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0 ICYMI: May 2021 – Powerplay Rock and Metal Magazine Album Reviews – Arsenic Addiction, Juliet Ruin, Malice Divine, Monarch, Next Door To Heaven, WarCall Rockshots Records – Bloody Hell, From The Depth
0 ICYMI: April 2021 – Powerplay Rock and Metal Magazine – Album Reviews – Rockshots Records – Ainur, Avaland, Laced In Lust, Infernalizer Reality Grey, The Design Abstract, Grimmreaper
ICYMI: April 2021 – Powerplay Rock and Metal Magazine
Album Reviews – Rockshots Records – Ainur, Avaland, Laced In Lust, Infernalizer
Reality Grey, The Design Abstract, Grimmreaper
0 @metallian_magazine_official – #124 May – June 2021 Manuel Barbará @8stringalchemy http://metallian.online/produit/metallian-magazine-n124/ #metal #metalmag #metalmagazine #metalreviews #metalreview #albumreview #albumreviews #metalalbum #metalalbums
0 \m/\m/ Scream Magazine – June – July 2021 Album Reviews – Artach, Lycanthro, The Wring, Rockshots Records – Nothing Sacred, Endless Chain
\m/\m/ Scream Magazine – June – July 2021 Album Reviews – Artach, Lycanthro, The Wring, Rockshots Records – Nothing Sacred, Endless Chain
0 The Razor’s Edge – Fell Harvest “Throughout the album you can hear several musical influences, showcasing the trio’s diversity and musicianship, and it reminds me a lot of a favourite band of mine The Gates of Slumber, so if you like them, or doom music in general, Fell Harvest are definitely one to keep an eye on.
The Razor’s Edge – Fell Harvest “Throughout the album you can hear several musical influences, showcasing the trio’s diversity and musicianship, and it reminds me a lot of a favourite band of mine The Gates of Slumber, so if you like them, or doom music in general, Fell Harvest are definitely one to keep an eye on. https://therazorsedge.rocks/2021-07-album-review-fell-harvest-pale-light-in-a-dying-world/
0 Cave Dweller Music “…ultra groovy brand of melodic death metal. Now I should clarify that I’m not usually a big fan of groovy melodic death metal but this album blew me away. The sheer level of catchiness and the infectious energy behind the music completely won me over. I listened to this album for the first time while at the grocery store and found it extremely hard not to headbang along in front of the whole store.”
Cave Dweller Music “…ultra groovy brand of melodic death metal. Now I should clarify that I’m not usually a big fan of groovy melodic death metal but this album blew me away. The sheer level of catchiness and the infectious energy behind the music completely won me over. I listened to this album for the first time while at the grocery store and found it extremely hard not to headbang along in front of the whole store.” https://cavedwellermusic.net/reviews/post/784915/weekly-roundup-05-07-11-07-rat-king-sepiroth-mountain-caller-musk-ox-pisswitchand-more
0 CDN Records: Canada’s Hexenklad (ft. members of SIG:AR:TYR, Eclipse Eternal, Pagan Ritual) Explore Thought And Mind With “Huginn And Muninn”
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – July 12, 2021
For fans of Moonsorrow, Amon Amarth, Ensiferum, Insomnium, Windir
CDN Records: Canada’s Hexenklad (ft. members of SIG:AR:TYR, Eclipse Eternal, Pagan Ritual)
Explore Thought And Mind With “Huginn And Muninn”
New Album “Heathenheart” Out July 23rd
L-R: Michael Grund – Guitar, Andrew Chalmers – Drums, Timothy Voldemars Johnston – Vocals, Matt Collacott – Bass, John Chalmers – Guitar
Photo by Vikki Kay Photography
Hexenklad (ft. members of SIG:AR:TYR, Eclipse Eternal, Pagan Ritual) has a new album “Heathenheart” coming out, one that will surely tantalize the ears of any metalhead who enjoys both harsh, raw black metal and the uplifting, catchy aspects of folk metal.
The next single off this record is about the ravens of Odin “Huginn and Muninn”, which the band is premiering its lyric video today via Metal-Rules HERE.
