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0 NEWS: Band Submissions Now Open For Calgary’s 420 Music & Arts Festival + Expo

June 14, 2017
by Asher
· 420 Music & Arts Festival · Music News

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Montreal, QC – June 14, 2017

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Band Submissions Now Open For Calgary’s 420 Music & Arts Festival + Expo

Big Rock Brewery & METALHEADS UNITED are proud to announce they will be presenting a 2018 edition of the 420 Music & Arts Festival in Calgary, AB, Canada after a successful inaugural expo and concert series this past April.

Submissions for bands to perform at the 2018 420 Music & Arts Festival on April 19th, 20th and 21st are now open as of June 1, 2017 and will close on August 31, 2017. This year’s festival will also be expanding its line up from stoner rock/stoner metal, doom, psychedelic and heavy blues to also include reggae, ska, blues, R&B and hip-hop.

Applications can be submitted at the following link: http://www.420musicandartsfestival.ca/band-submissions/

Note: Please fill out the form fully. The festival needs to have as much information as possible to make the decision for your band to be selected for the festival. If you can’t fill out a field because it’s not applicable, please type in ‘No’. The more information provided, the better decisions can be made. Please also check your email for a reply that the festival has received your application. If you do not receive one within 14 days of submission, please email at 420bandsubmissions(@)gmail.com.

About:
The 2017 420 Music & Arts Festival was a three day celebration featuring 22 Stoner Rock, Desert Rock, Doom & Sludge Metal and Fuzzy, Kick Ass Rock n Roll bands surrounding the culture that is 420, which included headliners WO FAT, ANCIIENTS and BLACK MASTIFF. The 420 Expo featured vendors, organizations for marijuana and hemp products, NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), work of select local artists, artisans and craftsman.

For more info:
http://www.420musicandartsfestival.ca
https://www.facebook.com/420MusicAndArtsFestival/
https://twitter.com/420FestivalYYC

Partners:

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Big Rock Brewery – http://www.bigrockbeer.com
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Distortion Live Music Venue – http://www.facebook.com/distortioncalgary
Exclaim! – http://www.exclaim.ca
Hemporium – https://www.facebook.com/HemporiumCalgary/
Larsworks – http://larsworks.ca/
Metal Heads United – http://www.facebook.com/MHUnited
The Next Level – http://www.thenextlevelinc.ca/
Pussy Kush – http://www.facebook.com/PKcatnip
Pure Grain Audio – http://www.PureGrainAudio.com
Skunk Magazine – http://skunkmagazine.com
Thrive Music YYC – http://www.thrivemusicyyc.com
Titan Products Group – http://www.titanproductsgroup.com
Weed Girls – www.weedgirls.ca

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0 NEWS: Chilean / Canadian Thrashers SOCIAL ARSONIST To Play Loud As Hell Fest

June 13, 2017
by Asher
· Loud As Hell Festival · Music News · Social Arsonist

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Montreal, QC – June 13, 2017

For fans of Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, In Flames, Early Classic Thrash of the Big 4

Chilean / Canadian Thrashers SOCIAL ARSONIST To Play Loud As Hell Fest

Chilean/Canadian thrash hybrid SOCIAL ARSONIST will be performing at this year’s Loud As Hell festival being held from August 4th-6th in Drumheller, AB. Now in its sixth year, the 2017 edition of Loud As Hell features 40 bands from across Western Canada and beyond with headliners BATTLECROSS, BLACK WIZARD, BISON and Canadian 80’s thrash legends AGGRESSION (full line-up listed below). The festival also includes various vendors, tattoo artists, suspension demos, and guitar / drum clinics.

SOCIAL ARSONIST comments:
“Hello Western Canada and fellow socialites, Social Arsonist is pleased and extremely happy to perform for you at the one and only Loud as Hell open-air music festival in Drumheller Alberta! We are very excited to be on this bill and to share the stage with many tremendous acts and welcome you all into our family. Come join us as we break bread and show Canada how we thrash in CHILE! We hit the stage on Saturday, August 5th at 3pm. Be Social, Be Loud, and Welcome To Hell!”

Weekend passes for Loud As Hell are now available at regular price of $99 CAD. Weekend passes include tent camping (additional onsite charges for RV’s, trailers, & motorhomes).
Tickets available at http://www.loudashell.com/tickets.

About:

Formed in Chile in 2009 by bassist Dario Zuniga and guitarist Manuel Morgado, the two musicians were unable to locate the perfect vocalist in their home country and turned the World Wide Web. Finding Canadian singer Cayle Charlton, the duo worked with him for years via the internet, honing their material before taking the ultimate step of relocating to Canada.

With a full line up in Vancouver, BC, the fiery crucible of Chilean thrash met the icy cauldron of Canadian metal to create an explosive storm built on a foundation of classic thrash and modern metal resulting in two releases. Their 2016 full length ‘Duality of Perception’ and 2014 debut EP ‘De-Evolution of Thy Self’ both demonstrate the hardship of the band’s sound that is aggressive, fast, intense, catchy and disruptive.

Bassist Dario Zuniga reveals that SOCIAL ARSONIST are inspired by subjects beyond metal clichés.

“The whole album carries the Social Arsonist aggression and message of rebellion and anguish against the institutionalization of society plus we have a wide range of influences, including a South American flavouring that everyone seems to enjoy, and coming from South America just to play our music in Canada, we put a lot of effort and passion into our performance!”

