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0 EPK – Skyless Aeons – Drain The Sun (2020) (CDN Records)

August 14, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Skyless Aeons

EPK – Skyless Aeons – Drain The Sun (2020)

Album Title: Drain The Sun
Release Date: October 2, 2020
Label: CDN Records

For fans Opeth, Dark Tranquillity, Death, Garden of Shadows, Dissection

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“Musically, the song (Dimensional Entrapment) could be thought of as a blending of melodic death and black metal with some pronounced progressive tendencies. It will keep you a bit off-balance, but that’s part of what makes it enthralling to behold, and there’s engaging darkness at its core as well — a darkness that takes different shapes. Slightly discordant notes and thrumming bass tones create an immediate sense of uneasy musing. The unease blossoms into torment through broiling riffage, tumbling percussion, and guttural growls. The slithering, vibrato guitars reach shrieking apexes, but also diminish into menacing, mutated, burbling tones — and surge into rapidly jabbing assaults. The song continues to ebb and flow, eerie and haunting in one moment and absolutely insane in the next, as the guitar flurries reach plateaus of feverish mayhem and the vocals flare into throat-slaughtering shrieks. A mercurial guitar solo is initially enchanting but proves to be crazed as well — and the song ends in one last episode of uneasy reflection.” – No Clean Singing

“It’s heavy, thick and menacing… when it comes to most of the music, it’s hardened and aggressive as any Death Metal should be. Still, with a bit of a unique twist, any fans of the genre will probably find this album to their liking.” 8/10 – Metal Temple

“The follow-up to their 2016 debut EP, The Era of Famine, showcases a heavier approach as the group experiments in a progressive death direction. For those who enjoy bands such as Dark Tranquillity and Dissection, will want to check out Skyless Aeons.” – Metal Insider

“Progressive death with touches of doom and thrash metal, Skyless Aeons look to take their sound to a more majestic stage. Aiming to make a massive splash with a debut that is as enjoyably heavy as it is thought-provoking. 8/10” – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life

“Skyless Aeons are accomplished musicians. Drain the Sun is full of complex moments, with some especially sweet bass lines, and the production is strong and hard-hitting, giving the music plenty of depth.” – Heavy Music Headquarters

“Skyless Aeons is as piercing as violent. Drain the Sun picks into the most extreme tones, combined to Prog patterns to temperate those waves of raw power.” – Acta Infernalis

“When it comes to Skyless Aeons, atmosphere is everything. Opening cut “Ascension Towards Nothing” builds over nearly 4 minutes before delivering a satisfying change up crunch and delving into the black depths of Death Metal riffage; it’s nearly 5 minutes before any vocals hit; and when they do it’s a slap in the face with a bag of rusty nails, such is the power of Ferreira’s roar. 8/10” – Metal Noise

“Rife with melancholy and rage, Drain the Sun is a fitting anthem for our times, and I can’t wait to hear more.” – Wicked Metal Review

“an interesting mix of textures” – Headshot Music

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Album Title: Drain The Sun
Release Date: October 2, 2020
Label: CDN Records

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Skyless Aeons
• All songs written by: Nicholas Luck and Skyless Aeons
• Produced by: Michael Marucci and Eric Altomonte @ the Watershed, London, Ontario
• Mixed by: Michael Marucci @ Sonic Zen Studios, London, ON
• Mastered by: Nathan Boots @ Visceral Sound Studios
• Album Artwork by: Sam Nelson/Stigma Art
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album and Live Band Line Up:
Nicholas Luck – Guitars/Vocals
Nathan Ferreira – Lead Vocals
Stefan Oliva – Bass
Martin Burchill – Drums

L-R: Stefan Oliva (Bass), Nicholas Luck (Guitars/Vocals), Nathan Ferreira (Lead Vocals), Martin Burchill (Drums)

Photo Credit: Skye Camara

Around 2014, guitarist Nicholas Luck and drummer Martin Burchill met as a result of an errant bus ride in London, Canada. At this time, Burchill was looking for a stable project after drumming in various rock/punk/metal bands over the last decade or so, and Luck, only 18 at the time, was looking to start a death metal band.

Vocalist Nathan Ferreira and bassist Steve Oliva followed shortly after and with a scathing collective disdain for the larger structures of society and a commitment to constant evolution in sound and ethos the band recorded and released the “Era of Famine” EP in 2016.

The band has already gained a reputation through local shows as one of the more unique and energetic death metal bands in the scene, opening up for artists such as Ashbringer, The Convalescence, Nesseria, and Killitorous – a wide variety of styles, yet somehow, Skyless Aeons shares musical similarities with all of them.

At a live show, one can expect certain synchronicity and chemistry that can only come from years of experience and practice feeding off of each other’s ideas. Couple that with vocalist Ferreira’s on-stage recklessness mixed with unusually sardonic and self-deprecating stage banter, and it’s no surprise that Skyless Aeons are gaining notoriety and drawing more and more people to their local performances as of late.

2020 brings a new album “Drain the Sun”; it takes a different approach, using much heavier and expansive riffing textures and shows refining and maturation of the band’s identity. It can best be described as “; progressive death metal” with some dissonant, doom-influenced leanings.

Discography:
2020 – Drain The Sun LP
2016 – The Era of Famine EP

Shared Stage with:
Ashbringer, Nesseria, The Convalescence, Killitorous, Astaroth Incarnate, Lutharo, Kavara, Trilateral

0 EPK – Imperishable

August 10, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Imperishable

EPK – Imperishable

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

For fans of Emperor, Angelcorpse, The Legion, Morbid Angel

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Imperishable is an extreme metal side project created by Brian Kingsland (Nile/Enthean), who writes the majority of the music, plays guitar, and takes up vocal duty, with contributions from bassist Alex Rush (Enthean), and the pummeling drums of Tommy Harrison.

From South Carolina, the band was started as an outlet for Kingsland’s musical ideas that didn’t necessarily fit with his other bands; the predominant influences are the darkness of black metal and the power of death metal; namely, Emperor, Angelcorpse, and Morbid Angel.

The writing process for the band varies between the songs, Kingsland is always writing, tracking ideas with a growing repertoire waiting to be refined. With accommodations for musical personalities and influences, the song takes shape, with Kingsland’s lyrics adding the final touch. Lyrical themes are generally up to listener interpretation, but largely positive, confident and have some real-life application thrown in.

Conceived in late-2019, Imperishable will be releasing a four-track EP “Revelation In Purity” (date to be determined), which is produced and mixed by Kingsland. Mastered by Jamie King. There will likely be more music coming from the band in the future.

