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0 Canada’s Vortex Unveils “Haunting the Abyss” Music Video Ahead Of Canadian Tour with XAON + New EP “Alien Realms” Out April 2025

March 28, 2025
by Asher
· Music News · Vortex

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – March 28, 2025

Canada’s Vortex Unveils “Haunting the Abyss” Music Video Ahead Of Canadian Tour with XAON

+ New EP “Alien Realms” Out April 2025

L-R – Simon Desjardins (Bass), Mathieu Duguay (Guitars, Orchestrations), Alexandre Labrie (Vocals), Dany Lévesque (Guitars), Olivier Harrisson (Drums)
Photo Credit – Giuseppe Calvinisti

Vortex has released a haunting new music video for their latest single “Haunting the Abyss” directed by Chris Kells (The Agonist). The track is the second single from their upcoming EP “Alien Realms” scheduled for release on April 11th, 2025. This is the second single off this record and fans can hear both live when the band tours Eastern Canada in April and Europe in the fall, supporting France’s XAON. Vortex comments on the single:

“This song begins with a melancholic black metal section before transitioning into a verse that I’d describe as a modern death metal take on the main riff of Metal Church by the band of the same name. For this EP, we focused on writing memorable, epic choruses, and this one is a perfect example of that. This song showcases Vortex at its best. We put a lot of hard work into it, and we truly believe it’s the standout track on Alien Realms.”

The video, crafted by Kells’ visionary direction, perfectly captures the band’s blend of technical proficiency and atmospheric intensity. Through striking visuals and masterful cinematography, the video enhances the track’s exploration of cosmic horror and discovery.

“Haunting the Abyss” demonstrates Vortex‘s evolution, featuring their trademark combination of guttural and black metal vocals alongside fry screams. The song showcases the band’s sophisticated approach to extreme metal, with intricate guitar work and massive orchestral arrangements working in perfect harmony. They are recommended listening for fans of Shadow of Intent, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Dimmu Borgir.

Watch and listen to “Haunting the Abyss” via its video premiere on NoCleanSinging HERE.

Due out on April 11, 2025, “Alien Realms” is available for pre-order at https://vortexband.bandcamp.com

First single “When Humans Defy the Void” at the following links:

YouTube – https://youtu.be/LRrpmT4Jaek

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/4inCj0i

Track Listing:
1. When Humans Defy the Void – 5:03
2. Haunting the Abyss – 5:26
3. Ripping the threads of Reality – 4:10
4. Where Wonders Dwell – 3:00
EP Length: 17:40

Symphony For The Dead Tour – Vortex + XAON (QC, ON, NB)
April 15 – Montreal, QC – Le Petit Campus ***
April 16 – Edmundston, NB – Ateepic *
April 17 – Saint John, NB – Haven Music Hall and Cafe *
April 18 – Moncton, MB – Xeroz *
April 19 – Rimouski, QC – Coop Le Paradis *
April 22 – Ottawa, ON – The Rainbow
April 23 – Drummondville, QC – La Ste-Paix ****
April 24 – Quebec City, QC – L’Anti ****
April 25 – Saguenay, QC – Microbrasserie Port-Alfred
April 26 – Trois-Rivieres, QC – L’Entite **

* Omnivide
** Strigampire
*** Ulfhednar
**** Burning Attic

Vortex is:
Simon Desjardins (Bass)
Mathieu Duguay (Guitars, Orchestrations)
Alexandre Labrie (Vocals)
Dany Lévesque (Guitars)
Olivier Harrisson (Drums)

For more info (Official Website, Socials, Videos, Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music): https://linktr.ee/vortexband

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Canadian College Radio Charts – August 2023 – top 20 loud – #14 Vortex (earshot)

“#8 on Top 10 Quebec Band 2023 Albums – The Future Remains In Oblivion delivers a solid punch with their intense and well-felt symphonic death metal and, with a quality product like this, they have nothing to envy of the big names in the genre.” – Thorium Mag

“The Future Remains in Oblivion is the collision zone between powdered wig classical and battle jacketed death metal that should hold appeal for fans of Fleshgod Apocalypse, Septicflesh and those who like their Suffocation mixed with Dimmu Borgir.” – Decibel Magazine

“The song’s (The Walls) multi-faceted nature is further revealed in harrowing and haughty growls, jolting chords, and fiery sunbursts of sound, as well as through a swirling melodic guitar solo that spectacularly sends the song into the stratosphere. The song’s finale is itself a full-power spectacle that really gets the adrenaline surging.” – No Clean Singing

“If there’s anything that Vortex nails, it’s drama. Album highlight and banger track “First Blood” is simply massive” – Angry Metal Guy

“For some music is pure escapism but does that still hold true when bands like Canadian Melodic Death Metal monster Vortex whisk the would be listener into a bleak world that is recovering from a devastating cataclysm? Scenes of war and survival are punctuated with harrowing strings, technical riffs, and guttural and Black Metal inspired vocals as the band weave cinematic stories and orchestral touches into their third concept album “The Future Remains In Oblivion”” – Metal Noise

“the title-track The Future Remains In Oblivion, a song that will blow your mind with its insane wall of sounds, background orchestrations, epic passages, striking riffs and solos, and visceral yet intricate drums, resulting in one of the most breathtaking moments of the entire album.” – The Headbanging Moose

“An excellent group that you must discover because of the intensity they are able to show” – Ondes Chocs

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0 Halifax Grunge Trio SIGSOUR Shares First Single “And It Goes” Off Upcoming Album “Apathetic Generation”

March 28, 2025
by Asher
· Music News · SigSour

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Montreal, QC – March 28, 2025

Halifax Grunge Trio SIGSOUR Shares First Single “And It Goes” Off Upcoming Album “Apathetic Generation”

L-R – Quenny Stevens (Drums), Evan Jodrey (Guitars/Vocals), Trey Gabriel (Bass/Vocals)

Photographer Credit – Ethan Quigley

Flourishing from a solo project shared on Soundcloud by Evan Jodrey (Guitar/Vocals), Halifax, Canada’s SigSour has become a solid powerhouse trio bonded by Trey Gabriel (Bass/Vocals) and Quenny Stevens (Drums). The band is excited to announce the release of their first studio album entitled “Apathetic Generation,” produced and mixed by Don Levandier (The Motorleague), due out later in 2025. The full-length follows their debut EP “Static” and Live Album “SigSour Live at Radstorm,” both released in 2024.

“Apathetic Generation” is a break the band needed to showcase all of what we are and can do. With each song telling a different story and having its unique vibe, we hope there’s at least one song in the entire album that someone can relate to and head-bang to. We are super excited for our fans and people who have never heard of us to get the chance to hear something that we are very pleased to share,” adds Jodrey.

Melodic and catchy, with the music changing between punk, metal, and grunge, SigSour has become known in Canada’s Maritimes as the band that keeps the energy crazy high, the crowd moving, and the eardrums bleeding. To preview what’s to come from “Apathetic Generation”, they are sharing the single “And It Goes”, which was the first song tracked on the album. The song lyrically riffs between addiction and disingenuous people.

