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0 TRVE NORTH REVIEWS – CELL – ANCIENT INCANTATIONS OF XARBOS
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Canadian Black Metal maniacs CELL have released one hell of a new album! This is a genre-bending, face-melting, dimension-crossing, mind-fucking experience that crosses all of the streams that should not be crossed. Ancient Incantations of Xarbos is a frenetic cosmic voyage into sheer madness, guided by an immense display of raw, heavy metal magic.
0 Winnipeg Cosmic Black Metal CELL Unleash ‘God of The NetherRealm’ Off Upcoming Album Out October 2019
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Montreal, QC – August 20, 2019
For fans of Emperor, Death, Morbid Angel, Immortal, Goatwhore
Winnipeg Cosmic Black Metal CELL Unleash ‘God of The NetherRealm’ Off Upcoming Album Out October 2019
New Album ‘Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos’ Out October 4th
CELL, Canada’s three-piece conceptual cosmic black metal outfit are releasing a new album ‘Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos’ to follow up their first album ‘The Frozen Moon Of Erebath’ (2016) on October 4, 2019.
With major influences coming from Emperor, Death, Morbid Angel, and Immortal, CELL takes familiar black metal sounds and infuses it with a science fiction theme that spans their albums.
Each track on ‘Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos’ has its own story on the album that leads to one big ending which is the decimation of the Xarbonite hierarchy. Fueled with tales of tech, black magic, and necromancy the album is cosmic ride with pummeling riffs. CELL talks about some of the concepts on the album:
“The whole album takes place on a planet called Xarbos. There is a great civil war that has been happening on Xarbos for the few millennia since the two races divided and chose to take different paths with their ways of life. One race chose to rise with power, tech, money and also started the destruction of the other race to achieve their evil agenda. The lower race is actually the oldest of Xarbos and knows the ways of the land and its magic.”
The single ‘God of The NetherRealm’ has special significance to CELL as Hyperion explains:
“This song was written for my friend Chad Alsop of the great band Dead Ranch. He passed away in June 2017 and it devastated me and many friends within our music scene in Winnipeg. He was a big push for CELL and inspired us to go harder every day and every show. In this song, his soul travels to the NetherRealm and he encounters the one who sits on the throne there. He then goes forward and challenges the god of the NetherRealm to combat and wins. When one dethrones the god of this realm, they now have to take the mantle and rule.”
‘God of The NetherRealm’ can be heard exclusively at the following link on NoCleanSinging.com here.
CELL – ‘Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos’ USA/Canada Tour
09/26/19 – Fargo, ND @ Red Raven Espresso Parlour
09/27/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Mortimer’s Bar
09/26/19 – Fargo, ND @ Red Raven Espresso Parlour
09/27/19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Mortimer’s Bar
09/28/19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Quarters
09/29/19 – Chicago, IL @ Live Wire Lounge
09/30/19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Black Forge Coffee House
10/01/19 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
10/02/19 – Detroit, MI @ Kelly’s Bar
10/04/19 – Nashville, TN @ Nash Vegas Bar and Grill
10/05/19 – Charlotte, NC @ Skylark Social Club
10/07/19 – Raleigh, NC @ Slim’s Downtown
10/08/19 – Baltimore, MD @ The Sidebar
10/09/19 – Albany, NY – TBA
10/10/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bazaar
10/11/19 – Montreal, QC @ Piranha Bar
10/12/19 – Toronto, ON – TBA
10/13/19 – Ottawa, ON @ Avante-Garde Bar
10/14/19 – Sudbury, ON @ The Asylum
10/19/19 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Goodwill Social Club
Track Listing:
1. The Rise Of Gorthar (2:31)
2. Defiling The Ancient Hierarchy (7:16)
3. All I See Is Them (4:15)
4. The Wailing Sea Of Emptiness (5:59)
5. Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos (1:35)
6. God Of The NetherRealm (8:32)
7. Valley Of Assimilation (5:24)
8. Altering Matter In The Realm Of The Frost King (10:38)
Album Length: 46:12
Album Band Line Up: Hypnos (Drums), Hyperion (Guitar, Vocals), Demios (Bass, Vocals)
Live Band Line Up: Hyperion, Lowell Winters, and Brett Leier
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Bio:
Cell is a three-piece conceptual black metal band that formed in 2014 reigning from Winnipeg, Canada. They blend elements of old school and modern black metal with hints of death metal, hardcore, thrash, and doom to create reality-altering unrelenting cosmic black metal. Their concept is based on a science fiction comic book idea that Hyperion (guitar/vocals) was working to bring to life, but decided instead to turn into music.
