Category: EPKs

0 EPK – Jupiter Hollow – Bereavement (2020)

March 15, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Jupiter Hollow

Jupiter Hollow – Bereavement (2020)

For fans of Tool, Rush, A Perfect Circle, Pink Floyd, Tesseract, The Contortionists, Karnivool & Rishloo

Contact: PR Rep – Jon Asher – ashermedia(@)gmail.com

Release Date: June 12, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Digital Distribution: Tunecore

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Sales Links: https://www.jupiterhollow.ca/jupiterhollow-bereavement

We are Jupiter Hollow. Some people consider us to be alternative metal, some people consider us to be progressive rock, and some people just like what they hear. We don’t believe in genre; we believe genre is an excuse to pigeonhole our sound. For us, we prefer to keep our options open.

When you hear Jupiter Hollow you may feel an overwhelming sense of space, arrangement and instrumentation. However, behind the music there are just 2 humans: Kenny Parry and Grant MacKenzie. We met on Earth in the year of 2015 at a musical gathering, where the universe inevitably conceived Jupiter Hollow. Since then, we’ve expressed part one of a conceptual endeavor called “AHDOMN”. This story is to be continued with the release of our new record “Bereavement” on June 12, 2020.

As for what Jupiter Hollow sounds like, that’s for you to determine. We don’t care what we sound like, since we don’t have control over our destiny. Our path is written, but we must walk it. Therefore, the music has already been created in the future, and we are messengers of the present.

We are from Earth, from your future. Moving forward through time is to move forward through space. We are evolutionary descendants of our past, we evolve from our actions. Jupiter Hollow is here to share the missing link of your human existence.

L-R: Jupiter Hollow Current Line Up | Grant MacKenzie (Guitar, Bass, Synth) | Kenny Parry (Vocals, Drums, Piano, Synth) | Photo Credit – Sandra Beatty

“Comparisons to bands like Tool, Live, A Perfect Circle and Nine Inch Nails come easy and for good reason. This is the new generation of players who are putting their spin on all things progressive, industrial and synthy. The grandsons of Genesis and Yes, this is progressive rock for the youth of today who find the originators a bit to baroque for their tastes… Their sound is built to appeal to fans of so many genres and preferences it should be a slam dunk.” – Skulls n’ Bones

“JUPITER HOLLOW just produced the best prog metal album of all time this year, condensing, mixing and forging a hot musical steel here.” – Prog Archives

“Each track displays plenty of musicianship from this young duo, with vocals continuing to strengthen and songwriting solidifying.” – Heavy Music Headquarters

“If Jupiter Hollow are emblematic of the next generation of progressive metal bands, a bright tomorrow lies ahead. Hugely impressive.” - Prog Magazine.

“Without a doubt, Jupiter Hollow are elite musicians. Grant and Kenny know exactly how to captivate an audience with their music.” – Alex CrazyAce, Host/Executive Producer of ‘The Rush’ on VIBE105 FM

“When a prog duo emerges with as much talent as Jupiter Hollow you are entitled to feel excited about the future.” – Maximum Volume Music

“strong playing, excellent song-writing, and above all, it is most uplifting, something we really need in this day and age. A band to look out for in the future.” – Hellbound

“New listeners can expect to go on a musical journey when hearing Jupiter Hollow.” – Barrie Advance

“Jupiter Hollow deserve props for valuing virtuosity and going against the grain. Rock on!” – Power of Pop

“A young Canadian duo ready to bring fans of complex music a spacey, experimental and refreshing experience… bursting with high-quality heaviness and progressiveness.” – The Headbanging Moose

“An adventurous duo that isn’t afraid to experiment with sound as well as influences, which range from Rush to A Perfect Circle to newer Leprous. ” – Lords of Metal

“Forget Tool, forget A Perfect Circle, forget The Mars Volta, here is Jupiter Hollow.” – White Room Reviews

“Imagine the combination of Rush, Tool, Yes, with a live show that captures everything you could want to experience and see in a performance.” – SkullsnBones

“Odyssey is technically outstanding with great riffs and solos and some cool drum work that is already halfway to nirvana. Let me also point out Kenny Parry and his astonishing set of pipes, hitting impossible notes that will make some of the Heavy Metal blasters go red with envy. ” – Rock Music Raider

“The guys have a refreshing sound, very different to what I usually listen to. Musically, it’s written really well and I can definitely tell that the duo are going places.” – Broken Arrow Magazine

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Release Date: June 12, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Digital Distribution: Tunecore

Track Listing:
1. L’Eau du Papineau (3:58)
2. Scarden Valley (5:12)
3. The Rosedale (6:26)
4. Kipling Forest (6:07)
5. The Mill (3:59)
6. Mandating our Perception (2:29)
7. Sawbreaker (8:56)
8. Extensive Knowledge (5:41)
9. Solar Gift (12:37)
Album Length: 55:26

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Grant MacKenzie and Kenny Parry – Jupiter Hollow
• All songs written by: Grant MacKenzie and Kenny Parry – Jupiter Hollow
• Produced by: Grant MacKenzie and Kenny Parry – Jupiter Hollow
• Mixed by: Zane Hawley – Shadow Studio
• Mastered by: Ermin Hamidovic – Systematic Productions
• Album Artwork by: Sandra Beatty and Kenny Parry
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
• Album Band Line Up:
Grant MacKenzie (guitar, bass, synth)
Kenny Parry (vocals, drums, synth, piano)

Live Band Line Up:
Grant MacKenzie (guitar)
Kenny Parry (vocals, synth/piano)
Jeff Laird (drums)

Discography:
2020 – Bereavement – LP
2018 – AHDOMN – EP
2016 – Odyssey – EP

Past Features
Around the Globe article – prog magazine, 2017.
https://www.jupiterhollow.ca/press-odyssey
https://www.jupiterhollow.ca/ahdomn-press

Artist endorsements:
Ernie Ball strings, Ernie Ball Music Man guitars, JH Audio in ear monitors – Grant MacKenzie’s

0 EPK – Omniarch – Self-Titled (2020)

March 15, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Omniarch

Omniarch – Self-Titled (2020)

For fans of Revocation, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Absence, Arsis, Allegaeon

Release Date: May 8, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Self-Release

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“Omniarch come our way from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and they don’t come timidly. Their formulation of technical and progressive death metal absolutely blazes with exuberant spirit, technical virtuosity, and turbocharged energy, while incorporating memorable melodic and atmospheric accents. It’s the kind of music that will likely find welcome among fans of such bands as Revocation, Inferi, and The Black Dahlia Murder. ” – No Clean Singing

“Fire and fury with a really strong technical edge, Omniarch live and breathe their metal, choking all who share the same space…. Ursa Major is one hell of a closer. The drums and guitars taking the mood down to dark places, the vocals the sound of hellish noise in the shadows. Then out of the blue the band throw out an absolute beast of a guitar solo. It’s momentously heavy stuff.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life

“Ohn Cairn is brutal, death metal with shredding solos, and some cool melodic moments!” – Ghost Cult Mag

“The Canadian crew combines a technical and melodic sound not many newer bands achieve these days and it’s rather impressive.” – Technical Music Review

“It’s technical and progressive, and highly skilled” – Metal Temple

“Fierce, technical, melodic, catchy and mostly unpredictable , “Omniarch” is an excellent disc signaling the entrance of another dragon in the technical melodic death/thrash genre should such ever be defined. Recommended.” – Eternal Terror

“Technical Death Metal is the order of the day when it comes to Omniarch and that marks something of a style shift from the two bands who created this one. As the track titles suggest, each song is a vastly differing and unique journey through history, mythology, imagination, science fiction, and learning through introspection and reflection. Each member of the band brings his own energy as is a seasoned professional when it comes to the musicianship which is something that shines through from the very start of the record.” – Metal Noise

