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0 Montreal Black/Thrash Maudiir Offers Debut EP “Le Temps Peste” For Free Download

February 14, 2020
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· Maudiir · Music News

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Montreal, QC – February 14, 2020

For fans of Skeletonwitch, Darkthrone

Montreal Black/Thrash Maudiir Offers Debut EP “Le Temps Peste” For Free Download

Recently unleashing his debut EP “Le Temps Peste” on February 7th, Maudiir, the one-man-band black /thrash project created by F. is offering the release for FREE download via Bandcamp HERE.

Coming from the underbelly of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Maudiir is an outlet for observations on obedience and industrialization riddled with man-made waste. With 80s heavy metal influences alongside black metal and punk, Maudiir is unique in sound; hauntingly dark while being corrosive and galloping.

Starting with guitar, F. works his way through each sullen track, adding drums, recording all the colorations and textures of the guitars, adding bass, and finally writing the words, very often at the same time they are being recorded.

The pessimistic aura of the music combines with lyrics about consumer society, religion, science going awry, addiction to technology, and environmental decay. “Le Temps Peste” is intense dark music. Another release is currently in the works.

F. adds:

“‘Le Temps Peste’ is a riff-driven EP, corrosive and galloping, mixing black metal, thrash metal and NWOBHM, that makes it a unique listening experience. The blood, sweat, and tears of a one-man project.”

F. (ex-Deeply Confused, Tears for the Dead Gods) is also currently leading prog/thrash metal outfit Trinity Blast.

Maudiir is F.

Track Listing:
1. Product (5:14)
2. Abuse The Used (4:30)
3. Wasteland (5:15)
4. Surge of Fire (4:39)
5. Snakes of Creation (6:43)
EP Length: 26:23

For more info:
Facebook.com/Maudiir-100174698189554/
Spotify

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“Métal de bord en bord, ce projet fait partie de ceux dont les sonorités sont parfaitement heavy, mais ô combien inclassables, où se mêlent habilement les influences et saveurs auditives les plus diverses. Avec Maudiir, on fusionne avec brio black, thrash et death mélodique, avec une touche de métal classique et de NWOBHM dans les acérés riffs. Le temps peste inclut tout plein de riffs aussi corrosifs que galopants, qui rendraient très fiers autant un prêtre traître qu’une vierge de fer, risquant très bien de vous donner un sale mal de cou.” – BoulevardBrutal.com

“Metal through and through, this project is one of those whose sounds are perfectly heavy, but oh so unclassifiable, where the most diverse influences and flavors are skillfully mixed. With Maudiir, black, thrash and melodic death are brilliantly merged, with a touch of classic metal and NWOBHM in the sharp riffs. Le Temps Peste is full of corrosive and galloping riffs, which would make proud a traitor priest or an iron virgin, most likely to leave you with a bad neckache.” – BoulevardBrutal.com

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0 Rockshots Records: Finnish Melodic Death Metal TORCHIA Unleash New Single “Memoirs”

February 14, 2020
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· Music News · Torchia

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For fans of King Diamond, At the Gates, Morbid Angel

Rockshots Records: Finnish Melodic Death Metal TORCHIA Unleash New Single “Memoirs”

New Album “The Coven” Out March 27th

Pre-Orer Available

Finnish death metallers TORCHIA have unleashed their next single ‘Memoirs’, off their forthcoming sophomore album “The Coven” due out March 27th via ROCKSHOTS RECORDS.

The track is now available for stream and download at the following links:
YouTube – https://youtu.be/kH8CHJc_1qg

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/2Sxom5n

https://spoti.fi/2Sxom5n
Apple Music (immediate download) – https://apple.co/37eurt0

Edward Torchia comments about the track:

“‘Memoirs’ presents TORCHIA at our very core. I think the signature melody of this song is one of the most memorable our guitarist Ville Riitamaa has ever written, and I love the fact that he paired it with an onslaught of death/thrash riffs. In a way, I feel ’Memoirs’ is a hybrid between ’Fury’ and ’Face of Hate’, two of the most popular songs from TORCHIA’s debut album. Lyrically, it’s a story of black magic, betrayal, and of course, death.”

Arising from the inner darkness of composer and lyricist Ville Riitamaa, TORCHIA takes inspiration from a multitude of metal subgenres and their mission is to revitalize the genre of melodic death metal by bringing in a sense of danger and unpredictability.

