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0 Dec -Jan 2019 – Powerplay Mag UK – Kosm
0 Dec -Jan 2019 – Powerplay Mag UK – Iomair
0 Dec -Jan 2019 – Powerplay Mag UK – Fractal Cypher
0 \m/\m/ TrollWar #albumreview in the new issue of Zero Tolerance Magazine Get your copy now! http://www.ztmag.com/current.html
\m/\m/ TrollWar #albumreview in the new issue of Zero Tolerance Magazine
Get your copy now! http://www.ztmag.com/current.html
0 Congrats! to Halifax’s Hitman Nominated for an East Coast Music Association (ECMA) Award for Loud Recording of The Year! Loud Recording of the Year Nominees: Death Valley Driver – Wolf Crown Hitman – The Offering: Side 1 Kilmore – Call of the Void Orchid’s Curse – Graveyard of the Gulf The Combine – Void and Vessel https://buff.ly/2DD0FlW
Congrats! to Halifax’s Hitman
Nominated for an East Coast Music Association (ECMA) Award for Loud Recording of The Year!
Loud Recording of the Year Nominees:
Death Valley Driver – Wolf Crown
Hitman – The Offering: Side 1
Kilmore – Call of the Void
Orchid’s Curse – Graveyard of the Gulf
The Combine – Void and Vessel
0 Heavy New York-Imonolith Interview
0 Reminder – Armstrong MetalFest 2019 Early Bird Pre-Sale Tickets Ends Feb 1st
(contact info below)
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – January 2019
ArmstrongMetalFest.ca | Facebook | Twitter
Instagram | Youtube | AMF Merch Online Store
Reminder – Armstrong MetalFest 2019 Early Bird Pre-Sale Tickets Ends Feb 1st
Western Canada’s biggest mountain moshpit, Armstrong Metal Festival is reminding festival goers that early bird pre-sale tickets will be ending this week on February 1st for their 2019 edition taking place on July 12-13 in Armstrong, BC in the Okanagan Valley.
Tickets are only $99 CAD and on sale at the following link: https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/tickets/
All tickets provide general admission and grant access to the festival grounds, camping area and arena from 11:00 AM PST on Friday, July 12, 2019, until 11:59 PM PST on Sunday, July 13, 2019. Free camping is included. After early bird pre-sale tickets end on February 1, 2019, the ticket pre-sale price will go up to $135 CAD. At the door price will be $175 CAD.
For day passes, please check out the FAQ for information and pricing: https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/about/faq/
2019 Early Entry:
Want to grab your favourite camp spot and beat the rush of metalheads? Guests are welcome to arrive Thursday after 11:00 AM PST.
2019 Camping and Parking: All tickets include tent camping. You are welcome to sleep in your vehicle, RV or trailer. Traveling in an RV? Make sure to reserve your spot so you’re guaranteed a spot that includes water and power hookups: https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/contact/rv-reservations/
Online Support: If you are experiencing any technical issues with placing your ticket order, please email AMF at webmaster@wmentertainment.ca and they will respond as soon as possible with a solution.
About:
For 10 years running, West Metal Entertainment and Armstrong Metalfest has not only fostered the talent of hundreds of local bands but brought in well-known, international acts to the sleepy, little Canadian town of Armstrong, British Columbia.
Each year up to 700 metalheads from Canada and USA descend into the picturesque Okanagan Valley and under the blistering sun they spend 3 days camping, taking in over 30 bands, participating in wrestling events and scavenger hunts and catching up with their metal family.
The festival has seen such renowned headliners as Kataklysm, Cattle Decapitation, Archspire, and Beyond Creation as well as emerging artists from across North America. At the end of the revelry, the festival disappears without a trace, leaving the landscape as pristine as it has always been.
West Metal Entertainment is a non-profit society that not only puts on Armstrong Metal Festival every year in Armstrong, B.C., but gives bands opportunities to play different venues throughout the region including all ages shows, to encourage musical passion in kids as well as adults.
What the press is saying:
Kelowna Now: Armstrong Metal Festival Co-founder reflects on a decade of metal – Video Interview here.
CHBC – Global Okanagan : Metalheads celebrate a decade of gathering in Armstrong – Video Interview here.
