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0 NEWS: SkullsnBones Album Premiere: Austin Death Metal SIGIL ‘Kingdom of The Grave’ (Horror Pain Gore Death Productions)
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – April 7, 2017
For Fans of Entombed, Dismember, Tragedy, His Hero is Gone, Entrails, Fatalist, Black Breath
SkullsnBones Album Premiere: Austin Death Metal SIGIL ‘Kingdom of The Grave’
Debut Album Out via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions
Austin, TX crusty death metal destroyers SIGIL have teamed up with SkullsnBones.com for the exclusive premiere of their debut album ‘Kingdom Of The Grave’ being unleashed via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions as of April 7th on CD and digital formats.
To hear the full stream of ‘Kingdom of The Grave’ please visit https://skullsnbones.com/exclusive-premiere-stream-sigils-kingdom-of-the-grave-album/
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.”
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.
1. Death Unreal (4:58)
2. Even The Gods Will Burn (3:37)
3. Lick The Blade (3:15)
4. Kingdom Of The Grave (4:09)
5. Summoning Hate (5:45)
6. Strange Aeons (4:52)
7. Bloodvisions (2:52)
8. Death Won’t Kill Me (4:04)
Album Length: 33:36
2. Even The Gods Will Burn (3:37)
3. Lick The Blade (3:15)
4. Kingdom Of The Grave (4:09)
5. Summoning Hate (5:45)
6. Strange Aeons (4:52)
7. Bloodvisions (2:52)
8. Death Won’t Kill Me (4:04)
Album Length: 33:36
For More Info:
https://www.facebook.com/Sigilmetal/
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“Hailing from Texas is Sigil and with their new record Kingdom of The Grave they provide you some filthy face ripping death metal. This release contains eight total songs that are as heavy as you can imagine and just as head stomping as you can imagine. From track to track you can expect nothing less than destructive, headbanging and intense tunes for the next thirty plus minutes.” – Cadaver Garden
“This is definitely for fans who like heavy, crunchy riffs, and throat-shredding vocals.” – Yell! Magazine
“Lots of insistent riffs merge with brutally-precise rhythms to make you wonder, just how powerful must this band sound in the live arena ? Hopefully we’ll get the chance to find out, one day. In the meantime, be sure to play this loud and enjoy the chaos as it takes the place apart !” – Fear and Loathing Fanzine
“Encased in a raw, gritty sound that instantly takes our minds back to the Slowly We Rots and Altars Of Madnesses of yore – Texan death metal outfit Sigil are here to pummel us. “Kingdom Of The Grave” is their first full-length release on the hilariously-named Horror Pain Gore Death Productions – and it succeeds on so many levels: primarily by taking the old school sound of classic DM acts like Massacre and Morbid angel – and making it relevant here in the 21st century…For me, this upcoming USA quartet have actually released the death metal album of the year so far – easily beating out Obituary and Immolation. Kingdom Of The Grave isn’t breaking boundaries – but everything about it sums up why we love old school death metal so much.” – The Metal Observer
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0 NEWS: STRIKER – Four Nominations From Edmonton Music Awards – ‘Album of The Year’, ‘Metal Recording of The Year’, ‘Group of The Year’, ‘People’s Choice’ + Alberta CD Release Shows For Fifth Self-Titled Album Out Now!
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – April 7, 2017
For Fans of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Enforcer, Skullfist, Steelwing
STRIKER – Four Nominations From Edmonton Music Awards
‘Album of The Year’, ‘Metal Recording of The Year’, ‘Group of The Year’, ‘People’s Choice’
Alberta CD Release Shows For Fifth Self-Titled Album Out Now!
European Tour Dates w/ Sonata Arctica
Photo Credit: Dana Zuk
Currently wrapping up the tail end of their European tour with Sonata Arctica, STRIKER return to Canada to four nominations from the Edmonton Music Awards (Album of The Year, Metal Recording of The Year, Group of The Year, People’s Choice). The award nominations are for their highly praised 2016 album ‘Stand In The Fire’ (album stream here).
“We are hoping to make the hat-trick for Metal Recording of the Year at the Edmonton Music Awards this year. We are super stoked to be nominated for Album of The Year as well as Group of The Year. It was a fantastic year for us so let’s keep it rolling with some new hardware!” comments guitarist Tim Brown.