Album Stream – Duality of Perception – https://socialarsonist.bandcamp.com/album/duality-of-perception

SOCIAL ARSONIST is:
Cayle Charlton – Vocals
Manuel Morgado – Main Guitar
Jean Carlo Ibarra – Second Guitar
Dario Zuniga – Bass
Danny Sever – Drums

Show Dates:

July 1 – Vancouver, BC – Media Club – info

July 22 – Prince George, BC – Mudfest – info

July 14 – Abbotsford, BC – Brother’s Bowling and Billiards

August 5 – Drumheller , AB – Loud As Hell Fest – www.loudashell.com

Loud As Hell – 2017 Line Up & Set Times

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/572801856244503/

Friday, August 4
Cocaine Moustache (Vancouver, BC) – 12:45am
Bison (Vancouver, BC) – 11:15pm
Exit Strategy (Calgary, AB) – 10pm
Mortillery (Edmonton, AB) – 9pm
Sentient (Calgary, AB) – 8pm
W.M.D. (Calgary, AB) – 7pm
Leave The Living (Red Deer, AB) – 6pm

Saturday, August 5
Shocker (Edmonton, AB) – 12:45am
Aggression (Vancouver, AB) – 11:15pm
Planet Eater (Regina, SK) – 10pm
All Else Fails (Edmonton, AB) – 9pm
Tyrants Demise (Winnipeg, MB) – 8pm
Expain (Vancouver, BC) – 7pm
Neck of The Woods (Vancouver, BC) – 6pm
Shark Infested Daughters (Calgary, AB) – 5:15pm
God Said Kill (Port Coquitlam, BC) – 4:30pm
Burning Effigy (Calgary, AB) – 3:45pm
Social Arsonist (Chile/Vancouver, BC)- 3pm
Hammerdrone (Calgary, AB) – 2:15pm
Cell (Winipeg, MB)- 1:30pm
Tides of Kharon (Edmonton, AB) – 12:45pm
The Cadavor Dog (High River, AB) – 12pm
Concrete Funeral (Calgary, AB) – 11:15am
Nuclear Oath (Medicine Hat, AB) – 10:30am

Sunday, August 6
Battlecross (Detroit, MI) – 11:15pm
Black Wizard (Vancouver, BC) – 10pm
Galactic Pegasus (Vancouver, BC) – 9pm
Scythia (Calgary, AB) – 8pm
Nylithia (Vancouver, BC) – 7pm
Dead Asylum (Vancouver, BC) – 6pm
Altars of Grief (Regina, SK) – 5:15pm
Skepsis (Edmonton, AB) – 4:30pm
Tales of The Tomb (Edmonton, AB) – 3:45pm
Tyrants of Chaos (Lethbridge, AB) – 3pm
Slaughterhauser (Mission City, BC) – 2:15pm
Sovereign Enemy (Winnipeg, MB) – 1:30pm
Statue of Demur (Calgary, AB) – 12:45pm
Gales of Avalon (Calgary, AB) – 12pm
Immunize (Edmonton, AB) – 11:15am
Caste of Shadows (Lethbridge, AB) – 10:30am

For More Info:

http://www.socialarsonistband.com
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-9UE
Press Photo – https://ashermediarelations.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/socail-arsonist-press-photo.jpg

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“kickass old-school thrash metal” – Georgia Straight

“No mere clones of the bands that have come before them, social arsonist are willing to push forward with-in the thrash genre”, “One can hear elements of melodic death metal at times with nods to dark tranquility and at the gates.” – Crown of Viserys

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0 NEWS: Metal-Reggae Fusion NINJASPY To Co-Headline ARMSTRONG METAL FEST + New Album Out “Spüken'”

June 12, 2017
by Asher
· Music News · Ninjaspy

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Montreal, QC – June 12, 2017

For Fans of Twelve Foot Ninja, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Mike Patton, RHCP, Gojira, Devin Townsend Project, Skindred

Metal-Reggae Fusion NINJASPY To Co-Headline Armstrong Metal Fest 2017

New Album Out Now! “Spüken”

‘Spüken’ produced by Garth Richardson (Kittie, RATM, Mudvayne, The Melvins)

L-R – Tim Parent – Bass, Joel Parent – Vocals, Guitar – Adam Parent – Drums

Photo Credit: Taya Fraser

Vancouver’s NINJASPY, a trio of blood brothers that have created a metal fusion of hard, heavy, hook-laden music that runs the gamut of reggae, surf and more will be one of the headlining bands at this year’s ARMSTRONG METAL FEST alongside Boston tech death / thrash titans REVOCATION, Canadian 80’s thrash legends AGGRESSION and Vancouver Whammy Award Best Local Metal Artist winner GOLERS among many more from across Western Canada. The two day metal festival is being held on July 14th and 15th in Armstrong, BC at the Hassen Arena. Full fest details can be found at http://armstrongmetalfest.ca.

NINJASPY comments:“It has been way too long since we had the honour of playing AMF. So long, but I will never forget that weekend. We have been telling and re-telling the stories ever since. Can’t wait to get back and get a few more battle scars partying with some of the best metal bands in the west.”

ARMSTRONG METALFEST 2017 Line-Up & Set Times:

Friday, July 14

SET TIMES – BAND

11:00am – 11:25am – DAHLMERS REALM (Edmonton, AB) (Broken Neck Radio People’s Choice Winner)

11:35am – 12:00pm – SPORE (Nelson, BC)

12:10pm – 12:35pm – THE AVULSION (Lethbridge, AB)

12:45pm – 1:10pm – SERAPHIC NIHILIST (Prince George, BC)

1:20pm – 1:45pm – ARKENFIRE (Kelowna, BC)

1:55pm – 2:20pm – ATROUS LEVIATHIAN (Victoria, BC)

2:30pm – 2:55pm – OSSIFIC (Winnipeg, MB)

3:05pm – 3:30pm – NOMAD (Enderby, BC)

3:40pm – 4:05pm – ZUCKUSS (Vancouver, BC)

4:15pm – 4:40pm – APOLLYON (Kelowna, BC)

4:50pm – 5:15pm – EXPAIN (Vancouver, BC)

5:25pm – 5:50pm – DROP DEAD FRED (Kelowna, BC)

6:00pm – 6:30pm – WMD (Calgary, AB)

6:40pm – 7:10pm – ANGELMAKER (Vancouver, BC)

7:20pm – 7:50pm – EXIT STRATEGY (Calgary, AB)

8:00pm 100 MAN SHOTGUN (Beer Event)

8:15pm – 8:50pm – ODINFIST (Armstrong, BC)