“Omniarch have furnished us all with an excellent record.” – Wicked Metal Review

“Ohm Cairn hit the pit slam sweat and just get your aggression out.” – Ripple Music

“an ambitious Melodic Death Metal act that are clearly reaching for an individual sound on their self-titled debut.” – The Metal Crypt

“Fans of The Black Dahlia Murder would very likely enjoy this band. The tech-metal and the shred aficionados are potential new fans. This is a good example of the post-2010 North American extreme metal sounds.” – Metal Bulletin

“What Omniarch have in their favour is some absolutely excellent songwriting and riffwriting at their disposal. The songs are energetic, rampant with exciting lead work and interesting complexities.” – The Killchain Blog

“a very well rounded tech death record, Omniarch strike a chord between melodic death metal and a complex stream of technical instrumentation. It’s heavy as hell naturally, but the blasts of melody are not to be ignored, accompanied by some very nice clean vocals. The screamed vocals fall into mids, very intense ones that are well performed as well, we can easily make out a lot of the lyrics as well. It’s a very fun, exciting, and brutal listen that any metalhead should dig!” – Zax Record Reviews

“Bursting at the seams with progressively titled and melodically enhanced technical death distinctiveness, Omniarch’s album of the same name is one hell of a fucking how do you do! Only formed last year, Omniarch are already beginning to make waves in the tech death sector, so get this killer release in your ears ASAP! Rating: 9.5 / 10” – Hated One Metal Reviews

“For a first full-length, Omniarch strikes really hard! Omniarch is an album on which it’s impossible to get bored, regardless we love violence, melodies or technicity. The member’s musical background allow them to naturally combine all their influences.” – Acta Infernalis

Omniarch was formed from the ashes of two former bands, Netherward and This is War. Morgan Lambert (guitar), Mason Wilson (guitar), Jon Hofmann (bass), Mackenzie LaHaye (vocals), and Henry Giesbrecht (drums) who had played gigs together in separate bands, had always entertained the idea of joining forces. Eventually, conditions allowed for the amalgamation of the two bands into a new and wholly different alloy of metal and formed the beginning of Omniarch.

Giesbrecht, the original drummer, added a new dynamic to the band with his fresh approach to metal song structures. Eventually, Giesbrecht moved on and made way for Sean Higgins to step in and make his own indelible mark on the band with his nuanced sense of rhythm and pace. The disparate and yet congruous influences have come together to showcase a truly unique and exciting band, full of opportunity.

Each Omniarch song starts with a collaboration between Wilson and Lambert to determine the riffs, which are then brought to the rhythm section where they are morphed into a cohesive idea that is splattered with aggressive technical death metal vocals with themes surrounding history, fantasy/science fiction, and mythology.

Omniarch is just getting started, as of spring 2020 they have a fresh self-titled release out on May My 8th with plenty more music coming down the pipe. Watch out for them on the live circuit and take your chance to witness a compelling live show that challenges boundaries.

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Release Date: May 8, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Self-Release

Track Listing:
1. Caligula (7:00)
2. A Voracious Awakening (3:57)
3. Humanaut (4:25)
4. Ohm Cairn (6:40)
5. Wrath of Erymanthos (4:06)
6. Pathfinder (3:55)
7. Ursa Major (7:39)
Album Length: 37:45

Release Date: May 8, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Self-Release

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Morgan Lambert (guitar), Mason Wilson (guitar), Jon Hofmann (bass), Mackenzie LaHaye (vocals) Henry Giesbrecht (drums) • All songs written by: Omniarch
• Produced by: Omniarch and Diego Fernandez
• Mixed by: Diego Fernandez at Oracle Studios
• Mastered by: Diego Fernandez at Oracle Studios
• Album Artwork by: Mason Wilson
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Album Band Line Up:
Morgan Lambert – Guitar
Mason Wilson – Guitar
Jon Hofmann – Bass
Mackenzie LaHaye – Vocals
Henry Giesbrecht – Drums

Live Band Line Up:
Morgan Lambert – Guitar
Mason Wilson – Guitar
Jon Hofmann – Bass
Mackenzie LaHaye vocals, Sean Higgins drums

Discography:
2020 – Self-Titled LP

Tours and Festivals:
2019 – JOURNEY TO NOTHING tour w/ Param-Nesia (July)

0 EPK – Black Pestilence – Hail The Flesh (2020)

March 14, 2020
by Asher
· black pestilence · EPKs

Black Pestilence – Hail The Flesh (2020)

For fans of Toxic Holocaust, Impaled Nazarene, Municipal Waste, Midnight, Cradle of Filth

Release Date: May 1, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: CD Baby

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In the winter of 2008, Black Pestilence was formed in Calgary, Canada by bassist/vocalist Valax. Initially, Black Pestilence started as a one-man studio project, but years afterward, it evolved into a three-piece band. Over the course of twelve years, Black Pestilence has been known for their unique sound by combining black metal, punk rock, and noise.

The band has released six full-length albums, two EPs, filmed multiple music videos, and performed all over Canada and Europe. They have also shared the stage with a number of notable bands including The Black Dahlia Murder, Toxic Holocaust, Absu, Skeletonwitch, and Wednesday 13.

Their latest studio album “Hail The Flesh” was released on May 1st, 2020 and consists of nine infectious and chaotic anthems.

L-R: Daniel Toews – Guitar, Valax – Bass & Vocals, Davey Hellfire – Drums

Photographer Credit: Belfry Photography

Canadian College Radio Loud Charts:
#12 – National Loud – Top 20 of 2020 (Earshot)
#1 on Top 10 – The National Loud Chart – For the Week Ending: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 (Earshot)
#1 on Top 10 – The National Loud Chart – For the Week Ending: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 (Earshot)
#2 on Top 10 – The National Loud Chart – For the Week Ending: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 (Earshot)
#1 on Top 10 – The National Loud Chart – For the Week Ending: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 (Earshot)
16 on Top 20 – May 2020 – National Loud Chart (Earshot)
#2 on Top 10 – The National Loud Chart – For the Week Ending: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 (Earshot)

“A recent discovery that has tickled the excitement nerves in my jaded and encrusted ear drums is Calgary’s Black Pestilence. Their take on black metal incorporates old-school thrash and punk and if you listen closely you can hear the smatterings of plain ol’ rock ‘n’ roll and swaths of noise and is a sound that has been explored and nurtured since the band formed as a one-man project in 2008. The band’s handlers claim those fans of Toxic Holocaust, Impaled Nazarene, Municipal Waste, Midnight and Cradle of Filth unconcerned with genre boundaries will enjoy Black Pestilence and we have to say the nail has certainly been hit on the head in that regard. Additionally, fans of image and theatrics will find value in the band’s aesthetic which owes to a collision of black metal, goth rock and Judas Priest’s wardrobe and fashion sense. ” – Decibel Magazine

“Hail the Flesh is a nice, quick, in and out style album. There’s no messing around, there’s no overly extended bridges or songs that overstay their welcome. This is a 9 track album that only spans 34 minutes of constant, hard hitting riffs, blasts, and downright aggressive and dominative vocals. Even the final track on the album, “Ephemeral”, which nearly reaches 7 minutes in play time feels fresh the whole way through. ” – Metal Injection

“an album that really has a surprisingly wide range within the black/thrash/punk style so if you love that sort of black and roll aggressive metal, then “Hail The Flesh” will be an album for you.” – The Rockpit

“Calgary, Canada’s Black Pestilence bring a fresh take to the sound, though. Hail The Flesh, the band’s sixth full-length album is a blackened crossover punk-thrash album. It sounds old school, yet very 2000s at the same time…. Municipal Waste, Impaled Nazarene, Toxic Holocaust fans take notice.” – Heavy Music Headquarters

