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0 Bravewords Video Premiere: Australia’s GREYSTONE CANYON ‘Path We Stray’

July 12, 2019
by Asher
· Greystone Canyon (Rockshots Records) · Music News

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – July 12, 2019

For fans of Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, Black Label Society

Bravewords Video Premiere: Australia’s GREYSTONE CANYON ‘Path We Stray’

Out Now! Debut Album “While The Wheels Still Turn” via Rockshots Records

Australia’s GREYSTONE CANYON premiere their music video “Path We Stray” off the band’s Wild West inspired debut album “While The Wheels Still Turn” released during 2018 via Rockshots Records (EU/NA) and Hellfire Records (AU). If you’re a fan of classic metal in the vein of influences such as Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, and Megadeth, then this will be right up your alley.

Watch “Path We Stray” via Bravewords: http://bravewords.com/news/exclusive-greystone-canyon-premiere-path-we-stray-video

The band adds:

“The song starts with some huge rhythmic percussion providing the backbone for Richard’s Steve Vai inspired melody. Sounding similar to something Megadeth may have done in the early ’90s with a chugging verse and pre-chorus key change before shifting to another big chorus. The song deals with the subject matter of where we go after this life. The song ends with some dark solo guitar harmonies disappearing into a phaser.”

“While The Wheels Still Turn” is available at the following links:
https://smarturl.it/greystonecanyon (Official Online Store, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play, etc.)
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/2Hu4rNm

In the 70s and 80s, Australia gave the world great hard rock/metal acts like AC/DC and Rose Tattoo. Now, joining those Aussie giants of rock is GREYSTONE CANYON.

The band released their debut album “While The Wheels Still Turn” on March 9, 2018, in Europe, U.S.A, and Canada through Rockshots Records and on Hellfire Records in Australia on March 12, 2018.

The album was tracked at the splendidly named Goatsound Studios in Melbourne, Australia, and then mixed in Canada, making ‘the album a real rock n’ roll frequent flyer. Mixing duties were undertaken by none other than Grammy-nominated producer and legend Glen Robinson, who had engineered, mixed and produced equally legendary acts like Annihilator, Queensryche, and Voivod.

Inspired by legends like Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth and King Diamond, “While The Wheels Still Turn” is an album that could not only sit well beside the works of those legends, but with the current tsunami of all things the 70s and 80s inspired, GREYSTONE CANYON are in the right place at the right time. We are traveling back to the future and they are the soundtrack!

As vocalist/guitarist Darren Cherry proudly states.

“We really wanted to make an album similar to old Ozzy Osbourne record where songs like ‘I Don’t Know’ and ‘Goodbye To Romance’ can sit comfortably. This is music from the heart and soul!”

Track Listing:
1. Keeping Company With The Dead (0:45)
2. Astral Plane (4:13)
3. In These Shoes (4:54)
4. Cinco Cuerda Bandito (1:36)
5. Take Us All (5:11)
6. Sombrero Serenade (1:25)
7. River of Fire (4:35)
8. Path We Stray (4:41)
9. The Sun Sets (6:17)
Album Length: 33:41

GREYSTONE CANYON is
Darren Cherry – Vocals / Guitars
Richard Vella – Guitars
Dave Poulter – Bass
Luke Wilson – Drums

For more info:
http://www.rockshots.eu
http://www.facebook.com/greystonecanyon
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-boh
(Bio by Steve Earles)

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“Greystone Canyon’s debut is a solid listening experience that should appeal to both fans of Western rock/heavy metal and classic hard rock/heavy metal.” – Heavy Metal Time Machine

“This album is full of hard-rocking guitar riffs, soulful acoustic guitar, catchy drumming and vocals that are every bit the classic metal you’d expect them to be; all of this is arranged in a way that’s satisfying to the ear.” – Overdrive Mag

“a brilliant album! Very good pieces, a beautiful atmosphere wrap the listener. Give a chance to this band, it will doesn’t disappoint you with their class, good work guys!” – Rockers and Other Animals Mag

“Inspired by classic HR legends, “While The Wheels Still Turn” is an album that could not only sit well beside the works of those; they’re able to be so various and with a view to the future. With a duration of 33 min, we can find six songs and three interludes; this album won’t disappoint you!” – Hard Rock Heavy Metal Mag

