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0 NEWS: Colorado Black Metal CRAFTEON Announce Show Dates + Unleash New Video “What The Moon Brings” + H.P. Lovecraft Inspired Debut Album “Cosmic Reawakening” Out Aug 25th
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – July 21, 2017
For fans of Dissection, Naglfar, Lord Belial, early Ancient, early Dark Tranquillity
Colorado Black Metal CRAFTEON Announce Show Dates
Unleash New Video “What The Moon Brings”
H.P. Lovecraft Inspired Debut Album “Cosmic Reawakening” Out Aug 25th
L-R: Rhagorthua (Drums) | Lord Mordiggian (Lead Vocals/Guitar) | Ithaqua (Bass/Backing Vocals) | Fthaggua (Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals)
Photo Credit – Boutte Photography & Design
Set to unleash their H.P. Lovecraft inspired debut album “Cosmic Reawakening” on August 25th, Denver, CO’s CRAFTEON announce upcoming show dates in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah in support of the release (dates listed below). The band is the conception of vocalist and guitarist Lord Mordiggian whom has been inspired to create an entire album influenced by his favorite writer H.P. Lovecraft. The eight tracks on the release are based on classic H.P. Lovecraft tales such as ‘The Outsider’, ‘Dagon’ and ‘From Beyond’. Achieving the unachievable in crafting music to match the stories, CRAFTEON can be best described as Bardic Black Metal.
Lord Mordiggian comments:
“This recording prudently recounts an antiquarian bundle of peculiar short stories authored by the famed American horror writer, H.P. Lovecraft, featuring a blasphemous potpourri of amorphous black metal enmeshed with spurious, assonant passages of hope juxtaposed and vanquished by discordant strains of utter despair and madness.”
To watch their video “What The Moon Brings”, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb7-9mleQRk
Album pre-order available at https://crafteon.bandcamp.com
Show Dates:
Aug 25 – Denver, CO @ Lost Lake – info (CD release show) w/ Sar Isatum, Amdusias, Solarfall
Aug 26 – Cheyenne, WY @ Peterfest w/ Horde of Draugr, Plaguehammer, Wodens Wrath
Sept 3 – Fort Collins, CO @ Surfside 7 – info w/ Endlight, Infinite Conscious
Sept 29 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Ancient Mariner w/ Sceptres, Oaken Throne, Tovenaar
Oct 27 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Club X – info w/ Principium, Envenom, Unceremonial
Track Listing:
1. The Outsider (5:21)
2. What The Moon Brings (4:14)
3. The Temple (5:09)
4. Dagon (5:10)
5. The Colour Out of Space (6:06)
6. The White Ship (5:25)
7. From Beyond (5:52)
8. The Whisperer In The Darkness (6:08)
Album Length: 42:28
For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/crafteon/
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About:
“That is not dead which can eternal lie yet with strange aeons even death may die.” – H.P Lovecraft ‘The Nameless City’
H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937), creator of the Cthulu Mythos, was the most influential horror writer of the 20th century. Indeed, no less a talent than Stephen King said Lovecraft was ‘the 20th Century’s greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.’ Lovecraft’s ability to evoke brooding otherworldly horror is unsurpassed and has influenced a great many heavy metal artists from Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath to Metallica. Yet no band has ever paid tribute to Lovecraft with the same degree of scope and immersion as the appropriately CRAFTEON.
CRAFTEON is the conception of vocalist and guitarist Lord Mordiggian. A teacher of literature, Lord Mordiggian was inspired to create an entire album inspired by his favourite writer H.P. Lovecraft.
Musically inspired by the likes of Shining, Dissection, Nyktalgia, Cradle of Filth and Iron Maiden, Lord Mordiggian describes the sound of CRAFTEON as ‘rough-hewn, distraught, mucilaginous, archival and multiplanar.’
CRAFTEON’s debut album “Cosmic Reawakening” features eight tracks inspired by classic Lovecraft tales such as ‘The Outsider’, ‘Dagon’, and ‘From Beyond’. CRAFTEON have achieved the unachievable in crafting music to match the stories, indeed, such are their storytelling prowess and their style of music could be dubbed Bardic Black Metal. Lord Mordiggian is optimistic about the album’s reception and there is more music to come.
