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0 EPK – Blackcast – The American Dream (single) (2020)
Blackcast – The American Dream (single) (2020)
For fans of August Burns Red, Wage War, Currents, Meshuggah
Publicist – Jon Asher – asher[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
Release Date: January 3, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Distrokid
Facebook.com/BlackcastMusic | Instagram.com/BlackcastMusic | Spotify | Apple Music
In 2015, in the heat of San Diego, USA, Blackcast started as a 6 piece band featuring two vocalists, 2 guitarists (Dany Khouli and Armand Guerra), a bassist (Hakeem Kelly) and a drummer (Richard Bocanegra). Along the way, there was a falling out with our first 2 vocalists and Blackcast became stagnant until the arrival of vocalist, Tyler Walters, who helped push the band to where it needed to go.
Blackcast was soon able to play alongside big bands such as Born of Osiris, Atilla, Hatebreed, Bleeding Through, Spite, and Bad Omens. For two years they played gig after gig and released two albums, their self-titled debut in 2016 and “Riches to Ruin” in 2017. After that album, life situations and creative differences saw the departure of all the members except for Bocanegra and Guerra. They were replaced by Montgomery Turel (guitar), Luis Perea (vocals), and Richard Orozco (bass).
The new lineup quickly released four banging singles “Against The World” (2018), “Buried Alive” (2019), “Brain Dead” (2019) and “The American Dream” (2020). They are on a roll and can’t wait to show that they are stronger than ever and ready to prove that they still can make ears bleed and heads bang!
Ambition is high, Blackcast has been zoning in on being heavy and dark with all the breakdowns you can handle, and then some. There is more in the works for this collaborative band; focusing on keeping their sound consistent and technical, fans can expect nothing but sheer energy delivered straight to their faces during performances.
[Download Single Artwork | Download Song Lyrics]
Track Listing:
The American Dream (3:22)
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Blackcast
• All songs written by: Blackcast
• Produced by: Richard Bocanegra, Armand Guerra
• Mixed by: Joel Ferber
• Mastered by: Joel Ferber
• Album Artwork by: KM Designz
Recording and Live Band Line Up:
Luis Perea – Vocals
Montgomery Turel – Guitars, Backing Vocals
Armand Guerra- Guitars
Richard Orozco- Bass
Richard Bocanegra- Drums
Discography:
2020 – The American Dream
2019 – Brain Dead
2019 – Buried Alive
2018 – Against The World
2017 – Riches To Ruins
2016 – Blackcast (Self-Titled)
Shared Stage with:
As Blood Runs Black, Necrogoblikon, Atilla, Born Of Osiris, Hatebreed, Bleeding Through, Unearth, Darkest Hour, As I Lay Dying, The Browning, Betraying The Martyrs, Soilwork, Shattered Sun, Eyes Set to Kill, Poison The Well, Conquer Divide, Asking Alexandria, Upon A Burning Body, Dance Gavin Dance, A Skylit Drive, IWrestledABearOnce, Within The Ruins, Oceano, Dayshell
Tour and Festivals:
2015- All Stars Tour- Pico Rivera, California
Artist endorsements:
Soultone Cymbals, Solar Guitars, DC Drums, Magic Room Brand
0 Thanks for the Woodhawk shout out The Vancouver Sun “this is really the kind of rock that fans of classic U.K. metal in the ’70s will be instantly taken with. Sounds really good turned-up really loud, which is always a good test.”
0 Helion Prime Announce New Album Kickstarter, Reveal Artwork, Track Listing & Concept
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 23, 2020
For fans of Unleash the Archers, Iron Maiden, Helloween
Helion Prime Announce New Album Kickstarter, Reveal Artwork, Track Listing & Concept
L-R – Alex Bosson – Drums, Jason Ashcraft – Guitars, Mary Zimmer – Vocals, Chad Anderson – Guitars, Jeremy Steinhouse – Bass
Photographer – Jason Sinn
“Question Everything” will be the first album in the Helion Prime catalog to feature current vocalist Mary Zimmer (Voicehacks, ex-Luna Mortis).
Download images, album artwork and preview the perks on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2Ucbjaj
Guitarist Jason Ashcraft comments:
“I am so excited to finally announce this album. The concept is something I’ve been holding on to for a long time, and it’s great to finally see it come to life.”
The concept of the album shows each song focusing on a different scientist or figure throughout history. Though they went against the common beliefs of their time and often faced persecution for their ideas, they continued to ask questions and stand up for what they knew to be true. As time would go on, their theories and beliefs would eventually be acknowledged.
Check out the artwork and track listing below to get a glimpse at the new song titles and who each song is about.
