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0 NEWS: Psychedelic Stoner Rock A DEVIL’S DIN Post Album Title-Track Video ‘Skylight’; New Album Out June 17th

May 18, 2016
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Psychedelic Stoner Rock A DEVIL’S DIN Post Album Title-Track Video ‘Skylight’

New Album Out June 17th

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May 26 – Montreal, QC – O Patro Vys (CD Launch Show) – info

L-R – Dominique Salameh – Drums, Vocals, David Lines – Keys, Guitar, Vocals, Thomas Chollet (R) Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Photo Credit: Renaud Kasma

A DEVIL’S DIN is made up of 3 musicians born in the Old World who traveled across the ocean to find each other in Montreal, QC where they were drawn together by a mutual love of melodic, innovative, inventive and daring rock / metal tinged music. Fusing the colourful sounds of Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd & the psychedelic-era Beatles with intensity of classic power bands like Sabbath, The Who, and Led Zeppelin, as well as the boundary-pushing adventure of Yes, Gentle Giant and King Crimson, A DEVIL’S DIN is an uncommon and uncompromising voice in modern music.

Debuting their album ‘One Day All This Will Be Yours’ in 2011, its been a trippy five years since fans have heard new material from the psychedelic rockers. Hitting the studio in 2014, they now return with their 2016 follow up ‘Skylight’set for official release on June 17th to take fans on a new trip. The first single / video released is the album’s opening and title track, which can be seen and heard in the following video link below. Album pre-order available atwww.ADevilsDin.com.

Vocalist / guitarist David Lines comments on the track:

“The heavy, fuzzed-out guitar riff leaps right out of the starting gate and sets the vibe for the rest of the song, which is the general theme of the album, an ode to the psychedelic experience we like to present. I wanted to write a song that illustrated some of the things I’ve seen or experienced under the influence of acid. It truly is a subjective reality that we’re all living and you can’t really get to know that concept any better than when you’re dosed out of your gills. It [LSD] has had such a huge impact on my being; it’s helped me see the world differently, more connected, and helped me realize that we are energy masquerading as flesh and bone. So anyways, I wanted to put all this in a little rock song as a kind of a “thank you” to the chemical. If Albert Hoffman was still alive, I would have loved to have him hear it! To add, musically, ‘Skylight’ at its core, is a straightforward psych/rock nugget, but it is adorned with tasty guitar melodies that interweave with a very hooky vocal melody, something that the songwriting of A Devil’s Din works hard at creating. I like melodies that go places, that stretch out over bar or two, or more. In the end, it’s things like the Beatles or even Burt Bacharach that wind up inspiring me to conceive of long, twisty melodies, that hopefully will burrow in your ear and stay a while!”

Video Stream – ‘Skylight’- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9lX4H7hMc0

1) Skylight (3:14)

2) Phaze Ulysses (3:29)

3) Never The Same Thing (5:20)

4) Bow To Thee, Absurde (3:43)

5) I Don’t Know (7:06)

6) Nature Of The Beast (4:23)

7) For A While (5:38)

8) Eye’s Pie (4:05)

9) Prequel (5:20)

Album Length: 42:16

About:

A Devil’s Din is made up of 3 musicians born in the Old World who traveled across the ocean to find each other in Montreal, drawn together by a mutual love of melodic, innovative, inventive and daring rock music. Fusing the colourful sounds of Syd Barrett’s Pink Floyd & the psychedelic-era Beatles with intensity of classic power bands like Sabbath, The Who, and Led Zeppelin, as well as the boundary-pushing adventure of Yes, Gentle Giant and King Crimson, A Devil’s Din is an uncommon and uncompromising voice in modern music.

In 2008, UK-born stalwart Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist and session musician David Lines decided he needed to form a musical outfit that would suit his own particular psychedelically-induced musical visions, and thus A Devil’s Din was born. While still working as a musical “gun-for-hire” around town, he continued to develop the songs and sound for A Devil’s Din–which he considers an Art Project not to be tainted by commercial desires–recording their first album One Day All This Will Be Yours between 2009 and 2010, and releasing it on his own label Island Dive Records in 2011.

Though the musicians on that record were excellent, it wasn’t until Lyonnais bassist and disciple of the Holy Trinity of Rickenbacker Bass (John Entwistle, Chris Squire and Geddy Lee) Thomas Chollet entered the picture, along with drummer Dom Salameh (whose being born in Abu Dhabi did not at all prevent him from becoming an ardent Keith Moon devotee) that the sound really began to take shape. The synergy of the three took the music to another level, as witnessed at their intense and energetic live shows and has been made manifest on the new A Devil’s Din album SKYLIGHT that is set for release on June 17th, 2016.

A Devil’s Din continues to travel further afield in the world of psychedelic and progressive rock music, transforming listeners’ minds where ever they go.

Their first European tour will take place in September and their albums are available through various retailers on line and through their website www.ADevilsDin.com.