Each song starts with Hyperion taking the reins by writing the song structure, riffs, and lyrics; Deimos (bass/vocals) and Hypnos (drums) adding in their preferences for riffs, lyrics and other such things to alter the songs for the better. There is a lot of cathartic emotion put into each song that connects to each member on a personal level while keeping within the dark sci-fi concept and using metaphors of what we as humans do to this planet and the life on it.
Using these topics, it’s easy for Cell to let everything out on stage every during every performance. They use a lot of art and theatre within the live show including using corpse paint, blood, armor, pro audio lights, and lasers. To see our show is to experience something emotional, aggressive, theatrical and cosmic.
Cell has toured across Canada multiple times and have been featured on several festivals including Black Mourning Light, Loud As Hell Metalfest, Armstrong Metalfest and Manitoba Metalfest sharing the stage with the likes of Skeletonwitch, Goatwhore, DRI, Revocation, and Aggression. They released their debut album ‘The Frozen Moon Of Erebath’ in 2016 and follow it up in 2019 with ‘Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos’.
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0 EPK – CELL – Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos (2019)
CELL – Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos (2019)
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Release Date: October 4, 2019
Label: Self-Release
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Cell – Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos USA/Canada Tour
09/26/19 – Fargo @ Red Raven Espresso Parlour
09/27/19 – Minneapolis @ Mortimer’s Bar
09/28/19 – Milwaukee @ Quarters
09/29/19 – Chicago @ Live Wire Lounge
09/30/19 – Pittsburgh @ Black Forge Coffee House
10/01/19 – Cleveland @ Now That’s Class
10/02/19 – Detroit @ Kelly’s Bar
10/04/19 – Nashville @ Nash Vegas Bar and Grill
10/05/19 – Charlotte @ Skylark Social Club
10/07/19 – Raleigh @ Slim’s Downtown
10/08/19 – Baltimore @ The Sidebar
10/09/19 – Albany TBA
10/10/19 – Brooklyn @ Brooklyn Bazaar
10/11/19 – Montreal @ The Pirahna
10/12/19 – Toronto TBA
10/13/19 – Ottawa @ Avante-Garde Bar
10/14/19 – Sudbury @ The Asylum
10/19/19 – Winnipeg @ The Goodwill Social Club
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Album Title: Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos
Release Date: October 4, 2019
Label: Self-Release
Distribution:
Release Date: October 4, 2019
Label: Self-Release
Distribution:
Track Listing:
1. The Rise Of Gorthar (2:31)
2. Defiling The Ancient Hierarchy (7:16)
3. All I See Is Them (4:15)
4. The Wailing Sea Of Emptiness (5:59)
5. Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos (1:35)
6. God Of The NetherRealm (8:32)
7. Valley Of Assimilation (5:24)
8. Altering Matter In The Realm Of The Frost King (10:38)
Album Length: 46:12
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Cell
• All songs written by: Cell (Hyperion, Deimos, Hypnos and Chiron)
• Produced by: Ryan Forsyth of Grimfrykt Media Productions
• Mixed by: Ryan Forsyth of Grimfrykt Media Productions
• Mastered by: Jamie Sitar of Outta Town Sound
• Album Artwork by: Remy Cooper of Headsplit Designs
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Album Band Line Up: Hypnos (Drums), Hyperion (Guitar, Vocals), Demios (Bass, Vocals)
Live Band Line Up: Hyperion, Lowell Winters and Brett Leier
Discography:
2016 – The Frozen Moon Of Erebath
2019 – Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos
Shared Stage with:
Skeletonwitch, Goatwhore, Vesperia, DRI, Revocation, Aggression, Archagathus, Into Eternity, Fit For An Autopsy, Uada, Numenorean, Wormwitch, Archspire, Battlecross, Gruesome, Altars Of Grief, Withdrawal, Helleborus, Xul, Holy Grinder, Wolvhammer, Untimely Demise, Begrime Exemious
Tours and Festivals:
2018 – Black Mourning Light – Edmonton, AB
2018 – Western Canada Tour – Winnipeg – Kelowna
2018 – Chadstock Metalfest – Libau, MB
2018 – Loud As Hell Metalfest – Drumheller, AB
2018 – Western Canada Tour – Winnipeg to Edmonton
2017 – Chadstock Metalfest – Libau, MB
2017 – Loud As Hell Metalfest – Drumheller, AB
2017 – Armstrong Metalfest – Armstrong B.C.
