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0 Metal-Rules – Video Interview with Don Dewulf of The Wring
0 Angry Metal Guy – The Wring – Project Cipher Review
https://www.angrymetalguy.com/the-wring-project-cipher-review/
The Wring generally succeed at what they’re going for—Dewulf has produced a fun, catchy record. Particularly on the album’s middle section (“Cipher,” “Steelier” and “Dissension”), there’s some great songs with great riffs. If you’re after some new prog, you could do a lot worse than this album, and I found it quite hard to score.
0 Album Review: Karpenter – Sleepless (Rockshots Records) – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life
Album Review: Karpenter – Sleepless (Rockshots Records) – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life https://www.gbhbl.com/album-review-karpenter-sleepless-rockshots-records/
0 Sentinel Daily – Ferrum Templor’s Crusade of Power: June 2021 w/ Nightshadow , Deadwolff
Sentinel Daily – Ferrum Templor’s Crusade of Power: June 2021 w/ Nightshadow , Deadwolff https://sentineldaily.com.au/ferrum-templors-crusade-of-power-june-2021/
0 Metal Temple – WarCall – Dead End Pt. 1
Metal Temple – WarCall – Dead End Pt. 1 “In the torrent of Metal lies a menagerie of musical ideologies and beliefs that we, the listeners, identity with on a more personal level and for those with an anchorage bearing an inclination to war, death, and destruction WARCALL answers the sounding horn with a resolute stride. Dead End Pt. 1 serves to us, the listeners, as a harbinger for that of something far more grand. 9/10” http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/w_2/warcall-dead-end-pt.htm
0 @MetalRuleszine Video Interview with James Delbridge of @Lycanthrometal #PowerMetal #ThrashMetal #Lycanthro
@MetalRuleszine Video Interview with James Delbridge of @Lycanthrometal
https://youtu.be/sWtf3Kn62gY #PowerMetal #ThrashMetal #Lycanthro
0 KNAC.com – Reviews – LYCANTHRO Mark Of The Wolf
“As a debut hard rock/heavy metal album overall, it not only showcases a variety of talent throughout its 43 minutes of captured studio time, but it also features an even number of eight powerful songs crafted with fury and determination… Mark Of The Wolf marks not only many criteriae for the consummate debut album but also marks LYCANTHRO’s own territory within the new breed. 5.0 Out Of 5.0”
0 Reflections of Darkness – CD Review: Lycanthro – Mark Of The Wolf
“What’s better than spending your Saturday evening with a bunch of Canadian Heavy Metal Werewolves? I bet there’s not much that sounds more like an alpha move huh? LYCANTHRO have assembled their first full-length and it is a ripper! 8/10”
https://www.reflectionsofdarkness.com/review-flash/21110-cd-review-lycanthro-mark-of-the-wolf
0 Newfoundland Black Metal Duo Artach Conjure Up Mysticism With “She Gathers Leaves” Off “Sworn to Avenge” Out June 25th (Depressive Illusions Records), Lyric Video Premiere via NoCleanSinging
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – June 1, 2021
For fans of Venom, Immortal, Celtic Frost, Darkthrone, Satyricon
Newfoundland Black Metal Duo Artach Conjure Up Mysticism With “She Gathers Leaves” Off “Sworn to Avenge”
Lyric Video Premiere via NoCleanSinging
New Album “Sworn to Avenge” Out June 25th via Depressive Illusions Records
St. JOhn’s Newfoundland is home to some of the most unforgiving, bleak, and snowiest weather in the country and local black metal act Artach uses that grey atmosphere as an inspiration for their raw and epic music.
Last year, Artach released a debut album “Chronicles of a Black Winter” and this year, will follow it up with “Sworn to Avenge”. The second single from the upcoming release is “She Gathers Leaves”, being presented in a lyric video. The single is more mystical and pagan than the other tracks on the album, as they explain:
“The music has a bit of a gothy feel in places and that leads to having some lyrics about witchy subject matter.”
They go on, to comment on the album:
“The music on the album is a frigid mixture of topics about nature and how it meets and interacts with the darkness of humankind. The desolation of the world, the planet, and the repeated failure of society to evolve to a place where we are a part of nature and not brutish subjugators of everything in our path.”
Coming from the coldest, windiest, snowiest, foggiest city in Canada, Artach’s music is heavily influenced by nature and even takes after the bleak climate they are surrounded by. “Sworn to Avenge” is an inescapable, cold and at times unhinged grimness. Raw aggression tempered with bouts of melody evoking the grandmasters of the genre while incorporating first and second wave black metal influences.
