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0 EPK – AZP – A New Beginning (EP)(2018)
AZP – A New Beginning (EP) (2018)
Release Date: TBD
DISTRIBUTION: Bandcamp
For Fans of Marty Friedman, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker, Andy James, Jason Richardson, Marco Sfogli
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A New Beginning (EP) (2018)
Release Date: TBD
Label & distribution: Bandcamp
Track Listing:
01. Don’t Contradict The Fates
02. In The Shadow Of A Crumbled Fort
03. Scratch The Surface
04. Colorblind
05. Don’t Turn Away
06. Diversion
07. The Siren Song
08. Hideout
09. Obituary of Common Sense
10. Lint
11. Recoil
Album Credits:
- All Music Written/Composed/Co-Produced By Alex Zubair
- Mixed/Mastered/Produced By Alex Rise
- Artwork By Alex Rise
- Logo By Christopher Horst
Album Recording & Live Line Up:
Alex Zubair (Guitar)
Discography:
DEBUT – A New Beginning (EP) (2018)
L-R – Alex Zubair (founding members and guitarist)
SHORT BIO:
Alex Zubair has been playing guitar for years and since the disbandment of his two previous acts (Burn to Black and Nephelium) he has channeled his skills into a solo, instrument, self named project. This effort was kicked off in 2015 and showcases plenty of intricate melodic/oriental styled solos that are climatic, groovy, futuristic and intense.
The first release for the Alex Zubair Project is “A New Beginning” a 5 song EP expected at the end of 2018. “This is a new chapter in my life and a new beginning and a collaboration of all my hard work and experience from the past and now. Every track has a unique story to tell.”
LONG BIO:
Alex Zubair has been playing guitar for years and since the disbandment of his two previous acts (Burn to Black and Nephelium) he has channeled his skills into a solo, instrument, self named project. This effort was kicked off in 2015 and showcases plenty of intricate melodic/oriental styled solos that are climatic, groovy, futuristic and intense.
Citing musical influences such as Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Testament and Megadeth, Alex maintains that he is focused on something modern and different: “I hate comparing cause every band or musicians brings different types of art to the table but this project is unique; it’s all about the shred!”
The first release for the Alex Zubair Project is “A New Beginning” a 5 song EP expected at the end of 2018. “This is a new chapter in my life and a new beginning and a collaboration of all my hard work and experience from the past and now. Every track has a unique story to tell.”
Highlights:
Shredders of Metal (Banger TV) (2018)
Nephelium – lead guitarist (1999 – present)
0 EPK – Rapheumets Well – The Elder’s Anthology (Special Edition) (2018) (Test Your Metal Records)
Rapheumets Well – The Elder’s Anthology (Special Edition)
For fans of Fleshgod Apocalypse, Septic Flesh, Dimmu Borgir, Cattle Decapitation
Release Date: October 26, 2018
Label and Distribution: Test Your Metal Records
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“Hickory, NC’s Rapheumets Well(pronounced Ra-few-mets) is a band heavily steeped in science fiction and fantasy. And when I say heavily, I mean HEAVILY. They slam dunk their lushly orchestral and luxurious symphonic melodic blackened death metal into a fantastical and fantastically creative and complex world that I don’t even want to embarrass myself trying to explain. But, you gotta give mad ol’ props to any band willing to dive head first into something as elaborately conceptual as this costumed and inventive septet have from the off.” – Decibel Magazine
“if you like the theatrical havoc generated by Fleshgod Apocalypse and Dimmu Borgir, for example, you’ll fall in love for the music found in The Exile, the brand new concept album by the symphonic horde known as Rapheumets Well. ” – The Headbanging Moose
“As you’re about to find out, this first song from the new album combines turbocharged death metal vehemence with sweeping orchestral melodies, interweaving blazing drumwork and rapid-fire riffing with cosmic synthesizer vistas and fluid soloing, vicious growls and hair-raising shrieks with a vaulting clean-sung passage that coincides with the protagonist’s decision to end his apathy.” – No Clean Singing
“The Exile brings symphonic elements to more intense and sometimes speedy death metal. Solid bursts of adrenaline, with the symphonies effectively working to provide a balance to these heavier moments, as heard in “The Epic of Darmak.” But the band is more than a one-trick pony, and frequently gives way to other flights of fancy while keeping the death metal sharp…an album that is well-written and enjoyable from start to finish. The potential is there for the band to really spread their wings for album number three.” – Dead Rhetoric
“The Exile is one hell of an intense and adventurous ride, and one that must be experienced if you dig on metal that is several steps to the left of centre.” – The Metal Forge
“Rapheumet’s Well waste no time in getting things going with opening track Ressurecting The Blood Gate, which sets the scene with an acoustic and stripped-back line before swiftly progressing into a heavier and fuller sound, complete with an absolutely stunning symphonic section, and when the vocals kick in, they hit you like a tonne of bricks. There’s so much body and power behind their delivery, and they subsequently leave a real impression on you.” – Soundscpae Magazine
“Interspersing lush orchestral bits into some brutally heavy yet beautifully melodic music, this band has managed to create one of my absolute favorite albums of the year so far.” – Get Ready To Rock!