2017 Cross Canada Tour – Halifax to Victoria
2017 – Manitoba Metalfest – Winnipeg
2016 – Black Mourning Light
2016 – Chadstock Metalfest – Libau, MB
2016 – Western Canada Tour – Winnipeg to Victoria
Artist Endorsements:
Aristides Guitars
Hypnos (Drums), Hyperion (Guitar, Vocals), Demios (Bass, Vocals)
Photo Credit: Amy Lee Zinn of Crpytic Sound
SHORT BIO
Cell is a three-piece conceptual black metal band that formed in 2014 reigning from Winnipeg, Canada. They blend elements of old school and modern black metal with hints of death metal, hardcore, thrash, and doom to create reality-altering unrelenting cosmic black metal. Their concept is based on a science fiction comic book idea that Hyperion (guitar/vocals) was working to bring to life, but decided instead to turn into music.
Cell has toured across Canada multiple times and have been featured on several festivals including Black Mourning Light, Loud As Hell Metalfest, Armstrong Metalfest and Manitoba Metalfest sharing the stage with the likes of Skeletonwitch, Goatwhore, DRI, Revocation, and Aggression. They released their debut album ‘The Frozen Moon Of Erebath’ in 2016 and follow it up in 2019 with ‘Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos’.
LONG BIO
Cell is a three-piece conceptual black metal band that formed in 2014 reigning from Winnipeg, Canada. They blend elements of old school and modern black metal with hints of death metal, hardcore, thrash, and doom to create reality-altering unrelenting cosmic black metal. Their concept is based on a science fiction comic book idea that Hyperion (guitar/vocals) was working to bring to life, but decided instead to turn into music.
Each song starts with Hyperion taking the reins by writing the song structure, riffs, and lyrics; Deimos (bass/vocals) and Hypnos (drums) adding in their preferences for riffs, lyrics and other such things to alter the songs for the better. There is a lot of cathartic emotion put into each song that connects to each member on a personal level while keeping within the dark sci-fi concept and using metaphors of what we as humans do to this planet and the life on it.
Using these topics, it’s easy for Cell to let everything out on stage every during every performance. They use a lot of art and theatre within the live show including using corpse paint, blood, armor, pro audio lights, and lasers. To see our show is to experience something emotional, aggressive, theatrical and cosmic.
Cell has toured across Canada multiple times and have been featured on several festivals including Black Mourning Light, Loud As Hell Metalfest, Armstrong Metalfest and Manitoba Metalfest sharing the stage with the likes of Skeletonwitch, Goatwhore, DRI, Revocation, and Aggression. They released their debut album ‘The Frozen Moon Of Erebath’ in 2016 and follow it up in 2019 with ‘Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos’.
0 NEWS: NoCleanSinging Premiere Winnipeg Black Metal CELL ‘Erasing The Plane of Existence’
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – August 30, 2016
For fans of Inquisition, Death, Immortal, 1349, Tsjuder, Shining, Morbid Angel
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NoCleanSinging Premiere Winnipeg Black Metal CELL ‘Erasing The Plane of Existence’
Releasing New Album October 14th ‘The Frozen Moon of Erebath’
L-R: Cell Current Line Up | Deimos (Bass) | Hyperion (Vocals, Guitar) | | Void (Drums) – Photo Credit – Amy Lee Zinn
Unleashing their debut concept album ‘The Frozen Moon of Erebath’ on October 14th, atmospheric black metal contingent CELL have joined forces withNoCleanSinging.com for the premiere of their first single ‘Erasing The Plane of Existence’ at the following link: http://www.nocleansinging.com/2016/08/30/an-ncs-premiere-cell-erasing-the-plane-of-existence/
CELL is a band purveying their own unique brand of cosmic black metal with pile-driving drumming, flavored with hints of doom and sludge metal, but always with that unique black metal atmosphere, inspired by the cosmos, and darker than any black hole, drawing all light into itself and spewing out darkness.