“They really don’t have another gear beyond ‘top’ which makes for a splitting headache of heavy but one that satisfies. After all there are only 9 tracks and as Godless spits and snarls, Frauds to the Throne exudes filthy groove, My Will to Power rages hard and Ephemeral drags the suffering out, the over-riding thought is Black Pestilence have impressed.” 8/10 – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life

“Honestly, anyone with the remotest interest in Black ‘n’ Thrash, Black ’n’ Roll or even just plain old Thrash is going to love this album. It is a blisteringly addictive listen. The skilfully fluid ways that all these genres are melded is both brilliant and compelling as well as being lyrically inspiring.” – MetalTalk.net

“First things first, it’s not every day you hear black metal as fun as this! That is partly because of the exciting thrash and not-so-serious punk influences, but also because the songwriting is very strong. ” 4/ 5 – The Independent Voice

“dirty, punky Black/Thrash that occasionally makes feedback noises and consistently slaughters everything in its path.” 4/5 – The Metal Crypt

“Hail The Flesh fast heavy hit the pit punch you in the throat speed death metal madness.” – Ripple Music

“They can smash extremely well, and their blend of black metal aesthetic with punk attitude is a perfect fit ” – 4/5 – Deaf Sparrow

“a musical union of black / thrash & punk that just rock ROCK! I give 9 out of 10 Hellfire points” – Hellfire Magazin

“Bringing a sonic assault to listeners…..” – Permafrost Today

“The infusion of punk attitude into black and thrash metal seems almost natural at times, but few carry it off with such a sense of melody and catchiness as Black Pestilence. Their heady mix of 80s skate thrash, punk attitude and a black metal sheen allows ‘Hail the Flesh’ to be an album that you’ll still be humming in 6 months time. Superb” – The Killchain Blog

“This album just fucking rocks, it’s an absolute blast. The riffs are raging, loud, and in your face, the bass lines are groovy and lighting fast. The evil screamed vocals talk of Satanism and giving into life’s many vices with no shame. This is complete with sweet black metal blastbeats galore. If you’re looking to cut loose with a kickass metal record, absolutely throw this on.” Zax Record Reviews

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Album Title: Hail the Flesh
Release Date: May 1, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: CD Baby

Track Listing:
1. Hail The Flesh (2:30)
2. Spurn All Gods (3:51)
3. Hellfire (3:29)
4. True To The Dark (2:38)
5. Cloven Division (3:46)
6. Godless (3:14)
7. Frauds To The Throne (4:28)
8. My Will To Power (3:29)
9. Ephemeral (6:41)
Album Length: 34:09

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Black Pestilence
• All songs written by: Valax except “Ephemeral” by Daniel Toews
• Produced by: Alan Sacha Laskow and Black Pestilence
• Mixed by: Alan Sacha Laskow
• Mastered by: Alan Sacha Laskow
• Album Artwork by: Juha Vuorma
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album Band Line Up:
Valax – Bass, Vocals, Samples
Daniel Toews – Guitar
Davey Hellfire – Drums

Live Band Line Up:
Valax – Bass, Vocals, Samples
Daniel Toews – Guitar
Davey Hellfire – Drums

Discography:
2020 – Hail the Flesh
2018 – Urban Hell Rhythmics
2016 – Carry on the Black Flame (EP)
2015 – Outsiders
2014 – Cyber Disarray (Split)
2013 – In Defiance
2011 – Tradition is Obsolete
2009 – Vice

Shared Stage with:
Soulfly, The Black Dahlia Murder, Toxic Holocaust, Wednesday 13, Skeletonwitch, Absu, Dayglo Abortions

Tours and Festivals:
2019 – Black Mourning Light Metal Festival – Edmonton, AB
2018 – Death Fest – 10 Year Anniversary – Bucharest, Romania
2018 – The Deep East of Europe Tour – Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria
2016 – Calgary Metal Fest – Calgary, AB
2016 – Eastern European Tour – Romania, Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia
2015 – Loud as Hell – Drumheller, AB
2011 – Noctis 4.20 – Calgary, AB

0 EPK – Killitorous – The Afterparty (2020)

March 2, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Killitorous

Killitorous – The Afterparty (2020)

FEATURING MEMBERS OF: ANNIHILATOR, SUFFOCATION, FIRST FRAGMENT AND MORE!

Album guests include Dan Mongrain (Voivod/Martyr), Riley McShane (Allegaeon), Leo Diensthuber (Divine Realm), Cody Ford (Soen), Raphael Weinroth-Browne (Leprous), Youri Raymond (Unhuman), Callum Clark (Ending Tyranny), Paul Ablaze (Blackguard), Matt McGachy (Cryptopsy), Tom “Fountainhead” Geldschlager (ex-Obscura), Gore Lussier (Erimha), Bob Katsionis (Firewind), Steven Henry (Neuraxis).

For fans of Cattle Decapitation, Cephalic Carnage, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Origin, and all their ex/current bands

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

Release Date: May 22, 2020
Label: Tentacles Industries

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Sales links: BigCartel | Itunes | Amazon | CD Baby

“Killitorous already given the widespread success and tech-death scene’s mass awareness of their 2014 debut album, Party, Grind. If not, you missed out, and the band is dropping their second album, The Afterparty, on May 22nd through Tentacle Industries. Only this time the group has expanded their line-up to adopt a triple-guitar attack within a tech-death setting and the results are fucking awesome.” – Metal Injection

“This Canadian death metal band is a party in black wifebeaters. In their video for the aptly-titled “Married With Children,” Killitorous hired a middle-aged woman to get crazy in the pit of a basement show. Excellent work, gentlemen.” – Loudwire

“Well F*ck me lifeless with possibility and throw my rotting corpse down a well with joy; if such an album hasn’t become manifest. It’s here for all to relish in the form of PartyGrind by Canada’s own Killitorous.” – The Circle Pit

“Killitorous Don’t Suck Sh*t” – MetalSucks

Looking to become the band they never saw, Killitorous is comprised of the passion to grind and the general love of technical death metal.

Formed in 2006 in Ottawa, Canada; Killitorous is made up of current and former members of Annihilator, Suffocation, First Fragment and a myriad of other bands. Determined to sound like a combination of their one million favorite death metal bands they envelop technical death metal in an eternal party. A bit cheeky and a metric f*ck ton of fun, Killitorous is that raunchy but charismatic friend who fuels every party.

Killitorous is a chaotic concoction, best described as technical party chaos death grind and it’s a true 90s death metal experience complete with one hell of an AfterParty!

Their latest album “The Afterparty” due out May 22, 2020 via label Tentacles Industries is the follow up to 2014’s “Party, Grind”, which was also co-produced, mixed and mastered by Chris Donaldson (Cryptopsy, Despised Icon, The Agonist, Shadow of Intent) at The Grid in Montreal, Quebec.

The album features three guitars (which in terms of recording was a nightmare), tons of blast beats, brutal bass and vocals, plus of course tons of movie references, cartoon parodies and endless phrases maintaining the fine art of partying.

The guests on “The Afterparty” are just as you’d expect from a great metal bash that includes Dan Mongrain (Voivod/Martyr), Riley McShane (Allegaeon), Leo Diensthuber (Divine Realm), Cody Ford (Soen), Raphael Weinroth-Browne (Leprous), Youri Raymond (Unhuman), Callum Clark (Ending Tyranny), Paul Ablaze (Blackguard), Matt McGachy (Cryptopsy), Tom “Fountainhead” Geldschlager (ex-Obscura), Gore Lussier (Erimha), Bob Katsionis (Firewind), Steven Henry (Neuraxis).

Album pre-order here.