Track Listing:
1. Resurrecting The Blood Gate
2. Dimensions
3. Crucible of Titans
4. Resurgence
5. Witch of Darkspire
6. The Betrayer (Part One)
7. They Cometh In Fire
8. Distress On The Aberrant Planet
9. Ghost Walkers Exodus
Members:
Shay Hecate – Lead Vocals
Taylor Maltba – Clean/Operatic vocals
Hunter Ross – Guitar
Daniel Presnell – Guitar
Alex Rush – Bass/Vocals
Joshua “Nassaru” Ward – Drums, Keys, Vocals
Special Guest: Aaron Rogers – Keys and Orchestrations
Album Art: Jakhangir Zeynalov
Discography:
2018 – The Elder’s Anthology (Special Edition) – LP – Test Your Metal Records
2017 – Enders Door – LP – Test Your Metal Records
2016 – The Exile – LP – Test Your Metal Records
2014 – Dimensions – LP
2018 – The Elder’s Anthology (Special Edition) – LP – Test Your Metal Records
2017 – Enders Door – LP – Test Your Metal Records
2016 – The Exile – LP – Test Your Metal Records
2014 – Dimensions – LP
Shared stage with:
Black Crown Initiate, Abigail Williams, Abiotic, Enfold Darkness, Abysmal Dawn, Unleash the Archers, Today is the Day, Dying Fetus, Kataklysm, The Faceless, Devil Driver
Black Crown Initiate, Abigail Williams, Abiotic, Enfold Darkness, Abysmal Dawn, Unleash the Archers, Today is the Day, Dying Fetus, Kataklysm, The Faceless, Devil Driver
Blending a sound that is a complex mix of classical orchestrations, cosmic synths, and extreme metal to portray the epics of parallel worlds, Hickory, N.C. based Rapheumets Well (Ra-few-mets) bring forth a voyage enriched with lore, fabricated from scratch to show the depth in which represents them as artists.
Inspired by the fictitious universe of the Atai, Rapheumets Well is the name coined to the conscious deity who oversees the anastomosis of the multiverse, the master of portals and inter-dimensional travel. Being personified as a trickster, Rapheumet often creates chaos for unsuspecting voyagers. The word “Well” refers to the gravity wells, which like black holes, are catalyst of change and gateways between the cosmic plains.
“We created this name in hopes of personifying a living gateway between dimensions. We love science fiction and a few of us have extended education and degrees in science.” says drummer Joshua Ward.
Formed in 2008, 2011 and 2012 saw their first two demos followed by their first self release full length ‘Dimensions’ unleashed in 2014 that progressively told a larger story portrayed in a complex saga of the Atai (ancient architects) who aid in the propagation of sentient life throughout the multi-verse. In 2016, they released their highly praised sophomore album ‘The Exile’ via Test Your Metal Records
From the birth of organic matter to great wars that tear the fabric of space/time, the story of Rapheumets Well’s music serves to immerse you into a world of oddities, which was then continued in the band’s third release ‘Enders Door’ unleashed on May 26th, 2017 via Test Your Metal Records.