Jodrey explains further:

“The lyrics portray one’s life being mastered by addiction and constantly finding yourself in an endless cycle of pain and confusion. The release from all the pain is in the chorus, searching for answers amidst the struggle.”

Recommended for fans of Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, and Alice in Chains, listen to “And It Goes” at the following links:

YouTube – https://youtu.be/c5pMfN-Orms

Spotify – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/sigsour/and-it-goes

The track listing and album release for “Apathetic Generation” are to be revealed at a later date.

More info: Instagram.com/sigsour__/

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0 EPK – SigSour – And It Goes (single) (2025)

March 28, 2025
by Asher
· EPKs · SigSour

EPK – SigSour – And It Goes (single) (2025)

Publcisit – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com

Management / Booking – Arsenault Group Entertainment – Troy Arsenault – troyarsenault[@]gmail[.]com

For fans of Nirvana, Linkin Park, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains

“We think the fans will be completely blown away. Everyone who listens to our music is used to the very raw punk rock type of recordings we’ve released in the past. With this project, we’ve stepped into a completely different realm and tried to make something that really captures all that we bring to the table and the different places we are capable of going with our music. We think this project has something for everyone, whether you’re into pop, grunge, punk, post-hardcore, or metal, there’s a song on this project to suit your taste.” – Evan Jodrey (Guitarist/Vocalist)

Instagram.com/sigsour__/ | Youtube.com/@sigsour_official

Spotify | Apple Music | Soundcloud.com/sigsourband

Album: Apathetic Generation
Single: And It Goes
Single Release Date: 03/28/2025
“And It Goes” single
Length (3:09)

Single Recording Credits:
Song performed by: Evan Jodrey, Trey Gabriel, Quenny Stevens
Song written by: Evan Jodrey
Produced by: Don Jasen Levandier
Mixed by: Don Jasen Levandier
Mastered by: TIDE STUDIOS
Album Artwork by: Trey Gabriel

Album and Live Band Lineup: Evan Jodrey (Guitarist/Vocalist), Trey Gabriel (Bassist/Vocalist), Quenny Stevens (Drums)

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About The Album Artwork:

A conscious being of a tree, alive and watching. The purple gloom sweeps over the album cover, and the eyes and mouths are placed within tree making it look part animal and plant.

The album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):

A snapshot of life and all of its different complexities and challenges, raw emotions, and the need for change.

About the Single:

And It Goes starts abruptly and edges. The guitars are loose, the drums are loud, and the bass is booming. It then turns distorted and stressed, with the guitars panned in either ear while the drums crush your speakers and the bass locks you into this train wreck and you just have to hold on. The vocals then come in soaked with angst and sarcasm, lyrics portraying one on life being mastered by addiction and constantly finding yourself in an endless cycle of pain and confusion. The release comes in the form of a chorus, yelling into the storm of noise trying to be heard and saved, searching for answers amidst the struggle.”

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Fun Facts:
1. SigSour was originally a solo SoundCloud project created by Evan Jodrey
2. The members of the band had played in various instrument arrangements and at different time periods before becoming SigSour.
3. Trey and Evan started jamming together in grade 9.
4. The band’s first album was tracked in 4 days on a 9:00 am-12:00 midnight schedule.
5. They’ve broken max capacity records at the famous all-ages venue “RadStorm” in Halifax NS.

L-R – Quenny Stevens (Drummer), Evan Jodrey (Guitarist/Vocalist), Trey Gabriel (Bassist/Vocalist)

Photographer Credit – Ethan Quigley

SigSour is a high-energy, three-piece alternative rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia, rooted heavily in punk and grunge. The band originated in 2021 as a solo SoundCloud project by guitarist/vocalist Evan Jodrey, who uploaded his demos to a small audience in hopes of gaining recognition and inspiration to continue writing. After receiving a modest number of views and a few encouraging comments, Jodrey decided to bring in his friends Trey Gabriel and Caden Smith, whom he had previously jammed with various projects, forming the band. Caden Smith’s metal and punk roots heavily influenced the band’s sound throughout 2023. Caden later decided to pursue other paths, which led to drummer Quenny Stevens joining the band, helping solidify the trio into the powerhouse it is today.

Discography:
And It Goes – Single (03/28/2025)
IMAKEMESICK -Single – (07/26/2024)
Static – EP – (07/12/2024)
SigSour Live at Radstorm – Live Album-(04/19/2024)

Shared Stage with: Pavel Stroke, Customer Service, DammitGoldie, Human Missile Crisis, Mooch, Earth Altar, Baited, Ivy Gardens, June Body, Sandfalls, Tarbox, The Bloody Hell, Trout, Scorn, Ongorah, Rootabaga, Convulsion, Hospital Gossip, Caustic Aura, Paratomb, The Orchids, Fluke, Pinot Gringo, Bologne Colorado, Woundup, Acid Wash, Maul Crawl, Lizard The Bird, BloodPrint.

Tours and Festivals:
2024 – Perish Festival – Fredericton, NB
2024 – Halifax Urban Folk Festival – Halifax, NS
2024 – Halifax Havoc – Halifax, NS
2024 – Food For The Ears – Truro, NS
2023 – Wreckfest – Sussex, NB

0 Streaming Now! Canadian Progressive Death SYMBIOTIC GROWTH’s New Album “Beyond The Sleepless Aether”

March 28, 2025
by Asher
· Music News · Symbiotic Growth

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – March 28, 2025

Streaming Now! Canadian Progressive Death SYMBIOTIC GROWTH’s New Album “Beyond The Sleepless Aether”

Mixed and Mastered by Tom Maclean (Haken, Athemon, Brutta)

Canadian progressive blackened death unit Symbiotic Growth unleashes their sophomore album “Beyond The Sleepless Aether,” now available as of March 28th, 2025. Similar to the band’s predecessor, their 2020 self-titled full-length, “Beyond The Sleepless Aether,” is once again based in fiction and is lyrically conceptual, but dives more into thoughts and emotions of everyday life, and sometimes those thoughts are hard to deal with.

“I feel like this time around, the sound is a bit darker and experimental, with more synth-heavy sounds and a melancholy atmosphere. The lyrics were very loosely inspired by a dream I (Aaron) had about the multiverse theory intertwined with some of my challenges of dealing with a sense of being and why we are all here,” says Aaron Barriault (Vocals, Guitar, Bass).

Progressive, experimental, foreboding, and emotional, every song has its own identity and its place within the album’s story, taking its protagonist through the multiverse, placing him in places like dark wooded forests, wide open desert landscapes, and the unending cosmos.

The full-length listening experience tackles strong topics of loneliness, a sense of being, self-hatred, and suicide. Some of these are blatant and easy to see, and others subtly, throughout the course of the album, lyrically and musically.