Full 2017 Edmonton Music Awards nominee list: http://www.edmontonmusicawards.com/2017-nominees/
Metal Recording of the Year
All Else Fails – The Forever Lie
Black Friday – Suffering In Stereo
Juliet Ruin – Rogue Down
Silence The Machine – Lost
Striker – Phoenix Lights
Album of the Year
100 mile house – Hiraeth
Altameda – Dirty Rain
Royal Tusk – DealBreaker
Scenic Route To Alaska – Long Walk Home
Striker – Stand in the Fire
Group of the Year
100 mile house
Royal Tusk
Scenic Route To Alaska
Striker
The Dungarees
People’s Choice – Winner To Be Determined By Online Fan Vote
Striker
Click here to vote! https://yeglive.ca/surveys/edmonton-music-awards-2017
In additional news, STRIKER will be returning to their shredding grounds of Alberta in April for their first Canadian shows since unleashing their fifth studio album on February 24th, which the band has been touring the USA plus Europe in support of for the last three months.
Their shows, April 13th in Calgary at Dicken’s Pub, hometown return on April 14th in Edmonton at Starlite Room and April 15th in Red Deer at The Vat will be CD release events for their Albertan fans that have been loyal over the years supporting STRIKER‘s career in the province and beyond.
STRIKER‘s self-titled album released via their indie label Record Breaking Records features 9 shredding tracks that are all killer and no filler to continue the band’s classic mix of heavy metal.
To hear the full stream of STRIKER‘s new album, please visit: http://loudwire.com/striker-striker-exclusive-album-stream-interview/
Watch their video ‘Born To Lose’ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39j6gazeWKo
iTunes – here.
EU TOUR DATES w/ SONATA ARCTICA – The 9th Hour World Tour 2017
Special Guests:
Triosphere (NOR) – 20.02.-20.03.
Thunderstone (FI) – 22.03.-09.04.
Striker (CAN) – whole tour
Remaining Dates:
Apr 7 – KB Malmö, Sweden
Apr 8 – Frimis Salonger Örebro, Sweden
Apr 9 – Pustervik Göteborg, Sweden
Canadian Dates:
1. Former Glory (3:59)
2. Pass Me By (3:33)
3. Born To Lose (3:58)
4. Cheating Death (0:53)
5. Shadows In The Light (3:29)
6. Rock The Night (4:30)
7. Over The Top (4:38)
8. Freedom’s Call (4:30)
9. Curse of The Dead (3:49)
Album Length: 33:23
For More Info:
https://instagram.com/strikermetal
About:
Striker is an Edmonton-based recording and performing heavy metal band that has grown immensely through their years in the industry. A classic mix of heavy metal, hard rock, and 80’s hair metal, their music features powerful, clean vocals, catchy choruses, vocal harmonies, and impressive guitar leads.
Audiences are often floored by the energy of their live show, and their recorded material has been met with fantastic response by both fans and industry across the world. Striker has toured across dozens of countries as headliners as well as support for major metal acts. Gearing up for the release of their latest album the sky’s the limit for these Canadians!!
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“Striker gush with so much enthusiasm here, with explosive riffs swirling between the vibrant harmonies and choruses, that it’s hard not to notice…Tracks like “Former Glory” and “Born to Lose” are anthemic, catchy as hell and feature soaring vocals from Dan Cleary and terrific guitar work by Tim Brown…On Striker, the band take a host of influences and hone them into a sound they can call their own.” – Exclaim!
“From the first storm-summoning power chord on the opener Former Glory, Striker (CAN) proves their new album’s initial claim of not dwelling on the past, a high and appropriate cry of “Yeah, I’m back again!”… If you haven’t witnessed this inspiring resurrection of classic metal, the band plays Friday, April 14 at Starlite with Ravenous and Tylor Dory Trio, no doubt sharpened from the faithful overseas audiences.” – Edmonton Journal
“When a band releases an eponymous album it’s a statement of intent, a sign of confidence, everything being as it should be. For make no mistake, Striker are a special band. As the old Metal Gods ascend to Valhalla, new gods will arise. This is Striker’s fifth album and it’s just timeless. Not retro, not looking back, but taking everything that’s uplifting and glorious about heavy metal into 2017 and beyond…this album has to be in every writer and fan’s top ten at the end of 2017.” – Hellbound
“A less balls out, more aggressive record than its predecessor, STRIKER delivers another impressive collection of high energy headbangers….Regardless of what your heavy metal predilections may be, STRIKER offers something for everyone. Super catchy tunes dripping with shred gymnastics and all around technical prowess, Striker deserves a place on any metal fan’s playlist….If you have not experienced Striker yet, this album is a worthy place to start and should appeal to a wide range of fans, particularly followers of the Priest, Anthrax and Maiden.” – Metal Rules
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0 925 Rebellion – Interview – Radio Free Universe
0 Shockwave Mag – Ninjaspy – Spuken
The blend of the raw and heavy power needed in a metal band with the low end grooves of a jazz band is intense to say the least. Funky transitions into nu-metal screams, then back to the reggae beats. It throws you to the edge of your seat.