“The Coven” is now available for pre-order at the Rockshots Records‘ official store – http://bit.ly/Torchia_PREORDER

The band’s video for their first single ‘Moon, Rise!’ is available on YouTube at the following link: https://youtu.be/raRFpb5l5Po

The band has also announced their first round of tour dates in support of “The Coven”:
Feb 28 – Yo-talo, Tampere, FI (w/ Omnium Gatherum, Mors Principium Est, Voidfallen)
April 10 – Haukka Music Bar, Kotka, FI (w/ Vorna)
April 25 – Kuudes Linja, Helsinki, FI (w/ Vorna)
May 8 – Bar 15, Seinäjoki, FI
May 9 – 45 Special, Oulu, FI (w/ Mors Principium Est, Mors Subita, Voidfallen)
June 6 – Sala Rock City, Valencia, ES (w/ Lujuria, Suru)

Track Listing:
1. Sky
2. Gallows
3. Moon, Rise!
4. Lord of Dreams (Cult March)
5. Plague Peasant
6. Jäämaa
7. Memoirs
8. Astral Planes
9. Forever Blood

TORCHIA is:
Edward Torchia – Lead and backing vocals
Ville Riitamaa – Rhythm and Lead Guitars, Backing Vocals
Henri Heikkinen – Rhythm Guitars
Pirkka Birkstedt – Bass
Ville Virtanen – Drums

For more info:
Rockshots.eu
Torchia.fi

About:

TORCHIA is a five-members metal band from Tampere, Finland. They released their first full-length album “Of Curses and Grief” in October 2017. The album was produced and mixed by renowned Finnish producer Hiili Hiilesmaa who is known for his work with bands like HIM, Amorphis, Ensiferum and
Apocalyptica. The album was picked 7th best Finnish album of 2017 by Inferno Magazine, the biggest metal media in Finland.

After that album’s release, TORCHIA toured Finland, Europe and Taiwan playing dozens of shows. In early 2019, the band struck a booking and management deal with Heavy Metal Heart and by the end of 2019, they signed a deal with Rockshots Records from Italy to release the next TORCHIA album “The Coven” for March 27, 2020.

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0 THE ORDER OF CHAOS Premiere Single ‘Believe In The Demon’ via Decibel Magazine; New Album “Maniacal” Out In 2020

February 13, 2020
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THE ORDER OF CHAOS Unleash Single ‘Believe In The Demon’ Off Upcoming Album “Maniacal”“Maniacal” Out In 2020

The Order of Chaos is proud to present the next single ‘Believe In The Demon’, from their upcoming album entitled “Maniacal”. This is the band’s first release in over 2 years since the release of the “Night Terror” EP and their first full-length album “Apocalypse Moon” was released over 4 years ago.

“Maniacal” is powerful, fast, to the point, hard-hitting 10 song LP full of memorable choruses and catchy hooks.

The album was engineered by Diego Fernandez at Oracle Studios and Nathan Kidd at Method Music Productions in Edmonton, AB and was mixed by Nino Laurenne at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland (Wintersun, Amorphis, Sonata Arctica) along with mastering done by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers Mastering in Espoo, Finland (Rammstein, Volbeat).

This album is The Order of Chaos’ most mature, cohesive and dynamic songwriting effort to date and the band is incredibly excited to share it with everyone who has supported them through the past 15 years as well as to all their maniacal heavy metal fans across the globe.

The second single ‘Believe In The Demon’ from the album is accompanied by a lyric video created by Brandy Black @ Lady Black Photography and Design, which can be viewed via Decibel Magazine HERE.

“’Believe In The Demon’ is the first song we wrote for this album and is quite possibly the heaviest song The Order of Chaos has ever written. It is a dark song that explores the prevalence of mental illness in modern society, and the maniacal voices we all have inside our heads. If you have seen The Order of Chaos live in the past year or so, you have probably already heard it, as it was one of the heavy hitters in the most recent setlist.” says John Simon Fallon

“Maniacal” presents a unique and fresh sound and modern direction for The Order of Chaos and allows the band to end this era of chaos on a high note.

The album will be formally released in 2020, with several additional singles being released over the next few months.

Additional details regarding a formal label/distribution deal and future plans for the group will also be released at a later date.

Track Listing:
1. Breakpoint (3:46)
2. Maniacal (3:19)
3. Believe In The Demon (3:24)
4. Silver Lining (4:03)
5. Dangerous Games (3:21)
6. Twist of Fate (3:44)
7. The Eve of Destruction (3:37)
8. Ride the Low (4:16)
9. Storms On Horizon (3:39)
10. The Downfall of Belief (1:42)

“Maniacal” credits:
John Simon Fallon – Guitars
Amanda Kiernan – Vocals
Jonathan Webster– Drums
John Saturley – Guitars
Slava Fedossenko – Bass

Music by: The Order of Chaos
Lyrics by: Amanda Kiernan and John Simon Fallon
Album art: Paul Saturley (www.inkriver.com)
Drums, bass, and guitars recorded at Oracle Studios in Sherwood Park, Alberta Canada. Engineered by Diego Fernandez
Vocals recorded at Method Music Productions in Edmonton Canada. Engineered by Nathan Kidd
Mix engineer: Nino Laurenne, Sonic Pump Studios, Helsinki Finland (sonicpumpstudios.com)
Mastering engineer: Svante Forsbäck, Chartmakers Mastering, Espoo Finland (chartmakers.fi)

