Overall this album keeps the fighting spirit alive and well! The band is tight, the sound and production quality of the album is solid; The Lords Of The Trident is truly a band on the rise, and there is no question as to why.
https://overdrive-mag.com/2018/07/31/review-lords-of-the-trident-shadows-from-the-past/
Vinland Radio – Episode 552 w/ Into Eternity, Psychostick and more!
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/vinlandradio/episodes/2018-07-29T15_06_24-07_00
Ape Vermin – Sonic Monolith
For fans of Conan, Slabdragger, High On Fire, Sumac
Release Date: June 13, 2018
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: CD Baby
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“Cool riffs abound in “Abominable Hash-Men” and “Witch-Jive”, but the title track surprises with a mixture of hard hitting angry metal, total doom drone and a final chug of boogie. The cover art is also striking. Pretty much a great debut from Ape Vermin. ” – Wormwood Chronicles
“Sonic Monolith is an impressive debut for a band that only formed last year. It’s a band that have a built in audience with their Sabbath-meets-Conan sludge metal.” – Hellbound
“Astral Drones kicks in with some sludge, the distorted feedback fuelling the urge for a mosh and a half. The slowness of the riffs, and the delivery of the vocals makes this one hell of an opener. ” – The Median Man
“The clarity and production on this album is second to none. Crisp as the morning frost on the tips of fresh cut grass. The bellowing sludge that is Ape Vermin has an eye towards a very clean churning sound. The impact and depth at which Brett Lee’s crass yet crystal clear vocals hits will take you aback. The North Carolina trio kick off their debut with well thought out high-end sludge where the cathartic fuzz dominates. Five tracks that engross and some progressive influences that shine on “Abominable Hashmen” (check-out the last minute of fretwork). Recruiting David Paul Seymour to do the artwork was also a brilliant move to add some intrigue to the eye of sludge fans.” – Rotation 11
Album Title: “Sonic Monolith”
Release Date: June 13, 2018
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: CD Baby
Track Listing of Album:
1. Astral Drones (9:28)
2. Oath (4:58)
3. Abominable Hashmen (6:09)
4. Witch-Jive (4:19)
5. Sonic Monolith (12:10)
Album Length: 37:06
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: APE VERMIN
• All songs written by: Brett Lee and Charlie Burleson.
• Produced by: Barry Sams
• Mixed by: Barry Sams
• Mastered by: Barry Sams
• Album Artwork by: David Paul Seymour
Album Band Line Up:
Brett Lee, Jeb Laird and Charlie Burleson.
Live Band Line Up:
Brett Lee, Jeb Laird and Charlie Burleson.
Discography:
2018 – Sonic Monolith LP
Shared Stage with:
Garrow, Oakskin, Coffin Torture
Tours / Festivals:
2018 – Bartertown fest – Morganton, N.C
2018 – Starkfest – Greenville, S.C
SHORT BIO:
Formed in August 2017 by Brett Lee (guitar/vocals/percussion) and Charlie Burleson (percussion), Ape Vermin is a sludge metal trio hailing from Valdese, North Carolina that delivers progressive, primal and percussive grooves to the masses. Birthed from the same vein of doomy prog acts such as Conan, Sumac, and Slabdragger, they are a treat for anyone who wishes to indulge in thick, tasteful riffs and a heavy, distorted overall sound.
After enlisting the talents of Charlie Burleson and Jeb Laird (bassist/backup vocals), the band began writing and the debut album “Sonic Monolith” was released in June of 2018 with a great response. Sonic Monolith is the story of higher beings with a malevolent plan to release a dangerous subspecies of an ape with the ultimate goal of re-propagating the galaxy.
Still a fledgling band, Ape Vermin continues to push their limits as musicians, and test different styles, genres and influence to further develop their sound. Focusing on sludge and doom, Ape Vermin likes to keep things spicy with nods to black metal and prog. With future plans to tour, and release more albums as well a comic book, Ape Vermin is looking forward to the future.