9:10pm – 9:55pm – XUL (Vernon, BC)

10:15pm – 11:00pm – NINJASPY (Vancouver, BC)
11:20pm – 12:20am – GOLERS (Vancouver, BC) (Vancouver Whammy Award Best Local Metal Artist winner)

Saturday, July 15

SET TIMES – BAND

11:00am – 11:25am – TRAIN BIGGER MONKEYS (Calgary, AB)

11:35am – 12:00pm – THE DRAGSTRIP DEVILS (Kelowna, BC)

12:10pm – 12:35pm – GATEKEEPER (Vancouver, BC)

12:45pm – 1:10pm – GARDENER (Vernon, BC)

1:20pm – 1:45pm – TALES OF THE TOMB (Edmonton, AB)

1:55pm – 2:20pm – CELL (Winnipeg, MB)

2:30pm – 3:00pm – CITIZEN RAGE (Calgary, AB)

3:10pm – 3:40pm – GLADIUS SKY (Vernon, BC)

3:50pm – 4:20pm – SLAGDUSTER (Grand Forks, BC)

4:30pm – 5:00pm – GALACTIC PEGASUS (Vancouver, BC)

5:10pm – 5:40pm – EYE OF HORUS (Edmonton, AB)

5:50pm – 6:25pm – DEAD QUIET (Vancouver, BC)

6:25pm – 6:50pm – TRASH WRESTLING EVENT

6:50pm – 7:30pm – TERRIFIER (Vancouver, BC)

7:30pm – 7:55pm – TRASH WRESTLING EVENT

7:55pm – 8:35pm – COCAINE MOUSTACHE (Vancouver, BC)

8:35pm – 9:00pm – TRASH WRESTLING EVENT

9:00pm – 9:45pm – PLANET EATER (Regina, SK)

10:10pm – 10:55pm – AGGRESSION (Vancouver, BC)

11:15pm – 12:15am – REVOCATION (Boston, MA)

NINJASPY‘s performance at the festival will be in support of their newly released full length “Spüken” produced by GGGarth Richardson (Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mudvayne, Gallows) and Ben Kaplan (Biffy Clyro, Atreyu, Haste The Day). “Spüken” features a culmination of nearly a decade of songs that have been narrowed down to an epic 10 track experience to demonstrate all their downbeats to breakdowns to their weaving of reggae, hardcore, metal and much more to follow their 2013 EP / graphic novel “No Kata” and 2007 debut “Pi Nature”.

Vocalist / guitarist Joel Parent comments:

“Spüken is the musical equivalent of a magician removing his own entrails. The guts just keep coming, like handkerchiefs from a sleeve, and its painful, colourful and cathartic all at once, in the same way that vomiting after hours of nausea is such a relief. The musical ideas that came together in this project span many years and come from many influences. Hearing them all together is a trip. There were a lot of hard times in the years while this record was being written and most, if not all of these songs are tied together by the search for something greater than oneself. Empowerment by going through ones pain, all this is woven into an album that is another spastic stylistic roller coaster not unlike our previous albums, but with smoother blending. From song to song there is a lot of variance, but within songs we have managed to take contrasting genres and combine them in more nuanced ways, with less hard cuts. This album is colourful, and the palette is dark.”

‘Spüken’ is available on the band’s online store, iTunes, CD Baby and Bandcamp.

Album Stream – https://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/sp-ken-2

Music Video – Speak – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32B6xJBNHYs

1. Speak (4:43)
2. Shuriken Dance (4:02)
3. Brother Man (4:54)
4. Dead Duck Dock (4:45)
5. Become Nothing (3:18)
6. What! (3:08)
7. Jump Ya Bones! (3:55)
8. Grip The Cage (4:10)
9. Azaria (4:02)
10. Slave Vehemence (5:44)
Album Length: 42:44

Show Dates:
June 24 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
July 15 – Armstrong, BC – Armstrong Metal Fest w/ Revocation, Aggression, Golers and more – info

For More Info:

http://www.ninjaspy.net/
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-9jR

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“Pay attention Canadian recording industry, Ninjaspy is on the rise and the people’s salvation is at hand.” – Absolute Underground Magazine

“Ninjaspy has a unique sound mixing rock, hardcore and ska together.” – Pure Grain Audio

“They harmoniously blend metal, ska, grunge, hardcore, reggae, funk, surf and jazz for a unique mashup sound” – Monday Magazine (Vancouver)

“The group’s reggae-tinged hardcore is anything but generic, and the group’s unique swagger had fans creating a skank-mosh hybrid that quickly turned into a circle pit.” – Georgia Straight (Vancouver)

“The Vancouver-based trio Ninjaspy have made a name for themselves over the past few years, and it’s easy to see why: they’re really good. ” – Metal Sucks

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0 NEWS: Toronto Hard Rockers LAST BULLET Announce New EP “80-69-64”

June 12, 2017
by Asher
· Last Bullet · Music News

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Montreal, QC – June 12, 2017

For fans of Velvet Revolver, Stone Temple Pilots, AC/DC, Alice In Chains, Buckcherry

Toronto Hard Rockers LAST BULLET Announce New EP “80-69-64”

There’s no shortage of bands in this industry content with merely existing, finding satisfaction from a few likes on Facebook and a free round of drinks for showing up. LAST BULLET are NOT that band. They want the world, they want it now, and they’re giving it blood, sweat and tears with no fear of failure. Living and dying by the metaphor of a name that has served them well, they play every show as if it were their last, giving the Canadian rock music scene the much needed swagger and attitude it’s been missing for far too long.

Influenced by Velvet Revolver, Stone Temple Pilots, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and many more, this award-winning, self-made quintet has been part of Canadian hockey history (Video here) in addition to the multiple national tours and festivals they’ve played over the last eight years. Sharing the stage with countless bands such as Aerosmith, Soundgarden, Jane’s Addiction, Bryan Adams, Buckcherry, Monster Truck, One Bad Son, Bleeker, The Wild and more, it can be strongly stated that LAST BULLET can hold their heads high in any company!