Their concept album ‘’The Frozen Moon of Erebath’ takes place in a different galaxy to our own.
“In this galaxy there are many intelligent beings that have been driven to extinction by their own hands.” says vocalist / guitarist Hyperion. “Greed, hate, lust, and power are some of the many feelings that have destroyed them over time. On the frozen moon of Erebath there is a race of beings who destroyed their own planet and relocated to their moon to perform experiments and create more hybrids of themselves that can further their goal to conquer the galaxy.”
CELL came into creation in the late fall of 2014 at the hands of guitarist and vocalist Hyperion and drummer Void in Winnipeg, Manitoba. After jamming as a two-piece for a few months, bassist Deimos joined the nucleus of Cell, and this unique black metal organism was ready to infect the world, for a strong concept divides and multiplies like an invading organism infecting more and more fans in their turn…The Cell infection/invasion begins here!
Feeding off the crowd’s energy, Cell lives to bring their unique cosmic black metal to the stage…to show and guide their fans to what reigns above them, the universe in all its cold splendor and glory!
Their top five influences are Inquisition, Tsjuder, Immortal, Death and 1349 but CELL very much bring their own vision to the table, after all, if you want to see far, you stand on the shoulders of giants…and CELL’s vision reaches to the very edge of the universe.
1. Gateway to Erebath
2. Drained And Lifeless
3. Cosmic Portal Ov Hell
4. Symbiotic Parasite
5. Celestial Hybrid
6. The Infinity Gauntlet
7. Erasing The Plane Of Existence
8. Infinite Flux
9. Rage Upon The Celestial Effigy Of Infinity Time And Space
9. Rage Upon The Celestial Effigy Of Infinity Time And Space
For more info, please visit http://www.facebook.com/cellcosmicgods.
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0 EPK – Cell – The Frozen Moon of Erebath (2016)
CELL – The Frozen Moon of Erebath (2016)
Release Date: October 14, 2016
LABEL: Self-Release
DISTRIBUTION: Ironstone Technologies
For fans of Inquisition, Death, Immortal, 1349, Tsjuder, Shining and Morbid Angel
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2. Drained And Lifeless
3. Cosmic Portal Ov Hell
4. Symbiotic Parasite
5. Celestial Hybrid
6. The Infinity Gauntlet
7. Erasing The Plane Of Existence
8. Infinite Flux
9. Rage Upon The Celestial Effigy Of Infinity Time And Space
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Cell
• All songs written by: Cell
• Produced by: Cell and Ryan Forsyth
• Mixed by: Ryan Forsyth
• Mastered by: Ryan Forsyth at Trendkill Productions
• CD Cover, Album Artwork: Remy at Headsplit Designs
L-R: Cell Current Line Up | Deimos (Bass) | Hyperion (Vocals, Guitar) | | Void (Drums) | – Photo Credit – Amy Lee Zinn [Download = Press Photo]
Oscar Wilde memorably said: ‘We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars.’ Well, Cell are doing more than just looking, they have channeled the universe that surrounds us in all its infinite glory and chaos into their music. Thus, drums crash like asteroids pounding into a doomed planet, guitars soar at light-speed, and the bass throbs with the sonic pulse of a dying star, the band themselves describe their music as ‘chaotic, grinding, sludgy, cold and hateful.’
Cell is a band purveying their own unique brand of cosmic black metal with pile-driving drumming, flavored with hints of doom and sludge metal, but always with that unique black metal atmosphere, inspired by the cosmos, and darker than any black hole, drawing all light into itself and spewing out darkness.
Their top five influences are Inquisition, Tsjuder, Immortal, Death and 1349 but Cell very much bring their own vision to the table, after all, if you want to see far, you stand on the shoulders of giants…and Cell’s vision reaches to the very edge of the universe.