“Greystone Canyon has arrived with their debut album, While the Wheels Still Turn, and it is a beauty. A flawless homage to the bands which preceded them and inspired them, this glorious collection of kick-ass tracks just teases the senses and reels you in track by track. Mammoth hooks fused with technical brilliance and that old school charm just work so goddamn well, perfectly executed and tasty like momma’s home cooking.” – Rock n’ Load Mag

“The western rock vibe that gets While the Wheels Still Turn started sees the up-tempo Astral Plane grab the attention before In These Shoes delivers head-banging groove. The latter’s deep bassy sound is thrilling.” – Games Brrraaains * A Headbanging Life

“The guitar work on this album is fantastic. But it is the harmonies that catch my attention. “Path We Stray” has some really cool vocal harmony work that echos the dissonance used in old school Ozzy tracks. My favorite track on the album, entitled “River of Fire”, has some solid harmony in a slower song that has a really cool build to a heavy ending.” – The Spinning Thoughts

“While The Wheel Still Turn is a strong debut for Greystone Canyon, a fine and entertaining album classic melodic heavy metal with some interesting twists. Recommended.” – Danger Dog Music Reviews

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0 KOSM REVIEW OF EYES ON THE INSIDE | Darkzen

July 12, 2019
by Asher
· KOSM

https://darkzen0710.wixsite.com/darkzenmetalangels/review-eyes-on-the-inside

0 Revelstoke Review – Metal heads converge in North Okanagan Metal Fest gets underway July 12 & 13 at Hassen Arena

July 12, 2019
by Asher
· Armstrong Metal Fest

https://www.revelstokereview.com/entertainment/metal-heads-converge-in-north-okanagan/

0 InfoNews – 10 things to do in Kamloops and Okanagan this weekend – Armstrong MetalFest is one of them!

July 12, 2019
by Asher
· Armstrong Metal Fest

https://infotel.ca/newsitem/10-things-to-do-in-kamloops-and-okanagan-this-weekend/it63929

0 Vernon Morning Star – Metal heads converge in Armstrong – Metal Fest gets underway July 12 & 13 at Hassen Arena

July 12, 2019
by Asher
· Armstrong Metal Fest

https://www.vernonmorningstar.com/entertainment/metal-heads-converge-in-armstrong/

0 GearGods Premiere THE FLAYING’s Dual Guitar and Bass Playthrough ‘Place du Parvis’

July 12, 2019
by Asher
· Music News · The Flaying

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – July 12, 2019

For fans of The Black Dahlia Murder, Deicide, Archspire, Cryptopsy, Suffocation

GearGods Premiere THE FLAYING’s Guitar and Bass Playthrough ‘Place du Parvis’

New Album ‘Angry, Undead’ Out Now! via PRC Music

L to R: Seb – Bass, Wil – Vocals, Mike – Drums, Did – Guitar

Quebec City’s THE FLAYING recently unleashed their assaulting sophomore album “Angry, Undead” via PRC Music this past March. Working with Christian Donaldson of Cryptopsy at The Grid in Montreal, QC, the album is pure mayhem for their fastest and most brutal debauchery to date. The concept of “Angry, Undead” is an intricate one with each of the eight songs falling under a distinct axis: Chaos (social manifestations); Madness (individual manifestations); and Void (existential manifestations). It is brutal, instinctive, unique, and wicked, and is recommended for fans of Cryptopsy, Archspire, Suffocation, and Deicide.

Teaming up with Geargods, the band continues their brutalism with their new guitar and bass playthrough video for ‘Place du Parvis’.

Watch ‘Place du Parvis’ at https://geargods.net/playthrough/the-flaying-place-du-parvis-dual-playthrough/

THE FLAYING‘s album “Angry, Undead” is available on Bandcamp, PRC Music, Spotify, and iTunes.

Music Video – ‘La Valse du Scorpion’ – https://youtu.be/t_u0HHrCf00

Lyric Video ‘Genuflect’ – https://youtu.be/1fW_d9EegKA

Show Dates:
August 24 – Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar
October 18 – Quebec City, QC – L’Auteuil – w/ Beyond Creation, Fallujah, Arkaik, Equipoise

Track Listing:
1. Ouverture Écarlate (0:35)
2. Disloqué (3:15)
3. Place du Parvis (3:53)
4. Genuflect (4:00)
5. Egocentric Predicament (0:44)
6. Elegy of Emptiness (3:41)
7. La Valse du Scorpion (4:18)
8. Angry, Unleashed (3:23)
9. Angry, Undead (5:34)
Album Length: 29:28

Album and Live Line Up:
Didier Samson aka “Did” – Guitars
Sébastien Marier-Verret aka “Seb” – Bass
William Murray aka “Wil” – Vocals
Michel Bélanger aka “Mike” – Drums

For more info:
http://www.prcmusic.com
http://www.facebook.com/theflayingmetal
http://www.instagram.com/theflaying
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-cZh

BIO:

And it all began with the rope dancer….

