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0 NEWS: Actor BILLY BLAIR Signs His Band JUNK To Zombie Shark Records, Premiere New Track “Pop Rock Genocide” via KNAC.com

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Montreal, QC – June 21, 2017

Actor BILLY BLAIR Signs His Band JUNK To Zombie Shark Records, Premiere New Track “Pop Rock Genocide” via KNAC.com

Dallas, Texas rock trio JUNK have inked a worldwide deal with Zombie Shark Records, the new record label from Noah “Shark” Robertson (Motograter, EX-The Browning).

JUNK is fronted by guitarist and vocalist, Billy Blair (Surgeon General, Mother Truckin Skull Diggers, Earshot, Love Stricken Demise) who is also a prolific actor and has appeared in such films as Machete, Machete Kills, The Last Stand, Jonah Hex, and Sin City: A Dame To Kill For. The three-piece is rounded out by bassist and vocalist, Benjamin K. Bachman (Never Mind The Darkness, Zativah Kid), who has also produced various solo albums and material for film, and drummer Brian Klein (July Alley, Shadow Reichenstein).

Blair states, “We are beyond pleased to be a part of a label that believes in its bands and has our backs.. and that label is Zombie Shark Records! Horror movies and rock n roll in a gift bag!”

The band takes influence from a wide range of artists such as Billy Idol, Soundgarden, Danzig, INXS, Dooby Brothers, and Alice In Chains plus has shared the stage with bands such as Skid Row, Dokken, Faster Pussycat, and Steel Panther.

The band’s latest single “Pop Rock Genocide” is streaming exclusively at KNAC.COM here: http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=24437

The track was recorded and produced at Soundhaven Studios in Rockwall, TX by Jason Schauer and was mixed by Travis Wyrick (P.O.D.,10 Years, Shinedown). The song will be featured in the upcoming horror/comedy movie CHEROKEE CREEK.

The band recently produced two music videos for the songs “Like Lightning” and “Built to Last” produced by Grammy Award winner Tre Nagella at Luminous Sound Studios in Dallas, TX. Both tracks are featured on the soundtrack to the film BLOOD SOMBRERO, starring Billy Blair.

The music video for “Built to Last” directed by Todd Jenkins/Movie Mafia Productions can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/2dKye68kQto

The music video for “Like Lightning” directed by Abel Berry can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/_dFsba_oX_s

Purchase JUNK tunes at www.zombieshark.net

LINKS:

https://www.facebook.com/Junktx/
http://www.billyblair.com/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3046228/

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0 NEWS: NORDHEIM Launch Indiegogo For “RapThor”, An Album About Bacon And Dinosaurs

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Montreal, QC – June 21, 2017

For fans of Moonsorrow, Finntroll, Windir, Equilibrium, Ensiferum, Kalmah, Wintersun

Quebec Folk Metal NORDHEIM Launch Indiegogo For “RapThor”, An Album About Bacon And Dinosaurs

Influenced by bands such as Finntroll, Ensiferum, Kalmah and Wintersun, Quebec folk metal NORDHEIM have launched an indiegogo campaign for their forthcoming album entitled “RapThor” to follow their two previous releases “Refill” (2013) and debut “Lost In The North” (2011). Featuring eight tracks with titles such as “Troll Riding A Raptor”, “Boobs And Bacon” and “Dragonthorn”, this third studio recording is dedicated to the epic flavour of bacon, the colossus power of dinosaurs and more.

The band comments:

“‘We want to give the fans one of the heaviest and nastiest folk metal albums to date with ‘RapThor’. It is different from our first two. We had great feedback when we played the songs live. This album is the heaviest of them all while cutting back on the European folklore influences. It’s the result of our hard work over the last few years. It is super-heavy party music!”

