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0 Canadian Horror Metal MALACODA Posts New Video ‘Wrapped In Laments’
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – August 6, 2019
For fans of Kamelot, Kataonia, Type O Negative, Dimmu Borgir, Paradise Lost
Canadian Horror Metal MALACODA Posts New Video ‘Wrapped In Laments’
New Album “Restless Dreams” Out Now! via Rockshots Records
L-R: Tiny Basstank – Bass, Lucas Di Mascio – Vocals, Vlad Prokhorov – Drums, Mick D Kiss – Guitar
Releasing their album ‘Restless Dreams’ during October of last year via Rockshots Records, Canada’s horror influenced symphonic power metallers MALACODA are sharing with fans their new lyric video for their track ‘Wrapped In Laments’.
Vocalist Lucas Di Mascio explains the track:
“Full of melancholic lead melodies over a frantic, almost djent sounding guitar riff, topped off with a dissonant drawn-out scream, the song sounds eerie, angry and sad all at once. It was inspired by the “Lying Figure” monsters from the Silent Hill 2 video game. They are female creatures that are trapped in a straight jacket of their own skin. They have holes in their chest where their hearts should be and they spew acid if the main character gets too close. They are beautifully haunting and evoke pity and disgust. They represent how the main character’s wife felt while dying of melanoma, she felt she was a monster- too hideous to love and trapped in her own skin. I always took the acid-spewing from the chest as symbolic to how she was very verbally abusive to the main character in her final days and said things that while hurtful, came from the heart. The chorus brings up the words “lie about” as a common phrase, and it’s both referencing how the main character would lie to her about his infidelity, but also how she felt all she could do was physically lie in a bed and waste away.”
Watch ‘Wrapping In Laments’ here.
Inspired by the horror video game “Silent Hill 2”, “Restless Dreams” is a musical journey through dark tormented themes of doubt, loss, guilt, and terror. The plot of the album follows a broken man’s journey through the ghost town of Silent Hill after receiving a letter from his dead wife asking him to meet her there. MALACODA brings a fresh interpretation of these themes and artfully bring to life the oppressive, claustrophobic aura of the fog consumed town with deviously clever song-writing and mind-catching lyrics. “Restless Dreams” is a musical release unlike any other. Fans and new listeners alike, prepare for an atmospheric and melodic metal descent into a world of horror and despair. ‘Restless Dreams’ was masterfully mixed by Jon Howard (Threat Signal, Imonolith).
CD, digital download and streams on all major platforms can found at this link: http://smarturl.it/RestlessDreams/
Music Video ‘I Got A Letter’ here.
Music Video ‘Mannequin Heart’ here.
Track Listing:
1. The Fog of Memory (1:24)
2. I Got A Letter (4:40)
3. Wrapped In Laments (3:32)
4. In Static (1:41)
5. Knives (3:27)
6. Mannequin Heart (3:32)
7. Youth Is Innocence (4:17)
8. Doppleganger (4:21)
9. Darkness Leads The Way (2:23)
10. The Labyrinth Within (3:50)
11. Dominance (3:14)
12. Abstract Care (3:47)
13. The Symbol of Pain (7:10)
14. Our Special Place (12:10)
Album Length: 59:33
Album Credits:
Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Keyboards – Lucas DI Mascio
Drums – Michael Farina
Guitar – Daniel Alonzi
Additional Guitars – Cooper Seldon
Guest Vocals on “Doppelganger” – Mohammad Maki
Guest Solo on “Our Special Place” – Tom MacLean
Live Band Lineup:
Lucas Di Mascio – Vocals
Tiny Basstank – Bass
Vlad “The Vampire” Prokhorov – Drums
Mick D Kiss – Guitar
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0 Asher Media Relations – \m/\m/ METAL – August 2019 Spotify Playlist w/ new song adds from Silver Talon, Moonlight Desires, Scimitar, TripleMurder, All Else Fails, The Slyde, Dizastra, Sophist, Everfrost, Astralium, Page 38, Juliet Ruin, Jimbo, Elektric Mistress, Nanowar of Steel, Surface of The Sun, Logical Terror, Mountain Dust, Sleepcircle, The Great Sabatini and more!
Asher Media Relations – \m/\m/ METAL – August 2019 Spotify Playlist w/ new song adds from Silver Talon, Moonlight Desires, Scimitar, TripleMurder, All Else Fails, The Slyde, Dizastra, Sophist, Everfrost, Astralium, Page 38, Juliet Ruin, Jimbo, Elektric Mistress, Nanowar of Steel, Surface of The Sun, Logical Terror, Mountain Dust, Sleepcircle, The Great Sabatini and more!
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0 #Montreal – Tonight! Aug 5 – Iron Maiden Trooper Beer Pre-Show at Piranha!
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Montreal, QC – August 2019
Tonight! Aug 5 – Iron Maiden Trooper Beer Pre-Show at Piranha!
#Montreal – @IronMaiden Pre-Show at @piranhabar.mtl @IronMaidenBeer
Event details: https://buff.ly/2Yp7CmU
Venez écouter du Maiden et prendre un verre avant le spectacle de Iron Maiden au @centrebell.mtl lundi 5 août de 4 à 8pm! La bière Trooper sera disponible pour l’occasion!
