Category: EPKs

0 EPK – Arcana – Letters From A Lost Soul – Act I: The World One Forms (EP) (2020)

September 26, 2020
by Asher
· Arcana · EPKs

EPK – Arcana – Letters From A Lost Soul – Act I: The World One Forms (EP) (2020)

Publicist – Jon Asher – asher[@]ashermediarelations[.]com

For fans Rush, Caligula’s Horse, Leprous, Coheed and Cambria, Porcupine Tree

EP Title: Letters From A Lost Soul | Act I: The World One Forms
Release Date: November 6th, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: DistroKid

Thearcanacollective.com | Instagram.com/arcanaband_official | Facebook.com/arcanabandofficial | YouTube

Arcanacollective.bandcamp.com

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EP Title: Letters From A Lost Soul | Act I: The World One Forms
Release Date: November 6th, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: DistroKid

Track Listing:
1. Letters From A Lost Soul (0:53)
2. Wings (7:11)
3. Tailwind (3:55)
4. Octosun/Wings (Reprised) (9:54)
EP Length: 21:55

Rogan McAndrews (Composer, Co-producer, Guitar, Bass, Vocals) | Photo Credit: Rogan McAndrews

Arcana brings you a myriad of sounds from battering prog rock to delicate pop hooks, delivering you experiences that always inspire. With a narrative spanning across multiple albums, Arcana blends sci-fi, mythology, and a study of human action in the face of adversity.

Born from the mind of Calgary-based musician Rogan McAndrews, Arcana follows the story of a character named Damian as he attempts to mend his life and relationship with his wife Hope and daughter Cassidy in the wake of tragedy.

Beginning with the upcoming debut EP “Letters From A Lost Soul – Act I: The World One Forms”, is a concept record that explores a love story expressed through letters from Damian to his wife and child, but also give a glimpse into his anxieties and nightmares.

Damian and Nightmare are played by Rogan McAndrews.
Hope is played by Anna Draper.
News Anchors Dave and Alice are played by Chelsea Finnigan and Griffin.

“Letters From A Lost Soul – Act I: The World One Forms” is due out November 6th, 2020.

EP Credits:
• All songs performed by: Rogan McAndrews (guitar, bass, vocals), Deyson Thiara (drums), & Anna Draper (vocals)
• All songs written by: Rogan McAndrews
• Produced by: Rogan McAndrews & Deyson Thiara
• Mixed by: Deyson Thiara
• Mastered by: Deyson Thiara
• Album Artwork by: Kate Depatie, Rogan McAndrews
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

EP Band Line Up:
Rogan McAndrews – Guitar, Bass, Vocals (Damian), Synths.
Anna Draper – Vocals (Hope)
Deyson Thiara – Drums

0 EPK – Lyonen – This is Lyonen (2020)

September 24, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Lyonen

EPK – Lyonen – This is Lyonen (2020)

For fans of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Stratovarius, Helloween, Avenged Sevenfold

Album Title: This is Lyonen
Release Date: August 13, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: CD Baby

Lyonen.com | Facebook.com/lyonenofficial | YouTube | Instagram.com/lyonenofficial

Amazon | Apple Music | Spotify

Lyonen delivers his newest captivating heavy metal/rock album “This is Lyonen.” The eleven-track release contains every element to get the listeners uplifted and crazy. Through this release, Tato Rivas delivers pure raw talent that will have listeners hooked and wanting more. The crunching riffs, atmospheric drumlines, and energy-filed vocals in “Lyonen” will deliver a high dose of energy. Tato Rivas’ talent is elegantly spelled out throughout the entire album. From the contrasting lyrics of “No Borders” to the empowering sound “Angels of Freedom,” Lyonen delivers power combined with lyrical depth. Moreover, the artist recalls a nostalgic metal sound while adding a modern rock touch. The album was produced during the quarantine time of 2020 in his home studio in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. Through online communication with other very talented musicians from United Kingdom, Germany and United States, Lyonen put this stellar album together. Make sure you check out this record from the rising artist as he is set to carve a unique unparalleled sound that is completely his own. It’s a must-add to any playlist as it will infuse energy into you!

Tato Rivas – Guitarist and Producer

Photo Credit: Barbara Gomez

Music is energy – Luis Rivas said so. Music composer and Creator of the band “Lyonen,” Luis Rivas – nicknamed Tato Rivas – spent a significant part of his life devoted to music production in the genres of Metal and Rock. When it comes to the genre of metal, music requires a whole new level of involvement. “I started playing in 1995, and I have not stopped since,” Tato said.

Tato Rivas was born in Caracas, capital of Venezuela, spent his childhood listening to popular metal bands, and moved to Maryland, United States in 2016 for professional reasons and now he is getting ready to fulfill his dreams in the music industry and build his name. It has been a lifelong goal of him to find opportunities in music career – therefore, his unstoppable passion is getting closer to that moment.

Luis graduated in Audio Engineering in 2003 with four years of Study of Music, including Classical Guitar. With currently working as a Multimedia Producer, Luis has additional insight into the world of music videos and photography – which landed him the Promax BDA Award doing Promotion Audio Mixing for a TV Station and other awards as Director of a Documentary short film.

In 2017, Luis started his one-person project like a metal band named Lyonen, which produces music in the forms of Heavy Metal, Power Metal, and Rock. His profound influence in metal icons like Iron Maiden, Metallica, Helloween, Joe Satriani, Stratovarius, and much more motivated him to hold his position gracefully as a Guitarist, Music Producer, Composer, and Audio Engineer for his band Lyonen.

So far, Tato has been passionate about Heavy Metal, but he aims to produce music in other genres, such as Pop, Classical, and more. Tato Rivas – under the name of Lyonen – is all set for releasing his much-anticipated Debut Album named “This is Lyonen,” which is scheduled to release on 13th August 2020 on all mainstream music platforms like Spotify, ITunes, Youtube Music, Deezer, and many more.