Unleashing their self-titled debut EP in 2010 and following up with 2012’s “Love.Lust.Illusion”, LAST BULLET have a dynamic new EP for fans entitled “80-69-64” set for release on July 14, 2017. The new EP was produced and mixed by Brian Moncarz (The Trews, Our Lady Peace, Bleeker, Circa Survive) mastered by Brian Lucey (The Black Keys, Marilyn Manson, Liam Gallagher, Royal Blood) and is a six track revolver of an EP that is already garnering praise for its previously released singles “Sin” and “Southern Lips”.

Song Stream – Southern Lips – https://www.youtube.com/wat?v=QpRD58k6bxQ
Music Video – Sin – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ_yFQYBwnM

“We expect this new EP to get an even better reception than anything we’ve done previously. Last Bullet has a sound that is filthy, powerful, dynamic, sexy and intense!” says vocalist Bryan Fontez. “We use our passion and charisma to put on a live show that creates a sense of urgency to get up and move. We give people an unfiltered piece of our souls on stage though the use of our relentless energy, power, aggression and sexuality! Last Bullet is a band that truly goes out of their way to earn every dollar you spent on your ticket night after night without fail!”

LAST BULLET will be hitting the road later this summer and fall in 2017 touring across Canada in support of the release.

For more info, please follow the band at LastBulletMusic.com.

EP Pre-Order: June 17^th

Show Dates:
June 17 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre

Track Listing:
1. Sin (3:11)
2. Gimme Time (3:01)
3. Bright Lights (3:43)
4. Southern Lips (2:58)
5. Smoke & Ashes (3:16)
6. Little Miss Filthy (2:51)
EP Length: 19:04

LAST BULLET is:
Bryan Fontez
Brenden Armstrong
Michael Silva
Will Shannon
Chris Galaz

About:

LAST BULLET was forged by a deep passion from five individuals striving to become the very embodiment of rock n’ roll it-self. Taking great pride in knowing exactly what it takes to get asses shaking, fists pumping and heads banging, LAST BULLET are best known for their utterly intense and electrifying live show. For this Toronto-based quintet, pursuing a career in music is akin to war. The stage is a battlefield, leather is their armour, instruments their weapons, music their ammo and failure the enemy.

With the ambitious goal of re-igniting a market almost completely devoid of swagger and attitude, this is a band that reveres the historical significance of rock music and gladly embraces the blood, sweat and tears necessary to succeed in this industry. The sole reason LAST BULLET has found any success is by holding themselves accountable for giving fans every ounce of their souls on stage. The very integrity of the band relies on this self-imposed creed:

Every song will sound better than it does on the album, every time.

Every note will be performed with charisma, emotion and intensity.

Every dollar of every ticket will be earned in sweat, effort and passion.

Every single fan will be thanked and appreciated every time, every show.

Nothing is ever good enough. Always strive for perfection and NEVER plateau.

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“Filthy Rock N’ Roll from Toronto” — Alan Cross, Radio Broadcaster / Music Writer (2015)

“Their musicianship is top notch, their energy is off the charts…” – Shannon Ambrose, Writer at The Portal Magazine

“Can we please move rock into a more aggressive and angry vein? We’ve been locked in a mid-tempo melodic cyclic for years now. Isn’t it time to get mad and turn up the guitars again? That’s what Last Bullet is all about.” — Alan Cross, Radio Broadcaster / Music Writer (2016)

“One of the hardest working bands I’ve ever worked with. Their live show is incredible.” — Brian Moncarz, Producer (Our Lady Peace, The Trews, Circa Survive, Moneen, Yukon Blonde)

“Last Bullet are one of Canada’s finest” — Brittany Anastacio, Radio Host on 977 HTZ-FM

“There are many great live bands from Toronto, but Last Bullet are the best I’ve seen” — Olivier, Writer, Blogger and Owner of SleazeRoxx.com

“Last Bullet provide everything you could want from a rock show. They are flawless” — Jamie Gutfreund, Journalist / Host at CP24 News

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0 NEWS: Metal Injection Premiere HELLEBORUS’ New Single “Prayer Of The Undying”

June 9, 2017
by Asher
· Helleborus · Music News

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Montreal, QC – June 9, 2017

For fans of Satyricon, Dark Fortress, Septic Flesh, Necrophobic, Belphegor

Metal Injection Premiere HELLEBORUS’ New Single “Prayer Of The Undying”

Stirring the cauldron of black metal, blood brother duo Jerred & Wyatt Houseman’s HELLEBORUS unleashed their debut album “The Carnal Sabbath” in June 2016 via Satanath Records (Russia), Black Plague Records (USA) and on vinyl via Flesh Vessel (USA). They supported the album with festival appearances at Shadow Woods, 71 Grind, Black Mourning Light plus tours and show dates with bands such as Fleshgod Apocalypse, Cannibal Corpse, Taake, Cattle Decapitation, UADA, Destroyer of Light, Lotus Thief and more.

Taking a short hiatus to enter their studio dungeon, the brothers have a recorded a new single for fans entitled “Prayer Of The Undying” that they are exclusively premiering on MetalInjection.net.

HELLEBORUS comments on the track:

“This new single stands solitary as an offering to the Mother of the Night. The lyrics are a prayer or hymn of introspective nature reflected in the Orphic vein. We encounter symbolism of The Hanged Man and the essence of the Mandrake root. I use flowers as symbolic offerings similar to that of The Language of Flowers, a Victorian tradition. The man surrenders himself in attempt to gain enlightenment and the Mandrake is uprooted by the Divine Hand.”

“Prayer Of The Undying” can be heard at http://www.metalinjection.net/av/song-premiere/helleborus-new-single-prayer-of-the-undying-is-epically-hellish

A full stream of their debut album “The Carnal Sabbath” can be heard at http://helleborusblack.bandcamp.com/album/the-carnal-sabbath.

