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0 Canadian Blackened Doom Metal PLAGUE WEAVER Spreads Darkness With Music Video ‘The Traveller’; New EP “Through The Sulphur Eyes” Out Now!

April 15, 2020
by Asher
· Music News · PlagueWeaver

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – April 15, 2020

For fans of Rotting Christ, Varathron, old Samael, Triptykon, Dissection

Canadian Blackened Doom Metal PLAGUE WEAVER Spreads Darkness With Music Video ‘The Traveller’

New EP “Through The Sulphur Eyes” Out Now!

Toronto’s Plague Weaver released a new EP “Through The Sulphur Eyes” in January 2020 and now has a music video out for the track ‘The Traveller’.

Watch the video HERE.

Aiming to create black metal with a sickening atmosphere, the solo project of RM offers up the bleak video, which compliments the black metal it is set to, characterized by pounding, slow, dissonant riffs. Creator RM explains the EP as a whole:

“The new EP is a continuation of work that began on our self-titled debut. It’s still black metal with elements of doom metal, but with a little bit of a different approach – more spoken words, more atmosphere and a guest solo in ‘Unchained, recorded by Derryl Vi.”

Follow up on the debut, self-titled release from last year, “Through The Sulphur Eyes” is blackened doom mixed with faster, melodic parts and fans will appreciate the consistency.

There is more in the works from Plague Weaver, a full-length release has been hinted at, and the establishment of a live lineup for performances.

For fans of Rotting Christ, Varathron, old Samael, Triptykon, and Dissection, the album is available now on Plagueweaver.bandcamp.com, Spotify and iTunes.

Track Listing:
1. Through The Sulphur Eyes (4:38)
2. The Traveller (4:20)
3. Descent (4:24)
4. Unchained (5:22)
5. Alchemy (4:51)
EP Length: 23:37

EP Credits:
• All songs performed by: Plague Weaver / session vocal : Rad Zarei
• All songs written by: RM
• Produced by: RM
• Mixed by: RM
• Mastered by: RM
• Album Artwork by: Wintershadow
Album Band Line Up: RM
Live Band Line Up: TBA

For more info:
Facebook.com/plagueweaver
Twitter.com/plagueweaver
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About:

Plague Weaver is Black/Doom metal from Canada; created in December 2018 by RM. The original idea was to create music in the vein of old school Black metal mixed with other musical influences coming from Death/Doom metal.

Black metal mixed with a sickening atmosphere is what’s in store for listeners as the solo project of RM; it is the musical interpretation of RM’s vision of the world, philosophy, the occult, and general experiences. It is the culmination of over 25 years of travel through metal /dark ambient/ experimental music RM has created.

A debut self-titled EP was released in 2019 and is followed up in 2020 with the EP “Through The Sulphur Eyes”.

Plague Weaver is a solo project, but there are plans to create a live lineup for performances.

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““Through The Sulfur Eyes” is a solid EP… the overall sound that is achieved is impressive… PLAGUE WEAVER has an interesting doom-like black metal sound that works well with layered deep and high-pitched vocals. I think fans of doom metal and black metal aficionados will appreciate this one.” 8/ 10 – Metal Temple

“From the moaning leads to the slow lurching cadence and the deep monstrous roars, the opening of the title song sounds like the beginning of a death/doom track, but although that oppressive feeling of plague and decay persists, the band also pitch into fits of percussive mayhem, fevered riffing, and vocal madness, and they stitch flickering bits of guitar lunacy into the song as well.” – No Clean Singing

“breaking through to listeners in 2020 is a seriously steep hill to climb and bands have to either push the envelope, do something that can’t be found elsewhere, or just amaze and electrify with each release to grab attention and stay relevant. Plague Weaver do all that on Through the Sulphur Eyes and it’s up to you to show them how good a job they’ve done. What I’m saying is, go buy it. Now.” – Nine Circles

“Through crawling malignancy is how Plague Weaver approach their art, and these songs are filled with grim mood and malevolent auras” Indy Metal Vault

“There’s a darkness running throughout Through the Sulphur Eyes that is quite powerful… The riffs are weighty, drenched in a toxic malaise, yet also possessing the razor-sharp cutting edge of underground black metal. It’s a captivating combination, that moves forward at a steady, relentless pace. What really lingers though is a feeling of uncleanliness; this music is corrosive, carrying with it a taint of infection and, well, plague.” – The Sound Not The Word

