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0 NEWS: Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2018 Announces Battle Rounds

  • January 15, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – January 15, 2018

MetalBattle.ca | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube

Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2018 Announces Battle Rounds

Free Download – Vol 4. Compilation featuring over 90 bands and 7 Hours of Canadian Metal – here.

Wacken Metal Battle Canada Promo Video: http://youtu.be/gQcxqsxchkQ

    Crowning one Canadian champion from 2013 to 2016 to play Wacken Open Air, the world’s largest metal festival in Wacken, Germany, WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA returns for its fifth edition after a one year hiatus in 2017. This year’s 2018 edition is being hosted in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City and will witness bands from across the country battle for to one perform at the prestigious festival and join previous winners Hamilton’s Profaner (2016), Oshawa’s Vesperia (2015), Montreal’s Mutank (2014 winners) and Toronto’s Crimson Shadows (2013) whom have had the honour of playing in front of thousands.

The 2018 battles and participating bands are as follows (rounds listed by city):

Vancouver, BC

Round 1
Date: Sunday, March 11
Venue: The Red Room (398 Richards St.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/167370220658537/
Bands:
Apollyon – http://apollyon-ca.bandcamp.com
God Said Kill – http://godsaidkill.bandcamp.com
Kosm – http://kosmofficial.bandcamp.com
Liberatia – http://liberatia.bandcamp.com
Obsidian – http://obsidianvancouver.bandcamp.com
Truent – http://truentmetal.bandcamp.com

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Calgary, AB

Round 1
Date: Friday, January 12
Venue: Dickens Pub (1000 9 Ave SW.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/177110296227778/
Bands:
Blackest Sin – http://www.facebook.com/BlackestSin
DETHGOD – http://www.facebook.com/DETHGOD – WINNER
Hammerdrone – http://hammerdrone.bandcamp.com – WINNER
King Mammoth – http://www.facebook.com/King-Mammoth-426930390834114

Round 2
Date: Friday, January 26
Venue: Dickens Pub (1000 9 Ave SW.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/555752631427435/
Bands:
Beneath The Wicked – http://www.beneaththewicked.com
Detherous – http://detherous.bandcamp.com
Gales of Avalon – http://galesofavalon.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Nuclear Oath – http://nuclearoath.bandcamp.com
Subsume – http://subsume.bandcamp.com – WINNER

Round 3
Date: Saturday, February 10
Venue: Distortion (3828 MacLeod Trail S.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/2035301500053228/
Bands:
Accostal – http://accostal.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Heyoka’s Mirror – http://heyokasmirror1.bandcamp.com
Red Cain – http://redcain.bandcamp.com
To The Mountains – http://www.facebook.com/2themountains
World Class White Trash – http://worldclasswhitetrash.bandcamp.com – WINNER

Calgary Final
Date: Friday, February 23
Venue: Dickens Pub (1000 9 Ave SW.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/1770759179642457/
DETHGOD – http://www.facebook.com/DETHGOD
Hammerdrone – http://hammerdrone.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Gales of Avalon – http://galesofavalon.bandcamp.com
Subsume – http://subsume.bandcamp.com
Accostal – http://accostal.bandcamp.com
World Class White Trash – http://worldclasswhitetrash.bandcamp.com

Western Final
Date: Friday, April 6
Venue: Dickens Pub (1000 9 Ave SW.)
Event Link:
Bands: More TBA
Wasted Heretics http://wastedheretics.bandcamp.com – SASKATOON WINNER
Hammerdrone – http://hammerdrone.bandcamp.com – CALGARY WINNER
Apollyon – http://apollyon-ca.bandcamp.com – VANCOUVER WINNER
Protosequence – http://protosequence.bandcamp.com – EDMONTON WINNER

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Edmonton, AB 

Round 1
Date: Sunday, February 18
Venue: The Starlite Room (10030 102 St NW.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/1780311995333659/
Bands:
Breaking The Silent http://www.facebook.com/BreakingTheSilent – WINNER
Juliet Ruin http://julietruin.com
Protosequence http://protosequence.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Tymo http://tymoband.bandcamp.com

