TERRIFIER felt to me like a breath of fresh air, a tremendous effort of good ol’ Thrash Metal that bested the test of time and knocked everyone’s teeth out.
http://www.metal-temple.com/site/catalogues/entry/reviews/cd_3/t_2/terrifier-weapons-of.htm
TERRIFIER felt to me like a breath of fresh air, a tremendous effort of good ol’ Thrash Metal that bested the test of time and knocked everyone’s teeth out.
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Montreal, QC – March 22, 2017
For Fans of Twelve Foot Ninja, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Mike Patton, RHCP, Gojira, Devin Townsend Project, Skindred
Tour Dates Updated: Reggae Metal Fusion NINJASPY Cross Canada Tour
New Album ‘Spüken’ Out April 14th + New Video ‘Speak’
‘Spüken’ produced by Garth Richardson (Kittie, RATM, Mudvayne, The Melvins)

Vancouver’s NINJASPY, a trio of blood brothers that have created a metal fusion of hard, heavy, hook-laden music that runs the gamut of reggae, surf, metal and more will be performing their explosive and powerfully unhinged live show across Canada in support of their next full length ‘Spüken’ due out April 14, 2017. Their album is once again produced by GGGarth Richardson (Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mudvayne, Gallows) and Ben Kaplan (Biffy Clyro, Atreyu, Haste the Day) to follow NINJASPY‘s 2013 EP / graphic novel ‘No Kata’ and their 2007 debut ‘Pi Nature’. The album release tour will be the band’s sixth tour across the country and also marks six years since 2011 that they have trekked from West to East, the last time being in support of their debut album.
The band’s first full single / music video ‘Speak’ off ‘Spüken’ can be watched at the following link below and can be downloaded from their online store, iTunes, CD Baby and Bandcamp.
Music Video – Speak – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32B6xJBNHYs
About ‘Spüken’:Years in the making since spring 2014 when NINJASPY launched the “Jump Ya Bones” and crowd funding Campaign, the band was able to raise $15,000 to fund the new full length. They began recording in November 2014, taking their culmination of nearly a decade of songs and narrowing them down to an epic 10 track experience to demonstrate all their downbeats to breakdowns to their weaving of reggae, hardcore, metal and much more.
“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.” says vocalist / guitarist Joel Parent.
‘Spüken’ was recorded and mixed sporadically over the next two years in Vancouver, BC and in the spring of 2016 between recording sessions, the band teased fans with a filmed and recorded live acoustic performance of their track ‘Azaria’, a song that is included with full metal instrumentation on the new genre-bending album. It showed the true diversity of the band and their ability to take manic and intense music and make it tender and raw.

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“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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Montreal, QC – March 22, 2017
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Wacken Metal Battle USA Philadelphia & Boston Round Winners!
Philadelphia Winners = POWER THEORY, CORPSE HOARDER
Boston Round 2 Winner = GOBLET
One Champion To Play At Wacken Open Air
One band, one champion, thousands of metalheads!
Wacken Metal Battle In America For The First Time!