0 Hellbound – A NEW YEAR, MORE NEW (IN) METAL: 2017, PART 1 – Longhouse
0 Worship Metal – Woodhawk – Beyond The Sun
Take Red Fang, The Sword and Witchcraft, strip them of nearly all distortion and add a canny knack for catchy as fuck riffs, with a psychedelic edge, and you arrive at the dusty doorstep of Calgarian stoner rockers Woodhawk!
http://www.worshipmetal.com/reviews/woodhawk-beyond-the-sun-album-review/
0 EPK – Cydemind – Erosion (2017) – Violin Meets Instrumental Prog Metal
Cydemind – Erosion (2017)
For fans of Symphony X, Dream Theater, Haken, Plini, Ayreon, Neal Morse Band, Genesis, Rush
Release Date: May 26, 2017
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“presented what will easily be among the top prog metal albums of the year…” – Metal Underground
“An epic album in every sense of the word” – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life
“Cydemind have an excellent album on their hands with “Erosion.”” – Progressive Music Planet
“Everything a person could want in his or her progressive metal is contained within the album’s six tracks. Heavy, complex riffs? Check. Knotty, constantly-shifting time signatures? Check. Shreddy solos? Double check. Winding, non-linear song structures? Epic track lengths? Uplifting melodies? Check, check, and check. And then there’s that violin. It’s pretty clear from the first few notes that Olivier Allard has classical training, because he attacks his instrument like Yngwie Malmsteen with a bow.” – Indy Metal Vault
“Cydemind have captured a sound that I have spent a long time searching for. Combining the modern progressive style of bands such as Dream Theater and Haken, with some exceptional violin at the forefront to really stand out from the crowd.” – Belwood Music
“Out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada could be the next big musical act in the world of instrumental progressive metal, and that band is known as CYDEMIND…The beauty of this record is that the entire record stands out, yet the flow of the musicianship and arrangements flow together like that expensive wine that is aged over time and that cheese that is cured to where it has its perfect, exquisite taste to it. ” – Muen Magazine
“A lush and atmospheric journey that brings brisk mountain air into my lungs” – Metal Trenches
“Bottom line, “Erosion” is a glorious album that is worthy of any Metal… nay, any music collection. It’s simply wonderful music to listen to.” – 925 Rebellion
“Cydemind have shown me two things on this debut album: they’re damn good musicians, and they have the ability to write compelling music that sticks with you. ” – Angry Metal Guy
“Cydemind are the find of the month, hell maybe even the year.” – Wyrd Ways Rock Show
Release Date: May 26, 2017
Album Title: Erosion
Track Listing :
1. What Remains (4:58)
2. Tree of Tales (6:41)
3. Derecho (13:36)
4. Red Tides (5:25)
5. Stream Capture (6:29)
6. Erosion (27:19)
Album Length: 1:04:30
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Cydemind
• All songs written by: Cydemind
• Produced by: Chris Donaldson and Cydemind
• Mixed by: Chris Donaldson
• Mastered by: Chris Donaldson
• Album Artwork by: Alexandre Dagenais (drummer)
• SOCAN
• Canadian Content CanCon (MAPL)
• Album and Live Band Line Up: Olivier Allard, Alexandre Dagenais, Nicolas Damoulianos, Camille Delage, Kevin Paquet
Cydemind is:
Olivier Allard (Violins)
Alexandre Dagenais (Drums)
Camille Delage (Keyboards/Piano)
Nico Damoulianos (Bass)
Kevin Paquet (Guitars)
Discography:
2014 – Through Mists and Ages – EP
2015 – What Remains – SP
2017 – Erosion – LP
2014 – Through Mists and Ages – EP
2015 – What Remains – SP
2017 – Erosion – LP
Shared stage with :
Pyramid Theorem, Fractal Cypher, No Ticket, Innerspace, Gone in April, Transcend, Unbeing, Kreise, Cenograph
Pyramid Theorem, Fractal Cypher, No Ticket, Innerspace, Gone in April, Transcend, Unbeing, Kreise, Cenograph
L-R: Camille Delage (keys), Nico Damoulianos (bass), Olivier Allard (violin), Alexandre Dagenais (drums), Kevin Paquet (guitars)
In a world where so much music is bland and generic, CYDEMIND are a breath of fresh air! Mixing progressive rock, jazz, classical, and progressive metal, CYDEMIND are a special and unique band, one we’ll be hearing a lot more from in the future. Influenced by such bands as Dream Theater, Symphony X, Haken, Neal Morse Band, and jazzmen like Avishai Cohen and Tigran Hamasyan, violinist Olivier Allard describes their sound as “violin meets instrumental prog metal!”.
