Heavy Music HQ Album Reviews: Week of July 9, 2021 – Heavy Music Headquarters Mütherload – “Ü is a rock-steady first release for Mütherload with glimpses of a worthy foundation set in place.” Scattered Storm – “On their Oblivion EP, Scattered Storm give stomping grooves and bouncy breakdowns a cinematic flair, as electronics and orchestration add dimensions to their sound. Whether it’s the “2001: A Space Odyssey”-inspired ambient outro to “Kingslayer” or the mournful closing ballad “Scattered Storm,” the band doesn’t hesitate to offer different sides to their music, which is a commendable trait for a band in their infancy.” https://heavymusichq.com/heavy-music-hq-album-reviews-week-of-july-9-2021/
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0 Heavy Music HQ Album Reviews: Week of July 9, 2021 – Heavy Music Headquarters Mütherload – “Ü is a rock-steady first release for Mütherload with glimpses of a worthy foundation set in place.” Scattered Storm – “On their Oblivion EP, Scattered Storm give stomping grooves and bouncy breakdowns a cinematic flair, as electronics and orchestration add dimensions to their sound. Whether it’s the “2001: A Space Odyssey”-inspired ambient outro to “Kingslayer” or the mournful closing ballad “Scattered Storm,” the band doesn’t hesitate to offer different sides to their music, which is a commendable trait for a band in their infancy.”
0 #SPOTIFY Approved by Antichrist Metalzine vol. 2 2021 w/ Osyron , Thy Row Rockshots Records , Draemora , Saintvicious , CRNKSHFT , Thrash La Reine , Joe Knecht , Rebel Priest , Artach , Shumaun , Eternal Silence and lots more!
#SPOTIFY Approved by Antichrist Metalzine vol. 2 2021 w/ Osyron , Thy Row Rockshots Records , Draemora , Saintvicious , CRNKSHFT , Thrash La Reine , Joe Knecht , Rebel Priest , Artach , Shumaun , Eternal Silence and lots more! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5TqhPVwonJZpJTmHnRsgu3
0 Toronto’s WHITE COWBELL OKLAHOMA To Release Rarities Album “Textos Raros – Vol. 1 – 2001-2011”, New Music Video “Take Me Down to Mexico”
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Montreal, QC – July 9, 2021
For fans of Deep Purple, ZZ Top, Frank Zappa, Funkadelic, Thin Lizzy, KISS, Hawkwind
Toronto’s WHITE COWBELL OKLAHOMA To Release Rarities Album “Textos Raros – Vol. 1 – 2001-2011”
New Music Video “Take Me Down to Mexico”
“Textos Raros – Vol. 1 – 2001-2011” Out August 6th via Slick Monkey Records
L-R: Chainsaw Charlie (power tools, percussion), Betty Bullwhip (drums), Clem C. Clemsen (vocals, guitar),
Blind BBQ Wilson (guitar), Curtis E. Flush (guitar, vocals), South Pawl Jones (bass, vocals)
Photo Credit: Ashlea Wessel
Established in 1999 in Toronto, Canada, legendary rock armada WHITE COWBELL OKLAHOMA has remained a behemoth of over the top rock n’ roll for over two decades. Featuring a nebulous syndicate of low-life participants and a show often compared to Kiss meets The Allman Brothers meet Frank Zappa meets The Tubes, the band has toured Europe and North America countless times, while completely disregarding musical trends, political correctness, and common decency.
With the band’s first archival release “Textos Raros – Vol 1 – 2001-2011”, WHITE COWBELL OKLAHOMA presents over 40 minutes of eleven rare and never-released digital tracks due out on August 6th via the band’s very own label Slick Monkey Records.
Tracks such as “Take Me Down to Mexico”, “(Just) Some Things a Man Can’t Keep Inside”, “Southern Grace (Live)” and “Black Mountain Top (Whiskey Woman) (Live)” have only appeared on the vinyl version of 2012’s “Buenas Nachas” whereas other recorded songs “Black Night” (Deep Purple cover) and “Streetknifes ‘R’ Go” never made the final cut of the band’s discography and will be available to be heard for the first time.
