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0 Edmonton Thrashers TYMO Invade The Moshpit w/ “Mars Attacks” Off “The Art Of A Maniac” Out Feb 5th; Track Premiere via Bravewords

  • December 9, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Tymo

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Montreal, QC – December 9, 2021



Edmonton Thrashers TYMO Invade The Moshpit w/ “Mars Attacks” Off “The Art Of A Maniac”

Track Premiere via Bravewords

“The Art Of A Maniac” Due Out February 5, 2022

L-R – Nick Schwartz (Guitar), Tim Tymo (Vocals & Guitar), Marc Durie (Drums), Harlen Jacobs (Bass)
Photo Credit by Dana Zuk

Edmonton, Canada’s thrash metal maniacs Tymo have a new album “The Art Of A Maniac” slated for release early next year. They have already released the first single off this record, the angry, fast punch-in-the-face “Sanity Clause”, which was the introduction to a release that is considerably more thrash-oriented than the previous “Purge & Reset” that came out in 2017.

Following up the initial single comes “Mars Attacks”, which according to the band is possibly their new anthem. It is about the film and comics of the same name; Martians annihilating the human race and taking over the Earth. Tymo explains further:

“It was the song that really got the album going! We had already written “Sanity Clause” and “The Roy Parson Project”, but they weren’t finished in time for the release of our previous album “Purge & Reset”. It is our current favorite and it’s already becoming a fan favorite live! We have always been a big fan of the films and comics, it was more than appropriate to write a song about the Martians slaughtering all of the humans! If you love old-school Exodus, you will love Mars Attacks!”

Listen to “Mars Attacks” via its premiere on Bravewords HERE.

This new incarnation of Tymo boasts more technicality, faster songs, and heavier riffs, catapulting them into the forefront of the Canadian underground thrash metal scene. The 32 minute album was a group effort over the past year, where nine songs rose above the rest. Tymo is very excited to be sharing this polished result with metalheads around the world.

“The Art Of A Maniac” is due out on February 5, 2022 and is recommended for fans of Megadeth, Slayer, Lich King, Municipal Waste, and Exodus.

Album pre-order – https://tymoband.bandcamp.com

Album teaser – https://youtu.be/RLEvin125UE

First single “Sanity Clause” – https://youtu.be/efhmu5FVslg


Track Listing:
1. Tymonicide (2:55)
2. Sanity Clause (2:54)
3. Mars Attacks (3:44)
4. Estrogenocide (4:11)
5. Age Of Deception (2:42)
6. The Roy Parson Project (3:10)
7. War Beneath The Skull (4:12)
8. The Art Of A Maniac (3:41)
9. Alcoholocaust (4:32)
Album Length: (32:01)

For more info:
Tymo.ca
Facebook.com/tymoband
Twitter.com/tymoband
Instagram.com/tymoband
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About:
“A golden shower of thrash metal!” Six words to sum up Tymo! A band whose attitude lives up to the title of their debut album “Purge & Reset”. Lead guitarist and vocalist Tim Tymo explains that the origin of the title is more than words; it is a statement of lost faith in humanity. “Let’s just say we have a creator or superior being. If this god gave up everything we needed to flourish and returned to see all the wars and corruption, it would want to wipe the slate clean and start over. Hence…PURGE AND RESET!

Formed in Edmonton in 2015, Tymo is comprised of Tim Tymo as the lead guitarist and vocalist, Nick Schwartz on rhythm guitar, Harlen Jacobs on bass, and Marc Durie on drums.

Tim Tymo describes the band’s sounds as “loud, angry, and explosive thrash”. Tymo has a serious mission to entertain their fans. “We love writing and performing, and we all share a common passion for thrash metal. We wanted to reference our heroes and mix up that inspiration with our own brew and see what we came up with, and here we are. We want to give people a source of inspiration and excitement!

Tymo’s debut album “Purge & Reset” was released in August of 2017 and Tymo performed shows in support of the album throughout 2018. The band returned to the studio in early 2019 to record a single entitled “Sanity Clause.” It was released in late 2019 with very positive reviews and sold-out shows! Due to Covid 19, the band spent much of 2020 in the studio recording their follow-up album to Purge & Reset!

As of 2021, Tymo performed at the Loud As Hell Festival 2021 and has finished recording their next full-on thrash album! Much faster and more aggressive than Purge & Reset. The album entitled “The Art of A Maniac” is planned to be released in 2022 and Tymo has a mission to expand its audience and dominate the world! Planning to tour Europe and many other countries.

