HUGE HAILS HORNS CANADA! Thank you MDs and DJs for all the airplay love!! \m/\m/
!earshot – The National Loud Chart – For the Week Ending: Tuesday, May 19, 2020
https://earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=106&dWeekOfID=2020-05-19
#2 [EVERTRAPPED] – The Last Extinction – Self-Released
#6 JUNKOWL – Making Out With My Death – Self-Released
#7 Killitorous – The Afterparty – •• Tentacles Industries ••
Saints of Death – Ascend To The Throne (2020)
For fans of Motorhead, Lamb of God, Pantera, DevilDriver
Album Title: Ascend To The Throne
Release Date: July 10, 2020
Label: Head Rattle Productions INC
Contacts: PR Rep – Jon Asher – asher[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
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“Vancouver based groove death metal band is doing something different in the metal genre by having a double bass attack with towering lead singer Twan Holliday on 8 string bass and Stony Gingras on 5 string.” – The Province (Vancouver)
“This dual bass 4 piece, is pure metal. Melodic and hard-driving with a huge bottom end (how could you not when you have both a 4 stringer and an 8 string bass at the same time!). This got the crowd more frenzied and the pit started to gain activity.. they set themselves apart with their unique brand of thrash, doom, and hardcore. The first thing you will notice about this band is the incredible stage presence of frontman Twan Holliday whom stands nearly 7 feet tall.” – Live Review 2017 opening for Lordi – Patchord News
“Damn, this was a real surprise. Saints Of Death are a fireball of molten metal. This is their first outing after starting out originally as a Motorhead tribute band. This is real metal, make no mistake. They are a lot of factors that make this band unique. Let’s start with the fact that there are two, yes two bass players in Saints Of Death. This makes for a real heavy low end and down and dirty rhythm. If you’re a fan of Coal Chamber or Devildriver you’ll have no problem enjoying what this band cranks out. It’s great from the first note to the last.” – XS Rock (Review of Self-Titled EP 2015)
“If you can imagine what Pantera might have been like if they had channeled the hostility into a social conscience, or if Lamb Of God had issued their invitation to march on those in power, you will be somewhere close to what is on offer here. Saints Of Death have come up with the most promising brutal debut in a long time. Rating 9.5/10” – Maximum Volume Music (Review of Self-Titled EP 2015)
“All five tracks on this EP pack a punch, but at the same time, they are very accessible, and all have the potential to crossover to a mainstream audience, without the need for selling out. They sound nothing like early W.A.S.P. But what they do have in common with Mr. Lawless’s early output is the knack of writing a good tune and the band have gotten the balance between melody and heaviness just about spot-on. And with plenty of hooks on offer, that’ll stay in your head for days. It’s not very often you get to say this about a new band, but I think Saints of Death really do have a chance of breaking through to the big league… if they get the right breaks in this unpredictable industry.” – Metal Legions (Review of Self-Titled EP 2015)
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Album Title: Ascend To The Throne
Release Date: July 10, 2020
Label: HeadRattle Productions
Track Listing:
1. Call of The Kings (1:45)
2. Ascend To The Throne (3:42)
3. Watching Me Die (2:51)
4. God Can’t Help You Now (3:44)
5. Repentance (5:13)
6. You Can’t Run (2:55)
7. Soldiers of Metal (5:56)
Album Length: 26:10
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Twan Holliday, Christopher James, Ashley Blue, Juan Helluva
• All songs written by: Twan Holliday, Christopher James, Ashley Blue, Juan Helluva, Phill Henri, Stony Gingras
• Produced by: Jason Martin
• Mixed by: Jason Martin
• Mastered by: Jason Martin
• Album Artwork by:
• Member of SOCAN/ASCAP
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Album and Live Band Line Up:
Twan Holliday – Vocals/8 string bass
Ashley Blue – Guitar/Backup vocals
Juan Helluva – Bass/Vocals
Christopher James – Drums
Discography:
2015 – Saints of Death EP
2020 – Ascend to the Throne
Shared Stage with:
Dee Snider, Trivium, PRONG, Lordi, Dope, Green Jelly, Sceptic Flesh, Moonspell, Deathstars, Unleash the Archers, Archspire, Beyond Creation, Here Comes The Kraken, Jet Jaguar, The Warning, Rivers of Nihil, POUND, West of Hell, Dave Evans (original AC/DC vocalist).
