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TEST YOUR METAL RECORDS Launches With First Signing of Brazilian Power Metal HIBRIA

Vancouver, BC based Test Your Metal Records is proud to announce its entry into the mosh pit on the international metal scene with its first signing of Brazilian power metallers HIBRIAfor the North American release of their fifth and upcoming self-titled full length due out on August 7th, 2015 with album pre-order available here.

“I am very excited to announce the launch of my new record label ‘Test Your Metal Records’. After playing in bands and touring for the past 15 years I’ve developed the relationships and connections to be able to help others in the Canadian and worldwide music scene. I hope to bring more international acts into Canada and spread the Canadian metal internationally to show the world what we have to offer. I have some amazing bands and an amazing team to work with me, so I just want to thank you all in advance and together we will keep Heavy Metal alive!” comments Test Your Metal Records owner Grant Truesdell.

About:

HIBRIA is a Brazilian power metal band formed in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1996. The band has grown in popularity in their home country plus worldwide with the successful release of fours albums and a live DVD that showcases their intense concert energy (if ya never seen them in person). Continuing their venture in 2015 with their very technical playing that’s fast, aggressive and catchy, HIBRIA returns with their fifth and latest self titled studio album set for release on August 7th via Test Your Metal Record in North America (July 22nd in Japan on King Music) to follow 2013’s ‘Silent Revenge’ released under King Records for Asia, AFM for Europe and North America plus Voice Music for Brazil.

“We self titled this release because we believe that it represents what our music is and how we feel about our band. This is our second CD composed with the same lineup and it made all the difference in our songwriting. We already knew what to expect from each other and it contributed a lot for us to write this new work.” says “It is our most daring album. We experienced new influences and they made this album to sound so fresh. We really feel we have started heading to a new level as a band.”

All four of their past albums and live DVD released have reached the #1 position on sales charts for HMV stores across Japan and has lead the band to be support for such bands as Metallica, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth plus perform at Rock in Rio and Loud Park, Japan’s most important Metal festival, where they shared the main stage with some of the world’s most known bands.

HIBRIA’S NEW SONG PREVIEW – Tightrope (Demo Version) – https://youtu.be/x8qdDFYNzgI

Track Listing – Hibria – Self-Titled
1. Pain (4:27)
2. Abyss (4:05)
3. Tightrope (5:02)
4. Life (4:45)
5. Ghosts (5:10)
6. Legacy (2:26)
7. Ashamed (5:17)
8. Church (4:13)
9. Fame (5:24)
10. Words (5:24)
Album Length: 46:17

For more info, please visit: http://www.Hibria.com

About Test Your Metal Records:

Mission

Test Your Metal Records stands to leave a positive impact and everlasting dynasty within the Canadian Rock and Metal music scene. First and foremost TYM was founded to ensure the continued creation of music, art and culture! To employ as many people doing what they love, and to ultimately assist the worldwide music scene thrive in any way. TYM Records helps get the art, product and live show into the hands and ears of the fans.

Vision

To build a corporation and family that will help people reach their true potential and fuel their passion. Starting off with a talented roster of bands, promoting and constantly innovating new music for the record label. Manufacturing and promoting their new albums and sending them out on tour across the globe. My vision is to revolutionize the music industry by giving the music to the fans for a monthly membership fee. Having a multitude of perks set up through the Loyalty membership, and a multitude of external companies providing incentives and cross promotion. I aspire to make a service that people from all walks of life can enjoy and benefit from. 20% of net profit of the label will be deposited into a fund for the ‘TYM Academy of the Arts’. Which will be a Non-Profit music and arts academy I hope to open within the next 3-5 years.

Values

Like any good long lasting relationship, the things I value in business are also the things I value in life. Passion, Love, Honesty, Compassion, Teamwork and most of all FUN, FREEDOM and INTERDEPENDENCE. I started TYM Records because I want to help bands push to the next level while keeping control within their hands and to help them make a living from it!!! To always have fun and work as a family to build a career together. On top of the normal royalties baid to the artists and with the implementation of the Loyalty club I plan on paying out 24% of all net profits from the loyalty club to the bands on the roster on the last day of each month. So theoretically we will be able to watch the label grow to the point where every band on the label can solely focus on their craft and not have to worry about the bills! I aspire to be a leading example of Honesty, Fairness, Dedication and Transparency within this company. I have made it my new mission in life to help as many people as possible and I believe through TYM Records we can achieve that!

