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0 Metal Ashes of Phoenix – Playlist: 02/02/2018 w/ Overhung
0 CHSR 97.9 FM (Fredericton) – General Distortion – Episode 18 – GREBER’s Marc Bourgon
0 Third Eye Cinema – Enough Nominally Normative Nostalgic Nonsense, it’s time for the Nascent Nonchalance of the New Year’s Roundup! Greber, Vantablack Warship, XAEL
0 SILVERMYTH IN THE DARK – PODCAST – Interviews with Trigon and Nate Bohne
Metal, Punk & Radio Talk : Metal, punk & radio talk is back on track in the year of 2018 with two interview specials of Canadian kind. First out you will hear metal band Trigon talk a few and a little bit more about their band, their inspirations as well as past and present events. After that alternative metal artist Nate Bohnet steps up to the mic to shed light on his metal project, new albums and what ever else pops into this grave and deep heavy metal mind.
Don’t miss out on this great hour of alternative metal+punk podcasting!
http://radio-godmode.org/shop/?podcast=silvermyth-in-the-dark-34
0 Heavy Metal Time Machine – Overhung-Moving Ahead
http://metalmark.blogspot.ca/2018/02/overhung-moving-ahead.html
Opening up with the catchy number “Sex Machine”, Overhung’s debut album is a good first effort and should appeal to fans of Poison, Kiss, AC/DC, and Guns N’ Roses.
0 PowerMetal.de – DEAD CENTURIES, THE – RACE AGAINST TIME
0 EPK – North Hammer – Stormcaller (2018)
North Hammer – Stormcaller (2018)
For Fans of Ensiferum, Amon Amarth, Wintersun, Aether Realm
Release Date: March 16, 2018
Publicist – Jon Asher – ashermedia(@)gmail.com
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“Canadian outfit North Hammer bring Norse folk influences to melodic death metal on their debut album, Stormcaller. The creation of one Andrew James, Stormcaller takes influence from the likes of Amon Amarth: aggressive and powerful, yet jubilant.” – Decibel Magazine
“The hard-charging melodic death metal of this song is itself heroic in its atmosphere, its darting, folk-influenced riffs, galloping rhythms, fiery soloing, and soaring keyboard melodies summoning mythic images of striving and triumph. While its musical antecedents are indeed clearly identifiable, it’s nonetheless a pulse-pounding, heart-swelling track, and one that proves to be very catchy as well.” – No Clean Singing
“A choral start to an album lulls the listener into a false sense of security before Edmonton, Canada based act North Hammer tear the universe a new one with their own brand of melodic death metal. Paying homage to Norse legend, North Hammer will appeal instantly to fans of Amon Amarth, Ensiferum, Wintersun and more…Those who like their metal heavy, growly, performed at a thunderous pace with guitar and bass work to die for, you’ll love it.” – Powerplay Magazine UK
“Andrew James’ one-man project from Edmonton, North Hammer enters the heavy metal fray with the crushing debut “Stormcaller.” Especially for a first release, this album is intense, heavy and filled with high quality Ensiferum worship riffage. But North Hammer is not just a clone or a tribute, the sound of the band is clearly defined within the first few tracks and continues to develop and surprise throughout the album.” – CROM Metal
““Wanderer” begins with a Bathory-esque chorus in front of tender acoustics to further exploding into melodeath territories. Riffing comes and go in form of a melody that interwines the next segments of the track, which concludes with a great solo and a nice double bass storm. The composition is dynamic and moving enough, thanks to the mix of the Quorthon worship and the swinging melodic death metal influences.” – Toilet Ov Hell
“Metalheads who are down with the likes of Wintersun, Ensiferum, Amon Amarth, Aether Realm, and/or Blind Guardian should find something to like here.” – PureGrainAudio
“Before you can gather your senses the battle finishes and leaves you bloody, but grinning from ear to ear. NORTH HAMMER have released a blend of catchy folk, death and black metal which will appeal to fans of various extreme metal. The song writing and musicianship on ‘Stormcaller’ is unquestionable and this is a very promising start for NORTH HAMMER and one I hope they can build on for future releases?” – All About The Rock
“what really stands out in Stormcaller are the riffs. Andrew James pulls of some stellar work here, catchy & exciting with each song standing strongly on its own. The blend of folk melody & heavier death-metal sounds great.” – Games Brains & A Head Banging Life
“North Hammer hit all the right notes with ‘Stormcaller’, a strong and swift record full of great tracks and it leaves you invigorating and ready for anything. A record for axe swinging, mead swilling and blood spilling, ‘Stormcaller’ is one of the most fun and fist pumping records you’ll hear this year.” – The Killchain
“For a debut, this is an outstanding album that is full of ferocity. It is fast and loud. You can imagine the headbanging that would go on at one of their shows.” – Baby Dolls And Razor Blades
