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0 CDN Records To Reissue The Blood of Christ 1990s Demos on Cassette and CD

June 22, 2021
by Asher
· Music News · The Blood of Christ

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – June 22, 2021

For fans of Dismember, Enslaved, Morbid Angel, My Dying Bride, Kataklysm

CDN Records To Reissue The Blood of Christ 1990s Demos on Cassette and 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

Death metallers 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 been a consistent tour de force, supporting bands such as Cryptopsy, Incantation, Morbid Angel, Kataklysm, Necronomicon, Killitorous and many more local and international acts.

Two of their earlier demos were 1994’s “Frozen Dreams” and 1995’s “The Lonely Flowers Of Autumn”, which were both highly praised on the underground cassette trading circuit.

Teaming up with Canadian extreme metal label CDN Records, The Blood of Christ announces for old and new fans that they will be reissuing both “Frozen Dreams” and “The Lonely Flowers Of Autumn” along with a CD edition, which will feature bonus tracks from 1996’s Torture Records 7″ single. Both are remixed along with remastering done by Dan Swano (Incantation, Jungle Rot, Asphyx) and are expected for release this coming July 2021.

The band comments:

“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 lead up to the release 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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0 EPK – Thrash La Reine – Notre-Dame-de-l’Enfer (Bam&Co. Heavy) (2021)

June 22, 2021
by Asher
· EPKs · Thrash La Reine

EPK – Thrash La Reine – Notre-Dame-de-l’Enfer (Bam&Co. Heavy) (2021)

Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com

For fans of Alestorm, Powerwolf, Ghost, King Diamond, Anonymus

Album Title: Notre-Dame-de-l’Enfer
Release Date: October 29, 2021
Label: Bam&Co. Heavy
Distribution: Propagande (physical) – Believe Digital(Digital)

“‘Notre-Dame-de-l’Enfer’ is an album about French Canadian folk tales. Most of these stories occur at night, in the cold countryside of the province of Quebec. We made an album that reflects this cold and dark atmosphere. For example, we used down-tuned guitars and bass to create a sonic atmosphere that seems to come from the depths of the Appalachian mountains. Many of these stories happened in the 18th century during festivities, we also tried to capture the festive aspect of these folklores, including a lot of gang vocals. We incorporated some traditional instruments into this album like mandoline, acoustic guitar, strings, accordion, and cowbell! The kind of singing and harmonies we use on this album are also reminiscent of traditional chant.” – Thrash La Reine

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“If you’re looking for some catchy, clean and fun heavy metal, this EP delivers the good.” – The Metal Crypt

“Thrash la Raine was an interesting and weird combination: I hadn’t heard french metal in a while, yet their sound was similar to a band like Tribunal. Their songs ranged in subject from the plains of Abraham in Quebec, to dragons: this band has it all… fun and enjoyable to watch. ” – CJLO 1690 AM (Montreal, QC) (Live Review opening for Blaze Bayley – May 12, 2019)

“This is genuinely one of the finest albums of a year packed with incredible albums. All in all, Thrash La Reine are incredibly talented, as is clearly shown by how wonderfully they’ve blended different Metal sub-genres with some slight punk influence and very subtle Gothic undertone, all adding up to create a sound that is nothing short of an absolute joy to listen to. This album is simply euphoria in the form of French language Heavy Metal.” – Overdrive Mag

“flawless musicianship and excellent songwriting.” – Eternal Terror

“They are opening for a lot of bands for various walks of life. They have opened for some really established local bands and are definitely making a name for themselves. They have a refreshing sound and a very mature approach to their music and give one hell of a show. I had the chance to see them live a few weeks back and they have such energy and poise, it was a treat to see. They are not intimidated at all by the stage and they delivered some great tracks from their new album and even if they were the first band on stage that night, they established the frenetic pace nonetheless. 9/10” – Metal Temple

“Question musique, on navigue en plein dans le territoire de Running Wild (Garde La Foi) et Helloween (Thrash La Reine / Le Rédempteur), sur fond de propos dénonçant la religion, le pouvoir et la manipulation, avec toujours cet optimisme propre à tous les fans du genre qui fait perdurer la passion depuis les origines de notre musique préférée. Et quel son ! La production est vraiment très soignée et ne présage que le meilleur pour l’avenir, car si un mini-LP sonne de cette manière, que dire d’un futur album?” – No Name Radio

“Thrash La Reine is simply a wonderful trio of talented musicians who wear their influences on their sleeves. I can only imagine how potent and energetic their live performances are. My choice pick is “Le Redempteur” with its beautiful serpentine riffs and a classic speed metal feel, it thoroughly rocks. This album is exceptionally impressive and their musicianship is perfectly balanced. And they hail from Canada where my ancestors originated.” – Boston Rock Radio

“This album is simply euphoria in the form of French language Heavy Metal.” – Pinnacle Music

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FUN FACTS ABOUT THE BAND

1. Too many times, French-speaking people write their band name ‘Trash La Reine’ and not ‘Thrash La Reine’. They have to educate them about the difference between trash and thrash!

2. The band recorded the last songs of the album “Notre-Dame-de-l’Enfer” using the Voivod drums and amps that were in the studio.

3. For the song ‘Au Chant de l’Alouette’, we worked on three different versions of the song, to only choose one at the end.

4. The name Thrash La Reine means Thrash The Queen. Renaud got the idea while visiting London and thought it would be nice to see the Queen in a moshpit, thrashing to the sound of electric guitars and drums.