Formed in July 2010, The Flaying is a death metal band based in Quebec City, Canada that focuses on fluid melodic construction of songs featuring brutal sections which are further complemented by vocals with both low end growls and hateful high pitches.

Since their first release Unhope (2014), Seb, Did, Wil and Mike are forging ahead in order to adopt a more brutal approach: adding new grooves, a greater velocity, and creating a wider ambiance as well as keeping breakdowns and progressive parts with counterpoints constructing a main theme of anger and a general hate of humanity.

Soldiering on with the philosophy of one band, four individuals, four personalities to collide, the writing process is a team effort initially seeing the band collaborate on riffs and groove ideas, adding a flourish of low-end colors, and blending the whole thing together with flying vocals that create a manifest of pure mayhem. This product of this steadfast diablerie will be realized on March 22, 2019, when the second album “Angry, Undead” is unleashed on PRC Music.

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Le Soleil: The Flaying: Maîtres du métal:
“Le guitariste Didier Samson se fait déjà appeler «Maître» dans sa profession d’avocat criminaliste, mais c’est au titre de «maîtres du métal» que lui et ses trois acolytes du groupe death metal The Flaying aspirent avec leur deuxième album Angry, Undead qui paraît le 22 mars sur l’étiquette émergente PRC Music.The guitarist Didier Samson is already called “Master” in his profession of criminal lawyer, but it is under the title of “masters of the metal” that he and his three acolytes of the death metal band The Flaying aspire with their second album Angry, Undead which appears March 22 on the emerging label PRC Music.”

“True to the band’s name, the music of The Flaying will slash the skin from your face in paroxysms of blood-spraying savagery. But it does more than that. It will also suck the air from your lungs, boil the brain, and hammer your bones into fragments fine enough to blow away in the wind.” – No Clean Singing

“Angry, Undead is quite a number, I am really digging these addictive and mesmerizing death metal tunes and I am quite sure most of you technical and progressive death metal fans out there will feel the same about this album once you have checked this out. The Flaying is definitely a band to keep an eye and an ear on!” – Lords of Metal

“Solid and thoroughly enjoyable, The Flaying make a name for themselves on their second album. Angry, Undead is never at a loss for momentum and rage, and still manages to tickle your ears with its massive grooves and musical prowess.” – Dead Rhetoric

“It is a savage, brutish and barbaric death metal album emphasized by the nasty groove of Elegy of Emptiness and the booming Angry, Unleashed. A fine addition to any death metal fan’s collection.” – Games, Brrrains & A Head-Banging Life

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0 EPK – Iron Kingdom – On The Hunt (2019)

July 12, 2019
by Asher
· EPKs · Iron Kingdom

Iron Kingdom – On The Hunt (2019)

For fans of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Queensryche, Fates Warning, Riot, Helloween

Release Date: October 4, 2019

Label: Self-Release

Distribution: Indie Pool

Publicist / Press Relations – Jon Asher – asher(@)ashermediarelations.com – 514-581-5780

Contact info: (Chris Osterman / Band Manager / Merchandise / Booking Agent) – iron_kingdom(@)hotmail.com – 1-604-230-4348

Online Store | Big Cartel | Bandcamp | Apple Music | Amazon

IRON KINGDOM – European Tour 2020
March 4 – Paris, FR – Le Klub
March 5 – Hamburg, DE – Bambi galore w/ Riot City
March 6 – Stadskanaal, NL – Bolle Ruud
March 7 – Neiderkassel, DE – Full Metal Osthessen Festival
March 12 – Tilburg, NL – Little Devil w/ Vicious Rumors
March 13 – Magdeburg, DE – Flowerpower
March 14 – Lunen, DE – Swordbrothers Metal Fest

Other Dates:
Feb 11 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre w/ Ross The Boss
April 17 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre – Hyperspace Metal Festival

“a glorious gallop of foot on the monitor, traditional heavy metal that will have NWOBHM fans drooling. 9/10” – Metal Gods TV

“It’s a pleasure when you have the chance to listening to bands such as IRON KINGDOM, true defenders of best tradition of our loved music. 88/100” – Hard Rock Heavy Metal

