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0 Hyperspace MetalFest (Vancouver, BC) Announces 2023 Full Lineup w/ More Bands Added! Riot City, Paladin, Immortal Guardian, Celestial Wizard

December 5, 2022
by Asher
· Hyperspace Metal Festival · Music News

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Montreal, QC – December 5, 2022

Hyperspace Metal Festival Announces 2023 Full Lineup With More Bands Added! Riot City, Paladin, Immortal Guardian, Celestial Wizard

April 13 – 15 – Vancouver, BC, Canada

HMF Lineup Spotify Playlist – https://spoti.fi/3MpKpW6

Canada’s premier melodic and power metal festival HYPERSPACE is proud to announce its full lineup for its 2023 edition being held on April 13-15 in Vancouver, BC at The Fox Cabaret and Rickshaw Theatre.

Joining the final lineup is Calgary’s speed demons Riot City, Atlanta power thrashers Paladin, power prog saviours Immortal Guardian, Denver fantasy heroes Celestial Wizard along with locals, epic metallers Atavistia, and one-man instrumentalist Zack Brannon.

The lineup also features previously announced headliners California melo-death warriors EXMORTUS, Edmonton Juno Award winners, and heavy metal champions STRIKER, along with HMF alumni JUDICATOR and LORDS OF THE TRIDENT among many more for the three-night event. (festival day-by-day schedule listed below).

Unfortunately, Odinfist and Hrom have had to pull out of HMF4. There will be plans to welcome them again in future years.

Festival organizer Joey Hockin of Journeyman Productions adds:

“We’re excited to have our 2023 lineup complete. This fourth year of the fest is going to be another great gathering of metal’s best and upcoming power and prog-influenced bands. We look forward to seeing everyone making the trek to Vancouver this April.”

Tickets are on sale at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hyperspace-metal-festival-iv-tickets-322242725667

Facebook Event – https://www.facebook.com/events/784033792568691/

Hyperspace Metal Festival 2023 Lineup:

Thursday, April 13th (Fox Cabaret)
Riot City
Greyhawk
Atavistia
Medevil
Hyloxalus
Zack Brannon

Friday, April 14th (Fox Cabaret)
Striker
Traveler
Celestial Wizard
Thousand Arrows

Saturday, April 15th (Rickshaw Theatre)
Exmortus
Judicator
Lords Of The Trident
Paladin
Immortal Guardian
Lutharo
Hyperia

Highlights of the confirmed bands include American melodic death metal band Exmortus, whose lyrics mostly deal with battles and war along with Striker, one of Canada’s favourite heavy metal shredders and 2020 Juno award winners for Best Metal / Hard Music Album of The Year for their sixth studio album “Play To Win”. Tucson, AZ’s Judicator is returning for their second performance at the festival with their historical-based storytelling metal. They will be supporting their sixth album ‘The Majesty of Decay’ out now via Prosthetic Records. Making their festival debuts will be Madison, WI’s Lords of the Trident, and Las Vegas, NV’s Immortal Guardian. Lords of The Trident is a five-piece band known for its mixture of classic, power, and modern progressive metal combining strong vocals, complex instrumentation, and an expansive fantasy backstory to create energetic live shows. The band appears on stage in armor and costumes. Immortal Guardian has been making garnering praise from metal fans from around the world with every release they unleash. They are a true live spectacle to watch, especially with guitarist/keyboardist Gabriel Guardian’s uncanny ability to play two instruments simultaneously backed by the colossal vocals of Carlos Zema. The band is gearing up for their third full-length to be released in 2023 via M-Theory Audio.

Over the three editions of Hyperspace Metal Festival, bands from all over the world have come to play power, prog, melodic death, and speed metal on the Canadian West Coast. The festival has presented lineups that have included performances by Into Eternity, Witherfall, Planeswalker, Iron Kingdom, Helion Prime, Ravenous, Crimson Shadows, West of Hell, Judicator, Odinfist, Tanagra, Scythia, Greyhawk, The Order of Chaos, Red Cain, and many more.

To follow updates for Hyperspace Metal Festival 2023, please visit the following links:
Facebook.com/HyperspaceMetalFestival
Instagram.com/HyperspaceMetalFestival

Festival Press Materials Dropbox HERE.

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0 Extreme Metal Music – One Man Black Metal TRYGLAV Unleashes “The Vengeance”; New Album “The Ritual” Out Feb 2023

December 2, 2022
by Asher
· Music News · Tryglav

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Montreal, QC – December 2, 2022

Extreme Metal Music – One Man Black Metal TRYGLAV Unleashes “The Vengeance”

New Album “The Ritual” Out Feb 2023

Tryglav‘s second offering “The Ritual” will be coming this February 2023 to follow the 2019 debut “Night of Whispering Souls” to be released once again via Extreme Metal Music, a subsidiary of Rockshots Records.

Today, the Croatian one-man black metal band is unveiling the first single “The Vengeance” in preview of the full-length. It is the album’s closing track and was one of the last songs Tryglav composed for it.

Tryglav comments about the track:

“This is for now my favourite song on the album. It reminds me of my previous album’s title track ‘Night of Whispering Souls’, which I felt was the best song. It’s epic, it has nice melodies and a powerful chorus and it’s really fast. The ending riff is still one of my favourites and also the drum patterns are really cool. Imagine the ending battle in a colossal movie, this song and lyrics are exactly that.”