“I think the fans who have heard our previous album may be a bit surprised; the sound of this album is a bit different; it’s a little bit more experimental in its own way. Either way, we hope that fans enjoy what we’ve created. I feel like the listener may have feelings of uneasiness and wonder. An odd combination, but I feel like it’s fitting.

Mixed and mastered by Tom Maclean (Twelve Tone Studio, Haken, Athemon, Brutta), “Beyond The Sleepless Aether”, features seven paryalzing sounds of technical metal created by the Sudbury, ON recording line up of Aaron Barriault (Vocals, Guitar, Bass), Devin Mcqueen (Vocals, Guitar), and Dan Favot (Drums)(ex-Wolven Ancestry, ex-Fractal Generator). The artwork was created by Erskine Designs and shows an entity standing at the foot of what the band likes to think of as Azathoth.

“The album doesn’t touch on any Lovecraftian mythos (maybe a bit in The Sleepless Void), but the lore behind Azathoth, that we are all in his dream and once he wakes everything will cease to be, is very fitting to the album lyrically,” adds Barriault.

Recommended for fans of Ne Oblivisacaris, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Cor Scorpii, and Gojira, “Beyond The Sleepless Aether” is available at the following links:

YouTube (Album Stream) – https://youtu.be/CSOzIaRlo6E

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/42m1Mlp

Bandcamp – https://symbioticgrowth.bandcamp.com/album/beyond-the-sleepless-aether-3

Track Listing:
1. Of Painted Skies and Dancing Lights – 7:03
2. Spires Of The Boundless Sunset – 7:28
3. The Architect Of Annihilation – 10:57
4. The Sleepless Void – 9:52
5. Arid Trials and Barren Sands – 7:35
6. Lost in Fractured Reveries – 8:44
7. Trading Thoughts For Sleep – 10:02
Album Length: 1:01:43

Album Credits:
Mixed and Mastered By Tom Maclean of Twelve Tone Studio
Album Art by Erskine Designs

Album Band Line Up
Aaron Barriault – Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Devin Mcqueen – Vocals, Guitar
Dan Favot – Drums

Live Band Line Up
Aaron Barriault – Vocals, Guitar
Dan Favot – Drums

For more info: Facebook.com/SymbioticGrowth | Instagram.com/symbioticgrowth

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“Canada is always that country that always gives us some unexpected gems of extreme music. Symbiotic Growth is the latest revelation. This debut album brings us a fantastic balance between the extreme aspect of death metal and progressive metal.” – World Of Metal Magazine

“Symbiotic Growth‘s songs are significant hybrids, but their incorporation of differing influences works very well because they’re such adept songwriters and skilled performers.” – No CleanSinging

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0 SHORES OF NULL Shares New Live In Munich Video “Quiescent” Off New Live Album “Beauty Over Europe” Out May 2025 + Launch Pre-Order + EU Tour Dates

March 28, 2025
by Asher
· Music News · Shores of Null (Spikerot Records) · Uncategorized

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Montreal, QC – March 28, 2025

SHORES OF NULL Shares New Live In Munich Video “Quiescent”

New Live Album “Beauty Over Europe” Out May 2025

+ Launch CD Pre-Order / Digital Pre-Save

+ EU Tour Dates

Italian melancholic dark metal band Shores Of Null are proud to announce the release of their first live album, “Beauty Over Europe”, set to drop on May 9th, 2025 via Sulphur Music / Masked Dead Records.

The live album features 10 tracks recorded during their monumental 2023 European tour with Swallow The Sun, Draconian, and Avatarium. Throughout that tour, Shores of Null performed 35 shows across 18 countries, including Norway, Denmark, Germany, the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Hungary, bringing their critically acclaimed album “The Loss Of Beauty” to the stage.

The live recordings, captured in the cities of Leipzig, Munich, Aschaffenburg, Budapest, and Belfast, preserve the raw and emotive energy of their performances. Each track reflects the band’s ability to blend melancholic melodies with crushing heaviness, offering fans a visceral live experience.

“Beauty Over Europe” is both a celebration of the tour and a gift to all fans of the band. Exactly two years after that unforgettable journey, this live album offers a chance to relive the emotional intensity and true essence of Shores Of Null’s live performances.

Reflecting on the experience, vocalist Davide Straccione shared:

“Our 2023 European tour with Swallow The Sun, Draconian, and Avatarium was one of the most beautiful and intense experiences of my life. Night after night, we poured everything we had into our performances, connecting deeply with audiences across 18 countries. This live album is our way of preserving and sharing that beauty, not only as a gift to those who joined us in the crowd but also for those who couldn’t be there to witness it.”

A live version of their song “Quiescent”, recorded in Munich, is now available on all major streaming platforms and YouTube, accompanied by an exclusive video featuring live and behind-the-scenes footage from the tour.

YouTube – https://youtu.be/DOk616SWofA

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3DXvwf2

Physical Pre-order: https://maskeddeadrecords.com/product/shores-of-null-beauty-over-europe/

Digital Pre-order: https://shoresofnull.bandcamp.com/album/beauty-over-europe

Spotify Pre-save: https://spoti.fi/4iLDYNJ

Shores of Null has also announced a series of upcoming tour dates, featuring a mix of festival appearances and indoor shows across Italy, Germany, Austria, and the UK (dates listed below).

Setlist:
1. Transitory (Live intro)
2. Destination Woe (Live in Leipzig)
3. Nothing Left To Burn (Live in Leipzig)
4. Quiescent (Live in Munich)
5. The Last Flower (Live in Aschaffenburg)
6. Black Drapes For Tomorrow (Live in Budapest)
7. A Nature in Disguise (Live in Munich)
8. Darkness Won’t Take Me (Live in Belfast)
9. My Darkest Years (Live in Aschaffenburg)
10. Blazing Sunlight (Live Outro)

Live Recording: Matti Kynsijärvi
Mixing and Mastering: Marco Mastrobuono at Bloom Recording Studios

Band:
Davide Straccione – Vocals
Gabriele Giaccari – Guitars, Backing Vocals
Raffaele Colace – Guitars, Backing Vocals
Lorenzo Carlini – Live Bass
Matteo Capozucca – Bass
Emiliano Cantiano – Drums

Shores of Null 2025 Tour Dates:
30.04 – DE Saalfeld – Klubhaus (w/ Décembre Noir, Praise The Plague)
01.05 – DE Dresden – HD (w/ Décembre Noir)
02.05 – DE Berlin – Walpurgisnacht (w/ And Oceans, Heretoir, Décembre Noir)
03.05 – AT Innsbruck – Abyss Bar
11.05 – IT Verona – Isola Rock (w/ Dark Lunacy)
15.06 – IT Lignano Sabbiadoro – Arena Alpe Adria (w/ In Flames, Lacuna Coil)
28.08 – UK London – The Black Heart (w/ The Crawling)
29.08 – UK Leeds – The Fenton (w/ The Crawling)
30.08 – UK Plymouth – One For Sorrow festival (w/ The Crawling and more)
31.08 – UK Bristol – The Gryphon (w/ The Crawling)

For more info: Spikerot.com | Shoresofnull.com

About:

Shores of Null stand out from their contemporaries with their ability to blend seemingly disparate elements into their sound, overwhelmingly heavy and soothing at the same time: blackened aggression stands alongside gothic-doom sections without either sounding out of place. Their music can be both melancholic yet majestic, made of chorale-like guitar textures across the instrument’s entire range, sustained by a powerful rhythmic section and punctuated by a refined mixture of clean and growled vocals, along with extensive use of pleasing vocal harmonies which have become the band’s trademark through the years.