“One of Western Canada’s finest exports is traditional heavy metal band Iron Kingdom… another solid effort proving why Canada is by far the best country for modern traditional heavy metal!” – Skull Fracturing Metal

“With On The Hunt, you can expect Iron Kingdom’s traditional heavy metal. They make no apologies for invoking legends like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, et al, for metal inspiration. Not dismissing the excellent rhythm section, but with the twin guitar attack of Osterman and Merrick, you’ll find all the songs within On The Hunt quite guitar-forward… Essentially, with this album, Iron Kingdom remains true to their metal style. 4/5” – DangerDog Music Reviews

“I feel a bit of pride that Western Canada has produced a lot of excellent classic metal bands in the past decade. Bands like Riot City, Striker, and Traveler are just a few examples of the greatness I’m referring to. However, the best of all of them, in my opinion, is Vancouver’s own Iron Kingdom (and not because they’re so local to me – that’s just a bonus), and this is more evident than ever in their fourth album to date: On the Hunt. 9/10” – Power Thorn

“Of the hundreds of heavy metal bands that have “Iron” in their name, not very many of them are deserving of it. Iron Maiden? Obviously. Iron Savior? Yup. Iron Fire? Definitely. Of course, Iron Kingdom are undoubtedly deserving of the mark, because the metal they’ve forged is strong, heavy, and true. 9/10” – Power Thorn

“With a Maiden-style lick, the quartet enters the first single “White Wolf” and gallops in the best NWOBHM manner through the song, crowned by double-lead guitars and a simple but memorable chorus…one can congratulate the three boys and the lady for a successful album, which should be well received by all traditional Metalheads. 8/10″ – Hellfire Magazin

“they’re clearly a talented band and I enjoyed the thematic elements in the album. If you like traditional Metal, specifically older Speed Metal, they’re worth checking out. 8/10” – Metal Temple

“Holy Shit! Have you heard Iron Kingdom’s On the Hunt? If you haven’t you are missing out on one of the coolest album’s of 2019.” – 10/10 Keeper Magazine

““White Wolf,” comes in all guns blazing with a harmonized guitar intro which then leads into some frenetic energy coming off the band, ensuring the listener is hooked from the very first notes.” – The Median Man

“Assigning the label traditional to this Vancouver metal quartet is entirely fair. From the cover that could have been by Frank Frazetta to the shrieking high register howling of the lead singer. His Rob Halford-by-way-of-Tygers of Pan Tang vocals and the power metal surges, impressed the judges on CTV’s Canada’s Got Talent who thought referencing the beginning days of the NWOBHM (New wave of British Heavy Metal was in the right place with an eighties revival looming. They certainly have tight chops. ” – Vancouver Sun

“Classic thrashy metal with a little bit of a heavier Judas Priest thing going on.” Mosh Pit Radio – WORT 89.9FM (Madison, WI)

“40 minutes of enjoyable no-frills classic metal.” – Angry Metal Guy

StillSpinning.ca top albums for 2019 #38 on Iron Kingdom – “On the Hunt” – 7.5/10 – “Solid metal album. Worth taking a listen”

“Given the illustrious tradition that Iron Kingdom takes up as a musical mission, the album is done remarkably well. It is time for fans of the style to give the Canadians a good listen because they have lots to offer. The singing is unique and the guitar heroes of heavy metal have done a great job of inspiring this band. If you are a big fan of traditional heavy metal, you might have some problems moving on from this album: you’ll find that it is worth repeated listens.” – Metal Bulletin

“a mouth watering and exciting gallop, ‘White Wolf’ is cracking traditional heavy metal.” – Frenzy Fire

“This is what heavy metal is supposed to sound like. No let up at all just an album of full on greatness.” – The Dirty Room

“This song (White Wolf) is something that every true fan of metal should like.” – Hard Rock Info

“Kurze und knappe, oftmals speedige und hymnische Kompositionen graben nicht nur der Konkurrenz im Sektor des klassischen, allzeit aktuellen Heavy Metal das Wasser ab, sondern auch den gern retrogresken Plünderern der NWoBHM. 8/10” – Streetclip

“A rollercoaster ride of pure, unadulterated adrenaline.” – Zachary Houle (Ride For Glory Review 2015)

“their latest work is the most refined Iron Kingdom album. One word obligatory item for old heavy school freaks.” – Power Metal Warrior (Poland) (Ride For Glory Review 2015)