Listen to “The Vengeance” at the following links:

Digital https://bfan.link/the-vengeance
Visualizer: https://youtu.be/Y2DSO3fyTbk

Tryglav‘s sound is aggressive, melodic, modern, and emotionally epic black metal and fans of its predecessor will notice a maturity in sound and lyrics. The story behind “The Ritual” is set in the 17th century as Tryglav explains further:

“On a dark stormy night, a dying man sighed his last breath. Nothing his parents could do to save his life. A Plague Doctor was called. Four of them showed up, taking the dead body with them. The family knew that they would never see him again. What they didn’t know was that he would come back, in an unimaginable way..”

All the music on “The Ritual” were written by founder Boris Behara with vocals entrusted to vocalist Callum Wright along with mixing and mastering by producer Rocco Pezzin. The songs on the forthcoming album began their journey in 2018 as part of Behara’s love for black metal and horror imagery. After many re-compositions and re-arrangements along with interruptions from the world pandemic and his personal health with two open heart surgeries, “The Ritual” will now see the light in 2023.

“This album has seen so many difficulties, but finally, after three long years, it’s here! I hope fans will enjoy it just as much as I created it! If they liked my first album ‘Night of Whispering Souls’ they’ll definitely like this one too. The formula didn’t change too much. It’s a black metal album full of different influences. The melody is still the central part of it.”

Tryglav is recommended for fans of Dark Funeral, Dissection, and Uada.

Album pre-order CD and Vinyl for “The Ritual”:
CD: https://bit.ly/TheRitual_CD
Vinyl: https://bit.ly/TheRitual_Vinyl

Track Listing:
I The Ritual – 5:26
II The Evocation – 3:51
III The Plague – 5:08
IV The Repentance – 4:15
V The Redemption – 3:18
VI The Vision – 5:44
VII The Vengeance – 4:11
Album Length: 31:56

Album Credits:
All music by Boris Behara
Concept story by Boris Behara Lyrics by Social Abattoir
Vocals by Callum Wright
Band Photography: Susanne Pedersen
Editing by David Busai
Cover,Graphics and Layout by David Busai
Mixed & mastered by Rocco Pezzin
Produced during the year 2019-2022

For more info:
https://www.extremetalmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/TryglavBand
https://www.instagram.com/tryglav_official

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“Tryglav’s debut album is a must to have 8,5/10” – Metalwave

“It’s thanks to artist like this,that the black flame will keep burn 8/10” – Blackmetalistkrieg

“Headbanging can begin 9/10” – Hellfire-magazin

“Congrats for taking me back to nightfall’s glorious days 4,3/5” – Metaljacket Magazine

“A very great sounding,aggressive and melodic black metal solo project 8/10” – Occultblackmetalzine

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0 Canadian Extreme Thrashers KORROSIVE Unleash Live Video From Full Set Supporting EXCITER + New Album “Toxic Apokalypse” Out Now! via CDN Records

December 2, 2022
by Asher
· Korrosive · Music News

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Montreal, QC – December 2, 2022

Canadian Extreme Thrashers KORROSIVE Unleash Live Video From Full Set Supporting EXCITER

New Album “Toxic Apokalypse” Out Now! via CDN Records

Cassette & Vinyl Coming 2023

This past July in Toronto, ON at The Rockpile, Canadian thrashers Korrosive were opening support for legendary speed metal maniacs Exciter. During this epic show night, the band took the opportunity to capture the whole live experience for their fans. There were no corrections, overdubs, or tweaks made to the video. It is Korrosive being pure, raw, and unfiltered.

The band adds about the video:

“We like to thank our guitarist Jack Neila for directing and editing the video. He used five cameras to capture the whole show in glorious 4K, complete with stage diving, windmilling, and a massive wall-of-death. We like to also thank Jake Disman for recording the audio directly from the soundboard, and our producer Ben Erikson (he did both our albums) for the mix. The sound is crisp, clear, and heavy. Enjoy the headbanging!”

Watch the full set at https://youtu.be/-kM4XcuFrfU

Korrosive recently released their latest album “Toxic Apokalypse” via CDN Records (digital and CD) along with vinyl and cassette coming in 2023 (release date to be determined).

The new album is an aural brute-de-force of eight tracks ready to blitz the moshpit. Even though each song on the album is quite different in a way from the others, it’s all uniquely Korrosive. Songs deal with topics of science fiction, armageddon, and “what if” scenarios. For each track on the record, the band pushes them to new levels of velocity and extremity, from ‘Fatal Strike’, which has a ton of blast beats and solos, yet is still unmistakably thrash, to ‘Radioaktive Scourge’, filled with pure aggression, unlike anything they’ve released before. From its speed, the lyrics, and the sheer intensity, this song may be the shortest track on the record, but makes the largest impact and it’s over before you know it. And also strongly recommended is ‘Hail the Hellfire’, perhaps the band’s anthem to the entire “Toxic Apokalypse” album. Written as a reflection of the period when the full-length was being composed, this track discusses the brutality of war and the end result of each and every individual involved in its cause, regardless of side.

Recommended for fans of Sodom, Kreator, Death, and Sepultura, Korrosive is high-octane thrash that melds elements from extreme metal such as death and grind.