L-R – Alex Rush – Bass, Brian Kingsland: Guitar/Vocals, Tommy Harrison: Drums
Photo Credit: Kevin Nealey

Album Title: Revelation In Purity
Release Date: TBA
Label: Self-Release

Track Listing:
1. Exclusion Continuum
2. Revelation In Purity
3. Forlorn In The Winds of Obscurity
4. Spewing Retrobution

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Imperishable
• All songs written by: Imperishable
• Produced by: Brian Kingsland
• Mixed by: Brian Kingsland
• Mastered by: Brian Kingsland
• Album Artwork by: Nestor Avalos
• Logo: Caelan Stokkerman
• Member of ASCAP

Album Band Line Up:
Brian Kingsland – Guitar/Vocals
Alex Rush – Bass
Tommy Harrison – Drums

Artist Endorsements:
Carillion Guitars, Bareknuckle Pickups, S.I.T. Strings, Maxon Pedals, Dunlop

0 EPK – The Reticent – The Oubliette (Heaven & Hell Records) (2020)

August 10, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · The Reticent

EPK – The Reticent – The Oubliette (Heaven & Hell Records) (2020)

For fans of Opeth, Porcupine Tree, Katatonia, The Contortionist, King Crimson

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

Album Title: The Oubliette
Release Date: September 25, 2020
Label: Heaven & Hell Records

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STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS ABOUT THE BAND

1. Recording of the album was delayed four times due to a severe injury to Chris’ right arm (the deltoid bursa to be exact). As he performs all instruments on the record, he actually began lining up players to fill in for him as doctors told him he may be endangering his arm’s functionality if he didn’t take an extended break from playing. Luckily, rest allowed him to recuperate enough to complete the record. Although, the process was slowed because he was in pain the entire time. Every recording session began with him taking at least 800 mg of Ibuprofen to make it through.

2. The 54 person wind ensemble that performs on the album was entirely comprised of students of Chris Hathcock. By day he has been a director of bands at a high school in NC and now teaches audio engineering, music theory, and music production. In fact, he was nominated for the Grammy Music Educator of the Year Award in 2017.

3. Henry, the central character of the story of “The Oubliette,” is based on a relative of Hathcock’s whose name was Cyrus. The name Henry was chosen as a somewhat more universal name but also because Henry was one of the Alzheimer’s patients featured prominently in the documentary “Alive Inside.”

“First-rate Progressive Metal, technically high-standing and delivered with a very high level of genuine emotion and passion.” – Rock Music Raider, review of “On the Eve of a Goodbye”

“…The fact is On the Eve of a Goodbye is one of the best concept albums of recent memory” – Angry Metal Guy, review of “On the Eve of a Goodbye”

“This record is why I listen to music.” – The Gauntlet, review of “On the Eve of a Goodbye”

“The Reticent is progressive in the truest sense of the term, and remains one of the best-kept secrets in metal…Once again, The Reticent delivers a stirring and unforgettable album that will absolutely appeal to fans of Opeth (especially Damnation and Heritage-era Opeth), Porcupine Tree, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Katatonia and Anathema.” – Hard Rock Haven, review of “Le Temps Detruit Tout”

“The Reticent’s On the Eve of a Goodbye took me by surprise and proceeded to floor me in all its heartbreaking, sophisticated glory” – Teeth of the Divine, review of “On the Eve of a Goodbye”

“I can safely say that this album stands with any classic concept album that people will try and compare it with” – Power of Metal, review of “On the Eve of a Goodbye”

The Reticent is an NC outfit that is, as Hard Rock Haven put it, “progressive in the truest sense of the term.” Beginning as an atmospheric acoustic side project for mastermind Chris Hathcock while he toured with war-metallers Wehrwolfe, The Reticent has become a fully realized emotional experience rooted in progressive rock and metal. This was epitomized in the band’s critically acclaimed 2016 release on Heaven & Hell Records, “On The Eve Of A Goodbye” produced by Jamie King (BTBAM, The Contortionist, Scale the Summit). The album was a tragic autobiographical concept record that chronicled the day before, day of, and the day after the suicide of Hathcock’s childhood friend Eve. Critics and fans of the record alike were moved by the compelling narrative and heartrending performances. The Reticent has gone even further in their live performances to create an audiovisual emotional experience unlike any other by utilizing film, story-telling, and the sheer intensity of the music. Such unique and evocative performances have earned The Reticent a reputation throughout the American east coast as a stellar live show, taking in awards for their live performances from magazines like YES! Weekly. This intense live experience was achieved thanks to the incredible talents of The Reticent’s other members: James Nelson (Ozai), Cliff Stankiewicz (Abacab, Interstellar Overdrive), and Mitch Moore (Rites to Sedition, Inferion).

In 2019, Hathcock began preparing The Reticent for a new concept album and an all new stage show. The forthcoming album (again produced by King), “The Oubliette,” is another stirring autobiographical tale, this time of the tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease. Fans and critics alike are eager to sink their teeth into another intense emotional outpouring of progressive metal as The Reticent prepares to release new music and strike back out on the road.

Hatchcock adds:

“As with my previous album, I hope that ‘The Oubliette’ will provide listeners with a rich and emotionally challenging audio experience. This is undoubtedly the most ambitious record The Reticent has attempted to date. The hope is that listeners will be personally affected by the music on a deep level and that it may draw some attention to a disease that is frighteningly prominent but frequently poorly understood. There will be moments that are soothing and there will be moments that are overwhelming. The story I have to tell is not a happy one but it is an important one – and it is often through the pain that we find the most profound reflection and calls to action.”

“The Oubliette” is due out via Heaven & Hell Records on September 25, 2020.

Shared Stage with:
Insomnium, Omnium Gatherum, Seven Spires, September Mourning, Fates Warning

Discography:
2020 – The Oubliette
2020 – Face To Black (Metallica Cover) Single)
2016 – On The Eve Of A Goodbye
2012 – Le Temps Detruit Tout
2008 – Amor Mortem Mei Erit
2006 – Hymns for the Dejected

The album as a whole:

“The Oubliette” is a progressive metal concept album focused on Alzheimer’s disease. The album follows the journey of an old man named Henry (based upon a relative of songwriter Chris Hathcock) as he descends through the seven stages of Alzheimer’s. He doesn’t know where he is or why he’s there. He doesn’t remember his wife is dead. He doesn’t recognize his son. Step by step the disease takes his memories, his ability to speak, his ability to walk, his ability to breathe. The music of “The Oubliette” traverses styles as divergent as jazz and black metal all within the framework of emotionally driven progressive metal. With each track sonically independent from its predecessor, the album moves the listener from experience to experience, vague memories to dreams and nightmares all toward its heartbreaking finale.