NORDHEIM are offering various perks and bundles through their Indiegogo campaign to meet their goal of $3,500 for “RapThor”, which can be found at the following link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rapthor-metal#/

The band has also posted a video message for the campaign at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reFUtNY1K5U

1. Troll Riding A Raptor
2. Boobs And Bacon
3. Scroll Of Lightning Bolt
4. Black Witch Rises
5. I Wish You Were Beer
6. Strength Became The Storm
7. Blood’s Shade
8. Dragonthorn

NORDHEIM is:
Warraxe – Guitars, Vocals
Benfok – Bass, Vocals
Fred – Lead Guitars
Luke – Drums

About:

So many bands make listeners choke from their sheer delusional pretentions of grandeur. Not Nordheim, their philosophy is simply to make fun folk metal, as can be evidenced by titles such as ‘Boobs and Bacon’ and ‘I Wish You Were A Beer’!

Inspired by Wintersun, Windir, Finntroll, Equillbrium, and Carcass, guitarist and singer, and main songwriter Warraxe describes Nordheim’s sound as ‘fast, heavy, festive, cold, and catchy!’

Warraxe explains that Nordheim are truly a band of brothers. ‘We are a bunch of guys from Bellechasse, a small region south of the St-Laurent River in the province of Quebec. We were long-time friends and have metal as a common passion, one thing leads to another and we started a band.’

Live Nordheim really show their sense of fun. “When we play live it’s a frickin’ party! We move a lot, scream, hump the air, we drink from the fans’ beer bottles and in turn, we feed them beer, with the help of our friends and roadies coming up on stage and pouring beer in their faces. Usually between songs I’ll be making jokes about anything I can think of, as long as it’s dumb and incoherent! We have a strong sense of ‘bro-ness’ with our fans!”

For more info, please visit

https://www.facebook.com/nordheimofficial/

https://nordheim.bandcamp.com/

https://www.youtube.com/user/Nordheimband

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0 MUEN Mag – “W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T.” by Mutank, where punk meets thrash!

“W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T.” is one of those records that you seem a band jamming out in their garage and eventually an audience just gathers because their thrash, punk, and a bit of tongue-in-cheek causes the listener to pay attention to what Mutank has to say.

http://www.muenmagazine.net/2017/06/w-h-a-t-s-t-h-a-t-by-mutank-where-punk-meets-thrash/

0 The Headbanging Moose – Album Review – Mutank / W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T. EP (2017)

https://theheadbangingmoose.wordpress.com/2017/06/20/album-review-mutank-w-h-a-t-s-t-h-a-t-ep-2017/

They have a lot of thrashing songs that have abbreviated titles, and they kick some serious ass with their old school music and hardcore attitude.

0 Music In Belgium – MUTANK – W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T. (EP)

http://www.musicinbelgium.net/pl/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=8685

0 Fireworks Magazine – Interviews – OmnisighT, Radio Free Universe

0 We Love Metal Reviews: Divinity – The Immortalist

https://www.welovemetal.com/newsite/wordpress/2017/06/11/wlm-reviews-divinity-the-immortalist/

Divinity is quite the find. The amazing power of the interwebs once again gives me (and perhaps you) another talented band deserving to be heard. Although The Immortalist isn’t exactly all new, it’s a fantastic roll up of what this band has been up to over the last few years. The Immortalist is highly recommended.

0 Broken Neck Radio: Armstrong Metalfest 2017 Lineup SPOTLIGHT – Spore

Broken Neck Radio: Armstrong Metalfest 2017 Lineup SPOTLIGHT – Spore

http://www.brokenneckradio.com/news/armstrong-metalfest-2017-lineup-spotlight-spore

0 REMINDER – Vancouver June 24 @ Rickshaw – NINJASPY (Spüken Release)

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Montreal, QC – June 2017

REMINDER – Vancouver June 24 @ Rickshaw – NINJASPY (Spüken Release) w/ Nylithia, Astrakhan & Ev0lution

‘Spüken’ produced by Garth Richardson (Kittie, RATM, Mudvayne, The Melvins)

MODIFIED GHOST PRESENTS…
www.facebook.com/modifiedghost

NINJASPY (Spüken Album Release Show)
w/ Nylithia, Astrakhan & Ev0lution
Saturday, June 24, 2017
The Rickshaw Theatre
254 East Hastings Street
**Doors at 8pm** – Ages 19+
Tickets: goo.gl/fLCneZ
Tickets also at Red Cat Records, Red Cat Records – Hastings & Neptoon Records.

