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0 EPK – Empress – Crawl (single) (2018)
Empress – Crawl (single) (2018)
For Fans of Delain, Amaranthe, Trees of Eternity, Evanescence, Tristania, Lacuna Coil
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“Les amateurs de metal mélodique ne seront pas déçus!” – Metal Universe
“Une bonne production et une nouvelle formation à découvrir absolument!” – Metal Universe
Track Listing:
Crawl (4:53) (single)
Single Credits:
• All songs performed by: Empress
• All songs written by: Eddy Levitsky and Karina Charbonnier
• Produced by: Eddy Levitsky
• Mixed by: Jon Howard
• Mastered by: Jon Howard
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Discography:
2018 – Crawl (single)
2017 – Your Prize (single)
2017 – Your Prize (single)
SHORT BIO:
Powerful atmosphere and soaring vocals: 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. With influences ranging from Delain and Lacuna Coil to Insomnium and Evergrey, each individual song also features a notable guest musician who brings his own experience and influence to the sound – making every song unique.
Mostly an online project, Empress’ focus is sharing their music and love of music with the world.
Empress’ first single “Your Prize” is available for FREE download and streaming on Bandcamp here, which will be followed by their sophomore track “Crawl” planned for release Summer 2018.
Eddy Levitsky adds: “Your Prize’s most powerful instrument is Karina’s haunting voice – a voice that soars above the screaming guitar solos and heavy drums to end on the most epic of crescendos.”
LONG BIO:
Powerful atmosphere and soaring vocals: 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.
Empress is spearheaded by the imperious Karina Charbonnier and her powerful, melancholic soprano voice. Following a desire to write her own music and lyrics, Karina brought Empress to life by working with celebrated guest talents in the Quebec metal scene such as Tommy Mckinnon (ex-Augury), Fred Riverin (I Legion), Sebastien Ladouceur (Our Darkest Days) and releasing several singles.
Empress’ first single “Your Prize” is available for FREE download and streaming on Bandcamp here, which will be followed by their sophomore track “Crawl” planned for release Summer 2018.
Eddy Levitsky adds: “Your Prize’s most powerful instrument is Karina’s haunting voice – a voice that soars above the screaming guitar solos and heavy drums to end on the most epic of crescendos.”
0 80’s Thrashers INFRARED Premiere Video “Father of Lies” via Decibel Magazine
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – July 27, 2018
For fans of a mix of the Big 4, Testament, Exodus, Metal Church, SOD
80’s Thrashers INFRARED Premiere Video “Father of Lies” via Decibel MagazineNew Album “Saviours” Out Now!
80’s Thrashers INFRARED Premiere Video “Father of Lies” via Decibel MagazineNew Album “Saviours” Out Now!
Ottawa Show Date Venom Inc. (Sept 3)
L-R = Alain Groulx (Drums, Backing Vocals) | Mike Forbes (Bass, Backing Vocals) | Armin Kamal (Vocal, Guitar) | Kirk Gidley (Guitar, Backing Vocals)
Photo Credit: Gord Weber
Photo Credit: Gord Weber
Making an impact on the Canadian’s 80s thrash scene, Ottawa legends INFRARED returned this year to cement and carry on their own legacy with their new album “Saviours” featuring all new music to follow their EP “No Peace”, which featured tracks all written in the 80’s and only recently heard by fans in 2016. Featuring eight brand new tracks, “Saviours” is thrashy, aggressive, melodic, heavy, and tight, which is clearly evident in the band’s new video “Father of Lies” being premiered on Decibel Magazine.
Vocalist Armin Kamal comments on the track:
“Father of Lies – Is the most layered song on Infrared’s “Saviours” album. It’s first three verses are pulled directly from the Bible which describes the Father of Lies (Satan), but the song moves to show the abuses of power from the clergy against its own practitioners, mainly children, in such an evil manner that it is clear they are no better than the father of lies they preach against. So here we have a group of people portraying themselves as saviours all while living complete lies and spewing lies in an effort to conceal and satisfy their sick desires.”
