EPK – Circana Arcana – Switchblade and Fistfights (single) (2023)
For fans of Wage War, We Came As Romans, Attila, Underoath, A Day To Remember
Band: Circa Arcana
EP Title: F.U.C.K.Y.O.U.
EP Release Date: TBD
Single – Switchblade and Fistfights
Single Release Date: May 10, 2023
Facebook.com/circa.arcana | Instagram.com/circa.arcana | YouTube
Spotify | Apple Music | Amazon | Circaarcana.bandcamp.com
“this EP swept me up in a wave of nostalgic feelings with its mixture of heavy guitar riffs, melodic choruses, crushing vocals, and the occasional somber and more emotional moments. The tracks on this EP showcase everything that got me into this style of music” – Mike Leighton, Metal Epidemic (EP Review)
“Since 2021, Circa Arcana has been working the grind: they opened up for Limp Bizkit at Rebel Rock & went back to perform in Florida this year, April 23rd, to perform at the Earthday Birthday 2022 festival. That was the same festival that groups such as Godsmack, Three Days Grace, Black Veil Brides, Ice Nine Kills & Jelly Roll performed.” – Daniel Paulus, KLAQ
“Needless to say, Circa Arcana hit all the right notes here, so if you’re looking for something familiar yet fresh, this might be the one for you.” – New Fury Media
“Circa Arcana’s debut EP was released on February 18 for the world to hear. With a cacophony of breakdowns juxtaposed with infectious choruses that are easy to sing along to, the EP is a fast-paced rollercoaster to the face with the songs flowing together and showing a strong diversity in their music styles.” – HEAVY Magazine
“Circa Arcana presents a solid first effort and is recommended for fans of Wage War, Like Moths To Flames and We Came As Romans.” Keith Clement, – Metalheads Forever Magazine
“a nice melding of the emo and hardcore styles. The 5 song EP shows Circa Arcana performing at the top of their abilities. Bridget Viginti is a nice showcase of some hardcore influenced tracks that are given an injection of melody… There are sing-along moments to be found here and they blend in nicely. There is catchiness and it leads to memorability.” – Heavy Music Headquarters
“A short and sweet explosion of American Metalcore, ranging from personal struggles with addiction and personal demons to stories of occult legends and disassociated dreams.” – The Headbanging Moose
“Drawing very much on the spirit of metalcore pioneers such as Killswitch and 36 Crazyfists, while also strongly referencing latter day proponents such as BMTH and We Came As Romans, Circa Arcana could well prove to be one of those bands that make you re-evaluate your assessment of what you believed to be a dying sub-genre by bringing a whole new level of excitement and re-invigoration to it. Fuck, they even throw anthemic power punk into the eclectic recipe, with obtuse sidebar of ‘Luna’.” – Uber Rock
(Cover Artwork TBD)
Band: Circa Arcana
EP Title: F.U.C.K.Y.O.U.
EP Release Date: TBD
Single – Switchblade and Fistfights
Single Release Date: May 10, 2023
Track Listing:
1. Intro – 00:36
2. 500 Likes – 2:53
3. King’s Wench – 3:06
4. Dybuk – 5:01
5. No Fucks Left – 3:40
6. Switchblades and Fistfights – 3:38
EP Length: 18: 54
EP Credits:
Performed By: Circa Arcana
Songs Written By: Johny Serna, Kevin Cangas, Federico Corral, Jonny Garcia, Frankie Loya
Produced By: Federico Corral
Mixed By: Federico Corral
Mastered By: Legazpy Mastering, Cesar Legazpy
EP Artwork By: Circa Arcana
=======================================================
The EP as a whole:
The most unforgiving fucking album of 2023. It’s pretty aggressive, pretty fucking mean.
Track By Track:
Into
I feel like our music still has, from the first album to this one, some cool creepy sounds that happen which stem from our love for horror shit, so for me, I’m a huge Twilight Zone fan, always have been, and I’ve always been able to do that voice. We were trying to figure out the intro for the album and we were like fuck it, let’s do it like a Twilight Zone intro. And it was funny, everyone thought it was good but I said nah, put a rattlesnake rattle right there and I did the voice on top of it and it prepares you to get your feelings hurt by this album. I fucking love it.
500 Likes
It’s more of just modern-day stuff, not like an alpha male thing or anything like that, just be a fucking man bro. It’s pretty much about standing out there and doing whatever the fuck you want. The whole song is about fucking some dude’s chick and him not doing anything about it.
King’s Wench
This song is about a dude who hates his fucking girlfriend but when she dies, he goes and digs her up and starts fucking her body.
Dybuk
It’s about the band talking to our fans and telling them to stand the fuck up and not let someone put them down. Like man the fuck up and go do something about it. You know, fuck everybody.
No Fucks Left
Yeah, that song’s literally about telling all the whiny ass bitches of today’s modern lifestyle to go suck a dick because we don’t care what they think. It’s a big fuck you to the cancel culture.
Switchblades and Fistfights
It’s straight-up a fighting song. This song was made for people to hit each other too, the perfect song to be in the mosh pit for.
Texas 4-piece metalcore act, Circa Arcana, from El Paso, Texas brings forth a mixture of melodic aggressive vocals, bouncy breakdowns and hard-hitting riffs. Led by members Johny Serna (Guitar), Jonny Garcia (Drums), Federico Corral (Bass), and Kevin Cangas (Vocals) the band released their first single “ESOTERIC” in January 2021. Touching on the struggles of overcoming one’s personal demons, “ESOTERIC” led the way to the band’s second single which unfolded a darker concept within the band. “THE TOWER”, released in June 2021, touched on the ideas of sanity versus madness, death and the occult.
Encompassing a blend of influences from metalcore, post-hardcore and nu-metal acts, Circa Arcana have defined their sound to give listeners a nostalgic yet new variation of sound so often repeated in the metal music scene. The band’s first EP titled “Bridget Vīgintī” (which title derives from the name of the first “witch” burned during the “Salem Witch Trials” and the Latin number “20”, symbolic for the number of “witches” burned during the trials) was released February 18, 2022.
Shared Stage with:
Memphis May Fire (Direct Support), Ice Nine Kills, Motionless In White, Jelly Roll, Matriarchs, The Convalescence, Living Dead Girl, Farewell To Fear, Steellake, Glorious
List of Tours and Festivals:
Mosh In The Deep End Tour – August 2022
Earthday Birthday Festival – April 2022
The Whisky A Go-Go (Special Guest Performance) – May 2023
ashermediarelations.com 