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0 \m/\m/ Thank You MDs and DJs \m/\m/ #9 bone tower – No Funeral Records earshot – The National Loud Chart For the Week Ending: Tuesday, December 7, 2021

  • December 8, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · Bone Tower (No Funeral Records / Fresh Outbreak Records) · Music News
\m/\m/ Thank You MDs and DJs \m/\m/
#9 bone tower – No Funeral Records
earshot – The National Loud Chart
For the Week Ending: Tuesday, December 7, 2021
https://earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=106&dWeekOfID=2021-12-07

0 Calgary’s Hammerdrone Is Now Streaming Their Most Ambitious Recording Yet: “A Trinity of Rage”; Full Stream Premiere via NoCleanSinging

  • December 8, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · Hammerdrone · Music News

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Montreal, QC – December 8, 2021

 

Calgary’s Hammerdrone Is Now Streaming Their Most Ambitious Recording Yet: “A Trinity of Rage”

Full Stream Premiere via NoCleanSinging


L-R: Teran Wyer (Bass) | Rick Cardellini (Lead Guitar) | Curtis Beardy (Rhythm Guitar) | Graham Harris (Vocals) | Vinnie Cardellini (Drums)
Photo Credit – Suzie Cardellini

Calgary, Canada’s death metal juggernaut, Hammerdrone, returns with their most ambitious recording yet: “A Trinity of Rage”. Deliberately written as a concept release and painstakingly crafted over the course of four years, the EP is accompanied by an original short story, “Eversor” (available as a bonus download via Bandcamp ). The story revolves around the fictional second book of Revelation, in which is foretold the threat of Heaven’s destruction at the hands of Eversor, The Destroyer. As the written story of “Eversor” ends, the EP begins, with both the music and lyrics of the three songs completing the narrative arc that the story introduces.

Flowing through three parts, “Part I – Rage, Corporeal”, “Part II – Rage, Besieged” and “Part III – Rage, Consummated” it is aggressively heavy and hauntingly melodic; the band incorporates a variety of black and progressive metal influences to present an EP that both pushes the boundaries and embraces the roots of their old-school, melodic death metal origins. Vocalist Graham states:

“This EP is our finest work to date. We worked longer and harder on every single aspect of it; from the song-writing to the recording, to the artwork, lyrics and the story.  It took us a full 4 years to pull together and when we finally started recording, enter the COVID dragon to screw up our timing some more! We recorded and mixed most of the EP ourselves, as we did with our last album, but this time we tracked the drums in an outside studio (the Sound Priory in Calgary, AB) and got richer, deeper and more natural drum sounds than we’ve ever captured before. To cap it all off, we engaged the infamous Jens Bogren to master the final mixes – we are big fans of his work with Amon Amarth!  It’s the first time we’ve had a real professional involved in the mastering and the experience was awesome – the final master is clean and loud, but keeps the raw nature of the mix.”

Mixed by the band and then burnished to shine by the professional mastering skills of the legendary Jens Bogren (Amon Amarth, Be’lakor, Rotting Christ, etc) at Fascination Street Studios in Sweden, the result is an epic and forceful musical expression of betrayal, broken faith and vengeance.

Melodic, intense, and emotive, Hammerdrone is recommended for fans of Amon Amarth, Rotting Christ and Kataklysm.

“A Trinity of Rage” is streaming in full now via its premiere on NoCleanSinging HERE.

“A Trinity Of Rage” will be released on December 10, 2021 and will be available officially along with the short story “Eversor” with download at Hammerdrone.bandcamp.com


Track Listing:
1. Part I – Rage, Corporeal (03:28)
2. Part II – Rage, Besieged (10:54)
3. Part III – Rage, Consummated (06:00)
EP Length: 20:23

For more info:
Hammerdronemetal.com
Facebook.com/hammerdronemetal
Twitter.com/hammerdrone

About:
Hammerdrone hail from Calgary, Canada. For 9 years they have been honing their trademark sound that mixes intense aggression, dark atmosphere, and elegant melodies to deliver a style of death metal that is both epic and catchy.  No clean singing, no symphonics. Their style has drawn comparisons to Amon Amarth, early Soilwork, Behemoth, and Bolt Thrower, among others.