Track by Track explained:

Stage 1 – His Name Is Henry

● Stage 1 introduces us to Henry, a kind and warm man who is yet unaware that he’s been left at a nursing home. He assumes it’s all a mistake but begins to worry at all the unfamiliar faces passing by. The music starts out with Henry’s hope represented by the dulcet major sonorities yet the successive meter and key changes act as an omen of the tragedy awaiting Henry in this place. Elements of swing and latin music decorate the progressive soundscape representing Henry’s fun and hopeful mindset.

Stage 2 – The Captive

● As the track starts, Henry hears the orderly instruct him to return to his room as marching drums cadence him to get moving now! Now convinced that he is being wrongly imprisoned and believes his wife is being kept from him, Henry begins to oscillate between anger and despair made all the worse by the fact that he still doesn’t understand what’s happening to him. Decidedly aggressive death metal spearheads the track before Henry’s anger falls into a defeated frustration represented by the pensive midsection.

Stage 3 – The Palliative Breath

● Henry has brief moments of clarity when he realizes that “holes are deepening in his mind” and he vaguely grasps some of what’s happening to him. More calm and reflective the music echoes the patience that the doctors urge. The beautiful thoughtful acoustic opening gives way to powerful progressive rock, calm folk, and driving metal all to the conclusion that Henry’s best is long behind him.

Stage 4 – The Dream

● Disassociating further from the world around him, Henry retreats into fantasy and dream. There he is free, there he is reunited with his beloved wife. The music comes in odd waves as it sets the scene of a blurred dream with soundscapes reminiscent of Pink Floyd or King Crimson. Ever intensifying the music builds towards a crescendo as at last Henry realizes all he sees is not real and he then falls from the clouds and is plunged into…

Stage 5 – The Nightmare

● The disease itself becomes an infernal tormentor of Henry. Believing he is in fact in Hell, Henry hears the mocking screams of the disease telling him it will take everything from him – his mind, his hands, his legs, his eyes, his breath. The pitiless demons torturing Henry are represented by the frenzied black metal that surges the track forward. The inclusion of a full wind ensemble appears to announce the grandeur of Hell itself as the track relentlessly assaults Henry reminding him “There is no way out” as the track overwhelms the listener in the horrifyingly chaotic conclusion.

Stage 6 – The Oubliette

● Starkly contrasted with the Hell in Henry’s mind, is his motionless husk of a body cemented to a hospital bed. No longer able to communicate in any way, Henry realizes he is in a prison within a prison within a prison. First, this place – the hospital. Then, his body – now unable to serve him at all. Now, his mind – where he is trapped with no memories to comfort him and no way to alleviate his confusion or his suffering. The doom metal chorus contrasts starkly with the quiet and sullen guitar that etches the thoughts of Henry as he weakly insists he is still awake within this corpse and he desperately wishes to be set free. His voice shivers and cracks as he begs silently, “please.”

Stage 7 – ________

● Henry hears a nurse whisper to him to “Sleep, now.” The words echo through his mind as his body begins to at long last shutdown. The wind ensemble breathes with him – in then out – before soaring as he feels the bonds of pain slipping away. The word “Sleep” seems to cascade into eternity as all grows quiet before we are snapped back to his hospital room accompanied only by the sounds of machines alerting us to Henry’s demise. The flat line runs and runs because as he forgot, so too was he forgotten. After a while, the rain pours and we hear the admonition of a doctor warning of the epidemic – Henry’s fate coming for millions. [The subtitle of the track is stylized to represent a flat line]

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Album Title: The Oubliette
Release Date: September 25, 2020
Label: Heaven & Hell Records

Track Listing:
1. Stage 1 – His Name Is Henry (9:46)
2. Stage 2 – The Captive (6:00)
3. Stage 3 – The Palliative Breath (7:13)
4. Stage 4 – The Dream (11:47)
5. Stage 5 – The Nightmare (12:14)
6. Stage 6 – The Oubliette (10:38)
7. Stage 7 – ________ (6:10)
Album Length: 1:03:50

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Chris Hathcock (all instruments and vocals) except for:
Lead guitar solos by James Nelson
Tenor Sax by Andrew Lovett
Female Vocals by Amanda Caines
Additional Gutturals on Stage 5 by Steven Wynn
Voice acting by Juston Green, Amanda Caines, and Rei Haycraft
Symphonic Winds by the 2018-19 Jordan Wind Ensemble conducted by Chris Hathcock
• All songs written by: Chris Hathcock
• Produced by: Jamie King and Chris Hathcock
• Mixed by: Jamie King
• Mastered by: Jamie King
• Album Artwork by: Chris Ferguson
• Chris Hathcock is a member of ASCAP

Album Band Line Up:
Chris Hathcock – Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drums, Vocals, Additional Percussion
James Nelson – Lead Guitars

Live Band Line Up:
Chris Hathcock – Vocals, Guitar
James Nelson – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Cliff Stankiewicz – Bass
Mitch Moore – Drums

0 EPK – Helion Prime – Question Everything (Saibot Reigns) (2020)

August 10, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Helion Prime

EPK – Helion Prime – Question Everything (Saibot Reigns) (2020)

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

Album Title: Question Everything
Release Date: October 5, 2020
Label: Saibot Reigns

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It’s been about two years since the band’s sophomore release “Terror of the Cybernetic Space Monster” and Sacramento sci-fi power metallers Helion Prime returns with their third effort and the much shorter title “Question Everything” set for release on Monday, October 5th, 2020 via their label Saibot Reigns. This is Helion Prime’s first album with new vocalist Mary Zimmer, who has also accompanied the band on two separate tours of the United States. It also sees the band’s original singer, Heather Michele, returning in a writing capacity and contributing all lyrics and melodies. Heather Michele also along with other former Helion Prime vocalist Sozos Michael and with John Yelland (Judicator/Dire Peril) add their guest vocals on the full length.

The highly anticipated third record is a concept album, with each song revolving around different figures throughout human history who had the courage to question the status quo of their respective worlds/societies, in some cases even dealing with harsh persecution as a result. Those Helion Prime chose to write about-faced prejudice, mockery, ex-communication, and persecution – yet through it all, they held true to their beliefs and ideas. Time would be their greatest ally as their ideas and identities were eventually validated, oftentimes not until after their passing. They serve as an inspiration for all minds to continue thinking outside the box and staying true to themselves.

Jason speaks on the album itself:

“This album has truly been amazing to work on. The idea behind it is something I’ve been holding on to since around the time I started the band. Aside from writing some of what I consider to be Prime’s best work it was a great experience getting to work with Heather again on an album as she once again contributed her talents for the lyrics.”

