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0 NEWS: Idobi Premiere: KEYCHAIN Rebirth Nu-Metal In New Video ‘Prime Time’

  • July 11, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Keychain · Music News

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Idobi Premiere: KEYCHAIN Rebirth Nu-Metal In New Video ‘Prime Time’

Upcoming Show Dates:
July 22 – Montreal, QC @ Theatre Paradoxe (MTL Uncovered – Art Exposition) – info
Aug 12 – Epiphanie, QC @ Rock Fest – info
Aug 20 – Montreal, QC @ Piranha Bar – info
Aug 27 – Kahnawake, QC @ Kahnawake Marina – Rock The Docks – info

Powerful, inspiring, huge and moving, KEYCHAIN is pushing the boundaries of its genres to bring the world something completely breathtaking. Combining the elements of Metal, Alternative Rock and Hip Hop they’re bringing back the uniqueness and authenticity into today’s modern music for a rebirth of the nu-metal genre that has been loved by many and black sheeped by some.

In their first year alone, the independent Montreal, QC band has booked over 50 shows, an upcoming cross country North-American summer/fall tour plus will be releasing 3 music videos and 3 live acoustic videos by 2016’s end. Their upcoming debut EP ‘Breaking Out’ set for release on August 5th is produced by award winning producer/engineer/mixer Glen Robinson who has worked with names such as The Ramones, AC/DC, GWAR, Annihilator and Voivod plus mastered by none other than Howie Weinberg (Pantera, Limp Bizkit, The Deftones, etc).

Teaming up with Idobi Radio, KEYCHAIN reveal their new video ‘Prime Time’, the first banger off the EP.

Vocalist JP Lachapelle comments:

“From the top floor in Montreal’s downtown core, Keychain bring the party and pain, to bust down doors. “Prime Time” combines body and mind, entwined by hellish riffs, baddest bass and power divine.”


To watch ‘Prime Time’, please visit the following link:
http://idobi.com/exclusives/premiere/premiere-keychains-new-video-for-primetime/premiere: keychain's new video for "primetime"


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

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0 NEWS: Grimposium Presents Doomed To Death – Montreal – August 4 & 5 w/ Misery Index, Canadian premiere screening of Death by Metal (the biopic of Chuck Schuldiner), Doomed to Death Academic Symposium, Live interview with Repulsion by Albert Mudrian of Decibel Magazine and Jason Netherton from Misery Index plus more!

  • July 11, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Grimposium · Music News

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Grimposium Presents Doomed To Death – Montreal – August 4 & 5, 2016

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Aug 4 – 12pm–2:30pm – FREE – Doomed to Death Academic Symposium
@ Concordia University’s Department of Education (FG 5.345, 1610 Rue Ste Catherine)


Aug 4 – 7pm – FREE – Canadian premiere screening of Death by Metal (the biopic of Chuck Schuldiner)

@ VA114 cinema at Concordia University (1395 Rene-Levesque Ouest) 

Aug 5 – 4:30pm – FREE – Live interview with Repulsion by Albert Mudrian of Decibel Magazine
and Jason Netherton from Misery Index @ Katacombes (1635 Boul St-Laurent)

Aug 5 – 8pm – $25 – Misery Index, Vastum, Vengeful, and Cardinal Wyrm @ Katacombes (1635 Boul St-Laurent)

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        Vivek Venkatesh proudly presents a unique celebration of film, music and academic research in metal music studies titled Doomed to Death. This unique summerGrimposium festival will feature a live music event on August 5 with performances from extreme metal bands Misery Index, Vastum, Vengeful and Cardinal Wyrm, preceded by an exclusive live interview with the founding members of death metal/grindcore veterans Repulsion.

And on August 4, Grimposium will host the Canadian premiere screening of Death by Metal – the biopic of Chuck Schuldiner, late frontman of the legendary extreme metal bands Death and Control Denied – as well as a death metal vocal workshop, an industry panel on the economics of extreme metal and an academic symposium, all hosted at Concordia University (VA114 Cinema, 1395 Rene-Levesque Ouest).

All information about the festival is available on http://grimposium.com/doomed-to-death

The Misery Index, Vastum, Vengeful, and Cardinal Wyrm performance will take place at 20h00 on August 5 at Co-op Katacombes; tickets are $25 (Facebook eventhere; tickets on sale here). Jason Netherton, singer and bassist for Misery Index, says that the band “… is looking very much forward to Doomed to Death! TheGrimposium events are notably fantastic contributions to the extreme metal underground, and we are honored to be able to participate in this stellar event alongside such a ferocious mix of bands! Revel in Flesh!” Pranjal Tiwari, drummer and vocalist for Cardinal Wyrm states: “We can’t wait to return to Montreal, one of our favourite cities, and we have an album’s worth of new songs since the last time we played there. The bill that Grimposium has put together is a varied and interesting one with a bunch of stellar bands from different subgenres – we are very excited to bring the audience down into the belly of doom metal during our set, and lay a pall of heaviness over the evening’s proceedings.”