Helion Prime – Question Everything – Track Listing:
01: The Final Theory – Albert Einstein
02: Madame Mercury – Katherine Johnson
03: Prof – Alan Turing
04: The Gadfly – Socrates
05: E Pur Si Muove – Galileo Galilei
06: Photo 51 – Rosalind Franklin
07: Words of the Abbot – Gregor Mendel
08: The Forbidden Zone – Dr. Cornelius
09: Question Everything
10: Chaulmoogra – Alice Ball
-Bonus Tracks-
11: Kong at the Gates/Forbidden Zone – Misfits Cover
12: The Final Theory – Demo
13: Alan – Demo
The band has also released the production staff for this coming record:
Michael Goodrich of Hypnotic Audio
Chris Collier of CMC21 Productions
Brett Caldas-Lima of Tower Studio
Simone Mularoni of Domination Studio
Alex Nasla of Witherfall and Gear Gods Studio
Album Art: Marc Whisnant, with edits by Bo Bradshaw
Jeremy Steinhouse – Bass
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0 Extreme Metal Music: PILE OF PRIESTS To Release Self-Titled Album May 22nd + Streaming Single ‘Exile Unto Divination’
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 23, 2020
For fans of Death, Edge of Sanity, Pestilence
Extreme Metal Music: PILE OF PRIESTS To Release Self-Titled Album + Streaming Single ‘Exile Unto Divination’
Self-Titled Album Out May 22nd
Denver, USA’s Pile of Priests has just signed with Extreme Metal Music a subsidiary of Italy’s Rockshots Records for the release of their self titled album. As of today, the album is available for pre-order along with its first single ‘Exile Unto Divination’ to served up as an appetizer for listeners worldwide.
Dark and melodic, the progressive death metal album is a huge milestone for the band. The band acknowledges that it encompasses the style they have been striving to portray for a long time. The conceptual album takes place centuries ago in a fictional universe not unlike our own. The story is about an exiled prince who seeks to end the reign of his deranged father.
The band shares their expected reaction of the album:
“We believe fans will be surprised by certain elements of this record but ultimately very satisfied. There is something for everyone in this one; powerhouse vocals, sinister riffing, silky solos, harmonies to make your hair stand up, and some beautiful melodic passages.”
Meant to be listened from front to back, each song leads into the next and the single ‘Exile Unto Divination’ is a strong melodic death metal track, containing a solid bridge to uncontrollably scrunch those face muscles in wicked approval.
“Pile of Priests” is available on May 22, 2020.
Album pre-order: https://bit.ly/pileofpriests_preorder
Single ‘Exile Unto Divination’ available for stream and download at the following links:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Aq6H8WeGqvg
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2xTgtAB
Apple Music (Instant Download): https://apple.co/2vEHBTf
Track Listing:
1. Intro (1:28)
2. The Aversion (3:28)
3. Death of The Paragon (6:09)
4. Exile Unto Divination (5:17)
5. Conjunction of Souls (5:06)
6. The Threshold (2:22)
7. Deus Delenda Est (6:05)
8. Bloodstained Citadel (4:24)
9. The Restitution (8:36)
Album Length: 42:59
For more info:
Rockshots.eu
Facebook.com/pileofpriests
Instagram.com/pileofpriests
About:
Pile of Priests formed in October of 2009 in Denver, Colorado as a three-piece death/thrash metal band, and later developed more of a progressive death metal approach. Led by guitarist, vocalist, and composer Evan Salvador; the band focuses its lyrical themes on the heinous hypocrisies of organized religion and the eternal struggles of the human condition. The band has independently released one full-length album and two EPs, which they have toured for around the Western and Midwestern United States. Pile of Priests’ self-titled sophomore album will be released on May 22nd, 2020 on Extreme Metal Music (Rockshots Records).
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0 NEXT DOOR TO HEAVEN New Single ‘Dance With Me’
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Montreal, QC – March 21, 2020
NEXT DOOR TO HEAVEN New Single ‘Dance With Me’
Russian progressive metalcore band Next Door To Heaven release the new stand-alone single ‘Dance With Me’ to follow their 2019 album “V Ways To Accept” released on Sliptrick Records. The melodic, djenty and proggy track follows NDTH’s signature sound. The song is about relationships, an unconscious feeling of the presence of a close person even if logic and reality tell you this person can’t be here now. It differs from “V Ways To Accept” because the message from ‘Dance With Me’ is about recovery, not the misery.
Listen to ‘Dance With Me’ at the following links:
YouTube
Spotify
Plus available for download on Apple Music, Google Play, Amazon.
In addition to the new single, the band released a new video music video last week ‘Depression I: Razors’ HERE in support of “V Ways To Accept”.
