Posts By Asher
0 May 2022 – Metal Hammer – Fall Of Stasis, Choreomanic, Infrared
0 April – May 2022 – Absolute Underground Magazine – Dirty Shirt, Hyperia, My Hollow, Falamh
0 APRIL 2022 – Rock Hard Italy – Rockshots Records Hilltops Are For Dreamers, Theigns & Thralls, LionSoul
0 MARCH – APRIL 2022 – Metallian – Hyperia, Helsott – Salem Rose Music & M-Theory Audio
0 MARCH 2022 – Album reviews Scream Magazine 264 – IDOL OF FEAR
0 JAN – MARCH 2022 – Fireworks Rock & Metal Magazine Ravenous E.H, Rockshots Records – Beriedir, Signum Draconis, Venus Syndrome
0 Rockshots Records – Out Now! LIONSOUL’s New Album “A Pledge To Darkness”
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – April 29, 2022
Rockshots Records – Out Now! LIONSOUL’s New Album “A Pledge To Darkness”
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Out Now! LionSoul unveils their new album “A Pledge To Darkness” via Rockshots Records. The band’s third full-length follows their previous releases “Welcome Storm” (2017) (Limb Music), “Omega” (2013), and EP “The Throne” (2015). Since the band’s formation in 2012, they have shared the stage and toured with artists such as Domine, Iron Savior, GammaRay, Kissin’ Dynamite, Geoff Tate, Tygers Of Pan Tang in Italy and across Europe along with festival appearances on Metal For Emergency (IT), Biker Fest (IT), and Loud and Proud Festival (IT).
The new album “A Pledge To Darkness” is a huge step forward in LionSoul‘s career as it is more heterogeneous, in some ways darker than the previous ones. Featuring 11 roaring cosmic tracks, it brings with it nuances ranging from thrash to melodic death metal, including some death metal vocals in order to give more emphasis to certain passages. The album is a composition of different stylistic approaches that converge into the power/heavy roots that still remain at the basis of their sound. The songs range from a classic power metal opener with spatial atmospheres up to a futuristic western ballad, from speed metal tracks – that wink at thrash and melodic death metal – to 80’s synth-wave tunes, from mid-tempo hymns in Teutonic/industrial style to the almost omnipresent Cyberpunk themes. “A Pledge to Darkness” remains in all respects a power metal album, but with some dosed contaminations. Overall, its goal is to take you on a hyperspace voyage from Tatooine to 2049 Los Angeles, while passing through Tranctor. The band explains further:
“Imagine your planet at the end of its life and you have the burden to preserve the knowledge so you take a spaceship for a trip to L A in 2049 meanwhile you pass through a portal between 1953 to 1986 and also you change your skin to save the human race from a virus.”
Recommended for fans of speedy heavy metal, power metal, hard rock, and 80’s soundtracks, “A Pledge to Darkness” is now available as of April 29, 2022.
Album order – https://bit.ly/LionSoul_CD
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3vRBeXU
Lyric Video – Wailing In Red – https://youtu.be/w-50helLg4M
Music Video – Amber of Illusion – https://youtu.be/HyiHCtyvv20
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Track Listing:
1. Continuum – 1:35
2. Exile to Arise – 4:27
3. Amber of Illusion – 4:48
4. Wailing in Red – 4:37
5. No Beginning (Nor An End) – 4:38
6. Soldier Through Time – 3:47
7. Skin 2 – 3:39
8. A Pledge to Darkness – 5:13
9. Red Flame – 4:15
10. Man, Machine, Almost Rhyme – 5:30
11. The Stranger – 5:22
Album Length: 47:56
Album Credits:
– Written and Produced by Ivan Castelli and Aurelio Parise
– All growl vocals and by Claudio Facheris
– Recorded and Mixed by Fabrizio “Izio” Romani at Media Factory Studio – Esine (BS)
– Vocal parts recorded by Andrea Facheris at Loft-1 Studio – Dalmine (BG)
– Mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio in San Marino
– Cover art by Stan W. Decker
For more info:
Rockshots.eu
www.lionsoul.it
Facebook.com/lionsoulband
Twitter.com/LionSoul_band
Instagram.com/lionsoulofficial
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0 Wacken Metal Battle USA – National Final – May 7 – Los Angeles – One Band To Play Wacken Open Air – The World’s Largest Metal Festival
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Montreal, QC – April 28, 2022
Wacken Metal Battle USA – National Final – May 7 – Los Angeles @ The Viper Room
One Band To Play Wacken Open Air – The World’s Largest Metal Festival
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WMBU National Final Spotify Playlist HERE.
After two years of hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, Wacken Metal Battle USA returned in 2022 for battles across America. From the months of January to April, over 100 bands from across the states battled each other out in Portland (OR), Seattle (WA), Las Vegas (NV), Akron (OH), Los Angeles (CA), San Diego (CA), Orange County (CA), Crockett (Bay Area – CA), Phoenix (AZ), Tucson (AZ), Austin (TX), San Antonio (TX), Lubbock (TX), El Paso (TX), and Houston (TX).