LONG BIO:
Formed in August 2017 by Brett Lee (guitar/vocals/percussion) and Charlie Burleson (percussion), Ape Vermin is a sludge metal trio hailing from Valdese, North Carolina that delivers progressive, primal and percussive grooves to the masses. Birthed from the same vein of doomy prog acts such as Conan, Sumac, and Slabdragger, they are a treat for anyone who wishes to indulge in thick, tasteful riffs and a heavy, distorted overall sound.
Ape Vermin was the product of a dark rut that Brett Lee found himself in while between musical endeavours. Under the influence of the band Iron Monkey, Brett was inspired by the song Big Loader and under the hum of fluorescent lighting at a gas station in the middle of the night, things fell into place and the new project was named.
After enlisting the talents of Charlie Burleson and Jeb Laird (bassist/backup vocals), the band began writing and the debut album “Sonic Monolith” was released in June of 2018 with a great response. Citing that they, as a band, want to give listeners a journey, they broach topics including astronomy, murder, occult, myths, apocalypse, and extraterrestrials. Sonic Monolith is the story of higher beings with a malevolent plan to release a dangerous subspecies of an ape with the ultimate goal of re-propagating the galaxy.
Not wanting to be constricted by the standards of the genre, Ape Vermin goes to great lengths to ensure their live performances are powerful, epic and interesting. Brett further explains what can be expected when taking in the live band: “I like to put my guitar down, while our bass player keeps the thunder rolling, and let the feedback ring out, or I will have a riff looped in a looper pedal, and I will do tribal style percussion with my drummer.” Still a fledgling band, Ape Vermin continues to push their limits as musicians, and test different styles, genres and influence to further develop their sound. Focusing on sludge and doom, Ape Vermin likes to keep things spicy with nods to black metal and prog. With future plans to tour, and release more albums as well a comic book, Ape Vermin is looking forward to the future.
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Montreal, QC – July 31, 2018
Powerful atmosphere and soaring vocals: Quebec’s EMPRESS is quickly becoming a new standard in female-fronted metal. Mixing heavy, modern melodies with authentic, relatable lyrics, EMPRESS combines Eddy Levitsky’s (Hollow) original music with Karina Charbonnier’s unique vocal talent to create a distinctive approach to melodic metal.
Spearheaded by the desire of the imperious Karina Charbonnier to write her own music and lyrics along with her powerful, melancholic soprano voice, EMPRESS was brought to life by working with celebrated guest talents from the Quebec metal scene such as Tommy Mckinnon (ex-Augury), Fred Riverin (I Legion), and Sebastien Ladouceur (Our Darkest Days).
Mostly an online project, EMPRESS’ focus is sharing their love of making music with the world. Their second single “Crawl” is now ready to be revealed to follow their 2017 debut track “Your Prize” (available for free download here). “Crawl” is a track that has post-rock influences and a solid metal foundation to be catchy, heavy and ethereal. The song combines Karina Charbonnier’s powerful vocals with modern guitar work and even a touch of progressive elements to create a well-rounded, original song that is sure to please any fan of melodic metal.
Karina comments:
“Crawl is for those who go through hard times and are searching for a way to regain strength. So basically, this song touches everyone, we all go through rough patches at different times in our life! I hope that Crawl makes people realize that they’re not alone, that it motivates them to first accept their difficulties and then, help overcome them.”
Watch their lyric video for “Crawl” at the following link:
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Montreal, QC – July 31, 2018
For fans of Motorhead mixed with Dissection
WARCALL Announce “On Board Eastern Canadian Tour” w/ France’s Through The Dusk
New Album Out “Invaders” via Plan B Music
L-R: Phil – Drums, Mat – Guitars, Gord – Vocals and Bass
In fall 2017, Canadian thrashers WARCALL unleashed their latest album “Invaders” plus toured across Europe during the month of October sharing the stage with many bands. Now it’s time to return the favour and bring one of those bands over the Atlantic to perform across Eastern Canada with them. Hitting the road from October 4th to 13th, WARCALL along with France’s Through The Dusk will perform dates in Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (dates listed below).
