come of age, mature and get better at their craft. What’s not to love about paying early witness to a bunch of folks gelling and heading on an upward trajectory as they make the move towards proverbial world domination? Israeli thrashers Sinnery are one such band. Gathering their Exodus, Testament, Gojira, The Haunted and post-St. Anger Metallica influences, the quartet from Herzliya, Tel Aviv will soon be releasing their second full length, Black Bile via Exitus Stratagem Records. This new tasty little rager pops the clutch and pumps the gas on modern thrash with a grizzled edge that improves upon the roots planted with their 2016 debut A Feast of Fools and their 2013 demo, Showing Teeth.” – Decibel Magazine

“Sinnery [Israel] Proves Thrash is NOT Dead in Groove-Oozing Cesspit of ‘Black Bile’” – Metal Has No Borders

““Death thrash” is the simplified genre description for what Sinnery do, but it’s the strong melodies and the variations among and within the songs that make the album such an adventure to experience from start to finish. Compared to the debut all those years ago, which was entirely written by vocalist/guitarist Alon Karnieli back when he was about 16-17 years of age, these tracks are more elaborate, more sophisticated, more reflective of different moods, while at the same time being more brutally extreme.” – No Clean Singing

“You just gotta love a band that knows exactly what the hell they wanna be. Sinnery bow to no one, instead turning heel to scissor kick you in the temple with battering ram riffs, suplexing drums, and neck-twisting vocals. You know the opening of Back to the Future where Marty McFly plays a single guitar chord on Doc Brown’s hyper amplifier and goes flying across the room from the resulting sound? “The Burning” provides the same effect regardless of the size of your chosen sound output device – you will be ragdolled and tossed around like a frisbee in a college quad by the quartet’s supreme rippage.” – Everything Is Noise

“I am old enough to have seen the likes of Metallica, Anthrax and others perform live at small venues in London. I’m also a huge fan of the new wave of thrash like Dust Bolt, Lost Society, etc. Sinnery is welcome inclusion with their aggression, energy, and obvious hunger. They might verge on Death Metal a tad with the vocals but that’s ok. With Matt Hyde (Machine Head, Trivium, Slipknot) having mixed and mastered this beast you know the sounds are gonna be right in your face. An excellent sophomore effort – please just keep thrashing!” – My Global Mind

“Sinnery straddle those lines between conventional thrash and modern/groove metal with enough solid musicianship and heaviness to align well with a multitude of touring possibilities.” – Dead Rhetoric

“For those that just want to bang heads and go nuts, there are songs like “The Burning,” “Who Will Be Eaten First,” and “Anti Tribe.” “Hanged From The Sun” and “Holes” flesh out their thrash by either toning down the speed or putting an emphasis on melody.” – Heavy Music Headquarters

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0 Gore House Productions – TORN THE FUCK APART Releases Brutal New Single “Stuck In The Trunk” Off New Album “Kill.Bury.Repeat” Out October 2023

August 18, 2023
by Asher
· Music News · Torn The Fuck Apart (Gore House Productions)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – August 18, 2023

TORN THE FUCK APART Releases Brutal New Single “Stuck In The Trunk”

New Album “Kill.Bury.Repeat.” Out October 2023 via Gore House Productions

L-R – Brandon Mitchell (Bass), Michael Langner (Guitar / Vocals), Dylan Watt (Drums)

Photo Credit – Jeffrey Sisson

Since the formation of Kansas City, USA’s Torn The Fuck Apart in 2006, the band has been busy ripping people’s faces off with a relentless onslaught of brutal death metal and gory horror themes. To date, they have released five studio recordings (an EP and four albums), with the sixth “Kill.Bury.Repeat.” on the verge of climbing out of the mire to devour everyone later this year. Produced with esteemed music engineer Robert Rebeck (Origin), TTFA unleashes the first glimpse of the savagery to come in the single “Stuck In The Trunk”, which the band comments on:

“Stuck in the Trunk” is an infectious toe-tapper. A song that all fans of metal can enjoy. Nothing too complicated, just right-to-the-point death metal. A song about the horrors of being kidnapped, bound and gagged, and tossed in a car trunk by a demented menace, only to feel the momentary weightless terror as the car rolls off some cliff.”

Guitarist/vocalist Michael Langner, bassist/vocalist Brandon Mitchell, and drummer/vocalist Dylan Watt are all stoked to bring fans “Kill.Bury.Repeat.”, which is a collection of horror stories spawned from either their own imaginations or inspired by true events. They believe this album represents the next level of brutality that they have worked to achieve over the years not only musically, but also lyrically, something that any fan of metal can enjoy.

TTFA started writing music for this album back before the Covid pandemic, and during the course of developing songs, they wanted to shoot for quality over quantity. They used this mindset to utilize what they had put together to formulate this collection of songs. They are excited to step into a new era of TTFA as a three-piece, and they strive to provide an entertaining live experience with studio-quality performance.

Brutal, gory, fast, and technical, “Kill. Bury. Repeat.” is due out on October 6th, 2023 via Gore House Productions and is recommended for fans of Dying Fetus, Deicide, and Suffocation.