“Question Everything” was mixed by Chris Collier and mastered by Brett Caldas-Lima with additional mixing/drum edits/reamping by Alex Nasla of Gear Gods Studio. Guitar/Bass edits by Michael Goodrich and cover art by Marc Whisnant.

“Question Everything” is out worldwide on October 5th, 2020 via Saibot Reigns.

Helion Prime is

Mary Zimmer – Vocals
Jason Ashcraft – Rhythm Guitars
Jeremy Steinhouse – Bass
Alex Bosson – Drums
Chad Anderson – Lead Guitars

L-R – Alex Bosson – Drums, Mary Zimmer – Vocals, Jason Ashcraft – Guitars, Chad Anderson – Guitars, Jeremy Steinhouse – Bass
Photo Credit: Casey Frederick

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Album Title: Question Everything
Release Date: October 5, 2020
Label: Saibot Reigns

Track Listing:
1. The Final Theory (4:20)
2. Madame Mercury (4:19)
3. Prof (3:55)
4. The Gadfly (6:35)
5. Photo 51 (5:13)
6. E Pur Si Muove (5:48)
7. Words of The Abbot (4:55) ft. guest vocals John Yelland (Judicator, Dire Peril)
8. The Forbidden Zone (4:32)
9. Question Everything (5:56) ft. Heather Michele (ex-Graveshadow, ex-Helion Prime) and Sozos Michael (ex-Helion Prime, Planeswalker)
10. Reawakening (6:54)
11. Kong at the Gates (Misfits Cover)
Album Length: 56:12

Helion Prime is:
Mary Zimmer – Vocals
Jason Ashcraft – Rhythm Guitars
Chad Anderson – Lead Guitars
Jeremy Steinhouse – Bass
Alex Bosson – Drums

0 EPK – Sadistic Embodiment – Blood Spell (CDN Records) (2020)

August 6, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Sadistic Embodiment

EPK – Sadistic Embodiment – Blood Spell (CDN Records) (2020)

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

For fans Gojira, Rotting Christ, Bloodbath, Kataklysm, Strapping Young Lad

Album Title: Blood Spell
Release Date: September 18, 2020
Label: CDN Records

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“Canadian death metal executioners Sadistic Embodiment have emerged from their quarantine torture chamber to release their first LP, Blood Spell. After establishing their brutality across three EPs, they’re ready to give the world a global enema on their full-length debut… Sadistic Embodiment will appeal to fans who want both mosh-ready slams and razorblade riffing. ” – Decibel Magazine

“The band’s new album, Blood Spell is full of hooks, riffs, blasts, and blends of old and new school death metal. Plus, Sadistic Embodiment shows you can throw Bryan Newbury (Into Eternity, Untimely Demise) behind the kit in any band and make gold out of the drumming… Early on in the album, one of the first songs to come across is “Gallows Hill”. This song probably features the most riffs of any on the album, but one key part of Sadistic Embodiment is the lyrics. This is a band focused on telling a story with each song moreso than just trying to write the heaviest death metal out there. “- Metal Injection

“Edmonton’s Sadistic Embodiment Channel Their Disdain for the Modern World on ‘Blood Spell'” – Exclaim!

“Canadian metal outfit Sadistic Embodiment are gearing up for their new album, Blood Spell, out September 18th via CDN Records. The follow-up to their three consecutive EP’s Beloved Imprisonment (2019), Blodörn (2018), and Self-Titled (2018) is promised to be a continuation of their ruthless death diversity ranging from similarities of Gojira, Rotting Christ, to Bloodbath and Kataklysm.” – Metal Insider

“The album weaves back and forth between thrash and full-on death metal, with surging hooks aplenty and a good deal of genuine catchiness – especially over the album’s front half – topped by the bark, growls and shrieks of bassist Curtis Vieville and guitarists Wally Fischer and Jason Cullen.” – Metal Rules

“Pure and unadulterated death metal is at hand in the band’s assault, but don’t expect it to dull your senses as it continues. There’s a number of dark melodies that weave their way into the sound and craft some catchy moments that keep it brutal but still quite memorable. Not to mention some heavy grooves (see “Flesh Deposition”) that are definitely going to catch some ears. A rather promising debut for extreme music fans to dig into.” – DeadRhetoric

“By the time “Cerebral Termination” hits, “Blood Spell” isn’t a record you want to reach a conclusion. The tracks get better and better as it plays through from high quality starting point and the ideas and nuances just keep coming. Another one with seriously impressive lead work, it fades out all too soon. 8.5/10″ – Metal Noise

“this is a meaty chunk of Death Metal… The songs are mostly mid-paced and full of pummeling, grooving riffs and unrelenting heaviness, but what helps set this apart from the masses are the startling tremolo sections and some deeply impressive lead work, which contains a keen sense of melody along with a degree of musicality that you don’t often see in the genre… an enjoyable release from a talented band, and fans of more technical Death Metal will want to give it a listen. 3.75/5” – The Metal Crypt

“a very good Metal album that satisfies your inner sadist.” 8/10 – Thorium Mag

“Well, with that name, logo and cover you might think, “They play Death Metal”. Well… Correct. And a very good one. It was a very good surprise while listening to this album.” – Blessed Altar Zine

L-R – Bryan James Newbury (Drums); Jason Cullen (Rhythm Guitar); Wally Fischer (Lead Guitar); Curtis Vieville (Bass)

Photo Credit: Danika Challand AKA Demonika

The sadistic death metal quartet was originally conceived in Edmonton, Alberta. Although all Edmonton born half of the group now resides in Calgary, travelling frequently to join the others in crafting extreme musical works. Each member brings their own distinct flair to the music, live theatrics, and social media content.

Drummer Bryan Newbury (also known from Into Eternity, Untimely Demise) formed the project in the fall of 2017 by inviting Curtis Vieville and Helge Lipphardt to jam simple and catchy death metal. A couple of months later, Jason Cullen joined the group and then Nate Mandrusiak joined shortly thereafter, forming the five-piece that produced their Self-Titled (March 30th, 2018) and Blodørn (September 8th, 2018) EPs. Curtis Vieville left to travel for the summer of 2018, leaving the band to record bass and vocals for the Blodørn release on his behalf.

During the late fall of 2018, the group parted ways with Helge Lipphardt and brought on Curtis’ old bandmate Wally Fischer. Continuing their relentless musical onslaught the group wrote and released the EP Beloved Imprisonment on January 31st, 2019, showcasing their evolved sound. But the work was far from over and after a few gigs, the group began work constructing their first full-length album. During that period the band parted ways with their singer Nate in early 2020, and from thereafter the group became a three-pronged vocal assault team.

