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0 Out Now! VOW OF THORNS Release New Album ‘Farewell To The Sun’; Canadian Tour Dates w/ Ashbringer

July 15, 2016
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· Music News · Vow of Thorns

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Out Now! VOW OF THORNS Release New Album ‘Farewell To The Sun’

Canadian Tour Dates w/ Ashbringer

Currently on their Ontario / Quebec tour with Minnesota’s Ashbringer (remaining dates listed below), London, ON’s black metal doom fusionists VOW OF THORNS‘ new album ‘Farewell To The Sun’ is now available as of July 15th on iTunes, all major online retailers and Bandcamp, where it is streaming in full at the following link: https://vowofthorns.bandcamp.com/album/farewell-to-the-sun

The album features six atmospheric tracks (mixed and mastered by Jason Walton of Agalloch) pairing the forces of black metal and doom, where the band blends the two styles with ease while maintaining a certain sense of tension and uncertainty in the air. The band is constantly shifting between disparaging black metal vocals and triumphant guitar hooks dripping with doom-encrusted bass riffs and theatrical drums. Lyrically, the vocals act like a lone wolf trailing off into a forest unwilling to look back and focusing only on what despair lay ahead.

One is able to catch a glimpse of each influence in VOW OF THORNS songwriting and their influences including Woods of Ypres, Agalloch, Drudkh, Opeth, Daylight Dies, and Wolves in the Throne Room. The band is on a journey that slowly takes on darker, lucid, and more despairing elements as they play more shows and write more records.

1. Meeting On The Astral Plane (10:30) [Youtube]

2. Great Abomination (5:07)

3. Farewell To The Sun Part I (4:28)

4. Farewell To The Sun Part II (10:32) [Youtube]

5. Farewell To The Sun Part III (7:51)

6. Doomed Woods (12:39)

Album Length: 51:10

Tour Dates w/ Ashbringer:

July 15 – Hamilton, ON – The Doors Pub – info

July 16 – London, ON – Old East Bar & Grill – info

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

About:

VOW OF THORNS once served as an anagram for guitarist Kevin Hawthorne’s solo work, now a joint effort with fellow guitarist Dustin Richards, the duo has quickly become one of the most intimidating musical ventures to date. For the past 6 years, the band has been conceptualizing albums and pushing the boundary between aggressive and emotional. Songs are constructed unanimously and without interruption in a seamless writing process to craft work fueled by their musical and environmental influences. Live, the band pays attention to the sonic experience with complimentary rhythm that creates a unique blend of intensity and atmosphere.

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0 NEWS: Saskatoon Extreme Noisemakers ADOLYNE (No List Records) Update Western Canadian Dates

July 14, 2016
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· Adolyne (No List Records) · Music News

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Saskatoon Extreme Noisemakers ADOLYNE (No List Records) Update Western Canadian Dates

Saskatoon’s extreme noise rock brawlers ADOLYNE (featuring Skot Hamilton from Ken mode) announce they will be performing show dates in Western Canada (dates listed below).

The band is performing in support of their latest album ‘of Ash / of Shit / of Shame’ unleashed in 2015 via No List Records.

‘of Ash / of Shit / of Shame’ is available digitally on all major online retailers plus colored limited edition 12″ vinyl from No List Records here.Full Album Stream – https://adolyne.bandcamp.com/album/of-ash-of-shit-of-shame

Music Video – The Knife Inside – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7VK3vyTQrM

Tour Dates (more dates to be announced):

July 21 – Edmonton, AB @ Filthy Mcnasties w/ The Weir, Falsehood, Ringleader – info

July 22 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos w/ The Weir, A Ghost in Drag, Gerard Weber – info

July 23 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Handsome Daughter w/ The Weir, Dead Ranch, Velodrome – info
Aug 19 – Victoria, BC @ Intrepid Theatre w/ Anion, Thick Skull, dieandfindout – info

1. (A Recurring Zero) (1:48)

2. Deserts In My Blood (2:38)

3. The Knife Inside (3:24)

4. (Moist Pennies) (1:10)

5. Crown (4:31)

6. Automatic Writing (7:26)

7. Swallow The Black Pill (7:58)

8. Gnashing Of The Teeth (3:16)

9. When Guilt Is The Only Muse (2:54)

10. Brawler’s Fracture (9:05)

Album Length: 44:14

For more info, please visit https://www.facebook.com/Adolyne-6201859627/

About:

After a series of false-starts, unceremonious firings and infantile rows, Adolyne officially assembled about a dozen years ago as a means to keep warm through the endless prairie winter that they were either too dumb to abandon or stubborn to admit defeat to. Less a product of their surroundings than a direct reaction to artistic absences in their immediate vicinity, the band spent their initial years harnessing vulgar sonic philosophy and a reactionary base-level onslaught into one of the most incendiary live shows in Western Canada. Noise-rock petulance, post-hardcore abandon, and a spiraling metallic thrust collide violently in to an animal that is as much merciless volume worship as it is nightmarish existential crisis.