The live interview with Repulsion is at 16h30 at Co-op Katacombes; it is free and open to the public. Scott Carlson and Matt Olivo, founding members of Repulsionwill be interviewed by Albert Mudrian of Decibel Magazine and Jason Netherton from Misery Index about their role in the development of the genres of death metal and grindcore, and the influence that Repulsion has had on the global extreme metal scene.

The Death by Metal screening is free to the public and will take place at 19h00 on August 4 at the VA114 cinema at Concordia University (Facebook event here). There will also be a post-screening Q&A with director Felipe Belalcazar. The screening will be preceded by a death metal vocal workshop led by Marie-Hélène Landry ofObsolete Mankind and Sébastien Croteau of Necrotic Mutation. In addition, the event includes a bilingual panel on the Economics of Extreme Metal with Jason Netherton and Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index), Michael Berberian (Season of Mist), and Michelle Ayoub (Broken Board Montreal).

Finally, the Doomed to Death Academic Symposium will be held from 12h00 – 14h30 on August 4 at Concordia University’s Department of Education (FG 5.345, 1610 Rue Ste Catherine). For the first time since its inaugural event, Grimposium will feature a symposium featuring the academic and professional work of members of Misery Index and Vastum. Daniel Butler from Vastum, as well as Jason Netherton and Mark Kloeppel from Misery Index will explore the intersection of psychoanalysis, media studies and tourism management in the domain of extreme metal music studies and showcase their respective graduate research and professional projects (abstracts and more information are available here). The session will be moderated by Concordia University’s Lee Mellor, a SSHRC doctoral fellow, and a PhD Candidate in the Individualised program. The event is open to the public and refreshments will be served.

About Grimposium:

Grimposium is an international touring festival and conference which brings together musicians, visual artists, journalists, writers and record label executives in the global extreme metal scene. Created in 2014 by metal studies scholar Vivek Venkatesh from Concordia University in Québec, Canada, Grimposium has hosted editions of its festivals and conferences in Montréal, Canada (April 2014, August 2015 with Heavy Montreal, April 2016 and July 2016), Bergen, Norway (November 2015), Bay Area, California (January 2016), Brooklyn, New York (April 2016) and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (April 2016 – with Decibel Magazine). We have upcoming events in Montréal on 4th and 5th ofAugust 2016 with Heavy Montreal, and the New York by Norse events in December 2016. Follow us at Facebook to get the latest news. Our team consists of Vivek Venkatesh (creator), Kathryn Urbaniak (manager), Jason Wallin (partner) and David Hall (partner). Our logo and Baphomet was designed by Filip Ivanovic, and Alex Pelchat-White is our graphic designer.

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0 NEWS: Returning To The UK! PSYCHOSTICK ‘PsychoJellÿ Tour’ w/ Green Jellÿ

  • July 11, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Psychostick

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For fans of Dethklok, Bloodhound Gang, Tenacious D, Weird Al Yankovic, Primus, Stephen Lynch, Mr. Bungle

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Returning To The UK! PSYCHOSTICK ‘PsychoJellÿ Tour’ w/ Green Jellÿ

Video – ‘Bruce Campbell’ – Watch here.

Video – ‘Danger Zone’ – Watch here.

Video – ‘Obey The Beard’ – Watch here.

Psychostick’s Top 10 Uses For A Beard. Read it on Metal Hammer UK here.

UK Dates: ‘PsychoJellÿ Tour’
Sept 13 – Southampton, UK – Engine Rooms

Sept 14 – Reading, UK – Sub 89

Sept 15 – Chester, UK – The Live Rooms

Sept 16 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City Basement

Sept 17 – Swansea, UK – The Scene

Sept 18- Bristol, UK – The Fleece

Sept 19 – Cardiff, UK – The Globe

Sept 20 – Leamington, UK – Zephyr Lounge

Sept 21 – Manchester, UK – Rebellion Bar

Sept 22 – Glasgow, UK – Classic Grand Lounge

Sept 23 – Huddersfield, UK – The Parish

Sept 24 – Milton Keynes, UK – Craufurd Arms

Sept 26 – Norwich, UK – Waterfront

Sept 27 – London, UK – Boston Music Rooms

Sept 29 – Newcastle, UK – Cluny

Sept 30 – Wolverhampton, UK – Slade Rooms

Oct 1 – Brighton, UK – Apocalypse

     The demands from fans have been met! PSYCHOSTICK, the comedy metal rock kings, are returning to the UK and they’re bringing their friends, the legendary Green Jellÿ for the ‘PsychoJellÿ Tour’. With hilarious lyrics, heavy riffs, notorious stage antics and high-energy performances this tour just got bigger! PSYCHOSTICK‘s 2015 ‘Ugly Americans Tour’ with Dog Fashion Disco was only 9 dates, but the guys have stretched the jelly! Their 2016 tour across the UK this fall will be from September 13th to October 1st to satisfy the hunger and bring more of ‘Beer’, ‘Obey The Beard’, ‘Dogs Like Socks’, ‘Bruce Campbell’, ‘Do Want A Taco?’ among many other tracks to be performed live! Plus fans can anticipate coming next week… a new music video for ‘So Heavy’!

