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0 NEWS: Zombie Shark Records Sign Italy’s THE BLACK CROWN

  • December 7, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Music News

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For fans of Katatonia, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Nine Inch Nails

Zombie Shark Records Sign Italy’s THE BLACK CROWN


      The Black Crown have inked a worldwide deal with Zombie Shark Records. The project is headed up by musician and producer, Paolo Navarretta, from Piano di Sorrento in South Italy. The band pulls influences from Katatonia, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Deftones; among many others.

Label founder, Noah “Shark” Robertson (Motograter, Ex-The Browning), remarks “The Black Crown remind me of early Katatonia and early Tool. I love it! I’ve been searching for a band like this for a while and I can’t wait for people to hear this music!”

The Black Crown’s full-length debut ‘Fragments’ was recorded in the Summer of 2016 at Syn Factory Productions in Piano di Sorrento, Italy and Fade In Studios in Massa Lubrense, Italy. The album consists of 10 tracks and is currently available for streaming and download on popular sites such as iTunes and Spotify.

Navarretta states “The Black Crown are really proud to be the first Italian band to sign with Zombie Shark Records. We are starting a really exciting journey, and we can’t wait to see what’s next.”

Album personnel:

Scott Haskitt: Drums
Fulvio Di Nocera: Bass, Double Bass
Paolo Navarretta: Guitar, Vocals, Programming
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Paolo Navarretta

Song Stream – Forge – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gADyXAmuX14

Album Stream – Bandcamp: https://zombiesharkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fragments

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7s01ygGi7gw8oFmvxH5MU8

1. Gate (4:35)
2. Forge (4:07)
3. Wheel (5:12)
4. Ghosts (5:13)
5. Clay (4:55)
6. Feed (4:20)
7. Icona (1:44)
8. Flames (5:34)
9. Pieces (5:46)
10. Rising (4:09)

For more info, please visit the following links:
www.zombiesharkrecords.com
https://www.facebook.com/theblackcrownmusic

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0 NEWS: THE PRESS GANG Offer Free David Bowie Tribute Track ‘Dagger For The Eye’ via PureGrainAudio

  • December 6, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · The Press Gang

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THE PRESS GANG Offer Free David Bowie Tribute Track ‘Dagger For The Eye’ via PureGrainAudio

      THE PRESS GANG recently released their fifth studio album ‘Medusa 5’ via their indie label Wiener Dogs. The ten track release showcases one of Calgary’s most talked about bands and their blend of heavy riffing punk, heavy metal and hard rock. Teaming up with PureGrainAudio.com, these rabble-rousers are offering fans a free download of ‘Dagger In The Eye’, the album’s first track and homage to one of the world’s greatest musical geniuses David Bowie.

Vocalist / guitarist Colin McCulloch comments:

“One of my biggest musical influences was David Bowie. His passing, and the way he checked out with his final album was nothing short of spellbinding, inspiring, and very humbling. This song is a tribute to the man and his work ethic, and a brute reminder that we are all indeed mortal. Life is short. Sing your OWN song, make your OWN mark upon the world. Let this be a call to arms to do just that each and every one of us. What this man did with his life creatively is staggering.”

To get your free download, please visit the following link on PureGrainAudio.com: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/the-press-gang-dagger-for-the-eye-free-song-download/ 

THE PRESS GANG‘s new album ‘Medusa 5’ is now streaming at https://thepressgang.bandcamp.com/album/medusa-5
and available on iTunes | Amazon | CD Baby | Google Play

1. Dagger For The Eye (3:46)
2. Churning The Rust (3:00)
3. Bumblebee (2:41)
4. Rise (2:42)
5. Blister & Boil (4:11)
6. Bone & Gravel (2:28)
7. Die Inquisitor Die (1:59)
8. Brontosaurus (2:01)
9. Kill the Bastards (3:00)
10. Ship & Sail (3:57)
Album Length: 29:51
About:

Formed in 2006, lead-vocalist Colin McCulloch explains how he named the band. ‘In history class I learned what a Press Gang was. When a ship was low on personnel they’d sail into a port, and send to shore a Press Gang, a band of men with the intent of ‘pressing’ men into service to replenish the crew. They’d often wait outside a pub for local drunkards, whom they’d crack over the head and stuff into a burlap sack. When the poor sod would wake up, he’d be at sea, part of the new crew! That, to me, sounded like how an aggressive band should gain new fans.’