5. As a trio, the band was originally called Triforce, but too many people thought they were a Zelda tribute band.

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Album Title: Notre-Dame-de-l’Enfer
Release Date: October 29, 2021
Label: Bam&Co. Heavy
Distribution: Propagande (physical) – Believe Digital(Digital)

Track Listing:
1. La Plainte de l’Alouette (0:36)
2. L’Étranger (4:32)
3. La Chasse-Galerie (4:29)
4. Le Rigodon de l’Enfer (0:25)
5. Au Chant de l’Alouette (3:00)
6. Wendigo (3:36)
7. La Cage de Fer (4:02)
8. Une Heure Avant l’Aube (1:06)
9. Operation Neptune (3:25)
10. Les Trois Diables (4:42)
11. Le Diable En Personne (0:33)
12. Le Fantome de l’Avare (4:35)
13. Legende d’Antan (7:27)
Album Length: 42:34

Album Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Thrash La Reine
• All songs written by Renaud Baril (except au chant de l’alouette)’
• Produced by: Thrash la Reine (Renaud Baril, Anthony Domm-Bélisle, Guillaume Leblanc)
• Mixed by: Francis Perron
• Mastered by: Yannick St-Amand
• Album Artwork by:
• Member of SOCAN
• Music is Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album Band Line Up:
Renaud Baril: Guitar + vocals
Anthony Domm-Bélisle: Bass + Back vocals
Guillaume Leblanc: Drums + Back vocals

Discography:
2021 – Notre-Dame-de-l’Enfer (LP)
2019 – La Foi, La Loi, La Croix (EP)
2018 – Le Métal Est Notre Langue (EP)

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Track by track explained by the band:
1. La plainte de l’alouette:
This is the introduction of the album. We took the main melody of the song ‘Au chant de l’alouette’ and arranged it with accordion and strings so it starts the album with an epic introduction. It has the feeling of a mortuary march at the same time.

2. L’étranger: (the stranger)
This song is about a story that occurred in the 19th century. In a village, there are festivities to celebrate Mardi Gras.

A young couple continues to celebrate past midnight. A mysterious man gets into the party and seduces the young woman. This mysterious man is in fact the devil who got in the party to possess the young woman’s soul and punish her for her sins!

Musically, this song is a lot about the narration of the story. There are some gang vocals to impersonate the ‘village folks’, some more growl vocals to represent the devil. And a narrative part in the bridge to impersonate the priest, who gets in the party to chase the devil.

3. Au chant de l’alouette: (the lark song)
This song is a cover of an actual French Canadian folk song, that we redid in a more rock / metal way. It is a ‘chanson à répondre’ (answering song?) which is a traditional type of French Canadian song. It means that the lead singer sings the first line of the verse, then this same line is repeated by other singers or by the crowd. The harmony in the bridge is also typical of Quebec music, where one voice sings the same note while the lead voice sings a melody.

We also added some cowbell to the song the get the party in!

4. Wendigo:
This song is probably the heaviest song of the album, with heavy bass, fast-picking guitar and more growling vocals. The wendigo is a cannibalistic creature, descended from the mythology of the Algonquian First Nations, which has spread throughout North American folklore. This song is about getting lost in the Appalachian Mountains and getting hunted by cannibalistic creatures!

5. La chasse-galerie: La chasse-galerie is probably the most well know French Canadian legend. This legend tells the story of woodcutters who make a pact with the devil on new year’s eve, so they can fly on a mystical canoe to go visit their girlfriend and party with their folks! Musically speaking, this song starts with a darker energetic mood. But in the middle, when the crew arrives at the party, the mood of the song changes to something more joyful!

6. Operation Neptune: this song is a more classical thrash / heavy metal song with some motorhead vibes. It is a bit different than the other songs on the album. It does not relate to any legend of the 18th century on Quebec but is about the Normandy landing which occurred on June 6th, 1944 during World War II. On this date, many soldiers sacrificed their lives to take back control of the French coasts. We thought it was a story worth mentioning on this album!

7. La cage de fer: (The iron cage) This song is inspired by the legend of Marie-Joseph Corriveau. She is a woman who got hang in the 18th century after being accused of the murder of her husband and witchcraft. This is another really important legend of French Canadian folklore. This song is really slower and darker than the rest of the album with mellow verses and a more aggressive chorus. this song has more of a ‘doom metal’ feeling.

8. Les 3 diables: (the 3 devils) This song is a mix of thrash metal and typical quebecker’s answering song ! It tells the stories of a drunken woman ‘Germaine’, who sells her soul to three devils so she can continue to drink. She succeeds to foul these devils and continues her life of debauchery !

9. Le fantôme de l’avare: (the ghost of the greedy man) This one is another more mellow song on the album, with clean guitar in the verses and heavy rhythm in the chorus. It tells the story, of a rich man that refuses to give shelter to a traveler on new year’s eve. The next morning he finds the body of the traveler dead, frozen in the snow. The rich man is full of guilt and commits suicide. For the next 50 years, he continued to haunt his house until he finally gives shelter to a traveler on new year’s eve.

10. Légende d’antan (ancient legend): this song is the 7 minutes epic song of the album! This song has a more progressive structure, starting with a mid-tempo guitar-driven melody. Then, the bridge starts with this smooth bluesy melody to build upon more heavy riffs. Then, the bridge ends with a heavy thrashy part.

This song is not about a specific legend of Quebec’s folklore, but regroups many story ideas (werewolves, will’o the wisp. It is about the nostalgia of being reunited around a campfire and telling stories until dawn.

Thrash La Reine is a Montreal-based French heavy metal trio founded in 2017. Meaning ‘Thrash The Queen’ in English, they choose that name for a variety of reasons including questioning the foundation of power in Western culture as well as perhaps seeing a Queen being rocked in a mosh pit. This was also the title of the first song they wrote, comprising styles of their main influences of thrash and power metal.

Aside from inspiration from classic heavy metal bands they pay homage to their home city and the francophone punk bands that were notorious in the Montreal scene during their college years. In each song, they mix the epic themes of power metal with the social topics of punk and thrash metal to make a style that they dubbed ‘’Epic Thrash’’.