“Our first tour over in the UK was genuinely a dream come true. Now that we’re going back, I want that dream to come EXTRA true. I want to see all my new friends again, and have a cheese and onion toasty.” – Guitarist Josh ‘The J’ Key.

PSYCHOSTICK‘s 2014 album ‘IV: Revenge of The Vengeance’ was released via on Rock Ridge Music. The album features 21 tracks of pure rock comedy genius with titles such as ‘Obey The Beard‘, ‘Dogs Like Socks‘, ‘Quack Kills’ (a song about anatidaephobia: the fear of being watched by a duck), ‘Bruce Campbell’ (a tribute to the 21st century’s most beloved action hero), ‘NSFW’ featuring Bill Manspeaker (founder of Green Jellÿ), a spoof cover of Kenny Loggins’ ‘Danger Zone’ and many more! There’s no wonder why these guys are the kings of parody metal!

‘IV: Revenge of The Vengeance’ is available on iTunes here, the band’s online store here and all major online retailers.

 

Green Jellÿ (pronounced “green jello”) started more than 30 years ago and has had over 400 band member changes, plus has sold over 2 million records to keep fans still knocking heads! 

The band has had hundreds of members during its lifetime, with Bill Manspeaker the only consistent member throughout. The lineup during their most popular album release, ‘Cereal Killer’ is typically referenced as it contained several musicians who went on to appear in other major 1990s bands, such as Danny Carey and Maynard James Keenan of Tool. Green Jellÿ is best known for ‘The Three Little Pigs’, a #1 selling single on Billboard with a Grammy nominated music video.

Formed in 1981 in Kenmore, NY, by founding member Bill Manspeaker, the band was originally named Green Jellö, but changed the name due to legal pressure from the owners of the Jell-O trademark, Kraft Foods, who claimed that it was an infringement of their trademark. Throughout the early 80’s, Green Jellÿ performed throughout New York, opening for bands like the Ramones and New York Dolls. Their reputation for over-the-top live performances and food-hurling audiences got them banned from most local venues. A full bio can be found here.

 


Other US Dates: Psychostick
July 16 – Mansfield, OH – Ink In The Clink Tattoo Festival @ Ohio State Reformatory
w/ Saliva, Drowning Pool, Flaw and more – info
Aug 13 – Pontiac, MI – Dirtfest @ Crofoot Festival Grounds
w/ Killswitch Engage, Asking Alexandria, Hatebreed, Atilla, Born of Osiris and more – info
Aug 20 – Rockford, IL – The Cherry Bowl

IV: Revenge of the Vengeance

Release Date: November 4th, 2014

  1. Revenge of The Vengeance (0:42)
    2. Obey the Beard (3:53)
    3. President Rhino (2:12)
    4. H-Flat (0:20)
    5. So. Heavy. (4:48)
    6. Dogs Like Socks (1:09)
    7. Super Legit OFFICIAL Teaser #2 Explode (0:31)
    8. Quack Kills (3:29)
    9. Blue Screen (4:37)
    10. NSFW (3:13)
    11. Danger Zone (3:50)
    12. New To The Neighborhood (0:53)
    13. Loathe Thy Neighbor (4:57)
    14. AWESOME! (3:32)
    15. Choking Hazard (3:14)
    16. Fight To The Death (3:18)
    17. Bruce Campbell (2:40)
    18. Trick or Treat (0:40)
    19. Dimensional Time Portal (3:21)
    20. The Power of Metal Compels You (2:04)
    21. Outtakes IV: The Outtakening (3:47)

Album Length: 57:13

For more info, music and tour dates, please visit http://www.psychostick.com

About:

Harnessing their crazy sense of humor and love of all things metal, vocalist Rob “Rawrb” Kersey and guitarist Josh “The J” Key joined forces with drummer Alex “Shmalex” Dontre and bassist  Matty J “Moose” to create Pyschostick, and a style of music they’ve coined as ‘humorcore’. With hilarious lyrics, heavy riffs, notorious stage antics and high-energy performances, the band has caused millions of laughs around the world and hundreds of mosh pits across the US of A, often simultaneously, since its birth in Phoenix, AZ in 2000.

Now residing in Chicago, IL, the almost 100 percent do-it-yourself laugh factory Psychostick have released four full-length albums–‘We Couldn’t Think of a Title’ (2006), ‘Sandwich’ (2009), ‘Space Vampires VS Zombie Dinosaurs in 3D’ (2011) and ‘IV: Revenge of the Vengeance’ (2014)—and two EPs—their holiday album, ‘The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Holiday Joyride’ (2007), and ‘The Digital Appetizer’. With their signature sound (Chimaira, Machine Head and Hatebreed sexing Tenacious D and Weird Al Yankovic) their most recent offering, the crowd-funded ‘IV: Revenge of the Vengeance‘ includes the beard anthem ‘Obey the Beard’ and popular ‘Dogs Like Socks’, ‘Quack Kills’, ‘So. Heavy.’, ‘Blue Screen’, and a tribute to the 21st century’s most beloved action super hero, ‘Bruce Campbell’. Psychostick are crazy to share with fans many more comedy sing-a-longs on the road and more!