“I expect the general fans of black metal to enjoy the influence of early Swedish black metal…This band will remain in the realm of Lovecraft and at least his genre, and considering he has hundreds of other stories, the music to come in the future is virtually limitless as far as the concept goes. I already have several songs in the works for the sophomore album, and this time the other band members are contributing their own original pieces as well.”
CRAFTEON’s debut album “Cosmic Reawakening” is due out August 25, 2017.
(bio written by Steve Earles)
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0 NEWS: HOWLING GIANT Return With Fuzz Rock Sequel “Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 2” + Premiere New Video “The Pioneer” via TheSludgelord
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Montreal, QC – July 21, 2017
For fans of Elder, Red Fang, Melvins, Baroness, Rush
HOWLING GIANT Return With Fuzz Rock Sequel “Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 2” Due Out August 25th
Premiere New Video “The Pioneer” via TheSludgelord
L-R – Roger Marks – Bass, Vocals, Tom Polzine – Guitar, Vocals, Zach Wheeler – Drums, Vocals – Photo Credit: Kim Wheeler
Writing tunes about space travel, doomed seafarers and a sentient android hellbent for a camel killing death crusade, Nashville’s HOWLING GIANT shared last August part one of their three part “Black Hole Space Wizard” concept record series. A year later, the nerd power trio returns with part two of the adventure set for release on August 25th. Playing self-indulgent, drop-tuned, fuzzed out riffs “Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 2” is again produced by the band, mixed by Kim Wheeler and mastered by Chris Frasco. The EP features six cosmic progressive travels of ‘The Pioneer’ continuing his quest for self-discovery and purpose on the husk planet, Earth.
“Hopefully for our returning fans, it is accepted with open arms and an open mind. As Part 2 of the 3 piece saga, this EP was meant to focus on the travels and trials of The Pioneer, protagonist, and last of mankind. The music reflects his growth and self discovery on a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. To new fans/fresh ears, we’d like to invite them into the Black Hole Space Wizard universe through fat stomping riffs, spacey grooves, accessible vocal melody and juicy, pulpy sci-fi madness. We always try to refine our song writing and take one step into new territory with each release, pulling stylistically from whatever inspires us in the moment. Our recorded music is our best interpretation of the sounds we hear in our heads, and our goal is to make our sonic visions clearer with each release.” says drummer Zach Wheeler.
“Hopefully for our returning fans, it is accepted with open arms and an open mind. As Part 2 of the 3 piece saga, this EP was meant to focus on the travels and trials of The Pioneer, protagonist, and last of mankind. The music reflects his growth and self discovery on a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. To new fans/fresh ears, we’d like to invite them into the Black Hole Space Wizard universe through fat stomping riffs, spacey grooves, accessible vocal melody and juicy, pulpy sci-fi madness. We always try to refine our song writing and take one step into new territory with each release, pulling stylistically from whatever inspires us in the moment. Our recorded music is our best interpretation of the sounds we hear in our heads, and our goal is to make our sonic visions clearer with each release.” says drummer Zach Wheeler.
Teaming up with TheSludgelord, HOWLING GIANT is exclusively premiering the video for their first single “The Pioneer”.
“This track features a delicious bass riff that grounds the listener before introducing a triumphant chorus and stomping riffs. On this track, you can find Tom heating up the room with some fiery pentatonic exploration.” explains Wheeler.
To watch “The Pioneer”, please visit the following link: http://thesludgelord.blogspot.com/2017/07/video-premiere-howling-giant-deliver.html 
Track Listing:
1. Henry Tate (4:54)
2. The Pioneer (4:49)
3. Visions (7:38)
4. The Forest Speaks (2:00)
5. Circle of Druids (4:57)
6. Earth Wizard (7:24)
EP Length: 31:45
EP Digital and CD pre-Order available on the band’s Bandcamp here.