Round 2
Date: Thursday, March 15
Venue: Temple  – The Starlite Room (10030 102 St NW.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/169319503846144/
Bands:
Dahlmers Realm http://www.reverbnation.com/dahlmersrealmsexmetal
Remnants http://remnants2.bandcamp.com
Sins Of Sorrow http://silverthornmetal.wixsite.com/silverthornmetal
Sol Runner http://solrunner.bandcamp.com/album/no-hope-demo

Edmonton Final
Date: Friday, March 23
Venue: Temple  – The Starlite Room (10030 102 St NW.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/1968704273391877/
Bands:
Breaking The Silent http://www.facebook.com/BreakingTheSilent
Protosequence http://protosequence.bandcamp.com – WINNER

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Saskatoon, SK

Round 1
Date: Friday, February 9
Venue: Black Cat Tavern (801 Broadway Ave.)
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/383111502134411/
Bands:
WroughT​ http://www.facebook.com/Wroughtsaskatoon/
Rebirth​ http://www.facebook.com/RB306/
In Ruin​ http://www.facebook.com/inruinmetal
Maelstrom Vale​ http://maelstromvale.bandcamp.com
Wasted Heretics http://wastedheretics.bandcamp.com – WINNER

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Toronto, ON

Round 1
Date: Friday, February 9
Venue: Bovine (542 Queen St W.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/330937574060643/
Bands:
Black Absinthe​ http://blackabsinthe.bandcamp.com
Centuries of Decay​ http://www.centuriesofdecay.com – WINNER
Teach her Treason​ http://teachhertreason.bandcamp.com
Burdizzo http://www.facebook.com/BurdizzoGrind
Vodnik​ http://vodnik.bandcamp.com

Round 2
Date: Friday, February 16
Venue: Coalition (282 Augusta Ave.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/338778403269170/
Bands:
BLASTOMYCOSIS Official​ http://blastomycosis.bandcamp.com
Plethorametal​ http://www.facebook.com/Plethorametal/
Skull Goblet​ http://www.facebook.com/skullgoblet
The Curse Within​ http://www.facebook.com/thecursewithinofficial
Wind Cries Mary​ http://windcriesmary.bandcamp.com – WINNER

Round 3
Date: Friday, February 23
Venue: Rivoli (334 Queen St W.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/2009458419292082/
Bands:
Astaroth Incarnate​ http://astarothincarnate.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Black Eve​ http://blackeve.bandcamp.com
THE BLACKCLOUD SYNDICATE​ http://theblackcloudsyndicate.bandcamp.com
Maitreya​ – http://maitreyamusic.bandcamp.com
My Frost​ – http://myfrostofficial.weebly.com

Southern Ontario Final
Date: Saturday, March 24
Venue: Hard Luck (772A Dundas St W.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/149368032394849/
Bands:
Centuries of Decay http://www.centuriesofdecay.com – WINNER
Lutharö​ http://www.facebook.com/Lutharoband – WINNER
Wind Cries Mary http://windcriesmary.bandcamp.com
Astaroth Incarnate http://astarothincarnate.bandcamp.com

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Hamilton

Round 1
Date: Saturday, February 10
Venue: This Ain’t Hollywood (345 James St N.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/152267648763326/
Bands:
Death Perception http://deathperception4.bandcamp.com
Equivalence http://www.facebook.com/equivalencemetal/
Lutharo http://www.facebook.com/Lutharoband – WINNER
Scum http://scumcanada.bandcamp.com
The Good Depression http://thegooddepression.bandcamp.com

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Ottawa, ON

Round 1
Date: Thursday, March 22
Venue: House of Targ (1077 Bank St.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/212141199350874/
Bands:
Ominous Eclipse http://ominouseclipse.bandcamp.com
Lycanthro http://lycanthro.bandcamp.com
Sovereign Council http://sovereigncouncil.bandcamp.com
A Scar For The Wicked http://asftwband.bandcamp.com
The Dead Centuries http://thedeadcenturies.bandcamp.com

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Montreal, QC

Round 1
Date: Friday, March 16
Venue: Piranha Bar (680 Saint-Catherine St W.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/1593013987442361/
Bands:
Behind An Empire http://www.facebook.com/behindanempiremtl
DistortHead http://distortheadmetal.bandcamp.com
Ultyma http://ultyma.bandcamp.com
Dumpster Mummy http://dumpstermummy.bandcamp.com – WINNER