Adolyne incites an ugly musical knife fight between 90’s Noise mongers from the heavier end of the Amphetamine Reptile fold and the brooding sonic theorists of the Hydra Head Industries class, while assorted voices from the post-hardcore and math-rock crowds goad them on with unsavory and dangerous advice. For those who haven’t the time or stomach to be entirely educated on the background of this savage rumble though, journalist and filmmaker Craig Silliphant was best able to express what to expect from Adolyne in his review which warned “Adolyne is a cathartic, primal force that will tear down your soul and spit it in your face….. It’s usually a cliché to say something defies categorization, but I’ll take a punch in the face before I’ll offer a definitive description of the music that Adolyne makes. It’s best to just get the hell out of the way.

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0 NEWS: VAN HALST Announce Fest Date At Metalocolypstick (Festival Celebrating Women In Metal) + Western Canadian Tour Dates Presented By PureGrainAudio.com

July 14, 2016
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VAN HALST Announce Fest Date At Metalocolypstick (Festival Celebrating Women In Metal)
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Western Canadian Tour Dates Presented By PureGrainAudio.com

Out Now! New Album ‘World of Make Believe’

Photo Credit: Renee Robyn

Music Video – Save Me – Watch here.

Lyric Video – Questions – Watch here.

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Canadian goth rock / metal band VAN HALST announce they will be performing on this year’s Metalocalypstick Festival in Valemount, BC on August 27th. The two day non for profit festival was formed to support women in metal, punk, hardcore and heavy bands! All bands on the fest line up feature one or more FEMALE member that are all Canadian and all power with special out of country guests Brazil’s NERVOSA headlining. 2% of proceeds from the festival will be donated to Girls Rock Camp and Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter. Full details and line up can be found at http://www.metalocalypstickfest.rocks.

“We are very excited to be performing at Metalocolypstick Fest. There is such a limited presence of women in rock and metal so we’re really looking forward to meeting all the other bands over the weekend. This is an important festival being that the majority of festivals we perform at are male dominated, usually we’re the only female led band on the bill. We’re looking forward to watching the other bands and encourage people to come out to beautiful BC to take part in the festival.” comments vocalist Kami Van Halst of Van Halst.Metalocalypstick Festival will be one of VAN HALST‘s stops during their Western Canadian tour presented by PureGrainAudio.com. The tour will kick off at OurFest in Nevis, AB on August 20th and wrap up with a hometown show in Edmonton, AB on September 4th.

Tour Dates:

Aug 20 – Nevis, AB – Ourfest – info
Aug 27 – Valemount, BC – Metalocolypstick Fest – info
Aug 31 – Kelowna, BC – Fernando’s Pub
Sept 2 – Victoria, BC – Logan’s Pub
Sept 3 – Vancouver, BC – Red Room
Sept 4 – Edmonton, BC – Mercury Room

About:
A fierce, empowering force of hard rock fused with metal with strong socially conscious lyrics and advocacy for female rights, VAN HALST recently released their debut album ‘World of Make Believe’ on March 4th, 2016, which is now available on iTunes and Bandcamp.

VAN HALST, a project that first began as a solo endeavour for whom the band is named after — Kami Van Halst, has since become a full group producing socially conscious, lyrical tracks that focus on disenfranchised and marginalized populations. The band’s influences stay true to goth rock with Kami Van Halst demonstrating an agile vocal delivery in combination with pummeling growls. Lyrically, the band draws from black metal due to its focus on people suffering from isolation and rising to overcome the preconceptions of a judgmental society. In This Moment’s industrial fusion remains a primary influence for Van Halst, employing a sampler, synthesizer, and distorted vocals.

Kami Van Halst dominates as the vocalist performing both growls and soaring vocals (Surviving Suzanne), Scott Greene (Derina Harvey Band/Dirty Pool) and Strathon J. Bajowsky (Havok Way) craft the guitar work while Brendan McMillan (bass) (My Darkest Days) and Brett Seaton (drums) (Cultured by Fire) drive the rhythm section of the band. Kami’s range and virtuosic vocal ability always captivates an audience and her attitude on stage truly delivers the meaning behind the songs. The main writing forces for the band are Kami and Scott working together to give listeners a vivid image of social injustices. The band’s live performance is a theatric experience as the utilize full-costumes, make-up and stage props.

1. The End (4:31)
2. Save Me (4:12)
3. Ryan’s Song (4:11)
4. World of Make Believe (3:46)
5. Questions (3:23)
6. Denying Eyes (4:08)
7. Monster (3:29)
8. Plastic Smile (5:11)
9. Put Him Down (4:33)
10. Perfect Storm (4:44)

Album Length: 42:14

For more info, please visit www.vanhalstmusic.com

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0 NEWS: MEDEVIL Unleash ‘Machination Factory’ Off Upcoming Debut ‘Conductor of Storms’ Out Aug 26th

July 13, 2016
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· Medevil · Music News

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MEDEVIL Unleash ‘Machination Factory’ Off Upcoming Debut ‘Conductor of Storms’ Out Aug 26th

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L-R – Eric Wesa (Bass/Backup Vocals), Ross Collingwood (Drums), Liam Collingwood (Vocals), Gary Cordsen (Lead Guitar), Brett Gibbs (Rhythm Guitar)

Chilliwack, BC’s heavy metallers MEDEVIL will be unleashing their debut album‘Conductor of Storms’ on August 26th with much anticipation from the Canadian scene after placing as a national finalist (top 6) during the 2015 Wacken Metal Battle Canada. With influences from legends such as Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Accept and Metal Church, MEDEVIL have taken their self-described ‘power thrash’ full of blistering fast riffs, strong choruses and vocalist Liam Colingwood’s impressive vocals (you can swear is Udo Dirkschneider from a distance) to present a debut of eight anthem chanting tracks.