Lyrically, The Press Gang draws on the state of the world around us, observing wisely. ‘A lot of the songs are metaphors for the state of affairs regarding the human condition. Especially of late with the continuing trend of Political Correctness being perverted into what is today increasingly the divide with Neo Liberalism and the Right Wing and its ever-changing redefinition of terms. It’s a massive grey area, and while we have all the tools to better communicate, it would seem we do less and less of it successfully. The screen has no quality over actual human interaction and tone of voice.’

While this fifth album ‘MEDUSA-5’ released on October 12th, 2016 shows the band at the top of their game, live they slay! ‘We like to engage the crowds and employ our early punk ethic strategy…We like to string them together like a 1,2,3 punch, give them a small chance to breathe and hit ‘em again immediately with another three songs in a row. Playing our material with the utmost intensity is always our goal for a live show. People will remember catchy riff and songs, but they’ll really remember when you kick their ass with sonic force!’

For more info, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/The-Press-Gang-7416254462/.

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“The Press Gang knows how: loud riffs and never knowing when to quit.” – Beatroute

“…high energy, fun and really refreshing to hear.” – Absolute Underground

“Optimal Running Speed is a straight-up, hard rock album garnished with a metal-punk twist. Heavy guitar riffs, accompanied by raspy, harmonized vocals cover the metal influence; the underlining quick tempo is pure punk. At first listen, it may not seem as raw as their previous albums as there’s less grit than featured on earlier recordings.” – Beatroute

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0 Out Now! New Music Book: ‘Don’t Forget The Business In The Music Business’ By Antonio Ponce

  • December 6, 2016
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  • · Don't Forget The Business In The Music Business' · Music News

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New Music Book: ‘Don’t Forget The Business In The Music Business’ By Antonio Ponce


The only ‘how to’ books that matter are by those who’ve experienced what they’re writing about, who have been in the trenches under fire, and Antonio Ponce most certainly has, applying years of musical experience to produce a fine book wisely titled ‘Don’t Forget The Business In The Music Business’, to enable up-and-coming bands to ascend the ladder of success, in his own words, it’s a “lean valuable quick simple guide.”

Based on his band’s experience from playing his first show to six months later being invited to play a festival in Tokyo, Japan, Antonio Ponce has put together a how to book for anyone wanting to enter the music business. The book is a great starting point for those interested in the business side of the music industry. Think of it as a quick business foundation musicians can use to get things going.

All musicians want to share what they’ve created, but talent will only get them so far. There are a lot of talented people out there that don’t make it to the next level and are never heard. This book’s goal is to give musicians a good foundation to be ready for when opportunity knocks, but also to bring opportunity to their door.

Ponce explains:

“I would have loved to have this information when our band started. There were so many unanswered questions that took years of searching and experience to learn. If this book had existed back then, we could have leaped over the fire instead of trying to walk through it! I know a lot of new and current bands stuck on the ‘what to do next?’ question will find value in the book’s contents. I hope this book is a tool musicians can use to help them get into a position to get to the next level and notice what we were able to do as an unknown band and that they can do it too!”

The book was inspired by multiple experiences Ponce had over the years, but it was a conversation he had with a fellow musician that began the idea for the book.

“It was a combination of several things. One of the biggest was an interaction I had with a musician. We were at a conference in the U.S. and ended up seated next to each other. He was from my city and their band had been around for years, longer than my band. He was telling me how their band had just gotten on iTunes and how that was a really big thing for them. I thought to myself, this was something I could do in five minutes. A lot of conversations like that happened and I realized I knew how to do a lot of things really quickly that would really help a lot of musicians move forward.”

‘Don’t Forget The Business In The Music Business’ is now available both digitally and paperback on Amazon here and AP Jones Publishing here.