Discography:
2020 – This is Lyonen

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Album Title: This is Lyonen
Release Date: August 13, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: CD Baby

Track Listing:
1. Revelation (4:39)
2. Lyonen (4:54)
3. No Borders (4:52)
4. Nehme die Sünde (3:23)
5. I Am Not Wild (4:43)
6. Angels of Freedom (5:59)
7. Dancing Free (5:40)
8. Hard To Destroy (4:13)
9. Breaking The Silence (4:29)
10. 2 Hours to Go (3:20)
11. Outro (1:35)
Album Length: 47:54

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by:
Tato Rivas, Guitars, Bass Guitar, Keys and Synths, Drums Programming.
Jose Vegas: Bass guitar on No Borders
Javi One: Drums on 2 Hours to Go
Vocals: Craig Cairns
• All songs written by: Tato Rivas
• Produced by: Tato Rivas
• Mixed by: Tato Rivas
• Mastered by: Tato Rivas
• Album Artwork by: Vinnie Hummel
• Member of BMI

Album Band Line Up:
Tato Rivas, Guitars, Bass, Keys, and Drums.
Special Guest: Craig Cairns – Vocals

0 EPK – Grimmreaper – The Tragedy of Being (2021)

September 22, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Grimmreaper

EPK – Grimmreaper – The Tragedy of Being (2021)

Publicist – Jon Asher – asher[@]ashermediarelations[.]com

For fans of Trivium, In Flames, Meshuggah, Dragonforce, Devin Townsend

Facebook.com/GrimmreaperOfficial | Instagram.com/grimmreaper_____

Logan Grimm is an ambitious young artist seeking to take on the world, and the creator of Grimmreaper. He has developed an intense backstory for a multimedia project that explores the very human realities of tragedy and suffering, and the choices they present, from nihilism and resentment to transcendence and courage. In the process of this, he has crafted music that fuses the influences of highly technical bands like Dragonforce and Meshuggah with the work of more mainstream names such as Five Finger Death Punch and Bullet For My Valentine.

The project, which will start to see release in the early half of 2021, will center around an album entitled The Tragedy Of Being. The record explores noble and contemptible ways to respond to the conditions inherent to human consciousness. Since it is wholly a solo project, Grimm will perform on the record as each ‘band member.’ He will also represent each member in the videos released for the project, each hidden behind a black hood with a different appearance. The Tragedy Of Being will be accompanied by a documentary of the creation process featuring the twin personalities of the business-minded Logan and the poetic artist, Grimm. It will embody his sense of humor, split personas, and inspirations.

Representing himself as the embodiment of his lyrical themes, Logan Grimm has built a strong visual presence for the project. Instantly recognizable and endlessly ambitious, there are a lot of interesting twists and turns presented in the work of Grimmreaper. With a bright future painted before him featuring everything from forming a DIY label to endless touring, Logan Grimm has the ambition and the vision to match. Poised to be the next great force in metal, Grimmreaper look boldly into the future.

Discography:
2021 – The Tragedy of Being

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Album Title: The Tragedy of Being
Release Date: February 2021
Label: Logan Grimm Records
Distribution: Distrokid

Track Listing:
1. Mind’s Mirrors Meshing Together
2. North Star
3. Prison
4. Resent
5. The Land I Will Show You
6. Catastrophe of the Tragic Melancholies
7. Road of Resistance
8. Happy Times
9. The Tragedy of Being
Album Length:

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Logan Grimm
• All songs written by: Logan Grimm
• Produced by: Fredrik Erlingsson – Audiosphere Recordings
• Mixed by: Fredrik Erlingsson – Audiosphere Recordings
• Mastered by: Fredrik Erlingsson – Audiosphere Recordings
• Album Artwork by: Ardasen – Fiverr, single artworks by

Album Band Line Up:
Logan Grimm – Lead Vocals
Logan Grimm – Lead Guitar
Logan Grimm – Drums
Logan Grimm – Bass

0 EPK – Fuck The Facts – Pleine Noirceur (2020) (Noise Salvation)

September 20, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Fuck The Facts

EPK – Fuck The Facts – Pleine Noirceur (2020)

Publicist – asher[@]ashermediarelations[.]com

Album Title: Pleine Noirceur
Release Date: November 20, 2020
Label: Noise Salvation

For fans of Brutal Truth, Napalm Death, Converge, Cephalic Carnage, The Dillinger Escape Plan

Fuckthefacts.com | Facebook.com/FuckTheFacts | Twitter.com/fuckthefacts | Youtube | Instagram.com/fckthefacts

Fuckthefacts.bandcamp.com | Spotify | Apple Music

“Fuck the Facts is one of the most prolific grind-based bands in Canada’s big, weird extreme music scene.” – Noisey

“avant-garde grindcore road warriors…boundless chaotic energy and unrestrained sense of experimentation. – Exclaim

“Their formidable discography is speckled with blips and bursts of every shade of extreme metal, hardcore, punk, and noise imaginable, spearheaded by vocalist Mel Mongeon’s razor-edged larynx and mastermind Topon Das’ mad fretboard genius.” – Pitchfork

“FUCK THE FACTS brings a strong collection of extreme metal tunes, often technical and scathing, sometimes grindy and with just enough melody to digest without heartburn.” – Blabbermouth

“explosive and ferocious” – Metal Sucks

“Fuck The Facts aren’t your average grindcore band.” – No Clean Singing

“Fuck The Facts never shy away from change. It seems, in fact, that the band embraces progression as much as they embrace chaos.” – Hellbound

“blazing amalgamation of grindcore and death metal that I absolutely love.” – PureGrainAudio

“Canadian grindcore hurricane” – CVLT Nation

“It’s impossible to deny that the grindcore-meets-death-metal hybrid sound they’ve created” – Lambgoat