Discography:
2021 – A Trinity Of Rage (EP)
2019 – An Ever Increasing Wave (Single)
2018 – Rituals Of Battle (Live) (EP)
2017 – Dark Harvest (Album)
2017 – Dark Harvest (Single)
2014 – Clone of Europa (Album)
2013 – Wraiths On The Horizon (Single)
2012 – A Demon Rising (EP)

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0 ECRYPTUS Presents Star Wars Themed Death Metal “Cauterized Saber Wound Massacre”, Video Premiere via TheCirclePit; New EP “Kyr’am Beskar” Out January 14th via SBDC Records (Slamming Brutal Death Community)

  • December 8, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · Ecryptus · Music News

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Montreal, QC – December 8, 2021

ECRYPTUS Presents Star Wars Themed Death Metal “Cauterized Saber Wound Massacre”

Video Premiere via TheCirclePit

New EP “Kyr’am Beskar” Out January 14th via SBDC Records (Slamming Brutal Death Community)

Originally hailing from Korriban, but now stranded in Atlanta, Georgia, Ecryptus plays Star Wars themed death metal and they have a new EP ready for metalheads across the galaxy. The release of “Kyr’am Beskar” (Mandalorian for “Death Metal”) follows two demos (2002/2004); The Continuum LP (2005); Astral Crusades EP (2008) and a 7-inch single Rancorous (2018/2020). Each of these tells tales of the Dark side and its crusade against the tyranny of the rebel forces.

The single “Cauterized Saber Wound Massacre” is the first look at this EP complete with a lyric video.

“Grinding out the macabre scene of an entire field of bodies, cleaved effortlessly by a maniac wielding a laser sword.” adds the band.

Feel the power of the dark side, and listen to “Cauterized Saber Wound Massacre” via its lyric video premiere on TheCirclePit – https://youtu.be/gR7J-ia4m38 

The four-track EP also contains “Digested Over a Thousand Years”, “Planetary Enslavement” and “Compulsion to Disintegrate”, which further tell tales of the Canon Arcane. Once live shows are a regular occurrence again, Ecryptus is not one to miss. During their dramatic rituals, they wear armor and robes and dress the stage with trophies from recent death marks.

The epic Imperial galactic death metal of Ecryptus is recommended for fans of Morbid Angel, Immolation, and Suffocation.

“Kyr’am Beskar” is due out January 14, 2022 via SBDC Records (Slamming Brutal Death Community).

EP pre-order – https://sbdcrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kyr-am-beskar-ep


Track Listing:
1. Cauterized Saber Wound Massacre (4:12)
2. Planetary Enslavement (5:07)
3. Compulsion to Disintegrate (4:12)
4. Digested Over a Thousand Years (5:40)
EP Length: 19:12

More Info:
Sbdcrecords.com
Ecryptus.com
Facebook.com/ecryptus
Instagram.com/ecryptus

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0 Wacken Metal Battle USA 2022 Upcoming Rounds

  • December 7, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Wacken Metal Battle USA

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Montreal, QC – December 7, 2021

Wacken Metal Battle USA 2022 Upcoming Rounds


Wacken Metal Battle Trailer – https://youtu.be/fjMugRXEc5g

Wacken Metla Battle USA Trailer – https://youtu.be/E_xjt8Qp3TE

Wacken Metal Battle USA is returning in 2022 after two years of missed battles across America due to the Covid pandemic. For its last three years (2017-2019), Wacken Metal Battle USA has hosted battles across the country to send one independent metal band to perform at the world’s largest metal festival Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany. 2019 saw the festival celebrate its 30th anniversary, but due to Covid, the 2020 and 2021 editions were both canceled. As the metal community regains its strength, Wacken Open Air 2022 will be the 31st edition of the festival and will be held from August 4th to 6th. The 2022 event is already sold out with a line-up that includes Slipknot, Till Lindemann (Rammstein), Judas Priest, Limp Bizkit, As I Lay Dying, Lacuna Coil, Danko Jones, Gwar, Death Angel, Tarja, and many more. Details here.

For over a decade at Wacken Open Air, independent metal bands from around the globe have been performing in front of thousands and competing against one another for one to be crowned champion of the international battle at the festival along with winning multiple prizes. For 2022, Wacken Metal Battle USA is returning to America and will be hosting qualifying rounds in select cities across the nation.

