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0 Blistering.com – Review – Mortor – Shoot ‘Em Up
0 Rogue Mag – Interview – Project Mars
0 Msn.com – Headbang Blog – Scythia
0 Metal Master Kingdom – Video Interview – Kill Devil Hill (from 2012 summer tour date in Toronto)
0 ODIUM Offer Free Download ‘Blue Channel’ + Ontario & Quebec Show Dates
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ODIUM Offer Free Download ‘Blue Channel’ + Ontario & Quebec Show Dates
LIVE LINE UP – L-R – Andrew Fullerton – Guitar | Tom Emmans – Vocals | Joe Mullen – Drums | Jake Fortney – Bass | Bo Luther – Guitar (photo credit – Lana Nimmons)
Walkerton, ON melodic metallers ODIUM are now offering their latest track ‘Blue Channel’ for FREE DOWNLOAD exclusively on SMNNews.com at the following location here. The emotionally charged and ripping tune is from the band’s latest album ‘Burning The Bridges To Nowhere’ released earlier this year via Year of The Sun Records. ODIUM will be performing at this year’s third annual Woodstock Funfest along with show dates in Ontario and Quebec. (dates listed below)
Music video – ‘No Way Out’ directed by Chad Archibald of Black Fawn Films (HED p.e., Kottonmouth Kings, Arise and Ruin, Farewell to Freeway).
Video Link – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Avwi3xVQQ
Show dates
September 29, 2012 – Funfest @ Woodstock Polish Hall – Woodstock, ON – Show Details
October 3, 2012 – Hard Luck Bar – Toronto, ON w/ Burning The Day, Deterrence, Them Thieves – Show Details
October 4, 2012 – Piranha Bar – Montreal, QC w/ Endast, The Fierce, We Were The Fires of Rome – Show Details
October 6, 2012 – The Royal Canadian Legion – Ottawa, ON w/ Seeded Among Seven Hills, The Blood Red Truth, The Wicked
BIO:
Founded in 2006 by drummer Joe Mullen and vocalist Tom Emmans, ODIUM was born in order to create a focused project centered on the themes of growth and attrition. After being joined by bassist Dale Burrows and guitarists Bo Louther and Andrew Fullerton, it was clear the band was quickly becoming a cohesive group of musicians that had found their strengths in each other’s abilities to contribute to the writing process.
Most convincing is ODIUM’s arsenal of musical weapons that contribute to their overall sound, which was properly harnessed by Canadian producer Greg Dawson (The End, Moneen, Choke) on both of ODIUM‘s metal opus’ underlining the quintet’s penchant for writing metal songs that are as heartfelt as they are heavy with ODIUM’s emotional hybrid of epic crescendos and fiery heaviness.
Over the years, ODIUM has opened for such well known bands as Alexisonfire, The Agonist, Beneath the Massacre, Divinity, Moneen, Fuck the Facts, Fairwell to Freeway and Arise and Ruin.
‘Burning The Bridges To Nowhere’ – Album Stream – http://soundcloud.com/odium_music/sets/burning-the-bridges-to/
Free Downloads
Insomnia – http://yearofthesun.bandcamp.com/track/odium-insomnia
Identity of The Doomed – http://yearofthesun.bandcamp.com/track/odium-identity-of-the-doomed
Music Videos
‘At The Bottom’ – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad09pJ8vT84
‘Populations Zero’ – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78W6j1rZp8s
0 MetalMasterKingdom – Interview – Kill Devil Hill
0 INDIE WEEK – Toronto – October 11 – The Rabid Whole @ Bovine Sex Club (Recently Nominated for TIMA Award)
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INDIE WEEK – Toronto – October 11 – The Rabid Whole @ Bovine Sex Club (Recently Nominated for TIMA Award)
From Left to Right: JJ Tartaglia: Drums | Andreas Weiss: Vocals, Guitar | Oscar Anesetti: Bass Guitar | Chalsey Noelle: Keyboards, Vocals | George Radutu: Guitar (Photo Credit: Darko – www.darkophoto.com) [ DOWNLOAD – HIGH-RES PRESS PHOTO ]
It’s that time of year again when Indie Week Canada takes over Toronto, turning the city into one big music festival. Moving into some of the best venues for five days with more bands than anyone can count, Indie Week presents the best in Canadian talent and electro alt rockers The Rabid Whole are pumped to have been selected as one of the event’s performers. Come watch and support TRW as they kick Indie Week‘s ass when they play the Bovine Sex Club on Thursday, October 11.