The band comments:
“We are very proud to finally be able to do a Canadian tour in 2018 in support of our album “Invaders” album. It is the first time we will be touring our own country since 2011 so it is long overdue! We will be focusing on the Eastern part of the country and playing a very special set list covering our entire catalog plus a few surprises. For that trip, we will be taking with us our friends Through The Dusk from France. We met them on our 2015 European tour and have been working with them since to bring them over here. The tour kicks off in Sainte Thérèse on October 4th and will include our annual Montreal show at Petit Campus on October 5th. The trek will end in Moncton on the 13th. Cheers and beers to be expected!”
WARCALL is inspired by Iron Maiden, Metallica, Motorhead, Dissection and Slayer, their music is fast, aggressive, melodic and dramatic. Unleashing three well-received albums under their bullet-belts (‘Demonarchy’, ‘Blood, Guts and Dirt’, ‘III’), their latest “Invaders” is a concept release based on humans fighting back an alien invasion with a message of fighting oppression, resisting, re-conquering, but without knowing if it is really over.
“Invaders” Album full stream here.
Music Video – Mission Commando here.
Music Video – Riding With Zombies (features stock footage from George A. Romero’s “Night of The Living Dead” movie and is a track about the grueling life of touring.) here.
Music Video – Bully Bastard here.
“Invaders” Album order via Bandcamp here.
On Board Eastern Canadian Tour w/ Through The Dusk
Oct 4 – Sainte-Therese, QC- Monte Cristo
Oct 5 – Montreal, QC – Petit Cafe Campus
Oct 6 – Sherbrooke, QC – Le Murdoch
Oct 7 – Jonquiere – Salle 4 Barils
Oct 10 – Quebec City, QC – Le Studio Sonum
Oct 11 – Edmundston – Bar Su’l Fanil
Oct 12 – Halifax, NS – Gus’ Pub
Oct 13 – Moncton, NB – The Caveau
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“Big things are happening for Montreal’s WarCall…Motor-Maiden-‘tallica brand of street wise thrash…” – Decibel Mag
“Actually, “very very heavy” doesn’t go far enough. “Bully Bastard” slugs had enough to loosen teeth and leave bruises, and the grooves are damned compulsive, too, so loosen up your neck muscles before diving into this track. But while the song rocks hard enough to shake listeners like rag dolls, the music also channels rage and intensity through the raw grit of the vocals and the grim (but very catchy) vehemence of the riffs.” – No Clean Singing
“Fans of an old school thrash/speed sound will find plenty to enjoy throughout Invaders. 10 tracks of meaty metal that makes you want to dig out the old patch jacket & head-bang until your neck fuses.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life
“If you enjoy old school thrash, early speedy rock ‘n’ metal MOTÖRHEAD or DARKTHRONE in their thrashy black metal/crusty punk phase then WARCALL will wet your appetite and get you salivating! Dig out your battle vest, your white washed denim jeans and white trainers and bang that head furiously!” – All About The Rock
“il est impératif que les amateurs de thrash québécois découvrent cet autre petit trésor bien de chez nous.” – Musik Universe
“Like a black metal Motorhead or the mutant offspring of New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends Tank, WarCall really live up to their name! Indeed the comparisons with Motorhead and Tank are apt as WarCall are a strong power trio. On this, their fourth album (following ‘Demonarchy’, ‘Blood, Guts and Dirt’, and ‘III’), they show themselves to be very much a 21st century band, with a strong groove in their music.” – Hellbound
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Montreal, QC – July 30, 2018
For fans of Om, Sleep, Lustmord, Pallbearer
Doom Duo ZAUM Premiere Video “The Enlightenment” via Invisible Oranges
Canadian Tour Dates w/ Sweden’s FIREBREATHER
Photo Credit – Don Levandier
L-R – Kyle Alexander McDonald (Bass/Vocals/Synth/Textures), Christopher Lewis (Drums/Percussion)
New Brunswick’s ECMA and Music NB award winning mantra doom duo ZAUM are sharing with fans their new music video for “The Enlightenment” premiered via InvisibleOranges.com. The track is off ZAUM‘s second full length “Eidolon” released in 2016 via I HATE Records with distribution via Plastic Head/Sony Music throughout Europe and Century Media in North America to follow their 2014 debut album “Oracles”.