Recommended for fans of Deep Purple, ZZ Top, and Frank Zappa, WHITE COWBELL OKLAHOMA will begin touring in December 2021 is also working on releasing new music in early 2022 along with tour dates starting December 2021 and European dates to begin Spring 2022! “
Music Video – Take Me Down in Mexico – https://youtu.be/EqH5MQwNvQc
Pre-order for digital along with limited signed/numbered CD versions of “Textos Raros – Vol 1 – 2001-2011” is available on https://whitecowbelloklahoma.bandcamp.com.
The band’s discography can be discovered for stream and download on Spotify, Apple Music.
Along with music videos on YouTube.
Discography:
2021 – Textos Raros – Vol 1. – 2001-2011
2018 – Seven Seas Of Sleaze
2015 – Mixto Sixto
2012 – Buenas Nachas
2010 – Viva Live Locos
2009 – Bombardero
2006 – Casa Diablo
2003 – Cencerro Blanco
Track Listing:
1. Take Me Down To Mexico (3:08)
2. Black Night (4:28) (Deep Purple Cover)
3. [Just] Some Things A Man Can’t Keep Inside (7:54)
4. The ‘Bell Are On The Run (3:54)
5. Shot A Gamblin’ Man (Early Version) (3:03)
6. This Cracker’s Got The Blues (Early Version) (3:26)
7. Lone Star Love-In (4:22)
8. Rebel Woman (1:45)
9. Southern Grace (Live) (3:25)
10. Black Mountain Top (Whiskey Woman) (Live) (4:20)
11. Streetknifes ‘R’ Go! (7:50)
Album Length: 47:44
For more info:
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Facebook.com/WhiteCowbellOklahoma
Twitter.com/whitecowbell
Instagram.com/whitecowbell
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0 Rockshots Records: Italian Symphonic Metal ETERNAL SILENCE Music Video “Glide In The Air”, New Album “Timegate Anathema” Out October 2021
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Montreal, QC – July 9, 2021
For fans of Epica, Within Temptation, Sonata Arctica, Lacuna Coil, Evanescence
Rockshots Records: Italian Symphonic Metal ETERNAL SILENCE Music Video “Glide In The Air”
New Album “Timegate Anathema” Out October 2021
Italian symphonic metallers Eternal Silence will be releasing their new album “Timegate Anathema” on October 8, 2021 via Rockhots Records. Recorded at The Groove Factory (Udine, Italy) and Line/Out Studio (Milano, Italy) with mixing and mastering by Michele Guaitoli (Visions of Atlantis, Temperance, Kaledon), the full length will feature ten tracks of symphonic and power prog metal plus will see the band introduce new elements and experimentation into their sound. The album goes from power metal songs like “The Way Of Time” and “My Soul Sad Until Death” to heavy and dark ones like “Rain and Red Death Masquerade”, passing through the catchy melodies of tracks like “Glide In The Air” and acoustic moments on “Lonely and Firefly”. The main theme that inspired the record is the concept of time.
“It has been a long time since our last full length was released, we took our time to make the best songs possible and then the pandemic broke in and forced us to stop and wait for the right time to publish it. But now everything is ready and we can’t wait to finally share this with you all.” adds the band.
Today, Eternal Silence unveils their music video for the second single “Glide In The Air”, which is one of the most easy-listening songs from the album with its catchy melodies and beating rhythm.
The band explains the song’s concept in further detail:
“This song was conceived by our guitarist Enzo Criscuolo. The guitars and the rhythmic section are strong and the beat of the drums plays a main role. Unlike the other tracks on the album, for Glide In The Air, there’s no bombastic orchestra and classical strings, but electronic keyboards and synthesizers that give the entire song a different taste and personality. The vocal part is completely entrusted to Marika, who shows her full potential in a more modern and poppy ambiance.”