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0 NEWS: SCYTHIA Reveal New Play-Through Video For ‘Lineage’ via Gear Gods

  • July 8, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Scythia

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Canadian Metal Minstrels SCYTHIA Reveal New Play-Through Video For ‘Lineage’ via Gear Gods

Album Stream – Lineage – Listen here.

Canadian progressive/power folklore metallers SCYTHIA recently released their newest full-length offering, Lineage. You can order your digital or physical copy of Lineage now via the band’s Bandcamp page. These minstrels of metal are back today with a play-through video of the album’s title track, “Lineage”, which you can view now exclusively via Gear Gods: http://geargods.net/playthrough/scythia-shred-tastic-new-guitar-playthrough-for-lineage/
SCYTHIA guitarist and vocalist Dave Khan states, “We’re stoked to have our playthrough of “Lineage” up with Gear Gods! We use some really unusual gear. I play a custom-made Warrior Black Knight with X2N active pick-ups into an ENGL raider 1 x 12, and AJ plays a Ibanez RG premium through a Blackstar HT Stage 100.”
Although the band primarily self-produced the album, Lineage features engineering from Nino Laurenne (Firewind, Finntroll, Wintersun, Ensiferum) and Lasse Lammert (Alestorm, Gloryhammer, Powerwolf), and mastering from Svante Forsback (Rammstein, Volbeat, Firewind, Apocalyptica). Nino Laurenne is also responsible for mixing duties on the album. Lineage was recorded at LSD Studios in Lubeck, Germany and Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland.

SCYTHIA are gearing up to perform at two more events this summer before heading out on a tour this fall (details coming soon). See below for all currently confirmed performance dates.

Upcoming Dates:

Aug 19 – Edmonton, AB @ DV8 – info
Aug 25-28 – Valemount, BC – Metalocalypstick Festival – info


1. Eternal Oath (3:37)
2. Laugh of the Tsar (5:41) [Beatroute]
3. Barbarian (4:53)
4. Soldier’s Lament (5:22) [MetalInjection]
5. Loremaster Pt. I (7:33)
6. Loremaster Pt. II (6:49)
7. The Sacrifice (5:43)
8. Lineage (3:15)
Album Length: 42:56

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

About:

Like a charging bear Scythia have been playing progressive power metal with a twist of folklore since 2008. Scythia has coined their own sound while drawing influences from different genres such as celtic/gypsy folk music, power metal, death metal and progressive rock. Scythia’s albums and performances feature rich, poetic storytelling and grand tales that vividly captures the imagination of their listeners. Because of this, they have taken the independent scene by storm as they gather more and more fans both domestically and internationally. Scythia acquired its name from vocalist/guitarist Dave Khan’s infatuation with ancient Slavic imagery and melodies inspired from Balkan music. The name is fitting for a grandiose sound as Scythia is also an ancient empire spanning from the Caucasus through Russia, and even into eastern Scandinavia.

Scythia delivered their first album “Of War” in 2010 where the band’s distinctive sound was forged, which carried on to their next release “Of Exile” in 2011. These albums featured sound effects, narration and classical instrumentation to help drive home their story through the medium of concept albums. Touring and press associated with these albums garnered recognition for the band as they were nominated for the Best Metal Group/Duo for Canada’s Sirius XM Indies – Independent Music Awards. Other nominees include Bison B.C, Derelict, Devin Townsend Project and Mares Of Thrace. This is a great honor for the band to be included as nominees for these awards since they represents the Canadian independent music scene.

In February 2014, Scythia had its sights set on new and larger horizons. They released their 3rd full length album “Of Conquest”, which was engineered/produced by Lasse Lammert (Alestorm, Gloryhammer, Halcyon Way, Svarsot) at LSD Studios in Lubeck, Germany. Co-produced by Shaun Thingvold (Strapping Young Lad, Lamb of God, Fear Factory), Mixed by Nino Laurenne (Ensiferum, Wintersun, Kiuas, Firewind) at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland, and Mastered by Svante Forsback (Rammstein, Firewind, Korpiklaani,Apocalyptica) at Chartmakers in Helsinki, Finland. “Of Conquest” let to an overwhlemingly popular response and saw the band co-headline a major festival in Brazil and other festivals in the southeast USA in 2015.

“Of Conquest” sonically paved the way for their 4th full-length release “Lineage”, which was recorded using the same production team. 2016 sees Scythia getting ready for more touring in Canada and the US, and setting sail across the seas to international venues.

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0 NEWS: WITHOUT MERCY Playing Loud As Hell Festival

  • July 8, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Without Mercy

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Montreal, QC – July 7, 2016

EP Promo Request here.