Wacken Metal Battle USA is proud to announce the first ever Philadelphia round winners conquered by POWER THEORY and COPRSE HOARDER. The bands will now move on to the national final in New York City (date to be determined). The round was held on Saturday, March 18th at Whiskey Tango along with other competing bands In The Presence of Wolves, Fatal Aggression, Assayer, Malphas.
Boston Round 2 was won by GOBLET, who will now move on the Boston city final on April 19th and will join round 1 winner COFFIN BIRTH. Round 2 was held on March 21st at Once Somerville along with other competing bands Pathogenic, Carnivora, Ravage. Remaining qualifying rounds listed below.
For over a decade at the world’s largest outdoor metal festival Wacken Open Air, independent metal bands from around the globe have been performing in front of thousands and competing against one another for one to be crowned champion of the world along with winning multiple prizes (prizes info). For the first time ever, Wacken Metal Battle USA is coming to America for its inaugural year and will be hosting qualifying rounds in New York City, Boston and Philadelphia. The national champion of those battles will perform at the 2017 festival taking place from August 3rd – 5th. Please watch the following video trailer to see all the metal fun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_xjt8Qp3TE
Boston, MA
Round 3 – Wednesday, March 29 @ Once Somerville (156 Highland Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts)
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1365881590142958/
Upheaval – http://upheavalboston.bandcamp.com/
Leather Lung – http://leatherlungcult.bandcamp.com/
Birnam Wood – http://birnamwood.bandcamp.com/
Concilium – https://www.facebook.com/conciliumdoom/
Final – Wednesday, April 19 @ Once Somerville (156 Highland Ave, Somerville, Massachusetts)
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/364745117238312/
Round 1 Winner – Coffin Birth – https://coffinbirth.bandcamp.com/
TBA
TBA
New York City
(dates coming soon)
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How it works:
Each city will hold their qualifying rounds plus city finals, selecting the top band to move forward to the national final in New York City (date to be determined) with one being selected to perform at the 28th edition of Wacken Open Air. All bands will be judged during battle rounds by respected local music industry.
The finalists will be selected as follows by city.
For more info on Wacken Metal Battle USA, please visit these links:
Official Website: http://www.metalbattlusa.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wackenmetalbattleusa/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WackenBattleUSA
For more info on international battle, please visit: http://www.metal-battle.com
For more info on Wacken Open Air, please visit http://www.wacken.com
All bands, that wish to participate in the Metal Battle, must read the following rules and guidelines. Bands who send in an application automatically agree to the rules and terms.
If a band overruns its allotted performance-time, then the band-members should be aware of the fact that in this case their sound will be faded out. The running order for the concert will be released a few days before the event takes place.
Please note:
Travel for the winning band to go to Germany is at their own expense and accommodations at the festival will be in the form of camping in the VIP area.
Full professional back line will be provided for performance.
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MetalMasterKingdom.com
MetalNationRadio.com
Metal-Rules.com
MetalSucks.net
MetalUnderground.com
PureGrainAudio.com
DVT Entertainment
Dungeon Works Productions
Asher Media Relations
Grayskull Booking
Full Siege Entertainment
Gigfly.ca
Death Kiss (WEMF)
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Montreal, QC – March 22, 2017
For Fans of Entombed, Dismember, Tragedy, His Hero is Gone, Entrails, Fatalist, Black Breath
NoCleanSinging Premiere Austin Death Metallers SIGIL ‘Even The Gods Will Burn’
Debut Album ‘Kingdom of The Grave’ Out April 7th via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions

Horror Pain Gore Death Productions signed Austin, TX’s crusty death metal destroyers SIGIL for the release of their debut album entitled ‘Kingdom Of The Grave’ to be unleashed on April 7th on CD and digital formats.
The album’s title track was released a few weeks ago and now they’re ready for another brutal assault with ‘Even The Gods Will Burn’ premiered on NoCleanSinging.com at the following link: http://www.nocleansinging.com/2017/03/22/an-ncs-premiere-sigil-even-the-gods-will-burn/
“this is definitely the thrashiest/fastest track on the record and stands apart from the other songs for that reason. Thematically it’s about the destructive nature of radicalized religion, regardless of what that religion is.” comments vocalist / guitarist Alex Citrone.
SIGIL successfully blends classic Swedish death metal with American crust resulting in catchy, crushing chaos. Keeping true to the old school faith, their debut album ‘Kingdom Of The Grave’ is unrelenting in its death metal attack, which also incorporates raw D-beat aggression complimented by slashing solo’s and throat-ripping vocals. For fans of Black Breath, Carnage, Dismember, Entombed, Entrails, Fatalist, Fleshcrawl, Gatecreeper, Grave, His Hero Is Gone, Nihilist and Tragedy
Vocalist / guitarist Alex Citrone comments on the album:
“Kingdom of the Grave” is pure, raw death metal with an explosive energy to it. It has themes of the occult, suicide, police brutality and a dystopian future. Fans of the old and new school will find something to love.”
Listen to the album’s title track “Kingdom Of The Grave” at https://youtu.be/RZibEyCZ2ME
Pre-order the CD for only $10 with free shipping from HPGDP at http://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com/store/hpgd144.html
In additional news, SIGIL will be hosting their local CD launch in Austin, TX on April 7th at The Lost Well with support from Califorina’s Apothesary and Dallas bands Blood Royale, Maldevera. Full details can be found here.
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Montreal, QC – March 22, 2017
For fans of Alexisonfire, Deftones, Of Mice & Men
New Noise Mag Video Premiere ADRIAN PAIN & THE DEAD SEXY ‘Day One’ + Ontario Show Dates
New EP ‘Mixed Messages’ Out Now!

