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0 Dubai’s First Ever Death Metal Band NEPHELIUM Announce Show Dates, Stream Album Samples
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Dubai’s First Ever Death Metal Band NEPHELIUM Announce Show Dates, Stream Album Samples
Born from the desert sands, Dubai’s first ever death metal Nephelium, whom now reside in Toronto, Canada have announced their upcoming show dates in Ontario for December and January in the following cities in promotion of their album “Coils of Entropy” set for release in early 2012. Samples from the album are presently streaming on the bands bandcamp page at the following link here.
Show Dates
Dec 10, 2011 – London, ON – The Richmond Tavern *Free Show* w/ Ataxia, Invitation to Die, Death Charger
Dec 17, 2011 – Hamitlon, ON – TBA
Jan 21, 2012 – Cambridge, ON – 515 Concert Club w/ Fragile Existence, Serene Molestation, Xyphos, Dislabia, Rotting Entrails
Jan 28, 2012 – Oshawa, ON – The Green Bottle w/ Saprophyte and Wolvesskin
About: Dubai may be known as a city rich in history, a business hub and the home of the tallest structure in the world, but it’s also the birthplace of the first death metal band to come out of the Middle East.
Dubai is where, in the late 1990s, guitarist Alex Zubair and drummer Alan Madhavan came together to form Nephelium, guided by the sole vision of a band comprised of equal parts complexity and brutality.
Staying true to the roots of death metal, Nephelium was quick to forge ahead with experimentation, pulling in influences from metal and other genres.
With the hope of spreading Nephelium’s insidious gospel across the world, Zubair and Madhavan settled in Toronto, Canada where they completed the band’s lineup and immediately began playing shows and tearing up local stages, which quickly led to opening slots for metal heavyweights Skinless and Deicide.
Following a tumultuous journey spanning ten years, two continents and countless lineup changes, Nephelium is ready to once again give the death metal world a good shaking with the release of their debut album, Coils of Entropy.
The embodiment of Nephelium’s journey to striking the perfect balance between technical death metal, old school metal and Arabian melodies, Coils of Entropy is a six-track masterpiece set to breathe new life into today’s dwindling death metal landscape.
0 All Else Fails Premiere New Music Video “Rebirth”
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All Else Fails Premiere New Music Video “Rebirth”
Canadian melodic metallers All Else Fails have posted their newest music video for their latest single “Rebirth”.
To view the video please visit the following link here.
“Rebirth” is from All Else Fails’ latest album “The Oracle, What, Was, Is And Could Have Been” released on Suicidal Bride Records on August 19, 2011.
Full album stream available at this following link here.
Free Download – This World In Flames – http://allelsefails.bandcamp.com/track/the-world-in-flames-free-download
In additional news, AEF recently performed on November 5th at the first annual Blankfest Calgary clothing fundraiser for the homeless with event rasing nearly $1000 and 200 blankets. For more info on the charity event please visit here.
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S5 E3 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yGFw90IKCI
S5 E2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrKV8JH-r8o
S5 E1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z40X8ATmJFs
Bio:
Socially conscious, lyrically poetic, rife with apocalyptic symbolism; All Else Fails is poised to take our world by storm. Playing an aggressively dark blend of Punk, Metal, and Rock, this well established Edmonton based band breaks the traditional ideals of their genre by producing music infused with experimental elements, incorporating Classical music, Electronica influenced synth lines, and spoken word sampling. This is metal for a new audience, one that’s ready for what’s beyond the ordinary.
Their inspired high-energy live show sets them apart from their peers, often drawing comparisons to The Holly Springs Disaster and Killswitch Engage.
The band’s unique sound has won them acclamation and fans from across Canada and around the globe. Using intricate guitar riffs and meaningful lyrics delivered with powerful vocals, they draw their listeners in, and then blast them with full frontal force!