Watch “The Enlightenment” at the following link: http://www.invisibleoranges.com/zaum-the-enlightenment/
ZAUM‘s Kyle Alexander McDonald (Bass/Vocals/Synth/Textures) comments:
“Being that I’m a giant fan of the work of Seth Smith and Nancy Urich (of CUT/OFF/TAIL) due to their unique and unconventional approach to filmmaking – I felt Seth’s David Lynch-esque perspective could be a bizarre yet intriguing take on “The Enlightenment” for people to consider. Their work (like our music) inspires and encourages thought rather than providing literal answers. I’m thrilled with the result and hope people open their minds to the layers of potential reality.”
In their three years as an active touring band ZAUM have amassed 200+ shows (mainly international) under their belts including support stints for Voivod, Pentagram, and Cauldron. The duo recently announced they will be embarking on Canadian dates in Ontario and Quebec (dates listed below) with support from Sweden’s FIREBREATHERwhom the band toured Europe with last year (watch their music video “Release The Lava” here.)
ZAUM‘s Kyle Alexander McDonald comments:
“We’re floored to have FIREBREATHER join us for this Canadian tour, much of which was a makeup for the cities we missed last summer. We toured three weeks across Europe with the 3-piece Swedish stoner doom band and are very close with them both personally and also intertwined with them lore wise within ZAUM. Their lead vocalist Mattias sang a part on our last album and will be performing that live with us here in Canada for the first time. Our intentions are to head directly into the studio afterwards and finish album #3 with a 2019 release in mind.”
ZAUM: Canadian Tour w/ FIREBREATHER
08/24/18 – Saint John, NB @ Secondspin *
09/13/18 – Ottawa, ON @ Orange Art Gallery **
09/14/18 – Montreal, QC @ Casa Del Popolo **
09/15/18 – Sudbury, ON @ Townehouse
09/16/18 – Hamilton, ON @ Doors
09/17/18 – Barrie, ON @ Foxx Lounge
09/18/18 – Kitchener, ON @ Open Sesame (date and venue change from Hellcat)
09/20/18 – Windsor, ON @ Windsor Beer Exchange
09/21/18 – Toronto, ON @ Coalition T.O.
09/22/18 – Quebec City, QC @ Scanner (venue change from Vietnam)
* denotes ZAUM only!
** denotes tribal dance artist Nawal Doucette performing in ZAUM
About:
ZAUM is a passage toward the dark realizations of the old world; a monolithic doomy mantra based meditative experience forged by bass and drums interwoven with sitar, woodwind, string and synth textures. Based in Moncton, NB – observers experience a tranquil resonance whereby the astral and physical planes can co-exist and be understood from a natural perspective.
Album Stream – Eidolon – https://zaum.bandcamp.com/
ZAUM is:
Kyle Alexander McDonald (bass/vocal/synth/textures)
Christopher Lewis (drums/percussion)
For more info, please visit www.Zaum.ca.
“ZAUM acknowledge the financial support of FACTOR and Canada’s private radio broadcasters.”
“ZAUM recognizes the support of Music/Musique NB and the Government of New Brunswick.”
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Montreal, QC – July 2018
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Reminder – Aug 3-5 – Drumheller – Loud As Hell Festival
Featuring Headliners Fit For An Autopsy, Archspire, Into Eternity, Ninjaspy and more!
Aug 3-5 – Drumheller, AB @ Dinosaur Downs Stampede Grounds
Social Media Hashtag #LAH7
FREE Download – Festival Digital Sampler – Dinosaur Mosh Mix Vol.1
Plus an extended stream version is available on Spotify here.
Calgary Herald: Headbanger alert: Loud As Hell festival to ramp up the volume
Western Canada’s decibel breaking heavy metal festival LOUD AS HELL returns for its seventh consecutive year presented by Semchuk Productions, Jurassic Ink Custom Tattoo, Prairie Fire Events, and Asher Media Relations. This year’s 2018 edition of LOUD AS HELL features over 40 bands from across Western Canada and beyond that includes headliners New Jersey’s deathcore titans FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, Vancouver tech death giants ARCHSPIRE, Regina’s progressive melo-death masters INTO ETERNITY plus many more that will rage across the Dinosaur Downs Stampede Grounds in Drumheller, AB from August 3rd to 5th.