“Stormcaller is a great Viking metal record made all the more impressive considering it was largely written and performed by just one man. It may not push the boat out, but fans of Amon Amarth will enjoy it a lot.” – Toby Saunders’ Rad Reviews
“North Hammer’s music is well-played, well-orchestrated, and consistently fun. I look forward to hearing more in the future.” – Metal Trenches
“Though the album itself can be viewed as a concept album, each track stands out individually and brings a new twist to Viking-metal with a North (Canadian) feel to the heavier metal genre. If you like Amon Amarth, Ensiferum, and Wintersun you won’t be disappointed in this album.” – Canadian Beats
“Stormcaller sounds polished and well thought out from the get go. Launched up melodic guitar riffs upon energetic drums and excitingly aggressive rasped vocal stylings and quickly an epic sense of victory takes hold. Managing to keep this atmosphere constant is no easy feat for a band and North Hammer manages to keep a good balance throughout. Powerful pieces of Metal are partnered with atmospheric folk melodies to give peace as a calm before a storm. This just gets the energy tense and even higher to launch into another powerful moment for the album.” – Noizze UK
“An explosively powerful and meaningful album, stacked with personality and vivid colour, imaginatively driven, ‘Stormcaller’ rises above the rest. With North Hammer, Andrew James has created his own North Star.” – Jenny Tate’s Blog
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Release Date: March 16, 2018
Label: Self-Release
Album Title: Stormcaller
Track Listing of Album:
1. Avatar (4:46)
2. Wanderer (3:42)
3. Written In The Stars (3:27)
4. Magic Mead (4:11)
5. Tip of The Spear (3:49)
6. A Soldier’s Song (4:34)
7. Black Forest Rain (2:10)
8. Spellbinder (3:36)
9. North Hammer (3:26)
10. Lion’s Winter (3:34)
Album Length: 37:18
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Andrew Sutherland, Doug Helcaraxë Nunez
• All songs written by: Andrew Sutherland
• Produced by: Andrew Sutherland
• Mixed by: Diego Fernandez
• Mastered by: Lasse Lammert
• Album Artwork by: Grave Dealer Art, Logo by Wappenschmied, Layout by Eric Dieterich @ Solomon Media
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
• Album Band Line Up:
Andrew James
Doug Helcaraxë Nunez
Live Band Line Up: TBA
Discography:
2018 – Stormcaller
North Hammer = Andrew James
Photo Credit: Diego Fernandez, Editing by Eric Dieterich of Soloman Media
Bio:
“Thou camest near the next, O warrior Thor!
Shouldering thy hammer, in thy chariot drawn,
Swaying the long-hair’d goats with silver’d rein.”
From ‘Balder Dead’
The huge success of the ‘Thor:Ragnorok’ movie isn’t just down to dazzling effects and star-power. It is because it draws deeply from the primal wellspring of Norse mythology. In these parlous times, the tales of Thor, Odin, Loki, Freya, and Valhalla, all strike a deep chord within people’s souls.
And in the case of Andrew James (of Edmonton’s Eye of Horus’ and ‘Shotgunner’) and his new one man band North Hammer; that chord is a guitar chord!
Andrew draws inspiration from the mighty Quorthon; for Andrew is not so much a one-man band as a one-warrior metal machine. Andrew wrote and recorded the guitar, bass, vocals, and orchestration for North Hammer’s forthcoming ‘Stormcaller’ album.
Inspired by Wintersun, Ensiferum, Amon Amarth, Aether Realm, Blind Guardian, ‘Stormcaller’ is a 21st century continuation of the work of Norse bards who inspired the ancient poem above, Andrew describes North Hammer’s sound as “melodic death metal folk riffs!”
Andrew explains the significance of his band’s name. “The ‘north’ part was a representation of the common theme winter that comes up in metal music, including folk metal. It is also a reference to my native Canada. ‘Hammer’ is a reference to Mjolnir, Thor’s Hammer!”
Andrew hopes it will be well-received by fans.
“The experience I’m trying to give the listeners is that of a fellow fan. I want people to be euphoric for other bands that mean something to them like Ensiferum, Wintersun and Amon Amarth. To connect personally with my music and realize that I love and worship these bands.”
While North Hammer is a studio project at the moment, Andrew plans to put together a band of top-notch like-minded musicians.
“Fans can expect a strong performance of kick ass musicians night-after-night!”
North Hammer’s “Stormcaller” is due out on March 16, 2018 and will be available on all major online retailers.
(Bio written by Steve Earles)
0 Metal Master Kingdom – W.M.B.C. BANDS & BATTLE ROUNDS FOR MONTREAL + OTTAWA ARE HERE!
0 In case ya missed it! A Killer episode of The Autopsy Report Metal Radio Show featuring Asher Media Relations represented bands!
https://archive.org/details/AR29Jan04Feb18
Check out this playlist! \m/\m/ LISTEN NOW!
Terrifier – Reanimator
Planet Eater – Pile of Bones
MUTANK – P.O.P.U.L.O.U.S.