“Once again we are extremely excited and honored to take part in the Indie Week festival alongside such an amazing roster of talent! This festival has been gaining an unbelievable amount of momentum over the past few years and it’s great to be a part of it! Get ready to have your faces ROCKED!” comments TRW vocalist / guitarist Andreas Weiss.
Show Details:
DATE: Thursday Oct 11
VENUE: Bovine Sex Club
DOORS: 9.00pm
09:30 – 10:00 Kodessa (Toronto)
10:15 – 10:45 Breached (Toronto)
11:00 – 11:30 Sumo Cyco (Toronto)
11:50 – 12:30 RED
12:50 – 01:30 The Rabid Whole (Toronto)
01:50 – 02:30 TBA
In additional news, TRW has just been nominated for a 2012 Toronto Independent Music Award in the ‘Best Electronic’ category.
Check out the full nominee list published here: http://torontoima.com/new/awards/nominees/
Best Electronic:
Eli T
Amber Long
Hawri ‘n’ Mandy
abstract random
The Rabid Whole
FRAZER
When: October 6,2012, Doors at 6:30PM
Where: Phoenix Concert Theatre (410 Sherbourne St.)
Tickets: $15 Advance, all proceeds going to Music Counts (www.musicounts.ca)
About: Toronto Independent Music Awards (“TIMAs”) is a bi-annual music award ceremony and showcase series for musicians in the Province of Ontario. Now on its eighth season and sixth award ceremony, TIMA has become the platform for independent musicians to network, attain tools for success and be discovered.
FREE DOWNLOAD – ‘Delusion’ – http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/the-rabid-whole-delusion-free-download
FREE DOWNLOAD – ‘Future’ – http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/the-rabid-whole-future-free-download
“Refuge”
1. Future
2. Metro
3. Corporate
4. New System
5. Serenity Falls
6. Solution
7. Rhythmic Reflection
8. Stargazer
9. Delusion
10. Refuge
Music Video – “All The Same” from the album Autraumaton (2009) (Synthetic Sounds) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKgx7u9Piqg
About:
There’s something to be said for fate in the music world. One moment you’re left with the skeleton of a band, unsure when you’ll be able to follow your calling again, the next you’ve got a whole new line-up, a brand new home, a stronger, more defined sound and are recording with some of the biggest names in the industry. This is the tale of The Rabid Whole.
Disenchanted with playing in bands whose music was unchallenging and run of the mill, vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Andreas Weiss set out to remedy his predicament. Purchasing an arsenal of music and noise-making gadgets, he began writing songs for his own band’s 2009 debut album, Autramaton.
Recruiting musicians along the way, the first incarnation of The Rabid Whole was solidified, releasing their first album and touring Canada, sharing the stage with the likes of The Birthday Massacre, Econoline Crush, Hinder, Apoptygma Berzerk, and 16Volt.
But that’s when things began to take a turn. Following the departure of several band members, Weiss decided to leave his hometown of Regina, SK behind, taking a leap of faith and moving to Toronto, ON along with guitarist and founding member George Radutu.
Through some lucky online ads, he discovered drummer JJ Tartaglia and bass guitarist Oscar Anesetti while a Christmas trip back home to Regina put him face-to-face with Chalsey Noelle, a friend of a friend looking for a new career path after quitting her job. Wouldn’t you know it – Noelle was a talented keyboardist and vocalist.