The band’s first single ‘Machination Factory’ is now streaming at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lF6_AE7UCg4

1. Nightwalk (5:11)

2. Machination Factory (4:37)

3. An Empty Glass (4:03)

4. In The Distance (2:50)

5. The Angel of Rain (7:40)

6. A Sacrifice (5:04)

7. Escape (4:20)

8. The Fabled Uxoricide (12:02)

Album Length: 45:51

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

About:

It is one of the most magical moments in a band’s life when they release their debut album. We can only imagine what Kerry King and Tom Araya felt like on the eve of ‘Show No Mercy’ being unleashed on the world, or the excitement that must have coursed through Steve Harris and Dave Murray as their self-titled debut was about to escape into an unsuspecting and never to be the same again world.

Well, Medevil don’t just imagine it…their debut album ‘Conductor of Storms’ is about to explode in a blast of metallic thunder and lightning upon the earth.

Hailing from Chiliwack, BC, Medevil are a hard-working progressive band, constantly striving to improve their songs, a fact not missed by Wacken Metal Battle Canada, where Medevil made the top 6!

Band vocalist Liam Collingwood explains the band’s memorable moniker. ‘The band name was thought up by Eric and fits our style of music perfectly.’

Liam is very serious about the bands modus operandi. ‘Medevil formed as a creative outlet for each member. The goal of our band is to satisfy our creative desires, while maintaining our standard of quality and to expand our knowledge of music as a whole. In five words, I’d sum up our music as power/thrash/prog/heavy metal.’

Liam says if he had to pick one Medevil track to represent the band it would be ‘the song ‘Machination Factory’ as it is one of the heavier songs on the album and it’s also the newest song that we wrote so it’s fresher in our heads. We wanted to release something first that would be a good start at representing our band even though future songs may.’

Liam reveals that song-writing is very much a collaborative effort. ‘We normally have a bunch of riff ideas ourselves and then we all come together to complete our vision…We all take part in the writing. All the songs have some sort of collaboration going on, even though some may be very minor alterations. We try to collaborate on projects as much as possible without destroying the original vision.’

While the band collaborates strongly on the music, the lyrics are Liam’s department, as you’d expect. ‘Lyrics are normally written based on an emotion or a story I am thinking of at the time that I want to project. Although sometimes I have some melodies in my head that I really like which I try to put into my lyrics. Some songs are more about a story I am telling whether fictional or somewhat true. Others are about a feeling or emotion I am feeling at the time and can be hidden beneath metaphors.’

Liam is proud that Medevil have a high level of quality control when it comes to their music. ‘In total we probably scrapped eight songs in favour of the ones included on the album. Our early sound, from 2011-2014, was mostly a rock-esque type of metal. ‘In The Distance’, ‘The Angel of Rain’ and ‘A Sacrifice’ are all from the early days of the band. When we included Brett and Gary in the band in 2014, we started leaning towards a much faster and more progressive style.’

A similar level of thought went into the track listing. ‘The track listing was a long task, it was most decided based on what we thought was the best listening experience for our fans and for how we like to set up our live shows with some changes. Fans can expect new material in the coming years and regular tours once or twice a year.’

Liam rates the bands live show highly. ‘People can expect a refined sound from us as well as a powerful energy, and a good connection between the band members. Fans can tell we are a band of friends!’

Liam reveals that the letter ‘M’ is very significant in Medevil’s top five influences, which are ‘Metalica, Megadeth, Mastodon, Metal Church, and Iron Maiden!’

And now we can add Medevil to that proud list of bands beginning with M who all released powerful a debut album.

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0 NEWS: Montreal Prog Metal FRACTAL CYPHER Reveal Their Softer Side With ‘Awakening’; Debut Album ‘The Human Paradox’ Out Sept 7th

July 13, 2016
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· Fractal Cypher · Music News

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Montreal Prog Metal FRACTAL CYPHER Reveal Their Softer Side With ‘Awakening’

Reveal Album Artwork and Track Listing For ‘The Human Paradox’

Montreal prog metallers FRACTAL CYPHER are giving fans a taste of their softer side with their third single and ballad ‘Awakening’ off their upcoming debut album‘The Human Paradox’ set for a release on September 7th. The album is produced by Chris Donaldson (Cryptopsy, The Agonist, Beyond Creation, Neuraxis) and will be comprised of 9 songs, each hand picked and strategically chosen to best represent the living, breathing entity that is FRACTAL CYPHER.