Claiming to not be inventing anything, they do offer something that sounds new and fresh, especially with their exclusively French lyrics that let them share Montreal’s culture while being accessible to everyone around the world. Each song tells a story, from French Canadian culture to video game addiction to classic thrash anthems.

In 2017, in their home studio, they recorded a first EP called ‘’Le Metal Est Notre Langue’’. Since then, they have opened for artists such as Judas Priestess (US) and Tim Ripper Owen (US). In 2018, a second EP ‘’La Foi, La Loi, La Croix’’ was recorded. The recording and mixing were done at Studio Wild with Pierre Rémillard (Anonymus, Cryptopsy) and mastered by Jacob Hansen in Denmark.

Now in 2021, Thrash La Reine return with a new album entitled “Notre-Dame-de-l’Enfer” set for release in the Fall. This time around the band is taking a bit of a different direction, evolving their sound with thrash and incorporating more folk metal influences to create a concept album devoted to French Canadian Folklores. Adding in a festive chorus with gang vocals along with introducing some instruments from French Canadian folk music such as acoustic guitars, cowbells, mandoline, strings, and accordion.

“There is an important religious background in the history of Quebec, so of course these stories are about ghosts, witches, and devils! We incorporated a couple of different instrument and back vocals ideas, with harmonies that are reminiscent of Quebec traditional music. We can say that this album is our attempt to make a metal opera about our French Canadian folk tales. We can also add, that singing metal in French can be a challenge, as there are not that many references in terms of lyrics and how it should sound. For this second album, we have learned from experience, which sounds are great and which ones should be used more carefully. French is full of ‘ee’ ‘ou’ ‘shhh’ that can be difficult to sing. On the other hand, French is full of words with ‘eu’ ‘a’ ‘Rrr’ that are really nice to sing in a metal context.” comments the band.

For “Notre-Dame-de-l’Enfer”, Thrash La Reine worked closely with producer Francis Perron (Voivod – The Wake) to create an album of 13 tracks: 9 full songs and 4 instrumental interludes. For the record’s lead single ‘Au Chant de l’Alouette’, Thrash La Reine collaborated with local Montreal band Nova Spei vocalist Dany Duplessis for backing vocals along with him guesting on the song ‘Wendigo’.

Overall, the concept album will connect with many local Quebec fans, but the band’s goal is to also expose French Canadian culture to more metalheads around the globe.

“Notre-Dame-de-l’Enfer” is slated for release on October 29, 2021.

Shared Stage with:
Blaze Bayley, Tim “Ripper” Owens, Shawn & Glen Drover, West Of Hell, Judas Priestess, Sans Amertume, Fractal Cypher

0 EPK – The Blood of Christ – CDN Records – Reissue – 2021 – “Frozen Dreams” and “The Lonely Flowers Of Autumn”

June 22, 2021
by Asher
· EPKs · The Blood of Christ

EPK – The Blood of Christ – CDN Records – Reissue – 2021 – “Frozen Dreams” and “The Lonely Flowers Of Autumn”

For fans of Dismember, Enslaved, Morbid Angel, My Dying Bride, Kataklysm

Album Title: Reissue – “Frozen Dreams” and “The Lonely Flowers Of Autumn”
Release Date: August 21, 2021
Label: CDN Records

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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

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:

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.

Album Title: Reissue – “Frozen Dreams” and “The Lonely Flowers Of Autumn”
Release Date: August 21 2021
Label: 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

Album Reissue Recording Credits:
– All songs performed by: Blood of Christ (Jason Longo, Jason Deaville, Marek Kopala & Jeff Longo)
– All songs written by: Blood of Christ (Jason Longo, Jason Deaville, Marek Kopala & Jeff Longo)
– Produced by: Jeff Longo & Jason Longo
– Mixed by: Jeff Longo
– Mastered by: Dan Swanö
– Album Artwork by: Edin Ibric & Jeff Longo
– Member of SOCAN
– Canadian Content (MAPL)

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BAND STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS:

1. Jason Longo was only 15 (just shy of his 16th birthday) when we recorded our third demo “the Lonely Flowers of Autumn” and debuted the northern hyper blast on it. That demo took us around the world and to the skies.

2. An amazing experience on our 2002 Canadian tour with Kataklysm and Necronomicon. After our Vancouver show, the next morning all the bands were supposed to catch the morning ferry to the island for our gig the next night in Victoria. We were traveling in two vehicles. Kataklsym and Necronomicon were in one huge van with a trailer and all the gear. We were in a red Aztec with only our luggage and Jeff’s guitars. This Aztec was so uncomfortable, that it gave our then singer Conan Bulani (RIP) arthritis in his knees, or lead to it anyway.

We caught the ferry on time, but everyone else missed it. So when we landed in Victoria and went to the venue, the promoter met us there and told us that Stephane Mellul (tour manager) had let him know that they weren’t going to make it. So the show promoter rounded up a few local bands, took us to their rehearsal space and they loaned us their drums, amps and bass guitar. We performed the gig that night, alone, to a packed house! It was incredible. We had to tune a 4-string bass down to G# to match Jeff’s guitar. It was a small, warm pub and it was filled with eager metalheads from wall to wall. We were flattered that they stayed for our set even though Kataklysm couldn’t be there. We ended off the night with a cover of Slayer’s “Postmortem” (for the first time ever), and it went over very well.

Overall it was an amazing experience and the metalhead community and the promoter in Victoria were incredible. Unparalleled hospitality. A night we will never forget. After the gig, the promoter took us to his parents’ house and his mom fed us a huge buffet of food.

