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0 DEFORMATORY unleash first single off upcoming album – Inversion of the Unseen Horizon – Out Sept 3rd
0 Review | Lycanthro – Mark Of The Wolf | Powermetal.de
0 Eclipser – Pages EP – Scream Blast Repeat – Reviews “It may be only fourteen minutes in length, but the five songs on this release will suck the lashes off your eyelids if you get too close to the chaos…. Pages is a strong piece of work and one that bodes well for the future direction of this band. Eclipser mix black metal, hardcore and death metal with great coherence…”
Eclipser – Pages EP – Scream Blast Repeat – Reviews
“It may be only fourteen minutes in length, but the five songs on this release will suck the lashes off your eyelids if you get too close to the chaos…. Pages is a strong piece of work and one that bodes well for the future direction of this band. Eclipser mix black metal, hardcore and death metal with great coherence…”
0 Lycanthro Mark of the Wolf – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives
0 Eclipser – Pages (EP) – Review – Trvenorthreviews “Pages is an EP that won’t take much time out of your quarantined life to spin but will certainly be a worthwhile escape from the mind-prison you are bound to. Fans of Deathspell Omega take note: worship your new gods.”
Eclipser – Pages (EP) – Review – Trvenorthreviews “Pages is an EP that won’t take much time out of your quarantined life to spin but will certainly be a worthwhile escape from the mind-prison you are bound to. Fans of Deathspell Omega take note: worship your new gods.” https://www.trvenorthreviews.com/reviews/eclipser-pages
0 Prog Duo JUPITER HOLLOW Posts New Live Session Video “Solar Gift”
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Montreal, QC – June 11, 2021
For fans of Tool, Rush, A Perfect Circle, Pink Floyd, Tesseract, Coheed & Cambria, Muse
Prog Duo JUPITER HOLLOW Posts New Live Session Video “Solar Gift”
New Live Stream Dates! (Aug-Dec 2021)
Out Now! Live DVD / Digital Blu-Ray “Bereavement Live In Ashburn”
Offer Free Digital Download of New Album “Bereavement”
L-R: Grant MacKenzie (Guitar, Bass, Synth) | Kenny Parry (Vocals, Drums, Piano, Synth)
Photo Credit – Sandra Beatty
Toronto prog duo Jupiter Hollow, consisting of Grant MacKenzie (Guitar, Bass, Synth) and Kenny Parry (Vocals, Drums, Piano, Synth) are here to create an artistic experience unlike anything else in the industry. Inspired by the art of storytelling and adventure, they intend on taking you on an in-depth journey through their discography and encourage listeners to join them for every step along the way.
Over the last few weeks, the band has been sharing live session videos to give fans a more personalized experience until venue performances re-open from the Covid pandemic. Today, they showcase “Solar Gift”, which is the closing track of their latest album “Bereavement” released a year ago in June.
The band adds:
“We purposely want to introduce ourselves to new potential fans with our unedited one-shot LIVE videos to prove to you from the start that we are real, we are humans, and we’re honest artists. The best part about this is that when our new fans hear the official album recording through the Bereavement experience (or iTunes, Spotify, etc), they’re hearing something slightly different and a bit more polished than the live recording to continue the experience of our music. We’re in it for the long run, we want to be as real as possible in an industry that demands perfection, and we hope everyone enjoys the experience.”
Watch “Solar Gift” at https://youtu.be/1xI9J-8TZYE
The video also appears on a new live DVD / digital Blu-Ray they have put together entitled “Bereavement Live In Ashburn” that is available at the following link:https://www.jupiterhollow.ca/product-page/bereavement-live-in-ashburn
Previous Live Sessions Videos:
The Rosedale – https://youtu.be/Ih0jMSt0pV0
Sawbreaker – https://youtu.be/LTrLEH5GSR8
Jupiter Hollow released their highly praised album “Bereavement” during June 2020 to follow their two previous admired recordings “AHDOMN” (2018) and “Odyssey” (2016).
Fans can receive the entire new album including digital downloads, lyrics, all the live videos, conceptual interviews, drum playthroughs, and guitar playthroughs completely FREE at http://jupiterhollow.ca/bereavement-experience.
You’ve Never Experienced A Rock Album Like This Before… – Fan Video – https://youtu.be/vXDNiEpdK3A
Music Video – The Mill – https://youtu.be/iL5QPPAPvOs
In additional news, Jupiter Hollow has rescheduled live stream dates for August to December that were originally slated for April and May, but were postponed due to the Ontario government’s Covid 19 lockdown to prevent the increasing spread of the virus in the province.