Upcoming 2022 Metal Battle USA Rounds (listed by date) (more to be announced):
Event Links, Bands and details listed at https://www.facebook.com/metalbattleusa/events/
08-Jan-22 – Portland, OR – Dante’s
15-Jan-22 – Brooksville, FL – BT’s Bar and Lounge
22-Jan-22 – Los Angeles, CA – Viper Room
28-Jan-22 – Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar & Billiards
29-Jan-22 – Akron, OH – The Empire Concert Club & Bar
29-Jan-22 – Los Angeles, CA – Viper Room
04-Feb-22 – Corpus Christi, TX – Boozerz Rock Bar
05-Feb-22 – Los Angeles, CA – Viper Room
06-Feb-22 – Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
12-Feb-22 – Seattle, WA – The Funhouse
12-Feb-22 – Brooksville, FL – BT’s Bar and Lounge
19-Feb-22 – Seattle, WA – The Funhouse
19-Feb-22 – El Paso, TX – Rock Icehouse
19-Feb-22 – Houston, TX – Acadia Bar and Grill
25-Feb-22 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
26-Feb-22 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
26-Feb-22 – Akron, OH – The Empire Concert Club & Bar
05-Mar-22 – Santa Ana, CA – Orange County – Stages
12-Mar-22 – Los Angeles, CA – LA Final – Viper Room
19-Mar-22 – Brooksville, FL – South Coast Final – BT’s Bar and Lounge
02-Apr-22 – San Diego, CA – SD Final – Brick By Brick
09-Apr-22 – Seattle, WA – Pacific NorthWest Final – The Funhouse
09-Apr-22 – Los Angeles, CA – West Coast Final – Viper Room
07-May-22 – Los Angeles, CA – National Final – Viper Room

Concert promoters interested in hosting a Wacken battle in their city can apply at this link: https://metalbattleusa.com/promoter-application-for-wacken-metal-usa-battles/

How it works:
Participating cities will host qualifying rounds plus a city final organized by a local city concert promoter where one band will move forward to the American national final (date and city to be determined). The winner of the national final will move on to perform at the Wacken Open Air  2022 and compete against the winners of 29 other countries in a final global battle.  All bands will be judged during battle rounds by respected local music industry representatives.

Rules for participation: https://metalbattleusa.com/rules/

About:
Wacken Metal Battle USA is part of an international competition that sees bands from across the country battle each other for the chance of winning their spot among 29 other countries’ champions, and representing the USA in an international battle of the bands at the world’s largest outdoor metal festival: Wacken Open Air, which has been taking place in Wacken, Germany for the last 30 years. The winner of Wacken Metal Battle USA will perform at the 2022 festival taking place from August 4 – 6th

2019’s national final was hosted in Los Angeles, CA and featured Dissentience (Winners, East Coast), Monarch (Winners, West Coast), Nahaya (Winners, Texas), Toxic Ruin (Winners, Chicago), Violence System (Winners, Atlanta) whom were selected from over a hundred bands that participated in battles across the USA. The national final battle was Judged by a panel of metal industry that consisted of Alex Distefano (LA Weekly), Marco Barbieri (M-Theory Audio) and DJ Will (KNAC.COM).

2019 – WMBU Winner
Monarch (San Diego, CA)
Video – Live at Wacken 2019 here.

2018 – WMBU Winner
VOICES OF RUIN (Anaheim, CA)

2017 – WMBU Winner
CORPSE HOARDER (Philadelphia, PA)
Video – Live at Wacken 2017 here.

For more info:
Metal-Battle.com
MetalBattleUSA.com
Facebook.com/metalbattleusa
Twitter.com/MetalBattleUSA
Instagram.com/metalbattleusa

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0 CEMR MetalFest (Edmonton, AB) Announces 2022 Lineup w/ Planet Eater, Display of Decay, Forsaken Rite and more!

  • December 6, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · CEMR MetalFest · Music News

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – December 6, 2021

 

CEMR MetalFest (Edmonton, AB) Announces 2022 Lineup w/ Planet Eater, Display of Decay, Forsaken Rite and more!

After being on hiatus since their last Metalfest in 2017, Canada’s Extreme Metal Radio returns for its 2022 edition of the metal festival in promotional support of the online radio station. As two projects at a time are a challenge to work on, especially with a pandemic, the third edition of CEMR Metalfest will be their most explosive event to date.

Being hosted from March 4th to 6th in Edmonton, AB at Rendez Vous Pub, the CEMR Metalfest III lineup features the following bands and set times below:

Facebook event – https://www.facebook.com/events/445437890264768

Festival Lineup Spotify Playlist here.