“Believe In The Demon” Video Credits:
Artwork and Video by, Brandy Black @ Lady Black Photography and Design

For more info:
TheOrderofChaos.ca
Facebook.com/TheOrderOfChaos
Instagram.com/theorderofchaosofficial

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“The Order of Chaos is one of the best bands ever to come out of Edmonton. Their show stacks up next to any international festival act” – Darryl Bowers, Boonstock Festival

“The Order of Chaos is the fucking warning that metal is still alive and that female vocalists are more than masturbation fodder. After the 3 years gone, they have not only returned, they have taken over. This is one of the best CDs of 2015. You have been warned, this is the year of Chaos.” – Wicked Channel

“Their compositions are characterized by speed, highly skilled guitar playing that reflects on the solo and the lead parts of their music and of course melody that is combined with grooves and some thrash and melodic death metal riffs.” – Nick Parastatidis (Behind the Veil)

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0 Rockshots Records: Australia’s GREYSTONE CANYON New Video “Keeping Company With The Dead / Astral Plane”

February 12, 2020
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· Greystone Canyon (Rockshots Records) · Music News

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Montreal, QC – February 12, 2020

For fans of Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth, Black Label Society

Rockshots Records: Australia’s GREYSTONE CANYON New Video “Keeping Company With The Dead / Astral Plane”

Australia’s GREYSTONE CANYON premiere their music video “Keeping Company With The Dead / Astral Plane” off the band’s Wild West inspired debut album “While The Wheels Still Turn” released during 2018 via Rockshots Records (EU/NA) and Hellfire Records (AU). If you’re a fan of classic metal in the vein of influences such as Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, and Megadeth, then this will be right up your alley.

Watch “Keeping Company With The Dead / Astral Plane” via GhostCultMag HERE.

“While The Wheels Still Turn” is available at the following links:
https://smarturl.it/greystonecanyon (Official Online Store, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play, etc.)
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/2Hu4rNm

In the 70s and 80s, Australia gave the world great hard rock/metal acts like AC/DC and Rose Tattoo. Now, joining those Aussie giants of rock is GREYSTONE CANYON.

The band released their debut album “While The Wheels Still Turn” on March 9, 2018, in Europe, U.S.A, and Canada through Rockshots Records and on Hellfire Records in Australia on March 12, 2018.

The album was tracked at the splendidly named Goatsound Studios in Melbourne, Australia, and then mixed in Canada, making ‘the album a real rock n’ roll frequent flyer. Mixing duties were undertaken by none other than Grammy-nominated producer and legend Glen Robinson, who had engineered, mixed and produced equally legendary acts like Annihilator, Queensryche, and Voivod.

Inspired by legends like Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth and King Diamond, “While The Wheels Still Turn” is an album that could not only sit well beside the works of those legends, but with the current tsunami of all things the 70s and 80s inspired, GREYSTONE CANYON are in the right place at the right time. We are traveling back to the future and they are the soundtrack!

As vocalist/guitarist Darren Cherry proudly states.

“We really wanted to make an album similar to old Ozzy Osbourne record where songs like ‘I Don’t Know’ and ‘Goodbye To Romance’ can sit comfortably. This is music from the heart and soul!”

GREYSTONE CANYON is
Darren Cherry – Vocals / Guitars
Richard Vella – Guitars
Dave Poulter – Bass
Luke Wilson – Drums

For more info:
Rockshots.eu
Facebook.com/greystonecanyon
EPK
(Bio by Steve Earles)

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“Greystone Canyon’s debut is a solid listening experience that should appeal to both fans of Western rock/heavy metal and classic hard rock/heavy metal.” – Heavy Metal Time Machine

“Inspired by classic HR legends, “While The Wheels Still Turn” is an album that could not only sit well beside the works of those; they’re able to be so various and with a view to the futiue. With a duration of 33 min, we can find six songs and three interludes; this album won’t disappoint you!” – Hard Rock Heavy Metal Mag

“Greystone Canyon has arrived with their debut album, While the Wheels Still Turn, and it is a beauty. A flawless homage to the bands which preceded them and inspired them, this glorious collection of kick ass tracks just teases the senses and reels you in track by track. Mammoth hooks fused with technical brilliance and that old school charm just work so goddamn well, perfectly executed and tasty like momma’s home cooking.” – Rock n’ Load Mag

“The western rock vibe that gets While the Wheels Still Turn started sees the up-tempo Astral Plane grab the attention before In These Shoes delivers head-banging groove. The latter’s deep bassy sound is thrilling.” – Games Brrraaains * A Headbanging Life

“While The Wheel Still Turn is a strong debut for Greystone Canyon, a fine and entertaining album classic melodic heavy metal with some interesting twists. Recommended.” – Danger Dog Music Reviews
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0 Toronto – March 7th – Help Fight Childhood Cancer – ROCKERS WITHOUT BORDERS Charity Event

February 12, 2020
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Toronto – March 7th – Help Fight Childhood Cancer – ROCKERS WITHOUT BORDERS Charity Event

March 7th in Toronto is a day to mark on your calendar as The Reverend Radio Show and Neurotic Entertainment present ROCKERS WITHOUT BORDERS, a fundraiser for children with cancer at Hard Luck.