Check out the new video “Father of Lies” – https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2018/07/27/video-premiere-infrared-father-of-lies/
Kamal also adds about the new album:
“Infrared is extremely excited to release our sophomore album “Saviours”. This has been in the works for about 2 years now and is something we are very proud of. “Saviours” has fulfilled a goal of ours to create some brand new music the way we know how, with an old school 80s thrash feel along with a contemporary sound that encompasses our influences beyond the 80s.
While not explicitly a concept album, the album is heavily themed on the idea of false “Saviours” who claim to do good for others but are really self serving in their intentions. We like to inspire independent thought and a cautious view of the intentions of those who promote themselves as leaders. This message has been captured with 8 brand new songs that highlight the diversity in which this band makes music. While all songs stay true to our roots, they each offer a piece of what Infrared has to offer our fans. From fast and thrashy to melodic and dramatic, “Saviours” delivers a punch from start to finish.”
“Saviours” is available for download and stream on InfraredMetal.ca, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Bandcamp, CD Baby and all other major online retailers.
Album Stream – https://youtu.be/bGxTUBAfr4I
Music Video – All In Favour – https://youtu.be/OHmpN-YFo7s
Show Dates:
Sept 3 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks – info w/ Venom Inc., Metalfier, Mortor
Track Listing:
1. Project Karma (6:48)
2. The Demagogue (6:52)
3. Saviour (6:04)
4. The Fallen (6:33)
5. All In Favour (5:51)
6. They Kill For Gods (7:41)
7. Father of Lies (5:55)
8. Genocide Convention (5:33)
Album Length: 51:20
Band Line Up:
– Armin Kamal (Vocals and Guitars)
– Kirk Gidley (Guitars, Backing Vocals)
– Alain Groulx (Drums, Backing Vocals)
– Mike Forbes (Bass, Backing Vocals)
For more info:
http://infraredmetal.ca
https://www.facebook.com/infraredmetal
https://twitter.com/infraredmetal
https://infraredmetal.bandcamp.com
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bQY
(Bio written by Steve Earles)
http://infraredmetal.ca
https://www.facebook.com/infraredmetal
https://twitter.com/infraredmetal
https://infraredmetal.bandcamp.com
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bQY
(Bio written by Steve Earles)
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“I can happily say that if you’re a fan of that classic balls to the wall thrash metal sound then you will most certainly get a kick out of Infrared’s “Saviours”… a prime example of what thrash metal is and what it should always be. These Canadian thrashers have stayed true to the sounds they knew when they were in their earlier years and have bought that sound back to the modern era.” – Overdrive Music Magazine
“a savage and brutal journey of eighties inspired thrash metal, laden with heaviness and menace, heads will be banging hard from start to finish.” – Metal Gods TV
“Their new album Saviours is a thrash party from beginning to end.” – Rock Portaal
“These guys play a heavy/thrash hybrid that’s highly melodic and at times is so damn catchy, some of the songs just stick in your head after the first listen. ” – The Metal Crypt
“If you have dreamed of a cross between Annihilator and Vio-Lence then this might very well be the album for you. It is both melodic as well as aggressive with a just enough dose of technical tomfoolery.” – Battlehelm
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0 LORDS OF THE TRIDENT Premiere Video “Burn It Down” ft. Unleash The Archers’ Brittany Slayes via Metal-Rules.com; New Album “Shadows From The Past” Out Aug 24th
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – July 27, 2018
For fans of Dream Evil, Unleash the Archers, Iron Maiden, Dio
LORDS OF THE TRIDENT Premiere Video “Burn It Down”
ft. Unleash The Archers’ Brittany Slayes via Metal-Rules.com
New Album “Shadows From The Past” Out Aug 24th
Performing At Mad With Power Fest Aug 25th (Madison, WI)
Top L-R Lords of the Trident Current Line Up
Master Hercule “Herc” Schlagzeuger (Lead Drums) | Baron Taurean Helleshaar (Lead Guitar) | Fang VonWrathenstein (Lead Vocals) | Asian Metal (Lead Guitar) | Pontifex Mortis (Lead Bass)
Photo Credit – Mary Sweeney
A true spectacle to be witnessed, LORDS OF THE TRIDENT is a daring adventure metal quintet that has been delighting their audiences and fans all over the world for ten years. To continue on their epic quest of bringing spectacular and entertaining metal to global fans these power metal warriors will be unleashing their 7th album “Shadows From The Past” on August 24th. In celebration of this new beast from their discography, LORDS OF THE TRIDENT are premiering via Metal-Rules.com their second single and new lyric video “Burn It Down” featuring Unleash The Archers vocalist Brittany Slayes.