Past Radio Charts
#1 on National Loud Chart – Aug 18 2015
#2 on National Loud Chart – Aug 11 2015
#1 on National Loud Chart – January 2012

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Album Title: Pleine Noirceur
Release Date: November 20, 2020
Label: Noise Salvation

Track Listing:
1. Doubt, Fear Neglect (6:47)
2. Ailleurs (1:17)
3. Pleine Noirceur (5:42)
4. Aube (1:24)
5. Sans Lumiere (4:23)
6. Sans Racines (0:38)
7. Everything I Love Is Ending (4:14)
8. A Dying Light (3:41)
9. Dropping Like Flies (4:04)
10. L’abandon (2:07)
11. An Ending (3:27)
12. _cide (3:59)
Album Length: 41:46

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Topon Das, Mathieu Vilandre, Melanie Mongeon
• All songs written by: Topon Das, Mathieu Vilandre, Melanie Mongeon
• Produced by: Fuck The Facts
• Mixed by: Topon Das
• Mastered by: Topon Das
• Album Artwork by: Melanie Mongeon
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album & Live Band Line Up:
Topon Das – Guitar / Bass
Melanie Mongeon – Vocals
Mathieu Vilandre – Drums / Guitar / Bass

L – R: Melanie Mongeon, Mathieu Vilandre, Topon Das

Photo by Anndy Negative

Started as a recording project in the late 90’s, it wasn’t until 2001 that the work ethic that produced a slew of underground releases drove Fuck The Facts towards full band status and into the live arena. Since then, the Ottawa-based unit has barely stopped for a breath of reconsideration, associating themselves with some of the biggest labels in underground extreme music, as well as continuing a steady output of DIY releases. Having toured hundreds of thousands of kilometers throughout North America and Europe, guitarist/founder Topon Das, vocalist Mel Mongeon and drummer Mathieu Vilandré have performed as some of the biggest festivals and sweated it out in some of the smallest basements. From 2006-2011 Fuck the Facts released three albums via underground powerhouse label, Relapse Records. Upon the completion of their contract, the quintet decided it was time to put the finishing touches on the proverbial full-circle, returning to the world of fierce independence and creative control. Their most recent releases were produced entirely at their own studio, self-released, and shows Fuck The Facts efforts as an entity continuing to grow musically and personally while developing a deeper understanding of what significance their art holds to them. As one of the longest-running and most recognizable names in Canadian Grindcore, FUCK THE FACTS continue to deliver their brand of “Bastardized Grindcore” with no end in sight.

Discography:
2015 – Desire Will Rot LP
2014 – Abandoned EP
2013 – Amer EP
2011 – Die Miserable LP
2011 – Misery EP
2010 – Unnamed EP
2008 – Disgorge Mexico LP
2006 – Stigmata High-Five LP
2005 – Legacy Of Hopelessness EP
2003 – Backstabber Etiquette LP
2001 – FourOninE EP
2001 – Discoing The Dead LP
1999 – s/t LP

Shared Stage and Toured with:
Black Dahlia Murder, Exhumed, Misery Index, Origin, Regurgitate, Today Is The Day, Unearthly Trance, Psyopus, Impaled, KEN Mode, Landmine Marathon, Antigama, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Neuraxis, Napalm Death, Converge, Brutal Truth, Cryptopsy, Despised Icon and countless others.

Tours and Festivals:
2019 – Smash Your Privilege Festival – Peer, Belgium
2019 – Earslaughter Festival – Montreal, Canada
2016 – Desire Will Rot European Tour
2016 – Fuck NSBM Fest – Rho, Italy
2015 – Desire Will Rot USA & Canada Tour
2015 – Berserker II Festival – Detroit, USA
2015 – Obscene Extreme America Festival – Montreal, Canada
2014 – Grind Your Mind Festival – Drummondville, Canada
2014 – Oneonta Punk Festival – Oneonta, USA
2014 – Grinding The US & Canada Tour
2014 – Mexico Tour with Landmine Marathon
2013 – New Jersey Deathfest – New Jersey, USA
2013 – Maritimes Amer Tour
2013 – European Amer Tour
2013 – Obscene Extreme Festival – Trutnov, Czech Republic
2013 – Big Day In Festival – Ithaca, USA
2013 – Badass Weekend Festival – Houston, USA
2013 – Knuck Fest – Little Rock, USA
2012 – Tour with Black Dahlia Murder & Exhumed – USA & Canada
2012 – Die Miserable In Europe Tour
2012 – Die Miserable Canada Tour
2011 – Quebec Metalfest X – Quebec City, Canada
2011 – Thrashfest V – Halifax, Canada
2011 – East Coast US Tour with Misery Index
2011 – North America Tour with KEN Mode
2011 – Scion Rock Fest – Pomona, USA
2011 – 10 Year Anniversary Tour (US & Canada)
2010 – European Tour
2010 – USA Tour
2010 – Montebello Rockfest
2010 – Maryland Deathfest
2009 – European Tour with Antigama & Dr. Doom
2009 – US Tour with Rumpelstiltskin Grinder
2009 – Trois-Rivieres Metalfest
2008 – Canadian Tour with Psyopus
2008 – Canadian Tour with Today Is The Day
2008 – Canadian Tour with Neuraxis
2008 – US Tour with Psyopus & War From A Harlots Mouth
2008 – US Tour with Origin
2008 – Canadian Tour with Impaled & Head Hits Concrete
2007 – Canadian Tour with Emeth
2007 – Maryland Deathfest
2007 – US Tour with Regurgitate
2007 – US & Canadian Headlining Tours
2006 – Relapse Contamination Tour
2006 – US Tour with Misery Index
2006 – US & Canadian Headlining Tours

0 EPK – Without Mercy – Seismic (2020)

September 16, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Without Mercy

EPK – Without Mercy – Seismic (2020)