Cell came into creation in the late fall of 2014 at the hands of guitarist and vocalist Hyperion and drummer Void in Winnipeg, Manitoba. After jamming as a two-piece for a few months, bassist Deimos joined the nucleus of Cell, and this unique black metal organism was ready to infect the world, for a strong concept divides and multiplies like an invading organism infecting more and more fans in their turn…The Cell infection/invasion begins here!
Feeding off the crowd’s energy, Cell lives to bring their unique cosmic black metal to the stage…to show and guide their fans to what reigns above them, the universe in all its cold splendor and glory!
Guitarist and vocalist Hyperion explains the meaning behind Cell’s unusual name and how the Cell itself formed.
‘The meaning behind Cell’s name is biological and evolutionary. We wanted something that would suit us and the music that we forge…A lot of our lyrics are based on a concept of our own universe that we’ve created. We dig deep into humanoid beings and how they’ll inevitably meet their demise by their own hand….Originally I had the idea for Cell a few years ago and wrote some songs whilst looking for other musicians who shared my vision. Vocalist and bassist Deimos and drummer Void completed the foundation of Cell. All of us in the band were going through some hard emotional things in our lives and bringing the band together created an unbelievable catharsis for us. We’re able to channel dark emotions and hate upon things that disgust us in this world and reality.’
Indeed, Cell’s music has a depth and originality that goes beyond much of the clichéd music out there, as Hyperion explains in great detail the meaning behind their songs.
‘’The Frozen Moon of Erebath’ is a concept album taking place in a different galaxy to our own. In this galaxy there are many intelligent beings that have been driven to extinction by their own hands. Greed, hate, lust, and power are some of the many feelings that have destroyed them over time. On the frozen moon of Erebath there is a race of beings who destroyed their own planet and relocated to their moon to perform experiments and create more hybrids of themselves that can further their goal to conquer the galaxy.’
‘In the track ‘Celestial Hybrid’ we explain a scenario where the hybrids of Erebath land on a planet similar to erase and terraform. They decimate the middle-aged and old while kidnapping the children for experiments to complete their conquest of the ‘perfect being’.
‘’Drained and Lifeless’ is a track of pure hatred and emotion. It’s about the beings that suck your life force and energy from your soul. It relates to the hard moments we deal with every day as humans. There are so many people out there that don’t know that they drain people’s energy and will continue to do so until the day they perish.’
‘‘Cosmic Portal Ov Hell’; this track is about a portal that opens above a peaceful and caring civilisation. They soon realise the beings coming through this portal are here for one thing only…destruction!’
‘’Symbiotic Parasite’; this is about a symbiote that is able to attach and combine itself with another intelligent being to live together as one. It stays attached for a few months and slowly drains the being until there is no life force left. Each new victim makes this symbiote more and more powerful.’
‘Celestial Hybrid’ is a song about the hybrids of Erebath descending down from the stars so they can terraform a peaceful planet. They kidnap the young for experiments to further themselves as the perfect beings.’
In ‘The Infinity Gauntlet’ a Titan travels planet-to-planet just to destroy them and please Death herself. He sees Death in a woman’s form and fell in love with this entity since he first killed. Death doesn’t exist as a being…but in his eyes she is there every day convincing him to take more planets to satisfy her lust.’
‘’Erasing The Plane of Existence’ is a continuation of both ‘Cosmic Portal Ov Hell’ and ‘Celestial Hybrid’. This track delves further into the destruction of a civilisation from pure curiosity in science and inventions.’
‘The last track on the album is entitled ‘Rage Upon The Celestial Effigy of Infinite Time and Space’ is a story about race of beings that work as planet merchants for the hybrids and clean off total worlds so they can sell them for terraforming. The king eventually gets too greedy and brings about his own demise of his race of hybrids themselves. He witnesses the planet exploding as he ends his own son off to another planet far in the stars in an attempt to save his offspring’s life.’
To conclude…Cell are an aural firestorm of cosmic frost and fury, free from clichés, fearless in their vision, they are the ideal band to take black metal to new cosmic heights and black dimensions!’