The band has played with major touring acts such as Fear Factory, City of Fire, 3 Inches of Blood, Threat Signal, Decapitated, Suffocation, and Arise & Ruin, as well as earning a spot playing the Ernie Ball stage on the 2009 Vans Warped Tour that featured Bad Religion, Alexisonfire, NOFX, Devil Wears Prada, Underoath, and more.
On the local circuit via their indie label Suicidal Bride Records, All Else Fails frequently shares the stage with some of Canada’s top touring indie acts such as Ninjaspy, Endast, Quartered, Stella, Dead Jesus, Fattooth, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Submerge the Sky, Without Mercy, and more.
AEF have several tours under their belt including a 2009 Cross Canada tour, western Canada in June of 2010, and coast to coast Canadian tour again in September of 2010 which saw them placed on not just one showcase at Indie Week in Toronto, but so impressing organizers of the event that they received an invitation to play a second showcase that week.
2011 is a year full of promise for the band with an aggressive plan to increase touring, building on the wave of new fans that were created on previous tours, as well as new recordings and a music video. All Else Fails will be reaching beyond borders this year, ready to set the world in flames!
0 Party like they did in the Dark Ages – Scythia – The Province (Vancouver)
0 Scythia Announce Show Date w/ Korpiklaani & Arkona – Dec 3rd In Vancouver @ Rickshaw Theatre
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Scythia Announce Show Date w/ Korpiklaani & Arkona – Dec 3rd In Vancouver @ Rickshaw Theatre
Scythia has announced they will be opening for Finnish folk metal band Korpiklaani and Russian pagan metal band Arkona on December 3rd in Vancouver, BC at The Rickshaw Theatre as part of the “UKON WACKA North American Tour”.
“Scythia is both stoked and honoured to play with folk metal’s heavyweights such as Korpiklaani and Arkona. This night will be a fusion of European and North American interpretations of this genre and it will provide a very enticing reason to come out and rock hard.” commented Scythia vocalist and guitarist Dave Khan.
Scythia will also be headlining Nerd Fest this weekend in Vancouver on Saturday, November 19th and have also had their latest album “…Of Exile” released on September 23rd recently conquer the #1 spot on the Top 20 Canadian Loud Charts for October 2011.
Nerd Fest Trailer- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUkvTD5UuO0
Show Details:
Korpiklaani w/ Arkona, Polkadot Cadaver, Forged in Flame, Scythia
Tickets online at densixx.com
About Scythia: Formed in the latter half of 2008, Scythia is a five piece band that combines haunting folk melodies (emphasized by keyboards and oboe) with the driving force of modern progressive metal to form a raw and powerful sound that is their own. Scythia is not your older brother’s metal band. Unless that band had an oboe of death, echoes of thunder, and a knack for writing folk metal tunes.
So what is Scythia?
Taking its name from vocalist/guitarist Dave Khan’s infatuation with a painting of Nordic/Russian warriors riding bears while brandishing swords, Scythia not only “gives the painting musical significance,” but it is also “the name of an ancient empire spanning from the Caucasus through Russia, and even into eastern Scandinavia. The melodies used in our music have a very ancient, sometimes medieval sound, so I wanted to attribute them to an ancient civilization,” says Khan.
In 2010, Scythia released its debut, “…Of War” (originally with violin) which was produced by Shaun Thingvold who has engineered on projects with SYL, Fear Factory, Darkest Hour and many more. Now, following some line-up changes, Scythia will be releasing its second album “…Of Exile”, again produced by Shaun Thingvold September 23, 2011.
Free Download – For The King – http://scythia.bandcamp.com/track/for-the-king-free-download
Free Download – Voice of The Sword – http://scythia.bandcamp.com/track/voice-of-the-sword-free-download
“… Of Exile Teaser Video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yKgWHAv4E8
Track Listing:
1. Prelude
2. Spirit of the Quest
3. Sleeping Village
4. Forgotten Forest
5. Fallen King
6. Voice of the Sword
7. For the King [Free Download]
8. Fortress
9. Dies Irae II
10. Hobarth’s Inn
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