Track Listing:
1) All Hail The Starchild (2:35)
2) Married With Children (3:13) (ft. Gore Lussier – Erimha)
3) Rodney Dangerfield of Dreams (3:48) (ft. Raphael Weinroth-Browne – Leprous)
4) Eat Your God Alive (4:08) (ft. Paul Ablaze – Blackguard)
5) Slavesphere (3:03)
6) Re-anima-tomatron (5:18) (ft. Steven Henry – Neuraxis, Leo Diensthuber – Divine Realm)
7) 30 Minutes (2:52) (ft. Youri Raymond – Unhuman, Callum Clark – Ending Tyranny)
8) Insanity as a pathway to fame & fortune: The tyrannical tirades of Mike Tyson (3:38) (ft. Matt McGachy – Cryptopsy)
9) Total Protonic Reversal (4:50) (ft. Dan Mongrain – Voivod/Martyr)
10) King Diamond Dallas Page 10:11 (ft. Tom “Fountainhead” Geldschlager – ex-Obscura, Cody Ford – Soen, Bob Katsionis – Firewind, Riley McShane – Allegaeon)
Album Length: 43:41

Album Credits:
All songs performed by Killitorous
All songs were written by Killitorous
Produced by Aaron Homma, Nick Miller & Chris Donaldson
Engineered by Chris Donaldson, Aaron Homma & Marc Roy
Mixed and Mastered by Chris Donaldson
Album Artwork by Atleigh Homma & Drew DePietro

Band Line-Up:
Mathieu Dhani (Vocals)
Aaron Homma (Guitar)
Nick Miller (Guitar)
Marc Roy (Guitar)
Eric Morotti (Drums)
Xavier Sperdouklis (Bass)

Discography:
The Afterparty (LP) (2020)
Party, Grind (LP) (2014)
Pretend To Make Babies (EP) (2010)

Bands toured with: Cryptopsy, Gorod, Erimha, Origin, Beneath The Massacre, Crimson Shadows and more

Tour Dates:
KILLITOROUS Eastern Canada Tour w/ Origin, Beneath The Massacre March 2020
KILLITOROUS Eastern Canada Tour w/ Gorod Feb 2020
KILLITOROUS Eastern Canada Tour AUG 2014
CRYPTOPSY + KILLITOROUS Ontario Tour OCT 2014

Awards and Recognition:
Terrorizer Magazines Indie Artist of the Month 2014

Endorsements and sponsorships
Darkglass Effects, Bond Instruments, Maxon Effects, Empress Effects, Seymour Duncan, In Tune, DR Strings, BFK Clothing, Keep It Heavy Clothing, Machete Premium Cuts, Graph Tech, Silver Surfer Vaporizers

0 EPK – Demise of The Crown – Life In The City (2020)

February 29, 2020
by Asher
· Demise of The Crown · EPKs

Demise of The Crown – Life In The City (2020)

For fans of Nevermore, Avenged Sevenfold, Opeth, Pantera, Arch Enemy

Album Title: Life In The City
Release Date: April 24, 2020
Label: Self-Release

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Youtube | Demiseofthecrownofficial.bandcamp.com

Brandish your weapons and bare your teeth in the battle for new world order with Montreal’s metal quintet, Demise Of The Crown. They run the gambit from heavy metal to hard rock weaved together with soaring solos reminiscent of Eddie Van Halen with undertones of Yngwie Malmsteen.

The band’s music, written by Manuel Iradian and Darren Beadman, uses standard pop music songwriting skills to hook listeners into the Demise of the Crown’s infectious and melodic metal sound. Iradian writes all the music, then hands it off to Kevin “Kevy Metal” to dress up each song with his high-speed, galloping rhythms, finally, Beadman crafts the anthemic lyrics rousing crowds to chant along with an anarchistic frenzy. Each song is rooted in all basic human emotions; anger, lust, depression, happiness, death, and revenge.

Each member has spent their time paying dues in the local community and they have banded together with the same goal and vision of a band determined to shake the foundation of power metal. The current lineup of Beadman (vocals), Iradian (guitars), Kevin Alexander (drums), Simon Doiron (bass) and Vince Doiron (guitar) has been going strong over the years playing a plethora of gigs in their area and releasing their debut self-titled record in 2016.

Demise of the Crown has garnered a reputation for redefining modern metal with a sound that is a melting pot of styles, including the occasional influences of death metal, components of hard rock, groovy riffs and catchy choruses alongside explosive guitar solos topped off with Beadman’s striking vocal techniques and unique tone.

Influenced by headliners like Nevermore, Avenged Sevenfold, Opeth, Pantera, and Faith No More, the band is working their way up the royal bloodline to cause chaos right alongside their heroes.

Demise of The Crown’s new album “Life In The City” is due out April 24, 2020.

DEMISE OF THE CROWN is:
Darren Beadman – Vocals
Manuel Iradian – Lead Guitarist
Kevin Alexander – Drums
Simon Doiron – Bass
Vince Doiron – Guitar

“I absolutely love great power metal. I also love great progressive as well as traditional metal. Well Canada’s Demise of the Crown combines all those styles like no other band. Imagine Dream Theater, Queensryche and Judas Priest all combining to make one awesome metal album.” – The Dirty Room

“Brandish your weapons and bare your teeth in the battle for new world order with Montreal’s power metal quintet, Demise Of The Crown. They run the gambit from melodic power metal to hard rock weaved together with soaring solos reminiscent of Eddie Van Halen with undertones of Yngwie Malmsteen.” – Maximum Volume Music

“a vulgar display of power; sonic destruction mixed with big riffs that got everyone’s head banging and raising their fists to the air. If you like windmills, this would have been your moment. The whole band played with intensity and dished out a ton of music, something I’ve always respected about metal – it’s far from boring.” – Bucketlist Music Reviews (Live Review)

“This Montreal act churn out some pretty decent heavy/groove/rock/power metal stuff and their debut, self-titled, album is out on March 4th.” – Moshville Times

“The opening track of ‘We Are Invincible‘ sets the tone of the album, that the band are going to blast some real in-your-face power prog, and they are going to be relentless in the flurry of notes that comes this way. It’s mid-tempo heavy riffing with fast, technical and melodic solos” – The Metalist

“DOTC are both engineers and alchemists. They take pounding, grinding noise and turn it into precise, melodic power metal with seemingly no effort. The quintet of bearded Canadian gents write superbly catchy riffs and melodic choruses that pick you up and throw you over the back of their horses as they gallop into battle, guitars raised aloft and hair flowing like a viking in a shampoo ad.” – Loud Stuff

“Beautiful Compositions” – The Reckoning Hour

“If you’re looking for vocal deliveries that range from James Hetfield circa 1983 and Phil Anselmo circa 1989, this band has that! We’ll also throw in, at no extra charge, Tom Araya circa 1984! If you’re looking for guitar solos that will melt your face off…They’re here! All the time…Demise of the Crown has everybody in the world covered at all times. They are the United Nations of Metal.” – Glacially Musical

“an interesting release ,full of Progressive curves and face shredding riffs that entertain…Demise of The Crown have a budding future that will hopefully see them get worldwide attention!” – The Metal Gods Meltdown

“A darker power metal band with some great riffs, and a lot of potential…a great debut effort…I think they’ll be a huge deal in the near future. There’s a ton of potential in this band.” – Rock n Reel Reviews

Track Listing:
1. Dying Heat (3:50)
2. Sparks Fly (4:02)
3. Gatekeeper (4:08)
4. My Mind Is Free (4:06)
5. Wild Life (4:07)
6. The Immortal (3:40)
7. Glorious Life (3:21)
8. The Rise & The Fall (4:00)
9. Fixated (3:46)
10. Lightning Strikes (4:04)
11. Life In The City (4:29)
Album Length: 43:39

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Manuel Iradian, Darren Beadman and Kevin Lapalerma
• All songs written by: Manuel Iradian and Darren Beadman
• Produced by: Christian Donaldson
• Mixed by: Christian Donaldson
• Mastered by: Christian Donaldson
• Album Artwork by: Demise Of The Crown
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Discography:
2020 – Life In This City – LP
2016 – Black Rain (single)
2016 – Self-Titled – LP