“Toxic Apokalypse” was produced by Ben Erikson with mastering done by Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Kreator, Cro-Mags, Municipal Waste, Soulfly). The album artwork was created by the infamous Ed Repka (Dark Angel, Death, Hirax, Megadeth, Suicidal Angels, Venom).

Music Video – Fatal Strike – https://youtu.be/9Y-wVSBgRT4

Lyric Video – Radioaktive Scourge – https://youtu.be/9YZc6iJwsLM

Digital – Korrosivemetal.bandcamp.com, Spotify

CD – https://cdnrecords.com/shop/korrosive-toxic-apokalypse/

Vinyl and cassette pre-order links are to be issued at a later date.

Track Listing:
1. Into Nekropolis 05:28
2. Radioaktive Scourge 01:48
3. The Goddamned 04:47
4. Fatal Strike 03:28
5. Libertad y Muerte 05:15
6. Infernal Onslaught 05:10
7. Hail the Hellfire 04:20
8. Karnage Incarnate 07:39
Album Length (37:55)

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Korrosive
• All songs written by: Korrosive
• Produced by: Ben Erikson
• Mixed by: Ben Erikson
• Mastered by: Arthur Rizk
• Album Artwork by: Ed Repka
• Music is Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album and Live Band Lineup:
Rad Zarei – Vocals
Jack Neila – Guitars
Kaveh Afshar – Drums
Derek Solomos – Guitars
Carlos Rodriguez – Bass

For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/korrosivethrash
https://www.instagram.com/korrosivethrash

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“This is the thrash album of the year man!” – Zach Moonshine – Metal Devastation Radio

“There’s an old-school foundation to this, but it’s sharper and faster than most of the old stuff and there’s a more modern sound thrown in, so Korrosive don’t come off as much like a “thrash revival” band as many others might, rather taking the style in a faster, heavier and crispier direction. I hear a lot of albums in a year and a lot of thrash, but this album stands out. If thrash with harsh vocals done a little different is your thing, you owe it to yourself to check Toxic Apocalypse out.” 4.75/5 – The Metal Crypt

“Korrosive really likes to rip through songs with all the attitude and fury of a band straddling the line between Thrash and Speed Metal that likes to jump back and forth just for fun. And this is pure thrash; there are no ballads or anything like that, just killer, heavy riffs and smashing rhythms. This is an apocalyptic shred-fest meant to leave your neck sore, and your voice wrecked. If you get to the end of this record and are not in at least a little pain, take another trip with the higher volume to ensure you get it right this time.” – Metal-Zenith

“If you like your thrash metal with a little San Francisco and a nice helping of Germany, then this is the album for you. “Toxic Apokalypse” is already out on CDN Records from Canada and it’s a must for any metal fan who likes it hard, nasty, and ripping off heads! This is easily in my top five metal albums of 2022.” – Pete Altieri, Murder Metal Mayhem

“It’s an album which is relentless, something that any self-respecting thrash fan would want. And yet, there is some balance to the album. It’s paced well, with the tempo picking up again at the tail end of the album” – UK Thrashers

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0 Israel’s Twisted Mind Keeps It Classic With “Long Live Rock & Roll” Off Upcoming “From Slave To Prophet”

December 2, 2022
by Asher
· Music News · Twisted Mind

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December 2, 2022

Israel’s Twisted Mind Keeps It Classic With “Long Live Rock & Roll” Off Upcoming “From Slave To Prophet”

L- R – Lahav Zitiyat – Guitar, Oud, David Darash – Drums, Yanir Chmiel – Lead Vocals, Or Levy – Bass, Dan Saliman – Guitar, Bouzuki

Twisted Mind is an eclectic metal band influenced by a kaleidoscope of different musicians and bands that have inspired guitarist Dan Saliman, an Israeli musician of Yemenite and Moroccan-based heritage who grew up in a home where oriental music was frequently played. The band’s debut EP “From Slave To Prophet” is almost ready for ears, and ahead of its December release there is a second music video for fans to enjoy “Long Live Rock & Roll”, which the band details:

“This song was actually born twice, two band members wrote the lyrics, and both of them took different approaches to the song’s title. We love the naivety of the song’s concept – our big yet simple hope, to love our daily creations, making music our main activity, and live a rock & roll lifestyle. The music that surrounds this song has tons of awesome guitar riffs and powerful melodies, and something like three and a half tons of Middle Eastern instruments such as Oud and Bouzouki spicing it up and creating one tasty dish.”

Watch “Long Live Rock & Roll” at https://youtu.be/V9kHoJ4Qzug

As for the EP “From Slave To Prophet”, the band explains that it is a simple yet interesting experience; on one hand you can hear the strong and powerful metal shredding guitars, and on the other – simple and catchy melodies and hooks from more “mainstream” musical genres. To round it all off with their signature flair, they spice it up with beautiful enchanting oriental parts taken from their ancestor’s Middle Eastern and African heritage.

Twisted Mind strives to be a band that will break the glass ceiling of musical genres. Their eclectic blend of modern Israeli oriental power metal is recommended for fans of Muse, Dhafer Youssef, and Linkin Park. The official video for “Long Live Rock & Roll” is out now and the EP comes out on December 9, 2022.