Shawn Sexton, who is behind The Reverend Radio Show on 101.5 FM The Hawk noticed an advertisement to support the Cancer Society by holding an event. He chose to specifically support children with cancer, as he puts it in his own words:

“I had to choose a specific cause within the cancer society that the funds we raise would be directed to. There seemed to be hundreds, it was a little overwhelming as I was scrolling through them. I noticed ‘pediatric research’; I’d seen full-grown adults be destroyed by cancer in my life over the years, so my exact thought was ‘imagine what it’s like for those kids going through the same thing?’”

With an outpouring of support from the community that was bigger than Sexton ever expected, the pieces quickly fell into place. Performing at the event will be recently Juno nominated Linsday Schoolcraft (solo artist, ex-Cradle of Filth), Morgan Rider and The Deep Dark River, Johnny NoCash, In Veil, Carmen North, and Vinyl Ambush. There will also be appearances by comedians and burlesque performers.

Between 2009 and 2013, there were 4,715 new cases of cancer in children 0–14 years of age in Canada, an average of 943 cases per year and between 2008 and 2012, there were 595 cancer deaths in children 0–14 years of age in Canada, an average of 119 deaths per year (source: Canadian Cancer Society). The funds raised from this event will support further research. ROCKERS WITHOUT BORDERS will also host silent and onstage auctions with prizes including autographs, band merch, art, and comic books.

The event starts at 9 pm on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Hard Luck in downtown Toronto and the cover is $15 at the door.

Facebook event here.

MC – Ruslan Lypovsky (Profaner)

Musical Performances by:
Lindsay Schoolcraft (Juno nominated solo artist, ex-Cradle of Filth)
Morgan Rider and The Deep Dark River
Johnny NoCash
In Veil
Carmen North
Vinyl Ambush

Also Featuring appearances by:
David DJ Roy (standup comedian)
Pickles Lavey (sideshow/burlesque performer)
Mark Kossek (stand up comedian)
Dead Glamour Girlz (horror pinup calendar girls)

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0 Tour Dates: PINK COCOON Is Bringing Doomy Blues For The Soul Across Canada April 2020; “Ridin Out West” ON/MB/SK/AB/BC

February 11, 2020
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· Music News · Pink Cocoon

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Montreal, QC – February 11, 2020

For fans of Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Joan Jett

Tour Dates: PINK COCOON Is Bringing Doomy Blues For The Soul Across Canada April 2020

“Ridin Out West” ON/MB/SK/AB/BC

PINK COCOON, the solo project created by Zolla Marc, announces he will be hitting the road for the “Ridin Out West Tour” this April, where he will be venturing from his hometown of Montreal, Canada to cross the country out to Kelowna, BC. Playing in 11 cities including Calgary, AB for The Electric Highway Festival, PINK COCOON is riled up for his first national tour to deliver the doom blues for your soul. (dates listed below).

PINK COCOON live is loud, but can be soft when needed. It’s doom, it’s blues, it’s pop, it’s rock n roll. With a wide range of influences, the band melds an intricate soundscape that spans across genres. Providing a solid groove, the PINK COCOON experience includes headbanging and dancing for an overall great time.

PINK COCOON started as a solo project by Zolla Marc recording all instruments and vocals in studio. He plays with a bassist and drummer for the live shows to maintain the power trio sound. The current tour lineup consists of Patrick Murphy on the drums and Noah Amick on bass. With low-fi/garage rock EP “Alienation” (2017) under his belt, PINK COCOON plans to consistently release music with a different, crisp edge this year. A new single already planned to be unveiled in the coming weeks.

Fans of Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix, and Nirvana will enjoy the musical stylings of PINK COCOON.