For fans of Lamb of God, Pantera, Gojira, Decapitated, Cannibal Corpse

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WITHOUT MERCY Playing Loud As Hell Festival

New Guitar Playthrough For ‘In Waves’ ft. Mark Hunter (Chimaira)

New EP ‘Mouichido’ Out Now!


Photo Credit: Shimon Karmel

EP stream – Bandcamp | Decibel Magazine
Music Video – Burn – NCS | Youtube
Video – Worthless – Youtube

      Wrapping up their cross Canada tour last week in support of their new EP ‘Mouichido’, Vancouver, BC’sWITHOUT MERCY are gearing up for their next big performance at this year’s Loud As Hell Fest in Drumheller, AB on July 31st (set time 7:30pm). This year’s line up includes Unleash The Archers, Striker, Into Eternity, Ninjaspy, Divinity, West of Hell, Disciples of Power and more!

LAH – Sun, July 31
 
Unleash The Archers – 11pm
Ninjaspy – 9:30pm
Disciples Of Power – 8:30pm
Without Mercy – 7:30pm
Planet Eater – 6:30pm
Third Ion – 5:30pm
Expain – 4:30pm
Display Of Decay – 3:30pm
The Avulsion – 2:30pm
W.M.D. – 1:30pm
Slaughterhauser – 12:30pm
Junkies Rush – 11:30am
Maimed Wolf – 10:30am

Tour Dates:
July 23 – Vancouver, BC – SBC Restaurant – info
July 31 – Drumheller, AB – Loud As Hell Fest – info

In additional news, the band teamed up with SkullsnBones.com for their next guitar playthrough for their track ‘In Waves’ that features vocals from Mark Hunter of Chimaira.

“Crazy things happen when your buddy runs a butcher shop and has an open mind.  We shot this video as a playthrough ,but with a different spin on the concept. There was so much blood and flesh, I almost went vegan. Almost.” comments guitarist DJ Temple.

To watch the video, please visit the following link: http://skullsnbones.com/without-mercy-exclusive-premiere-of-guitar-playthrough-for-in-waves/ 

The band’s new EP ‘Mouichido’ is a rebirth for the band as it’s a re-release of re-recorded material from their 2014 EP ‘Reborn’. ‘Mouichido’ is the Japanese word for “Repeat” or “to do one more time” and is perfectly titled for the EP to signify its re-release of previously recorded versions that now feature new vocalist Alex Friis and bass tracks recorded by Tristan Martin plus live performance being done by Ryan Loewen along with a guest appearance by vocalist Mark Hunter of Chimaira on track ‘In Waves’.

1. Worthless (3:48)
2. In Waves (Ft. Mark Hunter of Chimaira) (4:06)
3. Burn (4:27)
4. Morphine (5:56)
EP Length: 18:19
 

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

About:

Tenacity, work ethic and originality. There’s no excuses anymore.

Vancouver-based Without Mercy certainly stays true to its name. Ruthless and menacing, these Canadian metal titans have cultivated and redefined the phrase, “Fuck Pussy Metal”.

Founded in 2004, Without Mercy has gone from strength to strength over the years. They released their first EP “All Else Fails” in 2007 completely independently and used its humble beginnings to start the catapulting of performances, internet presence and radio play. In 2009, Without Mercy went on to record their self-titled full length album using the same team that worked on records by Devin Townsend, Mudvayne, and Marilyn Manson.  Without Mercy rode the attention wave of their self-titled debut, using the escalation to begin a relentless performance schedule that would lead them far from their hometown and include over 200 live performances.  No stranger to tenacity, in only a few short years Without Mercy have achieved; being the only indie metal band in Western Canada to have two tracks available on Rock Band 3, being featured in Tattoo Savage Magazine, and pioneering the phrases, ‘You Smell Like A Bitch’ and ‘Fuck Pussy Metal’ – which have now become synonymous with the band.

In 2014, Without Mercy unleashed third studio release, “Reborn”.  Another massive evolution for the band, Without Mercy sought to bring back the organic metal sound and combine it with a high production standard.  Fast forward to 2016, some line up changes with a new vocalist and bassist, the band is ready to share with fans re-recorded material from ‘Reborn’ on their new EP ‘Mouichido’ that even features Chimaira vocalist Mark Hunter on their track ‘In Waves’. The EP is set to be unleashed on May 27th, 2016 and will be supported with a steady rotation of touring and appearances across Canada and the USA. All of course, independently.

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0 NEWS: LIKE ANIMALS Playing East Coast Awakening Festival + Canadian Tour Dates (ON/QC/NB/NS)

  • July 8, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Like Animals · Music News

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LIKE ANIMALS Playing East Coast Awakening Festival + Canadian Tour Dates (ON/QC/NB/NS)

New EP ‘Feral’ Out Now!

L – R – Will Tennant – Drums/Backing Vocals, Jamie Haffenden – Guitar/Lead Vocals, Myke Caouette- Bass/Backing Vocals
(Photo Credit: Travis Tiernay)

EP Stream – Feral – Bandcamp | Soundcloud
Music Video – The Lion’s Share – Watch here.
Music Video – Caterwaul – Watch here.