“In the past, metalheads had to travel to Germany to experience the rush a big festival, such as Wacken Open Air. But local headbangers decided to bring that feeling home with Armstrong Metalfest.” – Vernon Morning Star
“Go Big or Stay at Home: Armstrong has that welcoming feeling for rock show.” – The Valley Voice
“To witness such a gathering of talent is an absolute privilege, and for that fact alone, I will certainly be returning to Armstrong Metal Fest.” – Beatroute BC
“This festival is now going to be my yearly must-go-to event and if you’re a metal head that hasn’t attended, or a curious metal voyeur, do yourself a favour and check it out, you will not regret it.” – Abort Mag
“The Armstrong Metalfest is one such event and has grown from its initial, humble beginnings seven years ago to be a regular mainstay, with its south-central BC location making for a popular summertime destination for fans and bands alike.” – Decibel Mag
Named one of the out-of-town music festivals worth the trip by The Vancouver Sun
“For metalheads, this is a great vacation where groups of all sizes can enjoy their favourite musical genre in a fun, energized environment. Not to mention, the camping!” – The Permanent Rain Press
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WCMFA:
Armstrong MetalFest – http://www.armstrongmetalfest.ca
Calgary Metalfest – http://www.calgarymetalfest.com
Days of The Dead – https://www.facebook.com/DaysOfTheDeadRD
Farmageddon Open Air – http://www.farmageddon.ca
Loud As Hell – http://www.loudashell.com
Metalocalypstick – http://metalocalypstickfest.rocks
Metallion – http://www.facebook.com/metallionfestival
Sponsors / Partners:
BC Arts Council – http://www.bcartscouncil.ca
The Green – http://www.thegreen.ca
Absolute Underground Mag – https://www.facebook.com/AbsoluteUndergroundTV
A.M.I. Clothing – http://www.okanagangear.com
Asher Media Relations – http://www.ashermediarelations.com
Askew’s Foods – http://www.askewsfoods.com/index.php
Broken Neck Radio – http://www.brokenneckradio.com
Calgary Beer Core – http://www.calgarybeercore.com
Metal Master Kingdom – http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com
Metal Nation Radio – http://www.metalnationradio.com
Muninn’s Post – http://www.muninnspost.com
Ogologo – http://www.ogologo.ca
PureGrainAudio – http://www.puregrainaudio.com
Rancho Vignola – http://www.ranchovignola.com
Shuswap Insurance – http://www.shuswapins.ca
Thrash Wrestling – http://www.facebook.com/ThrashWrestling
Voets Coffee – http://www.voetscoffee.com
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0 NoCleanSinging Premiere Northern Quebec’s BACKSTABBER New Lyric Video “Geo Engineering”
(contact info below)
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – January 28, 2019
For fans of Kataklysm, Hypocrisy, Decapitated, Deicide, At The Gates
NoCleanSinging Premiere Northern Quebec’s BACKSTABBER New Lyric Video “Geo Engineering”
Debut Album “Conspiracy Theorist” Out Feb 15, 2019
Offer Free Download “No Privacy”
L-R: Patrick Gagné (Drums), Christian M. Thériault (Guitars & Vocals), Éric Séguin (Bass & Back Vocals)
From the darkness of Northern Quebec, Canada, Rouyn-Noranda’s assaulting BACKSTABBER will be unleashing their debut album “Conspiracy Theorist” on February 15, 2019. The 10 track album is a fierce full-length that encompasses themes about scandals, critiques of mainstream media and conspiracies such as hollow Earth. Remaining old school, there are no clean vocals or breakdowns here, just a solid and mature death/thrash metal album, with good flow and clear thought in the tracks and compositions.
“‘Conspiracy Theorist’ is an album that’s meant to open your mind about the way the world revolves around us as it offers a new perspective on many issues that we see in our lives.” says vocalist/guitarist Christian M. Thériault
Leading up to its release, the band has teamed up with NoCleanSinging.com for the premiere of their new lyric video “Geo Engineering”, a track based on Paul Brennan’s speech at the Council on Foreign Relations in 2016. Brennan, then head of the CIA, explained that with a program called Stratospheric Aerosol Injection, we could lower the global temperature by 2 degrees Celsius, estimated at around 10 billion dollars per year.
Check out “Geo Engineering” at the following link: https://www.nocleansinging.com/2019/01/28/an-ncs-video-premiere-backstabber-geo-engineering/
“Conspiracy Theorist” will be available worldwide as of February 15th, 2019 through Bandcamp and iTunes.
Single “No Privacy” is available for FREE download at https://backstabbermetal.bandcamp.com/track/no-privacy.