The Rome-based metal band has been an unwavering presence within the metal underground since their musical outset in 2013, churning out a series of impressive records: the melodic and somber “Quiescence” (Candlelight, 2014), the darker and more complex “Black Drapes For Tomorrow” (Candlelight/Spinefarm, 2017), and the ambitious “Beyond The Shores (On Death And Dying)” (Spikerot Records, 2020), a 38-minute long doom manifesto that sees guest appearances of the doom-titans Mikko Kotamäki (Swallow The Sun) and Thomas A.G. Jensen (Saturnus), along with the angelic voice of Elisabetta Marchetti (Inno).

Shores Of Null’s fourth album, “The Loss Of Beauty”, released in March 2023, was hailed as one of the best albums of the year within the genre. The band supported the release with an extensive EU/UK tour alongside Swallow The Sun, Draconian, and Avatarium, followed by standout performances at major festivals like Hellfest, Rock Imperium, and 70000 Tons Of Metal among others, further solidifying their status as one of the rising forces in the metal scene.

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Metal Hammer writers’ top metal albums of 2023 – Edwin McFee – #20 – Shores of Null – The Loss of Beauty

“With The Loss Of Beauty, SHORES OF NULL have produced their second world class record in a row.” – Distorted Sound Mag (9/10)

“The deep, dark, poetic brilliance behind The Loss Of Beauty is undeniable, and Shores Of Null’s doomy melancholic style is especially ideal for those considering themselves fans of Swallow The Sun, Draconian and Saturnus.” – Metal Storm (8,5/10)

“The Loss of Beauty is a morose and often magnificent listen.” – Metal Hammer UK (8/10)

“The Loss of Beauty is an engaging, exquisite, and moving slice of melodic doom that further cements Shores of Null’s esteemed position in the scene.” – Dead Rhetoric (9/10)

“The Loss of Beauty is an incredibly strong and versatile album, on which themes known from genres such as post black metal or post punk are presented in a diverse and varied manner.” – BetreutesProggen (13/15)

“Once again, Shores of Null continue to impress with yet another slab of high-quality doom/death that seems the quintet on an upwards trajectory.” – Angry Metal Guy (4/5)

“With lyrics like “my loneliness will guide me” and “isolation will set us free,” classic doom drumming, and impressive vocals, Shores of Null announce their intent to deliver the best doom album of 2023.” – Noizze UK (9/10)

“Un grato disco de casi una hora de música, donde la melancolía no es predominante, sino lo melódico, y eso es cae a la perfección.” – Metallerium (9.2/10)

“A savourer, en s’aimant. A savourer, l’esprit ouvert aux beautés que l’on croit – ou que l’on relègue au rang d’- insignifiantes et qui sont le sel du monde qui nous entoure. A savourer, tout simplement..” – Soil Chronicles (9/10)

“Shores of Null haben für mich mit The Loss of Beauty einen heißen Anwärter auf mein Album des Jahres veröffentlicht, das ich jedem Fan von melancholischem Metal mit Doom, Gothic, Melodic Death und Black Metal Einflüssen nur wärmstens empfehlen kann! Von mir gibts für dieses Meisterwerk die Höchstnote!.” – Sound Magnet (10/10)

“If “Beyond the Shores (On Death and Dying)” granted them the status of Masters of the Genre, with “The Loss of Beauty” we cannot help but acknowledge their unquestionable talent for creating stunning beauty that goes under your skin, both with music and words.” – Tuonela Magazine

“It is an album with many faces, a true chameleon, that shows the best of heavy, doom, dark, gothic, death, and a pinch of black metal. The musicians of this band are playing at the very highest level and it is unprecedented what this band is capable of.” – Zware Metalen (94/100)

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0 EPK – Symbiotic Growth – Beyond The Sleepless Aether (2025)

March 27, 2025
by Asher
· EPKs · Symbiotic Growth

EPK – Symbiotic Growth – Beyond The Sleepless Aether (2025)

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For fans of Ne Oblivisacaris, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Cor Scorpii, Gojira

Band: Symbiotic Growth
Album Title: Beyond The Sleepless Aether
Release Date: March 28, 2025
Label: Self-Release

Facebook.com/SymbioticGrowth | Instagram.com/symbioticgrowth | Youtube.com/@symbioticgrowth

Symbioticgrowth.bandcamp.com | Spotify

“Beyond The Sleepless Aether is heavy as a herd of elephants wearing armour, jumping up and down on your head for the rest of time. It is utterly relentless, yet interspersed with moments of such musical beauty that your soul will ache to the point of breaking. I cannot praise this album highly enough as it is fucking perfect in every single way, and if you have ever taken anything I have ever written to heart then know this. You… yes, you reading this… you need this fucking album in your life in the way that you need breathing. 5/5″ – Black Metal Archive

“Canada’s Symbiotic Growth came in clutch with their fantastic new record Beyond the Sleepless Aether. Enslaved are an immediate touchstone—so much so that I’m sure the main riff to “Spires Of The Boundless Sunset” sounds like a specific latter-day song of theirs that i can’t quite place. As the album develops, however, Ne Obliviscaris become a more obvious point of comparison, with the songs expanding into ever more extravagant and elongated arrangements as the album goes on. As with NeO, the longer, postier passages do drag on a bit, but there’s always a pummeling riff or cathartic melody waiting around the corner to bring the energy back up again, and the band is granted an extra tech-death tinge, thanks to the ferocious efforts drummer Dan Favot of Fractal Generator” – Heavy Blog Is Heavy

[Download Album Cover | Download Album Lyrics]

Band: Symbiotic Growth
Album Title: Beyond The Sleepless Aether
Release Date: March 28, 2025
Label: Self-Release

Track Listing:
1. Of Painted Skies and Dancing Lights – 7:03
2. Spires Of The Boundless Sunset – 7:28
3. The Architect Of Annihilation – 10:57
4. The Sleepless Void – 9:52
5. Arid Trials and Barren Sands – 7:35
6. Lost in Fractured Reveries – 8:44
7. Trading Thoughts For Sleep – 10:02
Album Length: 1:01:43

Album Credits:
Mixed and Mastered By Tom Maclean of Twelve Tone Studio
Album Art by Erskine Designs

Album Band Line Up
Aaron Barriault – Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Devin Mcqueen – Vocals, Guitar
Dan Favot – Drums

Live Band Line Up
Aaron Barriault- Vocals, Guitar
Dan Favot – Drums

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About The Album Artwork:

The artwork shows a being standing at the foot of what we like to think of as Azathoth. Now the album dosent touch on any Lovecraftian mythos (maybe a bit in The Sleepless Void) but the lore behind Azathoth, that we are all in his dream and once he wakes everything will cease to be, is very fitting to the album lyrically.