Toronto, ON’s Adrian Pain & The Dead Sexy unleashed their new EP ‘Mixed Messages’ this past February to continue their solid chemistry of an ‘Allcore’ metal sound with emotionally stirring and socially conscious lyrics. The EP is a marriage of Adrian Pain’s solo endeavours and The Dead Sexy’s band work to follow EPs ‘Picture Day At Night School’ (2014) and their debut ‘The First One Is Free’ (2013) along with Pain’s solo full length ‘Love Letters & Suicide Notes’ (2012).
Pain describes ‘Mixed Messages’:
“This release is like the gateway drug to metal and heavier music in general! We appeal to a very wide range of musical tastes so guys can play us for their girlfriends, and girls can play us for the guys. If you identify another way, you can play us for whomever you’d like. If any negative response comes out of it, it’ll be the fans that expect every song to get heavier with each effort. What I hope they notice is the constant evolution of our sound. The music itself is getting more and more diverse and progressive, while the song structures are also evolving into bigger, more complex arrangements. I want everyone that listens to this record to feel an emotional connection. I want people to relate to, and hear the MESSAGE in each track.”
In support of the new EP, the ‘Allcore’ metal band has teamed with New Noise Mag for the premiere of their new video ‘Day One’.
“The band and I are all fans of ‘play through’ videos. Usually you’d see individual play through videos like bassists, drummers, or guitarists by themselves. I had recently watched a few that Luke Holland & Jason Richardson have done together and thought it would be very cool to do a full band play through. We were originally planning on doing another lyric video for “Day One” but the idea fit nicely with this track because of all the great individual parts. We want our friends and fans out there, who may not always have a chance to catch ‘Adrian Pain & The Dead Sexy’ live, see us play and get a feel for what we do as musicians.” – Adrian Pain
‘Day One’ can be viewed at http://newnoisemagazine.com/adrian-pain-dead-sexy-day-one-video/
A full stream of ‘Mixed Messages’ can be heard at the following link: https://soundcloud.com/user-772494263/sets/mixed-messages
Singles:
‘Say It Like You Mean It’ featuring Rachel Gosling – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9CYFHNJeBQ
‘In Time’ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlyuaxLFc5o
‘Mixed Messages’ is now available via All-Core Records on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and all major online retailers .
In additional news, ADRIAN PAIN & THE DEAD SEXY will be performing a series of Ontario show dates in March, April and May listed below.
March 24 – Hamilton, ON – The Doors Pub – info w/ Sins of Sincerity, The Ocean Cure, Key To The North, Arcane Ghosts
April 22 – Oshawa, ON – Gravity Lounge – (Allcore 420-Fest) – info w/ Throne to the Wolves, Devilz By Definition, Clarity Through Chaos, Stoneskull
April 29 – Oshawa, ON – Gravity Lounge – info w/ Killborn, Chariots of The Gods, Teramobil, Dawn of Tyrants
Mayy 11 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace – info (All-Core Presents…)
May 19 – Oshawa, ON – The Atria – info w/ The Deceived, Beyond The Wall