Orillia, ON’s deviant melodic math metallers LIKE ANIMALS are hitting the road this summer for dates across Eastern Canada in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec plus Ontario and will be kicking off the tour with a performance at the East Coast Awakening Festival in Keswick, NB on July 31st on the FNG Stage (set time – 12:40pm- 1:20pm). The festivals line up inlcudes Silverstein, The Agonist, Cauldron, Sewn Eyes, Nervosa among many more bands from Eastern Canada.

LIKE ANIMALS‘ tour will be support of their new EP ‘Feral’ released at the beginning of January 2016 to follow their previous animal-themed EPs ‘Sweet Whispers, Plagued Ears’, ‘The Undertoad’ and ‘The Wild’.

July 31 – East Coast Awakening Festival – Keswick, NB – info
Aug 5 – Ottawa, ON – Ask-A-Punk
Aug 6 – Sorel, QC – Pub O’Callaghan – info
Aug 7 – Sussex, NB – Gus G’s – info
Aug 9 – Moncton, NB – Plan B Lounge – info
Aug 11 – New Glasgow, NS – The Commune
Aug 12 – Halifax, NS – Gus’ Pub
Aug 13 – Quebec City, QC – Le Sous-Sol Du Cercle

About:

Like Animals are breaking free of the constricting chains of modern music and are busy creating their own uninhibited style of spastic-math-metal graced with emotionally-charged vocals. Like a wild animal each member maintains a sense of chaos through their arpeggio guitar and bass sections, unorthodox drums peppered with dynamic changes, and finally tempered by the wavering vocals soaring just slightly above the instrumentals both in tone and feeling. The beasts within the band each perform vocal duties a sound akin to a coyote-esque choir featuring Jamie Haffenden on guitar and lead vocals, Will Tennant  on drums, Myke Caouette on bass.

Their name is synonymous with their song-writing and attitude, where they are part of a pack, but still remain hungry and solitary, like a stray animal. Their 400-show track record over the years reveals their dedication to their craft having shared the stage with such bands as Fuck The Facts, Dog Fashion Disco, Adrenechrome, Downtown Brown, Scale The Summit, Polkadot Cadaver, Teethmarks and many more.

With four animal-themed EPs in tow (‘Sweet Whispers, Plagued Ears, The Undertoad, The Wild) and their new release called ‘Feral’ unleashed on January 22nd, 2016, the band is constantly working to create a continuously more mature and higher caliber sound. The group hunts and writes as a unit by drafting and evolving each song with each giving their own input.

Lyrics  contend with themes such as: self-doubt, lack of self-worth, depression, anxiety, and the like. Like Animals continue to push the boundaries of the several genres which they base their experimental music on while committing to the best music they can produce.

Feral (4:30) [Free Download] [Youtube]
The Lions Share (4:00) [Video]
Lounge Lizard (4:26)
Caterwaul (3:15) [Video]
The Jungle Book of Love (3:31)
EP Length: 19:45
For more info, visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/likeanimals.

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0 NEWS: Album Premiere: VOW OF THORNS ‘Farewell To The Sun’ On SkullsNBones.com + Canadian Tour Dates

  • July 8, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Vow of Thorns

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Montreal, QC – July 8, 2016

Album Promo Request here.

For fans of Agalloch, Fen, Woods of Ypres (older), Krallice, Woods of Desolation

Album Premiere: VOW OF THORNS ‘Farewell To The Sun’ On SkullsNBones.com

Canadian Tour Dates w/ Ashbringer

New Album ‘Farewell To The Sun’ Out July 15th


Free Download – Astral Plane – here.

     Set to hit the road for a five-day tour (dates below) of Ontario and Quebec with Minnesota’s atmospheric black metallers Ashbringer plus unleash their upcoming album ‘Farewell To The Sun’ on July 15th, Canadian black metal doom fusionists VOW OF THORNS have teamed up with SkullsNBones.com for the full album stream premiere at the following link: http://skullsnbones.com/listen-to-an-exclusive-stream-of-vow-of-thorns-farewell-to-the-sun-album/ 

Their album ‘Farewell To The Sun’ is also available for pre-order and comes with two immediate download of their tracks ‘‘Farewell To The Sun Part II‘ and‘Meeting On The Astral Plane’: https://vowofthorns.bandcamp.com/album/farewell-to-the-sun 

VOW OF THORNS have been conceptualizing albums and pushing the boundary between aggressive and emotional. What once served as an anagram for Kevin Hawthorne’s solo work is now a joint effort with Dustin Richards, where the duo has quickly become one of the most intimidating musical ventures to date. The duo have been constructing songs unanimously and without interruption in a seamless writing process to craft work fueled by their musical and environmental influences. Constantly shifting between disparaging black metal vocals and triumphant guitar hooks dripping with doom-encrusted bass riffs and theatrical drums. The band pairs the forces of black metal and doom, blending the two styles with ease while maintaining a certain sense of tension and uncertainty in the air.