Tours and Festivals:
2020 – New Year Winterfest – Vancouver, BC
2019 – Fxck Cancer Fest – Queretero, MX
2019 – La Heroica Festival – Zacatecas, MX
2019 – Festival Motociclista Aguascalientes – Aguascalientes, MX
2018 – Metal & Fire Festival – Guadalajara, MX
2018 – El Chopo Metal Market – CDMX, MX
2018 – CANADIAN INVASION TOUR – MX
2017 – Gospel of Death Tour – CANADA
2016 – Armstong Metal Festival – Armstrong, BC
2015 – Saints of Death EP Release tour – CANADA
Photo Credit: Kevin Eisenlord Photography
L-R – Juan Helluva – 5 String Bass/Backup Vocals, Ashley Blue – 6 String Guitar/Backup Vocals,
Twan Holliday – Vocals/8 String Bass, Christopher James – Drums
Originally starting out as a Motorhead tribute band, Vancouver, BC’s SAINTS of DEATH is a four-piece that has taken the reins to write original material with a double bassist attack and set themselves apart from the pack with their uniquely heavy sound of thrash, doom and hardcore metal.
Inspired by the Mexican folklore of Santa Muerte (Spanish for Holy Death), SAINTS of DEATH is fronted by vocalist and eight-string bassist Twan Holliday, a giant standing nearly 7’ foot tall who can also be recognized for his acting credits in some well-known Hollywood movies and pro wrestling (credits below). Holliday is joined by four string bassist Juan Helluva, guitarist Ashley Blue and Christopher James on drums to complete this ferocious line-up.
Taking their experiences from past bands (Snaggletooth, Strapping Young Lad, Farewell to Freeway, Tides of Honor & more), these veterans of the Vancouver debuted their self-titled EP in 2015 and hit the road on a series of follow up tours! Getting great reviews with both online sources as well as physical press, the band quickly climbed to the top of the Western Canadian metal scene.
Soon after making a name for themselves in their home country, SAINTS of DEATH embarked on its first international tour of Mexico during November 2018 and has since returned two more times to play multiple festivals with acts such as Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), ELO, Dave Evans (Ex – ACDC), Neil Turbin (Ex – Anthrax) and many more successful acts.
After a short hiatus and a replenished new line up, SAINTS of DEATH recorded their first full-length album (2nd release) entitled “Ascend To The Throne” set for release on July 10th, 2020 via Head Rattle Productions INC.
The band adds:
“This album has been a long time coming, and we cannot wait to get it into the ears of our fans. After dealing with line up issues for a few years solid, we finally have a solid line up and are back to kicking ass. The current line up has been together since 2018 and we have really gelled as friends and as band members. Naturally, with this kind of chemistry going on, it was finally time to record a new album.
Like the first EP, there is diversity between each song, allowing each of them to stand out as hard-hitting singles. There is also the consistency that allows the songs to come together as a great album. We talk about important topics such as the trials of society, corruption and corporate greed, mental health as well as a few other topics on this album. We put a lot of hard work and passion crafting this album and making it what it is and we cannot wait to show the world!”
As soon as the COVID pandemic resolves and concert life can return to normal, expect SAINTS of DEATH to set the bar high with a live behemoth of ampage, theatrics backed by a custom light show, and pushing forward to take on the biggest stages and crowds to win over fans who enjoy headbanging to such bands as Motorhead, Lamb of God, Pantera, DevilDriver.