Completing their work in the spring of 2020, the milestone album “Blood Spell” was finally realized. As if sensing the impending debut, CDN Records approached the band with a record deal just as the final touches were being completed. And thus Sadistic Embodiment joined the CDN Records family.

Each release from Sadistic Embodiment grows in depth and complexity while maintaining simple and heavy death metal passages. They pride themselves on having catchy choruses intermixed with powerful and epic melodies. The newest material exhibits dark soundscapes with a lot of variation in song type and feel. Listen closely and you will find evil and pain lurking in the mix

“Blood Spell” is due out September 18, 2020 via CDN Records.

Discography:
2020 – Blood Spell – LP
2019 – Beloved Imprisonment – EP
2018 – Blodörn – EP
2018 – Sadistic Embodiment – EP

Music Placements:
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RAMSHACKLE BLUES (2018)

Artist Endorsements:

Bryan James Newbury:
Endorsed Artist at SABIAN; Brand Ambassador at The Gilded Beard Endorsed Artist at Remo Inc.; Endorsed Athlete at HIGH on LIFE superfoods; Vater Drumsticks Canada; Endorsed Artist, Instructor and Clinician at Vater Drumsticks; Pearl Drums Canada Endorsed Artist; Instructor and Clinician at Pearl Drums; Endorsed Athlete at ALLMAX Nutrition

Jason Cullen:
Brand Ambassador at The Gilded Beard

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Album Title: Blood Spell
Release Date: September 18, 2020
Label: CDN Records

Track Listing:
1. Stranger (4:41)
2. Gallows Hill (5:33)
3. Catherine’s Braid (6:03)
4. Phantom Tormentor (4:41)
5. Nebulae (Call of the Void) (2:48)
6. Suicide Ceremony (3:09)
7. Global Enema (4:06)
8. Flesh Deposition (5:37)
9. Cerebral Termination (5:26)
Album Length: 42:08

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Sadistic Embodiment
• All songs written by: Sadistic Embodiment
• Produced by: Justin Bender and Sadistic Embodiment
• Mixed by: Jason Cullen and Justin Bender
• Mastered by: Justin Bender (Divergent Sounds)
• Album Artwork by: Demonika
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album and Live Band Line Up:
Bryan James Newbury (Drums); Jason Cullen (Rhythm Guitar); Curtis Vieville (Bass); Wally Fischer (Lead Guitar)

0 EPK – Prospects – Orphic Trigger (single) (2020)

August 4, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Prospects

EPK – Prospects – Orphic Trigger (single) (2020)

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

For fans Between The Buried And Me, The Contortionist, Opeth, Protest The Hero

Facebook.com/prospectsmusicoffical | Instagram.com/prospectsband | YouTube

Orphic Trigger (single) – Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, Amazon Pre Save HERE.

Prospects.bandcamp.com | Prospectsband.bigcartel.com

BAND STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS
1. Prospects started out as one person (Robert) and didn’t grow to be a band until 2019.
2. Robert’s first album “Calling Of A Red Bird” was a concept album he had thought of himself.
3. Two members Robert and Matt both have been employees at a music store for a number of years. Matt Dalton and Anthony Zicari have both obtained their degree in music and are music educators, teaching music part time.
4. Since there is some distance between band members we all recorded/tracked the instrumentals on our own, compiled them into an organized folder and sent them to be mixed and mastered by Jamie King. Vocals were recorded by Mike Indovina.

About:

Prospects is a Toronto progressive metal band founded in 2014 by multi-instrumentalist Robert Medeiros. Generally inspired by modern metal and acts from numerous other genres Prospects released their debut “The Calling of a Red Bird” in 2017 as a foray into the plethora of bedroom level studio albums.

Following this advent, Medeiros took a short hiatus to refine his songwriting and production skills. He would meet guitarist Matt Dalton in 2019 and form the initial line up with Mathew Lothian on bass shortly after.

With the initial 2017 release of Calling of a Red Bird utilizing midi drums, the group was looking for a real drummer that could fill the role. After posting in several online forums and Facebook groups, it wasn’t too long before finding drummer Anthony Zicari and things fell into place.

As rehearsals became a regular thing and a few songs started shaping up the band aimed to find their way onto local bills around the GTA (greater Toronto area).

Back to the recording sessions, the band has been working on their new EP “Recalling” expected for release in 2020. Working with Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, The Contortionist, Etc) for mixing and mastering, the band is confident a great product for the masses. The EP “Recalling” is a collection of old and new material, showcasing where the band has come from, but also where they are heading!

Shared Stage with:
The Ocean Cure, Fallen Legion, Plethora, Rolodex Darko, Dead 3 Days

Discography:
2017 – The Calling of a Red Bird
2020 **TBD – Recalling EP

EP Title: Recalling EP
Release Date: Single “Orphic Trigger” August 7, 2020. Rest of EP TBD
Label: TBD
Distribution: Distrokid

Track Listing:
1. Orphic Trigger
2. Bridgeburner
3. Admit The Endless Sky
4. Unseen Observer

EP Credits:
• All songs performed by:Prospects
• All songs written by:Prospects
• Produced by:Prospects
• Mixed by:Jamie King
• Mastered by:Jamie King
• EP Artwork by:Javier Del Pozo (Grizzly Victory)
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

EP / Live Band Line Up:
Robert Medeiros – Guitar/Keys/Vocals
Matt Dalton – Guitar/Vocals
Matthew Lothian – Bass
Anthony Zicari – Drums

0 EPK – Earth’s Yellow Sun Release Virtual Comic Book To Celebrate 5 Year Anniversary of “The Infernal Machine” (EP) (2015)

August 4, 2020
by Asher
· Earth's Yellow Sun · EPKs

EPK – Earth’s Yellow Sun Release Virtual Comic Book To Celebrate 5 Year Anniversary of “The Infernal Machine” (EP) (2015)

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

Virtual Comic Book Release Date: October 2, 2020

Album Title: The Infernal Machine
Release Date: August 4, 2020
Label: Independent
Distribution: Distrokid

For fans Periphery, Snarky Puppy, Dream Theater, Animals As Leaders, Thank You Scientist

EarthsYellowSun.net | Facebook.com/EarthsYellowSun | Instagram.com/EarthsYellowSun | Youtube.com/EarthsYellowSun

EarthsYellowSun.bandcamp.com | Apple Music | Spotify

“a 5-part, 23 minute long prog rock song of epic proportions.” – Can This Even Be Called Music

“the band has great potential as they carry forth their Prog torches and bear witness to the world of Prog.” – Progressively So