For more info, please visit the following links:
Official Website: www.apjonespublishing.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dont-Forget-the-Business-in-the-Music-Business-1617784771856514/#
Twitter: @APJonesPublish

0 TERRIFIER Announce Jan 22 Vancouver Date w/ Entombed A.D., Full of Hell, Turbid North; Unleash New Mosher ‘Re-Animator’; New Album ‘Weapons of Thrash Destruction’ Due Out January 20, 2017

  • December 5, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Terrifier (Test Your Metal Rcords)

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TERRIFIER Announce Jan 22 Vancouver Date w/ Entombed A.D., Full of Hell, Turbid North

Unleash New Mosher ‘Re-Animator’

New Album ‘Weapons of Thrash Destruction’ Due Out January 20, 2017

Vancouver, BC’s TERRIFIER is proud announce just two days after the official release of their new album ‘Weapons of Thrash Destruction’ via Test Your Metal Records on January 20th, the thrashers will be local support for the Entombed A.D., Full of Hell, Turbid North tour stop on January 22nd at the Rickshaw Theatre. Full concerts details and tickets available here.

TERRIFIER‘s new single and homage to the classic horror movie ‘Re-Animator’ is now streaming at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHjh2IflQAE

Album pre-order links:
CD: http://testyourmetalrecords.bigcartel.com/product/terrifier-weapons-of-thrash-destruction
Digital: https://terrifier-tym.bandcamp.com/album/weapons-of-thrash-destruction

1. Re-Animator (5:24)
2. Deceiver (5:15)
3. Nuclear Demolisher (4:26)
4. Violent Reprisal (4:17)
5. Skitzoid Embolism (4:08)
6. Drunk as Fuck (4:12)
7. Bestial Tyranny (6:13)
8. Riders of Doom (1:40)
9. Sect of the Serpent (6:44)
Album Length: 42:23
About:

The terrifically titled Terrifier brings their thrash metal apocalypse straight outta Vancouver BC. As the Metal God himself Rob Halford memorably sang: ‘fast and furious/we ride the universe’, that very much sums up Terrifier’s dedication to the glory of thrash!

Originally known as Skullhammer, Terrifier released their debut album ‘Destroyers of the Faith’ back in 2012 and Metal Or Death EP in 2013, so this is no flash-in-the-pan thrash band!

Incorporating jackhammer drums, bulldozing bass-lines, a twin-lead attack that leaves posers pulped in its wake, and vocals that can level mountains, Terrifier’s motto could well be ‘thrashing is our business…and business is good’

Terrifier take what has gone before, the old gods, Metallica, Slayer,  and use them to birth new sounds, the old gods are eternal but hail the new gods too!

Vocalist, bassist and founder member Chase Thibodeau explains Terrifier’s reason for being. ‘We formed this band because we love thrash and play what we think sounds cool…our music is fast, technical, heavy and melodic and shredding.’ Indeed, this is a band that truly puts the shred inside your head!

It’s their inspirations that drive them to create such perspiration-inducing music as Chase explains: ‘Adrenaline, speed and aggression….that’s the feeling we want to put into people….We started steering more towards an aggressive thrash sound…even being influenced by death metal!’

Their new release ‘Weapons of Thrash Destruction’ features such soon to be classics as ‘Bestial Tyranny’, ‘Skitzoid Embolism’ and ‘Nuclear Demolisher’ and ‘Sect of the Serpent’, a song inspired by Conan the Barbarian as Chase says ‘the idea was to trample the weak and hurdle the dead on this one!’

Chase sums up Terrifier’s new music: ‘We think people will enjoy this album and use our music to get pumped up for whatever life throws at them. It would be our honour to inspire others into thrash metal…the world needs more thrash!’

Terrifier’s new album ‘Weapons of Thrash Destruction’ is slated for release on January, 20 2017 via Test Your Metal Records.

For more info, please visit
http://www.testyourmetalofficial.com
https://www.facebook.com/TerrifierThrashers

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0 NEWS: Brazilian Power Metal ALMAH Unleash New Video ‘Speranza’; New Album ‘E.V.O’ Out Now! via Test Your Metal Records

  • December 3, 2016
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  • · Almah (Test Your Metal Records) · Music News

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Brazilian Power Metal ALMAH Unleash New Video ‘Speranza’

New Album ‘E.V.O’ Out Now!