Listen to “Stuck In The Trunk” at the following links:

Youtube – https://youtu.be/Fxrdd4pG0x8

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3YHMjbP

Album Pre-Order / Digital Pre-Save – https://orcd.co/kill-bury-repeat

Track Listing:
1. Corrosive Form – 3:28
2. A Statement Of Malicious Intent – 2:32
3. Something Went Wrong – 4:06
4. Stuck In The Trunk – 4:20
5. Submerged In Human Compost – 4:26
6. Kill.Bury.Repeat. – 4:26
7. Dead But Delicious – 4:19
8. Autopsy Report (Inconclusive) – 4:19
9. Scratch The Bone – 5:43
10. Unleashing The Bloodthirsty – 3:55 (Cannibal Corpse Cover)
Album Length: 41:38

Torn The Fuck Apart is
Michael Langner ( Guitars / Vocals )
Brandon Mitchell ( Bass / Vocals )
Dylan Watt ( Drums / Vocals )

More info:

Gorehouseproductions.com | Facebook.com/GoreHouseProductionsOfficial | Instagram.com/gorehouseproductions

Facebook.com/ttfabandpage | Instagram.com/ttfametal | Twitter.com/ttfametal

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“The Kansas City brutal death dealers are incredibly good at what they do: song titles that could’ve come from the darker recesses of Jeffrey Dahmer’s mind, technical riffs, blast-happy drumming and grunted vocals.” – Emily Bellino – Decibel Magazine

“The band offer up a visceral blend of technical ferocity and rolling aggression, augmented with punishing grooves and even the occasional blood-red splash of melody.” – Wonderbox Metal

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0 EPK – Torn The Fuck Apart – Kill.Bury.Repeat. (Gore House Productions) (2023)

August 18, 2023
by Asher
· EPKs · Torn The Fuck Apart (Gore House Productions)

EPK – Torn The Fuck Apart – Kill.Bury.Repeat. (Gore House Productions) (2023)

Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com

For fans of Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Deicide, Suffocation, Cryptopsy

Band: Torn The Fuck Apart
Release Date: October 6, 2023
Label: Gore House Productions

“We in TTFA are extremely excited to bring you our newest album “Kill.Bury.Repeat.”, a collection of horror stories from our imagination or inspired from true events. We believe this album represents the next level of brutality that we have worked to achieve over the years not only musically but also lyrically, something that any fan of metal can enjoy.” – Torn The Fuck Apart

Gorehouseproductions.com | Facebook.com/GoreHouseProductionsOfficial | Instagram.com/gorehouseproductions

Facebook.com/ttfabandpage | Instagram.com/ttfametal | Youtube.com/ttfametal | Twitter.com/ttfametal

Tornthefuckapart.bandcamp.com | Spotify | Apple Music

All Links- https://linktr.ee/ttfametal

Album Pre-Order / Digital Pre-Save – https://orcd.co/kill-bury-repeat

“The band offer up a visceral blend of technical ferocity and rolling aggression, augmented with punishing grooves and even the occasional blood-red splash of melody.” – Wonderbox Metal

“The Kansas City-based band are known for a full-on, brutal approach, and this new track is no exception. This is the second single (A Statement of Malicious Intent) released from the anticipated full-length, and it proves the band are not slowing their roll at all, as it pummels through fast and furious.” – Decibel Magazine

“”If you’re just after some brutality and aggression, you’ll find it on ‘Kill.Bury.Repeat’ and you’ll be happy with it.”” – Metal Underground

“Torn the Fuck Apart is one of the most unpretentious band names in extreme metal, and it’s also an example of “truth in advertising”: their music delivers what the name promises. Much the same could be said for this Kansas City’s band’s new album that’s due for release next month: Kill. Bury. Repeat.” – No Clean Singing

“TTFA have a penchant for gruesome lyrical themes that match up with their name. There is indeed a maelstrom of ruinous madness in the song (Corrosive Form) itself. Operating at a full-throttle pace from the very start, the band open with a maniacally swarming riff that nevertheless includes a vivid pulse, and then switch into a whining and writhing sensation that also includes feverish jackhammering jolts. There’s equally ruinous tumult in the low end and equally manic progressions in the snare-work (though it often fires like a machine weapon), with monstrous gutturals barking the words like a huge hellhound. But as the song surges ahead, subtle changes in the rhythms and the riffing keep coming, one after another, along with sudden stops and starts, without detracting from the song’s overarching sensation of crazed cruelty. And as forecast, the song also proves to be a highly infectious disease as well as a big dose of adrenaline.” – No Clean Singing

“The new full length sees the band trimming down to a trio from the quartet from which we last heard, and the result is ten songs which are lean, mean, and designed to punch a hole in your head like the blast from a 12 gauge shotgun. Unsurprisingly, the music is uncompromisingly aggressive, the lyrical content intense, and cover art suitably intimidating.” – The Pitch (Kansas City’s independent source for news and culture)