Publicist – Jon Asher – asher[@]ashermdiarelations[.]com

Extreme Management Group – Mark Kloeppel – emg.markkloeppel[@]gmail.com

For fans of Cattle Decapitation, Meshuggah, Whitechapel, Pantera, Decapitated

Album Title: Seismic
Release Date: November 20, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Bloodblast Distribution

Withoutmercyband.com | Facebook.com/withoutmercyband | Instagram.com/withoutmercyband | Youtube.com/c/withoutmercyband

Sales Links: The Disaster: https://backl.ink/142875744 | Album Pre-Save: https://backl.ink/142835912 | PHYSICAL PRE-ORDER: Withoutmercyband.com/

“The thrash-stomp modes on “Worthless” ring like a head-on collision between DECAPITATED and BIOHAZARD with a dash of power metal thrown into the solo section. Alex Friis wrings his throat to huge extremes, hopefully leaving tissue intact as he hits agonizing squeals while throwing indictments against former band members — guess on your own who that might entail. DJ Temple’s guitar work on “Worthless” is terrific..” (Mouchido EP 2016) – Blabbermouth

“Vancouver’s Without Mercy is a prime example of how putting in a little bit of elbow grease can result in advantageous outcomes. The quartet play their brand of melodic, groove-laden death metal independently, but refuse to remain held back by a lack in the promotional and money machine backing departments. Over the course of a decade or so, the band has experienced the same highs and lows as most others, but their successes – which include a small handful of recordings, a bigger handful of tours, and appearances in video games – have been felt at a deeper clip because they’ve essentially managed everything themselves.” (Mouchido EP 2016) – Decibel Magazine

“In a word, the music rips. And it also thunders, and punches so fast and hard that it’s like a jackhammer-sized nail gun ramming bolts into concrete at high speed while the operator howls and shrieks for all he’s worth, segmented by a start-stop breakdown that will give your skull a good rattling and lit up by swarming guitar flurries that are as fiery as the torches in the video (Burn).” (Mouchido EP 2016) – No Clean Singing

” the band live up to their name with each song on this 4 track EP going for straight for the throat; merciless aural violence and tight, technical proficiency melded with some serious might!” (Mouchido EP 2016) – Worship Metal

“Mouichido might only be a brief four songs and nineteen minutes long but, by the end of it, the Canadian death metal wrecking machine have left you in no doubt as to what they’re about.” (Mouchido EP 2016) – PureGrainAudio

“Right from the beginning you feel the weight and the immensity of Mouichido and one listen just doesn’t do it justice. This is a re-release of previously recorded material with a new vocalist and even so, Without Mercy comes out swinging again and knocks it clear out of the park.” (Mouchido EP 2016) – Cadaver Garden

“possibly the most savage song to ascend from the depths of the west in a good long while.” – Canadian Beats

STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS ABOUT THE BAND

1. The vast majority of “Seismic”’s material was written and rewritten multiple times. Honed and tightened over tours and live performances, we were unwilling to place “filler” to enhance anything. We came at this album with the best of everything we had after our inspirations were doing the same.
2. We tracked each piece of this record in different studios around Vancouver, BC. Drums were recorded at Monarch Studios, Rhythms, and Bass we’re tracked at a hidden location, while vocals and solos were done at a 4th. This started out as a financial reason to separate the costs of recording but ended up playing a massive role in the sound and lyrical development of the record.
3. DJ runs a music academy in Abbotsford, BC where he and the drummer Matt Helie both instruct.
4. While on tour across Canada, Without Mercy played a show in Thunder Bay. The venue and promoter had technical issues that resulted in the set times running later than anticipated. The end result was being done after 3am. With a show the next night in Sudbury, Without Mercy decided to make the trek overnight at arrived at the venue, set up, and played the entire set before passing out on couches afterward.

L-R – Ryan Loewen (Bass) DJ Temple (Guitars) Alex Friis (Vocals) Matt Helie (Drums)
Photo Credit: Shimon Karmel

WITHOUT MERCY are a Vancouver based death metal act that offers hard-hitting grooves paired with strong dynamics, each song catapulting the listener through pummelling riffing and virtuosic lead work. From 2018 into 2019 the band has been hard at work recording on their new album “Seismic” that raises their already impressive discography and songwriting to a new level. To elevate the band to new heights, WITHOUT MERCY worked with highly renowned producer Dave Otero (ARCHSPIRE, CATTLE DECAPITATION, ALLEGAEON) and brings further leverage and qualification to the new album “Seismic” with guest features from iconic guitarists Chris Broderick (MEGADETH) and Jeff Loomis (Arch Enemy / NEVERMORE).

In 2016 the band released ‘Mouichido’ (meaning ‘repeat’ in Japanese, a culture embraced in the band’s ethos) The EP was critically acclaimed and also featured a guest appearance by CHIMAIRA vocalist Mark Hunter. The EP faced some significant setbacks that only served to strengthen the band, as such, guitarist DJ Temple offers “The setbacks faced by the EP is the ultimate reason to never give up. Take the aggressive nature of the songs and allow the culture of the Japanese writing to envelop you in a way that will carry you through each track. Let this EP be the story that inspires you to push through something difficult and come out the other side a stronger and more experienced person.”

Since the band’s inception, WITHOUT MERCY have developed a growing following that has been built upon relentless local performances and touring across Canada, with the band performing over 200 shows in a short period, backed by performances alongside acts such as ABORTED, DEATH ANGEL, CROWBAR, SATYRICON and many more. The band’s tenacity, growing profile, and intense musical prowess led to the attention of US agency Extreme Management Group, who established an international partnership with the band, placing WITHOUT MERCY alongside acts such as SUFFOCATION, CATTLE DECAPITATION, MISERY INDEX, and KRISIUN on the agency roster.

With a new album “Seismic” in preparation and growing interest in the band worldwide, WITHOUT MERCY are not only a band to look out for, but a band that will be contributing to the quality of modern death metal and the dynamism that the genre can offer.

“Seismic” is due out November 20th, 2020.