In case ya haven’t seen it yet, Brazilian metallers ALMAH led by ex-Angra singer Edu Falaschi have posted a new music video for their track ‘Speranza’, which can be viewed at the following link: https://youtu.be/58mHkbKT0iY

almah - speranza [official video]

The video is in support of ALMAH‘s latest album entitled ‘E.V.O’ released this past September via Test Your Metal Records for North America (US/MX/CA) and available at the following link: http://www.testyourmetalrecords.bigcartel.com/product/almah-e-v-o-pre-order. ‘E.V.O’ is also available through Pride & Joy Music (EU) and King Records (Japan).

‘E.V.O’ is the 5th studio album from ALMAH and was recorded in São Paulo, Brazil at IMF studios by Tito Falaschi plus mixed and mastered by Damien Rainaud (Fear Factory, Dragonforce, Baby Metal, etc) at Mix Unlimited in Los Angeles, California. The release is a concept album based on the evolution of people’s mind and soul during the so-called AGE OF AQUARIUS – the new era that the world is about to live. The author of the concept, Edu Falaschi, touches different subjects connected to the main idea, creating very positive lyrics for the album’s atmosphere.

 

Musically ‘E.V.O’ brings a fresh and powerful sound with the typical modern and heavy ALMAH touch, but this time one will be able to realize that it also has a direct connection with the Angra’s “Rebirth” (the first Angra album with Edu Falaschi’s voice). The compositions are a pleasant travel between contemporary rock, modern power and prog metal. The vocal lines on ‘E.V.O’are very powerful, classic and the vocals have a higher pitch compared to previous ALMAH’s records. It’s very melodic, clean and into the bel canto style.

1 – Age of Aquarius (7:13)
2 – Speranza (4:55)
3 – The Brotherhood (4:41)
4 – Innocence (4:35)
5 – Higher (5:09)
6 – Infatuated (4:05)
7 – Pleased To Meet You (4:24)
8 – Final Warning (4:13)
9 – Indigo (3:46)
10 – Corporate War (4:19)
11 – Capital Punishment (4:00)
Album Length: 51:26

 

Almah is:

Edu Falaschi – Vocals

Marcelo Barbosa – Guitars

Raphael Dafras – Bass

Diogo Mafra – Guitars

Pedro Tinello – Drums

 

For further information:

Official website http://www.almah.com.br

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/official.almah

Instagram @almahofficial
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0 NEWS: Winnipeg Groove Thrash DARK MESSIAH Unleash Debut EP

  • December 2, 2016
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  • · Dark Messiah · Music News

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Winnipeg Groove Thrash DARK MESSIAH Unleash Debut EP

1. Dark Messiah (5:02)
2. No Soul to Sell (4:42)
3. Eliminate the Enemy (6:36)
4. Death from Above (5:08)
5. Your Final Breath (5:08)
EP Length: 26:36

Hailing from Winnipeg, MB, DARK MESSIAH is a band of marauders blending the elements of metal, metal and more metal for the perfect soundtrack to the apocalypse. They present a listening experience that is soothing, calming, face melting, ear bleeding along with ball busting rock to gently pierce your brain. Their soul cleansing sound is the perfect thing to gracefully walk you through the collapse of a failed capitalist world burning to ashes in front of you. When it’s all said and done, Dark Messiah’s music will elegantly grasp you and escort you through the excruciating, agonizing abyss that is forever known as the gates of hell.

Their new self-titled debut E.P. was just unleashed digitally on November 27 and will be available on CD as of January 20, 2017. The EP was produced and mixed by Matt Copper at Atomic Twenty-Nine Productions with mastering done by Jake Sacher along with artwork by Dallas Duckie Zacharias.

To hear the EP full stream, please visit http://darkmessiah2.bandcamp.com/releases.

To get your digital copy, please visit one these links iTunes, Google Play, Deezer, Bandcamp

For more info, please visit: www.darkmessiahmetal.com.

About:

Hailing from the frozen tundra of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is a band of metal marauders. A group of 5 each marking a point on a pentagram.