EP pre-save link – https://orcd.co/twistedepre

Music Video – “Walked Through Hell” – https://youtu.be/Gghbn99tmUA

Track Listing:
1. Long Live Rock & Roll – 03:59
2. Burning Grounds – 04:49
3. Walked Through Hell – 03:52
4. Back Home – 06:25
5. From Slave to Prophet – 05:00
EP Length: 24:07

EP Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Twisted Mind
• All songs written by: Twisted Mind
• Produced by: Omer Lempert
• Mixed by: Omer Lempert
• Mastered by: Maor Appelbaum
• EP Artwork by: Inbar Kassavi

EP Recording Line Up:
Lahav Zityat – Guitar +Oud
Assaf Tirosh – Bass
David Darash – Drums
Yanir Chmiel – Lead Vocals
Dan Saliman – Guitar + Bouzouki

Live Line Up:
Lahav Zityat – Guitar +Oud
Or Levy – Bass
David Darash – Drums
Yanir Chmiel – Lead Vocals
Dan Saliman – Guitar + Bouzouki

For more info: Facebook.com/twistedmindmusic | Instagram.com/twistedmind.bandil | Spotify | Apple Music

About: The AOR rock/metal group Twisted Mind was founded in 2017 by Dan Saliman, an Israeli musician of a Yemenite & Moroccan-based heritage. Dan grew up in a home where oriental music was a Major part of his musical background

After a long process of creating a musical concept, Dan was joined by the other members, achieving this final line-up. The four joining members helped mold the sound, bringing their own styles, influences, and cultural heritage to Twisted Mind, thus creating a powerful combination of music that fuses the power and aggression of heavy metal, throughout the liberating energy of modern rock & roll.

And all this while using ethnical Middle Eastern music – emerging from their homeland and from the band members’ heritage and their own family ‘DNA’.Starting in San’aa –Yemen, through Istanbul – Turkey, passing through the deserts of Libya and traveling the long roads to a garage in Los Angeles.

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“The first band to open the mosh pit in this festival were Twisted Mind, a great achievement for the new band in our local scene ”- Metalist Magazine

“This band sounds like a super tight and professional rhythm turbo unit, creating happy shredding rock with a middle eastern touch” – Yosmusic.com

0 Saudi One Man Prog DUSK Announces First Full-Length “Spectrums” Out February 2023

December 2, 2022
by Asher
· DUSK · Music News

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Montreal, QC – December 2, 2022

Saudi One Man Prog DUSK Announces First Full-Length “Spectrums” Out February 2023

Saudi Arabia’s DUSK is a one-man musical progressive metal journey from the mind of Meshari Sangora. Once a college DJ in UAE, that time in his life lead to his rediscovery of all forms of metal and was just the beginning of creating his own music as a self-taught musician and producer. Starting out in 2020, over the last two years, DUSK has released two EPs “To Where I Belong” (2021) and “Ascension” (2020) along with multiple stand-alone singles.

Now this coming February 2023, DUSK will release the first full-length entitled “Spectrums”. Writing the album at the beginning of November 2021, it will feature 12 tracks with many guests such as Khalid C from local Saudi melodic death band Entropia, and Abdulrahman Elghazali (who was a featured guest on EP ‘To Where I Belong”) along with collaborations with international artists such as Aron Harris of the New York death metal based band Solemn Vision and the great Jaani Peuhu, previously known from the highly recognized band Swallow The Sun and his current band Ianai. Vocals are also sung in many other languages English, German, Finnish, and Arabic.

The album is also meant to be listened to as a Side A and Side B. The first half of the album (Side A) is aggressively sounding, and more guitar-focused and has a build-up of more hostility to each track while the listener moves forward. The second half (Side B) aims for a new sound from DUSK infusing more of the electric/EDM-ish sound where it’s more focused and digitized sounding and widely more appealing to the non-metal listener, all while keeping the same aggression level building up with each track.

With the name “Spectrums” came the main idea for the record, which is giving the music and letting everyone DUSK wanted to work with, put their creative input and point of view, discussing real topics and relatable stories so that the average listener feels the connection and experiences a full emotional journey throughout the whole album. As the songwriting developed for the full-length, DUSK also decided to infuse different languages and different styles, genres, and sounds.

“I wanted to bring more to the table and make this album a possible gateway to new audiences and perhaps fans from both sides, the metal heads & the non-metal listeners. I think all people who enjoy music will be interested in it, with all that has been added and all the different genres mixed in. What I’m trying to do with this record is to make everyone experience their own feelings and their own journey, the topics for this project are big and very stretched, some of the topics deal with real issues like betrayal and disposition, Love, Hate, and Hope.” adds DUSK

Creating the album was a task for DUSK, but as a one-man band, it was an easier workflow that he found really incredible.

“I have the full creative process to express my feelings and emotion without any interventions that may happen between band members, And I also love to give the creative space for the vocal artists to add their touch and magic when it comes to collaborating with them, I normally tell them the theme of the demo I share with them, and sometimes what subjects to talk about other than that, they always have the full creative space when it comes to vocals/writings lyrics.”

Recommended for fans of Currents, Born of Osiris, Novelists, and Deftones, and anything under the progressive djenty core metal realm, the debut album “Spectrums” is due out on February 17th, 2023, and will be released on all digital platforms including vinyl.

The album was fully written & recorded at Dusk’s studio with the mixing and mastering done by Tom Haberland of Crushing Waves Studio. Album artwork created by Giannis Nakos from Remedy Studios. M

Two singles will also be unveiled in lead up to the full-length’s release, “Lethal Perspectives” ft. Aron Harris and “Karma Will Find You” ft. Moe Steiger.