“If you’re into any sort of extreme metal, then you will love this. It’s got all sorts going on and I can hear shades of Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Goatwhore and others. TTFK might be a trio but they make one hell of a noise and are as tight as a ducks butt. Death metal is in safe, but dangerous, hands with these guys and I’ll be sourcing their back catalogue ASAP.” – My Global Mind

“Classic brutal death metal, a little black metal vox, otherwise, a meaty cannibal corpse type sound” – The Moshpit – WORT 89.9 FM (Madison, WI)

“With grim and guttural intent, Torn the Fuck Apart take no prisoners here. Sticking rigidly to the brutal death metal formula, but also infusing the album with a level of horror that makes for a bloodcurdling listen.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Headbanging-Life

“If you’re into any sort of extreme metal, then you will love this. It’s got all sorts going on and I can hear shades of Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Goatwhore and others. TTFK might be a trio but they make one hell of a noise and are as tight as a ducks butt. Death Metal is in safe, but dangerous, hands with these guys and I’ll be sourcing their back catalogue ASAP.” – Jace Media Music

“The title track is a collation of everything here and is an absolute cracker of how they can build songs that fit within the brutal genre without being one note. Great stuff. The later songs chart similar paths but album closer sees them go full tilt with Scratch the Bone which is just storming. That tightness, the changing modes just deliver one of the best metal songs of 2023. This and the title track represent a high watermark, and they should be proud of them, just total quality. The inclusion of the Cannibal Corpse cover is welcome, but not necessary because the songs are strong enough to stand up for themselves. I would go so far as to say it detracts from the great work they have done, but that is purely a personal view. They have achieved what they set out to do, raising their game in order to move forward and sit at the table with the likes of Dying Fetus et al.” 4/5″ – Metal Epidemic

“TTFA’s musical technique is undeniable” – Amplified Magazin

“With a band name and album title like that, of course it’s some brutal death metal. I’ll tell you what, it goes hard for it’s 40+ minutes, too. Heck, even the mixing is in-your-face, with everything feeling like it’s turned up to 11 and right there at the front. If I’ve written those in a way that make them sound like bad things, they aren’t at all. I surprisingly liked this album way more than I thought I would! There are a lot of fantastic riffs throughout, and the low growls are really impressive… I’d LOVE to see these tracks live and if anyone’s into this sort of music you’ll love it!” – Overtone Magazine

Band: Torn The Fuck Apart
Release Date: October 6, 2023
Label: Gore House Productions

Track Listing:
1. Corrosive Form – 3:28
2. A Statement Of Malicious Intent – 2:32
3. Something Went Wrong – 4:06
4. Stuck In The Trunk – 4:20
5. Submerged In Human Compost – 4:26
6. Kill.Bury.Repeat. – 4:26
7. Dead But Delicious – 4:19
8. Autopsy Report (Inconclusive) – 4:19
9. Scratch The Bone – 5:43
10. Unleashing The Bloodthirsty – 3:55 (Cannibal Corpse Cover)
Album Length: 41:38

Album Credits:
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Robert Rebeck at GFM Recording and Chapter 2 studios.
Artwork by Giannis Nakos at Remedy Art Design
Michael Langner ( Guitars / Vocals )
Brandon Mitchell ( Bass / Vocals )
Dylan Watt ( Drums / Vocals )

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About the Album Artwork:

When it comes to art we knew Giannis Nakos was our guy. He makes the type of art so detailed that every time you look at it you notice something new. We have toured with his band Mortal Torment in the past and became brothers instantly. We trusted him to take the title, and songs and have full control over the idea and imagery he felt captured what Kill.Bury.Repeat. was about, and he knocked it out of the park. We couldn’t have been happier with the product we got back.

From the artist Giannis Nakos:
“Me and TTFA go back a few years so I was more than happy when the guys asked me to create the cover art for their new album. I already knew the guys were all about straightforward brutality so I wanted to create something massive and big, something that screams DEATH METAL from miles away. So, skulls, horns, hellfire, and all sorts of nasty visuals combined in a piece that demands the viewer’s attention. I really liked the band’s idea to add a couple of human figures, it really adds to the proportion and scale of the whole piece.”

The album as a whole:

KILL. BURY. REPEAT. is a special album for us, an album that represents the beginning of a new era. As such, the writing process was approached differently, with each member working off the other, from the bedrock all the way to the finished product. Musically and lyrically, it is our most polished and mature work to date. Instead of pushing the boundaries of our playing capabilities, we chose to identify our strong points and utilize those aspects for the music. With less focus on the technicality of the riffs, we worked on writing good songs, catchy riffs, and keeping the perspective on the song as a single piece. Our drummer Dylan has an amazing ear for writing lyrics and phrasing. Grasping the concept of the album almost immediately, he wasted no time in acclimating himself within the band and enhancing the parts that we had established. The lyrics are typically themed around horror movie tropes or inspired by true events. We’re not to be taken too seriously, and we like to bring a little humor into our lyrics and have fun with it. There is no hidden message, agenda, or opinion, just some good old-fashioned death metal with a little personal flair. This album has the best production we’ve ever had, recorded in a professional studio by a veteran engineer, Robert Rebeck. The process was an absolute blast in no small part thanks to Robert, who we couldn’t think of anyone else we’d rather work with. We feel when you listen to this album, you can hear the amount of fun it was to create. We hope this album provides an enjoyable ride from beginning to end.