About:

Conceived within the womb of Execration, Helleborus is the latest emanation of Jerred & Wyatt Houseman. Like the enigmatic and deadly winter flower from which the project takes its name, Helleborus pushes the exploration of traditional black metal into the uncharted territory of sensual duality and mysticism. Building on their professional experience with Execration and personal experiences through Akhenaten, the Houseman brothers sought a deeper expression of their experiential-driven musical style that audiences can connect with through a union of opposites.

“We’ve always had a vision for the type of black metal project Helleborus would be. We wanted to explore and deliver a darker and yet more romantic side of black metal. There is an unknown side of metal that is masculine and powerful, yet sensual and respectful; controlled chaos.” comments vocalist Wyatt Houseman.

Album Band Line Up features: Wyatt (vocals, lyrics) & Jerred Houseman (producer, all instruments)

Live Band Line Up features: Brent Boutte’ – Drums, Jerred Houseman – Guitar & leads, Wyatt Houseman – Voice, Ian Horenman – guitar & rhythms

For more info, please visit the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/HelleborusBlack

https://twitter.com/helleborusblack

EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-64s

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“Prepare your claw hand for one of the most evil releases of 2016! June 17th will mark the official release of Helleborus’ debut LP The Carnal Sabbath, but they are already on their way to winning the hearts of black metal fans around the globe.” – Metal Injection

“I regularly champion for the use of more pitchshifters in metal and Helleborus have granted my wishes. With a Wraith of the Ropes type quality in the vocals, they give tracks like “Coils” and the sinister “Colored Spores of Yuggoth” a bleaker edge, forgoing the expected high shrieks. Melodic overtones only provide a domineering sense of pure evil and have my eyes on Helleborus in the coming years.” – Loudwire

“I will forever embrace quality underground Metal, especially underground Black Metal. Helleborus have without question, tapped into my Black Metal psyche with their new song. I honestly cannot stop listening to Coils.” Metal Odyssey

“The chiming riffs and exotic lead guitar melodies in “Coils” do indeed generate an air of mysticism that surrounds the song, but the music also rocks very hard. The thundering drums and rumbling bass rhythms give the song a sense of tangible power, and the jagged, howling vocals cut like a serrated knife. It’s a bulldozer as well as a spellcaster. As you’re about to find out, the song is also catchy as hell, and it should hold special appeal to fans of bands such as The Devil’s Blood, Satyricon, and Belphegor.” – No Clean Singing

“I’ve always been interested in the dynamic of bands with siblings in the line-up. How those who shared so much of their entire lives come together creatively, the bond they have, how they work together, how things are managed when non-relatives are brought into the picture and so on and so forth. KEN Mode, Valkyrie, Gojira, Skeletonwitch, Obituary, Sepultura, Oasis, Heart…the list goes on and on. Now, you can add Colorado black metal entity, Helleborus to the list. Featuring brothers Jerred (all instruments) and Wyatt (vocals and lyrics) Houseman, Helleborus is a black metal band in the tradition of Satyricon, Septic Flesh and Dark Fortress” – Decibel Magazine
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0 NEWS: NUCLEAR OATH Unleash New Album “Toxic Playground”

June 9, 2017
by Asher
· Music News · Nuclear Oath

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Montreal, QC – June 9, 2017

For Fans of Lamb Of God, Pantera, Slipknot, Mudvayne, HellYeah

NUCLEAR OATH Unleash New Album “Toxic Playground”

NUCLEAR OATH is a five-member groovy, heavy, sludgy, intense, and interactive metal wrecking crew from Medicine Hat, Alberta. Influenced by such bands as Pantera, Slipknot, Sylosis, Lamb of God, and Avenged Sevenfold, their new album ‘Toxic Playground’ is now available as of June 9, 2017 to follow their debut EP ‘Ashes of the Unborn’. The new album will takes listeners on a journey inspired by the band’s personal experience and struggles combined with intense energy. They hope each individual who listens takes something different from the band.

“We feel it is an aggressive album from start-to-finish, which generates different emotions as the album progresses.” says the band.

A full stream of “Toxic Playground” can be heard at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLzwjBW5Cz0

Plus is available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Google Play and all major online retailers.

1. Into The Depths Of Hatred (4:10)
2. Confessions (3:18)
3. Forsaken Wasteland (3:25)
4. Ambushed (5:11)
5. Faith Let Go (3:30)
6. Razor Blade Regrets (3:35)
7. Sacrifice The Fallen (5:05)
8. Toxic Playground (4:15)
9. Blind (4:18)
(Bonus Track) There Goes The Neighbourhood (5:15) (Remixed and Remastered from 2016 EP Ashes of The Unborn)
Album Length: 42:07

NUCLEAR OATH is:
– Guitar/backing vocals: Nick Litowski
– Guitar: Zack Brandham
– Drums: Brandon Sauer
– Bass/backing vocs: Nathanael Bohnet
– Vocals: Pete Mercer

For More Info:
https://www.facebook.com/nuclearoath/
https://twitter.com/nuclear_oath
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-9qW

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“This beast (Razor Blade Regrets) is a mid-pace rumbling steamroller pierced by shattering, acid-spewing shrieks and wild howls, and following a bridge, it punches into destructive nail-gunning mode as well. Heavy-grooved and battering, it’s an infectious, high-energy track.” – No Clean Singing

“Bringing a groove side of heavy metal and death metal, Nuclear Oath is giving you a punch and a dance with their new song and NSFW artwork ‘Razor Blade Regrets‘” – Musicology

“They were super professional from start to finish when they filled in on short notice for a show we had a cancellation on, including playing a wicked set of modern thrash that the crowd responded to big time. Would book them again. I’ve also played them on the air and will play them again on the podcast too. Thumbs up from CC Getty!” – C.C Getty (MetalHeads United)

“Nuclear Oath are a tight , high energy act with a professional attitude and good stage etiquette (in terms of set-up, tear down) and I’d be pleased to recommend them for a slot on Armstrong 2017” – Joshua Wood – CJSW – Megwatt Mayhem / Metal-Rules.com