3. Rimouski 1997, the best gig we have ever played. Right before we went on stage, Rob from Neuraxis looked at me and said “I think they’re going to mosh for you guys”. I laughed. I don’t know how he knew that how he got that feeling, but; he was more than right. The fans raged as I have never seen before. There was a massive circle pit, kids in the front were smashing and swaying the barricades… dust flew up from the ground because of the pit. It was relentless and unreal. Our first tour in Quebec. Mind-blowing experience that we will never forget and are grateful for. Fun fact for the night: Kyle from Incantation (yes he had a moustache then) was too intoxicated to play his set, so he asked Jason to do it. Obviously, 15 minutes before a set there’s no way Jason could have learned it, so we had to walk Kyle up to stage holding him up and sat him at his drum kit. John M. was pretty irate and distressed about it, as you can imagine.

The best part of it is, is that Kyle pulled it off and played a phenomenal set. It was mind-blowing. After the gig, we drove straight home – a 13 hour drive through the night. We were on cloud 9.

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

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.

Discography:
1994 – Divine Requiem – Demonstration Cassette
1994 – Frozen Dreams – Demonstration Cassette
1995 – Chapter III the Lonely Flowers of Autumn – Demonstration Cassette
1996 – La cicatrice de sirène – 7” Vinyl EP (Torture Records, Italy)
1997 – …a Dream to Remember – CD Album (Pulverizer Records, USA)
1997 – …a Dream to Remember – CD Album (Diehard Music, Denmark)
2002 – As The Rain Gently Falls – CD Album (Skyscraper Music/PHD, Canada)
2003 – Breeding Chaos – CD Album (Skyscraper Music/PHD, Canada)
2006 – …a Dream to Remember – CD reissue (CDN Records, Canada)
2018 – Unrelenting Declivity of Anguish – CD Album (CDN Records, Canada)
2019 – Bilateral Carnage – Split 7” vinyl with Deformatory (CDN Records, Canada)
2020 – Eastern Beast/Western Wolf – Split album with Vomit Remnants (CDN Records, Canada)

Shared Stage with:
Flesh Feast, Cryptopsy, Kataklysm, Necronomicon, Neuraxis, Incantation, Killitorous, Hemdale, Enemy Soil, Brutal Truth, Obliveon, Fleshgrind, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Cradle of Filth, Woods of Ypres, Opeth, Quo Vadis, Morbid Angel

Tours and Festivals:
1997 – Ontario and Quebec tour with Incantation
2002 – Canadian tour with Kataklysm and Necronomicon
2018 – Ontario and Quebec tour with Killitorous

0 Vancouver’s CRNKSHFT New Music Video “Innocence”

June 21, 2021
by Asher
· CRNKSHFT · Music News

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – June 21, 2021

For fans of 5FDP, Breaking Benjamin, Bad Wolves, Alter Bridge, Stone Sour

Vancouver’s CRNKSHFT New Music Video “Innocence”

L-R – Geoff Way – Guitar, Andrew Wishart – Drums, Shane Jolie – Vocals, Eric Jolicoeur – Bass

Vancouver’s CRNKSHFT have a new single out, the punchy, invigorating “Innocence”, mixed and mastered by Kane Churko (Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch). This track is the first in a series of singles that they are releasing in an attempt to gain radio traction before committing to a full-length record.

Lyrically, the song itself taps into the idea that in a world of cancel culture, no one is truly innocent and harps on this fact by asking people, “Are we all so innocent?”. Musically, the band tells fans to expect “devastation”. They continue to explain:

“Turn everything you loved about us up to 10. We have changed through the years, but the core of our style will always be the same; we write with dark topics and heavy guttural crunch, and tempo shifts. Fans that have been with us for awhile can hear the changes, but it always has that CRNKSHFT vibe.

We like to also thank Ryan Van Poederooyen (DTP, Imonolith) for laying down the epic drum track for our new single! When our drummer at the time left right before we wanted to start recording Innocence, we were in an obvious bind. Luckily, he left us with a decent demo track for the single and as it turns out we had another stroke of luck with Ryan ready to go at The Armoury Studios in Vancouver.”

The single is prime radio rock, hard enough to satisfy headbangers and catchy enough to be a listener’s first foray into the heavier side of music. Listeners can expect passionate emotional swings, combined with an explosion of energy.

The band recently released a music video for “Innocence”, which can be viewed at https://youtu.be/zMbFCw3Ic3k

Looking to start a band that flowed between genres and refused to be pigeonholed, CRNKSHFT released their first EP “Heavy F***ing Rock” in 2012, which was followed by a self-titled EP in 2016. This new single is the first release since then, but there will be more to come. When CRNKSHFT returns to the stage, fans can expect “Face Melting Hard F*ing Rock”.

CRNKSHFT is recommended for fans of Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin, and Bad Wolves.

“Innocence” is available on all digital platforms at https://crnkshft.hearnow.com/

For more info:
Crnkshft.com
Facebook.com/crnkshft
Twitter.com/crnkshftband
Instagram.com/crnkshftband
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About:
CRNKSHFT is an explosive band composed of five musicians from Vancouver, Canada. The band is setting the scene ablaze with its explosive, drop tune aggression with melody at its core.

Influenced by bands like Alice In Chains, Pantera, Metallica, Nirvana and Godsmack, CRNKSHFT have carved out a sound in the vein of Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, and Alexisonfire, that gives them a refreshing sound that’s forges these genres together. Their riffs are designed to get your blood pulsing, their dynamics get your fist-pumping, and the melody keeps you singing along.

Since the band’s formation in 2015, CRNKSHFT’s engine has been firing on all cylinders with their debut EP ‘Hard F***ing Rock’ released in 2015 plus being tapped as local support for such touring bands as Prong, Grim Reaper, Lordi and The Veer Union. The wrecking crew then unleashed their self-titled EP in August 2017 produced by Darren Grahn (Metallica, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi) which allowed the formation to embark on a Tour that took the 5 members from Vancouver to Montreal.