Track By Track

1. Corrosive Form

The torture and disposal of victims by forms of evil twisted chemistry. Acids and Lye are the tools of choice by a deranged madman with a formidable love of destructive science. Kept in Barrels of Biohazardous waste, the remnants of the dead are now souls, liquified for eternity.

2. A Statement of Malicious Intent

A Statement of Malicious Intent is inspired by the true events of the Hollywood shootout on Feb. 28, 1997. The North Hollywood shootout was a confrontation between two heavily armed and armored bank robbers, Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Matasareanu, and members of the Los Angeles Police Department in the North Hollywood area. More than 2,000 rounds were fired. It is considered one of the bloodiest shootouts in the history of the United States police force. Phillips was shot nearly a dozen times. His gun jammed when he was pinned down behind a car. He shot himself in the head, but an autopsy report noted the coroner could not determine whether he or the police fired the fatal shot and Matasareanu, shot several times in the legs, bled to death a short time later.

3. Something Went Wrong

A cover-up of gruesomely horrific proportions. A small confrontation at the top of a 102-story high rise ends in a free fall so high the helpless victim was vaporized on impact. Not to mention the live power lines that severed him in half. Finally, he makes repulsive contact with his fate. “He just lost his footing,” they said…

4. Stuck In The Trunk

Stuck in the Trunk is an infectious toe-tapper. A song that all fans of metal can enjoy. Nothing too complicated, just right-to-the-point death metal. A song about the horrors of being kidnapped, bound and gagged, and tossed in a car trunk by a demented menace, only to feel the momentary weightless terror as the car rolls off some cliff.

5. Submerged In Human Compost

Imagine, being dropped in the middle of a lake of decomposing bodies. Wading in absolute panic through blood and fluids squirming with maggots, as a cloud of ravenous flies attacks your every exposed office. So thick with flesh and bones you begin to sink deeper and deeper into the compost pile of human waste.

6. Kill. Bury. Repeat.

With his rusty-edged shovel, and moonlight to guide his purely evil drive to kill. One mass murderer hunts his endless victims, and dismembers the corpse by shovel blade, to fill numerous shallow graves on his secluded plot of hell on earth.

7. Dead But Delicious

By sickly black magic, a brood of rot-thirsty hogs ravages corpses. They glutinously feast on the recently deceased, trapping the souls in purgatory. The squeals of their horror are unwillingly heard by the ones next to die.

8. Autopsy Report (Inconclusive)

A perfectly preserved Jane Doe is booked into the morgue. As the autopsy is performed, the strange discoveries begin… Organs re-arranged, re-attached, and grotesquely sewn together, all filled and nearly bursting with live maggots… with not one visible entry wound or sign of foul play, how could this have happened?

9. Scratch The Bone

They’re inside, squirming and crawling through the flesh. Eating the meat below the surface. A junkie’s only escape from these parasites is the dirty old needles that sedate this living nightmare. Never seen again… and not a wonder why… in the back of a dilapidated train car, sits a pile of torn flesh and bones, scraped, and whittled unrecognizably. The demons that lead him to expiration lie deep within all of us.

10. 10. Unleashing The Bloodthirsty (Cannibal Corpse Cover)

Cannibal Corpse has always been a huge influence on TTFA. One of the first bands that got us into playing Death Metal in general. Unleashing the Bloodthirsty was not only one of our favorite albums but also one of our favorite songs. Something about the tone and attitude of unleashing the bloodthirsty is haunting, fearsome, and violent as is the nature of Cannibal Corpse.

L-R – Brandon Mitchell (Bass), Michael Langner (Guitar / Vocals), Dylan Watt (Drums)

Photo Credit – Jeffrey Sisson

Prepare for an auditory onslaught as Torn The Fuck Apart unleashes their highly anticipated fifth studio album, “Kill. Bury. Repeat.” This Kansas City death metal trio once again proves why they are at the forefront of the genre, combining technical precision, relentless brutal blast beats, and a blood-curdling storytelling that will send shivers down your spine.

“Kill. Bury. Repeat.” is a horrifying journey through the darkest corners of the human psyche. With each track, the band weaves intricate tales of murder, madness, and mayhem, immersing listeners in a world where nightmares come to life. From the guttural growls to the searing guitar work, the musicianship displayed on this album is unparalleled, showcasing the band’s mastery of their craft.

“Kill.Bury.Repeat.” is due out on via Gore House Productions on October 6, 2023.