In the summer of 2015, guitarist Jonathan Hayward started forming a band that would be inspired by the great classic shredders of decades past. In a time and place where metal had become a sort of melting pot, a band slowly emerged and each member came together to turn back the clocks and rediscover the roots of heavy metal. That band would become what is now known as Dark Messiah.

Hayward recruited a drummer, a bassist and a rhythm guitarist and together their started to craft their sound that would make the band. On recommendation from the drummer, Stephen Chubaty was given an audition to become the vocalist and main lyricist to give voice to what Dark Messiah would become.

The band jumped onto the scene quickly. A very established bar that had been around about as long as rock n roll itself “The Zoo” announced it was closing. Jonathan and Stephen had never played the iconic venue before so the band set out to try and book a gig. Even though the group did not have a name yet and had barely been off the ground for a month, they decided to push forward.

With the gig fast approaching the need for a name was getting frustrating. In a conversation with a friend Hayward was asked what kind of band he was trying to help put together. “A classic metal inspired band, but one different than anyone else. a band that would bring back what once was.” He said. His friend responded with “Kinda like a chosen band.” as a joke. “Yeah but an evil one. Like a….dark messiah.” the name was solidified and the gig was officially booked.

In preparation for this goal the band worked hard together to make the show happen. Conflict and personality clashes led to the band’s first bassist to quit. They found a replacement to join the band a mere 12 days before the show. With original parts written and personalized by each member Dark Messiah took the stage.

In the end it was deemed a success. The band would go on to play more shows throughout the next couple of months but also had some more lineup changes. Lawrence Reimer was brought in to play rhythm guitar as the first member had to follow a different path. Lawrence’s drive helped push the band to it’s next level. Perfectly balancing the already established sound.

The band was shook to the core when it was forced to use the services of a fill in drummer due to unforeseen circumstances.

Even with all these issues arising the band never cancelled a show and never missed a beat. They eventually recruited the naturally talented Robert Schau on drums. A few months later the band was forced to once again replace a bassist right in the midst of recording. Lagg Walker joined the band and helped finish the E.P. The release debuted at #4 on Reverbnation for metal in Winnipeg and the next day made it to number #2. Now the band is stronger than ever and has their eyes set on touring throughout Canada in support of the E.P. come summer of 2017.

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0 NEWS: Out Now! Horror Metal MALACODA Unleash New EP ‘Ritualis Aeterna’

  • December 2, 2016
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  • · Malacoda · Music News

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Out Now! Horror Metal MALACODA Unleash New EP ‘Ritualis Aeterna’

 L-R – Brad Casarin (Guitar), Mike Harshaw (Drums), Lucas Di Mascio (Vocals), Cooper Seldom (Bass), Jonah Weingarten (Keyboards)
Credit: Gary Kuiper of The Laundry Design Works

    Canadian horror inspired symphonic power metallers MALACODA (named after a demon from Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’) return with their new six track EP ‘Ritualis Aeterna’ out now as of December 2nd. The EP is the follow up to their well-received 2014 self-titled debut album. Packed with dark atmosphere, originality and innovation, this is gothic power metal for the 21st century with intelligence and intensity to rival that of their infernal inspirations!

Vocalist Lucas Di Mascio comments on the EP:

“After a long journey filled with equal measures of happiness and misery, large helpings of hope and despair, and a pinch of euphoria and rage…. we can finally say “It’s here!” Enjoy the tracks, and we’ll see you on the road soon…. These six tracks are full of character and are definitely a sign of things to come.”

‘Ritualis Aterna’ is now available digitally on iTunes and on CD at MalacodaMetal.com plus can be heard in full stream at http://www.malacodametal.com/music.

Plus the band’s new music video inspired by the since canceled Showtime TV show by the same name ‘Penny Dreadful’ can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTJfr292o7g.

The video was directed, produced and edited by The Laundry Design Works. The song explores the themes of the show, each section of the song being a different character’s personal struggles. Just as the show paid homage to horror’s roots, the band’s music video pays respects to classic horror films, using only practical effects to achieve everything from the dark corruption of the blood in the veins of the possessed woman, to the sped up and jerky motions the band members display as the song crescendos.

