EPK – Odinfist – Remade In Steel (2023)
Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
“Over the course of our musical careers, we’ve always prioritized making music that we enjoy and want to listen to first. Each album is a snapshot of where we were mentally, creatively, and socially– but we always wanted to explore new spaces within the genre and try to push into places we hadn’t been before. Remade in Steel is true to Odinfist’s roots in Traditional Heavy Metal, offers its listeners the same energy and sound that they’ve come to expect from the band, but still shows off the band’s love for discovery.” – Odinfist
For fans of Savatage, Riot City, Eternal Champion, Cauldron, Anvil
Album Title: Remade In Steel
Release Date: March 10, 2023
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: N/A
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“Old-school metal is in vogue and on the rise and Odinfist delivers on all fronts with this anthem-filled good-time, moshing composition of heavenly Heavy Metal!” The Metal Gods Meltdown
“there’s some cool stuff here, so Odinfist is definitely a band to keep an eye on if you can’t get enough traditional heavy metal.” – The Metal Crypt
“Odinfist not caring who knows what bands influence their sound – a sound that wouldn’t even be here if it weren’t for the likes of Iron Maiden, Saxon, Angel Witch, and every other band who helped create the iconic and much loved sound of traditional heavy metal… Overall, six songs of infectious and head bang-able traditional heavy metal featuring the classic foot on the monitor gallop.” – Metal Gods TV
“‘Remade In Steel’ will have mosh pits jumping for joy and raising their clenched fists high in the air. Odinfist are remaining firmly and squarely in the heavy metal genre, delivering the kinda metal I grew up listening to – and I listened to a lot!” – Frenzy Fire
““Riffmaster,” gets the bluesy inclinations going strong. It hits the heights and moves with a fierce grit, turning through the shriek and bringing the goods. “Metalmancer,” turns through, hitting the triumphs and the growing bounds of time. “Remade In Steel,” hits the hammer hard, turning the growing sounds of the thunder forward.” – The Median Man
“Make no mistake, Odinfist is unashamedly old school sounding, carrying off a sound that was prevalent during the decade for metal evolution, the glorious eighties. Just take album opener ‘Riffmaster’ as a prime example – I can almost smell the eighties! And I know exactly what the eighties smelled like, for I was a teenager during the decade of not just metal evolution, but evolution for fashion and technology too! ‘Riffmaster’ is a galloping “foot on the monitor”, head bang-able slab of traditional heavy metal – and all from a band over three and a half thousand miles away from where it all started! But then, one of Canada’s greatest metal exports is Anvil, so Odinfist has a great legacy to live up to. And along with bands such as Skull Fist, Iron Kingdom, and Striker – the legacy is safe.” – Metal-Roos
“Heavy Metal in the Old Vain, the followers of extremely heavy Heavy Metal cult bands in pure steel culture like CAULDRON, RIOT CITY, SAVATAGE, ETERNAL CHAMPION, IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST as well as the True Metal faction lets water run on the mill wheel by the liter . – A mighty Hail… – to the Odinfist! 8/10” – FFM-Rock
“‘Metalmancer’ dives super catchy into the pool of grooves, immediately getting into the blood ensnared by powerful JUDAS PRIEST/METAL CHURCH epic anthem material convinces his fan clientele, to which the reviewer of these lines belongs, after the proclaimer of the truth has expressed his opinion melodic, powerful, anthemic and heavy,” – FFM-Rock
“Odinfist play true heavy metal at its finest… Remade In Steel is pleasing from the first to the last note,” – Soundmagnet Magazin
“Don that favorite denim or leather jacket, strap on that bullet belt, and savor this effort that keeps heavy metal alive.” – Dead Rhetoric
““Remade In Steel” is a thoroughly old-school Metal disc that can definitely get you in the mood if you have a heart for this style.” – Hellfire Magazin
“Something new in Okanagan metal band’s seventh album” – Kelowna Daily Courier
“Remade In Steel screams Saxon, vintage Leppard and Priest… what they’ve made here is a sub-40 minute romp through trad, doom, thrash and more that ticks just about every metal box in the Sabbath-inspired book. Think Maiden have gone soft? Hark back to Metallica’s Ride The Lightning era? Know every word of Screaming For Vengeance? Then Remade In Steel is made for you.” – Rush On Rock
“”Remade in Steel” offers a unique musical experience. The end result is a complete album that has a bit for everyone and a sense of accomplishment at the very end. Saucy, melodic and barbaric. Get ready for a roller coaster ride through the twists and turns of traditional heavy metal. Odinfist recommended for fans of Savatage, Riot City and Eternal Champion.” – W-Mgnieniu-Rocka
“”…Remade In Steel” is a good and entertaining metal” – Power Metal
“‘”Remade In Steel” is a record that will not leave you indifferent for any reason. It is a heavy metal creation, full of “live” compositions and epic atmosphere, which aims to convey to you the madness for heavy metal.'” – Soundcheck
“”Remade in Steel” stays true to Odinfist’s roots in traditional heavy metal, offering listeners the same energy and sound they’ve come to expect from the band, while still showing the band’s love of discovery.” – Amplified Mag
“…pure and hard Heavy Metal, from the old school, in the purest style of IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, and other bands of the well-known NWOBHM…” – Necromance Magazine
“this is heavy duty old school metal. The simplicity of the title track stands out for me and the opening “Riffmaster” cranks along pretty well, with lots of lead axework. ODINFIST is drawing inspiration from the right places” – Wormwood Chronicles
“Odinfist has a damn good grasp on the metal jugular without ruining the authenticity of the medium.” – Metalpsalter
“They capture the old school sound better than most of the competition, without a doubt” – Foul Feast Webzine
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Album Title: Remade In Steel
Release Date: March 10, 2023
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: N/A
Track Listing:
1. Riffmaster – 6:28
2. Metalmancer – 4:36
3. Remade in Steel – 5:16
4. Allfather – 6:52
5. Deadline – 5:16
6. Masquerade – 8:34
Album Length: 37:02
Album Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Odinfist
• All songs written by: Odinfist
• Produced by: Shane Bouthillier
• Mixed by: Shane Bouthillier
• Mastered by: Shane Bouthillier
• Album Artwork by: Art of Grimmuza
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Album and Live Band Line Up:
Tyler Anderson – Lead Vocals and Guitar
Bradley Caulien – Drums
Justin Ketterer – Guitar and Backing Vocals
Jesse Valstar – Bass
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The album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
A roller coaster ride taking the listener through the twists and turns of traditional heavy metal.