Just as they deliver shock and awe on record, Adrian Pain & The Dead Sexy‘s live performance is a constant energy exchange. Their sets have a life of their own. One minute the whole room can be bouncing, the next there may be a pit, or there can be a complete hush over the crowd while they catch their breath and listen intently as the band engages them and the fans interact back with them. This showmanship has lead Adrian Pain & The Dead Sexy to blow up the Toronto music scene, headlining major clubs such as Sound Academy, Virgin Mobile Mod Club, Hard Rock Café for Hard Rock Rising, Bovine Sex Club, The Rivoli, Lee’s Palace, and The Horseshoe Tavern along with locally supporting touring bands such as Mushroomhead, Wednesday 13, Eyes Set To Kill, Anvil, Killer Dwarfs, Sid Wilson / Slipknot After Party, Die Mannequin, Carol Pope, Sumo Cyco, Dance Laurie Dance, Castle and more. The band has also taken a foot hold of the Southern Ontario touring circuit, performing in cities surrounding the greater Toronto area and festivals such as the Ottawa Field Fest, Landmark Events, Canadian Music Week, Kitchener Music Festival to name a few.
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“Adrian Pain & The Dead Sexy is Toronto and Canada’s very own Post-Hardcore / Nu Metal Hybrid; a band that melds every splintered off sub-genre you can imagine into one, stand alone, Rock sound. This is sonic seduction delivered with a serrated edge image. Sounds Like: Alexisonfire in dream” – The Scene Magazine
“Toronto, Ontario all-core rockers Adrian Pain & The Dead Sexy were so far ahead of their own game with Night School that I have a hard time keeping the volume turned down much below blow-my-fucking-eardrums-out every and anytime I listen! For those of you who think rock n roll is dead, Adrian Pain & The Dead Sexy would like to have a talk with you!” – My Indie Music Blog – Top Indie Albums/EPs of 2014
“Just treated my ears to The Dead Sexy’s Picture Day at Night School and it was exactly that, a true treat! Get this album, you’ll be delighted you did!… It’s just out n out sexy!” – TheRockAsylum
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Montreal, QC – March 22, 2017
For Fans of Killswitch Engage, In Flames, Alexis On Fire, Cancer Bats, Five Finger Death Punch
ALL ELSE FAILS Join LOUD AS HELL 2017 Line-Up w/ Battlecross, Bison, Black Wizard, Aggression and more!


Coming off their first international tour of India (tour diary on Decibel Magazine here) and performing their local Edmonton CD release show last month for their new EP ‘The Forever Lie’. ALL ELSE FAILS confirm they will be joining the 2017 LOUD AS HELL festival line up in Drumheller, AB that includes Battlecross, Bison, Black Wizard, Aggression and more. AEF’s set will be on the second day of the festival on Saturday, August 5th with their set time at 9pm local time. Full Line up and set times can be found here. Tickets are available at http://www.loudashell.com/tickets.
In additional news, ALL ELSE FAILS‘ new video for their EP’s title track ‘The Forever Lie’ that was all shot with clips from their India tour including performances at the Unmaad Fest and the Alcheringa Fest can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JExOKfQc7IE
The release is available for download on iTunes, Bandcamp and all major online retailers.

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“They are by turns pissed and melodic, speedy and anthemic – but always organic sounding….their song “The Sons Of Plenty”, a tune that encompasses all those things and demonstrates what the band is capable of.” – Gear Gods
“I can promise you that The Forever Lie will give you your fix of heavy music.” – PureGrainAudio.com
“Guttural heaviness + impacting music = You’ll like it!” – CFMU 93.3 FM – Master Radio (Hamilton, ON
“The guys do a wicked job with the layering throughout the album especially with the guitars and vocals.” – Kingston Music Reviews
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The guys do a wicked job with the layering throughout the album especially with the guitars and vocals.