Now, the new and improved Rabid Whole is set to release their second album, Refuge, on May 1, 2012. A direct reflection of the emotional and external changes of Weiss’ journey, the album deals with relatable themes.
“I sold my house, quit my engineering consultant job and moved…We were starting from square one again, but with more uncertainties than ever and weren’t sure when we would even have a full band again. Part of the writing had begun randomly scattered over the past couple of years, but the majority came right after the move. I set up the studio in the basement of my house and got to work. I didn’t leave the house for two months and wrote from the moment I’d wake up until I’d fall asleep,” says Weiss.
Recorded and produced by Karl Schubach (Misery Signals, Solace), mixed by Dave Ogilvie (Jakalope, Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson) and mastered by Noah Mintz (Broken Social Scene, Death From Above 1979), the finished product delivers rock and electronic elements pushed to the max, a male and female vocal showdown and, as Weiss puts it, showcases “a 21st century, high-energy, electro alternative, orgasmic-punch-in-the-face-rock band.”
Isn’t it time you fell down the rabid whole?
0 INDIE WEEK Toronto – Oct. 11 & 13 – Winnipeg’s ABSTRACT ARTFORM New Album ‘As The Crow Flies’
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INDIE WEEK Toronto – Oct. 11 & 13 – Winnipeg’s ABSTRACT ARTFORM Previews Forthcoming Album ‘As The Crow Flies’
Promo Video: As The Crow Flies
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PoMj3RLO2Q)
INDIE WEEK – TORONTO – OCTOBER 11 & 13 Showcase Details
DATE : Thurs Oct 11
VENUE : El Mocambo, main floor
DOORS : 8.00pm
08:30 – 09:00 Femapco (St Catherines)
09:15 – 09:45 Abstract Artform (Winnipeg)
10:00 – 10:30 Wesley James (St Catherines)
10:45 – 11:15 Leading Armies (Limerick) – Indie Week Ireland 2012 winners
11:30 – 12:10 KO (Toronto)
12:30 – 01:10 Step Twelve (Squamish)
01:30 – 02:10 TBA
02:30 – 03:10 TBA
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DATE : Sat Oct 13
VENUE : El Mocambo (main floor)
DOORS : 8.00pm
COVER: $10
09:00 – 09:30 Rouletta
09:45 – 10:15 TROUBLE & DAUGHTER
10:30 – 11:40 TBA
12:00 – 12:40 NIXON
01:00 – 01:40 The Rebel Emergency
02:00 – 02:40 Abstract Artform
03:00 – 03:40 TBA
Abstract Artform, Winnipeg’s fuse masters of Prairie-inspired hip-hop and funk whom in the last three years on the scene have already topped !earshot hip-hop college radio charts, landed on the Top 25 Hip Hop charts on CMJ in the USA and have been selected as semi-finalists from over 16,000 entries in ISC 2011 for their song “Things Ain’t What They Used to Be” in the R&B/hip-hop category, are proud to announce they will be performing two shows in Canada’s hip-hop capital of Toronto, ON as part of INDIE WEEK2012 on October 11th and 13th at the El Mocambo (main floor) (464 Spadina Avenue).
“This is our second year at Indie Week and I swear our band is more excited than a bull in a paddock full of cows. We can’t wait to bring back the prairie inspired country funk hip-hop that Toronto has grown to love!! Let’s get Abstract Artform to Ireland!!” comments frontman Shea Malcolmson.
Set to release their new album “As The Crow Flies” produced by Juno nominated producer Fresh Kils on Ol Roy Records, which features collaborations with Juno nominated rapper D-Sisive, blues/roots artist Rambling Dan Frechette and cuts fromUncle Fester. The group is excited to share the news of their recent win in the Urban genre forIntel Canada Superstars competition for the titled track from the forthcoming release.
“I’m thrilled that our group has won the #1 placement in the Urban genre for Intel Canada Superstars. It’s amazing to see that already people are appreciating the music from the upcoming album “As The Crow Flies”. Everything that we have done so far to build up for this record and the amount of heart that went into the topics I go into lyrically, are coming to fruition and that does nothing but put a smile on my face. Hard work pays off and I have proof of that. Thanks so much Intel Canada.”