“V Ways To Accept” (Sliptrick Records) is the second album by the band that was released last year. With that full length, the band took the listener on a long journey with a concept story based around human emotions. The 10 track album began from the denial stage, going through anger, bargaining, depression and ending with acceptance. All the songs were influenced by personal experience, making this full length very sincere from the beginning to the end, each song has its own mood and involves different sub-genres, which makes a much richer impression for the listener.
“V Ways To Accept” is available on Shop Sliptrick, Apple Music, Spotify.
For more info:
NextDoorToHeavenBand.com
Facebook.com/nextdoortoheaven
Instagram.com/nextdoortoheavenband
Twitter.com/NDTHband
About:
Next Door To Heaven was formed in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2014. The band was founded by Gene Mazunov and Dasha Mazunova. Next Door To Heaven plays progressive/alternative metal/metalcore. The band’s debut album “Let’s Dream” was released in 2016. The album made the top-20 on Google Play. That same year, the band became one of the finalists in the Emergenza International festival. Their sophomore album “V Ways To Accept” was released in June 2019 via Sliptrick records. The band has opened for bands such as RED and Tesseract and continues to support their material with tours across Europe and the USA.
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“A new Next Door To Heaven’s album is a great fuel for all fans of solid progressive sound as impressive as Tesseract, After The Burial and Betraying The Martyrs have.” – Bunker magazine 2019
“Die russischen Bandmitglieder von NEXT DOOR TO HEAVEN nehmen ihre Hörer auf ihrem zweiten Album „V Ways To Accept“ auf eine emotionale Reise mit.” – Stormbringer 2019
“Depression II: Mistaking” und “Depression III: Illusion” – Zwei Meisterwerke. Auch diese Songs reissen einen mit unglaublicher Atmosphäre in ihren Bann.” – Kobzr 2019
“Se vi ritenete cultori ed amanti dell’heavy metal come era una volta, prima che lo trasformassero in un teatro delle marionette, un ascolto è d’obbligo. Ma un ascolto attento.” – Metal.it 2019
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0 Lutharo – Wings Of Agony – The Metal Observer “Along comes Canada, showing the world that independent unsigned metal bands can kick just as much ass, if not more, than any act on the Nuclear Blasts or Metal Blades or Roadrunners out there. Now on their third EP since 2015, Ontario’s Lutharö keep going from strength to strength as their sound expands… pick up Wings Of Agony – digitally or physically – and support independent artists who are as good as this. If the sheer impact behind Lutharö can’t convince you that the metal community continues to go from strength to strength, then I do not want to be your friend. 9/10. Fantastic.”
Lutharo – Wings Of Agony – The Metal Observer “Along comes Canada, showing the world that independent unsigned metal bands can kick just as much ass, if not more, than any act on the Nuclear Blasts or Metal Blades or Roadrunners out there. Now on their third EP since 2015, Ontario’s Lutharö keep going from strength to strength as their sound expands… pick up Wings Of Agony – digitally or physically – and support independent artists who are as good as this. If the sheer impact behind Lutharö can’t convince you that the metal community continues to go from strength to strength, then I do not want to be your friend. 9/10. Fantastic.”
http://www.metal-observer.com/3.o/review/lutharo-wings-of-agony/
0 It’s A Grunge Comeback w/ BADGUYSWIN Music Video ‘Lying To Myself’ via V13.net+ New Album “Cowards” Out April 10th
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Montreal, QC – March 20, 2020
For fans of Higher Power, Nirvana, Queens Of The Stone Age, Clutch, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains
It’s A Grunge Comeback w/ BADGUYSWIN Music Video ‘Lying To Myself’ + New Album “Cowards” Out April 10th
L-R – Alex Huber – Bass Guitar, Vocals, Shane Sherman – Vocals, Guitar, Zak Waterlow – Drums
BADGUYSWIN will be releasing their debut full length “Cowards” due out April 10, 2020. Today, they reveal their second music video ‘Lying To Myself‘ via its premiere on V13.net HERE.
Nirvana and Soundgarden may be no more, but the members of Canada’s BADGUYSWIN are here to serve up your guilty pleasure for an era of rock n’ roll that’s knocking on doors and making its comeback. Heavy driven grunge-inspired loud amps, blended with clean vocals, plentiful harmonies, and driving rhythms are what fuels this Grand Forks, BC band to keep things stuck in your head for days to come!
Featuring 3 out of 4 members from technical metal band Slagduster, BADGUYSWIN shows off their original roots in music, the grunge era of the 90s where they would glue themselves to the stereo for hours. The members of BADGUYSWIN also all grew up together in the same small town and have been playing music together in various ways for 15 years.