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0 NEWS: A REBEL FEW Announce Ontario Shows Date; Streaming Debut Album ‘As The Crow Flies’

May 17, 2016
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A REBEL FEW Announce Ontario Shows Date; Streaming Debut Album ‘As The Crow Flies’

Cambridge, ON’s A REBEL FEW announce they will be performing Ontario dates this summer, which will include a fundraiser / benefit show on May 22nd in Kitchener, ON to help the victims of the Fort McMurray wildfires. The band’s dates are in support of their debut album ‘As The Crow Flies’ that was released this past April and was produced by Sterling Winfield (Pantera, Damageplan, Hellyeah, Texas Hippie Coalition) plus mastered by Howie Weinberg (Rush, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Beastie Boys, Pantera). Featuring nine tracks, the album is a shredder of heavy guitars with a huge rhythm section and a gravel-blasted soulful voice for straight up in your face rock n roll to add to their lyrical themes of empowerment and overcoming the worst in life as they see it.
Upcoming Show Dates:
May 22 – Dallas Nightclub – Kitchener, ON
Jun 25 – Lions Park – Brantford, ON
Jul 1 – Eastside Bar & Grill – London, ON
Jul – 2 – Fitzrays – London, ON
Jul 15 – SPOT 1 – Brampton, ON
Aug 12 – Riffs Music Lounge – Woodstock, ON
Sep 16 – Hespeler Legion – Cambridge, ON

To listen to a full stream of ‘As The Crow Flies’, please visit the following link at Revolver Mag: http://www.revolvermag.com/news/a-rebel-few-premiere-new-album-as-the-crow-flies.html

Album order available on Bandcamp and iTunes:

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https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/as-the-crow-flies/id1094563406

1. Born Again (4:06)

2. Rebel Few (4:20) [Yell Mag] [Soundcloud]

3. Empires Fall (3:39)

4. Dyin’ Breed (3:57)

5. Said n Done (4:12)

6. Serious (6:26)

7. Who Knows (4:54)

8. Bitter Man (4:06) [Video]

9. Pure Revolution (4:51) [PureGrainAudio]

Album Length: 40:36

For more info, please visit www.arebelfew.com.

About:

A REBEL FEW follow a simple motto.

“They’re not “making waves in the scene” … They’re not “from the ashes”… They’re not “creating a sound for the generation”…They’re a straight ahead no nonsense Rock n Roll band! If you dig music that you can be a part of … and a live show that isn’t 4 guys staring at their shoes, then they are a band for you!! What lives in them, lives in you … together WE are all A REBEL FEW“

That motto comes from a band philosophy that as individuals, we’ve all dealt with the feelings of not belonging or fitting into the status quo.

“We’ve always been seen as the black sheep and proud of it because we never liked the notion of simply conforming to what society has had us believe to be “normal”. A Rebel Few is badge for all those who feel abandoned by societies “standards” and are looking for refuge. A place where they belong and find strength in like minded souls.” says vocalist Chris Raposo.

A heavy hitter of Southern rock with an injection of groove, A REBEL FEW is comprised of ex-West Memphis Suicide members Chris Raposo (Vocals-Guitar), Barry Martin (Guitar), Chris Spiers (Drums) along with Adam Shortreed (Bass). Playing music to fill the void not only for themselves, but for those who connect with their sound, the band has already shared the stage with Steel Panther, Jackyl, Skid Row, Killer Dwarfs, Anvil, Kill Devil Hill, Texas Hippie Coalition, My Darkest Days, The Headstones, and Danko Jones all before their debut album ‘As The Crow Flies’, which is now available as of April 22nd, 2016.

The debut was produced by Sterling Winfield (Pantera, Damageplan, Hellyeah, Texas Hippie Coalition) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Rush, Aerosmith, Van Halen, Beastie Boys, Pantera).

Raposo, the main lyric writer says “My lyrics mostly stem from a childhood of being shunned for not adhering to what everyone saw as normal and being persecuted for simply being who I was. The music has always been my therapist.

As lead by example with the group’s single Rebel Few, a song about unity and belonging. Overall the album has a message of “Don’t let anything or anyone tell you can’t achieve what you want to, be who you are despite what others think you should be and don’t change who you are just to appease the masses.”

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0 NEWS: SLUDGEHAMMER Post New Music Video ‘Carrion Eater’; New Album ‘The Fallen Sun’ Out June 10th

May 16, 2016
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SLUDGEHAMMER Post New Music Video ‘ Carrion Eater’; New Album ‘The Fallen Sun’ Due Out June 10th

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May 28 – Peterborough, ON – w/ Cryptelisk, Sacrificed Alliance, Anthropophagy – info

L-R – Chris Szarota – Vocals, Jeff Wilson – Guitars, Tyler Williams – Guitars, Dan Ayers – Bass/Vocals, Fernando Villalobos- Drums
Credit: Hayden John Wolf

Set to unleash their debut full length album ‘The Fallen Sun’ officially on June 10th, Toronto, ON’s SLUDGEHAMMER have posted a new music video for their track ‘Carrion Eater’, which is one of eleven fist pounding tracks that features the dynamic vocal performances from lead vocalist Chris Szarota and bassist Dan Ayers, along with a showcase of mind bending guitar solos, heavy riffs and blistering drumming fury to follow up their 2014 EP ‘Organ Harvester’.

“Sludgehammer is proud to present ”Carrion Eater” as our first music video from ”The Fallen Sun”. This is one of the first songs we wrote for the record and it has become one of our favorites. It was an ambitious track to create as we were trying to combine a lot of different musical elements into a cohesive song. We eventually got it to the point where it is now, an energetic, venom spittin’ ,leg stompin’, headcrusher! It was a lot of hard work creating this record, but also a lot of fun. We’re hoping everyone can enjoy it like we do.” comments guitarist Jeff Wilson.The album was self-produced by the band and mixed by guitarist Tyler Williams and mastered by world renowned producer & engineer Lasse Lammert (Gloryhammer, Alestorm, Teramaze) at LSD Studio in Germany.