Torn The Fuck Apart is
Michael Langner ( Guitars / Vocals )
Brandon Mitchell ( Bass / Vocals )
Dylan Watt ( Drums / Vocals )

More background info:

Since the formation of Kansas City’s Torn The Fuck Apart, the band has been busy ripping people’s faces off with a relentless onslaught of brutality. With the release of their EP, “Skinned Alive” in 2006 and consistently playing shows in and around the region, the band began to build a steady following.

In July of 2009, they released their next self recorded album, “Gods of Gore”, and embarked on an east coast tour with metal veterans Monstrosity in support of it. April 2012 saw the release of “…The Dissection of Christ”, their first full length studio effort. The band continued to grow their fan base by playing both locally and regionally in support of their new record. In the course of their campaign to bring their brand of death metal to the masses, they have had the honor to share the stage with suchacts as: Morbid Angel, Cryptopsy, Origin, Nile, Dying Fetus, Vader, Deicide, Gorgasm, 1349, Kataklysm, Belphegor, Jungle Rot, Broken Hope, Vital Remains, and many more.

In June 2014, TTFA released their second full length studio recording, “Sexually Transmitted Torture”; on Ossuary Industries, and hit the road for a west coast tour in support of the new album.

In 2018, the band released “A Genetic Predisposition to Violence” on Gorehouse Productions, and promoted the album playing festivals such as Maryland Death Fest, Full Terror Assault, and Chicago Domination Fest. They also embarked on a short tour with Origin, Defeated Sanity, and Beneath the Massacre.

As the Covid pandemic wore on, TTFA continued to write new material for their next album as a power trio. Working with esteemed music engineer Robert Rebeck (Origin), they are proud to present their upcoming album, “Kill.Bury.Repeat” on Gorehouse Productions, showcasing the next chapter in the evolution of TTFA.

Discography:
2023 – Kill.Bury.Repeat.
2018 – A Genetic Predisposition of Violence
2014 – Sexually Transmitted Torture
2012 – The Dissection of Christ
2009 – Gods of Gore
2006 – Skinned Alive – EP

Shared Stage with:
Origin / Beneath the Massacre / Defeated Sanity / Internal Bleeding / Power Trip / Aborted / Morbid Angel / Suffocation / Nile / Monstrosity / Vital Remains / Wretched / Exmortus / Deicide / Severed Savior / Arkaik / Broken Hope / Unmerciful / Dreaming Dead / Dying Fetus / Cryptopsy / Decrepit Birth / Six Feet Under / Jungle Rot

Tours and Festivals:
2009/2011/2013/2014/2015 – West Texas Death Fest
2009 – Philadelphia Death Fest
2018 – Maryland Death Fest – Baltimore, MD
2018 – Full Terror Assault – Fayetteville, IL
2019 – Chicago Domination Fest – Chicago, IL
2022 – SlamDakota – Sioux Falls, SD
2009 – Tour supporting Monstrosity w/ Dreaming Dead
2014 – Beaten & Eaten Tour w/ Troglodyte
2018 – The Road Leads to Death Tour
2019 – Tour with Atoll / Mortal Torment
2020 – Tour supporting Origin / Defeated Sanity / Beneath the Massacre

0 Rockshots Records – Norwegian Power Metal EUNOMIA’s New Single “My Heart” ft. Olaf Hayer (Luca Turilli’s Band, Dionysus), Anders Sköld (Veonity); New Album “The Chronicles of Eunomia Part 2” Out Sept 2023

August 18, 2023
by Asher
· Eunomia (Rockshots Records) · Music News

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – August 18, 2023

Rockshots Records – Norwegian Power Metal EUNOMIA’s New Single “My Heart” ft. Olaf Hayer (Luca Turilli’s Band, Dionysus), Anders Sköld (Veonity)

New Album “The Chronicles of Eunomia Part 2” Out Sept 2023

Album Guests From Twilight Force, Alkemyst, Falconer, ShadowStrike, Lords of The Trident, Crystal Eyes, Dionysus, Veonity

Norwegian adventure power metallers EUNOMIA will be releasing their sophomore full-length “The Chronicles of Eunomia Part II” on Rockshots Records this coming September. The band shared their first single “The Story Goes On” this past July and today are ready to offer the next glimpse from the album with the track “My Heart”. The song features guest vocals from Olaf Hayer (Luca Turilli’s Band, Dionysus) and Anders Sköld (Veonity) along with a guest guitar solo from Nick Giannakos (Wretched).

“I had a lot of fun recording this song. My brother Marius help me with the lyrics. Olaf Hayer and Anders Sköld sing this catchy and fast power metal song. I have had this chorus stuck in my brain so many times. I hope the fans will go around singing this song all the time as well.” adds Pete Danielsen (Vocals, Keyboards).

Listen to “My Heart” at the following links:

Lyric Video – https://youtu.be/Z8zk0BX1ho0

Digital – https://bfan.link/my-heart-5

Presenting epic, bombastic, fast, powerful fantasy through their compositions, this second record from Eunomia is a group effort, as the first full-length was completely written by band founder, vocalist, and keyboardist Peter Danielsen. Joined by his brother Marius Danielsen (Legend of Valley Doom), bassist Alexander Ormseth, guitarist Magnar Winther Skorgenes and drummer Alessandro Kelvin (Perc3ption), the tracks on this new offering are more powerful and stronger than before with much more variety than their first effort.