Album pre-order – https://dusk94.bandcamp.com/

Track Listing:
1. The World We Used To Know Ft. Abzy & Khalid C – 5:42
2. Digging Deeper Ft. Alex Hamilton – 4:05
3. Breath In, Breath Out Ft. Adnan – 4:20
4. Hatred Ft. Alex Hamilton – 3:12
5. Lethal Perspectives Ft. Aron Harris – 3:02
6. Agnes Of Rome Ft. Abzy – 5:00
7. Burning In My Mind Ft. Moe Steiger – 3:31
8. Karma Will Find You Ft. Moe Steiger – 4:19
9. Someone To Trust Ft. Jon Thomas – 3:38
10. Only You Ft. Jaani Peuhu – 5:39
11. Celestials Ft. Iman Ahmed & Abudlrahman Elghazali – 4:37
12. Absence Of Full – 2:18
Album Length: 50:00

For more info:
Facebook.com/Officialdusk94
Instagram.com/official__dusk
Twitter.com/Official__Dusk

About Album Guests: Abzy, Khalid C, Alex Hamilton, Adnan, Aron Harris, Moe Steiger, Jon Thomas, Jaani Peuhu, Iman Ahmed, Abdulrahman Elghazali

1- ABZY is a Self-taught singer-songwriter who started in 2007 Located In Kuwait city. Band (WAZIN), SOLO Project (SARAI)

2 – Khalid C is an electric guitar player located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is one of the founders of the band Entropia along with his new rock solo project Astrofrog.

3 – Adnan Mryhi is a singer and a Twitch streamer located In Dubai, UAE, Adnan also helped and still helping to build the Metal Scene in the UAE since 2006. Solo Project (Unmuted)

4- Alex Hamilton is a Canadian musician who operates Nova Nine Productions and offers session musician services, mixing/ mastering, and recording. His band is Wazmo.

5- Aron Harris also known as AceSirBell is the vocalist for the band Solemn Vision and the band telochvovin666 and the founder of Visionary Booking, a booking company focused on helping out-of-town bands break into NYC, and build lasting connections through different scenes.

6- Jaani Peuhu is a Finnish musician, producer and songwriter. Jaani has worked with artists like Before the Dawn, Swallow The Sun, To/Die/For, Thunderstone, Wiidakko and Anna Eriksson. More info – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaani_Peuhu

7-Iman Ahmed is an Arab/British singer and bass player who is the founder of Unicorn Squad – a global music community for unsigned artists and bands within the rock/ metal/alternative scene.

8-Abdulrahman Elghazali is an electric guitar player located in Riyadh, Suadi Arabia, previously featured on the “To Where I Belong EP” and a guitar player for the local thrash metal band Dune.

9-Moe Steiger is a session vocalist located in Germany. Editing and mixing engineer.

10- Jon Thomas is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, and session musician based in Canada.

11. Jonathan Hammond has solo projects Dark Horse and Thrifted Souls.

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0 Quebec City’s THE FLAYING Unleash Brutal Music Video “Angry, Undead”

December 1, 2022
by Asher
· Music News · The Flaying

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – December 1, 2022

Quebec City’s THE FLAYING Unleash Brutal Music Video “Angry, Undead”

L to R: Seb – Bass, Wil – Vocals, Mike – Drums, Did – Guitar

It’s been over three years since Quebec City’s THE FLAYING presented their brutal aural assault of death metal to a worldwide stage with the release of their award-winning sophomore album “Angry, Undead” (“Metal Album of The Year” GAMIQ awards (Gala alternatif de la musique indépendante du Québec)released during March 2019 via PRC Music. Working with Christian Donaldson of Cryptopsy at The Grid in Montreal, QC, the album is pure mayhem for their fastest and most brutal debauchery to date. The concept of “Angry, Undead” is an intricate one with each of the eight songs falling under a distinct axis: Chaos (social manifestations); Madness (individual manifestations); and Void (existential manifestations). It is brutal, instinctive, unique, and wicked, and is recommended for fans of Cryptopsy, Archspire, Suffocation, and Deicide.

To close the chapter on this full length, the band is unveiling their music video created by Emile Roy and Fred Roy of Methlab Massacre Media for the record’s title track via Slam Worldwide – https://youtu.be/hs0eJACcsoc

The band adds about the video:

“This video has been created by Methlab Massacre Media with a budget of approximately 13$ + gas! We gave them our absolute blessing to create a video for this great anthem song that is Angry Undead. The guys had a wicked storyboard in mind so we were happy to team up with these great artists. Behold their offering.”

THE FLAYING will be hitting the studio in 2023 to begin work on their follow-up album along with announcements on upcoming show dates in the coming new year.