CRNKSHFT has been Nominated for Break Out West – Hard Rock Band of the year 2018, and then started working on new material, which lead to the recording process of the new single Innocence, which was mixed and mastered by Kane Churko.

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“For an EP this has four very powerful tracks attached to it and demands your attention; Do yourself a favour and listen!” – Ram Zine

“Their sound gets the feet tapping, the head banging and it is easy to sing along to the choruses.” – Sentinel Daily

“these guys have a running start to the hard rock scene, and if their message and sound stays in their current vein, there’s no denying that this band will put a crankshaft kick-start to this year’s list of burgeoning, fantastic new artists” – Shockwave Mag

“The four track offering is an imposing roar of hungry and varied metal but equally shows a blaze of hard and melodic rock n’ roll, a trait even more compelling in the successor to their previous well-received debut EP helping stir up a very healthy appetite for the band’s fierce and rousing attack.” – The RingMaster Review

“the four tracks are full of grunge influences and a killer metal delirium that will capture your heart ,and ignite your mind. “Systematic” kicks the release off in fine style ,with its bludgeoning , punishing riffs its easy to see why this was the band’s first single, the lead guitars strings are flayed as the guys will have you banging your head and bouncing around the room this is a stylistic killer opener.” – The Metal Meltdown

“Though the album is short, I found myself repeating it numerous times and jamming out each time. I highly recommend it if you’re a fan of punk, metal, hardcore or any heavy genre. There is a bit for everyone in it. I guarantee you will be screaming, drumming and playing your air guitar to it. The guys are not going to be stopping anytime soon.” – Canadian Beats

“Wow wow WOW!!!!!!!This is amazing!!!! What a great track! It just ripped my face off! – Sylvia Massy (producer for Tool, System Of A Down, Red Hot Chili Peppers)

“I have always said I wish I had “one of those tracks” under my belt. You know, the track that you could play for really anybody; a kid, a peer, a heavy musician, a producer, someone whom you’d like to impress for whatever reason, anybody… that is the track for me. Great writing, tons of energy, unapologetic, dynamics, intent, world class production, all parts are so strong, title and guitar hook so memorable.” – Tony Ferraro (drummer for Trooper, Fear Zero,) about the Single “Systematic”

“Great band ! Sounds pretty heavy. Intro riff is killer” – Cory Churko (guitar player for kelly Clarkson, Shania Twain) about the Single “Systematic”

“You Guys are the first real band I have seen in three years, when you came on stage I was like, F*** ya, you guys are a band”… When I approach a label they ask me ‘are these guys stars?’, I’m going to tell them these guys are stars.”
– Tommy Mac (Bass Player for Hedley/BigFatScratch/Flybanger/Everything After)

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0 Canada’s Deformatory Unveil Music Video For “Beyond The Abhorrence” Off “Inversion of the Unseen Horizon”

June 21, 2021
by Asher
· Deformatory · Music News

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – June 21, 2021

Canada’s Deformatory Unveil Music Video For “Beyond The Abhorrence” Off “Inversion of the Unseen Horizon”

Music Video Premiere via NoCleanSinging

New Album “Inversion of the Unseen Horizon” Out September 3, 2021

Ottawa’s brutal duo Deformatory has crafted a maniacal and unconventional approach to extreme metal that has garnered the devotion of fans worldwide ever since their debut EP “A Prelude Of…” in 2011.

This year, they are releasing their third album “Inversion of the Unseen Horizon”, with a sci-fi concept that picks up where 2016’s “Malediction” left off. Over time, as members joined and left the band, their sound has been reworked and redefined. Deformatory explains further:

“Initially, there were so many different ideas and flavours trying to get crammed into Deformatory that it never felt locked in. It’s safe to say that the new songs, especially for this album, are the closest Deformatory have ever been to truly sounding like itself.”

When asked what fans can expect from Deformatory, they reply:

“No frills. No bullshit. Just straight-up death metal. The goal is to leave people wondering what the hell just happened. A maniacal frenzy.”

The lyrics for this album are partly inspired by “The Scarlet Gospels” by Clive Barker’s and guitarist and vocalist Charlie Leduc’s own interpretation and expansion of the Hellraiser mythos. This is the foundation block that helped to propel the entire concept, which was uniquely crafted and independently developed. The single and final track on the record, “Beyond The Abhorrence” starts to draw a conclusion to the predicament of an evil race of inter-dimensional light devourers find themselves in.

A sonically relentless death metal experience, Deformatory is recommended for fans of Morbid Angel, Origin, and Hate Eternal.

The music video for “Beyond The Abhorrence”, which was created by Riivata Visuals (who did the recent “Disruptor” music video for Fear Factory) can be viewed via NoCleanSinging HERE.

The album “Inversion of the Unseen Horizon” will be released on September 3, 2021.

Album pre-order – http://deformatory.bandcamp.com

Track Listing:
Chapter I – INCEPTION: THE CYRU’XILEAN NEXUS
1. Within The Astral Abscess (5:20)
2. Behold, The Apex of Decay (4:36)
3. Enginieering The Wvrmhorde (4:39)

Chapter II – INCURSION: THE PROTOTYPAL ESCHATON
4. Summoning The Cosmic Devourer (7:13)
5. Masticated By An Infinite Shadow (4:30)
6. In The Embervoid Where Dead Stars Reign (3:52)

Chapter III – INVERSION: THE HORIZONTAL REFLECTION
7. Deciphering The Archetype (3:53)
8. Impaled Upon The Carrionspire (5:01) (Classical guitar and solos by Jon Levasseur (ex-Cryptopsy))
9. Beyond The Abhorrence (4:13)
Album Length: 43:21

Album Band Line Up:
Charlie Leduc – Guitars & Vocals
Neil Grandy – Drums

For more info:
http://www.deformatory.ca
http://www.facebook.com/deformatory
http://www.instagram.com/deformatory
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About:
Deformatory is a death metal band from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Forming in 2010, they set out to create an extreme sound, fusing together classic influences (Cryptopsy, Morbid Angel, Suffocation, etc.) and their love for modern tech death. The result is a uniquely relentless blend of death metal that can only hail from the Northern hemisphere.