“”Plague Weaver” are a collection of melancholic and sorrowful tunes that drag you deep into hell.” – Absit Omen (self-titled EP review)

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0 Edmonton’s OMNIARCH Premiere Single ‘Pathfinder’ via NoCleanSinging; Debut Album Out May 8th

April 14, 2020
by Asher
· Music News · Omniarch

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – April 14, 2020

For fans of Revocation, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Absence, Arsis, Allegaeon

Edmonton’s OMNIARCH Premiere Single ‘Pathfinder’ via NoCleanSinging

Debut Album Out May 8th

Canada’s Omniarch have unleashed their second single ‘Pathfinder’ from their debut self-titled album that is scheduled for release on May 8, 2020.

The album itself, as the band suggests, is a vastly differing and unique journey through history, mythology, imagination, and learning through introspection and reflection. The seven tracks are a composite of progressive and technical death metal, played by five seasoned musicians that bring an eclectic set of skills to the band.

‘Pathfinder’ is a track about personal honesty, about feeling what you love, doing what you love, and being who you truly are. The band explains their expectations of the album and hopes for listeners reception:

“It is suitable for fans of aggressive, progressive and technical metal music, it is something new, but still within the realms of what we know and love. Our debut release is our full, headlining set, and plays great in the order of the album”

Recommended for anyone with an interest in melodic, technical, relentless death metal especially fans of The Black Dahlia Murder, The Absence, and Arsis.

Listen to ‘Pathfinder’ via its premiere on NoCleanSinging HERE.

Album pre-order HERE.

‘Ohm Cairn’, the band’s first single is streaming HERE.

Track Listing:
1. Caligula (7:00)
2. A Voracious Awakening (3:57)
3. Humanaut (4:25)
4. Ohm Cairn (6:40)
5. Wrath of Erymanthos (4:06)
6. Pathfinder (3:55)
7. Ursa Major (7:39)
Album Length: 37:45

Album Band Line Up:
Morgan Lambert – Guitar
Mason Wilson – Guitar
Jon Hofmann – Bass
Mackenzie LaHaye – Vocals
Henry Giesbrecht – Drums

Live Band Line Up:
Morgan Lambert – Guitar
Mason Wilson – Guitar
Jon Hofmann – Bass
Mackenzie LaHaye vocals, Sean Higgins drums

For more info:
Facebook.com/omniarchmetal780
Instagram.com/omniarchmetal
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About:
Omniarch was formed from the ashes of two former bands, Netherward and This is War. Morgan Lambert (guitar), Mason Wilson (guitar), Jon Hofmann (bass), Mackenzie LaHaye (vocals), and Henry Giesbrecht (drums) who had played gigs together in separate bands, had always entertained the idea of joining forces. Eventually, conditions allowed for the amalgamation of the two bands into a new and wholly different alloy of metal and formed the beginning of Omniarch.

Giesbrecht, the original drummer, added a new dynamic to the band with his fresh approach to metal song structures. Eventually, Giesbrecht moved on and made way for Sean Higgins to step in and make his own indelible mark on the band with his nuanced sense of rhythm and pace. The disparate and yet congruous influences have come together to showcase a truly unique and exciting band, full of opportunity.

Each Omniarch song starts with a collaboration between Wilson and Lambert to determine the riffs, which are then brought to the rhythm section where they are morphed into a cohesive idea that is splattered with aggressive technical death metal vocals with themes surrounding history, fantasy/science fiction, and mythology.

Omniarch is just getting started, as of spring 2020 they have a fresh self-titled release out on May My 8th with plenty more music coming down the pipe. Watch out for them on the live circuit and take your chance to witness a compelling live show that challenges boundaries.

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0 Metal Nation – Album Review: Lutharo – Wings Of Agony “The onslaught continues on “Diamond Back” which is even more aggressive than the opener. It’s like listening to Arch Enemy and Unleash the Archers in a knuckleduster brawl. The EP’s midpoint, “Blood Lightening” has more of a grandiose and dramatic power metal charge to it. Muscular riffs and some of the best solo assaults on the EP are captured here. Shipperbottom continues to maneuver deftly between her caustic growls and her biting and soaring cleans.”