To watch ‘Carrion Eater’, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAbgAUBrzvo

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1. Demons From The Woodwork (4:02)

2. Intestines Entwined (5:02)

3. The Black Abyss (6:29)

4. Ectogenesis (4:34)

5. Carrion Eater (5:56)

6. Consuming Afterbirth (4:34)

7. Carnivorous Forest (5:08)

8. Utopian (5:45)

9. Revolting (4:46)

10. Organ Harvester (4:51)

11. Casualties (4:34)

Album Length: 55:48

About:
Sludgehammer is a five piece Canadian metal band formed in 2013. The band began with guitarist Jeff Wilson and drummer Fernando Villalobos jamming together, which quickly resulted in writing songs and searching for a full line up. Their search led to vocalist Chris Szarota, who possessed an astonishing vocal ferocity and bassist and vocalist Dan Ayers, who passed the audition as a bassist and also revealed a golden voice. Thus, the first incarnation of Sludgehammer was formed.

The four members worked hard over the next few months to put together a demo, which was released at the band’s first gig on November 22nd, 2013. The demo was well received even though it was completely self-recorded and the gig offers kept on coming, along with new fans.

With the success of the demo, the band knew that it was time to step things up and hired producer Christian Anderson for their 2014 release, ‘Organ Harvester’. During the writing sessions, the band decided that Chris and Dan should share vocal duties for this record, as Dan’s voice had been absent from the demo. The dual vocals proved to be a force to be reckoned with and on August 11th, 2014 ‘Organ Harvester’ was released to rave reviews.

‘Organ Harvester’ gained both new fans and better shows, gathering serious momentum and solid name among the metal community. However by 2015, after playing many gigs with the ‘Organ Harvester’ material it became very obvious that the fans were hungry for more. The band began writing more songs for the next release and kept playing gigs, which led them to guitarist Tyler Williams. Tyler was working as a sound man at the Atria in Oshawa, ON where Sludgehammer was playing, and after their performance, Tyler approached the band. They set up a jam and in July 2015, Tyler Williams joined Sludgehammer.

The new five piece line up produced a much fuller sound as Jeff and Tyler began working together. The old songs were given new life and badass new material was being written for their next release, titled ‘The Fallen Sun’. The new songs featured dynamic vocal performances from Dan and Chris, mind bending guitar solos, heavy riffs and blistering drumming. As the songs started to pile up, Sludgehammer discussed recording a full length album. Tyler suggested that they record at his studio, Monolithic Productions. The band set up shop there and are now ready to unleash ‘The Fallen Sun’ for release on June 10, 2016.

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0 NEWS: PureGrainAudio Premiere Edu Falaschi (Almah, ex-Angra) Acoustic Track ‘Heroes of Sand’; New Acoustic Solo Album ‘Moonlight’ Out May 20th via Test Your Metal Records

May 16, 2016
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PureGrainAudio Premiere Edu Falaschi (Almah, ex-Angra) Acoustic Track ‘Heroes of Sand’
New Acoustic Solo Album ‘Moonlight’ Out May 20th via Test Your Metal Records

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Canadian label Test Your Metal Records is set to release internationally known Brazilian singer and composer EDU FALASCHI’s solo debut album ‘Moonlight’ on May 20th for North America. This is the first solo album by the ex-ANGRA front man currently of ALMAH to celebrate his 25 year career with sixteen records released worldwide, which he has received a Brazilian golden disc award, sold more than one million CDs along with countless world tours and recognition from fans around the globe, especially in Japan, Europe and South America.

Teaming up with PureGrainAudio.com, TYM and EDU FALASCHI are proud to premiere the new acoustic track ‘Heroes of Sand’ at the following link:http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/edu-falaschi-unveils-stream-of-acoustic-version-of-heroes-of-sand-exclusive-premiere

The album features nine acoustic versions of the most significant songs of his career with Angra and Almah such as Nova Era, Rebirth, Heroes of Sand, Spread Your Fire, Bleeding Heart, Wishing Well and Breathe. All the material was rearranged for the voice accompanied by piano, guitar and orchestra in order to present an outstanding mixture of rock, jazz, classic and popular music highlighting harmony and melody. Album Pre-Order available at http://testyourmetalrecords.bigcartel.com/product/edu-falaschi-moonlight-released-may-20th-2016

“Moonlight” was recorded in São Paulo and Jundiaí (Brazil) at WINK Studio and mixed and mastered by Caio Cesar. On the album Falaschi collaborates with several respected Brazilian musicians such as Tiago Mineiro (piano), maestro and violinist Adriano Machado (strings arrangements, creator and conductor of the Symphonic Orchestra Villa Lobos) along with special guests – João Frederico Sciotti known as “Derico” (flutes and saxophone) and Sandami (percussions).

The cover artwork was created by Brazilian designer Gustavo Sazes (Almah, Kamelot, Sepultura, Arch Enemy, Morbid Angel, Manowar, etc.).

1. Nova Era (3:28) [Music Video]

2. Bleeding Heart (4:33)

3. Arising Thunder (3:32) [Lyric Video]

4. Rebirth (3:53)

5. Breathe (3:34)

6. Angels And Demons (4:48)

7. Spread Your Fire (4:41)

8. Wishing Well (5:28)

9. Heroes of Sand (4:05)

Album Length: 38:06

For more info: http://www.edufalaschi.com.br

About:
Edu Falaschi started his professional career in 1990 working in such bands as Mitrium and Symbols. For more than ten years (2001 – 2012) he was the frontman and one of the main composers of ANGRA and recorded four albums with the iconic of Brazilian metal band. Many live and radio hits of the band, as Nova Era, Lease Of Life, Wishing Well, Spead Your Fire and others, are written by Edu. In 2006 Edu Falaschi established his own band, ALMAH and garnered international success. ALMAh has released four studio albums: “Almah” (2006), “Fragile Equality” (2008), “Motion” (2011) and “Unfold” (2013). The band is currently working on its 5th album. Edu Falaschi was voted by Japanese fans as one of the best rock singers in the world several times. He is often invited as a special guest to shows and recordings of many Brazilian and international stars such as Tarja Turunen, Vivaldi Metal Project, Genius Rock Opera, Soulspell Metal Opera, and others.