Round 2
Date: Saturday, March 31
Venue: Piranha Bar (680 Saint-Catherine St W.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/1599714390066090/
Bands:
NonHuman Era http://nonhumanera.com
Tribal Bones http://www.facebook.com/tribalbones
Confined to Oblivion http://confinedtooblivion.bandcamp.com
Skullmace http://skullmace.bandcamp.com – WINNER

Quebec Final 
Date: Friday, April 27
Venue: Piranha Bar (680 Saint-Catherine St W.)
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/236223013621597/
Bands:
Dumpster Mummy http://dumpstermummy.bandcamp.com – MTL Round 1 WINNER
Sovereign Council http://sovereigncouncil.bandcamp.com – Ottawa WINNER
Skullmace http://skullmace.bandcamp.com – MTL Round 2 Winner – QUEBEC FINAL WINNER
Nordheim http://www.facebook.com/nordheimofficial – Quebec City Winner – QUEBEC FINAL WINNER

Eastern Final
Date: Saturday, May 12
Venue: Piranha Bar (680 Saint-Catherine St W.)
Event Link: TBA
Bands:
Lutharö http://www.facebook.com/Lutharoband (Hamilton)
Centuries of Decay http://www.centuriesofdecay.com (Toronto)
Skullmace http://skullmace.bandcamp.com (Montreal)
Nordheim http://www.facebook.com/nordheimofficial (Quebec City)

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Quebec City, QC

Round 1
Date: Saturday, April 14
Venue: Source de La Martiniere (201 de Lanaudière St.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/1785329911761153/
Bands:
Lancaster http://www.facebook.com/lancastermetal
Meet The Mailman http://meetthemailman.bandcamp.com
Ice Vinland http://www.facebook.com/siteofficielicevinland
Dépérir http://deperir.bandcamp.com/releases
Nordheim http://www.facebook.com/nordheimofficial – WINNER
Restless http://www.facebook.com/RestlessMetal

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National Final
Date: Saturday, June 9
Venue: Opera House (735 Queen St E.), Toronto, ON
Event Link: TBA
Bands: TBA

About:

Wacken Metal Battle Canada is part of an international competition where over a hundred band’s from across the country battle each other for one to be selected and join over 20 other countries for an international battle of the bands at the world’s largest outdoor metal festival Wacken Open Air, which has been taking place in Wacken , Germany for the last 28 years.

Wacken Metal Battle 2014 Canada Finals by Ondeschocs.com: http://youtu.be/RrOGyBtqwaQ

For more info on Metal Battle Canada, please visit these links:

Official Website: http://www.metalbattle.ca

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MetalBattleCanada

Twitter: @MetalBattleCAN

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/WackenMetalBattleCAN

For more info on Wacken Open Air, please visit http://www.wacken.com

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0 NEWS: Mexican Folk Symphonic Metallers CABRAKAAN Announce Western Canadian Tour Dates; New Album “Cem Anahuac” Out Spring 2018

  • January 15, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Cabrakaan · Music News

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – January 15, 2018

For fans of Nightwish, Equlibrium, Epica, Eluveitie, Ensiferum

Mexican Folk Symphonic Metallers CABRAKAAN Announce Western Canadian Tour Dates

New Album “Cem Anahuac” Out Spring 2018

 
Marko Cipaktli (Drums/Harsh vocals) | Pat Cuikani (Vocals/Ocarinas) | Paul Belmar (Guitar) | Nakuset Gould (Bass) | Alex Navarro (Guitar)
Photo Credit: Alex Herrera

Mexican symphonic folk metallers CABRAKAÄN will be hitting the road with Quebec’s Valfreya and Alberta’s Forsaken Rite for this year’s “March Of The Frozen Western Canadian Tour”. The tour will see the Mexican transplants whom now call Canada home and residing in Calgary, AB perform in three provinces during the month of February. During the tour, CABRAKAÄN will showcase new tracks from their upcoming 2018 full length “Cem Anahuac” due out in spring 2018 to follow their 2014 debut EP “Songs From Anahuac”.