April 13, 2020
by Asher
· Lutharo

Metal Nation – Album Review: Lutharo – Wings Of Agony “The onslaught continues on “Diamond Back” which is even more aggressive than the opener. It’s like listening to Arch Enemy and Unleash the Archers in a knuckleduster brawl. The EP’s midpoint, “Blood Lightening” has more of a grandiose and dramatic power metal charge to it. Muscular riffs and some of the best solo assaults on the EP are captured here. Shipperbottom continues to maneuver deftly between her caustic growls and her biting and soaring cleans.” https://metalnation.com/album-review-lutharo-wings-of-agony/

0 BLQ – Benevolent Like Quietus – Kill the Bliss – Metal Temple “BENEVOLENT LIKE QUIETUS brings forth a bounty of brooding, goth rock-influenced melodic metal. Laden with heavy riffs, catchy melodies and crushing breakdowns, the five-piece metal act lyrically exploits the joy in sorrow and strife within life, love and death.”

April 13, 2020
by Asher
· Benevolent Like Quietus

BLQ – Benevolent Like Quietus – Kill the Bliss – Metal Temple “BENEVOLENT LIKE QUIETUS brings forth a bounty of brooding, goth rock-influenced melodic metal. Laden with heavy riffs, catchy melodies and crushing breakdowns, the five-piece metal act lyrically exploits the joy in sorrow and strife within life, love and death.”

http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/b_2/benevolent-like-quietus.htm

0 [EVERTRAPPED] Cook Up a Tasty “Foot Feta-ish” Burger While in Quarantine Season 06 Episode #002

April 13, 2020
by Asher
· Evertrapped

[EVERTRAPPED] Cook Up a Tasty “Foot Feta-ish” Burger While in Quarantine Season 06 Episode #002

One this episode of Brutally Delicious: The Quarantine Edition the guys in the Canadian Death Metal act Evertrapped cook a tasty burger with a twist. Tune in and learn how to make one yourself while sitting home in quarantine. Then head over and check out the bands page at https://www.facebook.com/evertrapped

Brutally Delicious Quarantine Cuisine Quarantine Cooking #podcasting #podcast #getinmybelly

0 Cryptonight Ushers In Terror With Debut ‘Djoom’ Album “The Black Ritual”

April 13, 2020
by Asher
· Cryptonight · Music News

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Montreal, QC – April 13, 2020

For fans of Vildhjarta, Catacombs, Humanity’s Last Breath, Black Tongue, Meshuggah

Cryptonight Ushers In Terror With Debut ‘Djoom’ Album “The Black Ritual”

Debut Album “The Black Ritual” Out April 13th

On this Easter Monday, Toronto’s Cryptonight has a slow, djenty and doomy new release for the masses.

Aiming to capture listeners in a very haunting manner, the debut album “The Black Ritual” evokes horror and malice in every riff and melody. All of the music on the full-length was recorded on an eight-string guitar tuned to Eb and is inspired by actual vivid nightmares experienced by members of Cryptonight at various points in their lives. It also includes references from games such as Bloodborne, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy and Diablo. The band shares their thoughts on the release:

“We each picked recurring nightmares that made an impression on us and put them together into a story about a dream world. Fans can expect this album to have a sequel, and to continue into the unforeseen future. Our lyrics are literally us telling stories of what happened in our personal nightmares, as descriptively as possible. It’s a collaboration of everything we love together into one sound to make for a deadly recipe. Dark and nightmarish whilst leaving an ambient and serene linger.”

Cryptonight has been cryptically hinting at this album by making a 20-episode web series on their YouTube channel, which included short instrumental preview clips of the songs on the release. The band hints at checking out those videos for an in-depth background on the music.

Now the full length is ready for ears as of April 13th. Join Cryptonight in a dream-like state full of horrors and feel the chill of these nightmares first hand. With the music and lyrics contributing in tandem to the same frightening experience, it’s a walk through the musical realms of djoom.

Listen to “The Black Ritual” as it takes you through an audial horror movie unlike anything ever heard before.

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Spotify
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Physical CD copy will be released at a later date and will be a 2-disk set. The second disk will be a director’s cut DVD of Cryptonight Season 1 for fans viewing pleasure. This band creates actual movies… Not just in audial format. Their production and writing quality will only increase as time goes on.