The album “Angry, Undead” is available at the following links: Bandcamp, Spotify

For more info: Facebook | Instagram

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“The Flaying, hailing from Quebec City, churn out some of the sickest death metal jams you can find. Their album, Angry, Undead was released on PRC Music this past March and it’s a total ripper.” – Metal Injection

“True to the band’s name, the music of The Flaying will slash the skin from your face in paroxysms of blood-spraying savagery. But it does more than that. It will also suck the air from your lungs, boil the brain, and hammer your bones into fragments fine enough to blow away in the wind.” – No Clean Singing

“Angry, Undead is quite a number, I am really digging these addictive and mesmerizing death metal tunes and I am quite sure most of you technical and progressive death metal fans out there will feel the same about this album once you have checked this out. The Flaying is definitely a band to keep an eye and an ear on!” – Lords of Metal

“Solid and thoroughly enjoyable, The Flaying make a name for themselves on their second album.Angry, Undead is never at a loss for momentum and rage, and still manages to tickle your ears with its massive grooves and musical prowess.” Dead Rhetoric

“It is a savage, brutish and barbaric death metal album emphasized by the nasty groove of Elegy of Emptiness and the booming Angry, Unleashed. A fine addition to any death metal fan’s collection.” – Games, Brrrains & A Head-Banging Life

“They’re straight up death metal with no rules or gimmicks. They’re super groovy, great vocals you can understand, and dirty riffs with lots of tremolo mixed in for good measure.” – Technical Music Review

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0 Streaming Now! Star Wars Power Metal VIS MYSTICA’s New EP “Celestial Wisdom” ft. Guests From Lords of the Trident, Operus, Dragonland – Produced by Chad Anderson (Helion Prime)

December 1, 2022
by Asher
· Music News · Vis Mystica

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Montreal, QC – December 1, 2022

Streaming Now! Star Wars Power Metal VIS MYSTICA’s New EP “Celestial Wisdom” Escapes Reality Into The Far Reaches Of A Distant Galaxy

ft. guests Ty Christian (Lords of the Trident), David Michael Moote (Operus), Jonas Heidgert (Dragonland)

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“Celestial Wisdom” Out December 2nd

From a galaxy far, far away comes Vis Mystica, a Star Wars-based power metal act, that aims to provide escapism from everyday life and transportation into a fantastical world of magical powers and epic stories. Their debut EP “Celestial Wisdom” is eight bombastic tracks retelling the Dawn of the Jedi comics from Dark Horse Comics. The band quotes:

“This is an EP that we want people to listen to when they want to escape the craziness and mundane nature of everyday life. Sitting in an office for a 9 to 5 job doesn’t offer one much time for adventure or fantastical experiences and Vis Mystica wants to convey that through its music. You can be sitting at home, driving to work, anything and have the opportunity to turn on this album and be transported to a wonderful land outside of the boundaries of our reality.”

“Celestial Wisdom” is a fantastical journey into a world full of mystic powers and sprawling landscapes, with a classic “Good vs. Evil” battle and many memorable locations and detailed stories. All the themes come from the mind of Star Wars fan Connor McCray who suggests that fans can expect a massive amount of new music over the coming years as he has ideas for several albums to come already and these will only grow stronger with time.

Despite writing all of the music himself, McCray (guitar, bass, orchestration) relies on the talents and input of drummer Dillon Trollope and vocalist Devin Dewyer along with guests Ty Christian (Lords of the Trident), David Michael Moote (Operus), and Jonas Heidgert (Dragonland) to make the songs as strong as they can possibly be.

While they take great influence from other bands, Vis Mystica is quite confident that they possess a style that is somewhat unique in the Power Metal landscape. They are recommended for fans of Blind Guardian, Iron Maiden, and Bal-Sagoth.

Listen to “Celestial Wisdom” in full via its premiere on MetalInsider HERE.

“Celestial Wisdom” will be available on all digital platforms as of December 2nd, 2022.

EP pre-order – Vismysticaband.bandcamp.com

Previous singles can be heard on the band’s YouTube here.

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Vis Mystica also have a crowdfunding campaign set up for the EP – https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-vis-mystica-fund-celestial-wisdom#/

Track Listing:
1. Whispering Winds of Fate (feat. Jonas Heidgert – Dragonland) – 3:58
2. Legacy of the Builders (feat. David Michael Moote – Operus and Ty Christian – Lords of the Trident) – 5:29
3. The Plains of Silence – 4:42
4. Lux Et Veritas (feat. David Michael Moote – Operus) – 5:36
5. Beyond the Gates of Fury – 4:04
EP Length: 23:51

(CD Bonus Tracks)
6. The Plains of Silence (2020 Demo feat. Jesse Isadore)
7. Introitus (2016 Demo)
8. Secrets of the Maps (2016 Instrumental Demo)

EP Credits:
• All songs performed by: Vis Mystica
• All songs written by: Connor McCray
• Produced by: Chad Anderson
• Mixed by: Chad Anderson
• Mastered by: Chad Anderson
• EP Artwork by: Cody Bucher

EP Band Lineup:
Connor McCray – Guitar, Bass, Orchestration
Devin Dewyer – Vocals
Dillon Trollope – Drums

For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/vismysticaofficial
https://www.instagram.com/vismystica

About: Lingering in the unknown regions of the galaxy for many years, Vis Mystica has returned to known space to unleash an onslaught of music that has not been seen for a thousand generations: Jedi Metal!