Staying true to their roots, CABRAKAÄN‘s music combines elements of metal orchestrated with Mexican folklore along with a wide variety of instruments such as strings, acoustic guitars, Jarocha harp, marimba, ocarinas, Huehuetl, and Teponaztle. Their lyrics are in English, Spanish, Zapoteco, Nahuatl and other ancient Mexican languages. The band’s name is based on a character from the Mayan sacred book known as the Popol Vuh, where Cabrakan was the god of mountains and earthquakes.

“We are proud our roots and our culture and we want to share it with the world through our music. When we are on stage, we try to give our fans a great experience by creating an atmosphere from the time of the Aztecs, using costumes and make up. The purpose of our sets too is to give fans more of our culture visually and musically so they can connect with us and enjoy the performance even more.” says drummer Marko Cipaktli.

Tour Dates:
Feb 15 – Kelowna, BC – Muninn’s Post – info
Feb 16 – Calgary, AB – Distortion – info
Feb 17 – Edmonton, AB – The Forge On Whyte – info
Feb 18 – Regina, SK – Cloud 9 – info

About:

CABRAKAÄN was formed in Toluca, Mexico in 2012 and have been calling Canada home since first performing in the country at the 2017 Metalocalypstick fest in Lone Butte, BC where the beauty of the North won them over and encouraged them make the grand decision to relocate.

Their debut EP “Songs From Anahuac” was unleashed in 2014 and displayed a mix of death, folk, and symphonic European influences with Prehispanic instruments along with storytelling of Mesoamerican mythologies (Aztec, Mayan, Tlaxcaltecan, Olmecan) plus Mexican folklore such as La llorona, La Bruja, Day of The Dead.

Wasting no time in Canada, CABRAKAÄN are currently completing production on their follow up full length album entitled “Cem Anahuac” set for release in spring 2018. The album will be an expression of pride for their roots, history and traditions along with their love for metal and traditional music from their home country of Mexico.

 

For more info:
http://www.facebook.com/cabrakaan
http://www.twitter.com/cabrakaan
http://www.youtube.com/cabrakaan
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bkt

(Bio written by Steve Earles)

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“Cabrakaän on a remarkable concert with live orchestra and a chorus” – El Sol de Toluca (Mexican newspaper)

“CABRAKAÄN, a fusion between folklore and metal” –  ARTURO MARÍN

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0 NEWS: SONIC PROPHECY Streaming Album Title Track “Savage Gods” New Album “Savage Gods” Out Jan 19th via Rockshots Records Music Video “Night Terror” 

  • January 15, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Sonic Prophecy (Rockshots Records)

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – January 15, 2018

For Fans of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, HammerFall, Manowar, Saxon

SONIC PROPHECY Streaming Album Title Track “Savage Gods”

New Album “Savage Gods” Out Jan 19th via Rockshots Records

Music Video “Night Terror” 

American power metallers SONIC PROPHECY have revealed their third single and the title track “Savage Gods” off their upcoming third full length set to be unleashed via Rockshots Records on January 19, 2018.

The band comments:

“Savage Gods is an epic song about an epic battle raging among the mythical Gods for supreme power over the world. Musically it ranges from technical and chaotic to driving, powerful, and aggressive.”

“Savage Gods” is now streaming at the following link:

“Savage Gods” follows SONIC PROPHECY‘s 2015 sophomore release “Apocalyptic Promenade” (Maple Metal Records), an album that combined the melody and beauty of symphonic power metal while maintaining the crunch, drive and power of traditional metal plus their 2011 debut “A Divine Act of War”, which had its music placed in the television series “Rock n’ Lock”, the video game “Volgarr the Viking” and movie Danny Trejo’s “Vengeance”.

The upcoming release lyrically covers many topics, from quests and medieval wars, to mechanized genocide, to the dangers associated with extremist ideologies. Broadening and stretching their musical palate, “Savage Gods” will give fans an adventurous listening experience.  It’s an album that combines melodic hard rock, driving heavy metal, and chest pounding anthems in a way that is uniquely Sonic Prophecy.