Discography:
2020 – Seismic – LP
2016 – Mouichido – EP
2014 – Reborn – EP
2009 – Without Mercy – LP
2007 – All Else Fails – EP

Shared Stage with:
Cattle Decapitation, Satyricon, Crowbar, Unleash the Archers, The Convalescence, Neck of the Woods, Divinity

Tours and Festivals:
2016 – Loud As Hell Fest – Drumheller, AB
2016 – Armstrong Metal Fest
2014 – Loud As Hell Fest – Drumheller, AB

Music Placements:
ROCKBAND 3
Artist Endorsements:
EMG pick ups
InTune Guitar Picks
WB Gear

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Album Title: Seismic
Release Date: November 20, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Bloodblast Distribution

Track Listing:
1. Thunderbird (ft. Jeff Loomis) (4:53)
2. Abysmal (5:42)
3. Left Alone (4:00)
4. Wiindigo (4:55)
5. Disinfect The Soul (ft. Chris Broderick) (7:18)
6. The Disaster (3:52)
7. Possessed (4:04)
8. I Break The Chain (4:44)
9. Uprooted (4:58)
Album Length: 44:29

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: WITHOUT MERCY
• All songs written by: WITHOUT MERCY
• Produced by: DJ Temple
• Mixed by: Dave Otero
• Mastered by: Dave Otero
• Album Artwork by: Brayden Eshuis
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album & Live Band Line Up:
Alex Friis – Vocals
DJ Temple – Guitars
Ryan Loewen – Bass
Matt Helie – Drums

0 EPK – King Ov Wyrms – Lord Ov Thornes (2020)

September 15, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · King Ov Wyrms

EPK – King Ov Wyrms – Lord Ov Thornes (2020)

Album Title: Lord Ov Thornes
Release Date: November 20th, 2020
Label: Independent
Distribution: Independent

For fans of Morbid Angel, Bloodbath, Enthroned, Vader, Dark Funeral

Facebook.com/KingOvWyrms | Kingovwyrms.bandcamp.com | Spotify | Amazon

BAND STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS
1. This is the first album entirely worked on exclusively by Michael Sanchez, he’s been the main songwriter for Pain Patterns and has had his contributions towards Judicator, but everything done by King Ov Wyrms so far is all done by him with no outside additions.

2. This is the 2nd full-length album Michael has produced from his home studio Odyssey Sound Studios, aside from doing some preproduction for several Tucson bands and helping record for the Judicator albums, and taking the production control for Pain Patterns.

3. King Ov Thornes has gone through at least 8 different band members before ultimately becoming a solo effort, the original idea was to feature some of Michael’s personal favorite band members from his favorite Arizona based death metal groups.

4. This is the first time Michael’s vocals have been recorded, Michael has done backing vocals for Pain Patterns for several years under the instruction of Jesse Lujan (Pain Patterns main vocalist). After recording some demo vocals for early King Ov Wyrms tracks Michael was pushed to attempt doing vocals for the whole album by Paul Black of Turned To Stone and Patrick Parris of Project Roenwolfe.

King Ov Wyrms is homage to classic death and black metal acts of the late ’80s/early ’90s with a touch of modern aggression.

Formed in Tucson, AZ. King came from the want of a more aggressive act when the main band of Michael Sanchez, Pain Patterns, started taking its roots in early 2015. He loved the music he was creating but felt that the band couldn’t fulfill his desire for a purely aggressive musical venture.

The project went through many different lineup changes only to be consistently held together by Sanchez. Having studied classical music and jazz to a degree while growing up, it gave him the tools to write comfortably on his own even in the concept of metal music. He starts out with a basic riff or a small melody line off of a piano and just adds on and on until it manifests into some sort of abomination of sound.

In early 2020 upon Sanchez’s departure from the power metal act Judicator, he decided to pull King out of hiatus but only as a solo effort to produce a full-length album. Over the span of several months, Sanchez was able to completely record all of the songs previously written for King as a full lineup, this time all the music was performed and written solely by him.

King Ov Wyrms will release its debut album “Lord Ov Thornes” on November 20th, 2020, and it will feature lyrical themes encompassing the occult, and a deep love for Lovecraftian horror.

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Album Title: Lord Ov Thornes
Release Date: November 20th, 2020
Label: Independent
Distribution: Independent

Track Listing:
1. Threnody (5:48)
2. The Great Sleeper (7:31)
3. Hell’s Breathe (5:40)
4. From Below (5:51)
5. The Maggots That Crawled From The Wounds (8:57)
6. Lechery (4:24)
7. Thorne Bearer (4:18)
8. Ascendance Of A Continual One (8:53)
Album Length: 51:26

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Michael Sanchez
• All songs written by: Michael Sanchez
• Produced by: Michael Sanchez
• Mixed by: Michael Sanchez (Odyssey Sound Studios)
• Mastered by: Michael Sanchez (Odyssey Sound Studios)
• Album Artwork by: Thomas Carlson
• Member of ASCAP

Album Band Line Up:
Michael Sanchez – Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drum Programming

Discography:
2020 – Lord Ov Thornes

0 EPK – Ancient Thrones – The Veil (2020)

September 15, 2020
by Asher
· Ancient Thrones · EPKs

EPK – Ancient Thrones – The Veil (2020)

For fans of Revocation, Skeletonwitch, The Red Chord, The Black Dahlia Murder, Wolves in the Throne Room

Album Title: The Veil
Release Date: November 6, 2020
Label: Self-Release

Facebook.com/Ancientthrones | Instagram.com/ancientthrones | YouTube

Ancientthrones.bandcamp.com | Spotify | Apple Music | Amazon

“one of the most promising young bands in the region (Atlantic Canada) right now […] I already can’t wait for the next one. 4/5 stars” – Mettalworx Music Group

“Equally impressive is that no track feels as if it’s been bled of its passion and drive during the writing process; a genuine love of metal in all its forms shines through on each track, making the EP a wonderfully enjoyable 26 minutes.” – The Sound Not The Word (Review 2016 – Storming the Black Gate EP)

“This is some world-class metal, folks, get it, listen to it, and enjoy. And, as a side-note, ‘Storming the Black Gate’ easily stands out as one of the strongest New Brunswick metal releases of all time. Snatch up one of the physical copies before they sell out and the band is signed to Metal Blade or somebody who will do a mass-produced re-release Or find them on Bandcamp.” (Review 2016 – Storming the Black Gate EP)

BAND STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS

1. Started as Abysseral Throne in 2011, released 1 LP, and 1 EP on physical CD. Changed name to Ancient Thrones in January of 2018. This is the first release as Ancient Thrones.