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0 NEWS: WITHOUT MERCY Announce ‘Mouichido’ Cross Canada Tour (AB/MB/SK/ON/QC)

May 16, 2016
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· Music News · Without Mercy

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WITHOUT MERCY Announce ‘Mouichido’ Cross Canada Tour (AB/MB/SK/ON/QC)

New Music Video ‘Burn’

New EP ‘Mouichido’ Out May 27th

Upcoming Show Dates:

May 27 – Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC – info (CD Release Show)

June 3 – Red Deer, AB – The Vat – info

June 4 – Calgary, AB – Distortion – info

June 6 – Grand Prairie, AB – Better Than Fred’s – info

June 7 – Edmonton, AB – The Mercury Room

June 8 – Lethbridge, AB – Attainable Records

June 10 – Winnipeg, MB – The Windsor – info

June 11 – Brandon, MB – North Hill Inn – info

June 16 – Thunder Bay, ON – Black Pirate’s Pub

June 17 – Sudbury, ON – The Asylum – info

June 18 – Oshawa, ON – The Diezel Room – info

June 19 – Woodstock, ON – Illusions Night Club – info

June 20 – Toronto, ON – Coalition T.O.

June 21 – Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar

June 22 – Sherbrooke, QC – Le Murdoch – info

June 25 – Timmins, ON – TBA

June 28 – Portage la Prairie, MB – Masonic Hall

June 29 – Regina, SK – TBA

June 30 – Medicine Hat, AB – TBA
July 1 – Penticton, BC – TBA

Jul 23 – SBC Restaurant – Vancouver, BC

Photo Credit: Shimon Karmel

Set to unleash their upcoming EP ‘Mouichido’ on May 27th, Vancouver, BC’sWITHOUT MERCY will be hitting the road following its release for a cross Canada tour in support of it. Their forthcoming EP ‘Mouichido’ is a rebirth for the band as it’s a re-release of re-recorded material from their 2014 EP ‘Reborn’.‘Mouichido’, the Japanese word for “Repeat” or “to do one more time” 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’.

The band has released two videos in support of the EP ‘Burn’ and, both can be viewed at the following links below. Album pre-order at the following link here.

Video – Burn – NCS | Youtube

Video – Worthless – Youtube

1. Worthless (3:48) [Youtube]

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.

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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: CELESTIAL RUIN Streaming New EP ‘Pandora’ via Metal-Rules.com

May 13, 2016
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CELESTIAL RUIN Streaming New EP ‘Pandora’ via Metal-Rules.com

New EP ‘Pandora’ Out May 20th

Upcoming Show Dates:

May 21 – Vancouver, BC – The Venue – info (CD Release Show)
Aug 25-28 – Metalocalypstick Fest – Valemount, BC – info

Combining a heavenly destruction of heavy riffs with beautiful melodies, Vancouver, BC’s European influenced symphonic metal band CELESTIAL RUIN create catchy, singable and epic tunes that draw on lyrical themes of fantasy and horror, plus sometimes implying deeper meanings or just celebrating the subject matter at hand. Their new EP ‘Pandora’ is due out on May 20th to follow their 2012 debut album ‘The Awakening’ and before it drops they have teamed up with Metal-Rules.com for the full stream premiere of the release, which can be heard at the following link: http://www.metal-rules.com/metalnews/2016/05/13/celestial-ruin-streaming-new-ep-pandora-via-metal-rules-com-new-ep-pandora-out-may-20th/

Vocalist Larissa Dawn comments on the track:

“All the lyrics on “Pandora” were written about unleashing destruction into the world. Chaos caused by all the pain that negative emotions can create. A sort of cause and effect scenario. Each of the songs tells a different story and explores what happens when you make the wrong decision or fail to make any decision at all. Remaining stagnant and letting the world collapse in on you. The only song that kind of swerves from this theme is “No Quarter”, this song is more of a movie told through song. It follows the story of infamous pirate Davy Jones and the battle that ensues between him and a rival ship.

Pandora has a much darker feel to it and I hope it paints different pictures in peoples minds when they hear it. I want them to be able to imagine exactly what is going on, like it’s their own personal movie.”

Digital and CD pre-order of the EP is available on iTunes and CD at www.celestialruin.com.

1. Murder of Crows (3:52)

2. Sense of Exile (4:17) [Free Download | Lyric Video]

3. No Quarter (4:34)

4. Nevermore (5:55)

5. Firestorm (4:53)

EP Length: 23:32

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

About:

Canadian band CELESTIAL RUIN is styled after European Symphonic Rock/Metal but executed with a decidedly North American flavor. Combining a heavenly destruction of heavy riffs with beautiful melodies, CELESTIAL RUIN create catchy, singable melodies, and rich symphonic textures. The compositions are “epic” by all accounts. Lyrical themes are mainly drawn from fantasy and horror, sometimes implying deeper meanings, sometimes just celebrating the subject matter.
Based out of Vancouver, BC, CELESTIAL RUIN started taking the scene by storm with their debut album “The Awakening”. Receiving favorable reviews in publications such as Rockstar Weekly Magazine professing a 4/5 star rating declaring, “If The Awakening is only the beginning of things to come, you’d best get on board now while the getting’s good.”
After successful 2012 and 2013 summer tours, CELESTIAL RUIN was offered many opportunities that included opening slots with Stone Temple Pilots, Leaves Eyes, Moonspell and being a featured performer for Vancouver Alternative Fashion Week for two consecutive years.
CELESTIAL RUIN is always looking for the next unique avenue to expose their distinctive sound. “We play in the grey area of rock music, we are too heavy for rock, but not heavy enough for metal” comments vocalist Larissa Dawn.
This is a praise that has been mirrored in many live reviews including Beat Route Magazine stating, “Celestial Ruin appears to be in a sub-genre scene of one…their differences are working to their advantage”.
From September- December 2015 they completed a cross Canada tour (Out of Exile) and are now preparing for the release of their 2016 EP ‘Pandora’ produced by Joost Van Den Broek (Epica, Revamp, Xandria).
“As a significant jump forward from our debut album, from song writing to production, this EP was a journey that allowed to us grow, and we hope that fans will grow with us.” says Larissa Dawn.
A collaborative writing effort by CELESTIAL RUIN, the May 20th release of ‘Pandora’ will showcase the best of their best shared with fans new and old alike.
“The music on ‘Pandora’ is about unleashing chaos, beauty and all emotions into the world. It celebrates both the joy and the pain that emotions can create. The lyrics on this release come from a mix of personal experiences and fantasy elements. Most of the were written during a time when Larissa was going through recovery from a surgery and was unable to speak, sing and barely able to stand up. So the frustration, sadness, anger and fear she felt during her recovery created “Pandora”.” says drummer Adam Todd.

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0 NEWS: Fort McMurrray’s SENTIMENTAL GENTLEMEN Comment On Continuing Tour In Wake of Wildfires; Add More Dates To Cross Canada Tour (QC/ON/SK/AB/BC)

May 13, 2016
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Fort McMurrray’s SENTIMENTAL GENTLEMEN Comment On Continuing Tour In Wake of Wildfires
Add More Dates To Cross Canada Tour (QC/ON/SK/AB/BC)

L-R: Rob Eustis (Drums), Mackenzie Walas (Vocals and Guitar), Joe Howes (Guitar), Jeremy Connell (Bass)

Photo credit: Meaghan Baxter Photography

Album Stream – The Devil’s In The Details: http://sentimentalgentlemen .com/music

With the devastation of Fort McMurray’s wildfires and news hitting home for rock and roll quartet Sentimental Gentlemen during their current cross Canada tour in support of their new album ‘The Devil’s In The Details’. The Fort McMurray based band currently in the halfway point of their tour has decided to stay on track and keep performing across Canada and do what they do best, playing in front crowds across the country and use the tour to help raise funds for their hometown.

Vocalist / guitarist Mackenzie Walas has issued the following statement:

“Since the day we found out our hometown of Fort McMurray was on fire and our friends and family evacuated, we have gotten an outpour of support from people and venues all across the country wanting to help out. It turns out that thankfully all of our friends and family are safe and our homes are still standing. That being said we lost a bunch of musical equipment and instruments that we were keeping at our friend’s house that burnt down. We never thought of quitting the tour or postponing any dates. We decided that we need to continue this tour to be a voice for Fort McMurray and try and raise as much money as we can before we head back to help with the clean up. We feel like we have a new mission and purpose to help in a unique way to give back to the community that has given us so much. If anyone wants to help we encourage everyone to donate what they can to the Canadian Red Cross.”

To check out the SENTIMENTAL GENTLEMEN and help support Fort McMurray with donations at their shows, please view the following cities listed below.

May 12 – Montreal, QC – Barfly
May 13 – Ottawa, ON – Ask A Punk
May 14 – Cornwall, ON – Lola’s
May 17 – Oshawa, ON – The Atria
May 20 – London, ON – The Dominion House
May 21 – Windsor, ON – Villains
May 23 – Hamilton, ON – The Doors Pub
May 24 – Toronto, ON @ The Painted Lady
May 25 – Ajax, ON – Rotilicious
May 26 – Sudbury, ON – Townehouse Tavern
May 27 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Lop Lops
May 29 – Kenora, ON – Norman Social Club
May 31 – Selkrik, ON – The Merch
June 1 – Arcola, SK – Buddy’s Pub
June 3- Lloydminister, AB – The Root
June 4 – Calgary, AB – The Blind Beggar
June 11 – Revelstoke, BC – The Last Drop
June 13 – Vancouver, BC – The Roxy
June 14 – Victoria, BC – The Copper Owl
June 17 – Abbotsford, BC – Brother’s Billiards
June 18 – Kamloops, BC – The Dirty Jersey
June 20 – Grindrod, BC – Riverfront Pub
June 21 – Wells, BC – Jack O Clubs Pub
June 22 – Quesnel, BC – Cariboo Hotel
June 23 – Prince George, BC – Nancy O’s
June 24 – Rolla, BC – The Rolla Pub
June 26 – Edmonton, AB – On The Rocks
June 30 – Athabasca, AB – The Magnificent – River Rats Festival

1. Kickin’ Stones

2. I’ll Be

3. All Makes Sense

4. To Forget The Rain

5. UFOs

6. Perfect Storm Part 1

7. Perfect Storm Part 2

8. Guess This Is Living

9. The Hand That Feeds

10. Farewell To The River

About:
Founding members Joe Howes (lead guitar) and Mackenzie Walas (lead vocals) met at an open mic night at a local tavern in Canada’s northern oil patch of Fort McMurray, Alberta in early 2013. Playing music was an outlet to get away from the busy lifestyle of a thriving boom-town. After playing songs together until they closed the place, it was certain that this was the start of a great musical friendship. Mackenzie had been performing around town and was looking to start a band. Joe had recently moved to town and had yet to meet anyone who shared his passion for rock music and performing.