CEMR Metalfest 2022

Friday, March 4, 2022

Lynx (Calgary, AB) – 6pm
Violent Betty (Saskatoon, SK) – 7pm
No More Moments (Siksika Nation, AB) – 8pm
Luminosity (Calgary, AB) – 9pm
Sionis (Edmonton, AB) – 10pm
Pecado (Calgary, AB) – 11pm
Planet Eater (Regina, SK) – 12am

Saturday, March 5, 2022

Buried Beneath (Edmonton, AB) – 6pm
Whorrify (Calgary, AB) – 7pm
Crimson Caliber (Medicine Hat, AB) – 8pm
Black Pestilence (Calgary, AB) – 9pm
Brain Stem (Edmonton, AB) – 10pm
Inhumed (Winnipeg, AB) – 11pm
Display Of Decay (Edmonton, AB) – 12am

Sunday, March 6, 2022

Osyron (Calgary, AB) – 4pm
Greybeard (Calgary, AB) – 5pm
Phantom Devine (Red Deer, AB) – 6pm
Ashes Of Yggdrasil (Lloydminister, AB) – 7pm
Cabrakaan (Calgary, AB) – 8pm
Forsaken Rite (Edmonton, AB) – 9pm

Starting Monday, December 6th, tickets will be available at Rendezvous Pub & Eventbrite/online and also at a variety of locations in Edmonton, AB.

3 Day Pass and Single Day Ticket available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cemr-metalfest-3-tickets-221509289247
(3 Day Pass Free includes Breakfast 1pm to 3pm)
$20 a day
$35 2 day
$50 3 day
Please Note: Masks and Covid QR code mandatory for attendance.

For more info:
Cemrmetalfest3.com
Facebook.com/cemrmetalfest
Twitter.com/CEMRMETALFEST3
Instagram.com/cemrmetalfest

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0 TheProgSpace Premiere – Prog Duo ATHEMON (ft. ex-Haken) Share New Lyric Video “The Glass Hindered Us”

  • December 6, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · Athemon · Music News

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Montreal, QC – December 6, 2021

Prog Duo ATHEMON (ft. ex-Haken) Share New Lyric Video “The Glass Hindered Us”

Video Premiere via TheProgSpace

+ Signs To WormHoleDeath For Worldwide Distribution of Self-Titled Debut Album


L-R – Athemon Current Line Up | Adriano Ribeiro (Guitar, Vocals) | Tom MacLean (Bass, Production)
Photo Credits: Adriano’s picture: José Simonetti, Tom’s picture: Sunny Dhaliwal

Athemon, a duo featuring Tom MacLean (bassist/producer, To-Mera, ex-Haken) and Adriano Ribeiro (vocalist and guitarist) are treating fans with a new lyric video for the track “The Glass Hindered Us”, which is off their self-titled album.

“With a strong chorus, The Glass Hindered Us is the sequel to the song Whispers. Our character is yet beginning his self-journey across the music and what he realizes about himself is still blurry. It’s about the replacement of whispers by the observation of the image itself, but still in the form of two ghosts. Where there is an observer, there is another in observation. Two voices, one individual. In the end, our character realizes that he is the ghost.” adds Adriano Ribeiro.

Animated by Dark Moon Productions, the lyric video can be viewed and heard via its premiere on TheProgSpace HERE.

In additional news, Athemon is excited to announce their signing to WormHoleDeath Records for a worldwide distribution deal of their debut full-length, released earlier this year on October 11th.

The band comments:

“We are thrilled to announce that we have been offered a worldwide distribution deal of our self-titled debut album with Wormholedeath Records. We were immediately impressed with label boss Carlo’s passion, vision, professionalism and attention to detail, and had little hesitation in signing on the dotted line. We look forward to working with the Wormholedeath team and we are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead.” 

The story of Athemon comes together while many musicians were in lockdown during the Covid pandemic and unable to congregate for simple jams or have outlets to perform their music. Using this global pause, two musicians Tom MacLean based in the UK, and Adriano Ribeiro based in Brazil crossed paths online and used the digital world to their advantage to give rise to their new band Athemon.

“Adriano sent me his demo and it gave me goosebumps, so I was keen to get involved,” says MacLean.

From a significant evolution between demos to their final introductory recordings, MacLean and Ribeiro created a bonding friendship over musical interests that created the perfect environment to allow them to evolve and conceive their debut album.

Formed as a gateway to express their art using progressive metal music, the duo invited a special guest drummer from Brazil; Gledson Gonçalves who added his percussionist touch to compliment each one of the nine tracks.

“As nobody goes alone in this world (even being totally alone inside one’s own mind), the songwriting process had a lonely beginning, but a very collaborative end. The beginning of this project was driven by Adriano, but nothing would fit so well if it wasn’t for the amazing connection the three of us have (Adriano, Tom, and our special guest on drums, Gledson),” says MacLean.

The lyrics for the album were written by vocalist/guitarist Adriano Ribeiro and were inspired by thoughts of how confusing reality can be if you are not taking care of your emotional side. “The thin line between what’s real and what’s not is an endless world,” adds Ribeiro.

New fans of Athemon, can expect much more to come from the pair as they already have plans to launch their second album by the end of 2022, which they are currently composing with promising results.