More info:
https://www.facebook.com/howlinggiant
https://www.facebook.com/howlinggiant
About:HOWLING GIANT! The very name summons up mental images of a huge mutated orc-warrior astride an even more gigantic mastodon, ready to bring death, doom, damnation and destruction (and many other things beginning with “d”) down upon its enemies.Names matter, and something magical happened when three nerds obsessed with all that is fuzzed-out, riffed-out, and heavy came together to compose cosmic odes to space travel, doomed sea-farers, and even an android on a camel-killing crusade (what harm did the poor camel ever do to him?), under the name HOWLING GIANT.Drummer Zach Wheeler says the name is no accident and reflects the band’s music.
“Howling Giant sounds a lot like a loud beast, which is what we strive to do musically. We aim to create a full sound that people might normally expect from a five-piece rather than a power-trio.”
Indeed, by employing the three-piece format, HOWLING GIANT is following in the footsteps of legends like Motorhead, MC5, Cream, and Corrosion of Conformity; good company to be in! As the band’s philosophy would have it wisely: “Teamwork makes the dream work.”
Hailing from Nashville, HOWLING GIANT obviously had some special metal immunity to all the country and western music in the air. The boys started jamming at school in Boston with an aim to move away from overtly serious music and have fun, describing their music accurately as “loud, energetic, heavy, melodic, and cosmic.”
Overall, HOWLING GIANT’s music forms part of a fascinating Black Hole Space Wizard concept EP series, which the trio returns with Part 2 due out on August 25th, 2017 to follow Part 1 released almost exactly a year prior.
If you are one of the many that wishes Mastodon had continued in the cosmic, crushing progressive manner of Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain, HOWLING GIANT is your dream band!
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“What a righteous discovery these guys are. Born out of some space fuzz chamber and dropped down on Nashville, Tennessee, Howling Giant’s form of metal is a unique and eclectic fairy tale trip through the stars.” – New Noise Magazine
“That paragraph you just finished reading (or totally skipped over, fuckin’ whatever) was extremely hard for me to create because it was so fucking difficult to encapsulate how much of a fucking trip this record is. If there is to be a Part 2 to “Black Hole Space Wizard” then consider my pants shat and my wallet thrown at my monitor because I’d pay so much money for that shit.” – Head Banger Reviews
“Sonically, Howling Giant seem to be the missing link between Monster Truck and Mastodon, and they top it off with whacked-out, sci-fi lyrics about outer space.” – Hellbound
“Rocketing across the interstellar airways on a stellar path of massive grooves, ones fueled by the thrust of the ever-powerful riff and its incendiary combustion, Howling Giant make themselves heard throughout the cosmos on these four out-of-this-world tracks.” – Metal Nexus
“If modern day Mastodon got together with Crobot, added some Monster Truck style Hammond Organ and Elder’s gift for writing something fuzzy and glorious, then to be honest, it’d probably sound a little like this.” – Maximum Volume Music
“If you want to have an ear wedding you mix the sounds of old and new to make something fresh. Nashville’s own Howling Giant have skipped the wedding and went straight to the honeymoon with sounds as old as OG Sabbath to Baroness, Red Fang with a little Pelican and CKY mixed in. Totally familiar, yet totally fresh.” – Zombie Tap Dance
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0 NEWS: TERRIFIER’s Thrash Destruction To Headline BC’s Metallion Festival – Aug 11-12 – Vanderhoof, BC + New Album Out “Weapons of Thrash Destruction” via Test Your Metal Records
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – July 20, 2017
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TERRIFIER’s Thrash Destruction To Headline BC’s Metallion Fest
Metallion Fest – August 11th – 12th – Brookside Resort – Vanderhoof, BC
New Album Out “Weapons of Thrash Destruction” via Test Your Metal Records
(photo Credit – Derek Carr – Visions In Pixels)
Vancouver, BC’s TERRIFIER will be importing “Weapons of Thrash Destruction” to Vanderhoof, BC to headline day one of this year’s Metallion Festival at the Brookside Resort from August 11th to 12th. The thrashers will be moshing alongside some of Western Canada’s most explosive metal acts such as Aggression, Touch The Sun, Gladius Sky and more. Full fest details can be found at http://www.metallionfestival.com.