To hear PINK COCOON‘s 2017 EP “Alienation”, please visit the following links:
YouTube
Spotify

Pink Cocoon – Ridin Out West Tour Dates:
Tickets available here.
April 9 – Ottawa, ON – Dominion Tavern
April 10 – Oshawa, ON – Atria
April 11 – Toronto, ON – Duffy’s Tavern
April 12 – Sudbury, ON – The Asylum
April 13 – Thunder Bay, ON – The Apollo
April 14 – Winnipeg, MB – Bulldog Pizza
April 15 – Regina, SK – Cloud 9
April 16 – Saskatoon, SK – Capitol Music Club
April 17 – Calgary, AB – The Electric Highway Festival
April 18 – Kelowna, BC – Fernando’s Pub
May 8 – Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo

Live Band Line Up:
Marc Zolla – Guitar/ vocals
Patrick Murphy – Drums (current Ridin’ Out West Tour)
Noah Amick – Bass (current Ridin’ Out West Tour)
Tom G Stout – Bass (last Montreal date on Ridin’ Out West Tour)

For more info:
Pinkcocoonband.com/epk

BIO:

Pink Cocoon is a power trio lead by Zolla Marc from Montreal, Canada. He likes to call his music “Doom Blues” focusing on psychedelic old school heavy bluesy riffs with a touch of catchy melodies and doom. The live band lineup is the classic 3 piece set up with Zolla Marc on guitar/lead vocals with a revolving line up on bass and drums.

Pink Cocoon initially started off 2 summers ago as a solo studio project writing, performing and producing the Alienation – 6 Track EP. as of April 2018, it is currently available for full stream and purchase online. Concerning live performance, the band is loud and uses full-stack amplification so the audience can engulf themselves into the Pink Cocoon experience playing every gig like their last. Feedback and sustain are also necessary. The band’s first live performance was on April 21st, 2017 in Montreal and has played over 50 gigs in the first year.

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“The songs are some of the best, stylistically, since Death Metal Pope dropped their ‘Harvest’ EP at the end of 2016. If you like a riff…and especially one that comes from a very heavy Hawkwind headspace, then you need to seek out this release immediately.” – Real Gone Rocks

“The sound and the flow of ‘Alienation’ holds up to repeat listening pretty well. A lot of the ‘flow’ appeal comes from straightforward song structures that are geared towards classic rock music.” – Grizzly Butts

“Fully absorbed into the world of squalling feedback solos and a psychedelic blues atmosphere, Pink Cocoon immediately step above the rest of the Witchcraft clones by being truly doom in their output.” -Those Once Loyal

“With trusty pedals and multiple influences, the Pink Cocoon sound is a force to be reckoned with.” – Bucketlist Music Reviews

“They play a more mellow and bluesy style of stoner, cited on their website as “doom blues for your soul”, which, quite frankly, is exactly what it is. Their riffs are thick yet soft-edged, and when coupled with vocalist Zolla Marc’s soothing yet rough style of singing, create a beautifully warm atmosphere. To be cheesy, the name is fitting.” – Metal Megalomania

“Montreal’s Pink Cocoon brings heaps of fuzzy goodness with classic grunge pop songwriting. Their six song EP contains some seriously addictive bluesy riffs plus choruses that deliver oodles of ear worms that would have gotten them signed instantly to a major label a few decades ago.” – Indy Metal Vault
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0 Lutharö To Release New EP “Wings of Agony” March 27th + Reveal Artwork & Track Listing

February 10, 2020
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· Lutharo · Music News

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Montreal, QC – February 11, 2020

For fans of Arch Enemy, Unleash The Archers, Amon Amarth, Behemoth

Lutharö To Release New EP “Wings of Agony” March 27th + Reveal Artwork & Track Listing

Lutharö, from Hamilton, Canada announce they will be unleashing their sophomore EP “Wings of Agony” on March 27th and this release promises to be more innovative and imaginative than the last one. Lutharö stepped out of their comfort zone for this recording and they anticipate a solid reception from current and new fans.

The band adds:

“We are hoping to have a really good response from our fans. We want you all to be able to relate to the strong messages on this EP and find empowerment from it. We did experiment a lot more with this recording than our previous release. We picked the strongest songs we had written and also chose the ones that we felt complimented each other well. We feel this EP is darker but still melodic and embodies the same amount of energy that we convey live.”

The band is unveiling the EP’s artwork designed by Costin Chioreanu and the track listing that can be found below.

The five tracks featured on the EP were produced by Lutharö with mixing done by Tyler Williams (Monolithic Productions) and mastering by Lasse Lammert.

Lutharö is suggested for fans of Arch Enemy, Unleash the Archers, and Amon Amarth.

The band will be releasing a music video for the EP’s title track ‘Wings of Agony’ in the coming weeks.

Track Listing:
1 – Barren (5:21)
2 – Diamond Back (4:31)
3 – Blood Lightning (4:41)
4 – Will to Survive (5:09)
5 – Wings of Agony (6:02)
EP Length: 25:45

For more info:
Lutharo.com
Facebook.com/Lutharoband
Instagram.com/Lutharo_official
EPK

About:

Lutharö hails from Hamilton, Canada and this group of motivated musicians is bringing a fresh take on heavy metal to listeners around the world.

Meticulously blending a range of sounds from death metal to power metal, Lutharö is quality extreme music for all audiences. They formed in 2013 and with furious passion and drive, quickly established themselves at the forefront of the local metal scene.