Fun Fact: Besides being a musician vocalist/bassist Twan Holliday has acting credits for movies American Mary (2012), The Devils Ground (2009) w/ Darryl Hanna, Stan Helsing (2009) (Leslie Neielson’s last movie), Catwoman (2004) w/ Halle Barry, Psych (TV Show) plus has done stunts on Super Natural (TV Show) and Pathfinder (2007). Twan was also a pro-hard-core wrestler of 10 years and was on TV every Saturday at 1 pm on KVOS TV12 (Bellingham, WA) plus was asked to train for WWE.
Track by Track explained by the band:
Ascend to the Throne – This is the title track off our new album. It is a very fast-paced song. This is a song about fighting your way to the top and taking the throne. Becoming your greatest self. Becoming your own King or Queen and triumphing over the challenges you may face in life.
Watching Me Die – The destruction of earth with corporate greed. Watching You, Me, humanity and mother earth die to the hands of unjust corporations and tyrannical governments.
God Can’t Help You Now – This song is about governments and Religions hiding behind a false of sense of security. Waging wars and dividing humanity for power and control of the nation, all in the name of god.
Repentance – This is a song about the problems we all face day to day. It’s about the struggles we deal within our own mind. Sometimes you become your own worst enemy, self-sabotage, or doubt yourself. The struggles with mental health we all deal with in different ways and this song is about finding repentance amongst the dark.
You Can’t Run – This song is a stab em up ode to horror flicks.
Soldiers of Metal – This song is Tribute to the metal community and all that is metal. Inclusion and standing for the great cause. Putting away your prejudice and uniting as a force. A homage to the great bands that paved the way and the bands that will carry the torch.
New Transcendence – REVIEW: Killitorous – The Afterparty “Killitorous have proved that the afterparty is just as good, if not better than, the beginning party. “The Afterparty” is a huge step up from their previous material and is an incredible feat, smacking on dozens of different artists to incorporate their own twists and styles. The band has only gotten more talented in their time recording this record and have proven that, even after 6 years of partying, they’re still not gonna lie down. Rating: 9/10” http://new-transcendence.com/review-killitorous-the-afterparty/
‘The Afterparty’ is a difficult album to pick favourite tracks from. It’s consistent in delivery and content throughout, but there are a lot of interesting elements over and above the hugely superb technical guitar work. Something that always grabs my attention are interesting strings, for example the closer on ‘Rodney Dangerfield of Dreams’, which also has an amusing dialogue amidst it’s content.
https://www.metaltalk.net/from-the-abyss-killitorous-invite-you-to-the-afterparty-if-you-dare.php
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – May 19, 2020
For fans of Clutch, Queens of The Stone Age, KYUSS, Volbeat, Foo Fighters
Montreal Heavy Rockers PARADISE Share Speed Demon Music Video ‘Hitting On All Sixes’
New Self-Titled Album Out Now! via Vega Musique
L-R – Fred Crew Grr (Guitar), Matt Hias (Drums), Fred Kelly (Bass), R.L. Black (Vocals), Frank Kelly ( Lead Guitar)
Photo Credit – R.L.Black
In 2005, Paradise started a long hiatus, after the release of the album “Hotel”, now they have broken their silence with a new record and new videos to prove to fans they can still rock out after all these years. The self-titled album was released on March 13, 2020 to excellent global reviews.
Today, the band has a new video for the single ‘Hitting On All Sixes’, a track that comes with energetic lyrics overtop of an old school car race, guaranteed to get your heart racing and headbanging.
The band adds:
“‘Hitting On All Sixes’ is a pedal to the metal octane infused rock and roll kind of track, the type of song that will get you speeding tickets if you listen to it while driving, even if you drive a shitbox.”
Let Paradise do the talking and watch the new video for ‘Hitting On All Sixes’ HERE.
Paradise hasn’t slowed down one bit, and listeners are invited to simmer in the heavy and winding arrangements of corrosive rock the band has been known for over the years.
When asked to describe their music, they respond:
“I think we’re right in between heavy rock and metal, with a stoner feel sometimes. We really tried to have different vibes throughout the record and not have the pedal to the metal on each song like the previous ones.”