“We think our fans will love this album! Savage Gods, as a record, basically combines all of the things I think people liked about our previous releases and then moves us forward into new areas musically and lyrically. For our fans, there will be no mistaking this is Sonic Prophecy, but we definitely cover some new exciting ground on this record. This is pure heavy metal with driving guitars, thundering drums, and some of what I feel is my best vocal work to date. With songs “Night Terror, “Unholy Blood” and the album title track, we’ve really laid down a brutal sonic backdrop, along with keeping the melody, which is important to our music.” says vocalist Shane Provstgaard

“Savage Gods” is available for pre-order on Amazon and iTunes.

Music Video – Night Terror

Song Stream – “Unholy Blood”

Following “Savage Gods” release, SONIC PROPHECY has plans to hit the road and tour across North America, Europe and beyond. The band has performed with Tyr, Alestorm, Ratt, Cinderella, Accept and Sabaton.

SONIC PROPHECY is:
Shane Provstgaard – Vocals
Darrin Goodman – Guitar
Sebastian Martin – Guitar
Ron Zemanek – Bass
Matt LeFevre – Drums

Track Listing:
1. Savage Gods (6:44)
2. Night Terror (5:38)
3. Unholy Blood (5:13)
4. Dreaming Of The Storm (4:55)
5. Man The Guns (5:04)
6. Walk Through The Fire (7:09)
7. A Prayer Before Battle (5:46)
8. Iron Clad Heart (5:24)
9. Man and Machine (6:44)
10. Chasing The Horizon (6:14)
Album Length: 58:57
For more info:
http://www.rockshots.eu
http://www.sonicprophecy.com
https://www.facebook.com/sonicprophecy
https://twitter.com/sonicprophecy
https://www.youtube.com/user/SonicProphecyMetal 
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-b4N

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“Spitting out earth shattering riffs, screeching solos & plenty of memorable hooks comes Savage Gods. An album with plenty of the old school about it in regards to the classic power/heavy metal style it adopts. Fans of Judas Priest will feel right at home.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life

“A fine album to start power metal season 2018!” – Lords of Metal

“This is a band very much drawing influence from timeless sources like Judas Priest, Queensryche and Hammerfall and “Savage Gods” sounds like a blending of all those bands. The production is big and bold, the musicianship is solid.” – Wormwood Chronicles

“This is something for every true fan of good old heavy metal.” – Hard Rock Info

“If you haven’t encountered Sonic Prophecy before, think a blending of bands such as Iron Maiden, Iced Earth, Manowar, Blind Guardian, etc. In other words, very enjoyable heavy/power metal with some epic and symphonic streaks thrown into the mix…As far as I’m concerned Savage Gods is a pretty damn essential listen for any power metal fan.” – Wonderbox Metal 
 
“Pure American steel hasn’t sounded this good in a while…Utah natives Sonic Prophecy are back with a third album, Savage Gods – and what a superb piece of work it is too…” – Sentinel Daily

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0 Rock n’ Load Mag – Dustin Behm – The Beyond “Meshed with powerhouse melodies and hooks throughout the recording, Behm has created a masterpiece on many levels. Not only did he play guitar but E-Bow, bass, keys and programming, as well as handling production duties and album layout. I tip my hat to thee.”

  • January 14, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Dustin Behm (Rockshots Records)

Meshed with powerhouse melodies and hooks throughout the recording, Behm has created a masterpiece on many levels. Not only did he play guitar but E-Bow, bass, keys and programming, as well as handling production duties and album layout. I tip my hat to thee.

http://rocknloadmag.com/album-review/dustin-behm-beyond-album-review/

0 Metal Temple – Mason – Impervious “”Impervious” by Australian quartet MASON is a powerhouse of a Speed/Thrash album that the Beast himself would be utterly proud of had he been given the chance to take it for a spin…an extremely enjoyable listen in its entirety. This is definitely another one of those that you won’t want to miss!”

  • January 14, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · MASON

http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/m_2/mason-impervious.htm

“Impervious” by Australian quartet MASON is a powerhouse of a Speed/Thrash album that the Beast himself would be utterly proud of had he been given the chance to take it for a spin…an extremely enjoyable listen in its entirety. This is definitely another one of those that you won’t want to miss!