Vocalist Krista Shipperbottom takes inspiration from everyday life events to create the powerful lyrics which she then belts out to the energetic guitar work performed by Victor Bucur and John Raposo. The powerful low end comes from bassist Chris Pacey and keeping everything together is Duval Gabraiel on drums. The highly streamlined group works collaboratively on each track to ensure a unique and diverse final product.

Over the years, Lutharö has grown into their distinctive sound, emerging with a heavy and dark formula that gets fans moving. In 2018, they released their debut EP “Unleash The Beast” to great reception and are set to follow it up in 2020 with their sophomore release “Wings of Agony”.Catchy riffs, blazing solos and vocals ranging from vicious growls to cleans that will send a chill down your spine, make Lutharö a well-rounded powerhouse of a band that brings beauty, aggression and skill to the genre.

Their unbridled stage domination has been apparent with live gigs alongside Unleash the Archers, Alestorm, and The Agonist. Even with an already impressive resume, Lutharö is just getting started.

“Wings of Agony” is due out March 27, 2020.

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“What Lutharö offer is a melodic strain of thrash metal with melo-death overtones and light progressive tinges. Think of Unleash The Archers buying shots of Jagermeister for Iron Maiden and Arch Enemy.” – Metal Observer

“One thing is for sure and that’s Lutharo are larger than life on stage.” – Decibel Geek

“…you will experience non-stop excellent, energetic, forward looking mix of speed, thrash and melodic death metal…Lutharo deserves to be noticed…” – Metal Reviews

“an extremely fun, crisp and pleasant fusion of 80’s Heavy Metal with modern-day Melodic Death Metal the likes of The Agonist and Arch Enemy. Spearheaded by the talented she-wolf Krista Shipperbottom, whose vocal style, hair and looks remind me of The Agonist’s stunning frontwoman Vicky Psarakis, the band delivered a solid performance for the fans.” – The Headbanging Moose (Live Review – Toronto – 2018)

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0 Quebec City’s Le FestEvil – Women In Metal Festival Announces Line Up / Le FestEvil de Québec – Le Festival Women In Metal annonce sa programmation

February 10, 2020
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· Le FestEvil - Women In Metal Festival (Quebec City) · Music News

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Le FestEvil – Women In Metal Festival Announces Line Up

Quebec City – March 6 – L’D’Auteuil

w/ Your Last Wish, Valfreya, Sanguine Glacialis, Merkabah, Uriel, Within Embers, Fall Of Stasis

Quebec City’s Le FestEvil, a festival celebrating women in metal is proud to announce its inaugural line up being hosted on March 6th at Le D’Auteuil. For its first edition, the festival will be showcasing bands from both Montreal and Quebec City in various metal sub-genres ranging from folk, black, death, progressive and symphonic metal.

Headlining the night will be Montreal’s melodic death metal contingent Your Last Wish with support from Valfreya (Montreal), Sanguine Glacialis (Montreal), Merkabah (Quebec City), Uriel (Montreal), Within Embers (Quebec City) and Fall Of Stasis (Montreal). All feature one or more female musicians in their rankings.

Le FestEvil Spotify Playlist

The festival has lined itself with the Friday, March 6th concert date to coincide with International Women’s Day officially occurring on Sunday, March 8th. The goal of the festival is to highlight the great contribution and need for more presence of women in the Quebec metal scene.

Le FestEvil is founded by the Canadian death metal band The Flaying guitarist Didier Samson and co-produced by Rope Dancer Productions and District 7 Production. Samson explains the creation of the festival in further detail:

“I created the FestEvil to celebrate women in metal. Their contribution is essential to our national metal scene and should not be looked over. This is the first concert of many to come that is all fronted by women and is to show the world out there that the Canadian metal scene is alive. I also decided to produce the show 2 days before International Women’s Day so that all the best of the best female musicians from Quebec’s metal scene are all under the same venue for us all to celebrate, this is ‘The Beauty of The FestEvil’ and the women in our metal scene making a difference.”

Tickets for Le FestEvil are available at the following link: https://lepointdevente.com/billets/d7p200306001

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Line Up:

Your Last Wish
Valfreya
Sanguine Glacialis
Merkabah
Uriel
Within Embers
Fall Of Stasis

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Montréal, QC – 10 février 2020

Le FestEvil – Women In Metal Festival annonce son affiche

Québec – 6 mars 2020 – Le D’Auteuil

Avec/ Your Last Wish, Valfreya, Sanguine Glacialis, Merkabah, Uriel, Within Embers, Fall Of Stasis

Le FestEvil de Québec, un festival qui célèbre les femmes du metal, est fier d’annoncer sa toute première affiche, présentée au D’Auteuil le 6 mars prochain. Pour sa première edition, le festival présentera des groupes de Montréal et Québec dans différents sous-genres du metal, allant du folk au black, death, progressif et metal symphonique.