“Obviously an experienced band, Iron Kingdom know exactly what they are doing and more importantly the music is full with purpose” – Death Metal Underground (Ride For Glory Review 2015)

“This is a tremendous throwback into the (first) golden age of metal.” – Merchants of Air (Belgium) (Ride For Glory Review 2015)

““Gates Of Eternity” could prove to be one of the most important discoveries in 2013 for U.S. Metal lovers.” – Rock Hard Magazine (Germany) (Gates of Eternity Review 2013)

“Sometimes you just want some glorious old school metal that makes you want to batter a dragon to death. Iron Kingdom are said band and from the opening track, At The Gates, I’m sold. When we reach Crowned In Iron we truly reach old school metal at its finest” – Sound the Charge (Scotland) (Gates of Eternity Review 2013)

“Immediately noticeable is that the recording seems to cherish a vintage feel, which delightfully contributes to the album’s ambiance. “Gates of Eternity” should keep listeners on edge and anticipating future projects from Iron Kingdom.” – Metal Mellowdee (Gates of Eternity Review 2013)

“I want an Iron Kingdom/Voodoo Queen Baseball Tee so I can blast this album and try to sing along, banging my head and driving to the stadium in my Trans Am to drink cans of Bud in the parking lot before the Iron Kingdom show! Fuck I wish it was the 80’s right now.” – Metal Titans (Canada) (Curse of the Voodoo Queen Review 2011)

Album Title: On The Hunt
Release Date: October 4, 2019
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Indie Pool

Track Listing:
1. White Wolf (5:23)
2. Driftin’ Through Time (3:20)
3. Sign Of The Gods (4:43)
4. Keep It Steel (3:04)
5. Raze And Ruin (3:50)
6. Road Warriors (4:41)
7. Invaders (5:30)
8. Paragon (4:33)
9. The Dream (4:45)
Album Length: 39.52

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Iron Kingdom
• All songs written by: Iron Kingdom
• Produced by: Chris Osterman and Megan Merrick
• Mixed by: Daniel Tsourounis
• Mastered by: Greg Reely at the Green Jacket
• Album Artwork by: Alan Lathwell
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album Band Line Up:
Chris Osterman – Guitar / Vocals
Leighton Holmes – Bass Guitar
Megan Merrick – Guitar
Chris Sonea – Drums

Live Band Line Up:
Chris Osterman – Guitar / Vocals
Leighton Holmes – Bass Guitar
Megan Merrick – Guitar
Chris Sonea – Drums

Discography:
2019 – On The Hunt – LP
2015 – Ride For Glory – LP
2015 – Unleashed At The Kraken (Live In Seattle) – Limited Vinyl – EP
2013 – Gates Of Eternity – LP
2011 – Curse Of The Voodoo Queen – LP

Shared Stage with: Angra, Ashbury, Blaze Bayley (Ex- Iron Maiden), Flotsam and Jetsam, Hammerfall, Hellfire, Holy Grail, Jag Panzer, Metal Church, Night Demon, Sanctuary, Sinner, Skull Fist, Striker, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Witch Cross

Tours and Fests:
2018 – Halloween Havoc Festival – Surrey, BC
2018 – Western Canada Tour (Enter Eternity 2018)
Celebrating 5 Years of Gates Of Eternity album
(10 Shows in BC / AB / YT)
2018 – Hyperspace Festival – Vancouver, BC
2016 – Western USA Tour
(7 Shows Across WA / OR / CA / UT)
2016 – Western Canadian Tour
(9 Shows across BC / AB)
2016 – Metallion Festival – Vanderhoof, BC
2016 – Brazilian Tour – w/Blaze Bayley (Ex – Iron Maiden)
(7 shows in southern Brazil via Open The Road Agency)
2016 – Tatuira Festival – Brazil
2016 – USA / Eastern Canadian Tour
(37 Shows across USA / Canada)
2015 – Western Canada Tour
(13 Canadian Dates, BC / AB / YT)
2015 – Metallion Festival – Vanderhoof, BC
2014 – Western USA Tour – w/Night Demon
(11 Shows across WA / OR / CA / AZ )
2014 – Throwback Metal Fest – Apple Valley, CA
2014 – European Tour
shows across UK /France / Poland / Germany & The Netherlands)
2014 – Keep It True XVII – Lauda Konigshofen, DE
2014 – Warmup Festival – Paris, FR
2014 – Very ‘Eavy Festival IV – Stadskanaal, NL
2013 – Canadian Tour
(27 shows across Canada)
2012 – Western Canadian Tour
(7 Shows in BC / AB)