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Come listen to Maiden and have a drink before the Iron Maiden show at the Bell Center on Monday August 5th from 4 to 8 pm!
Trooper beer will be available for the occasion!
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0 Reminder – Aug 10 – Sold Out! Mad With Power Metal And Arcade Festival (Madison, WI)
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Montreal, QC – August 2019
Reminder – Aug 10 – Sold Out! Mad With Power Metal And Arcade Festival (Madison, WI)
Invites All Kombatants To 3rd Annual Showdown
w/ Theocracy, Lords of The Trident, Judicator, Helion Prime and more!
This week villains and heroes alike will once again come together on Saturday, August 10, 2019 to enjoy a buffet of power metal, arcade games and other nerdy delights at the third Mad With Power Festival in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. This one-day fest boasts seven kickass bands featuring Theocracy, Lords of The Trident, Judicator, Helion Prime, Novareign, Widow and Fiakra playing a variety of power metal along with an exclusive appearance from Phillip Ahn, M.D. the actor who played Shang Tsung on Mortal Kombat II.
Tickets for the festival are now officially sold out!
Festival organizer Ty Christian comments:
“I am beyond excited to announce that we have SOLD OUT! This is an absolute dream come true for us, and the end result of a lot of amazing support from our friends, fans, and bandmates. We cannot wait to see all of your MELTING FACES in just one week!”
This year’s 2019 lineup includes:
Spotify playlist of this year’s 2019 line up here.
Theocracy – Progressive Power Metal from Athens, GA!
Lords of the Trident – Madison’s own Power Metal Heroes!
Judicator – Historical Power Metal from Arizona!
Helion Prime – Sci-Fi Power Metal from California!
Novareign – Heavy Power Metal from California!
Widow – Traditional Heavy metal from North Carolina!
Fiakra – Power Metal from New Jersey!
Top 10 fun facts for attendees:
1. Shang Tsung will STEAL YOUR SOUL
– Dr. Phillip Ahn, AKA Shang Tsung from Mortal Kombat 2 is this year’s guest of honor! Meet the legend and challenge him to a bout, but be prepared for him to steal your soul if you lose!
2. Mead On Tap
– Local mead legends Bos Meadery has created a custom mead for Mad With Power fest, which will be available on tap! Enjoy the sparkling mix of cranberry, tamarind, and black currant!
3. Indie Arcade Cabinets
– Rare and independent cabinets will be featured at this year’s fest, including fan-favorite “Death Ball” and space shoot-em-up Cosmotrons!
4. Giveaway Bags
– The first 100 people through the door will receive a custom Mad With Power drawstring backpack, free! Perfect to hold your merch purchases!
5. Free Compilation CD
– The first 100 people will also receive a free metal compilation CD!
6. Metal-Themed Playable Museum
– Thanks to Guys Games and Beer, concertgoers will get to try a “playable museum” of heavy metal-themed video games throughout the ages!
7. Free-Play Arcade & Pinball
– The High Noon Saloon will be STUFFED full of 20+ arcade and pinball cabinets, all set on FREE PLAY!
8. The Merch
– Since this is Mad With Power 3, all of the merch is Super Mario Bros 3 themed! Grab yourself a question-block-yellow fest shirt, and pick up one of the limited fest patches!
9. Make New Friends
– Metalheads of all ages will be sure to make new connections and find new friends. Challenge someone’s high score!
10. The Music
– Of course, Mad With Power wouldn’t be America’s BEST heavy metal and arcade fest without the music! Join Theocracy, Lords of the Trident, Judicator, Helion Prime, Novareign, Widow, and Fiakra for one of the most jam-packed fests you’ll ever attend!
For more info:
Website: http://madwithpowerfest.com
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/620093948460813/
Instagram: @madwithpowerfest
MWP Partners:
Bos Meadery
Rokker Vodka
Warriors of Metal Fest
Queen City Metal Convergence
Wheelhouse Whiskey
Guys, Games, and Beer! Podcast
Phoenix Foreign Car Services
I/O Arcade Bar
Vintage Vault Arcade
Max Ink Radio/Magazine
About:
Mad With Power – the Midwest’s only arcade and heavy metal festival – was a fest built out of spite. Angered by other fests making and breaking promises to him over and over again, fest founder Ty Christian did the only rational thing: make his own fest – and make it better – by filling venues to the brim with free-play arcade and pinball games!
Now in its third year, Mad With Power fest continues to highlight up-and-coming bands in the power metal, thrash metal, and traditional heavy metal sub-genres and attracts more and more concertgoers with new exclusives every year. In just a few years, the fest has created an official drink (Bos Meadery’s “Mad With Power” mead, available on-tap), shocked fans with power metal opera battles, and crafted unique experiences like a playable “heavy metal-themed video game museum” with the help of local sponsors.
The fest has grown year-by-year, and continues to attract attendees from not only the midwest, but across North America and Canada as well!
Bio about founders:
Ty Christian is the vocalist for the band Lords of the Trident and the founder of Mad With Power fest. Ty has been playing in, touring with, booking, and managing bands since 1999, and was a roadie and mixing engineer for bands such as Steppenwolf, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Molly Hatchet, and the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Ty is also the creative director of the Madison Area Music Association – a charity organization that raises funds to put instruments and music education into local schools – and prides himself on being a leader of the DIY musician movement.
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