Deformatory independently released their full-length debut, “In The Wake of Pestilence”, in December of 2013. This pummeling 9-track debut has been exceptionally well-received by fans worldwide, and has been cited as being an “outstanding and monstrous debut album. Essential.” (Frank Rini – AllAboutTheRock, ex: Internal Bleeding), and “flawless in every way” (TheBloodShed).

Having shared the stage with bands like Cryptopsy, Napalm Death, Obscura, Beyond Creation, Gorod, Archspire, and Fuck The Facts, Deformatory is more than comfortable delivering their crushing brand of extreme metal to live, screaming, and sweaty audiences.

The band’s sophomore release, “Malediction”, was released worldwide via CDN Records in 2016, with additional singles “Once Upon the Cross” (Deicide cover), and “Myiasis” both in 2018. Since then, DEFORMATORY has been developing their 3rd full-length album entitled “Inversion of the Unseen Horizon” which they plan to unveil in the Fall of 2021 as an independent release.

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0 Rockshots Records: ILLUSORY Release Music Video For Heroic Rhapsody “Ashes To Dust”

June 21, 2021
by Asher
· Illusory (Rockshots Records) · Music News

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – June 21, 2021

For fans of Iron Maiden, Queensryche, Savatage, Jag Panzer

Rockshots Records: ILLUSORY Release Music Video For Heroic Rhapsody “Ashes To Dust”

New Album “Crimson Wreath” Out Now!

Greece’s prog power Illusory are sharing their new music video for the heroic rhapsody “Ashes To Dust” in support of their third album “Crimson Wreath” released on May 21st via Rockshots Records. Illustrious actor/director Grigoris Valtinos is the leading man in the story, which exemplifies the essence of a fable across a path walked by the bravest and honored by the scholars of the world. This short film is about an epic manifesto, a darkening day to come and everlasting hope.

“Achilles! The greatest hero in Homer’s Iliad. A human war machine in the flesh. He was the inspiration for this specific song and this is the first time we actually pass the borders of Epic Metal. So much power engaged with melody as it was meant to be. Warriors shouts, battle vibes, seismic rhythm section, twin guitars, screaming high melody notes… and finally a glorious shivering narration from Mr. Grigoris Valtinos, a world-renowned famous Greek theatrical actor and director. It was such a huge honour to have him on board.” adds the band.

The music video for “Ashes To Dust” can be viewed on Rockshots Records YouTube channel – https://youtu.be/coSvxOzuCQA

Having opened for such legendary acts Blue Oyster Cult, Warrel Dane, Geoff Tate, and Gus G, Illusory‘s new album “Crimson Wreath” is the next step in their widely praised evolution to follow 2016’s Polysllabic (7hard/7us) and 2013’s “The Ivory Tower” (The Leaders Records).

Melodic, riffy, cerebral, and complex “Crimson Wreath” is a very emotional and melodic release, yet heavy and strong at the same time. Both new fans and ones who have been listening to the band for years will indulge themselves in this latest offering of classic, progressive, epic, and thrashy performances. Lyrical themes found on “Crimson Wreath” are mostly anti-war, but the full length also includes a thematic unit consisting of three songs that deal with human loss.

“The band is thrilled! When we look back, from the first minute to the last one, from the moment we pressed record on the very first drum takes to the album wrap-up, we can’t stop thinking about all the things we set and done during those long hours of arranging every little album detail. “Crimson Wreath” has become a member of our discography and our most recent brainchild. And we are totally proud of it!”

For fans of Iron Maiden, Queensryche, Savatage, Jag Panzer, Illusory‘s “Crimson Wreath” is available at the following link: http://bit.ly/CrimsonWreathCD

Track Listing:
1. Besetting Sins (5:01)
2. Acedia (2:11)
3. Crimson Wreath (6:35)
4. Immortal No (4:25)
5. All Shall Fade (1:51)
6. All Blood Red (5:48)
7. The Voice Inside Me (1:28)
8. S.T. Forsaken (8:08)
9. Ashes To Dust (5:51)
10. A Poem I Couldn’t Rhyme (4:22)
An Opus Of Loss And Sorrow:
11. Pedestal I: Past Forever Last (6:07)
12. Pedestal II: The Isle Of Shadows (9:08)
13. Pedestal III: Agony’s Last (6:53)
14. Fortress Of Sadness (10:04)
Album Length: 1:18:00

ILLUSORY is:
Dee Theodorou – Vocals
George Papantonis – Guitars
Greg Bakos – Guitars
Niki Danos – Bass
Makis Vandoros – Keyboards
Costas Koulis – Drums

For more info:
Roc kshots.eu
Illusoryband.com
Facebook.com/illusoryband
Instagram/illusory_band
Twitter.com/illusoryband

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0 EPK – Crnkshft – Innocence (single) (2021)

June 20, 2021
by Asher
· CRNKSHFT · EPKs

EPK – Crnkshft – Innocence (single) (2021)

Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations.com

For fans of 5FDP, Breaking Benjamin, Bad Wolves, Alter Bridge, Stone Sour

“Innocence is the first in a series of singles that CRNKSHFT will be releasing in an attempt to gain radio traction before committing to a full-length record. The song itself taps into the idea that in a world of cancel culture no one is truly innocent and harps on this fact by asking people, “Are we all so innocent?”.” – Crnkshft