“Let yourself be seduced by the melodies of ‘Awakening’, first of the two ballads from ‘The Human Paradox’. Very special thanks to Julie Jasmin (Violin) and Sara Jasmin (Viola), two special guests on this track. Now just close your eyes and let your imagination do the rest. Enjoy!” comments vocalist Simon Lavoie.

‘Awakening’ is available on iTunes, Bandcamp, Amazon, CD Baby, Google Play and can be heard at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob0lvfrZQmQ

FRACTAL CYPHER‘s two previous released singles ‘Lost’ and ‘Prison Planet’ can be heard at the following links:

‘Lost’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yVQz5qIjtE

‘Prison Planet’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4EvJ1CHhXE

FRACTAL CYPHER exists to captivate audiences with progressive instrumentals that cut through the mesmerizing vocals yet somehow evolving; each listen provides a new perspective. Straight out of the heart of Canada’s metal scene, these Montreal metallers constantly shift their compositions with seamless transitions and theatrical interludes to keep audiences on their toes. Since 2014, ex-Far From Reality members Simon Lavoie (vocals), Ludovick Daoust (keyboard), and Vincent Bruneau (guitar) have dedicated themselves to FRACTAL CYPHER.

The powerful quintet is just as versatile in their music as they are in their musical interests, darting between djent, death metal, and classic rock. Each song acts of their own volition almost taking control of the members and shaping a personality and energy not unlike a living entity. Ludovick is at the helm of songwriting, calculating and unlocking each melody and becoming the voice for each piece.

1. Lost (8:23)
2. Endless Circle (6:26)
3. Shining A While (8:04)
4. Prison Planet (5:27)
5. Imminent Extinction (6:28)
6. Final Abode (8:32)
7. Awakening (6:21)
8. Idle Words (7:52)
9. The Ghost Of Myself (7:24)

For more info, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/fractalcypher.

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0 NEWS: SIGNS OF CHAOS Offer Free Download ‘Break You’ Show Dates July 13th w/ Hatebreed In Ottawa + July 23rd w/ First Fragment in Gatineau

July 13, 2016
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· Music News · Signs of Chaos

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SIGNS OF CHAOS Offer Free Download ‘Break You’

Show Dates July 13th w/ Hatebreed In Ottawa + July 23rd w/ First Fragment in Gatineau

L-R – Tom Hansen – Bass, Matt MacIvor – Guitar, Nick Bedard – Vocals, Stephane Desilets – Drums, Dave McCann – Guitar

Photo Credit: Cheryl Gunhouse at Cher’s Photography

EP Stream – Watch It Burn – Listen here.

Ottawa, ON’s SIGNS OF CHAOS are offering fans a FREE download of their track ‘Break You’ via their Bandcamp from their brutally hard hitting EP ‘Watch It Burn’ unleashed this past April to follow 2012’s debut album ‘Rise’ and 2009’s untitled Demo.

To get your FREE download of ‘Break You’, please visit the following link: http://signsofchaos.bandcamp.com/track/break-you

The song download is in promotion of their upcoming show date as local opening support for Hatebreed’s tour stop on July 13th at Mavericks (full details here) plus their show date in Gatineau, QC on July 23rd with Great Knights and First Fragment (full details here). The band has previously been local Ottawa support for Alestorm, Eluveitie, Insomnium, Firewind, Dark Tranquility, Beyond Creation, Exciter, Death Angel to name a few.

Upcoming Show Dates:
July 13 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks w/ Hatebreed, Accursed Spawn – info
July 23 – Gatineau, QC – Minotaure w/ Greta Knights, First Fragment, About: Blank, Fumigation – info

1. Taking You Out (3:28)

2. No Guilt (4:05)

3. All Kinds of Sick (4:37)

4. Monster (3:41)

5. Break You (5:08)

6. Watch It Burn (11:26)

EP Length: 32:28

For more info, please visit: http://www.signsofchaos.ca.

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0 NEWS: NoCleanSinging Premiere ENTITY’s ‘200,000 Years’ + Western Canadian Tour Dates

July 12, 2016
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· entity · Music News

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NoCleanSinging Premiere ENTITY’s ‘200,000 Years’ + Western Canadian Tour Dates

L-R: Carl Brown (Bass), Kyle Braun (Drums), Adam Kozak (Guitar/Vocals), Tyler Augusto (Guitar)

Photo Credit: Bradon Bollen

Hitting the road for a tour across Western Canada with their main stop being the Armstrong Metal Fest on July 15th, Winnipeg’s blackened death metallers ENTITY are premiering their new single ‘200,000 Years’ via NoCleanSinging.com. The track features a guitar solo from Roger Mowat of GOD SAID KILL and will be one of many brutal assaulting tracks from their forthcoming 2017 album ‘Phobia of The Formless’. Since the band’s inception in 2012, they have unleashed a discography featuring 2015’s ‘Vindictive Killing’ (single), 2014’s Horrendous and Repugnant (single), 2014’s ‘Strings’ (EP) and 2014’s ‘Demo(n)’ (LP) plus have shared the stage with such acts as Skeletonwitch, Cryptopsy and legendary Canadian metal act Razor.