1. Penny Dreadful (5:34)
2. I Got A Letter (4:37)
3. Pandemonium (3:39)
4. The Wild Hunt (4:20)
5. Linger Here (2:23)
6. There Will Always Be One (3:47)
EP Length: 24:24

For more info, please visit: www.MalacodaMetal.com.


About:

Taking their name from a demon from Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’, Malacoda’s dark gothic vision is indeed divine but no laughing matter.

As band leader Lucas, who studied Literature and Religion at University explains: ‘Malacoda was the name of a very minor character in the book, a fallen angel who flies around with a small army of demons torturing helpless souls in Hell. From a literary perspective, I found it interesting that he wasn’t merely an evil creature being tortured for his sins, but was given free reign to do what he pleases and takes it upon himself to torture other wicked souls in the spiritual prison that is Dante’s Inferno. I wanted a powerful name that fit not only the sound of the band but also the lyrical themes I touch upon. I wanted something dark, but not something that would be blatantly devilish sounding. The name translates roughly in Italian to ‘Cruel Tail’ and most people don’t see it and think “this band is named after a demon” and see it as something more romantic sounding.’

Like the ‘Inferno’ that inspired their name they forge metal without limits in sonic shapes endless and horrifying in equal measure. Malacoda’s music vision shares much in common with Dante’s, they are unafraid to gaze into the abyss, unafraid to be inspired by the myriad of human horrors within and without. They are not blind to the worlds within them waiting to be born.

Malacoda are about to follow their well-received self-titled debut with the horror-themed ‘Ritualis Aeterna’, which enters this world on December 2, 2016. Festive it most certainly isn’t, magnificent it certainly is. Full of dark atmosphere, originality and innovation, this is gothic power metal for the 21st century, intelligence and intensity to rival that of their infernal inspirations!

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0 NEWS: Black / Grind Metal KRATORNAS Posts Album Preview ‘Devoured By Damnation’; Due Out Dec 8th via Grathila Records

  • December 1, 2016
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  • · Kratornas · Music News

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Black / Grind Metal KRATORNAS Posts Album Preview ‘Devoured By Damnation’

Due Out Dec 8th via Grathila Records

      Bursting out of the metal underground with a third-world fury not seen since the mighty Sepultura unleashed their seminal ‘Beneath ‘The Remains’, KRATORNAS are set to make a devastating onslaught on the world of metal.

If any band has ever earned its chance it is KRATORNAS, the brainchild of a certain Zachariah. He began KRATORNAS in the early 90’s despite dealing with problems many Western bands never encounter like crime, corruption, poverty, lack of equipment, or even an outlet to buy records! Truly we can see why KRATORNAS are inspired by real-life horrors. Zachariah’s love of metal was born from tape-trading. To put Zachariah’s glacial patience in perspective, after many primitive demos, KRATORNAS’ debut album was finally released in 2007! In 2011, Zachariah left the Philippines to seek a place more friendly to his art, finally settling in Canada.

KRATORNAS’ new album, ‘Devoured By Damnation’ is the first that was properly recorded. The music is inspired by ‘Bathory, Deicide, Sadus, Terrorizer and Vader’ and will ‘treat listeners like punching bags!’, it’s sound being ‘raw, primitive, deranged, high octane, fast, a combination of grindcore, raw black metal, death metal punch and thrash metal riffs.

Before the album is unleashed on December 8th via Grathila Records, KRATORNAS have posted an album preview streaming at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpNMKUSObvQ

Plus you can hear their first single ‘Dead Burning Christ’ streaming at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZMalwP_TlQ

The album will be available for purchase on CD and digitally on Bandcamp,  iTunes, Amazon, Googleplay and all major online retailers.

1. Spit On God (4:44)
2. Dead Burning Christ (3:10)
3. Archangels of Destruction (2:25)
4. Deluge – After Massacre (2:37)
5. Blood of The Devil (3:14)
6. Evil Is Reborn (5:51)
7. Devoured By Damnation (4:49)
8. Cadavers of Gods (2:41)
9. Huios Diabolus (2:30)
10. World Within Demons (3:49)

Album Length: 35:54

 

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

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0 NEWS: TERAMOBIL (ft. members Augury,Beyond Creation,Unhuman) Unleash New Album ‘Magnitude of Thoughts’

  • November 29, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Teramobil

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – November 29, 2016

Album Promo Request here.