Crnkshft.com | Facebook.com/crnkshft | Twitter.com/crnkshftband | Instagram.com/crnkshftband | Youtube

Spotify | Apple Music | Other sales links Crnkshft.hearnow.com

“For those that like their music fast and powerful, this is the appetizer for you. It’s all kinds of mad power…an epic little album from a band that is close to conquering the universe or at the very least, close to setting it aflame.” – 925 Rebellion

“Opener “Systematic” will testify to this with punchy and growling riffs and equally growling vocals. which somewhat draw you in and immediately your foots a tapping and your head is banging, as the air guitar sits proudly on your lap as you “Systematic” scream and roar to the vocals, which if you listen closer also have a story to tell.” – We Rock Webzine

“Oh yeah, this is like the music that appears in my dreams; along with a lot of other genres, however, this raucous, heavy, bone-shaking madness is top of the list and first track “Systematic” just does the trick! It wraps its harsh melodies around your head never mind your ears and weaves its own turmoil. It’s catchy and solid and to be honest a track that should carry a warning of being very addictive as your fingers reach for the replay button yet again, to bask in its extreme pleasure bound twists that lock into your head and won’t leave you alone for a second…For an EP this has four very powerful tracks attached to it and demands your attention; Do yourself a favour and listen!” – Ram Zine

“Their sound gets the feet tapping, the head banging and it is easy to sing along to the choruses.” – Sentinel Daily

“CRNKSHFT’s forthcoming release sells me on the group’s ultimate potential. I look forward to hearing what else this Canadian band can do.” – Heavy Metal Time Machine

“Stomping drop tuned leads, soaring vocals and hard-charging grooves litter the lead single, a formula that pays off in spades on the riff-tacular “Tears Me Apart”” – Get Exposed Music

“We surely have a soft spot for things carrying real punch and that is exactly what the new self-titled EP from Canadian outfit CRNKSHFT has in sound and presence. The four track offering is an imposing roar of hungry and varied metal but equally shows a blaze of hard and melodic rock n’ roll, a trait even more compelling in the successor to their previous well-received debut EP helping stir up a very healthy appetite for the band’s fierce and rousing attack.” – The RingMaster Review

“This concise, compact and charismatic EP brings the fire immediately as it channels the essence of Hard Rock into CRNKSHFT’s opening song, “Systematic”…a marvelous release which excels in many areas including drive, determination, dominance and general brilliance. CRNKSHFT will surely prove to be a valuable name for Rock in the future if they can advance on the progress made by this EP.” – AC Rock Reviews

“Wow wow WOW!!!!!!!This is amazing!!!! What a great track! It just ripped my face off! – Sylvia Massy (producer for Tool, System Of A Down, Red Hot Chili Peppers)

“Great band ! Sounds pretty heavy. Intro riff is killer” – Cory Churko (guitar player for kelly Clarkson, Shania Twain) about the Single “Systematic”

“You Guys are the first real band I have seen in three years, when you came on stage I was like, F*** ya, you guys are a band”… When I approach a label they ask me ‘are these guys stars?’, I’m going to tell them these guys are stars.”
– Tommy Mac (Bass Player for Hedley/BigFatScratch/Flybanger/Everything After)

L-R – Geoff Way – Guitar, Andrew Wishart – Drums, Shane Jolie – Vocals, Eric Jolicoeur – Bass

CRNKSHFT is an explosive band composed of five musicians from Vancouver, Canada. The band is setting the scene ablaze with its explosive, drop-tune aggression with melody at its core.

Since the band’s formation in 2015, CRNKSHFT’s engine has been firing on all cylinders with their debut EP ‘Hard F***ing Rock’ released in 2015 plus being tapped as local support for such touring bands as Prong, Grim Reaper, Lordi and The Veer Union. The wrecking crew then unleashed their self-titled EP in August 2017 produced by Darren Grahn (Metallica, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi) which allowed the formation to embark on a tour that took the 5 members from Vancouver to Montreal.

CRNKSHFT has been Nominated for Break Out West – Hard Rock Band of the year 2018, and then started working on new material. which lead to the recording process of the new single Innocence, which was mixed and mastered by Kane Churko (Papa Roach, Five Finger Death Punch).

Shared stage with:
Rebel Priest, Sleep Circle, The Pit, Prong

Discography:
2012 – HFR – EP
2016 – Deluxe Edition – Self-Titled EP
2021 – Innocence – Single

[Download Single Cover | Download Single Lyrics]

Single Title: Innocence
Release Date: June 21st, 2021
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: CD Baby

Track Listing:
1. Innocence (3:12)

Single Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: CRNKSHFT
• All songs written by: CRNKSHFT
• Produced by: CRNKSHFT
• Mixed by: KANE CHURKO
• Mastered by: KANE CHURKO
• Album Artwork by: CRNKSHFT
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Band Line Up:
Shane Jolie – Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Geoff Way – Lead Guitar and Backing Vocals
Eric Jolicoeur – Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals
Andrew Wishart – Drums

0 Mostly Metal – PARAM-NESIA – Aspect of Creation (EP)

June 18, 2021
by Asher
· Param-Nesia

“The opening track “Pestilence of Man” already gives a great impression of what you’ll get here: mind blowing death metal with a high, technical precision. The rhythmic is razor-sharp and hard-hitting, showing no mercy in pushing the songs forward. Pounding riffs add more aggression to the music, so do the powerful growled, sometimes screamed vocals. But with all brutality coming out of the speakers, there is still a melody into their music, which is delivered by the guitars.”

https://mostly-metal.net/Param-Nesia-Aspect_of_Creation/

0 Saskatoon’s SAINTVICIOUS’ New Single “Stranglehold” Opens Up About Shutting Down from Anxiety

June 18, 2021
by Asher
· Music News · Saintvicious

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – June 18, 2021

For fans of Nothing More, Beartooth, Parkway Drive, I Prevail, Bad Wolves

Saskatoon’s SAINTVICIOUS’ New Single “Stranglehold” Opens Up About Shutting Down from Anxiety

L-R: Charlie Barnard (drums), Madison Erhardt (vocals), Ryan Kimmerly (guitar), Dan Mason (bass), Robyn Dolezsar (guitar)
Photo credit: Brian Snell

If there’s anything guaranteed in life beyond death and taxes, it’d be living through one-too-many panic attacks. Saskatoon hard rock band Saintvicious reflects on their personal experiences dealing with anxiety on their latest single, “Stranglehold”.