Music Video – “Subterranean”:
Youtube – https://youtu.be/qYXkfZdZBvg
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/BackStabberMetal/videos/1601838696546658/
Track Listing:
1. Inaugural Address (1:18)
2. Whistle Blower (2:46)
3. No Privacy (3:35)
4. Subterranean (3:26)
5. Ink Spill (3:19)
6. The Hum (1:55)
7. My Disclosure (3:32)
8. Geo Engineering (3:37)
9. Banksters (4:06)
10. Conspiracy Theorist (4:50)
Album Length: 32:28
BACKSTABBER is:
Christian M. Theriault – Guitars & Vocals
Eric Seguin – Bass
Patrick Gagne – Drums
For More Info:
https://www.facebook.com/BackStabberMetal
https://www.instagram.com/backstabber_metal
BIO:
Hailing from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada, Backstabber is a formidable death/thrash metal trio inspired by conspiracies, new technologies, philosophy, and history. Covering a vast number of themes throughout their music, Backstabber can be likened to a ‘loose cannon’ with no foreshadowing of what direction they will take next, musically.
Starting with themes and gradually adding riffs, drums, bass and finally vocals, they pride themselves on complimenting their compositions with energetic and interactive live shows, the entire reason for them writing their music.
Eager to bring raw and fierce metal to the ears of listeners, Backstabber has recorded their first full-length “Conspiracy Theorist” set to be released February 15, 2019.
Backstabber has shared the stage with Cattle Decapitation, Depths of Hatred, First Fragment, Ending Tyranny, Insurrection, Blinded by Faith, Aepoch and more.
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0 Debut Canadian Dates: IMONOLITH ft. Members Threat Signal, ex-Devin Townsend Project, ex-Fear Factory
(contact info below)
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – January 28, 2019
IMONOLITH Announce Debut Canadian Show Dates
Featuring former and current members of
Devin Townsend Project, Threat Signal, Strapping Young Lad, Fear Factory, Methods of Mayhem
Debut Single ‘Hollow’ Out Now!
Show Dates:
February 23 – Vancouver, BC @ The Red Room – info
March 1 – Calgary, AB @ Dickens – info
March 2 – Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room (Temple) – info
IMONOLITH, the new metal powerhouse featuring vocalist Jon Howard (Threat Signal, Arkaea), drummer Ryan ‘RVP’ Van Poederooyen (Devin Townsend Project), guitarist Brian Waddell (Devin Townsend Project), bassist Byron Stroud (Strapping Young Lad, Fear Factory), and second guitarist Kai Huppunen (Methods of Mayhem, Noise Therapy) announce they will be performing their three debut shows in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton.
“We’re all looking forward to our first 3 live shows ever with, Imonolith. Vancouver on Feb 23rd, Calgary on March 1st and Edmonton on March 2nd. It’s a new chapter for us all. It’s an exciting time, especially when you’re playing music that you love and created with good friends. The show itself is going to be energetic, powerful and something to look forward to, in every city we play. We collectively have so much live experience from touring the world over the years, through the past bands we played in. We plan on using all that experience to put on one hell of a show every night with, Imonolith. We can’t wait for that first date!” says drummer Ryan ‘RVP’ Van Poederooyen.
IMONOLITH recently made an unforgettable entrance with their debut single, “Hollow”, which can be experienced via their brand new music video here: https://youtu.be/57tcysG4QgY
“Hollow” can also be streamed/purchased via https://imonolith.lnk.to/HollowPR.
“Hollow” serves as the perfect introduction to IMONOLITH, a band whose mission is simple: to write the heaviest riffs, the biggest hooks, and most monstrous grooves. Given the impressive pedigree of each player, they do exactly this and more.
Recorded and produced by Brian Howes and Jay Van Poederooyen (Nickelback, Chris Cornell, Airbourne, Hinder, Daughtry) at Van Howes Studios in Los Angeles, California, “Hollow” is immediately setting the bar high and the best is yet to come.
Ryan ‘RVP’ Van Poederooyen comments:
“’Hollow’ is a song about the personal battles we all can face internally. Social pressures and self-expectation can drive you to a point of feeling hollow inside if you don’t meet specific standards in your mind. The song itself actually has a positive message built into it. It’s not about feeling hollow, it’s more about preventing that hollow feeling that any one of us can develop through negative thinking and limited beliefs.”
Fans can expect many surprises as they unveil more music. RVP continues:
“As for ‘Hollow’, musically it represents the catchier side of IMONOLITH’s music. We have varying influences spread throughout the band and we don’t like to play just one style of music. We have a more metal crushing side, a catchier radio side and then music that fits in-between our heavy and catchier vibes. We always aim to make IMONOLITH’s overall sound diverse and interesting. Most of all, we’re always focused on trying to write a great song, no matter if it’s heavy or catchy.”
IMONOLITH was officially formed in February 2018 by drummer Ryan ‘RVP’ Van Poederooyen and guitarist Brian Waddell, although the pair started writing their own brand of heavy music in 2015 whilst playing together in the Devin Townsend Project. RVP and Waddell then went on to recruit vocalist Jon Howard, bassist Byron Stroud, and second guitarist Kai Huppunen, completing a fearsome line-up. The Canadian quintet has since written a mass of highly diverse material, which appeals to everyone from the metalhead to the radio rock fan, and everyone in between.