As for the live spectacle of Athemon, for now, the band will let the music flow until the duo can connect from across the Atlantic for their first in-person jam session.

Recommended for fans of Nevermore, Pain of Salvation, Opeth, Gojira, and Mastodon, Athemon‘s self-titled debut is available
on Flyathemon.bandcamp.com (CD, Digital Pay What You Want), Spotify, Apple Music, and all other major digital music platforms.


Track Listing:
1. Perception (3:16)
2. Whispers (5:29)
3. The Glass Hindered Us (3:57)
4. Different From What Was Missing (5:23)
5. Seed of Change (7:25)
6. I Voice of Mine (8:12)
7. Reaching Deepness (6:42)
8. Greatest Understanding (5:54)
9. Birth (4:01)
Album Length: 50:20

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Athemon
• All songs written by: Athemon
• Produced by: Tom MacLean
• Mixed by: Tom MacLean @ Twelve Tone Studio
• Mastered by: Tony Lindgren @ Fascination Street Studios
• Album Artwork by: Luigi Quarta

Album Band Line Up:
Adriano Ribeiro (Guitars, Vocals)
Tom MacLean (Bass)
Gledson Gonçalves (session Drums)

More Info:
Athemon.com
Facebook.com/fly.athemon
Instagram.com/fly.athemon
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0 Quebec’s DECEREBRATION’s Brutality Comes Back To Life After 20 Year Absence On New Album “Follow The Scars”; Streaming Single “Infamous Duality”; “Follow The Scars” Due Out Dec 17th, 2021

  • December 3, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · Decerebration · Music News

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Montreal, QC – December 3, 2021

Quebec’s DECEREBRATION’s Brutality Comes Back To Life After 20 Year Absence On New Album “Follow The Scars”

Streaming Single “Infamous Duality”

“Follow The Scars” Due Out Dec 17th, 2021


L to R – Nicolas Cantin – Guitar, Olivier Doyon – Drums, Clean vocals, Fudz Hubert – Vocals, Julien Souque – Guitar, Mathieu Faucher – Bass
Photo Credit – Anne-Frédérique Souque

Quebec City’s Decerebration has been offering up brutally slamming thrashy death metal since first forming in 1993. The band made their recording debut with the 1994 cassette LP “Pure Hatred”, which was soon followed by the 1995 EP “My Inner Impurity” and three years later with 1998’s self-titled full-length. During their 1990s assault on the Quebec death metal scene, they shared the stage with Dying Fetus, Cannibal Corpse, Suffocation, Cynic, Incantation, Malevolent Creation, Kataklysm among many more.

Now after a twenty-year hiatus, Decerebration returns with a new tyranny to punish the eardrums of death metal fans. Entitled “Follow The Scars”, the new album is seven tracks (plus an intro and outro) of ferocious riffs, melodic guitar harmonies, and beastly growls.

“We added clean, catchy choruses and vocals harmonies. We think it will be well received by metal fans, but we know that some purists won’t like the clean vocals. It is what it is. We love playing these songs and hopefully, fans will enjoy.” adds the band.

“Follow The Scars” is meant to show fans that Decerebration is back and that they have taken their sound to the next level. Fans can experience the band’s old school death metal roots and at the same time listen to their evolution as musicians and as a band, which can be heard on the record’s lead single “Infamous Duality”.

“‘Infamous Duality’ is the first song we wrote when we decided to write new music for this album. It is a tribute to our old-school death metal roots. We wanted our first song to sound as if we never stopped writing death metal songs, pick up where we left off. It has heaviness, melody and fast blast beats. All of which represent Decerebration very well. It is a very personal song as it was written during a difficult time for some of us. It is about having to choose between a comfortable, but unhappy life or making a very hard decision to leave it all.”

Listen to “Infamous Duality” at https://youtu.be/zRO_ybQXI2A

Decerebration is also looking forward to getting back to the stage, “Our greatest strength is our live performances, always has been. Our goal is to tear down the venues we play at. Subject the crowd to a relentless onslaught of death metal songs. We deliver fierce energy to the crowd and they give it back to us. Nothing like a circle pit, a mosh pit, seeing people jump up and down in front of you or stage diving.” 

Decerebration is recommended for fans of Suffocation, Cannibal Corpse, Death, Dying Fetus, and Sepultura.