They were dedicated to forming a band that wrote great songs and could match that quality on stage. Their songwriting process reflects the personality of the band. Laid back with a sense of motivated purpose for finding something new yet familiar, while trying not be limited by the influences of other genres…and having a whole lot of fun while doing it. Powerful raspy vocals with multiple harmonies, big guitar solos and heavy drums are the tools they use to find their sound. Bands like the Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, Big Wreck, but also Stevie Ray Vaughn, ZZ Top, and the Eagles can be heard as influences.

At the very same open mic night, a few months later, they met Handsome Rob (drums) and with the help of some friends, the band released its self-titled debut, a 6-song EP in February of 2014. After recruiting Jeremy Connell (bass), the band’s line-up was complete. Since then, they have been pouring the pavement, performing at a variety of events in the Wood Buffalo region and across Alberta. The band has had the privilege of sharing the stage with The Sheepdogs, The Trews, and Trooper to name a few.

In November 2014, they began recording their new album at Sound Extractor Studios in Edmonton, AB. They wanted to capture the excitement and energy of their live shows, so most tracks were recorded live to retain their on-stage chemistry. “Kicking’ Stones” was released as the band’s first single and they filmed their first music video in support during the summer of 2015. The new album titled “The Devil’s in the Details” was released on September 26th, 2015. They plan on touring Canada in support of their record in the spring of 2016.

In the meantime, the Gentlemen continue playing a bunch of shows for awesome people, and writing new tunes for a future album as they plan for their upcoming Cross Canada Tour.

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0 CHARIOTS OF THE GODS Unleash New Single ‘Into Oblivion’ Ft. Pascal Jobin of The Agonist + Kickstarter Campaign For Album Pre-Order

May 13, 2016
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Song Download here.

For fans of Trivium, Unearth, In Flames, Children of Bodom, As I Lay Dying

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CHARIOTS OF THE GODS Unleash New Single ‘Into Oblivion’ Ft. Pascal Jobin of The Agonist
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Kickstarter Campaign For Album Pre-Order

Upcoming Show Dates:

Nov 14 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks w/ Sonata Arctica, Leaves’ Eyes, Omninum Gatherum – info

Vote for our band to play at Rockfest 2016 :
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After a small hiatus and line up change, Ottawa, ON’s CHARIOTS OF THE GODS return in 2016 full force with a new single and an upcoming album plus a pre-order campaign via Kickstarter to get fans ready to hit the mosh pit. Their new single ‘Into Oblivion’ featuring a guitar solo from Pascal Jobin of The Agonist is ready to annihilate your ear drums and salivating fans for more in anticipation for their upcoming album ‘Ages Unsung’ set to be released later this year to follow their 2013 debut album ‘Tides of War’ that was produced by music legend Glen Robinson (Queensryche, Gwar, Annihilator).

To listen to ‘Into Oblivion’ ft. Pascal Jobin of The Agonist, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tjbhCkxPVY

The band’s kickstarter campaign is an album pre-order for ‘Ages Unsung’ and will aid in costs in completing the release.

For more details and learn about perks being offered by COTG, please visit the following Kickstarter link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chariotsofthegods/chariots-of-the-gods-presents-ages-unsung

COTG comments:

“After all this time of not releasing new music, we are really excited and proud to finally present you some new material from the new lineup. With the coming of this new record, we thought that a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter could not only help us face the financial burden of the project, but also give us a way to engage with our fans and gauge the interest in the project.
Unlike many other crowdfunding platforms, a Kickstarter campaign is “all or nothing”, which mean we don’t get funded unless we reach our goal. Our goal for this campaign is to get 3000$ to help us with the costs of production and promotion.

We hope you’ll enjoy our new material as well as the perks that we’ve prepared for you!”

For more info, please visit www.chariotsofthegods.net.

About:

Blitzing out of Canada’s capital with their punishing hard-rock rooted in heavy metal, Chariots of the Gods has-been on one sole assignment since 2007: shredding endlessly in a neighborhood near you.

The five-piece band gave birth to their first EP “Reverence” in 2010. Their first full length album, “Tides of War”, was produced by music legend Glen Robinson (Queensryche, Gwar, Annihilator) in 2013.

In 2014, the band went on their first international tour in Cuba and were the first Canadian metal band to do so.

Chariots of the Gods are now set to storm the world with the musical assault that is their latest masterpiece: “Ages Unsung”.

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0 OUT NOW! BLACK ABSINTHE ‘Early Signs of Denial’; Post Full Album Stream

May 13, 2016
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For fans of Black Sabbath, Killswitch Engage, Motorhead, Mastodon, High On Fire, Coheed and Cambria

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OUT NOW! BLACK ABSINTHE ‘Early Signs of Denial’; Post Full Album Stream

Upcoming Show Dates:

May 13 – Oshawa, ON @ The Atria – Event info
May 14 – Toronto, ON @ Coalition T.O. (CD Release Show) – Event info

Toronto, ON heavy metal trio BLACK ABSINTHE have surfaced from the basement to unleash their debut album ‘Early Signs of Denial’ produced by Sum 41’s Dave Baksh (Cross Dog, The Mahones) plus mixed and mastered by Frank Gryner (Rob Zombie- Hillbilly Deluxe). Out now as of May 13th, 2016, the album is the band’s first professional recording to follow their three self recorded EPs Live At Coalition (2014), Noise Complaint (2014) and Augusta (2012).

The album stream can be heard at the following links:
– https://soundcloud.com/blackabsintheband/sets/early-signs-of-denial
– http://exclaim.ca/music/article/black_absinthe-early_signs_of_denial_album_stream
along with album order at https://blackabsinthe.bandcamp.com/

“This was our first foray into recording in a studio environment plus working with a producer and mixer. Having a team of people around us helped us produce better songs at a higher quality to give our fans the chance to hear what we’re truly about without the barrier of poor recordings. It’s our jump from the basement to the studio, the raw energy is still there, but there’s an added level of detail to each track. We wanted to make a significant jump forward in quality and songwriting plus for fans who have been following us, we think they’ll be pleasantly surprised.” comments vocalist/guitarist Jack Cerre.