“The Chronicles of Eunomia Part II” also features guests Alessandro Conti (Twilight Force), Arnaud Ménard (Alkemyst), Jimmy Hedlund (Falconer), Matt Krais (ShadowStrike), Ty Christian (Lords of The Trident), Mikael Dahl (Crystal Eyes), Olaf Hayer (Luca Turilli’s band, Dionysus), and Anders Sköld (Veonity). Overall, this second full-length has everything from power and symphonic metal elements to contagious choruses, fast double bass drums, and even slow epic songs that fit the storytelling perfectly.

“Everyone in the band has helped shape the new album. We worked hard to get this album the way it sounds. Re-written parts on many songs to make them as perfect as we could. I think the fans will hear that the band has evolved and become better, tighter, and more creative than on the first album. Better melodies, better songwriting, and even more epic than ever. We have leveled up significantly on this album. I believe this album is 10x better than the first one and I think the choruses will be stuck in the minds of fans and I hope they press the replay button many times after listening to it for the first time.” adds Peter Danielsen.

Marius Danielsen also adds:

“As the mixing and mastering engineer for this album, I must say it has been quite a journey. My brother and I have worked closely together on this album for about two years. Learning new mixing tricks and carefully carving out space for every single instrument in a dense mix consisting of 250 tracks or so per song has been a cool process to be part of. I think we managed to create an epic-sounding Power Metal album full of glorious melodies and memorable hooks.”

Not slowing down, the band is already in the works for writing “The Chronicles of Eunomia Part 3” and looks forward to performing live.

“I can’t wait to bring back Eunomia as a live band again now that most of us live in the same city again. We will try to tell the story of Eunomia with great energy, perfect performances, amazing guest artists, and awesome setlists.”

Recommended for fans of Rhapsody Of Fire, Twilight Force, Dragonforce, Freedom Call, and Hammerfall, “The Chronicles of Eunomia Part II” is due out on September 15, 2023.

Album pre-order – https://bit.ly/Eunomia2

First single: “The Story Goes On”

Lyric Video – https://youtu.be/2iKkb0Sqdww

Digital – https://bfan.link/the-story-goes-on

Track Listing:
1. The Search” ft. Alessandro Conti (Twilight Force), Arnaud Ménard (Alkemyst), Jimmy Hedlund (Falconer) – 5:20
2. Glorious ft. Artemij Ryabovol, Ronny Castillo – 3:58
3. A New Dawn – 5:07
4. Battle of the Overlook ft. Jimmy Hedlund (Falconer) – 6:08
5. Another Dimension – 4:09
6. My King – 5:40 ft. Matt Krais (ShadowStrike), Fredrik Enochson
7. Clash of Steel – 4:44
8. Carry On – 5:53
9. Riding Towards The Sunset ft.Ty Christian (Lords of The Trident) – 6:20
10. Raise Our Banners ft. Mikael Dahl (Crystal Eyes), Ty Christian (Lords of The Trident) – 5:01
11. My Heart ft. Olaf Hayer (Luca Turilli’s band, Dionysus, Anders Sköld (Veonity) – 4:13
12. The Story Goes On ft. Ivan Giannini (Derdian/Vision Divine), Arnaud Ménard (Alkemyst), Jimmy Hedlund (Falconer) – 4:17
Album Length: 1:00:55

More Info: Rockshots.eu | Facebook.com/Eunomiaband

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0 EPK – J.P. Krom – Luna Plutón off Astro Metal (EP) (2023)

August 17, 2023
by Asher
· EPKs · J.P. Krom

EPK – J.P. Krom – Astro Metal (2023)

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“Luna Plutón calls us to the dark depths, where the most secret emotions are housed, those that burn within us looking for redemption”. – J.P. Krom

For fans of Type O Negative, Lacrimas Profundere, Paradise Lost, Moonspell, The 69 Eyes

Single Title: Luna Plutón off Astro Metal (EP)
Single Release Date: August 17th, 2023
Label: Self-Release

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“Con una impronta que él mismo define como Astrometal, uniendo todo lo relacionado a los signos zodiacales y la astrología con los sonidos más pesados, la banda mostró lo suyo en una media hora que contó con el apoyo de los primeros asistentes que llegaron al Club Chocolate. Con una buena cercanía con los presentes, el líder y sus acompañantes sacaron aplausos con su propuesta con influencias de Type O Negative o The Sisters of Mercy, entre varios otros, presentando canciones como ‘Poison Girl’, ‘Tower of Destruction’ o ‘Abstract Illusion of an Existence’, aprovechando de adelantar lo que será su próximo lanzamiento en estudio, el cual llegaría en agosto. Con mucha música todavía en el horizonte, este nombre local mostró su solidez en un evento en el que fue más que idóneo, y claramente fue una gran oportunidad para llegar a más adeptos a este estilo, siendo aprobado por quienes se apostaban en el local del barrio Bellavista”. Rockaxis.com