Learn the stories of the ancient masters and their battles against the forces of evil in the tales of Vis Mystica. For fans of: Rhapsody, Blind Guardian, Twilight Force, Symphony X, Wintersun

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“Vis Mystica is a very interesting power metal band from Pennsylvania. Listening to this group is like finding an oasis in the middle of the driest desert. Although one of its main characteristics is that its music is based on the Star Wars universe, it is fair to say that its music shines by itself and it is not for less, since its influences are not found in its local scene, not even in its country.” – Metal-Rules.com

“Offering escapism from everyday life, Vis Mystica transports listeners into a fantastical world of magical powers and epic stories with their Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic inspired Power Metal. Along with taking great influence from other bands, they possess a style that is unique and holds its own in the power metal landscape.” – Bloodynews.ro

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0 Streaming Now! Vancouver Orchestral Metal Ensemble OPUS ARISE’s Instrumental Cyberpunk Epic “The Network”

December 1, 2022
by Asher
· Music News · Opus Arise

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – December 1, 2022

Streaming Now! Vancouver Orchestral Metal Ensemble OPUS ARISE’s Instrumental Cyberpunk Epic “The Network”

New Album “The Network” Out December 2nd

L-R – Derek Ho – Cello (live only), Matthew Logan – Drums, Violin II, Ellen Smith – Viola, Michelle Gao – Violin I, Kyle Hagen, Shawn Hillman – Guitar, Cello, Matthew Hannah – Keyboards

Photo Credit Jade Weekes

Vancouver, Canada’s Opus Arise is an orchestral metal ensemble that brings together classical strings and metal rhythms to create luscious soundscapes to dissonant chaos. Their newest album, “The Network” teleports listeners into a cyberpunk world filled with neon lights, and punctuated with progressive riffs. This cyberpunk-inspired world has an intricate plot surrounding research involving chord progressions that manipulate space and time. The band comments on the album:

“After many years that seemed like forever, we’re extremely excited to release our follow-up “The Network”. Thanks to the experience and wisdom of Maor Appelbaum, we’re very stoked that we brought the album to what it needed to be after much trial and error. We hope everyone will enjoy this journey through this Cyberpunk-inspired world!”

The eight-track album is just over forty minutes in length, it was produced and mastered by Maor Appelbaum; mixed by Ryan Shepard, and the album artwork was done by Daniel Reyes. The nine players on the album bring forth their skills on guitar, cello, bass, drums, violin, keyboards, viola, and contrabass in a sometimes collaborative effort, which is primarily composed and scored by Matthew Logan and Matthew Hannah. The writing and the recording have been in the works for some time, the drums were recorded in a mansion back in 2018 where the original rehearsal space was, and the same location was used to film the music videos for the singles “Reminiscence”, “Change” and “Inner Skepticism”.

“The Network” has a modern metal influence and different composers from their first album. It is best described as orchestral neo-classical instrumental progressive metal. Fans who enjoy Powerglove, Scale The Summit, and Animals As Leaders should be the first to dive into a futuristic world where one’s existence is questioned.

Due out on December 2nd, 2022, “The Network” can be heard in full via its premiere on TheProgSpace HERE.

Album pre-order – https://opusarise.bandcamp.com

Music Video – Inner Skepticism – https://youtu.be/MGW5MWi_F5g

Music Video – Reminiscence – https://youtu.be/9RCg0TOf9Bo

Music Video – Change – https://youtu.be/trkqH_Ye-3M

Track Listing:
1) Inner Skepticism – 5:50
2) Electric Jungle – 6:02
3) Antimatter – 3:22
4) Digital Soundscape – 4:38
5) Reminiscence – 5:21
6) Change – 5:23
7) Timeshift – 5:21
8) The Unanswered Question – 5:13
Album Length: 41:13

Album Band Lineup:
Shawn Hillman Guitar, Cello on “Digital Soundscape”
James Readman: Guitar
Daniel Carmago: Bass Guitar (Tracks 1-3, 5-7)
Matthew Logan: Drums, Violin II
Matthew Hannah: Keyboards
Michelle Gao: Violin I
Ellen Smith: Viola
Darrell Bennett: Cello
Kyle Hagen: Contrabass, Bass Guitar (Track 8)

For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/opusarise
https://www.instagram.com/opusarise
https://twitter.com/OpusArise

EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-iFB

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0 Decibel Is Now Streaming NIHILIST DEATH CULT’s (members ex-Pestilence, Abyss, Tribe of Pazuzu, Soulstorm) Hardcore Punk Debut Album “Death To All Tyrants”; Produced by Scott Middleton (ex-Cancer Bats)

December 1, 2022
by Asher
· Music News · Nihilist Death Cult

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Montreal, QC – December 1, 2022

Decibel Is Now Streaming NIHILIST DEATH CULT’s (members ex-Pestilence, Abyss, Tribe of Pazuzu, Soulstorm) Hardcore Punk Debut Album “Death To All Tyrants”

Produced by Scott Middleton (ex-Cancer Bats)

Photo Credit – Ron Sumners (ex-Slaughter drummer)

Decibel is now streaming “Death To All Tyrants”, which is the debut album from Canada’s Nihilist Death Cult (members ex-Pestilence, Abyss, Tribe of Pazuzu, Soulstorm). In the veins of punk, hardcore, and a little bit of grind, the album is 14 minutes of relentless music and direct lyrics that will grab you by the throat and refuse to let go. It also features guest solo appearances by Randy Harris (Tribe of Pazuzu) on “Obey & Consume” and Ian Mumble (Overthrow) on “You Get What You Deserve”. The lyrics attack the news media and societal conformity, the endless repetitive process of buying and consuming, and talk about slimy people who prey on others.