About the album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):

Like the last album, this one is once again based in fiction and is lyrically conceptual, but dives more into more thoughts and emotions of everyday life, and sometimes those thoughts are hard to deal with.

Every song has its own identity and its place within the story, taking our protagonist through the multiverse, placing him in places like dark wooded forests, wide open desert landscapes, and the unending cosmos.

As an album, the songs tackle strong feelings of loneliness, a sense of being, self-hatred, and suicide. Some of which are blatant and easy to see and others subtly through the course of the album, lyrically and musically.

Track By Track:

1. Of Painted Skies And Dancing Lights lyrically starts our journey with the protagonist of our story standing in the forest, staring up at the night sky, taking in the beauty that is the northern lights, and reflecting on life and what may be beyond it. All the while, the music helps to build the scenery sonically with a repetitive theme that keeps building into an eventual release that breaks into more intense passages that coincide with his reflection of life.

2. Spires Of The Boundless Sunset takes us to a different reality where he surprisingly finds himself upon an old church, abandoned long ago, where nature has started to reclaim its rightful place, wondering how he arrived at such a place, with everything feeling different but somehow the same. He then starts to see what’s happening and how he was transported there. The rhythmic pacing interweaved with the choir-like synth of the intro/verse riff builds on the wonder of the new environment that he’s arrived in. The rest of the song continues to build on that wonder and curiosity with more laid-back chordy parts, letting the bass parts do more of the heavy lifting melodically.

3. The Architect Of Annihilation lets more of Devin’s clean vocals shine by taking a more upfront approach in our techier track on the album. The riff-heavy song features a lot call and response type vocals between Aaron and Devin, giving more variety to an already well-versed song. As the longest song on the album, it has more of a story to tell lyrically, taking heavy inspiration from the movie Princess Mononoke. We find ourselves in a world where industry is taking over and destroying all of nature in its wake. He sees this all in what he perceives to be a dream, only to find out that it has all happened before and that what he experienced is a warning for the future.

4. The Sleepless Void is the darkest, most brooding song on the album not only musicaly but also lyrically. This time our protagonist finds himself in land where all things “horror” live and thrive, he encounters everything from warewolves, vampires, creepy little “ring” girls, to Azathoth himself. In around this part of the story our protagonist starts to get tired and weary of all these changing landscapes, wishing it all to end.

5. Arid Trials And Barren Sands is a sludgier start to the song takes us to a desert landscape where, water is a scarcity and the extreme heat leaves our protagonist delirous and unsure of everything thats happening. Is he seeing all his different lives through the multiverse because he’s supposed to be some kind of savior, or does any of it even matter? The music lends itself to the lyrics like sounds incorporating leads with mirage-like tremolo effects and some “larger than life” choruses helping to build his thoughts of grandeur.

6. Lost In Fractured Reveries On the last stop through his journey on the prog-iest song on the album he finds himself floating within the cosmos, seeing all of time and every universe being woven together like a web, contemplating his entire existance, whether he ever even mattered in any time or in any universe. The jumping time signatures and tempo changes lend a hand to the uncertainty that feels within the song.

7. Trading Thoughts For Sleep slows everything down and turns up the melancholy. An in-depth view of how our protagonist feels after everything he’s experienced, his struggle with finding meaning in life, his place in everything and the anxiety of it all. The feeling that if he were no longer around nothing would change and things would just move on, and the relief it would bring him to no longer feel that way.

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Fun Facts – Story Angles:

1. The concept of the album was actually loosely based on a dream that I (Aaron) had where I was standing in my bedroom at home one minute, and then a giant flash of light struck, and almost like a switch being flipped I was in a totally different place but while Ive never seen this place before I knew it as if it was my own home, feeling like it was my home in another reality.

2. Symbiotics Growth’s first album was released just as Covid hit and went into all the lockdowns. We were never able to tour around our first album, so we went straight into the writing of “Beyond The Sleepless Aether”.

3. Dan and Aaron live over an hour away from each other with Devin in the middle and with Guitars, bass and vocals being recorded at Aarons and drums at Dans, the recording process for our respective parts were done mostly alone, we would send files back and forth after we would finish recording our parts so we could review them to make the final cut.

Canadian progressive blackened death unit Symbiotic Growth unleashes their sophomore album “Beyond The Sleepless Aether,” now available as of March 28th, 2025. Similar to the band’s predecessor, their 2020 self-titled full-length, “Beyond The Sleepless Aether,” is once again based in fiction and is lyrically conceptual, but dives more into thoughts and emotions of everyday life, and sometimes those thoughts are hard to deal with.

Mixed and mastered by Tom Maclean (Twelve Tone Studio, Haken, Athemon, Brutta), “Beyond The Sleepless Aether”, features seven paryalzing sounds of technical metal created by the Sudbury, ON recording line up of Aaron Barriault (Vocals, Guitar, Bass), Devin Mcqueen (Vocals, Guitar), and Dan Favot (Drums)(ex-Wolven Ancestry, ex-Fractal Generator). The artwork was created by Erskine Designs and shows an entity standing at the foot of what the band likes to think of as Azathoth.

Recommended for fans of Ne Oblivisacaris, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Cor Scorpii, and Gojira, “Beyond The Sleepless Aether” is available on all digital platforms.

Discography:
2025 – Beyond The Sleepless Aether
2020 – Self-Titled LP

Shared Stage with: Beyond Creation, Innanimate Existance, Wolfheart, Blood Of Christ, Fractal Generator, Wednesday 13

0 SVNTH Unleash Emotional Shoegaze and Hardcore Black Metal Screams w/ Video “Narrow, Narrow” Off New Album “Pink Noise Youth” Out April 2025

March 27, 2025
by Asher
· Music News · SVNTH

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Montreal, QC – March 27, 2025

SVNTH Unleash Emotional Shoegaze and Hardcore Black Metal Screams w/ Video “Narrow, Narrow”

New Album “Pink Noise Youth” Out April 2025

L – R – Jacopo Fagiolo – Guitars, Alessandro Canzoneri – Drums, Rodolfo Ciuffo – Bass, Vocals, Sitar, Valerio Primo – Samples, Percussion, Alessandro De Falco – Guitars

Photo Credit – Arianna Savo

Italian experimental metal outfit SVNTH‘s new album, “Pink Noise Youth,” will be unveiled on April 18th, 2025, via These Hands Melt Records. They have shared two singles from the record, “Cinnamon Moon” and “Perfume,” in the lead-up to its release. Their next offering in preview to their fourth full-length “Narrow, Narrow,” a song with a dreamy Deftones-like intro soaked in delay and reverb that evolves immediately into a hardcore-oriented explosion with black metal screams alternated with emotional shoegaze-y sections.