0 EPK – Diamonds On Neptune – Erase (2020) (single)

February 27, 2020
by Asher
· Diamonds On Neptune · EPKs

Diamonds On Neptune – Erase (2020) (single)

For fans of A Day to Remember, Cane Hill, Billy Talent, Avenged Sevenfold

Release Date: February 28, 2020
Label: Meteor Records
Distribution: Distrokid

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

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Release Date: February 28, 2020
Label: Meteor Records
Distribution: Distrokid

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Track Listing:
Erase (single) (3:42)

Single Credits:
– Performed by: Justin Bennett, Jared Boyd, Zackary Geneau, Taylor Newel, Cameron Steinburg
– Written by: Taylor Newel, Cameron Steinburg, Justin Bennett
– Produced by: Jesse Kopala
– Mixed and Mastered by: Jesse Kopala
– Artwork by: Rylan Weselowski
– MAPL
Band Line Up: Justin Bennett (Guitar), Zackary Geneau (Bass), Taylor Newel (Guitar), Cameron Steinburg (Vocals), Jared Boyd (Drums)

Discography
2020 – Erase (single)
2019 – Catawampus (single)
2019 – Place Emotion Here (single)

Shared stage with:
The Kodiak, Nuclear Oath, Youngbloods, From the Flame, A Nobodies Achievement, Only the Strong

(L to R): Zackary Geneau (Bass), Taylor Newel (Guitar), Cameron Steinburg (Vocals), Justin Bennett (Guitar), Jared Boyd (Drums)

Diamonds On Neptune have their next single to unleash, ‘Erase’, a track that is much more aggressive and is a knockout punch compared to their previous song ‘Catawampus’ released this past December. A fusion of genres, adding elements that can be recognized and interpreted in many ways, Diamonds On Neptune shuns sonic consistency and embraces sounds that paint a picture of an experience or a sensation that ranges all emotions; fear, anger, paranoia, euphoria, pride, and acceptance. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly where they stand, but fans of A Day to Remember, Cane Hill, Billy Talent, and Avenged Sevenfold are sure to take a liking to them.

The band comments:

“This one is a rager, it’s unhinged and animalistic. There is less of a message we are trying to push here and more of a sensation, we hope the crowd will let loose and that chaos will ensue. We get asked about this one a lot and we are very excited to finally be putting it out there.”

Listen to ‘Erase’ HERE.

For those who enjoy the single, take note that Diamonds On Neptune expects to release a steady stream of singles throughout the coming year.

You can listen to the band’s previous single ‘Catawampus’ HERE.

0 EPK – Die Another Day – Wild Fire (EP) (2020)

February 26, 2020
by Asher
· Die Another Day · EPKs

Die Another Day – Wild Fire (EP) (2020)

For fans of Atreyu, Lamb of God, System of a Down, A Day To Remember, Thrice

Album Title: Wild Fire
Release Date: April 10, 2020
Label: DAD Records
Distribution: Distrokid

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“DIE ANOTHER DAY have just launched a new lyric video for their single “Wild Fire”! This one is a banger.” – The Circle Pit

“As a fan of this style, it pleases me to say that these guys have done an exceptional job at defining this sound. Stitched together with a catchy chorus, and a fast paced, energetic guitar solo to finish the track (Wildfire) off. ” – Uber Rock

“The high-energy newcomers draw from many bands on the metalcore and pop-punk spectrum – A Day To Remember, Thrice, and Atreyu are key influences. Spin the new song ‘Fear The Future’ – we think you’ll dig what the promising young band has going on.” – New Fury Media

“a pristine piece of stylish metal music which will garner appreciation by both the rock and metal crowd. They push the boundaries by mixing numerous genres to achieve originality.” – Boston Rock Radio

“I’d be interested in hearing what else they have to offer as this is a pretty strong showing for a band that formed a few months ago back in the Spring of 2019. They’re off to a great start and I wonder what else they may be hiding.” – The Music Below (August 2019)

L-R – Tyler Johansen (Bass, vocals), Ricardo d’Almeida (Guitar, vocals), Justin Bennett (Guitar), Jared Boyd (Vocals), Adam Hensby (Drums)

Photo by: Brandynn Leigh Photography

Die Another Day is one of Calgary, Canada’s freshest bands. Conceived in the spring of 2019 with a variety of inﬂuences, the quartet expands into multiple genres, getting fans excited to embrace different styles of music. Releasing their introductory singles ‘Broken Youth’ during August of 2019 followed by ‘Life To The Max‘ this past February, the band gave a taste of what’s to come from their forthcoming debut EP ‘Wild Fire’ due out April 10, 2020.

Bassist Tyler Johansen explains:

“We wanted to share with the world our more aggressive hard-hitting side of our music. This is an EP that means the world to us as it touches on so many personal notes as well as being our first full outing as a band so we really wanted to come out swinging with this one. It’s exciting to bring more than a single out to share with everyone; we cannot wait to show you all what months of practicing, writing, and recording is going to look and sound like.”

Lyrically, the release is based around emotions that they’ve felt in past experiences of their lives. Some of these songs cover subjects/ moments of band member’s lives that are very personal to them. Some are more based around observations of the state of things around the world. Not necessarily exact ways of how things are, but observations from their point of view.

Johansen adds:

“We really wanted something that will resonate with people or make them think when they’re listening to the lyrics.”

Live, Die Another Day brings a high energy stage show that’s guaranteed to get people off their feet and moving along to the music. From making the crowd become a part of the songs they perform, to diving right in and making themselves a part of the action that’s taking place within the audience, the band isn’t afraid of giving every ounce energy to have a good time with every person in the room.

Fans of aggressive, energetic, melodic, heavy, upbeat bangers in the vein of metalcore and pop-punk plus whom enjoy bands like Atreyu, A Day To Remember, Thrice, Avenged Sevenfold will have no issues putting Die Another Day on repeat.

Track by track explanation by the band:

1. Ignite the Flame

As we were getting ready to go into the studio, I had the idea for an intro track to “Wild Fire.” Just off of the words I had written down, our producer, Jesse, and I threw together the track that we felt best described these lyrics and really gave us the proper introduction into this EP/ first full track.

2. Wild Fire

This is where the head-banging begins. Jared wrote this very aggressive riff and began adding all the extra synth parts that really make the song come together. To us, this is a song that really knocks you off your feet; when that chorus hits the first time, all I could picture was a crowd exploding into this giant mosh pit, and if you aren’t moshing, then those gang vocals will get your voice nice and warm when you join in on the fun. The lyrics are based upon my experience of living in negativity (both physically and mentally.) It becomes draining and tends to send you into a downward spiral. If you were to continue on this path, you’d find yourself losing a lot of relationships with loved ones, and end up really stuck in an endless cycle of burning every bridge/ connection to your life that you’ve made.

3. Razorblades

This has to be one of the most powerful pieces of music I’ve heard Jared write. It really encapsulates the style of music we wanted to go for when writing out this EP. The lyrics are very hard-hitting, and cover a serious subject through his relationship with alcohol which he has chosen to end. You can really feel the struggle that he’s gone through when you listen to the lyrics, and the music perfectly compliments that internal struggle. The amount of work we put into recording this one was another step forward for us too. We didn’t stop writing or working on this even through recording. Every time we stopped while in the studio, it seemed like one of us or Jesse, would have an idea of something to add, whether it was to the vocals or any of the instruments.

4. Green Eyes

Metalcore bands can write love songs, right? This song was probably the biggest collaborative effort for us to write. It’s a lot more progressive than anything we’ve previously worked on, Jared and I wrote these lyrics together (we spent months bouncing lines back and forth to each other,) and it was a lot of fun to get to try so many different things in the studio for some of these sections. We added a couple of sections from the original demo and even our original performance, so it’s really cool to see it change and evolve into the final result from start to finish.