“I really enjoyed working with Nuclear Oath when I booked them in Edmonton. They have an energetic and terrifying live show and great attitudes! They had an incredible ability to read the crowd and really cater the show to fit what the audience wanted. I would happily book them again and again.” – Cara Ashbey (Odessa Management)

“Hard as fuck no bull shit metal” – Mark Russell (Calgary Beercore/ Citizen Rage)

“Intense live band, wicked songs with a high energy sound and stage performance that the crowd can really get into. They treat their band as professionally as they can and are very easy going guys who are fun to work with.” – Nate Reno (Calgary Metalfest)

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0 NEWS: Tech Groove Metal SLAGDUSTER To Perform At ARMSTRONG Metal Fest 2017 + New Album Out Now! “Deadweight”

June 8, 2017
by Asher
· Music News · Slagduster

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Montreal, QC – June 8, 2017

For fans of Gojira, Sikth, Meshuggah, Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried And Me

Tech Groove Metal SLAGDUSTER To Perform At ARMSTRONG Metal Fest 2017

New Album Out Now! “Deadweight”

Unleashing their sophomore album “Deadweight” this past May, Grand Forks, BC tech groove metallers SLAGDUSTER announce they will be performing on day two of this year’s Armstrong Metal Fest in Armstrong, BC on July 15th. This festival’s line up includes headliners Boston tech death / thrash titans REVOCATION, Vancouver’s reggae-metal fusion NINJASPY, Canadian 80’s thrash legends AGGRESSION and Vancouver Whammy Award Best Local Metal Artist winner GOLERS among many more from across the country. (Full fest details can be found at http://armstrongmetalfest.ca)

“We feel privileged to be a fairly regular band on the AMF roster. We always look forward to performing on their big stage, and reuniting with a bunch of our closest brothers and sisters of the Western Canadian metal scene. We’re excited to play our new material for the crowd of friends and festival goers who have probably seen us perform countless times and are ready for some more variety in our live set. The promoters are great at what they do, and have become good friends of ours over the years.” says vocalist / guitarist Shane Sherman.

Inspired by such giants as Goijira. Sikth, Meshuggah, Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried And Me, SLAGDUSTER’s sound can be best described as “progressive, groovy, creative, unique, heavy”. Their next offering “Deadweight” is the follow up their 2010 debut album ‘Nature.Humanity.Machine’. The album features nine tracks that give a variety a flavor with its ripping riffs and tremolo melodies to soft transitional parts and psychedelic interludes on top of constant heaviness and groove.

To check out a full stream of “Deadweight” and purchase, please visit the band’s Bandcamp at http://slagduster.com/album/deadweight

“Deadweight” is also available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and all major online retailers.

Show Dates:
June 10 – Kamloops, BC – Duchess On Tranquille – info
July 14/15 – Armstrong, BC – Armstrong Metal Fest w/ Revocation, Ninjaspy, Aggression – info

Track Listing:
1.Soldiers Of Meth (4:52)
2. Peeping Ron (3:43)
3. Profane Puppet (4:25)
4. Mother’s Milk (4:46)
5. Mushroom Stomp (4:34)
6. On All Fours (4:57)
7. Cheer Up Clown (4:40)
8. Ivory Into Coal (4:58)
9. Untouchable (4:37)
Album Length: 41:36

SLAGDUSTER is:
Shane Sherman – Vocals
Guitar, Alex Huber – Lead Guitar
Zak Waterlow – Bass
Joe Northcott – Drums

For More Info:

http://www.slagduster.com
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-9A5

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““Mother’s Milk” really is a head-spinner — a lurching, twisted, off-kilter, and thoroughly riveting display of vocal viciousness and instrumental pyrotechnics.” – No Clean Singing

“Slagduster deliver grooved rhythms, technical riffing, odd time signatures and pummeling vocals on new single “Peeping Ron”” – The Sludgelord

“an album packed with chaos and brutal disorder that is worthy of any mosh-pit.” – 925 Rebellion

“9 songs long, it doesn’t have time to get old or run out of imagination, something it has plenty of! Ending on the best song of the album, Untouchable. The ingredients combining here to give an exciting plate of metal that ensures you’re not going to be forgetting about Deadweight anytime soon.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life

“The entire album is a solid piece of work from its instrumentals to its lyricism. ” – Canadian Beats

“…their technical metal, with a lot of a-rhythmic patterns and mega-intensive guitar work, is very hard to find…an open, complex and adventurous album and is definitely a recommendation.” – Lords of Metal

“Slagduster are a sincerely unique proposition and these guys are anything but a deadweight, unshackled by the genre tropes that drag many a good band down and flying free in the process” – Worship Metal

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0 NEWS: MUTANK Cross Canada Tour w/ ANNIHILATOR, MASON; New EP Out June 16th “W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T.”

June 8, 2017
by Asher
· Music News · MUTANK

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Montreal, QC – June 8, 2017

For fans of D.R.I., Suicidal Tendencies, Havok, Megadeth

Montreal Thrashers MUTANK Cross Canada Tour w/ ANNIHILATOR, MASON

Streaming New Demolisher “P.O.P.U.L.O.U.S.”

New EP “W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T.” Out June 16th via Boonsdale Records

(Photo Credit: Katherine Dydyk)

L-R – Ahmed Daas – Drums, Chris Nasty – Guitar, Costa Skoulikas – Guitar, Stephen Reynolds – Vocals/Bass

Montreal thrash champions MUTANK will be embarking on their first ever cross Canada tour with legends ANNIHILATOR (dates listed below) in support of their new EP “W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T.” due out June 16th via Boonsdale Records. The new EP from the 2014 Wacken Metal Battle Canada winners is short, but sweet to follow their debut cassette EP “M.E.C.H. Metal” and is a taste of what’s to come from the band’s full length planned to be unleashed later this year. The five track demolisher “W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T.” was produced with Topon Das (Fuck The Facts) and is a step up from what people have heard from MUTANK thus far.