Track by track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
Riffmaster – Epic speed metal. Deep Purple vibes. Very guitar-driven track. The lyrics are about a badass wizard dude who brings true metal to the people of Earth and passes judgment on the enemies of metal.
Metalmancer – Classic 80s metal riffs. Some hair metal influences in the verses. The lyrics describe a protagonist as they’re being exposed to new ideas and how they can forge a new path in life. The guitar solos are fucking sick, boys. Remade in Steel – Michael Akerfeldt would say “It’s going to be evil.” This one definitely has some Savatage riffage. Gets super heavy and then breaks into a psychedelic solo section. Very unconventional song structure. The protagonist of the song seeks help from Monks in a mountain monastery, but they have to break them down and reforge them out of metal because the damage is too extreme.
Allfather – This song is about Odin Allfather, from Marvel’s Thor films, played by Anthony Hopkins. The song is pretty much Dance of Death by Iron Maiden.
Deadline – This is the Metallica song. It is also the Megadeth song. It goes from doomy to thrashy, with lots of chromatic riffage. The lyrics are about trying to survive under pressure, crushing anxiety, and running out of time.
Masquerade – This is the long, epic song of the album. Space aliens like to wear masks at fancy parties, and attempt to exterminate the human race, and then humans are forced to flee to space in order to avoid extinction.
BAND STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS:
1. Odinfist headlined the first two Armstrong Metalfests, back when it was just a backyard party on our old drummer’s parents’ farm.
2. The band has had the same members now for just about 16 years, which makes it very easy to work together because of how familiar we are with each other’s playing styles. We’ve all been friends since high school.
3. This album was written during the Covid 19 lock down years. Lots of ideas that didn’t quite make it got forgotten or scrapped along the way.
4. Jesse Wrote the lyrics to Remade in steel while binge watching the latest season of the Mandolorian.
5. The song “Masquerade” has been an idea for over 10 years and went through several revisions. At one time, around 2011, it was a finished song, with a very different structure, but it got shelved and then revisited multiple times before it became what it is today.
Odinfist has been bringing heavy metal to the Okanagan Valley for sixteen years and has participated in a variety of major shows and festivals across Western Canada. They have played with a variety of other bands such as Kataklysm, Thor, 3 Inches of Blood, etc. Members of Odinfist are also very involved with the Okanagan Metal scene. The band is all about fun, melodic heavy metal that you mosh, party, or just have a good time to, with a relentlessly energetic and entertaining live show.
Album and Live Band Line Up:
Tyler Anderson – Lead Vocals and Guitar
Bradley Caulien – Drums
Justin Ketterer – Guitar and Backing Vocals
Jesse Valstar – Bass
Discography:
2009 – Thrash and Pillage
2009 – Fields of Flesh EP
2010 – We Are Gods
2011 – Come to the Walls EP
2012 – Rest in Glory
2016 – The Old Lighthouse
2019 – Let the Gods Decide
2023 – Remade in Steel
SHARED STAGE WITH:
3 inches of blood, Kataklysm, Skull Fist, Thor, Into Eternity, Holy Grail, Aggression, Diamond Head, Grim Reaper, Unleash the Archers, Iron Kingdom, Greyhawk, Protest The Hero, Devin Townsend Project
Tours and Festivals:
2022 Armstrong Metalfest – Armstrong, BC
(2009-2012, 2014-2021) Armstrong Metalfest
2019 Hyperspace Metalfest – Vancouver, BC
2018 Loud as Hell – Drumheller, Alberta
2017 Decimate Metalfest – Calgary, Alberta
2016 Hellraiser Fest – Kelowna, BC
2016 Metallion – Vanderhoof, BC
2016 Loud as Hell – Drumheller, Alberta
2015 Farmageddon – Edmonton, Alberta
2014 Calgary Metalfest – Calgary, Alberta
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