On retrouve en tête d’affiche le groupe montréalais de death metal mélodique Your Last Wish, avec les groupes Valfreya (Montréal), Sanguine Glacialis (Montréal), Merkabah (Québec), Uriel (Montréal), Within Embers (Québec) et Fall Of Stasis (Montréal). Il y a au moins une femme dans chacun des groupes.

Le FestEvil: Playlist Spotify

Le festival aura lieu vendredi le 6 mars pour s’aligner avec la Journée Internationale de la Femme, qui se tient dimanche le 8 mars. La mission de l’événement est de souligner la grande contribution et le besoin d’une plus grande présence des femmes dans la scène metal du Québec.

Le FestEvil a été fondé par Dider Samson, le guitariste du groupe canadien de death metal The Flaying, et est co-produit par Rope Dancer Productions et District 7 Production.

Samson explique la création du festival en détail:

« J’ai créé le FestEvil pour célébrer les femmes dans le metal. Leur contribution est essentielle pour notre scène metal nationale et ne devrait pas être négligée. C’est le premier concert de plusieurs à venir qui est mené uniquement par des femmes et qui montrera au monde que la scène metal du Québec et du Canada est bien vivante. J’ai aussi décidé de tenir le spectacle deux jours avant la Journée Internationale de la Femme pour que la crème de la crème des musiciennes québécoises soient réunies dans la même salle de spectacles pour que nous puissions tous les célébrer, c’est la beauté du FestEvil et des femmes dans notre scène metal qui font une différence. »

Les billets pour Le FestEvil sont disponibles ici: link: https://lepointdevente.com/billets/d7p200306001

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0 Something Doomy This Way Creeps With ITUS’ Debut Video “Primordial” via The Sludgelord; EP Out March 13th

February 7, 2020
by Asher
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Montreal, QC – February 7, 2020

For fans of Conan, Sleep, Electric Wizard, Windhand, Black Sabbath

Something Doomy This Way Creeps With ITUS’ Debut “Primordial”

Debut EP “Primordial” Out March 13th

(L-R) Reinier Vandenbosch – Vocals, Brandon Lucking – Guitars and Bass

Photographer Credit: Justin Ryan Lawrence

Toronto’s ITUS is the latest in Canadian doom featuring heavy, brooding and psychedelic tones meshed with horror-inspired sounds. They have been toiling away, working on their debut EP “Primordial” set to be released on March 13, 2020.

Atmospheric and energetic, this album is a step in a new musically direction for the duo of Brandon Lucking and Reinier Vandenbosch, and they are encouraged that the reception for their latest endeavour will be well received as they explain:

“We think that Itus could have a much wider appeal than previous efforts of ours. Songs on the EP like ‘Cloud Reader’ and ‘This Can’t Be” are much more accessible, especially with Vandenbosch’s newly developed clean singing. We think the heavier tracks will strike a nice balance with the mellower tracks on the EP as a whole.”

Two very different singles will be released from the EP, the first being the title track ‘Primordial’. Painting the mood like a classic horror creature reveal, it’s both abrasive and calm, and the accompanying music video is shot like a horror film to accentuate the brutality and dark riffage in the track. ITUS details the track:

“We chose to make this the first song we release because to us, it embodies the aspect of human savagery. Primordial uses the idea of coming out of a euphoric bliss into a hellish existence. Its lyrics comment on what forces within people work to pull society back down to chaos. This is the most aggressive song on the EP with its crisp, and aggressive guitar tones that really make it stand out from the other songs.”

Fans of Electric Wizard, Conan, and Windhand will definitely take an interest in ITUS.

The track ‘Primordial’ is available via its video premiere on The Sludgelord HERE.

Track Listing:
1. Cloud Reader (3:17)
2. Question Everything (4:16)
3. Primordial (4:13)
4. This Can’t Be (4:19)
5. The Chaplain (5:43)
EP Length: 21:50

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About:

Early in 2019, ITUS was formed by Brandon Lucking (guitars) and Reinier Vandenbosch (vocals), who at the time, were in another band with a different style but looking to try something new. The result was these Ontario boys blending doom and stoner rock with crushing heavy metal passages, in a psychedelic atmosphere of horror influenced sounds.

The writing process is fairly simple for ITUS, Lucking writes the melodies as they come to him, and Vandenbosch writes the vocals and lyrics. The foundation of the lyrics always starts from personal experience, traumas, and how events in life unfold which are further imbued with influence from science fiction and horror fiction, mythology, dark philosophy, and political angst.

The soundscape of horrors that ITUS paints is enthralling already as a two-piece online project, and there are plans on the horizon to build it into a full-on touring 3 piece band delivering an energetic and abrasive live experience with a heavy, brooding ambiance.