Entity-Phobia-of-the-Formless

‘200,000 Years’ is streaming via NoCleanSinging.com at the following link: http://www.nocleansinging.com/2016/07/12/an-ncs-premiere-entity-200000-years/#more-111188

The Armstrong Metalfest Tour w/ Inverted Serenity:

July 13 – Vancouver, BC @ The Hindenburg

July 14 – Kamloops, BC @ The Office – info (Armstrong Metalfest Kick Off Party)

July 15 – Armstrong, BC @ Armstrong Metal Fest – info

July 17 – Edmonton, AB @ DV8 – info

July 18 – Calgary, AB @ Distortion – info

July 19 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Park Theatre

July 29 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Park Theatre*

*without Inverted Serenity

More info: https://www.facebook.com/EntityDM.

Biography:

Thundering in the distance of the Canadian prairies from the depths of Winnipeg hail four-piece ENTITY generating blasphemous death metal tainted with thrash. The four-year-old project grew out of a desire to generate terrifying metal complete with gratuitous solos and complimentary blast beats that whip each song into shape. They have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with such acts as Skeletonwitch, Cryptopsy, and legendary Canadian metal act Razor.

Carl Brown (bass), Kyle Braun (drums), Adam Kozak (guitar/vocals), Tyler Augusto (guitar) are constantly pushing their writing abilities to create music that sounds like an army pacing through the muddy trenches of war and emerges victorious. Their influences are present in each song, and elements from old school thrash to new school technical death metal can be extracted throughout. Instrumentally, the guitar tone pierces through the blasting drums and is stitched together with doomy vocals. Each song is written to be a map through a tremendous journey with the band as the listener’s adept guide.

The band has produced a staggering four albums over the course of 4 years and is ready to release the height of their musical efforts, ‘Phobia Of The Formless’ [LP] in early 2017. Their songs are filled with torturous lyrics that pair well with their high energy stage performance

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0 REMINDER: Armstrong Metalfest Online Tickets End Wednesday Night @ Midnight 12AM PST

July 12, 2016
by Asher
· Armstrong Metal Fest · Music News

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Montreal, QC – July 2016

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REMINDER

AHHH! Better hurry up metalheads!
Armstrong MetalFest – AMF Online ticket sales will end Wednesday night at Midnight 12AM PST

Physical tickets will be for sale right up until the event starts.
Get them now! https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/tickets/

July 15/16 – ARMSTRONG METAL FEST 2016
w/ Beyond Creation, Dayglo Abortions, Unleash The Archers,
Archspire, Rivers of Nihil, The Zenith Passage and More!

Online Store Now Open!

Promo Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9zHeA2pKWs

Free Digital Sampler – https://armstrongmetalfest.bandcamp.com/album/armstrong-metalfest-2016-mountain-moshpit-vol-1
(over 90 minutes of headbanging tracks from bands performing at this year’s festival)

Armstrong Metal Fest are proud to reveal the full schedule for this year’s 2016 line up that includes headliners Beyond Creation, Dayglo Abortions, Unleash The Archers, Archspire, Rivers of Nihil, The Zenith Passage and more!

The fest is held in Armstrong, BC on July 15th and 16th at the Hassen Arena showcasing a high caliber of Western Canadian metal along with international touring acts. Follow event details and news at the following facebook event here orwww.ArmstongMetalFest.ca.

Schedule:

Friday, July 15th:

11:00am – 11:25am – Apollyon (Kelowna, BC) – http://apollyon-ca.bandcamp.com

11:35am – 12:00pm – Vehement Dissent (Edmonton, AB) –http://soundcloud.com/user-190217290/desolation-sound-1

12:10pm – 12:35pm – Crucible of Scorn (Prince George, BC) – http://www.facebook.com/crucibleofscorn

12:45pm – 1:10pm – Defiling The Nasma (Vancouver, BC) – http://defilingthenasma.bandcamp.com

1:20pm – 1:45pm – The Mountain Man (Vancouver, BC) (Broken Neck Radio People’s Choice Award Winner) – http://mountainmanmetal.bandcamp.com

1:55pm – 2:20pm – Nomad (Enderby, BC) –http://www.facebook.com/nomadmetalband

2:30pm – 2:55pm – Apprentice (Vancouver, BC) –http://apprenticevancouver.bandcamp.com

3:05pm – 3:30pm – Revenger (Vancouver, BC) –http://revengermusic.bandcamp.com

3:40pm – 4:05pm – DropDeadFred (Kelowna, BC) –http://dropdeadfredcanada.bandcamp.com

4:15pm – 4:40pm – Entity (Winnipeg, MB) – http://entitywinnipeg.bandcamp.com

4:50pm – 5:15pm – W.M.D (Calgary, AB) – http://www.wmdofficial.com

5:25pm – 5:50pm – Kataplexis (Calgary, AB) – http://kataplexis.bandcamp.com

6:00pm – 6:30pm – Saints of Death (Vancouver, BC) –http://www.saintsofdeath.com

6:40pm – 7:10pm – DEAD ASYLUM (Vancouver, BC) –http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/deadasylum