Music Video – https://youtu.be/0wZMeT49DGs
Digital single – https://backl.ink/146941995
Pre-order CD – http://bit.ly/TimegateAnathema_CD
Formed in Varese, Italy in 2008, Eternal Silence combines powerful guitar riffs, a thunderous rhythmic section, catchy melodies, and bombastic orchestral tracks with the support of two vocalists, Marika Vanni and guitarist Alberto Cassina sharing the front stage. The band’s current line-up is completed by Alessio Sessa (bass), Andrea Zannin (drums) and Enzo Criscuolo (guitarist).
Since their formation, the band has unleashed three albums and two EPs. 2020’s “Renegades” (EP), 2018’s “Metamorphosis” (EP), and 2017’s “Mastermind Tyranny” were released on Sliptrick Records, and their earlier full-lengths “Raw Poetry” (2013) and “Chasing Chimera” (2015) were released on Underground Symphony Records.
Over the years, the band has been a consistent touring presence in Europe, performing in Germany, Switzerland, France, Czech Republic, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, and Hungary along with being support for bands such as Temperance, Therion, Haggard, Sound Storm, Blackoustic (Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius) and Jani Liimatainen (Insomnium)).
Previous single – Ancient Spirit
Lyric Video – https://youtu.be/xDR8PfxFafo
Digital single – https://backl.ink/146941991
Track Listing:
1. The Way Of Time (6:59)
2. Edge Of The Dream (6:00)
3. Ancient Spirit (5:31)
4. Heart Of Lead (5:41)
5. Lonely (4:51)
6. Glide In The Air (4:06)
7. Rain (4:36)
8. My Soul Sad Until Death (5:36)
9. Firefly (2:15)
10. Red Death Masquerade (4:51)
Album Length: 50:28
Eternal Silence is:
Marika Vanni – Vocals
Alberto Cassina – Guitar/Vocals
Alessio Sessa – Bass
Andrea Zannin – Drums
Enzo Criscuolo – Guitar
More info:
Rockshots.eu
Facebook.com/eternalsilencemusic
Instagram.com/eternalsilenceband
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0 Scattered Storm (ft. members Pissing Razors) Is Now Streaming Primitive Yet Futuristic Debut EP “Oblivion”, EP Stream Premiere via MetalInsider
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Montreal, QC – July 8, 2021
Scattered Storm (ft. members Pissing Razors) Is Now Streaming Primitive Yet Futuristic Debut EP “Oblivion”
EP Stream Premiere via MetalInsider
Debut EP “Oblivion” Out July 9th
Texas’ Scattered Storm has a new EP slated for release this summer and listeners around the world can dig into the stream right now.
The main theme of “Oblivion” is darkness in various situations like social, personal, and the fantasy world. The EP lyrically touches on many social and fantasy subjects, musically the intent was to not be too technical, only in moments, but definitely heavy and atmospheric. It is not a concept EP but it kind of flows like one from one song to the other. The music creates the sonic journey while the lyrics convey the history of that journey. As the band describe themselves:
“There are varied themes within each song, but the consistency of the technical aspects of the music make it glue very well. This being the solid foundation of rhythm, with the ambience of the keyboards. The bass separates a lot and this was done intentionally so as to not sound too predictable in the melodies and more tool-like. This works well to create separation and keeps the songs interesting. Imagine taking the ambience of Devin, the complex heavy groove and machine riffs of Fear Factory with some very poppy and heavy vocals in between.”
Over the course of the debut, fans can expect six very well thought out songs. As the band says, there are no fillers. They decided to do six songs to test out the market and not waste any more material. They have much more material, but felt this initial offering was a good start to showcase the band and introduce it to the world.
The EP was mixed by Jay Arriaga (drums/keyboards/samples) who then sent it to their good friend Alan Wallace from Eminence in Brazil to master.
Recommended for fans of Meshuggah, Tesseract and Devin Townsend, Scattered Storm brings together a wide variety of elements and techniques.