Vocalist Chase Thibodeau comments:
“Terrifier will be storming the gates of Metallion soon my friends. We’ve been having such a great ride since releasing our new album, playing tons of great shows and festivals in Western Canada and to headline such an amazing fest as this one, we’re excited to get the moshpit going! Get ready to thrash your asses off!”
TERRIFIER‘s performance at the festival will be in support of their new album “Weapons of Thrash Destruction” released in January of this year via Test Your Metal Records. The nine track thrash attack features the band’s soon to be classics “Bestial Tyranny”, “Skitzoid Embolism”, “Nuclear Demolisher” and ‘Sect of the Serpent’, a song inspired by Conan the Barbarian as vocalist Chase Thibodeau says “the idea was to trample the weak and hurdle the dead on this one!”.
“Weapons of Thrash Destruction” is available on CD and digital download at the following links:
CD order – http://testyourmetalrecords.bigcartel.com/product/terrifier-weapons-of-thrash-destruction
Digital order – https://terrifier-tym.bandcamp.com/album/weapons-of-thrash-destruction
Digital order – https://terrifier-tym.bandcamp.com/album/weapons-of-thrash-destruction
Song Stream – Reanimator – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHjh2IflQAE
Song Stream – Skitzoid Embolism – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b01Qu14g0aw
Lyric Video – Nuclear Demolisher – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiP7ljtMJZ4
Song Stream – Skitzoid Embolism – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b01Qu14g0aw
Lyric Video – Nuclear Demolisher – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiP7ljtMJZ4
Show Dates
August 4 – Plaza of Nations Marina – Dock B, Vancouver, BC – The Invisible Orange Cruise w/ Dayglo Abortion, Obsidian – info
August 11 – Brookside Resort – Prince George, BC – Metallion Festival – www.metallionfestival.com
August 4 – Plaza of Nations Marina – Dock B, Vancouver, BC – The Invisible Orange Cruise w/ Dayglo Abortion, Obsidian – info
August 11 – Brookside Resort – Prince George, BC – Metallion Festival – www.metallionfestival.com
Track Listing:
1. Reanimator (5:24)
1. Reanimator (5:24)
2. Deceiver (5:15)
3. Nuclear Demolisher (4:26)
4. Violent Reprisal (4:17)
5. Skitzoid Embolism (4:08)
6. Drunk as Fuck (4:12)
7. Bestial Tyranny (6:13)
8. Riders of Doom (1:40)
9. Sect of the Serpent (6:44)
Album Length: 42:23
For more info, please visit
http://www.testyourmetalofficial.com
https://www.facebook.com/TerrifierThrashers
https://twitter.com/terrifier666
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-91B
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“Weapons Of Thrash Destruction is relentless from start to finish.” – Bravewords
“The Canadian quintet Terrifier knows full well what its strengths are and it plays to them in spades on the wonderfully titled Weapons of Thrash Destruction…This is a fine thrash record. Should make for a fun concert, too.” – The Vancouver Sun
“Terrifier proudly delivers a true-to-form tribute to the genre that thoroughly kicked the ass of the 1980s: thrash…It’s clear, metal music is not dead. Lurking in the shadows of the music industry are new artists like Terrifier, mastering their crafts, looking to flip the industry on its head. Weapons of Thrash Destruction is an impressive effort, explosively blending classic tricks with a modern, fresh feel.” – Beatroute BC
“Strike in the name of old school Metal, kneel before the gods of Metal that brought you the best music ever played in stereo, hail the insanity delivered by fast paced riffing and unholy melodic rhythms.” – Metal Temple
“The music is fast and tight, the riffs are complex and fun, the production, solos, and vocals are all spot-on, and there’s plenty of humor to boot. In other words, everything one should want from a thrash album is on Weapons of Thrash Destruction.” – Angry Metal Guy
“an old school thrash cocktail designed to blow a hole right through the bulkhead.” – Amps and Green Screens
“This album (Weapons of Thrash Destruction) is straight up unapologetic thrash! Love the album.” – CJSF – Metal Meltdown