Paradise is quality rock for anyone who appreciates melody, and hard riffs especially fans of Kyuss and Dio.
Paradise‘s self-titled album is available for stream and download on Spotify, Paradiserockband.bandcamp.com, and iTunes.
Track Listing:
1. Straight From Hell (3:37)
2. Hitting On All Sixes (3:53)
3. Who Do You Wanna Be (3:35)
4. One Of A Kind (4:34)
5. Never Cry Again (3:33)
6. Low Down And Shaking (4:59)
7. Barn Burner (3:37)
8. Long Gone (2:54)
9. Away From You (3:30)
10. Free In Exile (4:03)
Album Length: 38:20
Album and Live Band Line Up:
Fred Crew Grr – Guitar
Fred Kelly – Bass
R.L. Black – Vocals
Matt Hias – Drums
Frank Kelly – Lead Guitar
For more info:
Paradiserockband.com
Facebook.com/paradiserockmtl
Instagram.com/paradiserockmtl
EPK
About:
Back in the summer of 2002, co-founders and fellow guitar players, Frank Kelly and Jet Phil recruited good friends Mike Plant (Sword) and drum god Michel “Away” Langevin (Voivod) to release Paradises 1st album: “Rock Anthropologists on the Kon Tiki Voyage”. Summer of 2004: the usual suspects were rounded-up including a collaboration of Voivod’s late but great Denis “Piggy” D’Amour to work on Paradise’s follow-up record “Hotel”. Now composed of Frank Kelly (guitars), Fred Kelly (bass), RL Black (vocals), Fred Crew Grrr (guitars) and Mat Hias (drums), Paradise, like a phoenix that is reborn from its ashes, releases a new eponymous album that sways on the line between hard rock and pure heavy metal (mixed and mastered by Kevin Jardine from Slaves On Dope). From the opening piece and future classic “Straight From Hell” to the final “Free in Exile”, Paradise delivers an album where the balance between catchy riffs, attitude, intensity, and melodies is perfect.
So all you rockers, metalheads and soon to be converts should be prepared for a ride through hell, with Paradise!
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“The album opens with “Straight From Hell” and it is an adrenaline high. It is an unmistakable straight forward rock construction of verse-bridge-chorus, repeat, repeat, and the dial is set on stadium anthem. RL Black’s vocals are about as rock and roll as you can get – strong clean singing with a gruff edge. The lead breaks are short to fit in with the song structure, and they are pretty metal. I like the brand they have going here. It is great driving music, great drinking music. I would be stoked to see Paradise on the list of bands at a festival because you can just feel from these songs that they are going to put on a good show on stage.” – Flying Fiddlesticks Music Blog
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Busy metal week! These 4 albums are dropping Friday, May 22nd \m/\m/
Killitorous – •• Tentacles Industries ••, [EVERTRAPPED], Pile of Priests – Extreme Metal Music/ Rockshots Records, Féleth – DeadPop Records
(Purchase Links Below)
Killitorous – Album Pre-Order links:
North America: http://www.killitorous.bigcartel.com
Worldwide: http://www.tentaclesindustries.bigcartel.com
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0aiK7nPFPKzrpv3R3pWOIw
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[Evertrapped] Only $1 Pre-Order via Bandcamp:
https://evertrapped.bandcamp.com/album/the-last-extinction-2
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5c6ABqfwIUmoVXATJQCLqr
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/evertrapped/388341450
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Pile of Priests Album Pre-Order:
https://bit.ly/pileofpriests_preorder
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2XEvIZ3
Apple Music: https://apple.co/2vEHBTf
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Feleth
Bandcamp: https://feleth.bandcamp.com/album/depravity
Spotify/Apple Music/Deezer: https://snd.click/QsQSUiuW
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – May 15, 2020
For fans of Whitechapel, Lamb of God, Mastodon, Strapping Young Lad
Seattle Progressive Death Metal DRAEMORA Premiere Single “Home” via TheCirclePit
Debut EP “Awakening” Out June 26th via Ultra Nast Records
Relatively new to the Seattle metal scene, Draemora is comprised of seasoned musicians who, despite COVID-19 slowing their debut, are ready to show the nation and the world their EP “Awakening” on June 26, 2020, via Ultra Nast Records.