2. The band name Ancient Thrones is an evolution of Abysseral Throne but it also comes from a lyric in the Wolves in the Throne Room song, “Astral Blood”, which is one of the band’s biggest inspirations and favourite black metal bands.

“The moon leads celestial legions, to cast the stars from their ancient thrones”.

3. Ancient Thrones lost their initial singer and guitar player right before they were supposed to open up for Beyond Creation. Having just moved to Halifax and not knowing too many guitar players they asked Dylan Wallace, a Halifax Local, who he might know that could fill in for us on guitar. He gave them a list of people but after none of those guys worked out Ancient Thrones went back to Dylan for more suggestions not even occurring to ask him due to how stupid good he is. He actually suggested he do it though and nearly flawlessly sight-read the band’s entire set the first time he saw the sheet music for their songs not even really having had heard them before. After that display, they knew they had their man and he’s been in the band ever since.

4. There have been 2 Matts on bass, 2 Nicks on guitar, and almost even 2 Seans in the span of Ancient Thrones’ time as a band. The only member in the band not professionally educated in music is Sean, who ironically taught himself to play drums.

5. Matt does all of the merchandise designs, album designs, band photography, pre-production, mixing, mastering, booking, and anything else under the sun. The band’s logo was designed by Mark Richards of Heavy Hand illustration who designed above all else the Revocation logo, another of the band’s big inspirations.

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Album Title: The Veil
Release Date: November 6, 2020
Label: Self-Release

Track Listing:
1. Transient (1:58)
2. The Sight of Oblivion (6:00)
3. The Millionth Grave (5:53)
4. The Soul to Flesh (6:14)
5. Viduus (The Veil) (9:29)
6. Sentient (2:11)
7. The River of Rain (4:32)
8. Divided/Dissolve (9:12)
9. The Infinite Eyes (9:10)
10. Permanent (2:54)
Album Length: 57:38

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Ancient Thrones except guest piano performance in “The Soul to Flesh” by Ashley Cates
• All songs written by: Ancient Thrones
• Produced & Engineered by: Don Walls
• Mixed by: Matt LeBlanc & Don Walls
• Mastered by: Matt LeBlanc
• Album Artwork by: Kyle Archer
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album & Live Band Line Up:
Sean Hickey – Drums, Vocals
Matt LeBlanc – Bass, Cello
Dylan Wallace – Guitar
Nick Leslie – Guitar

L-R: Ancient Thrones Current Line Up| Dylan Wallace (Guitar)| Nick Leslie (Guitar)| Sean Hickey (Drums,Vocals)| Matt LeBlanc (Bass)
Photo Credit – Matt LeBlanc

Ancient Thrones, formerly “Abysseral Throne”, is an Atlantic Canada acclaimed blackened metal outfit that rebranded to suit major changes in line-up and songwriting.

Formed in 2011 in New Brunswick and now residing in Halifax, NS, they quickly went to work to establish themselves among their scene and gained local notoriety eventually allowing them the opportunities to open for renowned metal acts from across the globe.

Sean Hickey (drums/vocals) is the sole original founder of Abysseral remaining, Matt LeBlanc joined in 2015 on bass and improved and refined the sound and operation drastically. Once they lost their original singer and guitar player Jonny Rains, Dylan Wallace joined and took over main songwriting duties. Hickey took over completely on vocals with a black/death metal vocal style, and Nick Leslie joined shortly after on the second guitar. Work began on writing a new album which took about 3 months to write the music for. The new material sparked the name change to Ancient Thrones as an homage to one of Hickey’s favorite bands and inspirations, Wolves in the Throne Room.

In 2013, the band released its debut record and its subsequent follow-up in 2016, “Storming The Black Gate”, which was nominated for an East Coast Music Award. Ancient Thrones have toured throughout Canada, and played at several festivals, sharing the stages with bands such as Silverstein, The Agonist, Black Crown Initiate, and Skull Fist.

2020 sees the release of the concept album “The Veil” showcasing the band’s desire for storytelling and pushing them to new heights musically. The new album explores the journey of a man faced with tragedy, his mortality and ultimately the permanence of our actions told through technical soundscapes and haunting atmosphere.

“The Veil” is due out November 6, 2020.

Discography:
2020 – The Veil – LP
2016 – Storming the Black Gate – EP
2013 – Reflections Enthroned – LP
2012 – Chasm in Permafrost – Demo

Shared Stage with:
Screamer (Sweden), Alcoholator- 2012
Vital Remains – 2013
The Faceless, Rings of Saturn, Within the Ruins – 2013
Skull Fist – 2014
Black Crown Initiate – 2015
Vesperia – 2015
Wilt – 2016
Silverstein, The Agonist, Cauldron, Nervosa – 2016
Anonymus – 2016
Beyond Creation, Unbeing – 2016
Cruciamentum, Thantifaxath – 2017

Tours and Festivals:
2019 – The Final Mettalfest – Halifax, NS
2017 – Mettalworx Mettalfest – Halifax, NS
2017 – Pandamonium Minifest – Ottawa, ON
2017 – Metal Bukkake 3 – Cocagne, NB
2017 – ECMA Loud Showcase – Saint John, NB
2016 – East Coast Awakening – Keswick, NB
2015 – Mud City Meltdown – Moncton, NB
2015 – Maritime Metal & Hard Rock Festival 3 – Windsor, NS
2014 – Maritime Metal & Hard Rock Festival 2 – Aylesford, NS