We are now down to the final six independent American bands, where one will be crowned the 2022 champion of Wacken Metal Battle USA and be given the opportunity to perform at the world’s largest metal festival, Wacken Open Air!
And the final six are…
Our Dying World (LA Winner) – Melodic death metal from the greater Los Angeles area. Bringing some of the best elements from every genre, they’re hoping to bring a new feeling to the metal world and dissolve the barriers between genres to make them fit seamlessly. https://ourdyingworld.bandcamp.com.
The Stage of Dreams (Ohio Winner) – Heavily influenced by classic metal bands like Iron Maiden, Metallica, and Judas Priest. Their upcoming EP was recorded at The Vault in Pittsburgh, PA and was produced and engineered by Multiplatinum Producer Dave Hillis. https://thestageofdreams.rocks
Mythraeum (San Diego Winner) – An alchemical process manifested through primal means, Mythraeum is an expression of the rage, misery, and longing that existence provokes. https://mythraeum.bandcamp.com
Donella Drive (Texas Winner) – Combining elements of alternative metal, post-hardcore, and progressive rock, San Antonio outliers Donella Drive cannot be categorized by a singular label. https://donelladrive.bandcamp.com
Phantom Witch (Bay Area Winner) – They were sent to this time from 1986 to bring Thrash to the future. Hold on to your butts.
Pitch Black Mass (Pacific Northwest) – From Oregon state!! Thrash Metal Heavy Hitters. https://youtu.be/kBQEKXcTjqs
Event Details:
Saturday, May 7 – Wacken Metal Battle USA National Final
The Viper Room – 8852 W Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA
21+ // doors @ 7:30 // $12 advance // $15 day-of-show
Tickets at https://bit.ly/viper507
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/421584889331186/
For its last three years (2017-2019), Wacken Metal Battle USA has hosted battles across the country to send one independent metal band to perform at the world’s largest metal festival Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany. 2019 saw the festival celebrate its 30th anniversary, but due to Covid, the 2020 and 2021 editions were both canceled. As the metal community regains its strength, Wacken Open Air 2022 will be the 31st edition of the festival and will be held from August 4th to 6th. The 2022 event is already sold out with a line-up that includes Slipknot, Till Lindemann (Rammstein), Judas Priest, Limp Bizkit, As I Lay Dying, Lacuna Coil, Danko Jones, Gwar, Death Angel, Tarja, and many more. Details here.
For over a decade at Wacken Open Air, independent metal bands from around the globe have been performing in front of thousands and competing against one another for one to be crowned champion of the international battle at the festival along with winning multiple prizes. For 2022, Wacken Metal Battle USA is returning to America and will be hosting qualifying rounds in select cities across the nation.
How it works:
Participating cities will host qualifying rounds plus a city final organized by a local city concert promoter where one band will move forward to the American national final (date and city to be determined). The winner of the national final will move on to perform at the Wacken Open Air 2022 and compete against the winners of 29 other countries in a final global battle. All bands will be judged during battle rounds by respected local music industry representatives.
Rules for participation: https://metalbattleusa.com/rules/
More info:
Wacken Metal Battle USA is part of an international competition that sees bands from across the country battle each other for the chance of winning their spot among 29 other countries’ champions, and representing the USA in an international battle of the bands at the world’s largest outdoor metal festival: Wacken Open Air, which has been taking place in Wacken, Germany for the last 30 years. The winner of Wacken Metal Battle USA will perform at the 2022 festival taking place from August 4 – 6th
2019’s national final was hosted in Los Angeles, CA and featured Dissentience (Winners, East Coast), Monarch (Winners, West Coast), Nahaya (Winners, Texas), Toxic Ruin (Winners, Chicago), Violence System (Winners, Atlanta) whom were selected from over a hundred bands that participated in battles across the USA. The national final battle was Judged by a panel of metal industry that consisted of Alex Distefano (LA Weekly), Marco Barbieri (M-Theory Audio) and DJ Will (KNAC.COM).
2019 – WMBU Winner
Monarch (San Diego, CA)
Video – Live at Wacken 2019 here.
2018 – WMBU Winner
VOICES OF RUIN (Anaheim, CA)
2017 – WMBU Winner
CORPSE HOARDER (Philadelphia, PA)Video – Live at Wacken 2017 here.
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Metal-Battle.com
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Facebook.com/metalbattleusa
Twitter.com/MetalBattleUSA
Instagram.com/metalbattleusa
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0 The Circle Pit Presents Anachronistic’s Hilarious True Story In “700 And 19 Ways Of Decay”
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Montreal, QC – April 28, 2022
The Circle Pit Presents Anachronistic’s Hilarious True Story In “700 And 19 Ways Of Decay”
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Anachronistic is the product of two ex-pats joining forces to create something truly unique, a heavy black metal sound, but overlaid with hardcore vocals. Armed with a vision, lyrics, and a long list of influences, American vocalist Matt Ramarge approached Ukrainian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Umarlak to breathe life into the project. They released their debut EP “700 And 19 Ways Of Decay” last month and it can be streamed in its entirety over at The Circle Pit at https://youtu.be/e3n1kbtmLBs
They explain the album in their own words:
“We tried to encapsulate a dark and raw merging of genres with this band. The vision behind Anachronistic’s initial trilogy LP release is to get people hooked on the concept and leave fans waiting for the next chapter to come out. Sonically and emotionally this album is really fun to listen to from a “bird’s eye viewpoint”. Once fans dig deeper into the song lyrics and album cover they will realize this is a true, hilarious story that will continue through 2 more releases, getting darker, heavier, and nastier with each release. Even as a standalone release, “700 and 19 Ways of Decay” will stand strong amongst fans of black metal and hardcore.”