Also announced are second stage acoustic performers Kris Schulz, Kyle Pullan, Jesse Valstar Project along with a burlesque show from Hazzardous Material plus clinics presented by Into Eternity guitarist Tim Roth and Ninjaspy bassist Tim Parent. All will be showcased as entertainment during main stage change overs.
LAH Festival co-organizer Geoff Bourrie comments:
“We have worked really hard to put together what we feel will be the best Loud As Hell yet! We have many of the heaviest and hardest bands from around Western Canada and then cap it all off with New Jersey’s Fit For An Autopsy, which will bring Loud As Hell to the next level! You will not want to miss this.”
The last two years of the festival has sold out and headbangers from across country are urged to get their tickets now. All weekend passes includes camping on the Dinosaur Downs Stampede Grounds.
Weekend Passes are available at the following link: https://www.loudashell.com/tickets
Loud As Hell 2018 Line Up:
Thursday, August 2nd LAH Kick Off Party @ Neighbours Corner Pub
Concrete Funeral (Calgary, AB)
World War Waiting (Calgary, AB)
Benevolent Like Quietus (Calgary, AB)
Friday, August 3rd @ Dinosaur Downs Stampede Grounds
Vantera (Vancouver, BC) (After Party Set)
Archspire (Vancouver, BC)
The Kennedy Veil (Sacramento, CA)
Sarah Longfield (Wisconsin)
Stab Twist Pull (Calgary, AB)
Burning Effigy (Calgary, AB)
Tessitura (Edmonton, AB)
Hammerdrone (Calgary, AB)
Red Cain (Calgary, AB)
Saturday, August 4th @ Dinosaur Downs Stampede Grounds
Ninjaspy (Port Coquitlam, BC)
West Of Hell (Vancouver, BC)
Greybeard (Calgary, AB)
Neck Of The Woods (Vancouver, BC)
Hazzerd (Calgary, AB)
Revenger (Vancouver, BC)
Black Friday (Edmonton, AB)
Cell (Winnipeg, MB)
Culled (Edmonton, AB)
Citizen Rage (Calgary, AB)
Juliet Ruin (Edmonton, AB)
Grizzlyhawk (Humboldt, SK)
Irradiation (Kelowna, BC)
ChaosBeing (Calgary, AB)
Widows Peak (Calgary, AB)
Sunday, August 5th @ Dinosaur Downs Stampede Grounds
Fit For An Autopsy (New Jersey, USA)
Into Eternity (Regina, SK)
Eye Of Horus (Edmonton, AB)
Inverted Serenity (Winnipeg, MB)
Arrival Of Autumn (Grande Prairie, AB)
Odinfist (Armstrong, BC)
Orchestry (Vancouver, BC)
Galactic Pegasus (Vancouver, BC)
Detherous (Calgary, AB)
The Myopia Condition (Red Deer, AB)
Breaking The Silent (Edmonton, AB)
Throne Of The Dead (Prince George, BC)
The Rekkening (Vancouver, BC/Montreal, QC)
Dethgod (Morley, AB)
Illyrian (Calgary, AB)
For more info, please visit these links:
Official Website: http://www.loudashell.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LoudAsHellFestival
Official Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1771794379782302/
Twitter: @LoudAsHellFest
Instagram: @LoudAsHellFestival
Social Media Hashtag #LAH7
Live Videos from LAH 2017:
Battlecross – Live Video @ Loud As Hell 2017 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKlNiy8KYgE
Planet Eater – Live Video @ Loud As Hell 2017 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNhAScv4Sz8
More live videos @ SlimBzTV Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/SlimBzTV
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Armstrong MetalFest
Calgary Metalfest
Days of The Dead
Loud As Hell
Metalocalypstick
Metallion
ShrEdmonton
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Asher Media Relations
Jurassic Ink
Hazardous Material
Metal Heads United
Neighbours Corner Pub
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