The virtual concerts can be viewed completely FREE on the band’s Facebook or Instagram, but for those interested in making donations, can at the following link: https://www.jupiterhollow.ca/product-page/donate
(All shows starting at 6:30 PM EST)
August – 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30
September – 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 21, 23, 27, 29, 30
October – 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 21, 26, 28
November – 2, 4, 10, 11, 16, 18, 22, 25, 29, 30
December – 7, 8, 10, 11
Jupiter Hollow is:
Grant MacKenzie (guitar, bass, synth)
Kenny Parry (vocals, drums, synth, piano)
For more info:
JupiterHollow.ca
Facebook.com/JupiterHollowOfficial
Instagram.com/jupiterhollow_
EPK – https://www.jupiterhollow.ca/media
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0 EPK – Vela Pulsar – Memoirs of Unbecoming (2020)
EPK – Vela Pulsar – Memoirs of Unbecoming (2020)
Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
For fans Alcest, Uada, Altar Of Plagues, Sojourner, Caladan Brood
““Memoirs Of Unbecoming” with themes of hope, loss, courage, and perseverance in the wake of uncertainty. Stripping away all that we are and seeing what’s left, in the moments that shape us. The songs on this record are raw and honest in their expression, and (while not inherently “true stories”) are all inspired by such moments that we’ve faced as people. In that sense, they are our memoirs of unbecoming.” – Vela Pulsar
Album Title: Memoirs Of Unbecoming
Release Date: December 8th, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Self-Release
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“This is a record that makes for a much more hopeful tone than what most of black metal would rather touch, but we’re not dealing with typical black metal here as “Memoirs of Unbecoming” really morphs the sound to something that it can call its own with still be wildly cohesive, immersive, and entertaining.” – Head-Banger Reviews
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Album Title: Memoirs Of Unbecoming
Release Date: December 8th, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Self-Release
Track Listing:
1. Levitations (9:19)
2. Reverence Of Being (10:40)
3. A Refuge Impassable (10:26)
Album Length: 30:25
Album Recording Credits:
• All songs written and performed by: Vela Pulsar
• Produced by:
Collin Young at Genesis Sound Inc. in Toronto, ON
Sacha Müller at Dead Aunt Thelma’s Studio in Portland, OR
Roland Rodas at Cavern Of Echoes Studios in Toronto, ON
• Mixed and Mastered by: Greg Dawson at BWC Studios in Kingston, ON
• Album Artwork by: Marie Cherniy
Album and Live Band Line Up:
Cam Mueller – Drums
Samantha Holmes – Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Lyrics, Orchestrations
Ryan Mueller – Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Lyrics
Discography:
2020 – Memoirs Of Unbecoming – EP
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Track by Track explained:
1. “Levitations” starts the album on a rather positive note, being rather playful, upbeat and catchy. The warm lyrics accompany it until they take a drastic and stark turn towards chaos. The music follows as it becomes increasingly dark, aggressive and violent, before elevating once more to end the song with an aura of hope. The final notes close the song with a sense that the journey has only just begun.
The lyrics also incorporate themes of astral projection; where a sleeper’s soul leaves their body and can see it from above, and not only can dream, but enter the dreams of others. Hence the sudden shift in mood in the lyrics (dreams are often the same), and the title “Levitations.”
2. “Reverence Of Being” conveys both a sense of struggle and of overcoming adversity – both physically and within – while being paired with a sense of hope. While not a direct reference, it could be looked at similarly to the Nietzsche quote ‘to live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning in the suffering,’ and both of those aspects being a part of you and are worth revering. This is shown in the music too, through moments that are both dark and foreboding, and warm and uplifting, leaving you with the conclusion that despite all that’s happening, the only thing you can do is persevere. With the inclusion of orchestrations, acoustic guitar passages, both tribal and blast beat drumming, dark atmospheres, a melodic climax and a soaring ending, Reverence Of Being is a representation of nearly everything that Vela Pulsar embodies as a band.
3. “A Refuge Impassable” is the most desperate song on the album, further bringing in themes of betrayal and hopelessness. There’s a constant element of searching – searching within another, searching within oneself, searching within one’s surroundings and past experiences. A bleak lyric, the protagonist never finds that refuge as it remains out of reach. She opens the song singing sorrowfully over somber acoustic guitars before the rest of the band breaks in with a mournful fusion of post-metal and black metal. As orchestrations return, the album’s story reveals its true ending with tragic chords, tribal drumming and call-and-response singing and screaming before unleashing a final bout of fury from every member of the band. As lamenting acoustic guitars draws the album to a close, she closes her eyes for the last time and another world awaits her now.
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Story Angles / Fun Facts:
1. Vela Pulsar is technically an “international” band, with members residing in both Toronto, ON and Portland, OR
2. Though living far apart, Ryan and Samantha are best friends, having met through the same former music teacher and business mentor.
3. “Memoirs Of Unbecoming” was a very challenging record for the band to complete, as part of the recording took place during the COVID-19 pandemic which posed difficulties with the various ways it affected their lives.
4. Ryan and Cam are brothers, and share another band together as prominent members of Toronto’s A Flock Named Murder
5. The pulsing sample between the songs ‘Levitations’ and ‘Reverence Of Being’ is an actual radiotelescope sound recording of the Vela Pulsar (PSR B0833-45), from the CSIRO Parkes Observatory in Australia.
L-R – Cam Mueller – Drums, Samantha Holmes – Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Lyrics, Orchestrations, Ryan Mueller – Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Lyrics
With members residing in both Toronto, ON and Portland, OR, what originally started as a personal project between Ryan Mueller and Samantha Holmes became a more serious band when Samantha proposed doing an album. This led Ryan to recruit his brother (and fellow A Flock Named Murder bandmate) Cam to handle the drums. Thus, Vela Pulsar was born.