Abstract Artform has now moved on to the Intel® Canada Superstars Finals and can be voted for at the following link – http://canadasuperstars2012.ourstage.com/artists/TMDLHBRULLLJ
Music VIDEOS
Summer in the City ft. Doodlebug (of Digable Planets) (http://youtu.be/XfsnHkWnNmM)
I Am Canadian (http://youtu.be/N6f8C-mDc9g)
Abstract Artform ft. Jurassic 5 – Bring It Back (http://youtu.be/vZPDsZsHiiQ)
In Studio Performance at Winnpeg’s Streetz FM 104.7 (http://youtu.be/ZF9g8Y_mQgQ)
0 OUT TODAY! Sept 25th – SCYTHIA’s New EP ‘For The Bear’ + Canadian Tour Dates
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OUT TODAY! Sept 25th – SCYTHIA’s New EP ‘For The Bear’ + Canadian Tour Dates
L-R – Morgan Zentner – Oboe of Death | Celine Derval – Drums, Vox | Terry Savage – Bass, Back-up Vox | Dave Khan – Lead Vocals, Guitar – (Photo Credit – James Weekes) [High Res – Press Photo – Download]
Canada’s favourite purveyors of folk/prog metal, Scythia are proud to unleash their new EP ‘For The Bear’, officially out today, Tuesday, September 25, 2012and now available to order on bandcamp here. The adventurous seven track EP features two new originals ‘Sailor’s Accolade’ and the title track ‘For The Bear’along with three remixes of ‘Fierce Riders of Scythia‘, ‘Black Death’ and ‘Dies Irae Pt. 1’ from the band’s 2010 debut ‘…Of War’ plus two Scythian adapted songs, one of Quebecois folk song ‘Mattawa Reel’ by Robert Forest and another called ‘Video Game Medley’, which features excerpts from Wizards and Warriors 1, Castlevania, Skyrim, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy VI and Tetris.
“For The Bear marks Scythia’s third release in three years. We now have a product that we can hang our hats on that represents our sound. This release deviates from the past two albums because it doesn’t have a central concept. In turn this gives us the freedom to write without constraints, we hope that this pleases our existing fans and garners new ones.” comments vocalist / guitarist Dave Kahn.
The folk warriors will also be trekking across Canada for their ‘For The Bear Tour’ that will kick off at their EP launch show in Vancouver, BC on Sept 26th at the Rickshaw Theater and will see the band venture east with a performance atNoctis Metal Fest on Sept 29th alongside such names as Venom andAgalloch and heading as far as Montreal, QC and back west over the month long tour.
For The Bear Tour Dates
Sept 26, 2012 – Rickshaw Theater – Vancouver, BC w/ Terrifier, Nylithia – Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm – $10 – http://www.facebook.com/events/450549494984645/
Sept 28, 2012 – Rockwater Grill and Bar – Golden, BC (Scythia exclusive) – Show at 11pm
Sept 29, 2012 – Mac Hall Ballroom – NOCTIS METAL FEST – Calgary, AB – Scythia opens at 5pm w/ Venom, Agalloch, Grand Magus, Nun Slaughter, Black Witchery, Excrementory Grindfuckers, The Order of Chaos –http://www.facebook.com/events/366080160119589/
October 1, 2012 – Ozzy’s/The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB w/ Vathek, Spill the Blood, Half Dead Husky, Einarr – Doors at 9pm $ 8http://www.facebook.com/events/159012417556368/
October 5, 2012- Rotilicious – Ajax, ON w/ Gunt – Doors at 9pm by donation – http://www.facebook.com/events/355061057909805/
October 6, 2012 – TBA – North Bay, ON
October 7, 2012 – Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC w/ Valknacht, Warcall, Talamyus. Doors at 7pm, $10 in advance/$12 at door –http://www.facebook.com/events/374908789248527/
October 11, 2012 – Coach and Horses – Windsor, ON
October 12, 2012 – Corktown Pub – Hamilton, ON – Scythia Headlines – Doors at 9pm, Scythia at 12:45am
October 15, 2012 – Crocks – Thunder Bay, ON w/ Point North – Doors at 8pm
October 18, 2012 – Lepps – Saskatoon, SK (Lepps) w/ Druidus, Desecrate Scripture – Doors at 9pm, $10https://www.facebook.com/events/369743303092333/