The synopsis of that album was that in the fifth era of the Avomenian Empire, amidst the planetary ruins of Vaath, a rogue traveler would discover an artifact that would forever change his place in the cosmos.
Upon arriving to retrieve the artifact, it became apparent that Eryos’s brother Nathyiem would never make it to their arranged meeting point. In departing from the planet Vaath, Eryos received a distress signal from his brothers ship, coming from an uncharted planet. Upon arriving, he found a odd world inhabited by a mysterious species called the Dreth led by lecherous matriarch named Eishar. It is here that he would uncover a faced-door, an inter-dimensional gateway to the Ender.
Now in 2018, the band returns with their epic “The Elder’s Anthology (Special Edition)”, a trilogy of sorts featuring selective tracks remixed and remastered from their three albums released over the years, Dimensions (2014), Exile (2016) and Enders Door (2017).
0 AxMinister – The Crucible of Sin (EP) (2018) – Canadian College Radio Charts
AxMinister – The Crucible of Sin (EP) (2018)
Release Date: May 4, 2018
Label: Self-Release
Publicist – Jon Asher – ashermedia(@)gmail.com
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| Chart Appearances – September 25 2018 | ||
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| Station | Chart | Rank |
| CFBX Kamloops, BC | Loud | 8 |
| Total This Week: 1 | ||
| Chart Appearances – September 11 2018 | ||
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| Station | Chart | Rank |
| CHRW London, ON | Top 30 | 8 |
| Total This Week: 1 | ||
| Chart Appearances – August 28 2018 | ||
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| Station | Chart | Rank |
| CFBX Kamloops, BC | Loud | 4 |
| Total This Week: 1 | ||
| Chart Appearances – August 14 2018 | ||
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| Station | Chart | Rank |
| CKXU Lethbridge, AB | Top 30 | 17 |
| Total This Week: 1 | ||
| Chart Appearances – July 31 2018 | ||
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| Station | Chart | Rank |
| CFBX Kamloops, BC | Loud | 7 |
| CKXU Lethbridge, AB | Top 30 | 20 |
| Total This Week: 2 | ||
| Chart Appearances – July 17 2018 | ||
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| Station | Chart | Rank |
| CKXU Lethbridge, AB | Top 30 | 17 |
| Total This Week: 1 | ||
| Chart Appearances – May 29 2018 | ||
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| Station | Chart | Rank |
| CJLO Montreal, QC | Top 30 | 7 |
| CJLO Montreal, QC | Loud | 3 |
| Total This Week: 2 | ||
| Chart Appearances – May 1 2018 | ||
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| Station | Chart | Rank |
| CJLO Montreal, QC | Loud | 5 |
| Total This Week: 1 | ||
| Chart Appearances – April 24 2018 | ||
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| Station | Chart | Rank |
| CJLO Montreal, QC | Loud | 9 |
| Total This Week: 1 | ||
| Chart Appearances – April 17 2018 | ||
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| Station | Chart | Rank |
| CJLO Montreal, QC | Loud | 7 |
| Total This Week: 1 | ||
0 CKCU 93.1 FM (Ottawa) – Meltdown – Interview with Kyle from Zaum on the line to talk about their Canadian tour amongst other things.
0 Rockshots Records: Canadian Horror Band MALACODA Premiere Video “Mannequin Heart” via Rue Morgue + New Album “Restless Dreams” Out October 2018
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – August 29, 2018
For fans of Kamelot, Kataonia, Type O Negative, Dimmu Borgir, Paradise Lost
Rockshots Records: Canadian Horror Band MALACODA Premiere Video “Mannequin Heart” via Rue Morgue
New Album “Restless Dreams” Out October 2018
L-R: Tiny Basstank – Bass, Lucas Di Mascio – Vocals, Vlad Prokhorov – Drums, Mick D Kiss – Guitar
Following the release of their 2017 EP “Ritualis Aeterna”, Canadian horror inspired symphonic power metallers MALACODA will be unleashing a new full length album entitled “Restless Dreams” via ROCKSHOTS RECORDS on October 19th in North America and October 26th in Europe. The album delivers a full musical experience inspired by the horror video game “Silent Hill 2”. MALACODA first introduced their fans to the “Silent Hill 2” storyline with the track “I Got A Letter“, which was featured on the band’s sophomore release “Ritualis Aeterna”.