The EP, lyrically, is about battling with drugs and alcohol, and the long journey out of that hell. Heavy, prodigious and heartfelt, vocalist/guitarist Terry Jenkins notes his personal attachments to the lyrics he writes:
“The lyrics come right out of the pages of my life, the things I went through, and how I got through them. Music is a huge outlet for me to dump the good times, bad times, and everything else in between. The majority of the lyrics are a culmination of direct excerpts from letters, poems, and life experiences from the period between May 2018 and August 2019. It was a very intense time in my life.”
The single “Home” is the most technical song on the EP; energetic and powerful, it’s the first song on the album and sets the mood for the duration of the record. The lyrical content is dark and moody, the music is ferocious and impactful. Jenkins goes into detail:
“A lot of us reach for substances, to put off having to deal with things and unfortunately some never get out of that brutal cycle and erase themselves from the earth, I have known a few souls that didn’t make it. I wanted the song to convey the message that in a world that is so dark and brutal sometimes there is always hope for those who want to find it, and you don’t have to destroy yourself to figure that out.”
Recommended for fans of Strapping Young Lad, Whitechapel, and Nevermore; the single “Home” is available via its premiere on TheCirclePit‘s Youtube HERE.
Spotify pre-save here.
Track Listing:
1. Home (3:27)
2. Dead Inside (3:09)
3. Guilt (3:20)
4. Reckoning (3:53)
5. Legion of Scum (3:34)
EP Length: 17:25
Band Line Up:
Terry Leroy Jenkins – Guitar / Clean Vocals
Taylor Wood – Vocals
Max Taylor – Guitar
Jared Connelie – Drums
EP Credits:
– All instrument parts and Vocal parts including lyrics were written, arranged, and Produced by Terry Leroy Jenkins
– Drum performance – Jared Connelie
– Vocal Performances – Terry Leroy Jenkins and Taylor Wood
– Guitar and Bass Performances – Terry Leroy Jenkins
– Mixing – Terry Leroy Jenkins – Ultra Nast Productions
– Mastering – Erman Hemidovic / Systematic Productions
– Album Artwork – Sarah Estrella
For more info:
Draemora.com
Facebook.com/Draemoramusic
Instagram.com/draemoramusic
EPK
About:
Draemora was formed in November 2019 in the Seattle, USA area by Terry Jenkins (vocals/guitar) after his separation from his previous band Odyssian. Seeing it as an opportunity to take a chance and try something different, he wrote a handful of songs with lyrics and demoed them out at his house. These demos attracted the attention of soon to be bandmate, ex-Jesus Wears Armani drummer Jared Conelie and ex-Odyssian vocalist Taylor Wood.
After fleshing out the demos with their own personal touches on the songs, Jenkins found local guitar player Max Taylor and set out to record the 5 song EP “Awakening”.
The EP is nothing short of heavy, melodic metal infused with honest and heartfelt lyrics; This combination works perfectly with the band’s mission to evoke an intense emotional and spiritual experience that brings out the raw emotions that are suppressed all day in normal day to day lives.
“This EP lyrically is all about battles with drugs and alcohol and the long journey out of that hell. I feel that it will connect with anyone who has ever had mental problems, family problems, or experienced relationships falling apart. I didn’t want to come across as disingenuous, or contrived and wrote about things that I really went through and put my life and my problems out there for anyone to interact with as they wish. I think this recording is intense and beautiful. It’s angry and sad and uplifting and I think is a reflection of a human living in modern-day society.” says Jenkins.
With a slight pause in the band’s plans due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, Draemora is already working away on a full-length album to follow and getting ready for when they can pummel crowds live with their heavy melodic brand of progressive death metal.
Their debut EP “Awakening” is due out June 26, 2020 via Ultra Nast Records and will be available on all major digital platforms.
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