“This video collaboration between myself and Brittney Slayes was SO metal, I felt like the only way I could do it justice was to set my own face on fire. However, the rest of the guys expressed concern that I ‘would only be able to do this once’, I found an alternative – summoning our faces out of fire! Make sure you’re wearing your most flame-retardant clothing before watching, as this video is likely to melt just about anything in a 15-foot radius!” comments LOTT vocalist Fang VonWrathenstein.
Watch “Burn It Down” at http://www.metal-rules.com/2018/07/27/lords-of-the-trident-new-video-burn-it-down-ft-unleash-the-archers-brittany-slayes/
Plus if ya want more LOTT… They are offering fans a FREE track download of their first single “Death Dealer”, a song influenced by the game Diablo and lyrics written based on the storyline of Diablo 1 and 2.
The song can be downloaded at the following link: http://bit.ly/LordsSingle2018
along with it streaming on these platforms:
Bandcamp: https://lordsofthetrident.bandcamp.com/album/shadows-from-the-past
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/lordsofthetrident/death-dealer/s-n6GIe
Youtube: https://youtu.be/TnnrMQe43Hg
“Shadows From The Past” was supported by a kickstarter campaign that went live on June 1st and ending on June 29th. During that month, the band’s fans helped them surpass their goals to raise over $11,000 for the release. The band offered multiple packages and rewards that included merch, lessons from band members, festival tickets, private concerts and a copy of the video game Coffee Crisis that the band has partnered with to feature one of their songs for one of the levels along with band members as NPCs (non-playable characters).
Vocalist Fang VonWrathenstein comments on the album:
“This album is our most ambitious musical work to date, and the first album with our new members Baron Helleshaar and Master Herc. Fans who have been with us for a while will notice that our new songs are a bit more complex, and our songwriting continues to mature. The new songs are definitely still Lords songs, but explore some new musical themes. I believe the new album will be our strongest offering yet, and contain some songs that are sure to be fan favorites going forward.”
North America Release Track Listing:
1.Death Dealer
2. Zero Hour
3. Tormentor
4. Burn it Down (With Fire) Feat. Brittney Slayes (Unleash The Archers)
5. Figaro
6. The Party Has Arrived
7. Brothers of Cain
8. Reaper’s Hourglass
9. Chasing Shadows
10. The Nameless Tomb
11. The Gatekeeper
The Japan special edition release will have two additional tracks:
12. Cross The Line
13. Desolation (Haze of the Battlefield Pt. 2)
And Patreon backers will receive an extra exclusive track entitled “Fire and Sand”.
Show Dates:
Aug 25 – Madison, WI – The Annex – (CD Release Show @ Mad With Power Fest)
Sept 16 – Madison, WI – The Annex – info – w/ Cloven Hoof, Vicious Rumors, Vanlade
Oct 20 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s – info – Hallow Massacre w/ Green Death, Index Case, Druids, Traffic Death
For more info:
http://www.lordsofthetrident.com
http://www.facebook.com/LordsOfTheTrident
http://www.twitter.com/LordsOfTrident
http://instagram.com/lordsofthetrident
BIO:
Since climbing out of a volcano in 2008, shrouded in metal and ash, Lords of the Trident have gone to battle on many stages across the USA, playing and headlining a plethora of festivals and have an admirable arsenal of recordings in their inventory. The Lords of The Trident have released three full albums: “Death or Sandwich” (2009), “Chains on Fire” (2011), “Frostburn” (2015) , three EPs: “Plan of Attack” (2013), “A Very Lords of the Trident Christmas” (2014), “Re:Quests” (2015), and two live DVDs, along with numerous compilation singles.