Teaming up with horror magazine Rue Morgue, MALACODA is ready to shock fans with their music video for their first single “Mannequin Heart” off the upcoming album.
Check it out at the following link: https://rue-morgue.com/video-premiere-silent-hill-2-video-game-inspired-music-video-by-malacoda/
The single is also available for stream and download on Spotify and iTunes.
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).
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
About:
Taking their name from a demon from Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’, Malacoda’s visceral, gothic vision is indeed divine but no laughing matter.
Having worked in the music industry for a decade and feeling less than inspired by the overabundance of local thrash and death metal, Malacoda was originally intended to just be Lucas Di Mascio’s recording project. Inspired musically by Type O Negative, Katatonia and Paradise Lost, he wanted an outlet for his dark yet romantic musical ideas. He didn’t expect it to get as far as it has, now as 4 piece band with Vlad Prokhorov (drums), Mickey D Kiss (guitarist), Tiny Basstank (bass) in the ranks they continue to paint horrific and beautiful soundscapes. Malacoda has two albums, “Malacoda” (2014), and “Ritualis Aeterna” (2016), in their archives with a darker, more raw Silent Hill inspired concept album “Restless Dreams” set to be released in October 2018.
Vocalist and composer Lucas, who studied Literature and Religion at University, explains: ‘The reason why I chose Malacoda as a band name was for a few reasons. The book, Dante’s Inferno, was a big influence on me as a teenager and young adult. It’s a very powerful piece of literature. I knew I wanted something from that book as a band name, and it’s one of the many names in the book that lent itself to interesting imagery- when you hear “Malacoda” it doesn’t sound like the name of a demon, it sounds like something more elegant and mysterious than horrifying. I wanted a powerful name that fit not only the sound of the band but also the lyrical themes I touch upon. The idea behind the band has always been to “find the beauty within horror”, and I think Malacoda suits that idea.”
Like the ‘Inferno’ that inspired their name they forge metal without limits in sonic shapes endless and horrifying in equal measure. Malacoda’s music vision shares much in common with Dante’s, they are unafraid to gaze into the abyss, unafraid to be inspired by the myriad of human horrors within and without. They are not blind to the worlds within them waiting to be born. Full of dark atmosphere, originality and innovation, this is gothic power metal for the 21st century, intelligence and intensity to rival that of their infernal inspirations!
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“‘Penny Dreadful’ starts off this 25-minute six track EP and from the off, it feel like the influences of old Hammer Horror movies are rife across all elements of the music. Dark, foreboding and with lyrics to enjoy as well as unsettle, Malacoda have done a good job in the atmospheric storytelling department.” – Powerplay Mag UK
“These sixs track are loaded with immersive tempos, excellent guitar play and plenty of keyboard sounds. The end result reminds me of something between Dimmu Borgir, Nightfall, Moonspell and Kamelot, which obviously means that this music is epic as hell. My favorite track is ‘I Got A Letter’ but there’s a lot of gothic goodness to be found on this thing.” – Merchants of Air
“It’s funny how I started listening to this EP straight after reviewing the excellent Devilment Album by Dani Filth and his cohorts , these guys would fit in perfectly with the Cradle of Filth front mans merry band of Gothic themed demons live and would be an awesome addition to any Devilment / Cradle of Filth tour!” – The Metal Gods Meltdown
“an intoxicating blend of dark, melodic metal on this six track EP Ritualis Aeterna…25 minutes of gothic metal that is morose while melodic, as well as cinematic in terms of presentation and execution.” – Dead Rhetoric
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0 Hellbound – Ape Vermin – Sonic Monolith – “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.”