“As much as the song “Wings of the Ark” from the previous album “Spring in Blue” was based on the experience of a loss during childhood, this song does the same but in the late youth phase of life. The final refrain, “We will never come back again, but we’ll always be here’ is intended to be considered a sort of anthem that reflects on the shortness of our life as humans compared to the eternity of our memory that remained in the people we left,” adds the band.

Watch and listen to the music video for “Narrow, Narrow” via its premiere on NoCleanSinging HERE.

Single Artwork- Narrow, Narrow – by Tryfar

“Pink Noise Youth” is SVNTH‘s fourth studio album to follow their 2020 “Spring in Blue”. This new full-length demonstrates SVNTH‘s continued evolution, deliberately transcending genre boundaries by combining elements of hardcore, metal, shoegaze, and post-rock with unexpected instrumental choices. The album promises to take listeners on a cohesive journey through its carefully crafted track sequence, maintaining the band’s tradition of creating conceptually unified works.

“This album is also full of new things, starting from a consistent line-up change of more than half of the band, the introduction of many new instruments such as electric Indian sitar, clean singing, classical and 12 strings guitars, and in addition songwriting goes back to a more traditional song in opposition to the more suite-like approach of the previous album. People will surely welcome it with curiosity,” adds the band.

The music of SVNTH has always been aiming to give the listener emotional vibes. This record, in particular is conceptually based on exploring late youth emotions, and the music is created for reflecting such instability.

Recommended for fans of Deafheaven, Alcest, and Agalloch, “Pink Noise Youth” is due out on April 18, 2025, on Vinyl, CD, and Digital via These Hands Melt Records and is available for pre-order / pre-save at https://lnk.to/SVNTH

Previous Singles:

Music Video – “Perfume” – https://youtu.be/0uFkBHfOWbA

Lyric Video – “Cinnamon Moon” – https://youtu.be/0hpPr0mFxQs

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3PWfwMK

Album Cover – Pink Noise Youth – Artwork by Tryfar

Track Listing:
1. Inhale – 1:31
2. Cinnamon Moon – 5:18
3. Perfume – 4:19
4. Elephant – 6:49
5. Narrow, Narrow – 5:35
6. Exhale – 4:33
7. Winter Blues – 4:32
8. Nairobi Lullaby – 4:37
Album Length: 37:18

Album Credits:
All music and lyrics written by Rodolfo Ciuffo
Performed by Rodolfo Ciuffo, Alessandro De Falco, Valerio Primo and Alessandro Canzoneri
Guitar solos on “Elephant”, “Exhale” and “Nairobi Lullaby” written by Alessandro De Falco
Recorded, mixed, and produced by Alessandro De Falco
Mastered by Angel Marcloid at Angel Hair Studio
Photography by Alexandru Cozlan, modeling by alteaaetla_sg
Album Artwork by Tryfar

More info: https://linktr.ee/svnthband

About:

With a various background of musical influences and artistic inspirations, SVNTH (written all caps and pronounced “Seventh”, formerly “Seventh Genocide”) from Rome, Italy has been shaping a unique equilibrium of sounds through the years moving across a huge variety of directions on the palette of contemporary alternative music to create a distinctive soundtrack for inner emotions, life scenarios, and existentialist questioning. Expanding the energy of black and post-metal over the mellow and contemplative boundaries of shoegaze, art pop, and cinematic post-rock.

From the vivid early black gaze melodies of the debut “Breeze of Memories” (2015) to the long song structures with acoustic overtures and Godspeed You! Black Emperor inspired sections of the monumental “Toward Akina” (2017); SVNTH confirms this more complex approach on the double LP “Spring in Blue” (2020), the childhood chapter of a trilogy of colors based on emotions in different phases of life.

The upcoming “Pink Noise Youth” (2025) gets back to a more traditional song format, introducing a unique use of Indian sitar, and an array of acoustic instruments and singing expressions, which develops SVNTH to a one-of-a-kind sound and personality.

As of today, the band has done several tours and single shows all over Europe and in the USA touching even non-frequently toured countries such as Albania and Turkey and performing at notable festivals like Rockstadt and Frantic Fest, bringing a defining cathartic live energy.

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“Do you dig blackgaze, in the vein of Deafheaven and Alcest? What about post-hardcore? What about a mixture of the two?! Well my dears, you’re in a bit of luck, because the Italian experimental band Svnth just released their new single “Cinnamon Moon.” Give it a lil listen” – Metal Sucks

“This is not music that settles into one feeling; it is an album that lives in the tension between them, where grief fuels rebellion, where pain and resilience are inseparable, and where every song feels like a battle between destruction and redemption. In the end, it does not leave the listener broken, but neither does it offer false comfort. It does not promise that everything will be okay, but it does promise that the struggle is worth something. It is an album that carries both the weight of sorrow and the fire of defiance, the burden of grief and the light of something that refuses to die. 9/10″ – Metal-Temple (2025 – Pink Noise Youth)

“This is arguably SVNTH’s defining effort to date, and will hopefully see them gain a foothold within the scene at large…” – Distorted Sound Magazine (2020 – Spring in Blue)

“”The music seems to wail and mournfully murmur like spirits who have lost their way in a shimmering desert world. Those lonesome laments unfold into a momentum of neck-snapping beats, raking chords, and high, harrowing shrieks” – No Clean Singing (2020 – Spring in Blue)

“SVNTH sets out in hopes of bridging the rift of a jealous god, welding genres into music that can appeal to all sensibilities, without sacrificing integrity (or intensity)” – Toilet ov Hell (2020 – Spring in Blue)

“”Distortions, speed and sinister atmosphere as the tradition black imposes but also delicate chiselations from which a light filters that suggests possible trajectories capable of questioning the dictatorship of matter, Spring in Blue is an album that is not afraid to face the recognized columns of Ercole gender and to push it far beyond 8.5/10” – Grind On The Road

“an interesting take on black metal, delving deeper into psychedelia and post-rock influences on new EP SVNTH. Though the tremolo-picked guitar playing and blast beats accompanied by howled screams still remain, they are met with shimmering melodies, ambient stretches and Pink Floyd-esque guitars.” – Decibel Magazine (2018 – EP SVNTH)

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0 DECIMATE METALFEST ANNOUNCES 2025 LINEUP w/ INTO ETERNITY, THE BUNNY THE BEAR, UNTIMELY DEMISE, NECHT, AND MORE!

March 27, 2025
by Asher
· Decimate MetalFest · Music News

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – March 27, 2025

DECIMATE METALFEST ANNOUNCES 2025 LINEUP

w/ INTO ETERNITY, THE BUNNY THE BEAR, UNTIMELY DEMISE, NECHT, AND MORE!