Vocalist/bassist Stephen Reynolds comments:

“Someone is gonna hurt their neck listening to this…This upcoming EP ‘W.H.A.T.S.T.H.A.T’ sort of started as a joke. I just thought it would be funny to force an acronym for ‘what’s that?’ and I came up with ‘We Have Alottta Thrash Songs That Have Abbreviated Titles’. From there we came up with the concept of an EP with a bunch of forced acronym titles. The EP itself was written somewhat conceptually with the individual songs being very short thrash songs that come together to make one longer progressive thrash track, which harkens back to the title since we don’t even know what it is! We have a ton of new material in the works as well, people can expect new stuff sooner rather than later!”

MUTANK‘s first single off the EP, “P.O.P.U.L.O.U.S” is streaming at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgVrCj3Rpd8

EP Promo Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTDEKMOUf9o

EP Pre-Order here.

Live video MUTANK at Wacken 2014 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQrLaG8BPL4

Track Listing:
1. L.I.F.E. (1:01)
2. I.D.I.O.T. (2:06)
3. P.O.P.U.L.O.U.S. (1:40)
4. F.O.G. (1:33)
5. D.E.A.T.H. (3:50)
EP Length: 10:17

EP line-up:
Stephen Reynolds – Vocals/Bass
Ahmed Daas – Drums
Costa Skoulikas – Guitar
Lee Whiskey – Guitar

Live line-up:
Stephen Reynolds – Vocals/Bass
Ahmed Daas – Drums
Costa Skoulikas – Guitar
Chris Nasty – Guitar

Ripping Through Canada Tour w/ Annihilator, Mason
June 13 – Victoria, BC – Distrikt Nightclub
June 15 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
June 16 – Calgary, AB – Dickens Pub
June 17 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room
June 18 – Saskatoon, SK – Saskatoon Event Center
June 19 – Regina, SK – The Exchange
June 20 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theater
June 23 – Waterloo, ON – Maxwells
June 24 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House
June 26 – Ottawa, ON – The Brass Monkey
June 28 – Quebec City, QC – L’Anti
June 29 – Montreal, QC – Café Campus
June 30 – Cornwall, ON – The House
July 1 – Cornwall, ON – The House

For More Info:

http://www.facebook.com/bonebrainsnotdemolishers
https://twitter.com/MUTANK
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-9F1

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“they play good-natured thrash a la Overkill and Exodus… perfectly serviceable and enjoyable, definitely more effective when they are playing fast.” – Decibel Mag

“MUTANK is like a Coffee Crisp bar: crunchy as hell, and without any gooey center.” – Bucket List Music Reviews

“their hybrid thrash, traditional, speed metal makes for a great heavy experience” – We Love Metal

“WAR is a vicious sonic attack… [M.E.C.H. Metal] it’s a ferocious delight.” – Powerplay Magazine UK

“Fans of old school speed metal and more metallically oriented crossover thrash should check out the compact and intense 25-minute speedbomb that is “M.E.C.H. Metal”.” – Metal Music Archives

“I personally think [M.E.C.H. Metal] could be contender for best album of the year!”- High Speed Hangover

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0 REMINDER – PROTOSEQUENCE “The Greasy BC Tour” (BC/AB)

June 8, 2017
by Asher
· Music News · Protosequence

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Montreal, QC – June 2017

For fans of After The Burial, Rings of Saturn, All Shall Perish, August Burns Red, and Born of Osiris

REMINDER – PROTOSEQUENCE “The Greasy BC Tour” (BC/AB)

The Greasy BC Tour sponsored by Absolute Underground

*Select dates with Plaguebringer

June 10 – Abbotsford, BC – Brother’s Billiards* – With Plaguebringer

June 11 – Victoria, BC – Intrepid Theatre* – With Plaguebringer

June 12 – Nanaimo, BC – The Cambie* – With Plaguebringer

June 13 – Vancouver, BC – 333* – With Plaguebringer
June 14 – Calgary, AB – Broken City
June 15 – Grande Prairie, AB – The Blue Room

June 17 – Edmonton, AB – Rendezvous Pub

L-R – Jacob Teeple (bass), Kyle Hunter (guitar), Joseph McKee (vocals), Logan Vars (drums), Parker (guitar and vocals)
Photo-credit: Lucas Gould at Trivium Photography

Offering a rush of groovy guitar parts met with story-filled lyrics and serene, landscape-sized instrumentals that roll like hills into a valley, Edmonton, AB’s PROTOSEQUENCE announce “The Greasy BC Tour” in support of their latest release “Schizophrene” along with them premiering new material that can only be heard live from their forthcoming follow up. The tour is presented by Temple Entertainment and Odessa Music Management plus sponsored by Absolute Underground and will kick off in Abbotsford, BC on June 10th and wrap up with a hometown show in Edmonton, AB on June 17th. Supporting PROTOSEQUENCE on the tour for select dates will be Calgary melodic progressive death metallers PLAGUEBRINGER.

Video “Guardian” on Djent Worldwide TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMRKEmnCZhU

Video “Pitiless” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvrKe-L6cI4

EP Stream – “Schizophrene” – https://protosequence.bandcamp.com/album/schizophrene

Track Listing:
1. Pitiless 03:47
2. Guardian 03:18
3. Cannabis Daggers 05:02
4. Darkness Weeps 05:55

For more info:

http://www.protosequence.com

EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-a9P

About:

Protosequence is a reference to the original genome where all life began — much like the band, which existed in principle before they even had a presence. Each of the members were lying in wait to be activated and become the strain that is now Protosequence. Kyle Hunter (guitar) was constantly crafting near-complete songs that were ready to be realized. It did not take long for Kyle and Logan Vars (drums) to finally meet. It seemed as though there were two projects destined to combine into a singular effort to form the final line-up for the band: Logan (drums), Kyle (guitar), Parker (guitar), Joseph (vocals), and Ryan (ex-bassist). Members have a long history in the Edmonton music scene, playing in bands like Anubian and In The Midst Of A Murder since the early 2000s.