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0 EPK – Hibria – XX (2016) (Test Your Metal Records)

Hibria – XX (2016)

Contact: PR Rep – Jon Asher – ashermedia[@]gmail.com

Release Date: Friday, August 9, 2016

LABEL: Test Your Metal Records

DISTRIBUTION: Test Your Metal Records

For fans of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Pantera, Megadeth, Deep Purple

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1. Leading Lady (5:37)

2. Music (5:11)

3. Fools Paradise (5:41)

4. Silent Revenge (Live) (6:57)

5. Lonely Fight (Live) (4:59)

6. Tightrope (Live) (5:53)

7. Tiger Punch (Live) (6:17)
Album Length: 40:40

Band Members:

Iuri Sanson

Abel Camargo

Eduardo Baldo

Renato Osorio

Ivan Beck

• Produced by Renato Osorio

• Executive Production by Abel Camargo & Iuri Sanson

• Tracks 1, 2 and 3 – written and performed by Abel Camargo, Iuri Sanson, Eduardo Baldo, Renato Osorio, Ivan Beck.

• Tracks 4, 5, 6 – Recorded Live at Teatro do CIEE, Porto Alegre/Brazil, in November 15th, 2015 and performed by Abel Camargo, Iuri Sanson, Eduardo Baldo, Benhur Lima, Renato Osorio.

• Special guests: André Meyer (on track 4); Diego Kasper & Marco Panichi (on track 7).

• Mixed and Mastered at Black Stork Studios – Caxias do Sul / Brazil by Benhur Lima

• Keyboards on track 3 by Benhur Lima

• Backing vocals on track 1 by Renato Osorio

• Choir on tracks 1 and 2 by Iuri Sanson and Renato Osorio

• Drums Recorded at Monostereo Studios – Porto Alegre / Brazil – Engineered by Juliano Rodriguez

• Vocals Recorded at HIBRIA studios – Porto Alegre / Brazil – Engineered by Renato Osorio

Guitars and bass guitar recorded at HIBRIA Studios – Porto Alegre / Brazil.

• Artwork by Tiago Masseti

• Photo by Kais Ismail Musa

08/09 Victoria, BC – Upstairs Cabaret
08/10 Vancouver, BC – The Red Room

08/12 Calgary, AB – Dickens

08/13 Edmonton, AB – Mercury Room

08/16 Winnipeg, MB – The Merch

08/18 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry

08/19 Chicago, IL – Reggies

08/20 Toronto, ON – Hardluck Bar
08/22 Subury, ON – The Asylum

08/23 Ottawa, ON – House of Targ

08/24 Quebec City, QC – Bar La Source

08/25 Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar

08/27 Boston, MA – Middle East Up

08/28 Queens, NY – Blackthorn51

“new material is solid and it will be glorious to see it performed live. You better believe I’ll be banging my head in the front row when the bands roll through NYC.” – Metal Injection

“top notch melodic speed metal played with passion and precision, this is an infectious and addictive album that will have you instantly head banging.” – Metal Gods TV

“Hibria is a headbanger’s dream. Fans of power and thrash metal will find the grooves and style of this band familiar and awesome. Pummeling drum work, fantastic guitar solos and a perfect vocal style are just some of the things that sum up just how good Hibria can be.” – Broken Neck Radio

“The album blasts off with “Pain” a wonderful fusion of Hibria’s signature speed and riffs with the style of Swing music. It was during this track that I realized that this album would be a reflection of where Hibria has come from, but also where they were going from here.” – Radio Laurier

“The brand new self titled release from Hibria is a prolific Experimental Power Metal Album” – Kingston Music Reviews

“A fantastic and strong release” – Metal Temple

“With this year’s self-titled Hibria, the band makes a return to earlier power metal roots, yet with some more interesting twists again.” – Danger Dog Reviews

“with 11-tracks in all it offers more than enough metallic thrills to keep your blood pumping and your heart racing!” – Heavy Metal Time Machine

“this album features some unbelievable performances from all band members” – Skull Fracturing Metal

“those looking for lightning fast guitar duals amidst their power/speed metal will find plenty to dig into from Hibria once again.” – Dead Rhetoric

“heavy metal with a big power metal influence to it….this some great music from HIBRIA, and I think a lot of people are going to enjoy it a bunch.” Amps and Green Screens

“If you’re looking for a heavier and more modern approach to power metal, than you’ll definitely want to pick up this self-titled effort from Hibria.” – The Grim Tower

“Throw those horns up and SLAM those heads DOWN…. POWER METAL crashed into THRASH and GROOVED it out into the birth of a CRAZY COOL ROLLERCOASTER RIDE that all metal fans will love. AWESOME. ” – Memphis Metal Mondays / RADIO MEMPHIS

HIBRIA is a Brazilian power metal band formed in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1996. The band has grown in popularity in their home country plus worldwide with the successful release of five albums and a live DVD that showcases their intense concert energy (if ya never seen them in person). Continuing their venture in 2016 with their very technical playing that’s fast, aggressive and catchy, HIBRIA returns with their sixth and latest release ‘XX’ to celebrate their 20 years in metal. The 20th anniversary album is slated for release on August 9th via Test Your Metal Record for North America to follow their 2015 self-titled album.