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)
5. Farewell To The Sun Part III (7:51)
6. Doomed Woods (12:39)
Album Length: 51:10


Tour Dates:
July 12 – Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo – info
July 13 – Oshawa, ON – The Atria – info
July 14 – Toronto, ON – Coalition T.O. – info
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.

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0 NEWS: NECRONOMICON Update Dates For Headlining ‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ w/ Abiotic, Vesperia

  • July 7, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Necronomicon

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Montreal, QC – July 7, 2016

Album Promo Request here.

For fans of Behemoth, Cradle of Filth, Abbath, Immortal, Dimmu Borgir

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NECRONOMICON Update Dates For Headlining ‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ w/ Abiotic, Vesperia

New Album ‘Advent of The Human God’ via Season of Mist

Photo Credit – Myriam Francoeur

Music Video – Crown of Thorns – Watch here.

       Canadian death metal masters NECRONOMICON have updated their dates for their first headlining tour across Canada since 2011 with support from technical death metallers Abiotic and epic death metal quartet Vesperia. The ‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ presented by PureGrainAudio.com will kick off in Ottawa, ON on August 4th and head as far west as Vancouver to wrap up back east in Timmins, ON on August 26th (Note: Aug 27th in Oshawa Abiotic and Vesperia only). Following the cross Canadian tour, NECRONOMICON will meet up with Swedish black metallers MARDUK plus label mates Greece’s extreme metal titans ROTTING CHRIST and Dutch symphonic black metal trio CARACH ANGREN for their USA September tour.

NECRONOMICON unleashed their new album ‘Advent of The Human God’ this past March via Season of Mist.

To listen to the full stream of ‘Advent of The Human God’, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLArAJlC1y55_sXr0kj-1FIxK4_kEYJ06c

Album order available at http://smarturl.it/NecronomShop

necroadmat5 as of july 12

‘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  @ 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
September Tour Dates w/ Marduk, Rotting Christ, Carach Angren

09/02/16 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
09/03/16 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
09/04/16 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
09/05/16 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
09/06/16 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
09/07/16 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
09/08/16 – Montreal, QC – L’Astral
09/09/16 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House
09/10/16 – Columbus, OH – Al Rosa Villa
09/11/16 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
09/12/16 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock
09/13/16 – Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room
09/14/16 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre
09/16/16 – Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
09/17/16 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
09/18/16 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
09/19/16 – Oakland, CA – Metro Opera House
09/20/16 – Las Vegas, NV – LVCS
09/21/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater
09/22/16 – Phoenix, AZ – Joe’s Grotto
09/23/16 – El Paso, TX – Mesa Music Hall
09/24/16 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
09/25/16 – Austin, TX – Dirty Dog Bar
09/26/16 – New Orleans, LA – Siberia

About:
NECRNOMICON have a well-earned reputation for quality by releasing material only when ready and satisfied with the outcome ever since their demo entitled “Morbid Ritual” (1992) firmly established their name within the underground. “The Silver Key” EP (1996) led to mainstream recognition on a national level, but their debut album “Pharaoh Of Gods” (1999) and the sophomore “The Sacred Medicines” (2003) did even more to establish the band as a household name in Canada. “Return Of The Witch” (2010) marked the international break-through for NECRONOMICON, and saw them performing at prestigious festivals such as Inferno (Norway), Ragnarok (Germany), and the Barge To Hell metal cruise among others, while sharing stages with acts such as CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR, BEHEMOTH, and MORBID ANGEL, to name but a few. Their steady advance around the globe grew considerably in impact by their next full-length “Rise Of The Elder Ones” (2013). Now NECRONOMICON are more than ready for the next step with ‘Advent Of The Human God’, their latest brutal assaulting soundtrack now available via Season of Mist for Europe as of March 18th and North America as of March 25th.

Delivering a lethal dose of symphonic, blackened death at a new height in their long lasting career, which began as early as 1988 with the founding of the band by guitarist and singer Rob “The Witch” in the deep northern part of Quebec, Canada known as the “Fjord of Saguenay”

The Canadian veterans keep their tracks on ‘Advent Of The Human God’ as gloriously epic as furiously massive and harsh. Songs like “The Golden Gods”, “Unification Of The Four Pillars”, “Crown Of Thorns” and “I Bringer Of Light” tell of experienced songwriting and an eclectic wide range of influences that flow into the sound ofNECRONOMICON. Nodding to DIMMU BORGIR and BEHEMOTH to DEICIDE and SUFFOCATION, these extreme metal addicts carve their own sound out of the much cherished ingredients of brutal dark music.

