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0 Vesperia Reveal Third Free Download From New Demo ‘The Swordsman’

  • May 25, 2012
  • by Asher
  • · Vesperia

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Vesperia Reveal Third Free Download From New Demo ‘The Swordsman’

     Vesperia formerly known as Bolero as it was previously announced this month, has posted ‘To Times End We Ride’ the third of four free downloads for the month of May from their new demo ‘The Swordsman’.

FREE download at the following link here.

Vesperia will also be on tour with fellow metal warriorsCrimson Shadows playing the following dates in Ontario.

‘For the Glory of the Swordsman’ Tour Dates:

June 1, 2012 – The Granite Club – North Bay, ON w/ Crimson Shadows, The Killing Field, Face the Hate, Sign of the Raven

June 2, 2012 – The Serbian Centre – Sudbury, ON w/ Crimson Shadows, Before the Black Gates

June 8, 2012 – The Corktown Pub – Hamilton, ON w/ Crimson Shadows, Deathmarch

June 9, 2012 – Dominion House Tavern – Windsor, ON w/ Crimson Shadows, Aeron’s Wake, Final Stage, Nepenthe

June 15, 2012 – Hard Luck Bar – Toronto, ON w/ Valfreya, Protokult, Nordheim

June 22, 2012 – The Atria – Oshawa, ON w/ Crimson Shadows

June 29, 2012 – The Brass Monkey – Ottawa, ON w/ Sonburst, Crimson Shadows, Signs of Chaos

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

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.

VESPERIA (Official) ‘PINTS HELD HIGH’ Music Video

EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/vesperia/

High Res Press Photo – https://ashermediarelations.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bandphoto1.jpg

Demo Cover – https://ashermediarelations.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/vesperia-the-swordsman.jpg

0 Confront Magazine – Review – Stone Iris – Illuminations

  • May 24, 2012
  • by Asher
  • · Stone Iris

http://www.confrontmagazine.com/2012/05/cd-review-stone-iris-jp-hoe/

0 Vancouver Death Metallers AUROCH Post Studio Update

  • May 24, 2012
  • by Asher
  • · Auroch

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Vancouver Death Metallers AUROCH Post Studio Update

     

Vancouver BC’s grind death metallersAUROCH have posted a video update from the studio where the band is working on completing their first full length album set to be released later this summer and is the follow up to their 2010 demo ‘Stranger Aeons’.

“The album is the inevitable and natural point of evolution from the past releases,” says guitarist/vocalist Sebastian Montesi. “These songs came together over the past year and represent the fiercest, fastest, most harrowing and barbaric of our written and certainly recorded material.”

For more info on the band, their upcoming release and tour dates, please follow the band on their Facebook fanpage and Twitter.

EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-auroch/

High-Res Press Photo – https://ashermediarelations.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_0129-2-high-contrast-version.jpg

Free Download – http://auroch1.bandcamp.com/

0 Liquid Lunch – ThatChennel.com – The Rabid Whole Interview

  • May 24, 2012
  • by Asher
  • · The Rabid Whole

Starts at 50:56

0 Reminder – THE RABID WHOLE – Quebec Show Dates, Montreal May 25 & Sherbrooke May 26

  • May 23, 2012
  • by Asher
  • · The Rabid Whole

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Reminder – THE RABID WHOLE – Quebec Show Dates, Montreal May 25 & Sherbrooke May 26

     With their new CD ‘Refuge’ released earlier this month on May 1st, electro alt rockers The Rabid Whole are gearing up to unleash their latest full-length creation to the masses of La Belle Province in both Montreal and Sherbrooke on May 25 and 26.

“We have settled more into our own sound and the themes of the album are easy to relate to, the energy is up, the drumming is more intense, the guitars are louder, soft parts are softer and the electronics are much more noticeable,” says vocalist / guitarist Andreas Weiss of what listeners should expect to hear on both Refuge and during the band’s live shows.

Free Download – Future – http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/the-rabid-whole-future-free-download

Audio Stream – Future – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKvufmQ7ByA

Show Dates:

May 25, 2012 – Cafe Chaos, Montreal, QC w/Ogenix, Daedalean Complex – $10 – 9pm

May 26, 2012 – Le Magog, Sherbrooke, QC w/Ogenix

“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?

EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-the-rabid-whole-refuge-2012-boonsdale-records/

High Res Press Photo – https://ashermediarelations.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/the-rabid-whole-press-photo-credit-darko1.jpg

0 ‎The Grind on PunkRadioCast.com is back! Fri, May 25 – Brand new show featuring an interview with Jon Asher from Asher Media Relations

  • May 23, 2012
  • by Asher
  • · Asher Media Relations

http://www.thegrindprc.ca

0 Red Deer Express – Stone Iris includes Red Deer on western Canadian tour

  • May 23, 2012
  • by Asher
  • · Stone Iris

http://www.albertalocalnews.com/reddeerexpress/entertainment/Stone_Iris_includes_Red_Deer_on_western_Canadian_tour__153098255.html

0 MayTheRockBeWithYou.com – Review – Tribune – Elder Lore/The Dark Arts

  • May 23, 2012
  • by Asher
  • · Tribune

http://maytherockbewithyou.com/mtrbwy/2012/05/tribune-elder-lore-the-dark-arts/

0 MetalCoreFanzine.com – Review – Tribune – Elder Lore/The Dark Arts

  • May 23, 2012
  • by Asher
  • · Tribune

http://www.metalcorefanzine.com/reviews60.html

0 Wainwright Star News – New Jacobin Club: not just a rock band, but a theatrical performance

  • May 23, 2012
  • by Asher
  • · The New Jacobin Club

http://www.starnews.ca/arts_and_entertainment/article_f08c9152-a10b-11e1-8e38-001a4bcf6878.html

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