NINJASPY (Spüken Album Release Show)
www.facebook.com/ninjaspy
www.ninjaspy.net

with

NYLITHIA
www.facebook.com/NYLITHIA
www.nylithia.com

ASTRAKHAN
www.facebook.com/astrakhanofficial
www.astrakhanofficial.bandcamp.com

EV0LUTION
www.facebook.com/Ev0lutionBC
www.ev0lution.bandcamp.com

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Lead singer Joel Parent on Spüken :

“These 10 songs span a decade, so there are a lot of different feels happening from song to song that represent what we got into over the years. It’s like we spent 10 years swallowing everything life threw at us, then we threw it all back up again, and are now able to listen to the blended, half-digested version of it.”

“When most people think of ninja, they think of heartless human weapons for hire, door to door deliverers of death, medieval mailmen gone bloody postal for a price. Its true, some people who practiced ninjutsu in feudal Japan did this and profited by it, and gave birth to the modern image of the ninja in all their violent hilarity. But in the beginning the skills for which ninja have become radical and revered arose out of necessity. The ruling samurai class prized honour above all else, even life. The peasant class often reaped the deadly benefit of this disregard for life. But some of them rejected this devaluation of their lives and sought ways to survive in spite of it. They were creative, skilled and deadly in their pursuit of a way of peace. They removed the hindrance of ego and status and instead let a reverence for life shape their approach. Unbound by the protocols of oppression, they invented unprecedented survival methods that have become legend. They unified mind, body and spirit in their art, they used what they had, they broke all the rules.

Ninjaspy takes this approach and applies it to music.”

L-R – Tim Parent – Bass, Joel Parent – Vocals, Guitar – Adam Parent – Drums

Photo Credit: Taya Fraser

“Spüken” is available on the band’s online store, iTunes, CD Baby and Bandcamp.

Album Stream – https://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/sp-ken-2

Music Video – Speak – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32B6xJBNHYs

1. Speak (4:43)
2. Shuriken Dance (4:02)
3. Brother Man (4:54)
4. Dead Duck Dock (4:45)
5. Become Nothing (3:18)
6. What! (3:08)
7. Jump Ya Bones! (3:55)
8. Grip The Cage (4:10)
9. Azaria (4:02)
10. Slave Vehemence (5:44)
Album Length: 42:44

Show Dates:
June 24 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
July 15 – Armstrong, BC – Armstrong Metal Fest w/ Revocation, Aggression, Golers and more – info

For More Info:

http://www.ninjaspy.net/
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-9jR

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“Pay attention Canadian recording industry, Ninjaspy is on the rise and the people’s salvation is at hand.” – Absolute Underground Magazine

“Ninjaspy has a unique sound mixing rock, hardcore and ska together.” – Pure Grain Audio

“They harmoniously blend metal, ska, grunge, hardcore, reggae, funk, surf and jazz for a unique mashup sound” – Monday Magazine (Vancouver)

“The group’s reggae-tinged hardcore is anything but generic, and the group’s unique swagger had fans creating a skank-mosh hybrid that quickly turned into a circle pit.” – Georgia Straight (Vancouver)

“The Vancouver-based trio Ninjaspy have made a name for themselves over the past few years, and it’s easy to see why: they’re really good. ” – Metal Sucks

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0 Decibel Magzine – Metalocalypstick Fest Celebrates Women in Extreme Metal

http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2017/6/8/metalocalypstick-fest-celebrates-women-in-extreme-metal