Bassist/vocalist Nick Sagias started the band in 2018, he cites that he strives to keep an element of annunciation in the vocals so that it’s easier to make out what he’s singing while he still retains a raw, death-punk style of vocals. The music was intentionally written to be savage and relentless and NDC feels they get their point across, conveying through a high-intensity, visceral experience, that is not intended for casual listeners. Sagias comments on the album:

“When we were ready to record, I started looking for someone to produce it and I was looking somewhat local, but not limited to, then I found Scott Middleton early on in the search and when I contacted him he just left the studio he was working at in Hamilton and building his own studio at his new place, but it wasn’t ready yet, so that pushed back our recording a few months, but in the end, it was all worth it. Scott was excellent to work with and helped us a lot by hearing things we didn’t hear, that’s what a good producer does and it was a great experience working with him.”

“Death To All Tyrants” was produced, mixed, and mastered by Scott Middleton (ex-Cancer Bats) and the album artwork was done by Gragoth. It is recommended for fans of early Bad Brains, Nails, and CroMags.

Listen to “Death To All Tyrants” in full via its album stream premiere on Decibel Magazine HERE.

The album will be available on all platforms on December 2, 2022.

Album pre-order – https://nihilistdeathcult.bandcamp.com

Lyric Video – Death To All Tyrants – https://youtu.be/PJR04jl5roI

Music Video – You Get What You Deserve – https://youtu.be/43tPCS0dbP4

Track Listing:
1. Follow The Money (1:06)
2. Hunting For Prey (1:38)
3. Obey & Consume (1:55)
4. Wake Up! (0:57)
5. Death To All Tyrants (1:25)
6. Ready For War (2:07)
7. Imperium (1:49)
8. Is This Progress? (2:01)
9. You Get What You Deserve (1:04)
Album Length: 14:07

Album Recording Band Line Up:
Nick Sagias – Bass/Vocals
John Sagias – Drums
Ethan Bolduc – Guitar

Live Band Line Up:
Nick Sagias – Bass/Vocals
John Sagias – Drums
Ethan Bolduc – Guitar
Rick Kowalski – Guitar

For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/NihilistDeathCult
https://www.instagram.com/nihilistdeathcult
https://twitter.com/NIHILDEATHCULT

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0 Hardcore Thrash Crossover SPLIT IMAGE Shares Trailer For Upcoming Band Doc On Psycho Image Tour w/ Psycho Mantis

November 30, 2022
by Asher
· Music News · Split Image

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – November 30, 2022

Hardcore Thrash Crossover SPLIT IMAGE Shares Trailer For Upcoming Band Doc On Psycho Image Tour w/ Psycho Mantis

This past August and September, California’s Split Image hit the road across six states with friends Psycho Mantis to support their debut album “Torrent of Illusion”. While on the 12-date tour, the bands captured their West Coast experience in a documentary that they will be screening for their hometown fans on December 9th in Murrieta, CA at Solaris Beer & Blendings followed by its full release on YouTube. The documentary was directed by Dylan Baumgartner (Reelverse Productions) and produced by Chris Sia (Low Budget Productions, Split Image) and Dylan Baumgartner

In lead up to the tour documentary’s release, the band is sharing a trailer, which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/yFf4ujchHUY

Split Image adds:

“During our tour this summer, we invited Reelverse Productions to join Split Image and Psycho Mantis on the road for the Psycho Image Tour. We love touring and bringing our music to fans and seeing them light up the pit. We traveled across the West Coast from California to the Pacific North West and back through stops in Nevada and Arizona. All the places were just so welcoming. We also like to bands Contact (Centralia, WA) and Corpus (Murrieta, CA),”

Dylan Baumgartner of Reelverse Productions also adds:

“Being a part of the Psycho Image Tour was such an amazing experience. I’ve played in bands all my life, but never toured before so when I heard from Chris Sia that his band, Split Image, would be going on tour with Psycho Mantis, I had to jump on the opportunity. I think what small DIY touring bands do is incredibly admirable, they travel for miles, spend hours stuck in a van, unload equipment, set up, play for roughly twenty minutes, hope they made some merch sales, then pack it all back up just to do it all over again the next day. Being able to document the tour, edit together the footage and contribute something special to the local Inland Empire metal/hardcore scene is really exciting for me. I can’t wait for people to see it and I hope it either inspires local bands to hit the road or it just inspires someone to join a band.”

SPLIT IMAGE released their debut album “Torrent of Illusion” this past June. It’s a gritty and powerful crossover experience that packs a punch. Belted out with passion, Split Image’s lyrics stem from the various experiences they’ve endured like the loss of a loved one, grief, and perspectives they’ve had or envisioned as well as spirituality. They combine this with a unique sound that boasts familiarity through thrashy riffs, progressive, technical elements, and a solid nod to old-school hardcore.

“We are all about unity through music and with Torrent of Illusion, we strongly believe that our listeners will truly appreciate the messages of becoming hyper-aware of yourself as an individual as well as being aware of others around us. Take care of yourself and others around you because we are all we have.” adds the band.

With a dash of many genres, Split Image will be of interest to those who like thrash, punk, crust, and hardcore. Fans of Power Trip, Enforced, and Dead Heat should take note.

“Torrent of Illusion” is available on Splitimage.bandcamp.com, Spotify.

Album Stream – https://youtu.be/HBe2JCWhuNo

Visualizer “Night Hag” – https://youtu.be/bPtRId6TGow

For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/SplitImageCA/
https://www.instagram.com/splitimageca/

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