The premise of the album centers a lot around Matt’s life experiences and incorporates elements from his job; initially, it was intended to be a spoken word project, but it morphed into a unique, tongue-in-cheek band that is serious about heavy riffs and energetic vocals. 700-19 is the actual contract paperwork for working in Korea as a US contractor, the album art, done by Adi Dechristianize, features Matt’s actual office with his persona Major Skinnis coming out of the monitor. This is the first chapter in a hilarious true story that will span three albums, the next is already underway.
Blackened hardcore is an interesting new twist on the parent genres. It has the technical power of black metal, mixed with hardcore energy that inspires headbanging, moshing, and stage diving. Anachronistic is recommended for metalheads and non-metalheads alike, anyone who is looking for something unique and raw.
Fans of Blood For Blood, Hatebreed, and Behemoth should definitely take note.
There is a music video on YouTube for the track “Time To Drink” – https://youtu.be/V_L1Xf4dZWg
Track Listing:
1. Recall – 4:48
2. Time To Drink – 3:59
3. Late Night Fundraising – 3:11
4. Festering Stench – 4:20
5. Going To The Ball – 3:33
6. Eruption Of A Hork Filled Gut – 3:02
7. Follow The Rules Or Die – 4:55
8. Hatred For Work Causes Gout – 3:38
Album Length – 31:25
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by:
Anachronistic
Matt – Vocals / Lyrics / Concept
Umarlak- Multi-Instrumentalist
• All songs written by: Anachronistic
• Produced by: Anachronistic
• Mixed by: Umarlak
• Mastered by: Dark Prod Studios
• Album Artwork by: Adi Dechristianize
Album Band Line Up:
Anachronistic
Matt – Vocals / Lyrics / Concept
Umarlak- Multi-Instrumentalist
For more info:
Instagram.com/anachronistic2022
YouTube
Anachronistic2022.bandcamp.com
Spotify
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0 Iran’s Heterochrome Confront Personal Devastation With “Time’s Up” Off “From The Ashes”
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Montreal, QC – April 28, 2022
Iran’s Heterochrome Confront Personal Devastation With “Time’s Up” Off “From The Ashes”
“From The Ashes’ Out May 13, 2022
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Coming from Iran, the two founding members of Heterochrome have had a myriad of challenges to overcome through the years. One of the outlets they utilize to express these feelings is through music. The latest single off their upcoming album “From the Ashes” tells two of these stories as they share:
“’Time’s Up’ consists of two stories about the difficulties of love and the emotional devastation that comes from it. The first part deals with a deep sorrow from the mentioned devastation in Arash’s life, and the second part recalls a memory from Mida. Arash wrote this song shortly after a life changing period of time and brought it forward, even though it sounded different than their previous work, sounding a lot more simple and raw. Mida’s life story sounds like something out of a telenovela! A very progressive one, but a telenovela all the same.”
The album was written and recorded over four years, during which Mida had to say goodbye to their fiancé many times, sending them off to the US alone, because of the travel ban. The second verse of this song was written on one of these “goodbye nights”. The pain of saying goodbye, feeling your soul catching fire and burning with love is reflected in the lyrics. The inevitability of heartbreak in love is a universal language that almost everyone can speak.
Stripped down to raw emotions, Heterochrome overflows with passion and feeling. They are recommended for fans of alternative rock and progressive metal, and bands such as Lacuna Coil, Opeth and Porcupine Tree.
The single and lyric video for “Time’s Up” can be heard via its premiere on AllAboutTheRock HERE.
“From The Ashes” will be released on May 13, 2022.
Album pre-order – https://heterochrome.bandcamp.com
Previous singles:
Baraye Farda, For Tomorrow – https://youtu.be/NaTTGZdpQq4
Badbadak (The Flight) (Music Video) – https://youtu.be/Ce1pjpfvWvE
The Bearing – https://youtu.be/pUwK1BoptaI
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Track Listing:
1. Baraye Farda, For Tomorrow – 3:39
2. Badbadak, The Flight – 3:28
3. Rage Against The People – 4:34
4. WOTB – 4:10
5. The Bearing – 4:29
6. Transition – 2:22
7. Time’s Up – 3:06
8. Through Evil Within – 5:03
9. Sargardan, Wanderer – 3:20
10. The Outlaw – 7:20
Album Length: 41:21
For more info:
Heterochrome.com
Instagram.com/heterochromeband
Facebook.com/heterochromeband
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