0 Sic Maggot – Zaum – Eidolon (2016)

  • January 14, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Zaum

http://sicmaggot.cz/minulost/zaum-eidolon-2016/

0 EPK – Cabrakaan – Songs From Anahuac (2014)

  • January 13, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Cabrakaan · EPKs

Cabrakaan – Songs From Anahuac (2014)

For fans of Nightwish, Equlibrium, Epica, Eluveitie, Ensiferum

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“Cabrakaän on a remarkable concert with live orchestra and a chorus” – El Sol de Toluca (Mexican newspaper)

“CABRAKAÄN, a fusion between folklore and metal” –  ARTURO MARÍN

[Download Album Cover]
[Download Album Lyrics]

Release Date: June 14, 2014
Label: Self-Release

Track Listing:
1. Cipactli (2:57)
2. Citalmina (3:37)
3. Obsidian (4:37)
4. La Leyenda (5:30)
5. La Llorona (5:09)
6. Meshika (4:19)
EP Length: 26:12

EP Credits:
• All songs performed by: CABRAKAÄN
• All songs written by: Marko Cipaktli/Pat Cuikani & Ramon Estrada
• Produced by: Cipaktli & Cuikani
• Mixed by: Cipäktli Miktlan Recording Studio
• Mastered by: Lasse Lammert  LSD studio. Lübeck, Germany
• Album Artwork by: DOONA  www.doona.pro
• Album Band Line Up: Pat Cuikani, Marko Cipaktli, Arcader White, Ramón Estrada, Andy Katzen

Discography:
2018 – Cem Anahuac – LP (coming soon)
2014 – Songs From Anahuac – EP

Shared Stage with:
From Mexico: APYRO, Anima Tempo, Nuclear Chaos, Desangre, Drakonia…
From Canada: Tessitura, Anarcheon, Scythia, Hedk’s, Viloent Betty, Sovereign Council

Tours and Festival Performances:
2017 – METALOCALYPSTICK FEST – LONE BUTTE, BC
2015 – FESTIVAL CULTURAL – SAN SIMON DE GUERRERO. MEXICO
2014 – FESTIVAL DEL QUINTO SOL – TENANGO DEL VALLE, MEXICO

Music Placements:
2015 – FUSION ROCK LIVE TV SHOW (Televisión Mexiquense, MEX) .

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Marko Cipaktli (Drums/Harsh vocals) | Pat Cuikani (Vocals/Ocarinas) | Paul Belmar (Guitar) | Nakuset Gould (Bass) | Alex Navarro (Guitar) – Photo Credit: Alex Herrera

 

Metal means so much to so many cultures and has spread throughout the world, bringing unity and happiness rather than war and hatred.

The United Nations should make 2018 the official year of metal!

When metal meets a new culture it blends with it, creating a band special and original that we have never heard before. Such a band is the Mexican Folk Metal band Cabrakaan.

Formed in Toluca, Mexico in December 2012, Cabrakaan combine metal, orchestral elements and Mexican folkloric music, mixing such instruments as Jarocha harp, marimba and pre-Hispanic instruments like ocarinas, with lyrics in Spanish, English, Zapoteco and Nahuatl!

Cabrakaan are a truly unique band, one not just for their beloved and inspirational Mexico, but for the whole world, and the world will be hearing much more of them in the future.

As drummer and founder Marko Cipaktli says.

“We are proud of our roots and our culture and we want to share it with the world through our music.”

Inspired by Nightwish, Equilibrium, Amon Amarth, Wintersun, Eluveitie , Marko describes Cabrakaan’s music as “folk, melodic, epic, symphonic, death.”

Cabrakaan could not have a more metal name. “Cabrakaan is the name of a character in the Mayan sacred book known as Popol Vuh. He is the god of mountains and earthquakes.”

He feels that their forthcoming 2018 album “Cem Anahuac” will be an epic listening experience for fans.

“The album is inspired by the Mexican culture, its traditions and the issues we have as a society nowadays. It’s an expression of pride in our roots, our history and traditions, and our love for metal and music from our country.”