Their live shows include medieval costumes, pyrotechnics, confetti cannons, guitars set ablaze, and of course, excellent technical musicianship that challenges the standard for how live music should be experienced. Citing influences such as Iron Maiden, Scar Symmetry and Judas Priest, and embracing lyrical themes inspired by great battles, conquests, dragon-fighting, virtual reality, and out-of-control robots Lords of the Trident dish out face-melting power that is enjoyed by fans of all races and classes.
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“Clearly influenced by power metal in the vein of Helloween, Hammerfall, and countless others that could be named here, LOTT are clearly in their element performing power metal and killing it. Fang, aka Ty Christian, has a quality to his voice that reminds me so much of Niklas Isfeldt, formerly of Dream Evil. But when he has to, he can get up there and really wail away with all the confidence in the world. Guitarists Asian Metal and Killius Maximus have got the power metal chops down perfectly. With the twin melodies they create and then the speed, it’s clear these guys can play the instruments with more than an amateur proficiency. 4/5” – Greg Watson, Maximum Metal (January 15th, 2017)
“Fans of power metal should definitely checkout Frostburn. The record is very energetic as well as very well made. Lords of the Trident as a band have a lot of character, talent and seeing what they do after this could be quite interesting. 8/10” – Steven Lornie, Demonzone (October 13th, 2015)
“Track to track, the Lords of the Trident’s Frostburn is nothing short of a power metal masterpiece that everyone who enjoys this type of music needs to hear. That being said, the album lives up to the band’s claim of being “the most metal band on earth” and given time, they just might rival the long reigning kings of metal themselves. Look out Manowar, the Lords of the Trident are coming for your crown. 10/10” – Brett Kihlmire, Metal At the Gates (July 12th, 2015)
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0 Rockshots Records: SAATE New Single “Bene Elohim”; Featuring Members of Binary Creed and Summoned Tide
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Montreal, QC – July 27, 2018
Rockshots Records: SAATE New Single “Bene Elohim”
Featuring Members of Binary Creed and Summoned Tide
SAATE, the new sensational heavy metal band from Sweden featuring Stefan Rådlund (Guitars) and Robert Ahlenius (Bass) from power/prog metal band Binary Creed along with vocalist Rickard Thelin from fellow Swedish band Summoned Tide are now streaming their fourth single “Bene Elohim” at the following link: https://youtu.be/Ik5mKCqULQY
Named after a glacier in Nunavut, Canada, SAATE‘s sound is heavy, fresh and modern with a traditional metal feeling. They offer different sonic moods for the listener to explore an impressive epic, heavy and melodic journey, which is what caught the attention of Rockshots Records‘ A&R department and got them signed to the label’s roster.
“Bene Elohim” follows their three previous videos “Sovereign Plea”, “The Conjuring”, “Exorcise” released earlier this year.
Music Video – “Sovereign Plea” – https://youtu.be/DlnwzGmTh2Y
Music Video – “The Conjuring” – https://youtu.be/b9wY8H_MWc4
Lyric Video – “Exorcise” – https://youtu.be/_3dy_v01e2s
“Bene Elohim” is available for digital download and streaming at the following: http://smarturl.it/saate
SAATE is:
Rickard Thelin (Vocals)
Stefan Rådlund (Guitar)
Robert Ahlenius (Bass)
Molgan (Drums)
Stefan Rådlund (Guitar)
Robert Ahlenius (Bass)
Molgan (Drums)
For more info:
http://www.Rockshots.eu
http://www.facebok.com/officialsaate
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bUh
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