Past Features:
#54 in GridCity Magazines 100 Essential NB Releases 2016
PureGrain Audio (Now V13) And Justice For Art Best Underground Metal Album Covers Vol 1

0 EPK – Uncle Woe – Phantomescence (2020)

September 14, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Uncle Woe

EPK – Uncle Woe – Phantomescence (2020)

Publicist – Jon Asher – asher[@]ashermediarelations[.]com

For fans of Yob, Chrome Ghost, Deftones, Slomatics, Tool

“Psychedelic, sludgy, doom-prog duo from Bancroft, ON. They do heavy things that go on for a bit.”

Album Title: Phantomescence
Release Date: October 23, 2020
Label: Packard Black Productions

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“The lone member (although it does seem as if drummer Nicholas Wowk has been added to the band) Rain Fice has created a truly wondrous journey through pure doom lands into that astral, transcendental other place doom of the aforementioned Yob that gives you goosebumps with its completely distressing doom metal. Fice’s clean echo-drenched vocals are also of very high quality, while not actually sounding like Mike Scheidt, Fice does exude a similar aura of supreme enlightenment and complete mastery of his art.” – Verbal Aggression

“Never be afraid to take a chance on a new name. This one comes to us from Ontario and was released earlier in the month, though I’m just now getting around to hearing it. I was pretty damned impressed and count UNCLE WOE in the same company as Domkraft, Spaceslug, Chrome Ghost, and Slomatics. Some damned good doom with crunchy low end and transcendent vocals. Count it among the #HeavyBest19” – Doomed & Stoned

“Chugging, sprawling, and most of all reaching, the late-2019 debut LP, Our Unworn Limbs, from Ontario as-yet-solo-outfit Uncle Woe — composed, performed, and recorded by Rain Fice — is one of marked promise, taking elements of modern progressive and cosmic doom from the likes of YOB’s subtly angular riffing style and unfolding them across an emotionally resonant but still manageable 43-minute span.” – The Obelisk

BAND STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS
1. This album, Phantomescence, was conceived and recorded entirely during COVID lockdown and was recorded remotely, with Nicholas Wowk recording the drums in his garage, and Rain Fice wielding all other audio implements in his own humble abode. Once quarantine seemed like it wasn’t going to be a short-lived episode, the duo was faced with the reality of not being able to get together to rehearse in the foreseeable future, so they knew they had to do SOMETHING as a band in the interim. The obvious choice was to record an album. Aside from the initial fundamental structure of Become The Ghost, the rest of the album was written and arranged on the fly. Nick and Rain met up in a vacant parking lot in early April so Rain could pass Nick a box of sterilized microphones and an 8 channel mixer. Other than that, this album was created 100% remotely, sending audio files back and forth via the internet. The band has only been able to rehearse the album tracks only once together.

2. Rain Fice and Nicholas Wowk is something of a uniquely rural outfit, to their own detriment in a lot of ways. In an area where folk-rock, country, and classic rock cover bands abound, they are, to the best of their knowledge, if not the only heavy metal band for at least an hour in any direction, DEFINITELY the only Doom-centric, post-metal act for sure. On one hand, this has made fleshing out the band with local talent a distinct challenge, and when they DO have a gig-worthy band at the ready, they don’t have any contemporaries with which to share a local stage. On the other hand, this illustrates that they are serious about their craft, and aren’t in it for the glory of chasing the local scene… because there isn’t one. They ARE the local scene. They are currently hiring. Progged out doom bass players and/or guitarists apply within.

3. Rain Fice wouldn’t say that he’s a gear COLLECTOR, per se, but he’s definitely something of a gear aficionado, and he gravitates toward vintage and off-brand amps and pedals. All of Rain’s main amps are Canadian made, and one of them is a 30+ year old one of a kind thing. His pedal situation is similar. Most of them are pretty new, but he doesn’t have many common things on his board. No Muffs, or Tube Screamers. It was actually a leap of faith pedal purchase that ultimately spawned the Uncle Woe sound and led to writing the first official Uncle Woe song, Push the Blood Back in. After years and years of buying and selling pedals on the endless tone-quest, Fice plugged into a Kuro T120 and knew instantaneously that he had found his sound. That pedal, combined with his trusty Rozon amp is absolutely the backbone of Uncle Woe’s sonic signature.

About:

Hailing from the oft frozen hills of rural Canada, Uncle Woe is a phantom limb, wielding a bludgeoning tool against mostly true tales of bittersweet sorrow, revenge, and regret.

The bleak desolation of Bancroft, Ontario spawned Uncle Woe in 2019 when Rain Fice grew weary of floundering in non-committed projects and instead dove into songwriting mode with a rough idea of his ideal sound and started carving out what would become the first Uncle Woe LP “Our Unworn Limbs”.

After the album was released in 2019 and started to pick up some buzz, a full band began to form. However, the pandemic was not far off and the band whittled down to a 2 piece. Before lockdown began, Uncle Woe managed to lock down the rough elements of what would become the second album “Phantomescence”, Fice expanded on them, and after being fed to drummer Nicholas Wowk, and recording remotely, the album was complete: a meandering exploration of death and dreams. Many chugging, bludgeoning passages are offset by expansive and contemplative, subdued, almost post-rock soundscapes.

As Uncle Woe begins to hit their stride, fans can look forward to the band putting out music pretty much indefinitely, plans are in motion for a third album already.

The band’s second album “Phantomescence” will be available digitally, CD and on vinyl on October 23rd via Packard Black Productions.