Prolific artists, CYDEMIND released ‘Through Mists and Ages’ in 2014 and their single ‘What Remains’ in 2015, and now the quintet (violin, bass, piano, guitar, drums) are releasing their first full-length album. Entitled ‘Erosion’, its six tracks are centered around the theme of nature and its persistence through time. Epic is the word here, with one track clocking in at an impressive 27 minutes. There is no limit to their musical ambitions!
To further the creative emersion of ‘Erosion’, the album’s booklet contains lyrical poems written by pianist Camille Delage, which describe each music piece; a unique and pleasing concept. The presence of the grand piano throughout the album also adds a classical music sound along with violin instead of voice. This is progressive music for the 21st Century!
Allard believes their new album will be well received.
“It’s a pretty unique kind of progressive metal, but it’s rather easy to get hooked to it! Because our music is full of different soundscapes and ambiances, and because every instrument is interesting! We have a classically trained violin, that’s pretty unique to our band. We hope every fan actually has a different listening experience depending on how and what they’re listening.”
‘Erosion’ is due out on May 26th and will be available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and all major online retailers.
(Bio written by Steve Earles)
0 Red Dirt Report – LOST AND FOUND: Montreal metalers Closer to Found to make their Oklahoma debut
0 NEWS: ALL ELSE FAILS Nominated For Edmonton Music Award ‘Metal Recording of The Year’
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – April 6, 2017
For Fans of Killswitch Engage, In Flames, Alexis On Fire, Cancer Bats, Five Finger Death Punch
ALL ELSE FAILS Nominated For Edmonton Music Award ‘Metal Recording of The Year’
ALL ELSE FAILS have been nominated for an Edmonton Music Award for ‘Metal Recording of The Year’ for their latest EP’s title track ‘The Forever Lie’. The EP was released in February and continues the Edmonton band’s aggressively dark brand of metal that breaks the traditional ideals of their genre. Drawing comparisons to bands like Killswitch Engage, In Flames and Of Mice & Men, the band infuses their music with a variety of elements that includes experimental, classical, synth lines plus spoken word sampling to accent a unique blend of heavy as hell screams and shiver inducing clean vocals. The band also toured India in January where they performed at the Unmaad Fest and the Alcheringa Fest (tour diary on Decibel Magazine here) plus filmed their latest music video ‘The Forever Lie’, which can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JExOKfQc7IE.
Vocalist / guitarist Barrett Klesko comments on the nomination:
“We are honoured to be nominated for Metal Recording of the Year at the 2017 Edmonton Music Awards. We are in excellent company; the choices this year are all great bands and even better people.”ALL ELSE FAILS was nominated alongside fellow friends and musicians listed below.
Metal Recording of the Year
All Else Fails – The Forever Lie
Black Friday – Suffering In Stereo
Juliet Ruin – Rogue Down
Silence The Machine – Lost
Striker – Phoenix Lights
Full 2017 Edmonton Music Awards nominee list: http://www.edmontonmusicawards.com/2017-nominees/
In additional news, 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.
1. Beneath The Waves (4:12)
2. The Sons of Plenty (3:35)
3. The Forever Lie (3:34)
4. Twice Broken (4:44)
5. Broken (4:11)
6. Terracide (7:54)
EP Length: 28:12
Album Stream – http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/stream-the-new-all-else-fails-ep-the-forever-lie-now-exclusive-premiere
Music Video – The Sons of Plenty – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgMv8Gbtob8
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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