Album pre-order is available at https://decerebration.bandcamp.com/album/follow-the-scars


Track Listing:
1. Scorched Memories (1:47)
2. Infamous Duality (4:24)
3. A Ghost of Flesh and Blood (4:20)
4. Follow the Scars (4:34)
5. Break the Cycle (4:45)
6. The Factless Prophecy (4:21)
7. The Gift of Anger (4:48)
8. I Despise (5:36)
9. L.T.E.I (2:29)
Album Length: 37:09

For more info:
Facebook.com/Decerebration
Instagram.com/decerebrationband.official
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0 No List Records & Learning Curve Records To Release RHINO BODY LOVER: A Tribute to Shallow North Dakota

  • December 3, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · No List Records - RHINO BODY LOVER: A Tribute to Shallow North Dakota

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – December 3, 2021

RHINO BODY LOVER: A Tribute to Shallow North Dakota

Pre-Sale: December 3, 2021 – Release Date: January 14, 2022

Label: No List Records & Learning Curve Records
https://shallownorthdakota.bandcamp.com/album/rhino-body-lover-a-tribute-to-shallow-north-dakota
(all proceeds from this compilation will be going to the Jacome family)

There’s a predictable thing that happens when bands of a similar sound first get together. They talk about other bands. Specifically, what inspired them. What blew their minds. What got them believing that there was a place for a sound like theirs.

You go into those conversations expecting to hear certain names. The big ones. The canon. The touchstones. That’s all well and good. But what really hits home is the moment when you find out that a band that felt like your own private discovery is just as special in someone else’s heart as well. And hold on, that person knows about them, too. And that one …

For many of us in the noise/sludge/heavy music scene, that band is Shallow North Dakota. Despite a relatively slim recorded output through the 90s, capped by a self-released double LP swan song in 2004 that was barely promoted and never toured, this trio left behind a Velvet Underground-sized impression on those who heard them.

Part of that was their monolithic volume, a seismically registering force that dealt cannon blows to anything not welded in place. But more significant was their inversion of the classic power trio format. The axemen—guitarist Dan Dunham and bassist Michael ‘Biff’ Young—neither pounced nor preened. Instead, they faced inward, eyes trained deeply on the fulcrum of the group’s might and character. Drummer and vocalist Tony Jacome. With Jacome acting as the accelerant, the three men spat particles of ionized sound into their own core—a reactor sealed by focus, bearing the brunt of their own nuclear force. Sound bonding and breaking. Over and over.

Near the start of this year, it was announced that Jacome had pancreatic cancer. By the end of September, he was gone. In the months between, many musicians found themselves engaged in that conversation all over again, but this time with an added dimension. The true breadth of Shallow North Dakota’s influence seeped to the surface, rapidly and passionately. Still somewhat secret, but now known. And with all of this knowledge, came a sense of urgency to cement this shared experience.

That’s what Rhino Body Lover: A Tribute to Shallow North Dakota is. This 29-song tribute covers the majority of the band’s catalogue—an honouring of the fact that if the SND catalogue was a touch slim, that was only because it was fat free. Every tune had its advocate—and this advocacy came from far and wide. From Finland’s Throat to Vancouver’s Bison, Montreal’s The Great Sabatini to Minneapolis’ Asbestos Worker and Texas’ Grasshopper Lies Heavy, the assembled bands reflect the expansive respect the band still commands to this day.

As a show of that respect, all proceeds from this compilation will be going to the Jacome family—longtime soulmate Cheryl and their two young children.

Highlights:

– 2 CD set in a DVD package, 6 panel foldout with large format cover art. 29 tracks from 27 artists.

– SIANspheric – This Apparatus Must Be Earthed – Sonic Unyon Original band Bison – ‘Outside Dakota’ featuring Jahmeel Russell (Actors/ KITTENS) on Bass The Grasshopper Lies Heavy– ‘Odd’ – with TUNIC vocalist David Schellenberg THROAT – ‘cuz’ – Finnish noise rock

– Bleeding Out – War Wagon – Profound Lore Records

Track Listing by Artists:
adolyne  – The Lubber
Anthesis – Perna Du Pau
Asbestos Worker – Skid Incinerator
Asbestos Worker – I’m The Boss/You’re The Boss
Bedtimemagic – Diga
Bison – Outside Dakota
BLEEDING OUT – War Wagon
Cancelled – With My Pitchfork
Cell Press – Target
CELLOS – Moustache Rock
Drug Sauna – Experiment (reprise)
Evil Age – Blown
Fashion Week – Speed King
Fiftywatthead – Cigar Box
Fuck The Facts – Open Minded
Intercourse – Blowhole
Naw –  Experiment
Not Of – Untitled
Ogimaa – Six Foot Foam Skull
Power Takeoff – Replace the Herzog
Quiet Earth – Waking the Herd
Sianispheric – This Apparatus Must Be Earthed
Swarm of Spheres – Old Type Rider
Swine – Auto Body Crusher
The Grasshopper Lies Heavy – Odd
The Great Sabatini – The Deadman Has a Memo
The Swine – Salvo (instrumental)
Them Teeth – Greenhorn
Throat – Cuz
Work Party – Backbone
WORSE – The Milkman