7:20pm – 7:50pm – Tyrants Demise (Winnipeg, MB) –http://tyrantsdemise.bandcamp.com

8:00pm – 100 MAN SHOTGUN (at Campground)

8:15pm – 8:50pm – XUL (Vernon, BC) – http://xulmetal.bandcamp.com

9:10pm – 9:55pm – Nylithia (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.nylithia.com

10:15pm – 11:00pm – West of Hell (Vancouver, BC) –https://www.facebook.com/WestofHell

11:20pm – 12:20am – Unleash The Archers (Vancouver, BC) (Whammy Award Metal Winner) – http://www.unleashthearchers.com

Saturday, July 16th:

11:00am – 11:25am – Odinfist (Armstrong, BC) – http://odinfist.bandcamp.com

11:35am – 12:00pm – ArkenFire (Kelowna, BC) – http://www.arkenfire.com

12:10pm – 12:35pm – Leave the Living (Red Deer, AB) –http://www.leavetheliving.bandcamp.com

12:45pm – 1:10pm – Slagduster (Grand Forks, BC) – http://slagduster.com

1:20pm – 1:45pm – BLËED (Edmonton, AB) – http://www.bleedband.com

1:55pm – 2:20pm – Cryptic Enslavement (Nanaimo, BC) –http://crypticenslavement.bandcamp.com

2:30pm – 3:00pm – Trollband (Edmonton, AB/ Vancouver, BC) –http://www.trollband.bandcamp.com

3:10pm – 3:40pm – Eye of Horus (Edmonton, AB) –http://eyeofhorusofficial.bandcamp.com

3:50pm – 4:20pm – Noire (Winnipeg, MB) –http://deathboundrecords.bandcamp.com

4:30pm – 5:00pm – Inverted Serenity (Winnipeg, MB) –http://invertedserenity.bandcamp.com

5:10pm – 5:40pm – Planet Eater (Regina, SK) – http://planeteater-sk.bandcamp.com

5:50pm – 6:25pm – Black Wizard (Vancouver, BC) –http://blackwizard.bandcamp.com

6:25pm – 6:50pm – TRASH WRESTLING (Outside Arena)

6:50pm – 7:30pm – The Zenith Passage (Los Angeles/ Bay Area) – https://www.facebook.com/TheZenithPassage

7:30pm – 7:55pm – TRASH WRESTLING (Outside Arena)

7:55pm – 8:35pm – Rivers of Nihil (Reading, PA) – http://www.metalblade.com/riversofnihil

8:35pm – 9:00pm – TRASH WRESTLING (Outside Arena)

9:00pm – 9:45pm – Dayglo Abortions (Victoria, BC) –http://thedaygloabortions.com

10:10pm – 10:55pm – Archspire (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.season-of-mist.com/bands/archspire

11:15pm – 12:15am – Beyond Creation (Montreal, QC) – https://beyondcreation.bandcamp.com

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EARLY BIRD PRE-SALE SOLD OUT!

Tickets are available for $120 CAN per ticket! Camping is included in the ticket price and for those who can only make certain nights, day passes are available at the festival.

Tickets can be purchased at the following link: https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/tickets/

About:

Taking influence from Europe’s music festival circuit, Armstrong Metal Fest is a heavy metal celebration that encourages metal heads from across Canada and the globe to mosh and camp with the backdrop of great outdoors of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. What started as a backyard party in 2009 with nothing but eleven local metal bands such as Terrifier, Xul and Odinfist to name a few, has grown into a a huge success admired by the Western Canadian Metal scene. 2016 will be the eighth year of the festival and is planned to be the largest year for music and attendance yet. This year’s team of organizers known as the West Metal Entertainment Society is the most dedicated to date and are excited to present an incredible line up along with some changes to come for AMF 2016. Previous years of the festival have seen line ups with Cattle Decapitation, Suffocation, Anciients, Bison BC, Striker, Crimson Shadows, Holy Grail, Archspire, Cryptopsy, Unleash The Archers, Divinity, Into Eternity, Ninjaspy, Vesperia, XUL, Odinfist, Death Toll Rising, Gomorrah among many others .

For more info, please visit www.ArmstrongMetalFest.ca

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WCMFA:

Calgary Metalfest – http://www.calgarymetalfest.com

Farmageddon Open Air – http://www.farmageddon.ca

Loud As Hell – http://www.loudashell.com

Sponsors:

Absolute Underground Mag – https://www.facebook.com/AbsoluteUndergroundTV

Asher Media Relations – http://www.ashermediarelations.com

Askew’s Foods – http://www.askewsfoods.com/index.php

Broken Neck Radio – http://www.brokenneckradio.com

Canada’s Extreme Metal Radio – http://www.xtrememetalradio.ca

Metal Master Kingdom – http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com

Metal Nation Radio – http://www.metalnationradio.com

No Messiah – http://www.nomessiah.net

Old Style Pilsner – http://www.oldstylepilsner.com

PureGrainAudio – http://www.puregrainaudio.com

Rancho Vignola – http://www.ranchovignola.com

The Green – http://www.thegreen.ca

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0 NEWS: VESPERIA Joins ‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ Presented By PureGrainAudio.com w/ Necronomicon, Abiotic

July 12, 2016
by Asher
· Music News · Vesperia

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NEWS RELEASE

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For fans of Septicflesh, Wintersun, Arcturus, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Finntroll

VesperiaMetal.com | Bandcamp | iTunes

VESPERIA Joins ‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ Presented By PureGrainAudio.com w/ Necronomicon, Abiotic

L-R – Casey Elliott (Guitar), Morgan Rider (Vocals, Bass), Frankie Caracci (Guitar), Dylan Gowan (Drums)

Live at Wacken Open Air 2015 – Watch here.