The EP “Oblivion” is streaming now via its premiere on MetalInsider HERE and is officially out on July 9th, 2021.
EP digital pre-save – https://backl.ink/146809449
Music Video “Kingslayer” – https://youtu.be/5WbwojPueZ4
Lyric Video “Aeon Flux” – https://youtu.be/7-nq-Eh0NrI
Track Listing:
1. Aeon Flux (3:40)
2. Under The Fire (4:03)
3. Kingslayer (4:43)
4. Empty (4:23)
5. Necronomicon (3:16)
6. Scattered Storm (3:35)
EP Length: 23:41
Band Line Up:
Drums, Keyboards and Samples: Jay Arriaga
Guitars: Kevin Armstrong
Live Bass: Eddie “Razor” Garcia
Vocals: Andre Acosta
For more info:
Facebook.com/Scattered-Storm-106688970852378
Instagram.com/scatt_storm
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About:
Scattered Storm hails from El Paso, Texas, USA and is a state supergroup comprised of seasoned musicians Andre Acosta and Ed Razor from Pissing Razors fame with band founders Jay Arriaga (No Life on Earth, Years of Cold), and Kevin Armstrong (Mondoshawan, Section 6). Their music is very dark, futuristic and heavy, but also has a lot of ambience.
Formed in 2019, the band has been polishing itself since and decided on an ultimate direction to go in. From the beginning, there was a very clear understanding of every detail they wanted to incorporate. From the very tuning of the 7 and 8 string guitars and the very specific tonality, they produce the ambience provided by the keyboards to layers and layers of vocals to really convey Acosta’s sound. This is all finished off with the main focus, that catchy riff and rhythm to have the songs stay on people’s minds and headbanging of course. Gotta have headbanging.
A Scattered Storm song begins with Arriaga and Armstrong exchanging riffs, with an emphasis on a technicality, but never losing the groove. After the song is polished, it goes to Acosta who applies the fantastic to the real world through the vocals.
When Scattered Storm hits the stage, the audience can expect a combination of the primal vs the futuristic as described in the lyrics and song title names. In the summer of 2021, they are unleashing their debut EP “Oblivion” via Blood Blast Distribution powered by Nuclear Blast.
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0 Mostly Metal – Review: Mütherload – Ü (EP) “With four songs, two interludes and 16:30 minutes of playing time, “Ü” is a rather short, but mind-blowing listen, worth to crank it up. Serious musicianship meets full power vocals and a certain craziness, which is a great combination for me. Considering their founding story I can only confirm: these guys really know how to write music together. Let’s hope this EP is the delicious appetizer for an album to follow.”
Mostly Metal – Review: Mütherload – Ü (EP) “With four songs, two interludes and 16:30 minutes of playing time, “Ü” is a rather short, but mind-blowing listen, worth to crank it up. Serious musicianship meets full power vocals and a certain craziness, which is a great combination for me. Considering their founding story I can only confirm: these guys really know how to write music together. Let’s hope this EP is the delicious appetizer for an album to follow.” https://mostly-metal.net/Mutherload/
0 Metal Epidemic Review – Scattered Storm – Oblivion
0 Metal-Rules.com Artach – Sworn to Avenge “check out Artach for a truly epic journey into the wildernesses that populate the dark fantasy land conjured through their excellent music. This sophomore album tells me that this is a band that will be releasing much good material for years to come and will soon be headlining the epic black metal stages or charts both online and at festivals. An excellent job all round.”
Metal-Rules.com Artach – Sworn to Avenge “check out Artach for a truly epic journey into the wildernesses that populate the dark fantasy land conjured through their excellent music. This sophomore album tells me that this is a band that will be releasing much good material for years to come and will soon be headlining the epic black metal stages or charts both online and at festivals. An excellent job all round.” https://www.metal-rules.com/2021/07/01/artach-sworn-to-avenge/
0 Metal-Rules.com Quick Jabs for July 2021 Slashdance Ancient Temple Recordings “For any fans of goth rock/metal, post-punk, and industrial, you are going to love this album.”