“HIBRIA’s soul is full of music. To celebrate our 20th anniversary we present to you ‘XX’. It’s heavy metal with no boundaries especially made for the fans. Can you feel it?”

Their releases have reached the #1 position on sales charts for HMV stores across Japan, which has lead them to be support for such bands as Metallica, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth plus perform at Rock in Rio in Brazil and Loud Park, Japan’s most important metal festival, where they shared the main stage with some of the world’s most known bands.

KEY FACTS:
* In October of 2013, HIBRIA was chosen to open BLACK SABBATH’S concert, in Porto Alegre/BR, on the ‘13’ Tour, playing to 30.000 people.

* In September of 2013, the band played at ROCK IN RIO, on the same day as Metallica, Alice in Chains, Ghost, Sepultura, Rob Zombie e Sebastian Bach.

* In September of 2013, the band played in Japan for the fifth time to promote their most recent release, Silent Revenge.

* In October of 2012, the band played for the second time at LOUD PARK (Japan).

* In April of 2011, HIBRIA played as the support act to OZZY OSBOURNE in the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, in Brazil.

* In May of 2011, the band toured Asia for the third time in support of their third album, Blind Ride, playing in South Korea, China and in Japan, where the band shot a Live DVD in Tokyo.

* In January of 2010, HIBRIA was chosen to open METALLICA’s concert, in Porto Alegre/BR, on the World Magnetic Tour’ 10, playing to 25.000 people.

* In October of 2009, after their successful Collecting Skulls WTour, the band was invited to play in Japan again at LOUD PARK, playing to 15.000 headbangers, sharing the stage with some of the most important Metal bands of the world such as Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Judas Priest, among others. Besides playing at Loud Park, the band opened MEGADETH’s concert , in Nagoya.

* In May of 2009, the band started their international tour – Collecting Skulls WTour – to promote their second album – The Skull Collectors – playing in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Canada.

* The band’s previous album was Defying the Rules, and it brought the melodic lines from the 80?s, the speed from the 90?s and the 2000?s musicians skills. DTR was released in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, USA, Canada, Western Europe, Russia, Baltic States and Brazil.

* In Japan, DTR has been a best seller in the Heavy Metal category during 6 consecutive weeks in the retailing stores HMV in Japan, being for the whole period in the first position, and it’s been voted among the best of the year, both by the editors and the readers from the magazine BURRN.

Discography:

2015 – Self-Titled (Test Your Metal NA/ King JP/ Power Prog EU/ Urubuz BR)

• Produced by Renato Osorio

• Executive Production by Abel Camargo & Juan Corral

• Pre-produced by HIBRIA

• All songs written and performed by Abel Camargo, Iuri Sanson, Eduardo Baldo, Benhur Lima and Renato Osorio

• Mixed at HIBRIA Studios & Black Stork Studios- Caxias do Sul / Brazil by Benhur Lima

• Mastered by Maor Appelbaum

• Cover artwork and booklet by Tiago Masseti

2013 – Silent Revenge (Voice BR / King JP / AFM Records EUR)

Mixed By: Benhur Lima – Hibria Studios (Brazil)
Produced By: Renato Osorio

2012 – Blinded By Tokyo – Live DVD (Voice BR / King JP)

2011 – Blind Ride (Voice BR / King JP)

Mixed By: Willam Putney – The Machine Shop (U.S.A.)
Produced By: Diego Kasper

2008 – The Skull Collectors (Voice BR/ Spiritual Beast JP)

Mixed By: Achim Koehler – Indiscreet (Germany)
Produced By: Diego Kasper, Marco Panichi

2004 – Defying The Rules (Encore BR/ Spiritual Beast JP)

Mixed By: Piet Sielck – Powerhouse (Germany)
Produced By: Diego Kasper, Marco Panichi

Shared stage w/

Metallica, Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath

Tours and Festivals

Rock in Rio (Brazil) – 2013

Headlining tour – Silent Revenge Tour (Japan)

Loud Park (Japan) – 2012

Headlining tour – DVD Blinded by Tokyo Shooting (Japan) – Shows in South Korea, China, Japan – 2011

Loud Park (Japan) – 2011

Collecting Skulls WTour – Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Canada – 2009

Against The Faceless Demo Tour – Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic, Poland, The Netherlands

Endorsements:

Ibanez – Tama – C.Ibanez – Harman – Digitech – AKG US – Urban Boards

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