October 19, 2012 – Rendez Vous – Edmonton, AB – w/ Mortillery, Mongol – Doors at 8pm, $10
October 20, 2012 – Branding Iron – Armstrong, BC w/ Skatin for Satan, White Knights Finish Last – Doors at 8 pm, $5http://www.facebook.com/events/278701505575765/
For The Bear – Track Listing
1. Sailor’s Accolade (03:19)
2. Fierce Riders of Scythia (remix) (3:46)
3. For The Bear (2:34)
4. Black Death (remix) (4:05)
5. Dies Irae Pt 1 (remix) (5:31)
6. Mattawa Reel (2:27)
7. Video Game Medley (5:32)
FREE DOWNLOAD – Sailor’s Accolade – http://scythia.bandcamp.com/track/sailors-accolade-free-download
Youtube embed link – Sailor’s Accolade – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG63ssJR1as (please share the link)
Teaser – Scythia – For The Bear – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP1J-DhBGk8 (please share the link)
Music Video – Spirit of The Quest (from …Of Exile album) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg6EZlGrKaQ
For more info on the band and tour dates, please visit their official websitewww.scythia.ca or follow the band on their Facebook fanpage and Twitter.
0 VESPERIA Comment On Fan Support For ROCK THE NATION Award Voting
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VESPERIA Comment On Fan Support For ROCK THE NATION Award Voting
Ontario epic metallers, VESPERIA are currently taking place in this year’s rendition of the annual ROCK THE NATION AWARD VOTING where bands from around the world compete for votes to earn a spot on the Rock The Nation roster, a spot on an international record label and the opportunity to hit stages on festivals and tours throughout North America and Europe.
‘We in VESPERIA are very excited to be taking part in this year’s Rock The Nation Award Voting! We’ve been promoting this very enthusiastically as it could open some very desirable avenues for us. We like to thank all our fans for their support and call to arms for you to spread the word to vote for Vesperia.‘ comments bassist Morgan Rider.
The link to the voting page for Vesperia is here:
http://www.award.rockthenation.eu/votes.php?action=voting&band_id=314
In additional news, the band unleashed their live music video ‘The Swordsman’ recorded in Toronto in support of the same titled four song demo released earlier this year and available for free download at the following link here.
To view the live music video, please visit the following link – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_0Td_fckGc
1. The Swordsman 04:42
2. Huntress 03:28
3. To Times End We Ride 07:47
4. A Silence Prolonging (In Longing) 04:58
For more info on Vesperia and tour dates, please follow the band on their Facebook fan page and Twitter.
Music Video – Pints Held High from 2011’s Voyage From Vinland – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlaCcVvVfVY
About: After several months of deep thinking and more than half a decade of live shows, line-up changes and the constant shake-ups in the music industry, the four musicians behind Bolero decided it was time for a big move – a change in name and mentality. Ladies, gentlemen and metal Vikings, we present to you,VESPERIA formerly known as Bolero.
Continuing to derive influences from thrash, black metal and traditional folk music, Vesperia are not leaving their epic orchestrations, throat-crushing speed nor ear-piercing guitar riffs behind, rather, they’re intensifying each element, adding more energy to their live shows just when fans thought they couldn’t get any more amped up and prepping to release their new demo as Vesperia, entitled ‘The Swordsman’.
Converting listeners and critics across the globe into believers and preachers of symphonic Celtic death metal since 2007, it’s clear VESPERIA has no plans of slowing down.
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