At over 30 minutes in length, the debut “Memoirs Of Unbecoming” deals with themes of hope, loss, courage, and perseverance in the wake of uncertainty. Stripping away all that we are and seeing what’s left, in the moments that shape us. This manifested into a swirling and emotional hybrid of symphonic and post-black metal, for fans of Alcest, Uada, Altar Of Plagues, Caladan Brood, Sojourner, Aquilus and Agalloch.
“Memoirs Of Unbecoming” was released on December 8, 2020 and available on digital platforms.
0 Rockshots Records: Aussie 80’s Speed Metal NOTHING SACRED Share New Music Video “Stoner”, New Album “No Gods” Out July 16th
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Montreal, QC – June 11, 2021
For fans of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Death Angel, Exodus, Testament
Rockshots Records: Aussie 80’s Speed Metal NOTHING SACRED Share New Music Video “Stoner”
New Album “No Gods” Out July 16th
Australian speed metal Nothing Sacred will be marking their return to the mosh pit with their new album “No Gods” set for release via Rockshots Records on July 16th. The band unveiled the first single “Final Crime” this past May and are ready to share the next song “Stoner” with a music video in preview to the full length.
“This is a very different track for Nothing Sacred, which to us made it all the better. We did debate on a name for it. We originally called it Stoner when we only had the music. The name was only meant to be a placeholder till another one came along. That obviously didn’t end up happening, plus the name Stoner just suits it. It’s a song about a love-hate battle with anything that eventually leads to the destruction of both. It kinda morphed into a bunch of cool lines and a lot of ooo’s and aaaah’s.” adds the band.
Music Video – Stoner – https://youtu.be/EWkbjzYyrro
Conceived in Melbourne in 1983, Nothing Sacred went on hiatus for two decades. During the 80s, the thrash/speed metal band unleashed their EP “Deathwish”, which catapulted them as one of the most sought-after pit makers with the record’s title track becoming a classic within the Australian metal scene. Three years later in 1988, Nothing Sacred unleashed the full-length entitled “Let Us Prey” on Cleopatra Records. Unfortunately a year after that LP’s release, the band disbanded in 1989. Lead guitarist Mark Woolley, bassist Karl Lean and drummer Sham went on to contribute to Hobbs’ Angel of Death‘s early work in the late 1980s. Woolley also appeared on Hobbs’ first self-titled album in 1988. Vocalist Mick Burnham later joined short-lived Melbourne band Seizure in 1993.
Although their tenure was short-lived, Nothing Sacred still remains an underground metal phenomenon in Australia. Songs from the Deathwish EP still get airplay on several Australian metal radio programs.
In 2012, Nothing Sacred performed a series 30th anniversary shows with Ross Percy (Ion Drive, Little House Godz) joining George Larin on guitar that included a support slot for the ex-Iron Maiden vocalists Paul Di’AnnoP/Blaze Bayley Australian tour. Despite the success, the band agreed not to continue and returned to retirement.
In 2015, the band decided to re-activate with a lineup of Sham, Karl Lean, George Larin, Ross Percy, and new vocalist Chris Stark. A slot on Melbourne’s Brewtality Metal Festival received positive reviews before the band embarked on a short tour of Japan, which inspired them to continue and lead the band to headline day one of the Steel Assassins Festival in Sydney.
Line-up changes again slowed the band, but with the addition of James Davies now on vocals and Stu Bedford on guitar, the band spent most of 2019 and 2020 writing and recording, what is now to be their first full length in over 30 years. Entitled “No Gods”, the record is Nothing Sacred‘s resurrection to the speed metal world. With a wealth of experience, a bucket load of riffs, and a renewed energy for one of Australia’s longest-running metal bands.
The band adds:
“We think our return with this new album will be received well. We’ve made a conscious effort to not be one-dimensional. We picked a cross-section of tracks we thought would make the album interesting. Though eight of the tracks are brand new, we decided to add two tracks ‘Final Crime’ and ‘Oracle’ we wrote for our 2nd album in the late 80’s, but never released.”
“No Gods” will be released on July 16, 2021 via Rockshots Records and available for pre-order at the following links:
CD – http://bit.ly/NoGodsCD
Digital http://bit.ly/NoGodsDIGITAL
Music Video “Final Crime” – https://youtu.be/uq27JF_5pXI
Track Listing:
1. Final Crime (3:41)
2. Virus (4:22)
3. Cold Black (3:38)
4. First World Problems (4:15)
5. Killing You (3:34)
6. False Prophets (4:00)
7. Ice (3:31)
8. Cult (4:38)
9. Oracle (3:32)
10. Stoner (5:27)
Album Length: 40:45
Album Line Up
Stu Bedford – Guitar
James Davies – Vocals
Karl Lean – Bass
Sham – Drums
George Larin – Guitar
More info:
Rockshots.eu
Nothingsacred.com.au
Facebook.com/NothingSacredMetal
Instagram.com/nothingsacredaustralia
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