Metal-Rules.com Quick Jabs for July 2021 Slashdance Ancient Temple Recordings “For any fans of goth rock/metal, post-punk, and industrial, you are going to love this album.” https://www.metal-rules.com/2021/07/01/quick-jabs-for-july-2021/
0 CDN Records Announce Release Date For The Blood of Christ Reissue of 1990s Demos On Cassette + CD
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Montreal, QC – July 8, 2021
For fans of Dismember, Enslaved, Morbid Angel, My Dying Bride, Kataklysm
CDN Records Announce Release Date For The Blood of Christ Reissue of 1990s Demos On Cassette + CD
“Frozen Dreams” and “The Lonely Flowers Of Autumn”
Remastering by Dan Swano (Incantation, Jungle Rot, Asphyx)
Circa 1995 – The Blood of Christ – Lineup (L to R): Marek Kopala – Bass, Jason Deaville – Vocals, Jason Longo – Drums, Jeff Longo – Guitar
Photo Credit – Shawn Pritchard
CDN Records is proud to announce that August 21st will be the release date for the reissue of Canadian death metallers The Blood of Christ‘s early 1990’s demos “Frozen Dreams” (1994) and “The Lonely Flowers Of Autumn” (1995) on limited edition cassette and CD. Both are remixed along with remastering done by Dan Swano (Incantation, Jungle Rot, Asphyx). The CD version features bonus tracks from the 1996 Torture Records 7″ single and the 1994 demo “Frozen Dreams”.
The Blood of Christ brutalized their way onto the Canadian scene in the mid-1990s. Even with various line-up changes, mainly vocalists, the band has released a discography of multiple albums and splits along with being a tour de force, supporting bands such as Cryptopsy, Incantation, Morbid Angel, Kataklysm, Necronomicon, Killitorous and many more local and international acts.
The band comments on the reissues:
“This was the beginning of our natural journey that began rooted in straight-up death-grind metal around 1995 with added dark elements from black metal and doom. These songs became epic with varied time signatures and tempo changes, often shifting from chugging death metal riffs to droning black metal riffs in the blink of an eye – and incorporated more vocal styles than the average death metal band would. We have always called it Epic Dark Metal since our inception in 1995 with our “the Lonely Flowers of Autumn” demo… and that has stuck with us.”
In support of the reissues for “Frozen Dreams” and “The Lonely Flowers Of Autumn”, The Blood of Christ are also sharing their lyric video for the track “In The Distance”. It was a song written by the band while heavily influenced by the Kataklysm “Sorcery” album. It’s a lengthy, heavy and unique grinder that is dedicated to a story of a vampire who can not love a human woman due to his wretched existence and immortality. This song acts as a soundtrack to human suffering, told from both the band’s and the fictional vampire’s point of view.
Lyric Video – “In The Distance” – https://youtu.be/Pl7CnsSAyyQ
Cassette and CD pre-order will be available on CDN Records.