The band draws influence from acts like All Shall Perish, August Burns Red, and The Black Dahlia Murder. With a foothold on their influences, they root their music in technicality while layering emotional, yet gruff vocals weaved into every track.The band transitions seamlessly through djent riffs, grinding drums, and groove elements, making their sound versatile and ever-changing. Each live performance is crafted like an album played from front to back, with each song bearing a story and painting the room like a canvas — leaving the colours and experiences on each audience member.

The band is currently planning to release another EP as a follow up to their 2016 release ‘Schizophrene’ that will be announced early 2017.

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0 Test Your Metal Rec: Sci-Fi Metal RAPHEUMETS WELL Posts Mexico Tour Video Diary; New Album Out Now

June 7, 2017
by Asher
· Music News · Rapheumets Well

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Montreal, QC – June 7, 2017

TestYourMetalOfficial.com | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Sci-Fi Metal RAPHEUMETS WELL Posts Mexico Tour Video Diary

“Enders Door” Out Now via Test Your Metal Records

Hickory, N.C. sci-fi metal band RAPHEUMETS WELL (Ra-few-mets) have posted a new video diary chronicling their adventures during their tour of Mexico this past May in support of their new album “Enders Door” released via Test Your Metal Records on May 26th.

Watch their video blog at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C3fn6Kk6jQ

Once again RAPHEUMETS WELL brings forth a voyage enriched with lore and a sound that is a complex mix of classical orchestrations, cosmic synths, and extreme metal to portray the epics of parallel worlds.

The synopsis of this next album “Enders Door” is in the fifth era of the Avomenian Empire, amidst the planetary ruins of Vaath, a rogue traveler would discover an artifact that would forever change his place in the cosmos.

Upon arriving to retrieve the artifact, it became apparent that Eryos’s brother Nathyiem would never make it to their arranged meeting point. In departing from the planet Vaath, Eryos received a distress signal from his brother’s ship, coming from an uncharted planet. Upon arriving, he found a odd world inhabited by a mysterious species called the Dreth led by lecherous matriarch named Eishar. It is here that he would uncover a faced-door, an inter-dimensional gateway to the Ender.

“Enders Door” order links:
CD – http://testyourmetalrecords.bigcartel.com/product/rapheumets-well-enders-door
Digital – https://testyourmetalrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rapheumets-well-enders-door

“Enders Door” Album Preview – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBGzAba24jY

360 Degree Video – Ghost Walkers Exodus – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qrAAbOdi14

Music Video – Enders Door – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7RPNXCtxQc

Show Dates:
June 23 – Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC

Track Listing:
1. The Traveler (4:39)
2. Distress From The Aberrant Planet (3:57)
3. The Autogenous Extinction (4:45)
4. Secrets of The Demigods (4:40)
5. Lechery Brought The Darkness (6:39)
6. Enders Door (6:35)
7. Prisoner of The Rift (2:58)
8. The Diminished Strategist (5:36)
9. Nastarian Waltz (1:13)
10. Ghost Walkers Exodus (5:41)
11. Killing The Colossus (5:58)
12. Eishar’s Lament (1:18)
13. Unveiling The Sapient (7:21)
Album Length: 1:01:20

Album Band Line Up:

Jeb Laird – Bass & Lead Vocals
Annette Greene – Female Vocals and Keys
Hunter Ross – Guitar
Brett Lee – Guitar
Joshua Nassaru Ward – Drums & Clean Vocals
Guest Guitarist – Brian Kingsland (Enthean and Nile)
Guest Bassist – Jonathan Finney

About:

Inspired by the fictitious universe of Sovael, RAPHEUMETS WELL is the name coined to the conscious deity who oversees the anastomosis of the multiverse, the master of portals and inter-dimensional travel. Being personified as a trickster, Rapheumet often creates chaos for unsuspecting voyagers. The word “Well” refers to the gravity wells, which like black holes, are catalyst of change and gateways between the cosmic plains.

Formed in 2008, 2011 and 2012 saw their first two demos followed by their first self release full length ‘Dimensions’ unleashed in 2014 that progressively told a larger story portrayed in a complex saga of Atai (ancient architects) who aid in the propagation of sentient life throughout the multi-verse. In 2016, they released their highly praised sophomore album ‘The Exile’ via Test Your Metal Records.

Now in 2017, from the birth of organic matter to great wars that tear the fabric of space/time, the story of RAPHEUMETS WELL‘s music serves to immerse you into a world of oddities once again with the band’s third release ‘Enders Door’ due out on May 26th via Test Your Metal Records.

For more info, please visit
https://www.testyourmetalofficial.com/rapheumets-well
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-9Rd

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“Hickory, NC’s Rapheumets Well(pronounced Ra-few-mets) is a band heavily steeped in science fiction and fantasy. And when I say heavily, I mean HEAVILY. They slam dunk their lushly orchestral and luxurious symphonic melodic blackened death metal into a fantastical and fantastically creative and complex world that I don’t even want to embarrass myself trying to explain. But, you gotta give mad ol’ props to any band willing to dive head first into something as elaborately conceptual as this costumed and inventive septet have from the off.” – Decibel Magazine

“if you like the theatrical havoc generated by Fleshgod Apocalypse and Dimmu Borgir, for example, you’ll fall in love for the music found in The Exile, the brand new concept album by the symphonic horde known as Rapheumets Well. ” – The Headbanging Moose

“As you’re about to find out, this first song from the new album combines turbocharged death metal vehemence with sweeping orchestral melodies, interweaving blazing drumwork and rapid-fire riffing with cosmic synthesizer vistas and fluid soloing, vicious growls and hair-raising shrieks with a vaulting clean-sung passage that coincides with the protagonist’s decision to end his apathy.” – No Clean Singing

“The Exilebrings symphonic elements to more intense and sometimes speedy death metal. Solid bursts of adrenaline, with the symphonies effectively working to provide a balance to these heavier moments, as heard in “The Epic of Darmak.” But the band is more than a one-trick pony, and frequently gives way to other flights of fancy while keeping the death metal sharp…an album that is well-written and enjoyable from start to finish. The potential is there for the band to really spread their wings for album number three.” – Dead Rhetoric

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