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.
0 Grimm Gent – PUREST OF PAIN – SOLIPSIS – “Purest Of Pain has delivered a quite impressive debut album with “Solipsis””
Purest Of Pain has delivered a quite impressive debut album with “Solipsis”. A blend of classic Gothenburg melodic death metal very much in the veins of Dark Tranquility with metalcore (breakdowns!) and often proggy to even djent sounding riffage and you pretty much get the gist of what they sound like. It maybe isn’t the most original sound, but with a certain quality to it that’ll keep you having fun and captivated!
0 Canadian Beats – IN PHOTOS – Hitman in Halifax, NS
0 Inverse Records: Finland’s ATLAS New Video “On Crooked Stones”; New Album “Primitive” Out Nov. 16th
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – August 29, 2018
Inverse Records: Finland’s ATLAS New Video “On Crooked Stones”; New Album “Primitive” Out Nov. 16th
Finland’s ATLAS are releasing their music video for their first single “On Crooked Stones” in support of their upcoming first full length “Primitive” due out November 16, 2018 from Inverse Records. The video was filmed during ATLAS‘ tour with Miss May I this past June. The cold atmosphere and aggressive riffs paired with heartfelt lyrics and intimate vocals paint a picture of childhood trauma and the heritage of malice; perfectly suiting, the music video captures the band’s intense and energetic live show, stirring anticipation for the full length.
Watch “On Crooked Stones” at the following link:
Plus the single is available for stream and download on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play.
“On Crooked Stones” was mixed and mastered at Impact Studios by Buster Odeholm (Born of Osiris, Sworn In, Humanity’s Last Breath, etc.) with additional production from the late George Christie also from Impact Studios.
“We started writing the album back in 2015 and it took us 3 years and about 30 song ideas to narrow it down to these nine tracks. The process was long and one of the hardest things we’ve ever set out to do, but we’re all extremely happy and proud of how it came out in the end.’’ comments guitarist Aleksi Viinikka.
Album pre-order for “Primitive” available at the following link: https://www.recordshopx.com/artist/atlas/primitive/
Track Listing:
1. Skinwalker (3:41)
2. Feel (3:59)
3. Kaamos (3:32)
4. On Crooked Stones (3:51)
5. Primitive (2:49)
6. Pareidolia (3:31)
7. Pendulum Swing (3:47)
8. Bloodline (feat. Ben English) (3:11)
9. Rust (5:40)
Album Length: 34:05
Line-up:
Patrik Nuorteva -Vocals
Tuomas Kurikka – Guitar
Aleksi Viinikka – Guitar
Leevi Luoto – Bass/Vocals
Aku Karjalainen – Drums
More info:
http://inverse.fi
https://www.facebook.com/atlasfin/
https://www.instagram.com/atlasfin/
https://twitter.com/ATLASNORTHCORE
BIO:
“Where there’s a will there’s a way”
This is the mentality of the 5-piece modern metalcore band ATLAS, hailing from Nokia, Finland who are more than determined to make an impact on the genre. Labeling their sound as ’’NORTHCORE’ the band released a critically acclaimed debut EP “Northern Lights” in 2016.
After 6 years of hard work, the band has found its firm lineup with members who have dedicated themselves and their lives to the music. In that half a decade, the band’s sound has developed and matured to the point where it is now a truly unique mixture of different genres and sounds.
“Our main influences vary from contemporary metal giants such as Architects and Bring Me The Horizon to rap, pop and ambient music that make our sound a mix of heavy hitting riffs paired with catchy melodies and immersive soundscapes. Outside music we draw inspiration from the northern gloom of Finland which bleeds into the music giving our band a cold and harsh sound’’ says guitarist Tuomas Kurikka.
The band has played around Northern Europe with bands such as Adept, Eskimo Callboy, One Morning Left and We Butter The Bread With Butter. They are stocked to finally be releasing their first full length album “Primitive” on November 16th, 2018 via Invers Records.
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