The band’s debut full length “Cowards” was written to give the listener an experience that doesn’t repeat itself over 12 tracks. It’s an album that is a heavy and hooky modern take on a classic sound with influences that are everything 90’s in grunge, stoner, alternative, and punk. It was conceived organically, performed and recorded DIY style at the home studio of drummer Zak Waterlow with mastering by Brock McFarlane of CPS studios in Vancouver. The album has a crisp and larger than life sound. With plenty of easter eggs that’ll have you searching for more from each listen.
With influences ranging from Soundgarden to Queens Of The Stone Age and everything else in between, they are ready to deliver to this newborn puppy of hard rock that even the coldest of plaid wearing hipsters can enjoy.
“Cowards” is set for release on April 10, 2020 and will be available on all digital platforms for stream and download along with physical CDs having limited edition artwork painted by Shane Sherman. Each song’s lyrical content revolves around a story and a main character. A painting was depicted for each persona.
Album pre-order HERE.
Music Video – ‘Needle Beach’ here.
Track Listing:
1. Like A Sailor (4:36)
2. Lowlifer (3:13)
3. Honey Bucket (4:06)
4. Lying To Myself (3:30)
5. Between Hook And Hole (4:11)
6. Fly On The Wall (5:28)
7. Coal (4:32)
8. August 8th (3:54)
9. Needle Beach (2:54)
10. Legends Of The Wheel (4:19)
11. Under It All (3:31)
12. Central (5:29)
Album Length: 49:50
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0 DEMISE OF THE CROWN Premiere Shredding Guitar Playthrough ‘Dying Heat’ via GearGods
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 20, 2020
For fans of Nevermore, Avenged Sevenfold, Opeth, Pantera, Arch Enemy
DEMISE OF THE CROWN Premiere Shredding Guitar Playthrough ‘Dying Heat’ via GearGods
New Album “Life In The City” Out April 24, 2020
Montreal, QC’s DEMISE OF THE CROWN are sharing their next single ‘Dying Heat’ with a massive shred attack playthrough by guitarist Manuel Iradian. The video is in support of their forthcoming album “Life In The City” due out April 24th, 2020.
The playthrough video can be viewed via its premiere on GearGods HERE.
Brandish your weapons and bare your teeth in the battle for new world order with Montreal’s metal quintet, Demise Of The Crown. They run the gambit from heavy metal to hard rock weaved together with soaring solos reminiscent of Eddie Van Halen with undertones of Yngwie Malmsteen.
The band’s music, written by Manuel Iradian and Darren Beadman, uses standard pop music songwriting skills to hook listeners into the Demise of the Crown’s infectious and melodic metal sound. Iradian writes all the music, then hands it off to Kevin “Kevy Metal” to dress up each song with his high-speed, galloping rhythms, finally, Beadman crafts the anthemic lyrics rousing crowds to chant along with an anarchistic frenzy. Each song is rooted in all basic human emotions; anger, lust, depression, happiness, death, and revenge.
Each member has spent their time paying dues in the Montreal metal scene and they have banded together with the same goal and vision of a band determined to shake the foundation of power metal. The current lineup of Beadman (vocals), Iradian (guitars), Kevin Alexander (drums), Simon Doiron (bass) and Vince Doiron (guitar) has been going strong over the years playing a plethora of gigs in their area and releasing their debut self-titled record in 2016.
Demise of the Crown has garnered a reputation for redefining modern metal with a sound that is a melting pot of styles, including the occasional influences of death metal, components of hard rock, groovy riffs and catchy choruses alongside explosive guitar solos topped off with Beadman’s striking vocal techniques and unique tone.
Influenced by headliners like Nevermore, Avenged Sevenfold, Opeth, Pantera, and Faith No More, the band is working their way up the royal bloodline to cause chaos right alongside their heroes.
Demise of The Crown‘s new album “Life In The City” will be available April 24, 2020, current singles ‘My Mind Is Free’ and ‘Fixated’ can be streamed on Spotify along with videos on Youtube (links below).
Music videos:
‘My Mind Is Free’ here.
‘Fixated’ here.
Track Listing:
1. Dying Heat (3:50)
2. Sparks Fly (4:02)
3. Gatekeeper (4:08)
4. My Mind Is Free (4:06)
5. Wild Life (4:07)
6. The Immortal (3:40)
7. Glorious Life (3:21)
8. The Rise & The Fall (4:00)
9. Fixated (3:46)
10. Lightning Strikes (4:04)
11. Life In The City (4:29)
Album Length: 43:39
DEMISE OF THE CROWN is:
Darren Beadman – Vocals
Manuel Iradian – Lead Guitarist
Kevin Alexander – Drums
Simon Doiron – Bass
Vince Doiron – Guitar
For more info:
Facebook.com/demiseofthecrown
Instagram.com/demiseofthecrown
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