Raw and epic black metal, Artach is recommended listening for fans of Immortal, Celtic Frost, and Darkthrone.
The lyric video for “She Gathers Leaves” can be seen and heard via its premiere on NoCleanSinging HERE.
“Sworn to Avenge” is being released on June 25th via Depressive Illusions and is available for pre-order / save at the following links: DepressiveIllusions.com, Artach.bandcamp.com, Amazon, Spotify.
Previous single:
“Into the Frozen Woodlands” – https://youtu.be/FtfosCUA7iw
Track Listing:
1. Tuiteam an Duine (7:08)
2. Ice Throne (5:09)
3. Shimmer (6:35)
4. Endless Tundra (21:35)
5. Into the Frozen Woodlands (4:49)
6. She Gathers Leaves (5:25)
7. Mistress of Black Thorns (6:24)
8. Winter’s End (8:14)
Album Length: 1:05:23
Album Band Line Up:
Fíochmhar: Vocals, Drums, Keyboards
Sruthán: Guitar, Bass
For more info:
Facebook.com/ArtachBlackMetal
Instagram.com/ArtachBlackMetal
EPK
About:
Artach is a two-man black metal band (Sruthán: Guitar/Bass, Fíochmhar: Battery/Vokills/Keys)based in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Being from the foggiest, snowiest, wettest, windiest, and gloomiest capital city in Canada, one should not be surprised that this fuels the creation of Black Metal. Their inspiration comes from the land, nature, the bleak weather of the Canadian North, and influential black metal bands.
Since the duo’s formation in the spring of 2019, Artach has been consistently releasing new music. The band’s debut album “Chronicles of a Black Winter” was released digitally during February 2020 and later unleashed on physical CD by Depressive Illusions Records. The full length contained 9 songs of extreme, harsh, and haunting sounds, which included a cover of Celtic Frost’s ‘Jewel Throne’.
Now in 2021, the band returns with their next offering “Sworn To Avenge”, a full-length scourge of raw and relentless bruting gloom. From the calming blasts and savagery of album opener “Tuiteam an Duine” to the ingrained black metal blast beats, and headbanging riffage on “Shimmer” to the 20-minute exploration for the epic “Endless Tundra” about the doomed Franklin expedition of 1846 to the Immortal-esque riffing and unorthodox exorcism of album closer “Winter’s End”, Artach delivers a 65-minute cold deliverance of their surroundings.
The band adds:
“The music on ‘Sworn To Avenge’ is a frigid mixture of topics about nature and how it meets and interacts with the darkness of humankind. The desolation of the world, the planet, and the repeated failure of society to evolve to a place where we are a part of nature and not brutish subjugators of everything in our path… these are all themes described throughout many songs. The music is angry, savage, unhinged, but contains melody and some twists and turns to surprise the listener. Varied song tempos mixing blasting with thrashy, punky, doomy elements keep the sounds interesting and not monotone. Song structures often vary and we never limit a song to a certain length. We indulge and have them be as long, or as short as we think feels right.”
“Sworn To Avenge” will be available digitally from Artach along with CD and cassette via Depressive Illusions Records on June 2021.
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“The album is definitely black metal – but there are some really nice elements in that that makes this author think the musicians are truly having some fun. In particular, ‘Frozen In Time’, exhibits this by delivering several rhythmic textures and a variety of guitar techniques. The vocals are also just well placed in this track in both timing and style.” – Brutalism (Album Review – 2020 Chronicles of a Black Winter)
“Artach have overnight become one of the most interesting bands to come out of the Newfoundland metal scene in some time, not only for the Darkthrone-esque duality of their lineup, but for their genuine appreciation for all things grim and frostbitten and their unique flavour of first wave meets second wave black metal. If you’ve not given Chronicles of a Black Winter a listen yet, give it a spin or two. It’s definitely worth checking out.” – HeavyNFLD (Album Review – 2020 Chronicles of a Black Winter)
“Artach is a mysterious two-piece Black Metal band who have issued their debut CHRONICLES OF A BLACK WINTER. Artach have spawned some fierce raw and primeval Black Metal. I’m hearing lots of classic Hellhammer/Bathory/Venom and maybe even dipping into second wave stuff like Immortal. It is all very black and grim the way this type of stuff should be.” – Metal-Rules (Album Review – 2020 Chronicles of a Black Winter)
“Like the album’s title may suggest, this album’s atmosphere is as cold and bleak as the North winds. The album is very riff focused with modern production, but it isn’t too clean—I actually really enjoyed the production. Vocally, it is very unique and [not] just the same ol endless blackened screams.” – Metal Temple (Album Review – 2020 Chronicles of a Black Winter)
“A solid dose of second wave black metal.” – Astral Noize (Album Review – 2020 Chronicles of a Black Winter)
“This is an album that took a little time to grow on me and after more listens than I care to count, I still hear little twists that I hadn’t heard before. Pretty cool debut from a band that’s doing its own thing in a genre where bands are often content to imitate.” Rating: ⅘ – The Metal Crypt (Album Review – 2020 Chronicles of a Black Winter)
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0 Vox&Hops Launches Brewtal North America (June 21-25) – 22 Collaborative Brews Spreading The Love of Metal & Craft Beer
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – June 1, 2021
Vox&Hops Launches Brewtal North America (June 21-25)
22 Collaborative Brews Spreading The Love of Metal & Craft Beer
Montreal, Quebec based Vox&Hops Metal Podcast today announces the launch of the first edition of Vox&Hops Brewtal North America presented by IndieMerchstore. Vox&Hops Brewtal North America consists of 22 Vox&Hops Alumni (past guests of the podcast) paired with breweries to create unique collaborative metal inspired craft beers for their bands.