“El encargado de abrir el magno evento fue el músico chileno J.P. Krom, donde su banda presentó su estilo musical único conocido como “Astrometal”, el cual es una curiosa creación mezcla de signos zodiacales y astrología con sonidos potentes y riffs demoledores, los cuales cautivaron al público desde el primer momento, dejando a la gente muy atenta y poniendo atención al show del artista. La banda también aprovechó la oportunidad para dar una probadita de lo que será su próximo álbum, programado para agosto. El evento fue el marco perfecto para presentar su música a un público más amplio, y demostraron su capacidad para conectar con los fanáticos del género. Sin duda, una presentación que dejó a todos los asistentes satisfechos y contentos en el Club Chocolate, con pasadas por sus temas ya conocidos como “Tower of Destruction”, una gran canción sumamente destacable la cual fue el peak de la presentación de J.P. Krom, con armonías muy pesadas y un sello personal en cuanto a la técnica y sonoridad, combinable con una fuerte influencia a Type O Negative”. The Resistance.cl

“Puntual a las 19:00 horas, los músicos de JP Krom se suben para interpretar la primera melodía ‘Rondó Alla Torre’ seguida de ‘Luna Plótón’ donde visualizamos a varias personas grabando con sus celulares y no es de extrañar, ya que esta será parte del segundo disco de la banda, que espera salir en el segundo semestre de este año. En ‘Poison Girl’, los chicos nos hacen saber que están felices de pisar el escenario del Club Chocolate y además abriendo la jornada para Moonspell, dando así paso a ‘Tower of Destruction’, notando que los asistentes ya se ponían aún más a tono y fue disfrutada por completo junto a ‘From my Hands’.

Recalquemos que la música de JP Krom está ligada a todo lo que es el misticismo y esoterismo, por lo que sus canciones están dedicadas a los signos zodiacales, entre otros de estos temas, y es así como la última canción de su show, estaría dedicada a los de signo Leo, haciendo presencia varias personas del público al levantar sus manos y mover sus cabezas al son de ‘Omnipotent Egotist’. De esta forma, Braulio Morales, Reynaldo Catalán, Guillermo Pereira, el guitarrista invitado Diego Caniulao y el mismo Juan Pablo Piderit dieron a conocer parte de su trabajo estudio de ‘The Inner Gods’ y el EP YOD, dejando el clima preparado para el plato fuerte. “Headbangers Latinoamerica”

[Download Single Artwork | Download Single Lyrics]

Single Title: Luna Plutón
Single Release Date: August 17th, 2023.
Label: Self-Release

About The Artwork:
Luna Plutón artwork represents the woman that is on the videoclip. With a crown of a blood moon, with a halo of an eclipse, and a waxing and waning moon. These last ones are the phases of the moon, representing the full moon as the more intense moon, the halo calls all of the darkness that an eclipse brings. Reminding us of the darkness of the deepest abyss where all the hidden secrets that all of us have.

About The Track:
Luna Plutón tells us about dark family secrets, kept in the dark of our minds. Secrets that some know and use to manipulate, generating resentment and an obsession with these emotions fixed in the deep.

It seems that nothing can purge our blame, and most of the time we try to deny it.

Track Listing
Single – Luna Plutón – Length (3:55)

Single Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by:
J.P. KROM (Vocals & Guitars)
Reynaldo Catalán (Bass)
Braulio Morales (Synthesizers)
Guillermo Pereira (Drums)
• All songs written by: J.P. KROM
• Produced by: Juan Pablo Piderit Pinchon
• Mixed by: Erick Martínez
• Mastered by: Erick Martínez
• Album Artwork by: José Canales/Valeria Jara

Album Band Lineup:
J.P. KROM – Vocals & Guitars
Reynaldo Catalán – Bass
Braulio Morales – Synthesizers
Guillermo Pereira – Drums

Live Band Lineup:
J.P. KROM – Vocals & Guitars
Kagno – Lead Guitar
Reynaldo Catalán – Bass
Braulio Morales – Synthesizers
Guillermo Pereira – Drums

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BAND STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS:

1. J.P. studied astrology for three years in two places “Escuela Quirón” and “Centro Astrológico de Chile”. He studied too Tarot in “Escuela Quirón”. J.P. used to make “astrological consultations” and he used to teach basic astrology, using his knowledge as a teacher and master of education. All of the songs of J.P. are based on astrological/Tarot concepts, translated (the most of them) to personal experiences; except for the last song on the EP 2023, called I Don’t Feel Love; which was going to be a bonus song.

2. Woman Hermit (from ASTROMETAL EP) is a song dedicated to the Tarot Card “The Hermit”, but instead to be a man it is a woman, based on his first girlfriend that represents these characteristics, as other women in J.P.’s life. Poison Girl (from YOD EP) represents a relationship he had years ago with a Scorpio (the more metalhead/dark sign as J.P. says) woman, that marked J.P., even though the relationship was short it was pretty intense. At the same time, he uses the song to develop what a Scorpio energy in a relationship could be, in a literal a non-literal way.