For fans of Animals As Leaders, Scale The Summit, Archspire, Chimp Spanner

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Montreal Instrumental Tech Death TERAMOBIL (ft. members Augury, Beyond Creation, Unhuman, The Plasmarifle) Announce New Album ‘Magnitude of Thoughts’ via Newcore Music

Photo by Renaud Sake

Montreal, QC’s TERAMOBIL comprised of bass master Dominic ‘Forest’ Lapointe (Augury, ex-Beyond Creation, BARF), Mathieu Bérubé (Unhuman) on guitar and Alexandre Dupras (Unhuman, The Plasmarifle) on drums create an uncompromising amalgamation that heralds the best of technical death metal, progressive rock, jazz fusion and psychedelic grooves. Unleashing their debut EP ‘Multispectral Supercontinuum’ in 2013, these technical titans return with their sophomore release ‘Magnitude of Thoughts’ out now digitally and available on digipak on December 9th via Newcore Music. The seven song earth shattering opus features guest appearances from Luc Lemay of Gorguts on guitar for ‘Thanatonaut’ plus Antoine Baril (Augury, Symbolic, Contemplator) performing organ on the album’s title track. The album was mixed and mastered by Christian Donaldson (Cryptopsy, Beyond Creation, The Agonist) at The Grid with recordings of drums done at Emery Street Studio with Seb Black, bass at Humanoise Studio by Mathieu Marcotte (Augury) and guitars at Gorguts’ Luc Lemay’s Windy Hills Studio. Cover and layout art was done by Filip Ivanović.

The band’s new video for the album’s title track can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H4tpX3e_BQ

Plus full album stream at https://teramobil.bandcamp.com/album/magnitude-of-thoughts

Album pre-order packages available at https://teramobil.ifmerch.com/en/

For those in the Montreal area, TERAMOBIL will be hosting an album release party on December 9th at Foufounes Electriques w/ Brought By Pain, Unbeing, Tempête, Intonate. info


1. Terahertz (4:30)
2. Magnitude Of Thoughts (3:58)
3. Thanatonaut (6:26)
4. Deconstruct Metabolism (3:52)
5. Synchrotron (3:19)
6. Exoteric (5:57)
7. The Armada (4:24)

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

About:

Teramobil first appeared in 2010 when Unhuman’s Mathieu Bérubé and Alexandre Dupras had some time off and started creating a new form of ”riffing” where different styles plus current would collide to structure themselves in a very distinct way for every individual song. Spending the first year gathering ideas and writing compositions, they started seeking a bass player to complete the instrumental trio. Bassist Dominic ”Forest” Lapointe finally joined during fall 2011. Being a frequent visitor of the pair’s famous jams, he proposed to start playing with them in order to bring a third vision to this musical exploration.

The trio recorded their first EP ”Multispectral Supercontinuum” in 2013 and supported it with a video for the release’s title-track along with multiple performances in the Montreal area along bands such as Cryptopsy, Gorguts and Animals As Leaders.

With their new album ”Magnitude Of Thoughts” coming out in late 2016, the band seeks to push the envelope further, still offering lots of variety, but with longer song structures, developing darker progressive ambiance while retaining a chaotic rock groove. On ‘Magnitude of Thoughts’, the three musicians have invited Gorguts’ Luc Lemay as second guitarist on the song ”Thanatonaut” as well as Augury’s Antoine Baril who played organ on the title track.

You are invited to follow Teramobil on this musical journey where norms are non-existant and where non-typical art researchers might be interested. To be continued!

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0 NEWS: Ontario Prog Duo JUPITER HOLLOW Announce Show Dates (ON/QC); Debut EP ‘Odyssey’ January 13th

  • November 29, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Jupiter Hollow · Music News

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – November 29, 2016

EP Promo Request here.