BLACK ABSINTHE’s powerful heavy riffs and bass lines are reminiscent of classic thrash and new wave British heavy metal with a range of progressive to classic rock influence ready to be shared with fans new and old alike.

The title “Early Signs of Denial” is a conceptual connection to the themes of fear, corruption, and overcoming disparity, which is explored in the album’s songs. The record has emphasis of crushing modern tone, polished instrumental sections, soaring vocals and a blending of contemporary and classic metal. With each track, this unique record represents different aspects of BLACK ABSINTHE’s diversity in song writing. The band does not tread lightly over their new wave of British heavy metal song style or their technical and progressive metal influences.

1. The Wild (3:50) [MetalNationRadio]

2. Is This Life (4:42)

3. Berj Khalifa (3:19)

4. Pigs (4:03)

5. NOW (3:58) [MMK]

6. Winter (6:23) [Hellbound]

Album Length: 26:18

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

About:

Formed in 2011 by vocalist and guitarist Jack Cerre, bassist Kyle Scarlett and drummer Austin Henderson, the trio continue to rip through the underground Toronto metal scene without pause.

Compounding heavy riffs and bass lines reminiscent of classic thrash and new wave British heavy metal with a range of progressive to classic rock influence, Black Absinthe presents a solid example of a Canadian metal band. They’re road hungry, influenced plus supported by other driven Canadian musicians and most of all, ready to innovate and grow the traditions of a genre they venerate and respect. As leaders in the scene, Black Absinthe were headlining Toronto semi-finalists in the Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2015.

With a new year ahead, Black Absinthe pushes on with their desire to provide their fans in Canada and online with a cleaner and heavier presentation of their sound. The years incubating in Toronto’s metal underground have served the band well. From their 2012 debut EP Augusta to their 2014 EP Noise Complaint, both releases have established the band’s sound as well as their stage presence, leading to their driven heavy metal machine. Now in 2016, Black Absinthe are ready to release their debut studio album Early Signs Of Denial (May 13, 2016). The album was produced by Dave Baksh (Cross Dog, The Mahones) out of the Gentleman’s Den studio in Pickering, ON who’s experience proved to be the final touch; aiding in refining drum dynamics, smoothing the transitions and layering harmonic guitar lines. Black Absinthe’s Early Signs Of Denial sound is a leading example of the contemporary Canadian metal scene serving to showcase how the band sounds in a crisp, powerful, and ultimately more professional recording environment.

The title “Early Signs of Denial” is a conceptual connection to the themes of fear, corruption, and overcoming disparity, which is explored in the songs. The record has emphasis of crushing modern tone, polished instrumental sections, soaring vocals and a blending of contemporary and classic metal. With each track, this unique record represents different aspects of Black Absinthe’s diversity in song writing. The band does not tread lightly over their new wave of British heavy metal song style or their technical and progressive metal influences.

Through the bands expanding network cultivated through Coalition Music’s “Artist Entrepreneur Program”, they chose Frank Gryner (Rob Zombie- Hillbilly Deluxe) to mix and master the album in the Winter of 2015. His strong ability to work with a diversity of sounds was the appeal to the band. His mixing took the album into the sonic spheres of a classic 80’s sound providing, grandeur, psychedelia, and an arena rock feel that could properly represent the textures put down in tracking. There was an immediate trust formed with the stylistic choices Gryner made throughout mixing.

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0 Blekkmetal and Bardspec in Montreal Grimposium Presents The Norwegian Invasion – July 2 & 3, 2016

May 12, 2016
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· Grimposium · Music News

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Blekkmetal and Bardspec in Montreal

Grimposium Presents The Norwegian Invasion – July 2 & 3, 2016

(version française ci-dessous)
www.Grimposium.com

Blekkmetal Video Trailer – https://vimeo.com/158059799

Blekkmetal Extended Trailer – https://vimeo.com/165600936

Bardspec Promo Video – https://vimeo.com/160902696

Vivek Venkatesh and David Hall proudly present a unique celebration of film and music featuring key members of the Norwegian extreme metal music scene. The Norwegian Invasion will feature the Canadian premiere screening of the concert film Blekkmetal, and the Canadian premiere soundscape performance of Norwegian composer Ivar Bjørnson’s Bardspec project. The Blekkmetal screening is free to the public and will take place at 19h00 on July 3 at the VA114 cinema at Concordia University (1395 René-Lévesque Ouest) (Facebook event page). The Bardspec performance will take place at 20h00 on July 2 at Co-op Katacombes; tickets are $15 at the door or online at lepointdevente (Facebook event page).

Following on the heels of the highly successful world premiere in April 2016 in New York City, The Norwegian Invasion will see the Canadian premiere screening ofBlekkmetal – a documentary about the one-off 2015 festival celebrating the origins of Norwegian black metal. Featuring exclusive interviews and footage of Enslaved, Taake, Aeternus, Gehenna, Helheim, Old Funeral, Kampfar, Hades Almighty and Gaahls Wyrd performing classic and rare songs from their catalog, Blekkmetal features an all-Canadian production team including director David Hall (alumnus of Concordia University), metal studies scholars Vivek Venkatesh (Concordia University) and Jason Wallin (University of Alberta), and mobile media scholar Owen Chapman (Concordia University).
Producer Vivek Venkatesh sees the Blekkmetal film as “a stellar exemplar of how key members of the extreme metal scenes from Canada and Norway have worked collaboratively, provided a stark reimagination of a cultural artform, and revealed an acute focus on the music and visual arts associated with the Norwegian black metal scene in the early 1990s”. Director David Hall says, “I am really proud and eager to present the Blekkmetal documentary to our friends in Montreal – I truly believe we have managed to capture the essence of the Bergen Black Metal scene via interviews, concert footage and fly-on-the-wall guerrilla filmmaking. The fact that our friend and collaborator Ivar Bjørnson has agreed to perform his mythical ambient psych project Bardspec as a prelude to the screening is a dream come true for us!”