Cassette Track Listing – The Lonely Flowers Of Autumn (1995) – Reissue:
1. Autumns Twilight (7:45)
2. In the Distance (7:37)
3. Moonshroud (6:61)
4. As the Roses Wither (4:19)
Cassette Track Listing – Frozen Dreams (1994) – Reissue:
1. Frozen Dreams (1:24)
2. Divine Gift (3:32)
3. Christ Crucified (2:58)
4. Dawn (3:33)
5. Bleed For Me (1:41)
CD Track Listing:
1. Autumns Twilight (7:45)
2. In the Distance (7:37)
3. Moonshroud (6:61)
4. As the Roses Wither (4:19)
CD Bonus Tracks:
5. The Raven’s Song (4:51)
6. Winter Tree …a Forest of Tragedy (4:19)
7. Frozen Dreams (1:24)
8. Divine Gift (3:32)
9. Christ Crucified (2:58)
10. Dawn (3:33)
11. Bleed For Me (1:41)
The Blood of Christ reissue line up:
Jason Longo – Drums, Cymbals & Sawblade
Jason Deaville – Vocals
Marek Kopala – Bass, Keyboards & Classical Guitar
Jeff Longo – Electric & Classical Guitar
For more info:
CDNRecords.com
Facebook.com/bloodofchristofficial
Twitter.com/bloodofchrist94
Instagram.com/bloodofchrist_official
YouTube
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About:
Canadian Epic Dark Metal band The Blood of Christ (aka Blood of Christ) began their career in the early ’90s, making a blackened death metal hybrid that sounded similar to a mashup of Carcass and Enslaved. They kept this style throughout their first two albums, but started to tweak it on their third full-length album, 2003’s “Breeding Chaos”. The Blood of Christ’s brooding, unique and crushing sound has made fans out of underground metal lovers from many genres, creating an appeal that defies genre borders.
On their second release through CDN Records, the London trio has crafted their most focused and creative effort yet with 7 numbers of Epic Dark Metal dexterity and power. Fiends whom were raised on the sheer brutality and boundary-smashing efforts of Morbid Angel, or the pioneering and challenging progressive grind-core of Liverpudlian innovators Carcass, the epic and majestic sounds of Viking artisans Enslaved or even the groove-laden proto-death of Brazilian legends Sepultura will find something rousing and engulfing within The Blood of Christ. All of these influences and components meet head-on and shatter the boundaries of conventional arrangements and ultimately take the listener away to territory similarly explored by none before.
While their influences favored the shocking approach with lyrical themes that were rampant with Gore, Satanism and often-abhorrent imagery, The Blood of Christ chose to focus on more abstract and poetic subject matter. Their songs are often rife with human suffering, lust and longing, time travel, astrology, historic battles and the human struggle for personal freedom. A sincerely dark and often poetic way of not being afraid to expose the innards of human suffering, and relate to the misery from the destructive, self-promotion of humanity with unique vocals that sound as if purveyed by a raging beast – all of which is set to a brutal and epic soundtrack.
The Blood of Christ was formed in London, Ontario, in 1994, their lineup composed of avid metal scenesters: guitarist Jeff Longo, bassist Marek Kopala, drummer Jason Longo and vocalist Jason Deaville. Musically, at that time they were closest to Cannibal Corpse, although other metal bands like Morbid Angel, Samael, Kataklysm and Carcass played a role in their sound.
A 1995 demo (that saw a shift in style to what is now their own blend of death and black metal) helped the band secure a deal with Pulverizer Records, which released their debut album, “…a Dream to Remember” in 1997. A strong underground following began to build behind the group with albums like 1997’s “…a Dream to Remember” and 2002’s “As the Rain Gently falls”. Vocalist Conan Bulani, who joined the group in time to appear on the band’s debut album, sadly passed away in 2011. The Blood of Christ is now fronted by Ontario underground-metal veteran Hank Bielanski on bass & vocals.
The release of “Eastern Beast – Western Wolf”, a split CD & Cassette with Japanese hyper-groove masters Vomit Remnants on CDN Records in late 2020 will see the debut of Hank’s beastly craft with The Blood of Christ. The Blood of Christ is the embodiment of an Epic Dark Metal craft that in it of itself is limitless with possibility.
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“Anthology IV shows that they deserve to be respected as one of Canada’s better death metal exports” – Exclaim!
“…Canadian brutal death metal legends Blood Of Christ are a band who helped to define the sound known as Northern Hyperblast…” – Metal Injection
“Able to bring about varied atmospheres and textures into an otherwise assaulting formula, Blood of Christ seem on top of their game…” – Dead Rhetoric
“…an album, incredibly heavy with some really delectable rhythm, Unrelenting Declivity of Anguish is 7 tracks of ferocious noise…” – Games, Brains and Headbanging Life
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