For more info:
Lee Repko – No List Records – leerepko[@]gmail[.]com

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0 Rockshots Records – BERIEDIR Next Single “Stormbound” ft. Ivan Giannini (Vision Divine) Off Upcoming Album “AQVA” Out Jan 21st

  • December 3, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · Beriedir (Rockshots Records) · Music News

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Montreal, QC – December 3, 2021



Rockshots Records – 
BERIEDIR Next Single “Stormbound” ft. Ivan Giannini (Vision Divine) Off Upcoming Album “AQVA”

“AQVA” Out January 21, 2022

Rockshots Records will be releasing Beriedir‘s second full-length “AQVA” on January 21, 2022. The album features ten tracks of progressive, power, and melodic death metal that were mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni (Domination Studio).

“AQVA”, despite not being a real concept album with a story articulating itself throughout the tracks, touches its various topics through the many forms in which water manifests, be it a river, a storm or tears. The album deals with rather introspective matters, trying to give a new perspective on situations that Biriedir thinks their listeners will find relatable and hoping that they will maybe take shelter in their audio experience, using them as their own voice when only music can speak for us.

“We think AQVA will positively surprise our older fans and lead new ones, this record is much more diverse and has definitely matured in songwriting. The main goal of AQVA as a whole is to figuratively “submerge” the listener with a spectrum of themes, both musical and lyrical, related to water and its shapes. Water is the element of flow, it’s the substance that conceals, preserves, and washes all away. The lulling nature of a silent shore or a rapping rain is juxtaposed to the fearsome imagery of the undertow, riptides, and tidal waves. We tried to convey these atavistic sensations differently from track to track. The singles were chosen to showcase the variety of approaches to this theme.” adds band founder Stefano Nüsperli.

In preview to the full-length, Beriedir is sharing their second single “Stormbound” ft. Ivan Giannini (Vision Divine). Undoubtedly the most epic-oriented track of the album, its lyrics are based around the legend of the Sarneghera, a local story of Lake Iseo about the origin of the tremendous storm carrying that name. As the story goes, a noble lady is saved from drowning by an angler and the two fall in love, but her father, not allowing their relationship, gets the angler thrown in the lake. The daughter jumps in the water after him, and it’s said that the storm is caused by the souls of the two lovers searching for each other at the bottom of the lake.

Lyric Video – https://youtu.be/MNy9uxdtGVc 

Digital – https://bfan.link/stormbound

First single – “Departure Song” at the following links:
Visualizer: https://youtu.be/kN8ks9165Qo
Digital stream and download: https://bfan.link/departure-song

Beriedir (from the Sindarin word for “Guardians”) is a progressive melancholic power metal act based in Bergamo, Italy. The five-member band was founded by Stefano Nüsperli and began its live career in 2015 with the release of “The Line”, their first demo. Their first full-length album “The Path Beyond the Moon” was unveiled in 2018, which launched them to perform on multiple musical events such as Fosch Fest (Italy) along with sharing the stage with bands such as Korpiklaani and Pathfinder. After the 2020 release of the EP “Lullabies Beyond the Moon”, which contained three tracks from their debut album rearranged in an acoustic key, they are now ready to launch their new album “AQVA” in 2022.

Recommended for fans of Vision Divine, Dream Theater, Dark Tranquillity, Pain of Salvation and Katatonia, “AQVA” is due out on January 21, 2022 and is available for pre-order at the following link: https://bit.ly/AQVA_DIGICD


Track Listing:
1. At Candle Light (4:38)
2. Departure Song (6:05)
3. The Dove and the Serpent (6:46)
4. The Angel in the Lighthouse (6:10)
5. The Drowned (5:33)
6. Stormbound (4:19)
7. Arkangelos (6:58)
8. Of Dew and Frost (4:57)
9. Rain (6:46)
10. Moonlight Requiem (5:12)
Album Length: 57:29

Album Credits:
All music by Beriedir
Artwork by Ludovico Cioffi
Recorded by Stefano Nüsperli
Mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio
Lyrics by Stefano Nüsperli

For more info:
Rockshots.eu
Facebook.com/BeriedirOfficial
Instagram.com/beriedirofficial

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