EP Stream – The Iron Tempests – Listen here.

Music Video – The Western Tempests – Watch here.

Canadian epic metal quartet and 2015 Wacken Metal Battle champions VESPERIA are proud to announce they will be back on the road for dates across Canada with death metal masters NECRONOMICON and Floridian tech-death metallers ABIOTIC for the ‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ presented by PureGrainAudio.com. The tour will kick off in Ottawa, ON on August 4th and head as far west as Vancouver to wrap up back east in VESPERIA‘s hometown of Oshawa on Aug 27th. This is VESPERIA‘s second cross Canada tour in 2016, previously supporting Finnish metal masters KALMAH during the month of April.

“We are back for another assault upon Canada! This time we look forward to joining forces with Necronomicon and Abiotic! We can’t wait to see all of our Canadian fans again soon!” comments vocalist / bassist Morgan Rider.

VESPERIA are currently completing the recording of their new album to follow to 2015’s ‘The Iron Tempests’ EP. The album is being recorded at Blue Sound & Music Studios in Toronto, Canada with engineer/ producer Russ Mackay (Mastodon, Iron Maiden, Styx) and will feature an array of famous Canadian guest musicians with the art created by Juno award-winning artist Hugh Syme (Rush, Nevermore, Dream Theater).

VESPERIA launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise over $5,000 to record the new album giving fans many special and unique perks for their contributions, including mead made by the band’s front man Morgan Rider, drinking horns, album pre-releases, the bands stage banners and much more! For all details on contributions, please visit the following link: https://www.indiegogo.com/at/new-vesperia-album

‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ presented by PureGrainAudio.com:
8/4 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
8/5 – St. Catherines, ON @ Detour Music Hall
8/6 – Windsor, ON @ Windsor Beer Exchange
8/7 – London, ON @ Call The Office
8/9 – Sudbury, ON @ The Asylum
8/12 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks
8/13 – Brandon, MA @ North Hill Inn
8/14 – Winnipeg, MA @ The Park Theatre
8/15 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange
8/16 – Lethbridge, AB @ Inferno Nightclub
8/17 – Edmonton, AB @ The Brixx
8/18 – Kelowna, BC @ Muninn’s Post
8/19 – Victoria, BC @ The V-Lounge
8/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
8/21 – Prince George, BC @ Generator Cabaret
8/22 – Calgary, AB @ Distortion
8/23 – Saskatoon, SK @ O’Brian’s Event Centre
8/26 – Timmins, ON @ The Working Class
*8/27 – Oshawa, ON @ The Atria
* = Abiotic & Vesperia only

About:

The cloudy beginnings of VESPERIA lay etched in the gorged bodies of former musical projects among the now four-member band. Twisting, writhing and forcing their aural onslaught upon metal audiences across the globe have sincerely ensured the band’s continuity through all the harsh and arduous battles modern metal bands are bound to encounter in their tenures.

Established in 2012 by vocalist/ bassist Morgan Rider, the sound, direction and theme of the music quickly and naturally evolved into the style of fierce and heroic metal the band is now known and praised for.

Shortly after releasing their first full-length album Voyage from Vinland, VESPERIAredefined themselves and further focused their direction with the 2012 demo, The Swordsman. In 2013, the band independently funded and released their 2nd full-length album An Olden Tale, drawing the ears and attention of metal fans around the world and demonstrating their true mastery of their craft. During that same year, the band also independently funded and completed several Canadian tours to support the album.

Early 2015 saw the band enter the studio once again to record some demo material, which would become The Iron Tempests EP. During this time, the band toured Canada from coast to coast and also made an appearance at Wacken Open Air in Germany, where they won the title of 2015 International Wacken Battle Champions, a second time win for the band’s frontman, Morgan.

With their most fierce music written to date and a bounty of opportunity awaiting,VESPERIA continue to hungrily eye 2015 as the year they will make their mark upon the Earth.