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0 All-Star Quintet IMONOLITH Unleash Next Single ‘Dig’ From Forthcoming Debut Album + UK/EU Headline Tour

February 7, 2020
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Montreal, QC – February 7, 2020

All-Star Quintet IMONOLITH Unleash Next Single ‘Dig’ From Forthcoming Debut Album + UK/EU Headline Tour

“State of Being” Out March 27th; Guest Features Include Jens Kidman (Meshuggah)

L-R: Kai Huppunen (Guitars), Brian Waddell (Guitars), Jon Howard (Vocals), Scott Whalen (Bass), Ryan Van Poederooyen (Drums)

Photo by Erich Saide

Canadian metal powerhouse IMONOLITH are unveiling their third single ‘Dig’ in support of their highly anticipated forthcoming debut album “State of Being” due out March 27th.

With the release of their two previous singles ‘Instinct’ and ‘Hollow’, IMONOLITH have been receiving worldwide praise that has garnered them a massive amount of streams and attention from the media. Their debut album also includes two very special guest performances from Jens Kidman (Meshuggah) and Swedish vocalist Johannes Eckerström.

‘Dig’ happens to be one of the bands favourite songs on the album. It has a hypnotic pulse throughout, crushing guitar riffs and some well delivered heavy vocals from Jon Howard.

“Lyrically the song is about people who ruin their relationships with others, through their poor decisions. The point lyrically is that you can move on from this type of person, learn a lesson from the situation, let go of the negativity involved and let them deal with the shit show they’ve created. In the end, these people dig their own ‘relationship’ graves by burning bridges with others in their lives.” says drummer Ryan ‘RVP’ Van Poederooyen.

‘Dig’ is available on the following links:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/wqn7hTEOgJ4

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IMONOLITH features drummer Ryan ‘RVP’ Van Poederooyen (Devin Townsend Project) guitarist Brian ‘Beav’ Wadell (Devin Townsend Project), Jon Howard (Threat Signal), guitarist Kai Huppunen (Methods of Mayhem, Noise Therapy) and Scott Whalen (Econoline Crush). A collective of heavy-hitting players at the top of their game.

The forthcoming full length “State of Being” features 10 hook-laden, riff-heavy tracks including ‘Hollow’, the debut single that made big waves for IMONOLITH straight out of the gate, racking up 216K Spotify streams in 2019. Having spent much of 2019 writing, arranging, recording and fine-tuning “State of Being”, the band worked incredibly hard to achieve their goal – to make an engaging heavy metal album.

RVP adds:

“We spent a lot of time making this record. We wanted it to be done the way we envisioned it. We didn’t cut any corners, from the songwriting right up to the album production and artwork. It’s a debut album that we’re very proud of and excited for the world to hear.”

Their debut album “State of Being” will be released on March 27th and is available for pre-order/pre-save here: https://lnk.to/stateofbeing

Music Video – ‘Instinct’ here: https://youtu.be/zlmOcXMilHs

IMONOLITH will be touring globally for the next two years and have announced their first-ever UK/EU headline dates, commencing on March 27 in Sheffield, UK. (dates listed below)

IMONOLITH tour dates:
Mar 27: Sheffield, UK – Corporation
Mar 28: Newcastle, UK – Think Tank?
Mar 29: Manchester, UK – Rebellion
Mar 30: Glasgow, UK – Broadcast
Mar 31: Bristol, UK – Exchange
Apr 1: London, UK – Underworld
Apr 2: Bree, BE – Ragnarok
Apr 4: Copenhagen, DK – High Voltage
Apr 5: Stockholm, SE – Slaktkyrkan
Apr 6: Oslo, NO – John Dee
Apr 8: Mainz, DE – Schon Schon
Apr 9: Turin, IT – Blah-Blah
Apr 10: Como, IT – Centrale Rock Pub
Apr 11: Verona, IT – The Factory
Apr 12: Salzburg, AT – Rockhouse Bar
Apr 13: Ljubljana, SL – Orto Bar
Apr 14: Zagreb, HR – Hard Place
Apr 15: Sofia, BG – Live & Loud
Apr 16: Bucharest, RO – Quantic Club
Apr 17: Budapest, HU – ROBOT
Apr 18: Geislingen, DE – MieV
Apr 21: Prague, CZ – Rock Cafe
Apr 23: Bochum, DE – Die Trompete
Apr 24: Cham, DE – L.A. Live Club Cafe
Apr 25: Dobeln, DE – KL17
Apr 27: Nijverdal, NL – Cult Art Shop
More dates to be announced soon

Track Listing:
01 State of Being (1:17) (intro)
02 Becoming The Enemy (3:44) (feat. Johannes Eckerstrom)
03 Instinct (3:43)
04 Dig (4:12)
05 The Mourning (3:13)
06 Forgone (4:37)
07 Breathe (3:49)
08 The Reign (3:41) (feat. Jens Kidman)
09 We Never Forget (4:06)
10 Hollow (3:39)
11 Persevere (4:06)
Album Length: 40:12

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