5. Fear The Future

We like listening to different genres and trying them out within our songs. They don’t always pan out, but I think we hit the mark with this one! Jared challenged me to write lyrics like a nu-metal/ rap song I had written for a previous band, and this was the result. The verse is the right tempo that you could probably even change the style/ instruments used to make it a rap song. Still very aggressive, and hard-hitting from start to finish. The style of chords that were chosen in the verse really express the struggle that we talk about in the lyrics, whereas the more resolved sound and feeling through the chorus really ties it together perfectly. I think I definitely put Jared through hell the first week or so of him having to both learn the words as well as learn how to get enough air to scream them at the same time.

6. Poison IV

This song originally just went to the breakdown after the first chorus then ended. It was an attempt to see if we could write a metalcore song that was to be played by a punk band. It uses some slightly different music theory then we’ve ever used before and took a lot of work to really figure out how to blend a couple genres and styles together that we don’t typically use. This one really pushed our boundaries. Lyrically, it covers a situation in my life that is really hard to explain or understand for me, so it’s written from the perspective of someone else through the conversations I had with them about said situation. It also wraps up our EP perfectly through the piano outro that Jesse helped us write and add-in.

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Album Title: Wild Fire
Release Date: April 10, 2020
Label: DAD Records
Distribution: Distrokid

Track Listing of Album:
1. Ignite The Flame (1:19)
2. Wildfire (3:16)
3. Razorblades (3:12)
4. Green Eyes (4:37)
5. Fear The Future (2:56)
6. Poison IV (5:15)
EP Length: 20:37

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Die Another Day
• All songs written by: Die Another Day
• Produced by: Die Another Day and Jesse Kopala
• Mixed by: David Sustaita
• Mastered by: David Sustaita
• Album Artwork by: Rob Walden
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album Band Line Up:
Jared Boyd – Vocals
Tyler Johansen – Bass, guitar, vocals
Adam Hensby – Drums, guitar
Ricardo d’Almeida – Guitar

Live Band Line Up:
Tyler Johansen – Bass, vocals
Ricardo d’Almeida – Guitar, vocals
Justin Bennett – Guitar
Jared Boyd – Bass, vocals
Adam Hensby – Drums

Discography:
2019 – Broke Youth (single)
2020 – Life to the Max (single)

Shared Stage with:
Hawking, Nothing Gold, The Galacticas, Only the Strong

0 EPK – Tzimani – Self-Titled (Re-Issue) (2020) (Bonita Steel Records) (Diabolic Might Records)

February 25, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Tzimani

Tzimani – Self-Titled (Re-Issue) (2020) (Bonita Steel Records) (Diabolic Might Records)

For fans of Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Motley Crue, Armored Saint, Def Leppard

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Digital Release
Release Date: March 27, 2020
Label: Bonita Steel Records

Vinyl Release
Release Date: July 2020
Label: Diabolic Might Records

Tour Dates:
March 26 – San Diego, CA – The Merrow
March 27 – Albuquerque, NM – Velvet Underground
March 28 – San Angelo, TX – The Deadhorse
March 29 – San Antonio, TX – The Limelight
March 31 – Wilmington, NC – Reggie’s 42nd St. Tavern
April 1 – Lynchburg, VA – Clubhouse Sports Bar
April 2 – Baltimore, MD – The Depot
April 3 – Worcester, MA – Hotel Vernon
April 4 – Rochester, NY – Bug Jar
April 5 – Providence, RI – Dusk
April 6 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Desperate Annie’s
April 8 – Portland, ME – Geno’s
April 9 – Manchester, NH – The Shashkeen Pub
April 10 – Toronto, ON – The Bovine
April 12 – Milwaukee, WI – Blade of Steel Festival
April 14 – Winnipeg, MB – Bull Dog Pizza
April 15 – Regina, SK – Cloud 9 Live
April 16 – Edmonton, AB – Shaker’s Roadhouse
April 17 – Kelowna, BC – Fernando’s Pub
April 18 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre – Hyperspace Metal Festival
April 21 – Tacoma, WA – The Plaid Pig
April 22 – Portland, OR – Twilight Cafe
April 23 – Grant’s Pass, OR – The Haul
April 24 – Reno, NV – Shea’s Tavern
April 25 – Sacramento, CA – On The Y
April 26 – Oakland, CA – Elbo Room
April 27 – Pasadena, CA – Old Towne Pub

Tzimani is comprised of the Vazquez brothers, frontman Eddie does vocals and guitar and Sebastian pummels the drums. Together, the duo have formed an original sound in the burgeoning revival of the new wave of American heavy metal. The ambitious musical project, with focus on twin guitar leads, melodic solos, catchy choruses and a sharp, but raspy vocal technique will make you feel that you are in the middle of the 1980s heavy metal explosion. Tzimani culminates sounds of those of legends, i.e. Guns N’ Roses and Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest.

The duo originally released their self-titled EP in 2018, which is now being re-issued in 2020 by Bonita Steel Records for digital format and Diabolic Might Records for vinyl.

Right of the gate since their inception, the heavy metal brothers have been touring throughout North America, hitting markets across the USA and have ventured into Canada on multiple tours. On their last few runs, Tzimani have shared the stage with national and international touring acts such as Huntress, Scarlet Canary, Final Drive, Joan Ov Arc, Scattered Hamlet, Bewitcher, Mothership, Truck Fighters, and more.

Currently, Tzimani is prepared to embark on its biggest excursion yet, a 27 date tour that will bring the band across the United States and hit sights unknown to the band and continue its foray into Canadian lands yet unconquered.

“Despite sparking synapses associated with a variety of high-octane hard rock and metal birthed in the days of yore, this self titled debut EP genuinely feels fresh-faced. Pull on your leather, put the pedal to the metal, and smell the gasoline …” – Sleeping Village Reviews

“One of the best bands to come out of the San Diego area and another great signing by Metal Assault Management. These tracks fill you with that 70s-80s Heavy Metal you love and need in your life, but it’s updated just enough to give their own flavoring. What makes this even better is that this band is two brothers, Eddie and Sebastian Vazquez. It’s great to see family that gets together for the power of metal. They are going to go far if they are capable of this so early in their career.” – That Drummer Guy

“Considering the relative short time together as Tzimani, it’s easy to gauge the band’s great instincts when it comes to songwriting, performance, and execution. They have all the tools to get the beer flowing and the fists flying high, and that’s the name of the game to building an audience in the metal landscape.” – Dead Rhetoric

“The song [Overdrive] is a thrashing speed demon of a hit, only ever slowing down to release a soaring refrain with a powerful vocal delivery. The guitars are downright filthy in their approach, ripping through solos and arpeggios with ease, not to mention the blistering pace of the verse riff.” – New Noise Magazine

“This was only an EP, can you imagine how their full length will be like? This nice little teaser will have your speed demon wanting more.” – Ugh Metal

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Track Listing:
1. Shift (0:32)
2. Overdrive (4:07)
3. Locomotive (4:32)
4. Final Hour (3:58)
5. We Are The Ones (4:25)
6. Get Me Out of Here (4:14)
7. Carry On (3:53)
8. Night People (Dio cover) (4:08)
9. Doctor Rockter (W.A.S.P. cover) (3:52)
10. Overdrive (2017 Demo) (4:06)
11. Final Hour (2017 Demo) (3:57)
12. Get Me Out of Here (2017 Demo) (3:48)
Album Length: 45:37

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Tzimani
• All songs written by: Eddie Vazquez. “Night People” written by Ronnie James Dio. “Doctor Rockter” written by Blackie Lawless (W.A.S.P)
• Produced by: Eddie Vazquez
• Mixed by: Mike Harris and Eddie Vazquez
• Mastered by: Mike Harris
• Album Artwork by: Ryan Bartlett
• Member of BMI