Live, Cabrakaan put on a show that is unique as their music. 

“When we are on stage we try to give out fans a great experience by creating an atmosphere from the Aztecs’ time, using costumes and make-up!”

 

0 Overdrive Mag – The Dead Centuries – Race Against Time “”they’re not here to show you their muscles, but to share their record collection with you through a bright, pacey, grinning album that deserves every spin. Ace.”

  • January 13, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · The Dead Centuries

https://overdrive-mag.com/2018/01/12/review-dead-centuries-race-time/

they’re not here to show you their muscles, but to share their record collection with you through a bright, pacey, grinning album that deserves every spin. Ace.

0 Metal Norge – The Dead Centuries – Race Against Time

  • January 13, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · The Dead Centuries

http://www.metal-norge.com/?p=review&id=8312

0 NEWS: Finnish Druid Folk Metal UNSHINE Unleash New Video “Visionary’s Last Breath”; New Album “Astrala” Out via Rockshots Records – Jan 19th, 2018 (EU), Feb 9th, 2018 (NA)

  • January 12, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · UNSHINE (Rockshots Records)

(contact info below)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – January 12, 2018

For fans of Doom metal, Post-Metal, Folk Metal and Black Metal

Finnish Druid Folk Metal UNSHINE Unleash New Video “Visionary’s Last Breath”

New Album “Astrala” Out via Rockshots Records – Jan 19th, 2018 (EU), Feb 9th, 2018 (NA)

Inspired by artists as diverse as Enslaved, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Tangerine Dream and Iron Maiden, UNSHINE is described as ‘Finnish druid and folk metal’ by five friends whom all were raised in the countryside villages of Western Finland.

With a long history of recording and playing behind them, UNSHINE are super-stoked about the upcoming release of their new album “Astrala” due out January 19, 2018 in Europe and February 9, 2018 in North America via Rockshots Records. The album is inspired by the invisible side of the Earth. The first five album songs address the manifestations of Astrala and the last five songs describe travels to Astrala. The album has a touch of Nordic melancholy written all over it and it includes music meant to create landscapes and themes from folk stories, mythology and nature religions, but also to present personal views describing the spiritual meaning of a forest as a cultural concept. The binding theme here is forest, although this is not a theme album.

As guitarist Harri Hautala says proudly.

“Unshine has always been a band without the traditional role models. For us, the most important thing in a song is the melody. Sounds and rhythms create the overall atmosphere, but the melody makes the whole ancient story in it come to life.”

Nature is the true influence on UNSHINE’s music. Their alpha and omega. Their beginning and end. The modern world may have almost forgotten the ancient ways, but UNSHINE keep them alive in words and music. Creating songs to reunite the old bonds between the dolmen gods and digitised mankind. Nature is not our enemy, it’s our physical and especially spiritual home.

Exploring these values in their new album “Astrala”, UNSHINE unleash their new video “Visionary’s Last Breath”.

The band comments:

“On this track, we tell the story of a healer preparing for the journey to ASTRALA and this requires purification of soul and body. It is fascinating to think that a modern human could also apply these same methods in most of the everyday activities. If it has worked for thousands of years, why did we forget these ways? This quite heavy song is played in low tuning in order to create the right atmosphere.”

Watch “Visionary’s Last Breath” at the following link:

Album teaser for “Astrala” is also available at this following link: https://youtu.be/ScFgarXtoG4

Album Pre-order:
http://www.rockshots.eu/release/astrala/
http://smarturl.it/astrala

Track Listing:
1. Birch of Fornjot (1:35)
2. Kainun Kuningas (5:13)
3. Jack’s Feast (6:38)
4. The Masks of Enchantment (4:54)
5. Pan The One (4:44)
6. Druids Are A-Coming (4:11)
7. Slow Moving Creatures (5:19)
8. Visionary’s Last Breath (5:32)
9. Suo (Kantaa Ruumiit) (6:06)
10. The Forest (10:28)
Album Length: 54:43
For more info:
http://www.rockshots.eu
http://www.unshine.com
https://twitter.com/UnshineBand
https://www.facebook.com/unshinefinland
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bi7
(Bio written by Steve Earles)

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