Supported by metalcore-inspired instrumentals and layered vocal delivery, the track’s visually dense lyrics personify anxiety as a separate entity that is given every sacrifice that it asks for, but it’s never enough.

“Some days it’s hard to want to leave your bed,” guitarist Ryan Kimmerly explains, “There are those times where you just think ‘What if-’ about every possible thing that could go wrong. And does it ever turn out to be this worst-case scenario that you’ve spent so much time hashing out? Usually not, but anxiety’s like that, right?”

Ryan continues, “By the time you get to whatever you’ve been obsessing over, you just end up looking for something wrong to prove those ideas in your mind right when really, it’s exactly that – it’s all in your head.”

“Stranglehold” will be available to stream as of Friday, June 18 on Spotify, Apple Music, and all other streaming platforms at https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/saintvicious/stranglehold

YouTube stream – https://youtu.be/pAOJpNOMX8M

For more info:
Instagram.com/saintviciousband
TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeGkYpVC/
Facebook.com/saintviciousband
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About:
There’s no denying that the sonic brash of Canadian five-piece Saintvicious lives up to the latter half of their name. With snarling riffs cranked between catchy vocals and tight rhythms, the Saskatoon outfit is an exhibit of hard rock – with all its bruises and attitude.

With a prolific start in the band’s infancy – from performing alongside major artists like Pop Evil and Royal Tusk, to their debut album being placed as one of the Top 10 Saskatchewan Albums of 2020 – Saintvicious is on-sight to grow into the forefront of Canadian hard rock.

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“Saintvicious is just getting started, and they aren’t letting anything get in their way.” – Pulse Music Journal, 2021

“Like the perfect rock band package came together and then dialed it up to 11.” – The Star Phoenix, 2019

“Over the past couple of years, the Paris of the Prairies has had its metal landscape broadened with the introduction of something more melodic and hook-laden, courtesy of Saintvicious.” – North Sask Music Zine, 2021

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0 EPK – Saintvicious – Stranglehold (single) (2021)

June 18, 2021
by Asher
· EPKs · Saintvicious

EPK – Saintvicious – Stranglehold (single) (2021)

Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com

For fans of Bring Me The Horizon, Nothing More, Beartooth, Parkway Drive, I Prevail

Single Title: Stranglehold
Release Date: June 18, 2021
Label: Unsigned/self-released
Distribution: Digital via DistroKid

Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/saintvicious/stranglehold

Saintvicious.bandcamp.com | Instagram.com/saintviciousband | TikTok | Facebook.com/saintviciousband | YouTube

“Saintvicious is just getting started, and they aren’t letting anything get in their way.” – Pulse Music Journal, 2021

“Like the perfect rock band package came together and then dialed it up to 11.” – The Star Phoenix, 2019

Saskatoon’s SAINTVICIOUS’ New Single “Stranglehold” Opens Up About Shutting Down from Anxiety

“Stranglehold” will be available to stream as of Friday, June 18 on Spotify, Apple Music, and all other streaming platforms.

L-R: Charlie Barnard (drums), Madison Erhardt (vocals), Ryan Kimmerly (guitar), Dan Mason (bass), Robyn Dolezsar (guitar)
Photo credit: Brian Snell

There’s no denying that the sonic brash of Canadian five-piece Saintvicious lives up to the latter half of their name. With snarling riffs cranked between catchy vocals and tight rhythms, the Saskatoon outfit is an exhibit of hard rock – with all its bruises and attitude.

[Download Single Cover | Download Single Artwork]

Single Title: Stranglehold
Release Date: June 18, 2021
Label: Unsigned/self-released
Distribution: Digital via DistroKid

Single Credits:
Performed by Saintvicious
Music by Ryan Kimmerly, Madison Erhardt
Lyrics by Madison Erhardt
Produced by Saintvicious
Co-produced, mixed & mastered by Nick Cherney at Alphacore Studio
Artwork design by Ryan Kimmerly
SOCAN member ID #9213942
Canadian content – MAPL

Band Line Up:
Madison Erhardt – Vocals
Ryan Kimmerly – Guitar
Robyn Dolezsar – Guitar
Dan Mason – Bass
Charlie Barnard – Drums

Discography:
2021: Stranglehold (single)
2020: Sticks + Stones (single)
2019: SAINTVICIOUS (album)

Bands Performed with:
Pop Evil, Royal Tusk, Untimely Demise, King Buffalo, The Haunted North, Diehearted

Tours and Festivals:
2019 – No Apologies Tour, Western Canada
2019 – Food Drive Throwdown II, Saskatoon SK
2019 – Border Town Bike Rally, Togo SK

Charts Listsings:
Apr 26, 2021 “Sticks + Stones” – #5, Metal Meltdown radio show, CJSF 90.1 FM

Past Features:
Dec 2, 2020 “Sticks + Stones” – Featured single, SaskMusic
Dec 24, 2020 “Dejected” – Pick Of The Week, Indy Rock Network
May 4, 2020 “Come & Get Some” – Featured video, SaskMusic

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