Music Placements: (TV, Movies, Commercials)
Canada’s Got Talent in 2012, which was aired on CTV (ratings for that episode were about 1 million people viewership)

Corporate sponsors / artist endorsements:
D’Addario / Evans Canada

L-R Iron Kingdom current Line Up | Far Left: Leighton Holmes (Bass) | Centre Left: Chris Osterman (Vocals & Guitar) | Centre Right: Megan Merrick (Guitar) | Far Right: Chris Sonea (Drums)

Photo Credit: Benjamin Somobere

SHORT BIO

Inspired by legendary pillars of heavy metal such as Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, The Scorpions, and Rush, Iron Kingdom is well known for their energetic and electrifying stage presence, as well as intricate musical melodies that bring listeners back to a time when the genre was in its prime.

Formed in Surrey, Canada, in June of 2011, Iron Kingdom’s intent was to fill the gap of bands that are heavy, but not extreme, melodic but not mainstream, technical but approachable. ‘Curse Of The Voodoo Queen’ was released on Dec 14, 2011, and the band took the opportunity to tour western Canada, along with an appearance on the CTV Show, Canada’s Got Talent (viewership of 1 million on that episode). With the debut album finishing its cycle, the group decided it was time to record a new album, and by April 26, 2013, ‘Gates Of Eternity’ was released. Garnering strong reviews and attention from around the world, Iron Kingdom was invited to perform at Germany’s Keep It True XVII festival.

Following this massive milestone, Iron Kingdom set out to pursue as many opportunities as they could spending some serious time on the road through Canada in 2013, Europe in 2014, followed by a tour in the USA with California’s Night Demon. The band had created some major momentum and Iron Kingdom were spreading their moniker far and wide in support of the first two releases.

On July 30, 2015, Iron Kingdom released not one but two more albums, ‘Ride For Glory’, their 3rd full-length album, as well as ‘Unleashed At The Kraken (Live In Seattle)’, an exclusive live E.P. recorded on a previous tour. The band set out on the road again in support of the two new releases. The tour was unfortunately riddled with many trials, including a vehicle accident that almost killed the band members. Life on the road continued, including a massive North American tour in 2016, as well as a tour in Brazil in a supporting slot for former frontman of Iron Maiden, Blaze Bayley.

As of 2019, with a new lineup and a new album ‘On The Hunt’ on its way, Iron Kingdom will once again be ready to take the world by storm and aid in the revival of the mighty and classic sounds of Traditional Heavy Metal.

LONG BIO

Formed in Surrey, Canada, in June of 2011, Iron Kingdom’s intent was to fill the gap of bands that are heavy, but not extreme, melodic but not mainstream, technical but approachable. The band’s core members were Chris Osterman on guitar and vocals, bassist Leighton Holmes, and then drummer Amanda Osterman, joined by Jordan Wright on guitar. This changed quickly after recording their debut album ‘Curse Of The Voodoo Queen’ where Wright was replaced by guitarist Kenny Kroecher.

‘Curse Of The Voodoo Queen’ was released on Dec 14, 2011, and the band took the opportunity to tour western Canada, along with an appearance on the CTV Show, Canada’s Got Talent (viewership of 1 million on that episode). With the debut album receiving little attention, the group decided it was time to record a new album, and by April 26, 2013, ‘Gates Of Eternity’ was released. Garnering strong reviews and attention from around the world, Iron Kingdom was invited to perform at Germany’s Keep It True XVII festival.

On July 30, 2015, Iron Kingdom released not one but two more albums, ‘Ride For Glory’, their 3rd full-length album, as well as ‘Unleashed at the Kraken (Live in Seattle)’ an exclusive live E.P. recorded on a previous tour. The band set out on the road again in support of the two new releases. The tour was unfortunately riddled with many trials, including a vehicle accident that almost killed the band members. Following the tour, Osterman decided to step back from the band to pursue other commitments. Joey Paul then took her place behind the kit.

Life on the road continued, including a massive North American tour in 2016, as well as a tour in Brazil in a supporting slot for former frontman of Iron Maiden, Blaze Bayley. After many performances, Kroecher and drummer Paul departed, thus leaving the door open for Chris Sonea, and Megan Merrick, on drums and guitar respectively. With a new lineup and a new album ‘On The Hunt’ on its way, Iron Kingdom will once again be ready to take the world by storm and aid in the revival of the mighty and classic sounds of Traditional Heavy Metal.