June 13 & 14, 2025 – All-Ages Music & Arts Festival w/ Camping – Millet, Alberta

Decimate Metalfest Returns (Millet, AB): A Celebration of Fun, Community, Love for Music, and the Metal Family!

Hashtags: #DecimateMetalfest #DECIMATEMF #DMF2025 #METALMAKESMEMORIES

Decimate Metalfest 2025 Lineup Spotify Playlist: https://spoti.fi/4l4TbLb

Decimate Metalfest 2025: Uniting Metalheads for an Unforgettable Experience

Decimate Metalfest is thrilled to announce its return to the Millet Agriplex Arena in Millet, Alberta, on June 13th and 14th, 2025, for another electrifying weekend of heavy metal music and community spirit. As one of Western Canada’s premier metal festivals, Decimate Metalfest continues to deliver unforgettable experiences for metal enthusiasts of all kinds!

Reflecting on Decimate Metalfest 2024

The 2024 edition of Decimate Metalfest was a monumental success, featuring an impressive lineup of bands from across Canada and the United States. Attendees were treated to performances spanning various alternative and metal genres, creating an atmosphere of unity and celebration. The festival’s commitment to inclusivity was evident, welcoming fans of all ages and all walks of life to partake in the festivities. Highlights included thrilling air guitar contests with real guitars as prizes, an array of vendors, gaming, delectable offerings from local food, and the convenience of nearby camping facilities. “We are so grateful to the community of Millet for welcoming us with such open arms. We cannot wait to see you all again this year!”

The Official Lineup for Decimate Metalfest 2025

Building on the momentum of previous years, Decimate Metalfest 2025 promises to elevate the experience even further. Organizers have diligently curated a roster of bands that will deliver high-octane performances. This year’s festival promises to be the biggest yet, featuring an incredible lineup of talent from across Canada and beyond:

INTO ETERNITY – Regina, SK
THE BUNNY THE BEAR – New York / Florida, USA (First time playing in Alberta!)
FAMOUS STRANGERS – Edmonton, AB
UNTIMELY DEMISE – Saskatoon, SK
HAWKING – Vancouver, BC
NECHT – Calgary / Ireland
THE UNENDING – Kelowna, BC
SYRYN – Calgary, AB
BRAIN STEM – Edmonton, AB
AGE OF ASHES – Edmonton, AB
ALMOST DEAD – San Francisco, USA (First time in Canada!)
FLOODGATE – Kelowna, BC
SKEPSIS – Edmonton, AB
THE 21ST AGENDA – Red Deer, AB
WARWOLF – Edmonton, AB
OCEANS UNDER STARS – Edmonton, AB
RENEGADES – Edmonton, AB (Rage Against the Machine Tribute Band)
SUPERMODEL TAXIDERMY – Fort McMurray, AB
BEYOND SUFFERING – Calgary, AB (Wacken Metal Battle Calgary Round 1 Winners)
ACCIDENTS HAPPEN – Edmonton, AB (System of a Down Tribute Band)
VICTORIA LIES – Calgary, AB
COUNTED AMONG SAINTS – Edmonton, AB
PER VELUM (YOUTH) – Calgary, AB
KRADYIL (YOUTH) – Banff, AB
BIRTHDAY GIRL – Calgary, AB (Hostess of Ceremonies)
RED SILENCE – Edmonton, AB
DAMIEN GHOUL – Edmonton, AB
MORTIS X – Edmonton, AB
ABOYACTUALLY – Edmonton, AB
JOJOMOJO – Edmonton, AB

Ticket Information: https://www.decimatemetalfest.com/tickets

Advance tickets are now available, offering attendees the opportunity to secure their spots at a discounted rate:

2-Day Pass: $135 (Save $15 off the door price)
Includes access to both days of music and entertainment, plus a free pancake breakfast.

Friday Day Pass: $60 (Save $15 off the door price)
Includes access to Friday’s performances.

Saturday Day Pass: $90 (Save $15 off the door price)
Includes access to Saturday’s performances and a free pancake breakfast.

YES! WE OFFER AFTERPAY!

Children 10 and under can attend for free, making this an inclusive event for families!

Camping Accommodations

For those wishing to stay close to the action, camping is available at the Millet Lions Memorial Campground, conveniently located within walking distance of the Millet Agriplex Arena. Camping rates are not-for-profit and go towards maintaining the wonderful community of Millet! Please note that camping reservations must be made separately through the campground’s official website: https://milletlionscampground.com/reserve-campsite/

Vendor and Volunteer Applications Now Open

Decimate Metalfest is now accepting applications for vendors and volunteers! Whether you want to showcase your business to passionate festival-goers or become an essential part of the event team, we welcome you to apply. Vendors can take advantage of the opportunity to sell their products to a dedicated audience while volunteers gain behind-the-scenes experience and help bring the festival to life. (Yes! We accept Youth volunteers!)

Vendor Applications: https://www.decimatemetalfest.com/vend

Volunteer Applications: https://www.decimatemetalfest.com/volunteer

Join the Metal Community

Decimate Metalfest is more than just a music festival; it’s a gathering of the metal family, fostering connections and creating lasting memories. Whether you’re a seasoned metalhead or new to the scene, this festival offers an unparalleled experience of music, camaraderie, and community.

Stay Connected

For the latest updates, lineup announcements, and ticket purchases, visit the official Decimate Metalfest website. Follow us on social media to stay in the loop:

Website: https://www.decimatemetalfest.com/

Facebook: Decimate Metalfest Facebook Page

Instagram: Decimate Metalfest Instagram

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/decimatemf

Media Contact:

For press inquiries, interviews, or additional information, please contact us at:
info[@]decimetalfest[.]com

Join us at Decimate Metalfest 2025 for a weekend that promises to be louder, heavier, and more unforgettable than ever before.

Decimate Metalfest Partners and Sponsors Include:

WCMFA (Western Canadian Metal Festival Alliance) Affiliates:
Loud As Hell Festival
Armstrong Metalfest
Hyperspace Festival
Glacial Mutilation Festival

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0 STRIKER At The Juno Awards! “ULTRAPOWER” Nominated For Metal / Hard Music Album of The Year

March 26, 2025
by Asher
· Music News · Striker

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Montreal, QC – March 26, 2024

STRIKER At The Juno Awards! “ULTRAPOWER” Nominated For Metal / Hard Music Album of The Year

Seventh Studio Album “ULTRAPOWER” Out Now!

Produced by Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, Tallah, King 810)

Clockwise – L-R – Dan Cleary – Vocals, John Simon Fallon – Guitar, Pete Klassen – Bass, Tim Brown – Guitar
Photo Credit: Dana Zuk

Edmonton, AB heavy metal masters STRIKER are nominated for their third Juno Award for “Metal/Hard Music Album of The Year” for their 2024 album “ULTRAPOWER” released via their indie label Record Breaking Records.

“Honoured to be among the best of the best of the best along with our fellow JUNO nominees this year for our 3rd consecutive nomination! This means a lot to us; we always give it our all and are ready for anything. Tough competition this year; it’s a brawl at the pub, but no matter what, we will live to fight another day,” adds the band.