For more info, please visit the following links:

http://www.vesperiametal.com

http://facebook.com/vesperiametal

http://twitter.com/vesperiametal

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0 NEWS: Idobi Radio Premiere Fuzz Rockers HOWLING GIANT ‘Mothership’; New EP ‘Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1’ Due Out Aug 12th

July 12, 2016
by Asher
· Howling Giant · Music News

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For fans of Elder, Red Fang, Melvins, Baroness, Rush

Idobi Radio Premiere Fuzz Rockers HOWLING GIANT ‘Mothership’

New EP ‘Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1’ Due Out Aug 12th

L-R – Roger Marks – Bass, Vocals, Tom Polzine – Guitar, Vocals, Zach Wheeler – Drums, Vocals

Photo Credit: Kim Auch

HOWLING GIANT is what happens when three nerds write about space travel, doomed seafarers, and a sentient android hellbent for a camel killing death crusade. HOWLING GIANT plays self-indulgent, drop-tuned, fuzzed out riffs that could curdle milk. With the release of their upcoming EP ‘Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1’ due out on August 12th, the fuzz rockers from Nashville, TN have teamed up with Idobi Radio for the premiere of their first single ‘Mothership’ streaming at the following link: http://idobi.com/exclusives/premiere/premiere-howling-giants-mothership/

Drummer Zachary Wheeler comments on the track:

“Mothership’ sets the scene for the Black Hole Space Wizard universe. Mankind has ravaged earth and has been forced to live on a giant space station which they revere as the pinnacle of human achievement. About halfway through the track we start to focus on a group of humans answering a call to defend the Mothership from an unknown entity.”

‘Black Hole Space Wizard: Part 1’ was produced by HOWLING GIANT, mixed by Kim Auch plus mastered by Chris Fasco as the follow up to their 2015 self titled debut.

1. Mothership (4:51)

2. Exodus Earth (4:51)

3. Dirtmouth (4:31)

4. Clouds of Smoke (7:01)

EP Length: 21:05

EP Credits:

• All songs performed by: Howling Giant

• All songs written by: Howling Giant

• Produced by: Howling Giant

• Mixed by: Kim Auch

• Mastered by: Chris Frasco

Album Band Line Up:

– Tom Polzine – Guitar, Vocals

– Roger Marks – Bass Guitar, Vocals

– Zach Wheeler – Drums, Vocals

– Drew Harakal – Organ, Synths

Live Band Line Up: Tom Polzine, Roger Marks, Zach Wheeler

About:

HOWLING GIANT! The very name summons up mental images of a huge mutated orc-warrior astride an even more gigantic mastodon, ready to bring death, doom, damnation and destruction (and many other things beginning with “d”) down upon its enemies.

Names matter, and something magical happened when three nerds obsessed with all that is fuzzed-out, riffed-out, and heavy came together to compose cosmic odes to space travel, doomed sea-farers, and even an android on a camel-killing crusade (what harm did the poor camel ever do to him?), under the name Howling Giant.

Drummer Zach Wheeler says the name is no accident and reflects the band’s music. “Howling Giant sounds a lot like a loud beast, which is what we strive to do musically. We aim to create a full sound that people might normally expect from a five-piece rather than a power-trio.” Indeed, by employing the three-piece format, Howling Giant is following in the footsteps of legends like Motorhead, MC5, Cream, and Corrosion of Conformity; good company to be in! As the band’s philosophy would have it wisely: “Teamwork makes the dream work.”

Hailing from Nashville, Howling Giant obviously had some special metal immunity to all the country and western music in the air. The boys started jamming at school in Boston with an aim to move away from overtly serious music and have fun, describing their music accurately as “loud, energetic, heavy, melodic, and cosmic.”

Overall, Howling Giant’s music forms part of a fascinating Black Hole Space Wizard concept EP series. As guitarist Tom Polzine explains, “Musically we aim to write songs that are melodic, catchy, and head bang-able. As a concept series, we strive to conjure up space-themed imagery of heroes and villains at war, introducing the story and setting the scene of things to come within the Black Hole Space Wizard Universe. We’re not trying to spell out the entire story so much as we are creating scenes to provoke your imagination.”

Writing is very much a collaborative effort. “We usually come up with a general theme, then we write riffs and musical passages to support said theme. After that, we work on overall arrangements to create a nice flow and build within the song. Lyrics and vocal melodies come last as an icing on a very meaty cake. We find the flow of an album is just as important as the flow of an individual song and we strive to make each song unique. We wanted to include a combination of heavy, spacey, doom, and thrash, all wrapped up in a crunchy garage-sounding blanket. Fans can expect two more EPs within the Black Hole Space Wizard Universe. And with an overflowing riff bank, who knows how long we’ll go.”

Such far-out music deserves far-out lyrics, and Howling Giant is prepared to go to extreme lengths to get them. As bassist Roger Marks reveals, “We have a strict regimen of smashing our heads into walls daily until lyrics finally come to us.” As for inspiration, “We are inspired by science fiction and occult rituals, as well as books, movies, and other music.”

As part of an overall concept, the EP paints four distinct scenes.

The pinnacle of mankind.

An exodus from Earth.

The Black Hole Space Wizard destroying everything.

A lone survivor trapped on a ravaged Mother Earth.

In Roger’s own words, “The first track is a little more progressive, packed with riffs both dark and triumphant. The second track is all about build and groove. The third track is thrash, metal, and destructive. The final track is spacey with doom elements.”

Overall, it you are one of the many that wishes Mastodon had continued in the cosmic, crushing progressive manner of Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain, Howling Giant is your dream band!

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