3. I Don’t Feel Love (from ASTROMETAL EP) is a song J.P. composed more than 10 years ago, dedicated to a girl that finished the relationship with J.P. After the end of the relationship, J.P. told her that he composed a song for her. It looks like the girl was expecting a “love song” so she can come back to J.P.’s arms, but it looks as if it was a little revenge from J.P. for ending the relationship. The song explores changes of key, using the knowledge just learned when he was studying music at University.

4. Braulio Morales is working with J.P. since “The Inner Gods” album, in one way or another, till now that is a partner in various parts of the execution of this project. He has a disability, he was born with almost half of the right side of his body with difficulties using it, so Braulio plays only with his left hand the keyboards. Besides that, he doesn’t live in the same city as J.P., so when they have a concert, he has to travel and stay in different places. As it happens when we shared the stage with Moonspell this year.

5. J.P. was part of a medieval choir. This choir was only composed of men, so J.P. could learn more about vocal arrangements and vocal techniques. But when he learned the most about vocal technique he was on speech therapy, because one of his vocal chords wasn’t closing.

A son of Poseidon, J.P. Krom is a Chilean writer/ composer, singer/guitarist, being the one or part of a few who cultivates the gothic metal style in his country. His music is a blend of astrological /esoteric metaphors/concepts with the sounds and structures of metal where the visuals/graphics are hand in hand. His story starts with a lover: a pagan mistress who gifted him with an astral chart, an irresistible invitation to the esoteric.

Kings and powerful men use this device to see into the future, but to J.P. it’s a tool for self-knowledge: every passion, every act of good and horror, can be understood with the map of the stars at the moment we are born.

OTHER FACTS

J.P. Krom majored in music –which exposed him to classical composers and new songwriting/arrangement possibilities –and even sang in a medieval choir.

His father was an artist, and J.P. has graphic design studies, which made a strong like to the arts with his music -and that is what you see in his album covers.

Even though his first album is a kind of groove metal, his penchant for the dark steered him towards Type O Negative, Moonspell, Paradise Lost, and The 69 Eyes– the final ingredient of his metal alchemy.

Shared Stage with:
Moonspell, L1bera, Morver, V Mente, Anna Frank, Alevosía

DISCOGRAPHY:

ASTROMETAL (EP 2023)

Six intense, deep, and powerful tracks conform to this new EP, an obvious evolution from YOD, affirming the gothic metal style that suits better for J.P. with his “smoke voice”. The first song composed in Spanish (J.P.’s native language), “LUNA PLUTÓN”, to bring closer Spanish-speaking audience, it’s the first single of the EP, with its own video clip and cover. The next songs are “Woman Hermit” (dedicated to a Tarot card) and “I Tried” (for Venus & Saturn), with classical sounds of gothic metal -a consolidated style for J.P.- And “Breaking the Walls”, with an epic symphonic arrangement from interlude, that takes us to the past through ancient times. “You & I” is a love song, a declaration from a father to his son, where synths take protagonism and a J.P. singing with the lowest possibilities of his range; reminding us again of the great frontman Peter Steele. From a love song, we pass to a no-love song: the experimental-electronic track “I Don’t Feel Love”. A sad and introspective tune that rules the song, combining a spoken low range from J.P., in contrast with the “harmonic” chorus of the song.

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YOD (EP 2021)

Four tracks together make up this extended play, using as a basis the position by a sign of three planets: Mercury in Gemini, Venus in Scorpio, and Pluto in Capricorn (at the same time a reference to 16th card of Tarot, The Tower); all
of them represented in its cover.

YOD includes four tracks inspired by astrology, with a gothic metal style, a perfect style for the voice of J.P. Krom, which is reminiscent of the great Pete Steele, from Type O Negative.

In the instrumental, YOD has a strong predominance in keyboards that range from electronic to symphonic, accompanied by heavy guitars reminiscent of great exponents of the genre such as Nightwish and Within Temptation.

“Rondó Alla Torre” is an exploration of acoustic sounds with Latin American sounds, such as cueca (a native style from Chile and Argentina), flamenco, and classical sounds. Rondó is an introduction -with his own personality- for Tower of Destruction, that is connected with themes within the musical piece, with a view to the depths of oneself with melancholy that acoustic sounds can give.

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THE INNER GODS (LP 2017)

Twelve relentless tracks –one for each sign of the Zodiac– looking at the archetypes feeding our primal urges from the perspective of ancient knowledge.

Two singles: the punishing “Omnipotent Egotist” (a meditation on the sign of Leo) and the hard-hitting “As you bleed for me” (an exploration of Aries).

Mixed/mastered by All Tomorrows’ Pepe Lastarria, a legend in the Chilean djent and prog. metal circuit.

Features a 16-page booklet with illustrations for each sign of the zodiac by local and international artists.

The album has received airplay in Latin America, the United States, Italy, Spain, and Germany, as well as coverage from metal publications in Chile, South America, North America, and Europe.

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