Track Listing:
1. The Black Key (1:26)
2. The Black Door (6:45)
3. Shadow Walk (5:05)
4. Abstersion (2:53)
5. The Dickens (2:12)
6. Abhorrent Bestowal (2:41)
7. Precariosa (2:45)
8. The Black Ritual (5:24)
Album Length: 29:15

Album Credits:
Jekyll: Guitars, Male Vocals, Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Additional Samples
The Cryptilian: Female Vocals, Keyboards, Additional Samples

For more info:
Facebook.com/CryptonightBandOfficial
Instagram.com/the.cryptilian
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0 EPK – Cryptonight – The Black Ritual (2020)

April 12, 2020
by Asher
· Cryptonight · EPKs

Cryptonight – The Black Ritual (2020)

Album Title: The Black Ritual
Release Date: April 13, 2020
Label: Self-Release

For fans of Vildhjarta, Catacombs, Humanity’s Last Breath, Black Tongue, Meshuggah

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Facebook.com/CryptonightBandOfficial | YouTube | Instagram.com/the.cryptilian

Spotify | iTunes | Amazon | CD Baby

THE BLACK RITUAL HAS BEGUN… Presenting the debut eight track album from Toronto Djoom (djent+doom) metal band Cryptonight. All of the music on the album is an audial horror movie is unlike anything you’ve ever heard before. The full length played on 8-string guitars tuned to Eb is inspired by actual vivid nightmares experienced by members of Cryptonight at various points in their lives. There are also many influences and Easter eggs from video games, such as Bloodborne, Resident Evil, Diablo, and Final Fantasy X.

Mixing and Mastering were done by Anthony DiGiacomo at Deep Resonance Studio.

Due to the uniqueness of their sound, Cryptonight categorizes themselves into their own sub-genre of metal called Djoom. This is a combination of Djent and Doom.

Cryptonight plans to play their very first show in the smallest city in Ontario… Latchford. They believe that nobody has ever done this before, and it represents their strategy of contrasting social normalities and going against the grain. It will likely be an outdoor show in a Veteran’s park.

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Album Title: The Black Ritual
Release Date: April 13, 2020
Label: Self-Release

Track Listing:
1. The Black Key (1:26)
2. The Black Door (6:45)
3. Shadow Walk (5:05)
4. Abstersion (2:53)
5. The Dickens (2:12)
6. Abhorrent Bestowal (2:41)
7. Precariosa (2:45)
8. The Black Ritual (5:24)
Album Length: 29:15

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Jeremy Jackson Wells and Cassandra Xavier
• All songs written by: Jeremy Jackson Wells and Cassandra Xavier
• Produced by: Jerm’s Productions
• Mixed by: Anthony DiGiacomo at Deep Resonance Studio
• Mastered by: Anthony DiGiacomo at Deep Resonance Studio
• Album Artwork by: Kyle Anderson
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album Band Line Up:
Jeremy Jackson Wells (Jekyll): Guitars, Male Vocals, Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Additional Samples
Cassandra Xavier (The Cryptilian): Female Vocals, Keyboards, Additional Samples

Live Band Line Up:
Jeremy Jackson Wells (Jekyll): Guitars, Male Vocals
Cassandra Xavier (The Cryptilian): Female Vocals
Bass: TBA
Drums: TBA

Discography:
2020 – The Black Ritual

0 The Metal Bulletin paper zine – Die Another Day “Fans looking for the younger sounds and curious to hear what a new generation is doing with metalcore in 2020 may enjoy DAD’s interpretation of the style.”

April 11, 2020
by Asher
· Die Another Day

The Metal Bulletin paper zine – Die Another Day “Fans looking for the younger sounds and curious to hear what a new generation is doing with metalcore in 2020 may enjoy DAD’s interpretation of the style.” https://metalbulletin.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-die-another-day_9.html

0 Dead Rhetoric.com – Lutharo – Wings of Agony (Self-Released) – 9/10 “Wings of Agony is a thrill-ride. You’ll grin at the near-constant guitar heroics and sing/scream along with it with glee. This is exactly the type of melodic death/power metal combination that works in the best interest of both parties, and Lutharo take it for all it’s worth. Scorching stuff!”

April 11, 2020
by Asher
· Lutharo

Dead Rhetoric – Lutharo – Wings of Agony (Self-Released) – 9/10 “Wings of Agony is a thrill-ride. You’ll grin at the near-constant guitar heroics and sing/scream along with it with glee. This is exactly the type of melodic death/power metal combination that works in the best interest of both parties, and Lutharo take it for all it’s worth. Scorching stuff!” http://deadrhetoric.com/reviews/lutharo-wings-of-agony-self-released/