“Last February, when we seemed to be headed towards another summer without live shows let alone metal festivals, I imagined Vox&Hops Brewtal North America to bring the metal community together,” says Matt McGachy, Cryptopsy vocalist and host of the Vox&Hops Metal Podcast. “Initially, I was aiming for 10 collabs for the project but everyone just kept saying yes! I am unbelievably humbled that over 250 people from across North America have teamed up to spread the Vox&Hops ethos: ‘Enjoy, Life, Metal & Craft Beer’.”
Announcement Video
• BREWTAL NORTH AMERICA OFFICIAL HOT SAUCE: Heartbeat Hot Sauce Co. is giving away full bottles of the exclusive Vox&Hops Brewtal North America Scorpion hot sauce. 40 bottles are available per brewery: first come, first served!
• BREWTAL NORTH AMERICA OFFICIAL HOPS: Yakima Chief Hops has offered each participating brewery 10 kg of free hops to use in their Brewtal North America Collab.
• BEHIND THE SCENES: Mini documentaries showcasing the creation of each collaborative brew and exclusive content from the artists involved will be shared on Vox&Hops socials. The videos were created by Chris Kells, The Agonist and Vox&Hops Creative Director of Video Content.
• VIRTUAL WRAP PARTY: Come share a virtual beer with the bands and brewers on June 26 at 9 PM EDT! Follow Vox&Hops socials for the Zoom link.
The 22 Vox&Hops Brewtal North America collabs will be released between June 21 and 25 2021, at each participating brewery.
For more information, visit https://www.voxandhops.com or email Matt McGachy matt@voxandhops.com for any interview requests.
Vox&Hops Brewtal North America Pairings:
CANADA
BreWskey x Akurion
Cannery Brewing x Unleash the Archers
Henderson Brewing x Chris Soutsos of Thrashed (YouTuber)
Kahnawake Brewing x Cryptopsy
L’Apothicaire x Augury
Microbrasserie Le Fermentor x The Agonist
Microbrasserie Le Presbytère x Necrotic Mutation
New Level Brewing x Striker
OverHop Canada x Beyond Creation
Saint-Houblon x Unhuman
Third Moon Brewing x Brand of Sacrifice
8e Péché x Incandescence
USA
Bone Up Brewing x Fuming Mouth
Broken Goblet Brewing x Hath
Brutal Beerworks x Abigail Williams
Cosmic Eye Brewing x RRBG Podcast
Dry City Brew Works x Yakuza
Ghost Town Brewing x Labored Breath
Gilded Skull + Widowmaker Brewing x Summoner
Lasting Brass x Shadow of Intent
Speciation Artisan Ales x Battlecross
Wake x The Atlas Moth
About Vox&Hops:
Matt McGachy, the vocalist of extreme metal band Cryptopsy, interviews fellow metal musicians about their life and music while sharing a craft beer on his metal podcast Vox&Hops. Since its launch in 2018, the Vox&Hops Metal Podcast has released over 260 episodes with listeners in over 85 countries and fostered an amazing metal community.
For more info:
https://www.voxandhops.com
https://www.instagram.com/voxandhops
https://www.facebook.com/VoxandHops
https://www.youtube.com/voxandhops
Matt McGachy
Vox&Hops Metal Podcast
matt@voxandhops.com
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