“Hometown boys Earth’s Yellow Sun were first to take the stage, and they did a marvellous job – especially considering that they were a last-minute addition to the bill, replacing the great Angel Vivaldi. Also impressive was the fact that their usual lineup of sax players was absent, and they were forced to find a replacement in the form of Shanna Hanko, who learned all of the required arrangements within 48 hours. They performed a few tracks from their first EP, as well as parts two and three of ‘The Infernal Machine’. I said it the last time I saw them: these guys are going places.” – Metal Wani (Live Review – Toronto – 2016 Opening for Intervals & Plini)

Top L-R Brian Dhari (Tenor Sax), Josh Hanff (Guitars), Chris Bruder (Keyboards)

Bottom L-R Duncan Stan (Bass), Julien Bigras (Drums), Murray Heaton (Alto Sax)

Photo Cred: Michele Dalgarno, Samantha Carcasole, Eric Soto

About:

Difficult to Label; Easy to Enjoy

We are Earth’s Yellow Sun, an instrumental band hailing from Toronto, Canada. While often described as “progressive metal”, you’ll quickly find that it’s not so simple to label us – our unique approach to writing music is unlike anything you’ve heard before. Blending a crushingly heavy rhythm section with soaring melodic saxophone lines and funky organ pads, Earth’s Yellow Sun is like the love child of Periphery and Snarky Puppy that you didn’t know you needed in your life.

Our most recent release “Under the Covers” features our cover arrangements of three songs from vastly different corners of the musical world, featuring collaborations with some talented vocalists. From the progressive rock realm, we cover Rush’s “Overture 2112/The Temples of Syrinx”, featuring the incredible Rody Walker of Protest the Hero. From jazz territory, we cover pianist Tigran Hamasyan’s instrumental rhythmic mind-bender “Entertain Me”. And from the pop world, we cover the Backstreet Boys hit “Larger Than Life”, featuring the vocals of Lauren Babic of Red Handed Denial.

As an instrumental band, we rely on our music to convey our stories. Our sophomore release “The Infernal Machine” is a concept record that chronicles a futuristic society’s dependence on technology and artificial intelligence, and the ensuing conflict between man and machine. The creation of this EP saw us venture further into experimental territory, incorporating unconventional instrumentation such as violin, choir, and tabla into sound.

Earth’s Yellow Sun was initially conceived in 2014, while we were attending Humber College’s music program. After bonding over our mutual interest in heavy progressive music, and our shared desire to write innovative music of our own, we formed a school ensemble where we first toyed with the idea of incorporating saxophones into a metal band. This experiment proved to be a great success, and Earth’s Yellow Sun rose from the ashes of the school ensemble once classes came to an end.

Our unique and eclectic sound allows us to fit into a variety of different concert bills. Since our live debut in 2015, we have been fortunate enough to share the stage with several notable acts, including Between the Buried and Me, Protest the Hero, Intervals, Intronaut, Plini, Thank You Scientist, Moon Tooth, Auras, and Red Handed Denial. We greatly look forward to returning to the stage as soon as we can, bigger and better than ever.

Discography:
2020 – Virtual Comic Book (The Infernal Machine 5 year Anniversary)
2020 – Under the Covers EP
2015 – The Infernal Machine
2014 – Prologue

Shared Stage:
Between the Buried and Me, Intronaut, Intervals, Plini, Thank You Scientist, Protest the Hero, Moon Tooth, Enslaved, Red Handed Denial, AURAS, In the Presence of Wolves, Afterwake, Pyramid Theorem,The Frame Defect

Tours and Festivals:
2018 – Summer of Prog Tour
2017 – The Quest for More Treats Tour w/Protest the Hero

Artist endorsements:
– DNA Amplification – Duncan Stan

Album Title: The Infernal Machine
Release Date: August 4, 2020
Label: Independent
Distribution: Distrokid

Track Listing:
1. Part I – Assembly (6:09)
2. Part II – Unveiling (2:58)
3. Part III – Betrayal (3:31)
4. Part IV – Bastion (3:12)
5. Part V – Rapture (7:14)
Album Length: 23:06

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Earth’s Yellow Sun
• All songs written by: Josh Hanff, Julien Bigras, Chris Bruder
• Produced by: Chris Bruder & Josh Hanff (Brouhaha Productions)
• Mixed by: Matt Grady (EMAC Studios)
• Mastered by: Reuben Ghose (Mojito Mastering)
• Album Artwork by: Mike Kungl (MKungl Studios)
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album Band Line Up:
Josh Hanff – Guitars
Michael Murray – Guitars
Gio Campanelli – Keyboards
Duncan Stan – Bass
Julien Bigras – Drums

The EYS Saxophone Collective is:
Brian Dhari (Tenor), Shanna Hanko (Alto), Murray Heaton (Alto),
Riley Keller (Alto, solo on Pt.III), Chelsea McBride (Bari),
Savic Panylyk (Tenor, Bari), Andrew Racknor (Alto, solo on Pt.I)

The Infernal Machine Choir is:
Mjaa Danielson, Sarah Gribeauval, Ilsa Gurtins,
Graham Ko, Mara Nesrallah, Kalya Ramu, Jake White

Special Guests:
Kelly Jefferson – Tenor Sax Solo on Pt.V
Ravi Naimpally – Tablas on Pt. IV
William Lamoureux – Violin
Emily Rockarts – Vocal Melodies on Pt.V
Electronic Percussion – Ethan Myers (IAMFREE)
Sound Design – Ethan Myers (IAMFREE), Matt Grady, Josh Hanff

Live Band Line Up:
Josh Hanff – Guitars
Chris Bruder – Keyboards
Duncan Stan – Bass
Julien Bigras – Drums
Murray Heaton – Alto Sax
Brian Dhari – Tenor Sax

0 EPK – Protokult – Transcending The Ruins (2020)

August 4, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Protokult

EPK – Protokult – Transcending The Ruins (2020)

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

For fans of Arkona, Korpiklaani, Windir, Nightwish, Turisas, Skyforger

Album Title: Transcending The Ruins
Release Date: October 1, 2020
Label: Self-Release

Protokult.com| Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube

Sales Links: Bandcamp | Spotify | Apple Music

STORY ANGLES / FUN FACTS:

1. The band is consistently featured on Spectre Media Group’s (Glenn Fricker) YouTube videos as backing music, as well as occasionally having members featured on the show. The band has had a long relationship with Glenn Fricker, having recorded both Marzena and No Beer In Heaven.

2. Four out of five of the members are bilingual.

3. Often at shows and in music videos, they have ‘beer maidens’ or wenches; women in white dresses and corsets who come out on stage and pour willing audience members beer from a sacred Viking horn.

4. Bassist Davey Slowiak and frontman Martin Drozd are the only consistent original members since their inception in 2003.