Vocalist Timothy Voldemars Johnston explains the track further:
“It’s got a good pace and rawness, yet the choruses bring it back to the Folk side. The lyrics are mostly written in Kenning and are about Odin’s ravens, about what they are, what they represent and why that matters. When I first heard the melodies, it made me think of flying over the world and looking down and seeing how everything was made small and how to the one looking down, everyone below would suddenly look like one folk, one people and that in order to be recognized in the mass’s, one’s deeds must indeed be great and worthy and like a beacon in the dark. There’s also a theme of what it would be like to lose one of the integral components of yourself that seeks out new experiences and knowledge and wisdom.”
The lyrical content on the album is varied, some of it is about the old gods in the old world and some of it plays into Johnston’s heathen beliefs. Regardless of the subject matter, the music itself is interesting and intense and flows well. Anyone who appreciates both folk and black metal and even just melodic metal will find something compelling in these songs.
“Hexenklad” will surely surprise a lot of people, especially those already familiar with the band. For such an intense album it is also a very uplifting, meaningful record and that is a rare thing and much needed right now. According to the band, one of the beautiful things about having so many members is that they never go through a drought of ideas; songs can start as one person’s idea and by the end, they become a mix of everyone’s. They have lots more music brewing in our minds for the future. Easily enough for another album.
Hexenklad is recommended for fans of Ensiferum, Insomnium and Windir.
“Heathenheart” will be released on July 23, 2021 via CDN Records.
Album pre-order available at https://cdnrecords.com/shop/hexenklad-heathenheart/
Music Video – “Heathenheart” – https://youtu.be/109-5f2P0N8
Track Listing:
1. Heathenheart (5:02)
2. Cold Beauty of Winter (4:52)
3. Huginn and Muninn (4:14)
4. Dark Moon in Capricorn (5:13)
5. Rootbound (4:13)
6. The Raven Returns to the Knoll (4:33)
7. A Thousand Paths to Wisdom (4:26)
8. Olde Gods Awaken (5:53)
9. Beware the Outstretched Hand (5:21)
10. A Forest of Dead Trees (4:32)
11. Upon the Wings of Valkyries (7:03)
12. A Moment of Silence (1:00)
13. We Raise a Horn (4:07)
Album Length: 1:00:36
Album Credits:
Timothy Voldemars Johnston – Vocals, Lyrics
Michael Grund – Guitar. Bass on songs 4, 7, & 9
John Chalmers – Guitar. Bass on song 13
Andrew Chalmers – Drums & Percussion
Clare B. – Keyboards & Orchestrations
Emmanuel “Audeath” Audet (Black Empire/Winterfog) – Bass on Songs 2, 5, 8, 10, & 11
Matt “Coldcuts” Collacott – Bass on songs 1, 3, & 6
Nick Sauter – (Treats for Addicts) Guitar Solo on song 7
Alex Chalmers – Clarinet on song 13
All songs by Hexenklad
Song 2 written by Jon Kal and Hexenklad
Lyrics on songs 4 & 8 by Michael Grund
Recorded at Shiver Sound Studios by John Chalmers
Audeath’s Bass recorded at Black Amp Studio
Mixed at BWC Studios by Greg Dawson
Mastered at West West Side Music by Alan Douches
Cover art by Darek Zawiązalec of Black Forest Forge
CD Layout by Robo of Element 6 Custom lmn6.ca
Photography by Vikki Kay Photography
Canadian Content (MAPL)
Live Band Line Up:
Timothy Voldemars Johnston – Vocals
John Chalmers – Guitar
Steve Bowen – Guitar
Matt “Coldcuts” Collacott – Bass
Andrew Chalmers – Drums
For more info:
CDNRecords.com
Facebook.com/hexenklad
Instagram.com/hexenklad
Hexenklad.bandcamp.com
Spotify
EPK
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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.”
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/
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”
NEWS RELEASE
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:
WhiteCowbell.com
Facebook.com/WhiteCowbellOklahoma
Twitter.com/whitecowbell
Instagram.com/whitecowbell
YouTube
EPK
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