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0 Power of Metal – Last Bullet – 80-69-64 “Last Bullet give us a great mix of dirty 80’s hair metal, stripped-down 90’s hard rock and dashes of southern rock influence with an underlying blues sensibility that’s prevalent in every song. “
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0 NEWS: Montreal Alt Rockers CHAIR WARRIORS New Video “Lights Out”; New EP “Dawn of Edo” Out Sept 22nd
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – July 20, 2017
For fans of Muse, Thirty Seconds To Mars, Coheed and Cambria
Montreal Alt Rockers CHAIR WARRIORS New Video “Lights Out”; New EP “Dawn of Edo” Out Sept 22nd
With clear influences from Muse and Thirty Seconds to Mars, the melodic rock/indie pop sound that Montreal, QC’s CHAIR WARRIORS bring to the table is both appetizing and alternative. Set to release their upcoming EP “Dawn of Edo” on September 22nd to follow their 2012 debut “A Thousand Words”, CHAIR WARRIORS bring forth a sonic experience on six songs produced with Kevin Jardine (Slaves On Dope) plus a bonus track produced with Andreas Koliakoudakis (Kingsway Studios). Touching on various lyrical topics, the EP is mainly inspired by vocalist Brandon Mignacca’s fascination for Japanese History, specifically the Edo period and its significant importance to their cultural, political, and military evolution. Some music listeners may also be familiar with Mignacca as he has competed in season 5 of Quebec’s version of The Voice entitled “La Voix” where he successfully made it to the quarter-finals and was called back to perform for both the LIVE semi-final and final episodes, which aired on TVA across the province. Watch audition video here and more clips here.
The trio’s new video for their first single “Lights Out” is now being shared and can be viewed at the following link:
plus is available for download on Bandcamp here.
Vocalist Brandon Mignacca comments:
“Lights Out is about the idea of seeing things for what they truly are. City lights deny us the chance to view the stars, among other things. It’s when the lights are out that you can truly see what the universe holds both externally and internally. We want people to feel inspired by the track. Although the video is a little on the darker side, the message is a hopeful one.”
![chair warriors - lights out [official video]](https://ssl.fbridgecdn.net/users_files/43/57443/videos/video_medium_chair_warriors_-_lights_out_official_video.jpg?1500218348)
Track Listing:
1. Firethin (4:35)
2. Shogun (5:13)
3. So Alive (3:14)
4. Epitaph (4:06)
5. Chaser (4:45)
6. Lights Out (4:13)
7. Primal (Bonus Track) (4:09)
EP Length: 30:20
1. Firethin (4:35)
2. Shogun (5:13)
3. So Alive (3:14)
4. Epitaph (4:06)
5. Chaser (4:45)
6. Lights Out (4:13)
7. Primal (Bonus Track) (4:09)
EP Length: 30:20
CHAIR WARRIORS is:
Brandon Mignacca – Vocals / Keyboard
Robert Flis – Guitar
Gopal Devanathan – Drums
Brandon Mignacca – Vocals / Keyboard
Robert Flis – Guitar
Gopal Devanathan – Drums
Show Dates:
Sept 23 – Theatre Plaza – Montreal, QC – info
Sept 23 – Theatre Plaza – Montreal, QC – info
For more info:
https://chairwarriorsband.com
https://www.facebook.com/ChairWarriors
https://twitter.com/ChairWarriors
https://www.instagram.com/chairwarriors
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-arY
https://chairwarriorsband.com
https://www.facebook.com/ChairWarriors
https://twitter.com/ChairWarriors
https://www.instagram.com/chairwarriors
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-arY
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“Though the band only consists of three members, they gave off enough power to please an entire stadium of people, and their stage presence was worthy of a large festival show.”- Bucketlist Music Reviews
“I admit that I had not heard of the band beforehand, thus leaving me unsure of what to expect. Now I know I will remember their name whenever it will be brought up, and all of this with good reasons.” – IX Daily
“Chair Warriors music is influenced by everything from classical to 90s grunge, all rolled into one tight, melodic package.” Roth n Roll
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0 Antichrist Metalzine Compilation #8 w/ Terrifier, Slagduster, Rapheumets Well, Protosequence, MUTANK, Divinity, Deity
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