STRIKER has been nominated alongside Anciients, Devin Townsend, Kittie, and Spiritbox.

2025 – JUNO Awards – METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM DE MUSIQUE MÉTAL/HARD DE L’ANNÉE

Anciients – Beyond the Reach of the Sun – Season of Mist / The Orchard
Devin Townsend – PowerNerd – InsideOut Music / Sony
Kittie – Fire – Sumerian / Virgin
Spiritbox – The Fear of Fear – BMG / Universal
Striker – ULTRAPOWER – Independent

The full list of 2025 Nominees and Categories can be found at https://junoawards.ca/2025-juno-awards-nominees/

STRIKER’s latest album “ULTRAPOWER” was produced by Josh Schroeder (Lorna Shore, Tallah, King 810). The seventh full-length from STRIKER follows their Juno Award-winning self-released record “Play to Win” (2018) unleashed on their label Record Breaking Records.

With the band writing material since 2018, “ULTRAPOWER” is a collection of Striker tinkering and exploring new avenues. From the album’s opening track “Circle of Evil”, a Malmsteen-esque metal banger about secret societies and the evil dealings behind closed doors to their previously released single “BEST of the BEST of the BEST” serving up some big riffs and hockey arena vocals to “Blood Magic”, which might be one of Striker‘s most progressive songs, taking cues from bands like King Diamond, with its unconventional structure and punctuated guitar solos. From the band delving into their obsession for late 80s AOR and pop rock with “City Calling”, an ode to 1987, and bands like Toto and Kenny Loggins with their hook-powered albums. To fans experiencing the band’s first attempt at a synth-wave track with “Live To Fight Another Day”, this new offering sees Striker making a shredding love letter to the hard-rocking era of guilty pleasures.

“ULTRAPOWER” was released on February 2nd, 2024, and is available at https://www.striker-metal.com/shop/ (CD, Vinyl, Digital)

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3SnIshu

Music Videos:

Live To Fight Another Day – https://youtu.be/BR2zXgqwpWw

Suck To Suck – https://youtu.be/oJcw1EY_D1w

Give It All – https://youtu.be/jRKsJp49Lwc

Best of the Best of the Best – https://youtu.be/0oX9LFx2szs

More info: Striker-metal.com

About: Blending classic heavy metal, hard rock, and ’80s hair metal, Striker has been making shredtacular anthems since 2007. The band has toured multiple times across Europe and North America, along with festival appearances at 70,000 Tons of Metal, Bang Your Head Festival (Germany), and mor,e to add to the almost 1000 shows performed in their decade-plus career. The band has been honoured with multiple Best Album awards in their home country of Canada from the JUNO Awards, Western Canadian Music Awards, and the Edmonton Music Awards. Since their inception, Striker has released seven studio albums Eyes in the Night (2010, Iron Kodex), Armed to The Teeth (2012, Napalm), City of Gold (2014, Napalm), Stand in the Fire (2016, Record Breaking), Striker (2017, Record Breaking), Play to Win (2018, Record Breaking), Ultrapower (2024, Record Breaking).

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“If you liked the last three albums (as much as I did), Ultrapower will equally satisfy. I know this one will be in my top 10 albums of the year. 8.5/10″ – Bravewords

“All in all, Striker’s Ultrapower may be their finest album to date. Their traditional, “keep it true,” heavy metal has never been more fresh, creative, and versatile, and so also, breathing new life into this classic genre. Easily recommended. 5/5″ – Dangerdog Music Reviews

““Ultrapower” is quite frankly a magnificent album. It has a feel good 80’s movie soundtrack aura about it with the spirit of artists such as John Farnham and Stan Bush standing tall alongside pure 80’s metal throwback. If you love 80’s rock and metal then this album is going to have you grinning from ear to ear. I think I’m gonna be grinning for days after several listens. Some fans of Striker’s more speed metal inclined sound may find this album a bit jarring but I can safely say it is the best album they have done and they have released some corkers. For the pure joy it has given me, this album is going to be hard to top in 2024 and we are still in the early part of the year.” – The Razor’s Edge

“Striker are more-than-ready to show us all the power of heavy music with Ultrapower, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy the ride with one of the best (of the best of the best) bands of the current Canadian landscape.” The Headbanging Moose

“an album that is bold, daring and as mentioned shows a band that are not afraid of fusing styles of music together… there are simply to many high quality songs on this album that simply blows me away. This is a polished, highly refined album with top quality production! 9/10” – The NWOTHM

“I really like the diversity in this album. 4/5” – KNAC

“I’m giving this one an 8 of 10 “Flaming Fists”. You can tell there’s a lot of work put into the album, they don’t half-ass anything. The production was good, it’s really hard to make amazing Arena-style rock without a decent budget, but they did a solid job…. if you liked the late 80’s and early 90’s bands you’ll really dig this. Overall, I’m really happy and thankful for this band continuing to do what they do.” – Rock Rage Radio

“The heavy, power, and traditional melodic metal landscape is in great shape thanks to bands like Striker producing high quality songwriting year after year. These Canadians continue to explore horizons while still maintaining the endearing qualities that helped put them on the map in the first place since the late 2000’s. Ultrapower is the seventh full-length studio record, and probably their most varied attack to date – incorporating everything from speed/thrash to AOR and old Wild West vibes. ” – Dead Rhetoric

“Striker’s execution and sense of humor makes for an enjoyable ride.” – Heavy Music HQ

“How do you say when bowling when you clear all the pins with a throw? It is a strike! STRIKER has achieved a great strike with their album „ Ultrapower “. All songs on this album are real hits! Each song has its own character and rocks what it takes. It is a wonderful homage to the 80 ’ years. I would say: The STRIKER engine is in full swing!” – Metal-Heads.de

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0 Thank You Canadian MDs and DJs for the airplay love \m/\m/ !earshot – The National Loud Chart For the Week Ending: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 #8 SweetBeast – Illusions | 92.5 FM CFBX “the X” – Kamloops – Loud #1 SweetBeast, #9 Forsaken Rite | Smithers Community Radio CICK 93.9 – Smithers – Top 30 #12, #22 CHÜZO

March 26, 2025
by Asher
· CHUZO · Forsaken Rite · SweetBeast

Thank You Canadian MDs and DJs for the airplay love \m/\m/
!earshot – The National Loud Chart
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
#8 SweetBeast – Illusions
https://earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=106&dWeekOfID=2025-03-25
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92.5 FM CFBX “the X” – Kamloops – Loud
#1 SweetBeast, #9 Forsaken Rite
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cfbx.cfm?intChartTypeID=6&dWeekOfID=2025-03-25
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Smithers Community Radio CICK 93.9 – Smithers – Top 30
#12, #22 CHÜZO
https://earshot-online.com/charts/cick.cfm?dWeekOfID=2025-03-25

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