5. The new album “Transcending the Ruins” was recorded at Union Sound studios in Toronto with Darren Mcgill and features an eclectic variety of talented guests from various other groups.

“they’ve got a good sense of humor, and they sound top-notch” – Metal Sucks

“boozy blast of heathen prog” – Team Rock

“Le metal a du talent.” – Metal France

“Ah this album was a pleasure to review. So many albums are a slog to get through, but I was sorry when No Beer In Heaven ended…All the band are excellent musicians and you can hear their joy at playing their music. Ekaterina brings another dimension to the band too; her vocals are nothing you’ve heard in metal before, and I love the touch she brings with the woodwind instruments…I love the track “Get Me A Beer” – it could be marketed as a cure for depression. Elsewhere, the contrast between folk and metal works very harmoniously: heavy and uplifting at the same time. Joyous stuff! The band also have a good sense of humour, and while they can be serious, this is an enjoyable life-affirming album to listen to, which is as it should be. Our lives are brief; we should try and enjoy our spell on this earth! I love the album artwork and presentation too. This is a band the world needs to hear more of. Highly recommended! – Hellbound

“a superb album. Protokult gives folk-metal a new nice dimension. Their progressive folk-metal approach is a very delicious one. Don’t let the ‘beer-titles’ fool you, the band goals are far beyond beer-humpaa. They’re far more serious, despite of the sometimes quite merry tunes. This is one of the best folk-metal albums I’ve heard this year” – Folk-Metal.nl

“Protokult is a colourful collective, made up of four guys and a lady…It is a versatile album…progressive twists and turns in the songs and surprising approaches.” – Lords of Metal

“Let’s mark the list down, shall we: Awesome Folk music spanning different areas of sound and direction, check! Creative and art work based around an old fashioned beer hall, check! And last, but certainly not least, BEER themed music!!!!.” – Metal Temple

“Anyone who has seen this band live knows that the beer maidens will be pouring potent potables into ever thirsty mouths at the front of the stage. Before this delightful feature comes to fruition, the fans come in close, sing along, and dance the metal jig during the pagan musical onslaught from the band. We are instantly transported to villages, and forests of another era.” – Metal Master Kingdom (Live Review)

“All in all No Beer In Heaven is an extra large package of dark folk metal here to drink and party with you. If you’re a folk fan, be sure to give them a listen. The album is a solid piece and an enjoyment to even non-folk fans. Oh, and they also love the ‘Water of Life’ (that is vodka if you didn’t know already).” – Two Guys Metal Reviews

““Get Me a Beer!” is a hearty and raucous opener and one that will get heads bobbing (and banging) no doubt.” – Femme Metal Webzine

“They belong amongst the ranks of bands like Moonsorrow and Skyforger…Almost every song twists and turns through several folk metal transformations, without ever tapping into cheesy or overly tired clichés.”- Metal Observer (2010 review for Ancestral Anthems)

“Their songs pulse and writhe like a sinuous living thing.”- Exclaim (2012 review of Marzena)

L-R: Dawid (Bass), Kaveh Afshar (Percussion), Ekaterina (Vocals, Woodwinds), Martin Drozd (Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer), Jack Neila (Rhythm and Lead Guitar)

As interests in history, paganism and folklore took an increasingly strong hold on folk metallers Protokult, they were inspired to unleash their debut album, “Ancestral Anthems” in 2009. With the first two pressings selling out in months, they vowed to take things to the next level while continuing to deliver a unique mix of Canadian and international influences. In 2011, they released their next offering, the EP “Marzena”, then followed by sophomore album “No Beer In Heaven” that was widely praised for its hooky fun-loving anthems, especially the single “Get Me A Beer!”.

Protokult’s goal? To unite its members’ diverse cultures into one sound, balancing tradition and folklore with heavy, thrash, and black metal for headbangers everywhere.

Over the past few years, the ever-evolving Protokult has graced the stage with the likes of Arkona, Turisas, Alestorm, Gloryhammer, Tengger Cavalry, Cellar Darling (X-Eluveitie) and Razor.

With beauty and the beast-like contrast between Ekaterina’s haunting vocals and the band’s metal rampage, they are ready to unveil their third full-length “Transcending The Ruins”, which is slated for release on October 1st, 2020. The album captures the reformed quintet at an all-time high, showcasing an impressive palette of powerful riffs, glorious onslaughts, and essentially reminds us, why we love heavy metal and it’s darker atmospheric shades.

Discography:
2020 – Transcending The Ruins – LP
2016 – Oy Kanada (single)
2016 – The Dark Stumble Home (Acoustic) – EP
2014 – No Beer In Heaven – LP
2011 – Marzena – EP
2009 – Ancestral Anthems – LP

Tours and Festivals:
2017 – Krampus Ball
2016 – Queens Of Metal (Montreal)
2015 – Toronto Folk Metal Fest
2014 – Vikingfest (Montreal)
2014 – Headbanging For a Cure (Toronto)
2012 – Paganfest (Toronto)
2012 – Headbanging For a Cure (Toronto)
2012 – Invasion Infernale Fest (Hamilton)

Music Videos:
2020 – Feed Your Demons
2017 – Get Me A Beer! (Live)
2016 – Oy Kanada!
2014 – Get Me A Beer!

Album Title: Transcending The Ruins
Release Date: October 1, 2020
Label: Self-Release

Track Listing:
1. Mark Of Thunder (6:45)
2. Feed Your Demons (6:25)
3. 1516 (Keeper of the Hops) (3:58)
4. Oy Kanada (5:29)
5. Troubled Lad (Slainte Mhaith) (4:30)
6. Na Gryanoi Nedele (1:47)
7. Rusalka (6:17)
8. Valley of Thorns (7:45)
9. Wenches (4:23)
10. Greet The Dawn (6:09)
11. Dead New World (15:23)
Album Length: 1:08:57

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Protokult
• All songs written by: Martin Drozd, Ekaterina
• Produced by: Protokult, Darren Mcgill
• Mixed by: Darren Mcgill
• Mastered by: Tyler Williams
• Album Artwork by: Marie Cherniy
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album Band Line Up:
Martin Drozd – guitar, vocals, keyboards, additional percussion, jawharp
Ekaterina – vocals, recorder,
Kaveh Afshar – drums
Jack Neila – rhythm and lead guitar
Dave Slowiak – bass, gang vocals

Live Band Line Up:
Martin Drozd – guitar and vocals
Dave Slowiak – bass and backup vocals
Ekaterina – vocals, recorder and synth
Jack Neila – guitar
Kaveh Afshar – drums