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

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Ontario Prog Duo JUPITER HOLLOW Announce Show Dates (ON/QC)

Debut EP ‘Odyssey’ January 13th

L-R- Grant MacKenzie (guitar, bass, synth), Kenny Parry (vocals, drums, synth/keys). Photo by Sandra Beatty

Prog duo JUPITER HOLLOW will be hitting the road for dates in Barrie, Montreal, and Toronto (details listed below) to promote their upcoming debut EP ‘Odyssey’ due out January 13th. The concept record will feature 5 tracks to introduce their ambient experimental progressive songwriting plus will act as a prelude to their planned full length ‘AHDOMN’. Their sound is referred to as spacey, experimental and refreshing, reminding listeners of bands like Tool, Pink Floyd, A Perfect Circle, Tesseract, The Contortionists and Rush.

Show Dates:
December 9 – Barrie, ON – Foxx Lounge
December 10 – Montreal, QC – Club Lambi
January 14 – Toronto, ON – Smiling Buddha (CD Release Show) – info

The band’s new music video ‘Deep In Space’ can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ydNnVUyqKI

Plus a free download of their track ‘Ascending’ is available at http://www.grantmackenzie.ca/jupiterhollow

1. Deep In Space
2. Ascending
3. Hades Heart
4. Over 50 Years
5. Odyssey

About the duo:

Grant, who plays guitar, bass and synth for the band started his music career 8 ½ years ago at the age of 12, sitting in his basement watching the movie Rock Prophecies. This movie was about legendary rock photographer Robert M. Knight, finding and transforming a young, unknown guitarist from a small town into a worldwide success. Inspired and motivated, Grant spent the next few years honing his guitar skills, writing music, and later learning the business side by attending college for business marketing. At age 20, Grant was invited into the Brotherhood of the Guitar, by founder Robert M. Knight, leading to endorsements with Ernie Ball Music Man and JH Audio.

While Grant was performing with another group at a local battle of the bands, he came across a mesmerizing singer by the name of Kenny Parry (vocalist, drummer and synth for Jupiter Hollow), who was almost performing as if he was possessed on stage, hitting notes that seemed impossible by any guy. Kenny Parry started music at the young age of 2 years old, setting up pots and pans like a drum set and banging away. This led to an obsession with music, and a discovery of his unique talent. In his teenage years, Kenny won himself the title “Best Drummer in Ontario” 3 years in a row. Around this time, Kenny started learning how to sing after being inspired by singers such as Maynard James Keenan, Mike Lessard, Dan Tompkins and Ian Kenny to name a few. Through years of strengthening his vocal abilities in choirs, bands and hours of dedication, Kenny has acquired an articulate vocal range, relentless endurance, and almost shocking performance through his uncontrollable stage presence.

Shortly after meeting, Grant and Kenny knew that their talents combined would create something truly unique, and Jupiter Hollow was born. Since then, the duo effortlessly created music in Kenny’s basement for months on end. The concept grew to be a two-man band, since Grant and Kenny wrote all of the music and wanted to keep it that way. The two musicians use technology to their advantage, allowing them to perform with a dominating stage presence, while captivating their audiences with their unique sonic journey.

For more info, please visit: www.JupiterHollow.ca.

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“Jupiter Hollow warps the landscape of progressive rock for 2016. With youth on their side, Grant and Kenny venture into unknown musical realms and take the listener on the journey of a lifetime! Executed with precision, they prove rock is alive and has a place in our future, present and past. Perhaps it was always with us. Simply put Jupiter Hollow makes the world a better place.” – Pat Gillett, Down With Webster/Honors (Guitar/Vocals)

“Jupiter Hollow are starting curves in the rock space that I haven’t seen anywhere else. Dynamic, progressive compositions; with vocals that pull and soar; giving me satisfaction that is hard to come by in this space.” – Arthur Kalimidis, Landmark Showcase Festival (Founder)

“Grant MacKenzie and his band Jupiter Hollow are a hard playing impressive band that has emerged out of the Ontario music scene in the last year. I was very pleased when I could include Grant in my Ernie Ball Brotherhood of the Guitar program, and know they are now on the path to much wider discovery of their music. Grant is extremely driven and that is what it takes to make it these days!” – Robert M. Knight, Legendary Rock Photographer)

“Jupiter Hollow consists of only two guys; there’s a Grant, and there’s a Kenny. They put all of the music together themselves, and it’s pretty spectacular if you ask me!” – Noah Campbell, Rock 95.7FM (Radio Host)

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