1. The Descent (1:18)
2. Advent of The Human God (5:27)
3. The Golden Gods (4:13)
4. Okkultis Trinity (2:27)
5. Unification of The Four Pillars (3:27)
6. Crown of Thorns (4:30)
7. The Fjord (4:39)
8. Gaia (2:43)
9. I (Bringer Of Light) (4:04)
10. Innocence And Wrath (Celtic Frost Cover) (1:08)
11. Alchemy Of The Avatar (5:14)
Album Length: 39:16
Line-up:
Rob “The Witch”: Vocals, Guitar
Mars: Bass
Rick: Drums

http://www.facebook.com/NecronomiconMetal

http://presskit.season-of-mist.com/PressKits/Necronomicon

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

  • July 6, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Armstrong Metal Fest · Music News

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – July 2016

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REMINDER

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

Unleash FREE Fest Digital Sampler ‘Mountain Moshpit Vol. 1’

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.
https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/tickets/

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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0 NEWS: THE APEX Announce New EP ‘Underbelly + ‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’ (ON/QC/PE/NB/NS)

  • July 5, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · The Apex

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Montreal, QC – July 5, 2016

Album Request here.

For fans of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Meshuggah, The Red Chord, Candiria

TheApexBand.com | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Bandcamp

THE APEX Announce New EP ‘Underbelly + ‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’ (ON/QC/PE/NB/NS)

L-R: The Apex Album lineup: Brian Gemus (Guitar) | Tyson Taylor (Drums) | Darren Marchand (Vocals) | Jer Candusso (Bass) | Steve Landgraff (Guitar) (Photo Credit Shari Richards)

2015 – Self-Titled – Album Stream – Bandcamp

Music Video – If Detroit River Could Speak – Watch here.

      Windsor, ON’s THE APEX announce they will be unleashing their new EP‘Underbelly’ (artwork and track listing coming soon) in follow up to their 2015 self-titled album and have launched a Go Fund Me / Pre-Order Campaign for fans to support. A full list of perks ranging from limited edition shirts, tapes, CDs, vinyls plus an exclusive performance can be viewed at the following link here.

Video of the band recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EL0PLlXh2A

The band comments:

“We would like to start by saying we are trying to stay as modest as possible here. We see many campaigns for bands shoot for crazy numbers and we are trying to keep ours at a reasonable and achievable number. We are trying to raise some funds to put out our new EP entitled, “Underbelly” which is set to be released in August in time for our East Coast tour around the same time. We need all the help we can get by Aug. 1st. Any help past that day is still a HUGE help!”

The EP will feature 3 ear piercing blasts of extreme shrapnel to please fans as the ghetto tech metallers will be hitting the road this August for their two week ‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’ with Regina’s The Man and His Machine across Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. (dates listed below)


‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’:
Aug 17 – Windsor, ON – The Dominion House – info
Aug 18 – Toronto, ON – Coalition T.O. – info
Aug 19 – Montreal, QC – THR Bar – info
Aug 20 – Drummondville, QC – Pur Heriot – info
Aug 21 – Quebec City, QC – La Source de la Martinière
Aug 22 – Charlottetown, PE – Babas Lounge
Aug 23 – Moncton, NB – Plan B
Aug 25 – Saint John, NB – TBA
Aug 26 – Sydney, NS – Embers
Aug 27 – Sackville, NS – House Show
Aug 28 – Halifax, NS – Gus’ Pub
Aug 29 – Fredericton, NB – Charlotte Street Arts Center – info

BIO:

The Apex formed in August of 2013.

They are a collective of individuals from the Ontario metal community, whom over the years have come together from past bands such as, Closed Casket Funeral, Dismata, Blood Shot Eye, The Coalition Design, and Corprophemia to form The Apex.

In a true culmination of talent, dedication, and timing, this group has created a unique hometown sound that is now being called “Windsor Ghetto Tech”. The brutal sonic assault of their music coupled with the emotional reckless abandonment of their live performance, have drawn stanch comparisons to Meshuggah and classic Dillinger Escape Plan rounded out with a distinctly Canadian flair. To add influence, vocalist Darren M. suffers from Neurogenic Stammering, which effects his speech where the brain won’t tell the mouth what to say so he’s unable to carry on a normal conversation, but for some reason he’s able to scream all the lyrics live and that is how he gets to express himself vocally with the band.

In July, 2014 they entered Shark Tank Productions studio in Windsor, Ontario to begin recording their debut self-titled full length album, “The Apex”. They hired engineer Nick Kinnish of Serafina Productions (Johnny Truent, Architects, and more) to aid them in capturing their sound accurately. In November, 2014 they completed their recording and announced the independent release date of February 21st, 2015. In 2016, the band entered Empire Recording Studios to record their next release, the EP ‘Underbelly’ set to be unleashed in August.

TOUR EXPERIENCE
This band is no stranger to hitting the pavement to support the music they love to make. In their 15+ years of experience creating music in previous bands, they’ve been support on tour for bands like: Cephalic Carnage, All Shall Perish, Despised Icon, Cryptopsy, Today Is The Day, Killitorous, Erimha and Ion Dissonance to name a few. In previous bands they’ve also shared the stage on festivals with bands like: SOD, Venom, Obituary, Cradle Of Filth, Earth Crisis, God Forbid, Skinless, Beneath The Massacre and more to crowds up to 7500+ in North America.

As their current lineup “The Apex”, they have already invested in a mid-sized tour bus and have began to book many shows and festivals across Canada for 2016.

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

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