Guest musicians:
Quinn Strahl – electric violin
Matt Hilden (Vesication) – vocals
Joe Feral- vocals
Jesse Harvey (Ammo) – vocals
Cristina Marcu – operatic vocals
Ewelina Ferenc- folk vocals

Corktown trans-choir:
Jason Adamo, Geoff Hodsman, Andrei Sin, Davey White, Matt Hilden, Oliver Salathiel

0 EPK – Endast – “Stand By To Get Some” (single) (2020)

August 3, 2020
by Asher
· Endast · EPKs

Endast – “Stand By To Get Some” (single) (2020)

For Fans of The Ghost Inside, Misery Signals, Trivium, Soilwork, Darkest Hour

Release Date: July 29, 2020
Label: Self-Release

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

For all inquiries, including booking: endastband@gmail.com

Facebook.com/EndastMusic | Twitter.com/endastmusic | Youtube.com/user/endastmusic

Montreal’s Endast have been silent since 2015 after calling it quits and ending their decade long career. However, one of the silver linings of the global pandemic was the core members of the band reuniting organically and committing to release a new single. As vocalist James Arsenian puts it:

“My brother Chris presented me and the other boys in the band with the idea of writing a new Endast tune. We haven’t written music together in years, so we were all pretty stoked to put this together, even if we had to do it remotely and apart from each other. The result is a familiar sound with a newfound level of aggression. This is just the start”

The single “Standby To Get Some” is fresh, yet familiar; a track long time fans of the band will appreciate and one that will garner them new fans hanging out in every corner of the world. Starting with a somber melodic intro that breaks into classic Endast breakdowns, and gritty, aggressive vocals, Endast proves they can still bring it.

As one of Canada’s most prolific metalcore acts, Endast has toured the country extensively and recorded four full-length albums. Now they have returned with plans to release more singles and they are currently working on a music video for the single which will be released in the future.

For fans of The Ghost Inside, Misery Signals, and Trivium, Endast is grownup metalcore with no boundaries.

Credit: Endast Top L-R: Chris Arsenian (guitar), Pepe Poliquin (guitar\vocals) Bottom L-R: James Arsenian (guitar). Ryan Miller (Bass)

Montreal based metalcore band Endast toured North America heavily in support of four full length
albums from 2004-2015 before calling it quits five years ago. With the world in a state of turmoil in
2020, the core members of the band found their way back to each other organically, seeking out the
familiar. The result is new material that the band is excited to release and show the world that the men
in Endast still know how to throw down.

[Download Single Cover | Download Single Lyrics]

Release Date: July 29, 2020
Label: Self-Release

Single Credits:
Performed by: Endast
Written by: Chris Arsenian & Endast
Produced by: Dave Sheldon
Mixed by: Dave Sheldon
Master by: Dave Sheldon
Album Artwork by: Sean Arsenian
Canadian Content – MAPL

Line Up (live and studio):
James Arsenian (Vocals)
Chris Arsenian (Guitar)
Ryan Miller (Bass)
Pepe Poliquin (Guitar)
TBA (drums)

Discography:
2020 – Standby To Get Some – Single
2014 – Thrive – LP
2008 – Black Cloud – LP
2005 – Odds Against Tomorrow – LP
2004 – The Promise – LP

Bands Played With:
DevilDriver, Aborted, Dying Fetus, Job For A Cowboy, The Faceless, 3 Inches of Blood, Soilwork, God Forbid, Nora, Walls Of Jericho, Threat Signal, A Life Once Lost, Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza, Beneath The Massacre, Diecast, & Lots more…

Tours\Festivals:
2013 – Calgary Metal Fest – Calgary
2013 – Niagara Metal Fest – Niagara Falls
2011 – Heavy TO – Toronto
2011 – Heavy MTL – Montreal
2011 – Canadian Music Week
2013 – Festbound & Down Tour – Canada
2012 – Elimination Tour – Canada
2011- Black Cloud Tour – Eastern Canada
2010 – Metal Made Me Deaf Tour – Canada
2009 – Blue Skies Tour – Canada
2008 – Cross Canada Tour – Canada
2007 – Diecast Canadian Tour – Ontario & Quebec
2006 – Full North American Tour w/ Seething – USA & Canada

0 EPK – Lost In Static – Jordan (single) (2020)

July 26, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Lost In Static

EPK – Lost In Static – Jordan (single) (2020)

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

For fans of Volumes, After the Burial, Veil of Maya, Born of Osiris, Periphery

Release Date: July 31, 2020

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L-R – Lance MacBain (Guitar), Centre Left – Tyler Johansen (Drums), Centre Right – Noureen Amin (Vocals), Far Right – Jared Boyd (Bass)

Photographer: Joe Miles – Instagram: @shotbyjoe_photography

Fresh out of Calgary, Canada comes Lost In Static. What started as a cover band called Moron Mountain many years ago has now fully blossomed into an original metal act that has been playing stages since early 2019.

Comprised of seasoned musicians Lance MacBain, Noureen Amin, Jared Boyd, Tyler Johansen the metal band has just started their musical journey fusing the djent elements of progressive metal with metalcore.

The group works together to create music that is both aggressive and fun, with MacBain generally writing the music and MacBain, Johansen and Boyd collectively writing the lyrics. Relating to their band name, the messages they send through their lyrics convey relation to the feeling of getting lost in the “static” of the world, and all the events that take place; an almost overwhelming feeling of white noise.

With an emphasis on producing a tight live show full of headbanging, energy and moshing, Lost In Static is hitting the ground running with their debut album being released soon.

Discography:
2020 – TBA – Lost In Static (self titled) – LP
2020 – Jordan (single)
2019 – “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Mariah Carey cover) (single)
2019 – Feel Alive (single)

Shared Stage with:
Distinguisher, No Home, Diamonds on Neptune, Snakepit, Tama Hills, Gratuitous Platypus, Dead Ringer Pridelands, Young Bloods, Iron Tusk, After The Prophet, Father Moon, DeathBreather, The Luminary Plot

Single Title: Jordan
Release Date: July 31, 2020
Label: Self-Release

Track Listing:
Jordan (4:37)

Single Credits:
• All songs performed by: Lost In Static
• Written by: Lance MacBain
• Produced by: Jesse Kopala
• Mixed by: Jesse Kopala
• Mastered by: Kyle Prusky
• Album Artwork by:@cardobear

Single Recording Band Line Up:
Tyler Johansen (Drums)
Jared Boyd (Bass)
Noureen Amin (Vocals)
Lance MacBain (Guitar)

Live Band Line Up:
Lance MacBain (Guitar)
Adrian Parcioaga
Jared Boyd (Bass)
Malcolm Propp

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