Insurrection – System Failure
Moonlight Desires – Something About You
Woodhawk – The High Priest
Anarcheon – Super Nova
Striker (CAN) – Born To Lose
Adrian Pain & The Dead Sexy – In Time
CRNKSHFT – Systematic
Rapheumet’s Well – Enders Door
Howling Giant – The Pioneer
Greber – Backhanded Interest
Protosequence – Shepherd
Divinity – Manhunt
A Devil’s Din – Eternal Now
TGRE The Great Russian Empire – Blood Everywhere
Crafteon – What the Moon Brings
Buried Realm – The Ichor Carcinoma
Centuries of Decay – Rise
Vantablack Warship – Another Dead Rockstar
0 NEWS: One Man Studio Band NATE BOHNET Premieres Video “Chaotic” via PureGrainAudio; Debut Solo Album “Therapeutic Destruction” Out Feb 16th
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – February 3, 2018
One Man Studio Band NATE BOHNET Premieres Video “Chaotic” via PureGrainAudio
Debut Solo Album “Therapeutic Destruction” Out Feb 16th
Offers Free Download “Suicidal Illusions”
Nate Bohnet – Photo Credit: Brittany Boles
One man studio artist and Nuclear Oath bassist NATE BOHNET is ready to reveal his “Therapeutic Destruction” on his debut solo album all recorded, mixed and mastered with his producer touch at his Medicine Hat, AB based Octave Studios. Sharing with the world his emotional, groovy, melodic, organic, and therapeutic sounds, this is music cut from the very heart, a sonic sampling of a man’s soul, and while such cuts are deep and painful, the art created thereof is that of pain purged, for creator and listener alike, a symbiotic salvation if you will. Having lost his parents as a very young child; Nate has truly experienced what he writes about.
The Cambridge English Dictionary defines Destructive as “a pulling down, overthrow’ and Therapy as “pertaining to the healing art, curative’, so it is fully appropriate for Bohnet’s debut solo album to be entitled Therapeutic Destruction, for, like all true artists Nate has mined the rich seam of his own hard-experienced life experiences for inspiration.
“This album is centred around the concept that music is therapy. We all go through times in our lives where nothing seems to make sense, everything is on the edge, and you don’t know what will happen next. We have all loved, laughed, lost, and experienced tremendous grief and joy in our time alive. ‘Therapeutic Destruction’ means harnessing all the negative energy that comes into your life, and unleashing it in music that some might consider destructive. I felt that the title fits the main idea of the album; using music as a way of therapy and harnessing it in such a way as to allow myself to deal with aspects of my life, and if one song reaches you and connects with you; it has done its job. The overarching message is that regardless of all these low points in our lives, all we have to do is push forward and strive. The only thing holding you back is your mind.” says Bohnet.
Teaming up with PureGrainAudio.com, NATE BOHNET is premiering his second single and lyric video “Chaotic” featuring Regan Mayer (The Avulsion/Bring Your Own Bodies).
Bohnet adds:
“This track is about controlling the darker version of yourself that you know exists, but nobody else does.”
Check out “Chaotic” at the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/videos/solo-metal-artist-nate-bohnet-shares-video-for-chaotic-single-featuring-regan-mayer-exclusive-premiere
“Therapeutic Destruction” features 14 heart felt heavy tracks and due out February 16, 2018 for free download.
The first single “Suicidal Illusions” is also streaming at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmvycjxyXP4 plus available for free download on Bandcamp https://natebohnet.bandcamp.com/track/suicidal-illusions.
Track Listing:
1. Breaking Through The Walls 04:26
2. The Sensation Of Falling 03:56
3. Chaotic (Feat: Regan Mayer) 04:40
4. The Infinite Struggle (Feat: Tokey & Pete Mercer) 03:41
5. Blight Of The Mind (Feat: Colton Charette & Cesar Hicken) 04:05
6. Ships In The Sky 04:48
7. The Painted World 06:08
8. Serpents Tongue (Feat: Nathan Trash) 02:49
9. Suicidal Illusions (Feat: Pete Mercer) 04:28
10. My Liberation (Feat: Kelson James) 04:09
11. Silence Falls (Feat: As A Vessel) 04:12
12. Hollow (Feat: Chris Saunders) 04:07
13. Homeward Bone (Feat: Micah Kutzley) 04:20
14. Covered In Stone (Feat: Chandler Weinkauf) 05:08
Album Length: 1:00:47
1. Breaking Through The Walls 04:26
2. The Sensation Of Falling 03:56
3. Chaotic (Feat: Regan Mayer) 04:40
4. The Infinite Struggle (Feat: Tokey & Pete Mercer) 03:41
5. Blight Of The Mind (Feat: Colton Charette & Cesar Hicken) 04:05
6. Ships In The Sky 04:48
7. The Painted World 06:08
8. Serpents Tongue (Feat: Nathan Trash) 02:49
9. Suicidal Illusions (Feat: Pete Mercer) 04:28
10. My Liberation (Feat: Kelson James) 04:09
11. Silence Falls (Feat: As A Vessel) 04:12
12. Hollow (Feat: Chris Saunders) 04:07
13. Homeward Bone (Feat: Micah Kutzley) 04:20
14. Covered In Stone (Feat: Chandler Weinkauf) 05:08
Album Length: 1:00:47
For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/natebohnet
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bkX
(Bio written by Steve Earles)
https://www.facebook.com/natebohnet
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bkX
(Bio written by Steve Earles)
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