Discography:
2019 – Our Unworn Limbs
2020 – Phantomescence

Album Title: Phantomescence
Release Date: October 23, 2020
Label: Packard Black Productions

Track Listing:
1. Become The Ghost (6:29)
2. On Laden Shores (13:30)
3. Lucid Degrees of Autoscopic Ruin (6:45)
4. A Map of Dead Stars (13:14)
EP Length: 40:00

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Rain Fice/Nicholas Wowk
• All songs written by: Rain Fice *Become the Ghost by Fice/Wowk
• Produced by: Rain Fice/Nicholas Wowk
• Mixed by: Rain Fice
• Mastered by: Rain Fice
• Album Artwork by: Rain Fice
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

EP Recording Band Line Up:
Rain Fice – Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards
Nicholas Wowk – Drums/Percussion

Live Band Line Up:
Rain Fice – Guitar, Vocals
Nicholas Wowk – Drums/Percussion

0 EPK – Handsome Pants – Rut (single) (2020)

September 13, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Handsome Pants

EPK – Handsome Pants – Rut (single) (2020)

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Handsome Pants is the kind of band that shows up to a gig dressed haphazardly in mismatched Value Village clothes they picked out for each other. The kind of band that doesn’t take themselves seriously just wants to rock out and have a good time with their fans. Handsome Pants proves fun does not be sacrificed to make lively, highly creative music.

Loud and obnoxious is the name of the game for Handsome Pants and the rambunctious uniqueness really shines through with their new single, “Rut” which follows a concept that a lot of people are familiar with. The feeling of being stuck in a rut and turning to alcohol. The band explains the single in more depth:

“Rut is the second release in our early existence as a band. This song is something Andrew has been sitting on for a long time and rewriting lyrics. Finally finding the right content and lyrics putting it together at this time seems perfect. It seems to relate to a lot of people right now and what they are going through with the pandemic and everything else happening right now.”

The most mainstream track the band has to date still holds on to its originality with the layered vocals and prominent harmonica.

“Rut” is suitable for all kinds of rock radio, it’s punchy and tight, for fans of Royal Blood, Highly Suspect, and Clutch, Handsome Pants is just getting started and anticipates more music coming down the pipe.

Single Credits:
Single Performed by Handsome Pants
Single Written by Andrew Bateman
Produced by Brett Humber at The Sound Foundry
Mastered by Brett Humber
Music is Canadian Content (MAPL)

L-R: Jordan Nodwell – Bass, Chuck Smith – Harmonica, Kyle Nodwell – Drums, Andrew Bateman – Guitar, Vocals
Photo Credit – Zac Sanford

Emerging from the remnant of another band, Jordan Nodwell (bass), Kyle Nodwell (drums), and Andrew Bateman (guitar/vocals), created Handsome Pants to get the fulfillment they missed. Looking to add something a little extra, they found Chuck Smith who rocks the harmonica, bringing with him a unique and different element that is layered with effect and not the conventional lyric or style.

Bateman has historically written the majority of ideas for songs and of late Smith and Nodwell have come up with song good song ideas. Once the idea is brought to the table the rest of the band throws in ideas and parts that make the song better and sometimes an unseen turn around on the song for the better.

Loud, and obnoxious, Handsome Pants is the kind of band that plays a gig clad in loud thrift store clothes they picked out for each other. Fun, lively and no pretentious attitudes is half of the Handsome Pants formula, the other being unique, punchy, and tight music for listeners of all kinds.

Handsome Pants is currently not focused on completing an album, just making good music on their time, song by song.

0 EPK – Wither Within – Maggot Juice (single) (2020)

September 6, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Wither Within

EPK – Wither Within – Maggot Juice (single) (2020)

Publicist – Jon Asher – asher[@]ashermediarelations[.]com

Album Title: Maggot Juice (Instrumental Version)
Release Date: July 26th, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: The Foundation Agency (digital distribution only)

For fans of Slipknot, Babymetal, Bring Me The Horizon, Born Of Osiris, Poppy

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Bandcamp | Spotify | Apple Music

Album Title: Maggot Juice (Instrumental Version)
Release Date: July 26th, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: The Foundation Agency (digital distribution only)

Track Listing:
1. Maggot Juice (Instrumental Version) (4:13)

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Wither Within
• All songs written by: Wither Within
• Produced by: Eitan Melody S.
• Mixed by: Eitan Melody S.
• Mastered by: Eitan Melody S.
• Album Artwork by: Eitan Melody S.
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Recording and Live Band Line Up:
Noah Nikolas Laidlaw (Bass)
Eitan Melody (Guitars/ Vocals/ Synths)
Isaac Nicoletto (Drums & Percussion)
Kurtis Bradimore (Keyboards & Synths)

Discography:
2020 – Maggot Juice (Instrumental Version) – single

L-R – Noah Nikolas Laidlaw (Bass), Eitan Melody (Guitars/ Vocals/ Synths), Isaac Nicoletto (Drums & Percussion), Kurtis Bradimore (Keyboards & Synths)
Photo Credit – Eitan Melody: Photographer & Photo Editor, Erin Clayton: Photographer Assistant

Comprised of like-minded individuals from different aspects of the local music scene, Noah (bass), Eitan (guitars/vocals/synths), Isaac (drums/percussion), and Kurtis (keyboards/synths), Ontario’s Wither Within formed with a love of horror culture, heavy music, and a thirst to do something different, and memorable.

Established in July of 2020, they won the July 2020 Metal/Core Songwriting Contest (sponsored by Double Impact Drums) with their unique combination of metal, pop, and hip hop music. Many of their song ideas come about with Eitan writing and recording an instrumental track and sending it to the rest of the band members. Everyone then adds in their ideas and builds off of it.

Noah tracks his bass, Kurtis adds synth parts and layers existing parts, and Isaac adds drum fills and transitions to the MIDI track. In the end, Eitan puts it all together, mixes and masters, and voila, we got music!

To date Wither Within has released the single/video “Maggot Juice” with more music on the way.

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