Album Band Line Up:
Eddie Vazquez – Guitars/Bass/Vox/Synthesizer
Sebastian Vazquez – Drums

Live Band Line Up:
Eddie Vazquez – Guitar/Vox
Sebastian Vazquez – Drums/living programming

Discography:
2019 – Carry On (Single)
2018 – Tzimani (self-titled EP)
2017 – Demo

Shared Stage with:
Hellfire, Haunt, Bewitcher, Savage Master, Iron Kingdom, Byzantine, Avatar, Novareign, Graveshadow, Great Electric Quest, Toke, Gatekeeper, Void Vator, Truckfighters, Mothership, Vicious Rumors, Hrom, Traveler, Eternal Champion

Tour and Festivals:
2017 – Overdrive Tour Sept 15-Oct 4
2018 – North American Tour Apr 6- Apr 30
2018 – North American Overdrive Tour Nov 7 – Nov 20
2019 – Final Hour Tour Mar 21 – April 19th
2019 – Legions of Metal Festival – Chicago

0 EPK – Turbo – Fast As Fvck (2020)

February 24, 2020
by Asher
· EPKs · Turbo

Turbo – Fast As Fvck (2020)

For fans of Motorhead, W.A.S.P., Kill Cheerleader, ZZ Top, Black Sabbath

Album Title: Fast as Fvck
Release Date: July 30, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Distrokid

Facebook.com/TURBOFAF | Instagram.com/turboasfvck | Turboasfvck.bandcamp.com

Like your dishevelled uncle on Christmas morning, Turbo is trashed, pissed off, sleazy, mean, and sick of your shit.

“Fast as Fvck is a sort of hommage to true rock and roll in its most vicious and visceral form. Each of the seven tracks hit like a swift kick to the teeth from a whole new angle of attack, but the assault is far from a mindless battering to the eardrums. The album ebbs and flows through different moods and subtleties with sophisticated craftsmanship. Metal enough for the heshers, punk enough for the threshers, and rocking enough to satiate the haughtiest of purests; we in Turbo have patented our own “Nitro-Rock” concoction with our debut album… and this shit is potent.”

The album as a whole explained by the band:

Fast as Fvck is a sort of homage to true rock and roll in its most vicious and visceral form. Each of the seven tracks hit like a swift kick to the teeth from a whole new angle of attack, but the assault is far from a mindless battering to the eardrums. The album ebbs and flows through different moods and subtleties with sophisticated craftsmanship. Metal enough for the heshers, punk enough for the threshers, and rocking enough to satiate the haughtiest of purests; we in Turbo have patented our own “Nitro-Rock” concoction with our debut album… and this shit is potent.

Track by track explained by the band:

Burning the Wick is the intro track, and one of the first songs we wrote as a band. The opening lyric, “Been living like a fuckin’ reptile” spells out it’s topic in one succinct line. The song is essentially about how I’ve been living since Turbo was formed up until now, and these somewhat grave, but defiant lyrics are sarcastically juxtaposed on a fun, almost bouncy kind of party-punk-metal anthem. BtW sets up the middle-ground of the band’s sound throughout the rest of the album, and doesn’t give you time to catch your air before kicking into…

Alive, which is more or less a written testament to bad decisions with one of the most badass riffs on the album slapped on top of it. The song features a call-and-response guitar harmony and an anthemic chorus. There’s not too much more to say on it apart from being among the most fun songs on the album; definitely, one to do a keg stand along to.

Living on the Line is where the album starts to take a darker turn for a bit, and starts off with our best attempt at a THX sound-test with electric guitars, which feedback its way into a glitzy sunset-over-a-bad-part-of-town type riff. The song kicks in with me essentially turning my own lungs into sand, and then we’re straight cruising from there on out. The subject matter is actually about a good friend of mine who is a sex worker for a living. She got into a bit of a dicey situation at a party she was dancing at while I was trying to write lyrics for this one – getting threatened at gunpoint if she didn’t do certain things and whatnot. Super scary stuff. Perfect lyrical content. So I decided to immortalize that side of the industry lyrically, and thankfully she was a really good sport about it.

Silver Spoon is a real ripper and comes out of the gate wide-eyed with its teeth bared. It’d be insulting to tell you we all took a cue from our harder-metal roots for this one, it’s kind of obvious. It certainly still has that hard-rocking punky fun Turbo aesthetic, but it’s certainly tenser in its approach. We all come from very much a “from the ground-up” kind of background – cut from a somewhat rougher cloth. So it’s essentially a big middle finger to anyone with everything gifted to them trying to tell you how to live your life… and it’s pissed!

Make Bail is the first song we wrote. Sylvain and I were both breaking up with girls in pretty messy breakups, and it seemed appropriate that we test the band’s sound with a semi-poppy 4-minute-cruiser about it. The song is quite snarky, and honestly kind of savage, but I still stand by every word ahaha.

Last Call is the inner monologue of every bartender in every bar as soon as the lights come on and they just want to go home. Sylvain and I had just finished bartending a local rock-and-roll pub at the time and figured the idea was funny enough to actually run with. Musically speaking, the song is crunchy as all hell, has a great trade-off solo section, and definitely deserves a drink in each hand. Enjoy!

Serpent’s Coil is the ballad of the album – if you can call it that – and is certainly the most musically adventurous of the album’s pieces. We aren’t huge fans of love songs, so we didn’t want a Turbo ballad to be too gushy. So undertaking writing this piece, I decided to go for a much more sinister theme, and we think it fits beautifully. The song uses diabolical imagery, with a sound that mixes 80’s metal with rock and black metal elements, and a super catchy chorus. Definitely a fitting reprieve and end to an already pummelling album.

Album Title: Fast as Fvck
Release Date: July 30, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Distrokid

Track Listing:
1. Burning The Wick (2:13)
2. Alive (3:12)
3. Living On The Line (3:26)
4. Silver Spoon (2:56)
5. Make Bail (3:25)
6. Last Call (3:41)
7. Serpents Coil (6:37)
Album Length: 25:33

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Turbo
• All songs written by: Turbo
• Produced by: Turbo
• Mixed by: Lindsay Dicks
• Mastered by:
• Album Artwork by: Tim Murray
• Music is Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album Band Line Up:
Evan Frizzle – Guitar/Vocals
Todd Stanley – Bass/Backing Vocals
Lindsay Dicks – Guitar/Backing Vocals
Sylvain Coderre – Drums/Backing Vocals

Live Band Line Up:
Evan Frizzle – Guitar/Vocals
Todd Stanley- Bass/Backing Vocals
Lindsay Dicks – Guitar/Backing Vocals
Sylvain Coderre – Drums/Backing Vocals

Discography:
2020- Fast as Fvck

L-R- Todd Stanley- Bass/Backing Vocals, Evan Frizzle – Guitar/Vocals, Lindsay Dicks – Guitar/Backing Vocals, Sylvain Coderre – Drums/Backing Vocals

Photo Credit – Andy Sears

Like your disheveled uncle on Christmas morning, Turbo is trashed, pissed off, sleazy, mean, and sick of your shit. Coming at you hard and fast from the east coast of Canada, rages Turbo. An eclectic mix of rock, punk, and metal, this is what would happen if nitroglycerin had a soundtrack. High impact is the name of the game for them and they are bringing the grit to listeners around the world.

The members of Turbo, who were all in separate bands at the time, came together with the motivation to create something bigger and badder. Something that was gonna grab things right by the cojones and give them a good shake. Evan Frizzle (vocalist/guitar) and Sylvain Coderre (drums) were looking to start up a project, and when they met Lindsey Dicks (guitar) the juices started flowing. Todd Stanley (bass) held the same “Take No Prisoners” vision and immediately joined the fray. The musical influences cited by the band span across the heavy music spectrum, which results in an original, aggressive and varied listening experience.