Since teasing demos and video clips online, IMONOLITH has amassed a dedicated legion of supporters worldwide, and with the release of the new single, their following is set to expand by the thousands. With their first run of shows throughout Canada announced and big international plans in the pipeline, 2019 is set to be a huge year for IMONOLITH.
For More Info:
https://www.facebook.com/imonolithband
https://www.instagram.com/imonolithband
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-cRX
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0 EPK – Getaway Van – Self-Titled (2019)
Getaway Van – Self-Titled (2019)
For fans of Truckfighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, ZZ Top
Release Date: Feb 23, 2019
Label: Self-Release
PR Rep – Jon Asher – asher(@)ashermediarelations.com
GetawayVanMusic.com | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Sales links: Bandcamp | iTunes | Spotify | Amazon
Download Promotional Photo | Download Album Artwork | Download Album Lyrics
“Continuing in the same vein of Truckfighters-esque stoner rock heard on January’s Burnouts EP, we are treated to a much fuller sound on this release… It’s meatier, it’s harder, it’s heavier. If that sounds a bit pornographic, you’re not far off, because this is a dirty record — full of fuzz and viscera.” – Vancity Rockers
Track Listing:
1. Intro (4:42)
2. Branches (4:56)
3. Comin’ Back (3:54)
4. Follow Me (5:11)
5. Ugh (3:57)
6. Blacktop Mistress (4:35)
7. You Make Everything (4:06)
8. Lord I’ve Been Running (4:26)
9. So Long (6:12)
10. Outro (1:26)
Album Length: 43:28
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Getaway Van
• All songs written by: Getaway Van
• Produced by: Mike Slater
• Mixed by: Mike Slater
• Mastered by: Mike Slater
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Band Line Up:
Devon Sutherland – Drums
Zach Fox – Bass / Vocals
Derek Lionas – Guitar / Vocals
Charlie Cole – Guitar Vocals
Discography:
2019 – Getaway Van – S/T (LP)
2018 – Brokedown (EP)
2018 – Burnots (EP)
Shared Stage with:
BORT, Out of the Nowhere, the Flu, Gnarfunkle, Attack the Fire
SHORT BIO
Hey, we’re Getaway Van: Four fellas who are just tryin’ to make you feel like you’re flying down the side of a mountain in a speeding 80s cargo van.
It’s a very teamwork oriented approach and people can expect to not be able to look away from the bouncing and jumping around on stage complete with them occasionally taking their clothes off. Taking the desert rock vibe and making it a little aggressive and little out of control, the audience can definitely expect to have a great time.
In 2018, Getaway Van recorded two EPs, Brokedown and Burnouts and in February 2019 they are geared to released their debut self titled full length featuring the single ‘Lord I’ve Been Running’. It’s foot-to-the-floor rock n’ roll that shakes rooms like a straight piped V8. Bringing roots of stoner rock, blues, punk, and folk, a Getaway Van performance is your very own experience of controlled chaos.
LONG BIO
Hey, we’re Getaway Van: Four fellas who are just tryin’ to make you feel like you’re flying down the side of a mountain in a speeding 80s cargo van.
Based out of Vancouver, BC, Getaway Van was formed when Derek Lionas (guitar/vocals) and Charlie Coles’ (guitar/vocals) previous band fell apart. They found Devon Sutherland (drums); a drummer fresh in Vancouver from Kelowna. He then got his roommate, and childhood friend, Zack Fox (bass/vocals) to pick up a bass and join the boys. Their next logical course of action was making some straight up rock n’ roll, the best ways they knew how.
“With 3 different songwriters, we always have some new vibe or feel to each song, so it’s always changing. Song structures, vocal styles, etc. One thing that has kind of stayed with us is the heavily distorted guitars. We play with a lot of fuzz, always geeking out on pedals and amplifiers.”
It’s a very teamwork oriented approach and people can expect to not be able to look away from the bouncing and jumping around on stage complete with them occasionally taking their clothes off. Taking the desert rock vibe and making it a little aggressive and little out of control, the audience can definitely expect to have a great time.
In 2018, Getaway Van recorded two EPs, Brokedown and Burnouts and in February 2019 they are geared to released their debut self titled full length featuring the single ‘Lord I’ve Been Running’. It’s foot-to-the-floor rock n’ roll that shakes rooms like a straight piped V8. Bringing roots of stoner rock, blues, punk, and folk, a Getaway Van performance is your very own experience of controlled chaos.
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