With 100% collaborative effort, the themes that fuel Turbo lyrics revolve around personal experiences or things that just come up while they’re writing the music to a particular piece. The focus is that all the bandmates are able to relate to everything they sing about. It’s real, edgy, and visceral.

The highly potent debut album “Fast as Fvck” is on the way for 2020; metal enough for the heshers, punk enough for the threshers, and rocking enough to satiate the haughtiest of purests; welcome to Turbo’s patented “Nitro-Rock”.

0 EPK – BADGUYSWIN – Cowards (2020)

February 22, 2020
by Asher
· BADGUYSWIN · EPKs

BADGUYSWIN – Cowards (2020)

For fans of Higher Power, Nirvana, Queens Of The Stone Age, Clutch, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains

Album Title: Cowards
Release Date: April 10, 2020
Label: Waterlow Audio
Distribution: Independent

Facebook.com/badguyswinband | Instagram.com/badguyswinband

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“Another grunge-inspired stoner rock ‘n’ roll track now with BADGUYSWIN and their debut ‘Needle Beach’, combining Ozzy-like vocals with the kind of riffs you’d see Orange Goblin churning out through their career… quite the way to introduce themselves!” – Uber Rock UK

“Due out on April 10th, the guys are ready to unleash their debut full-length, Cowards, tailor-made to give you a different listening experience with each of the record’s twelve tracks. Grunge rock may be a distant spec in the musical rearview mirror, but it’s comforting to know that bands such as BADGUYSWIN are carrying on the tradition of that legendary era.” – V13

“BADGUYSWIN calls back to the Stoner Rock and Grunge sounds of their youth.” Ghost Cult Mag

““Honey Bucket” is the dark, rock single to set the tone for your weekend.” – New Noise Mag

“Cowards is chock full of sublime punked up riffs and harmonies such as “Fly On the Wall” as well as percussive masterpieces in “Lowlifer” and “Coal”. The lyrics speak out to the listener. For example, “Honey Bucket” is about alcoholism and addiction… Cowards provides a perfect feeling of leaves-you-wanting-more. Each song is constructed for maximum appeal with stunning fretwork, exemplary percussion and bass and vocals a bit on the higher range but certainly fitting. With Badguyswin, there is so much to rock out to here.” – Boston Rock Radio

“les nostalgiques de la lourdeur du Grunge 90’s de l’Ouest américain seront ravis de se mettre cet album en boucle ” – La Grosse Radio

Track Listing:
1. Like A Sailor (4:36)
2. Lowlifer (3:13)
3. Honey Bucket (4:06)
4. Lying To Myself (3:30)
5. Between Hook And Hole (4:11)
6. Fly On The Wall (5:28)
7. Coal (4:32)
8. August 8th (3:54)
9. Needle Beach (2:54)
10. Legends Of The Wheel (4:19)
11. Under It All (3:31)
12. Central (5:29)
Album Length: 49:50

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: BADGUYSWIN
• All songs written by: Shane Sherman and BADGUYSWIN
• Produced by: Shane Sherman and Zak Waterlow
• Mixed by: Zak Waterlow
• Mastered by: Brock McFarlane
• Album Artwork by: Shane Sherman
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album Band Line Up:
Shane Sherman – Vocals, Lead Guitar
Zak Waterlow – Drums
Joe Northcott – Bass Guitar
Eddie Bitzan – Rhythm Guitar

Live Band Line Up:
Shane Sherman – Vocals, Guitar
Zak Waterlow – Drums
Alex Huber – Bass Guitar, Vocals

Discography:
2020 – Cowards LP

Have shared stage with:
Red Fang, The Wild!, Buffalo Bud Buster, Belvadere, Invasives, The Highkicks, Ancient Engines, The Fallaways, Misha And The Spanks, Rocktoid, Hippiecritz, Strange Breed

Tours and Festivals:
2018 – Blizzard Fest – Rossland, BC
2018 – Okanagan Tattoo & Beer Fest – Kelowna, BC
2018 – Massif Fest – Nelson, BC
2019 – Pete’s Kegger – Christina Lake, BC

L-R – Alex Huber – Bass Guitar, Vocals, Shane Sherman – Vocals, Guitar, Zak Waterlow – Drums

Nirvana and Soundgarden may be no more, but the members of Canada’s BADGUYSWIN are here to serve up your guilty pleasure for an era of rock n’ roll that’s knocking on doors and making its comeback. Heavy driven grunge-inspired loud amps, blended with clean vocals, plentiful harmonies and driving rhythms are what fuels this Grand Forks, BC band to keep things stuck in your head for days to come!

Featuring 3 out of 4 members from technical metal band Slagduster, BADGUYSWIN shows off their original roots in music, the grunge era of the 90s where they would glue themselves to the stereo for hours. The members of BADGUYSWIN also all grew up together in the same small town and have been playing music together in various ways for 15 years.

The band’s debut full length “Cowards” was written to give the listener an experience that doesn’t repeat itself over 12 tracks.

“Nearly one-hour long adventure ready to be enjoyed through you’re headphones in a beanbag chair or blasted from the speakers of your 93′ Honda Civic.” says vocalist/guitarist Shane Sherman.

The album is a heavy and hooky modern take on a classic sound with influences that are everything 90’s in grunge, stoner, alternative, and punk. It was conceived organically, performed and recorded DIY style at the home studio of drummer Zak Waterlow with mastering by Brock McFarlane of CPS studios in Vancouver. The album has a crisp and larger than life sound. With plenty of easter eggs that’ll have you searching for more from each listen.

Vocalist/guitarist Shane Sherman adds:

“We have worked tirelessly over the last year writing, tweaking and recording our first release and we’re just quivering with anticipation to share with the world our modern take on grunge rock. If you’ve been pining for a record that gives you raw and heavy tunes with harmony and hooks we have got you covered.

After years of writing complex and intricate music, members of Slagduster embrace their musical roots and write a rock record that defies decades. Taking a more minimalistic approach, we’ve dropped the screaming and puzzling time signatures to create a sound that beckons back to a time when songwriting was key.

With influences ranging from Soundgarden to Queens Of The Stone Age and everything else in between, we are ready to deliver to this newborn puppy of hard rock that even the coldest of plaid wearing hipsters can enjoy.

We have crafted a record that we hope listeners will enjoy from start to finish. Each song placed in an order we feel will truly take the passenger on a sonic personal journey.”

“Cowards” is set for release on April 10, 2020 and will be available on all digital platforms for stream and download along with physical CDs having limited edition artwork painted by Shane Sherman. Each song’s lyrical content revolves around a story and a main character. A painting was depicted for each persona.

Track by track explanation by the band:

1. Like A Sailor: Misleading intro, steady driving rock song with ambient Outro. About a person with a secret.
2. Low Lifer: Palindrome song structure. Lots of fast thumping tom action. Staccato guitar licks. Failing at bettering yourself in spite of trying.
3. Honey Bucket: Southern shuffle beat. Spanish style riffs within a bluesy feel. Highs and lows of an addiction.
5. Between Hook And Hole: Marching tempo, ethereal leads, big anthemic chorus. Desperate actions for desperate measures.
6. Fly On The Wall: Hardcore punk riff to start. Poly rhythm bridge and old-timey lead ending. Finally understanding someone’s true personality.
7. Coal: Percussive and heavy. Sing along chorus. Working hard for something and achieving nothing.
8. August 8th: Melodramatic ballad. Tracing all your problems to a specific origin.
9. Needle Beach: Southern swing driven by the bass and kick drum. A common place to indulge and wallow.
10. Legends Of The Wheel: Fast tempo punk feel. Incompetent people getting a pass.
11. Under It All: Dynamic hook oriented slow burner. Accepting what you have lost.
12. Central: Heavy and in your face. Pinnacle outro. An Exclamation! mark on the end of the album. Embracing and justifying living a cowardly lifestyle.

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