Blekkmetal is co-produced by the festival’s organizers Ivar Bjørnson, Jannicke Wiese-Hansen and Kirsti Rosseland. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmakers and festival organizers. The original trailer for the film can be viewed here, an extended trailer is now available here, while exclusive performance footage from select bands who performed at Blekkmetal can be found here: Enslaved, Taake.

Ivar Bjørnson (songwriter, founder and guitarist of Norway’s black metal pioneers Enslaved) describes his BardSpec, project as “Electronic Dark Ambient-Psych wherein the listener is invited into weird and wonderful soundscapes, and where deep minimalism meets cascades of psychedelic harmony and esoteric noise”. The music will be complemented by live manipulations of film co-created by David Hall and Bjørnson, with additional visuals by Vivek Venkatesh and Jason Wallin. Watch a video clip of the Bardspec demo here.

Canadian soundscape artist and media studies graduate scholar at Concordia University, Leticia Trandafir, who goes by the stage moniker of Softcoresoft, will perform a live set of ambient and drone music to open the Bardspec performance on July 2 at Katacombes.

NOTES TO EDITOR

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), Bergen, Norway (November 2015), the Bay Area, California (January 2016), Brooklyn, New York (April 2016) and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (April 2016). Grimposium is now co-presented by two of Venkatesh’s collaborators – filmmaker David Hall and metal studies scholar Jason Wallin, and is managed by Kathryn Urbaniak. Grimposium has been funded through grants obtained by Venkatesh to support his research programs on social pedagogy, digital literacy and critical thinking from Canadian funding agencies such as the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Fonds de Recherche Québec, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada and the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies at Concordia University. Visit http://grimposum.com for more information.

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Blekkmetal et Bardspec à Montréal

Grimposium présente L’Invasion Norvégienne – Les 2 et 3 juillet 2016

Vivek Venkatesh et David Hall sont fiers de présenter une occasion unique de venir assister à un film et une prestation musicale en présence de musiciens importants de la scène norvégienne du métal extrême. L’Invasion Norvégienne présentera la première canadienne de la projection du film de concert Blekkmetal, et la première prestation canadienne du projet de paysage sonore Bardspec du compositeur norvégien Ivar Bjørnson. La projection du film Blekkmetal aura lieu le 3 juillet à 19 h au cinéma VA114 de l’Université Concordia; l’entrée sera gratuite (événement Facebook). La prestation de Bardspec aura lieu le 2 juillet à 20 h à la coop Katacombes; les billets seront en vente au coût de 15 $ à la porte ou en ligne sur lepointdevente (événement Facebook).

Dans la foulée du succès de la première mondiale présentée en avril 2016 à New York, L’Invasion Norvégienne projettera en grande première canadienne le filmBlekkmetal, un documentaire sur le festival ponctuel de 2015 visant à célébrer les origines du black métal norvégien. Contenant notamment des entrevues et des captations vidéos exclusives des groupes Enslaved, Taake, Aeternus, Gehenna, Helheim, Old Funeral, Kampfar, Hades Almighty et Gaahls Wyrd jouant leurs classiques ainsi que des chansons plus rares de leur répertoire, le documentaire Blekkmetal est le fruit d’une équipe de production entièrement canadienne dont le réalisateur David Hall (ancien étudiant de l’Université Concordia), les chercheurs en études de la musique métal Vivek Venkatesh (Université Concordia) et Jason Wallin (Université de l’Alberta) ainsi que le chercheur en études des médias mobiles Owen Chapman (Université Concordia).

Le producteur Vivek Venkatesh voit le film Blekkmetal comme « un parfait exemple qui illustre comment des membres importants des scènes canadiennes et norvégiennes du métal extrême ont collaboré et ont complètement réinventé cette forme d’art culturelle tout en révélant la grande importance de la musique et des arts visuels associés à la scène norvégienne du black métal au début des années ‘90. » Le réalisateur David Hall a déclaré : « Je suis vraiment fier et impatient de présenter le documentaire Blekkmetal à nos amis de Montréal – Je crois que nous avons vraiment réussi à capturer l’essence de la scène du black métal de Bergen grâce à des entrevues, des captations vidéos de concert et notre travail cinématographique sur le terrain dans le vif de l’action. C’est tout simplement incroyable que notre ami et collaborateur Ivar Bjørnson ait accepté d’offir une performance de Bardspec, son projet mythique de musique psych ambiante, la veille de la projection du film! »

Blekkmetal est coproduit par Ivar Bjørnson, Jannicke Wiese-Hansen et Kirsti Rosseland, organisateurs du festival. Le film sera suivi d’une discussion avec les cinéastes et les organisateurs du festival. La bande-annonce original du film peut être visionnée ici, une nouvelle bande-annoce prolongée est maintenant disponible ici, et des captations vidéos exclusives de prestations de certains groupes présents à Blekkmetal sont disponibles ici : Enslaved, Taake.

Ivar Bjørnson (auteur-compositeur, membre fondateur et guitariste d’Enslaved, un groupe pionnier du black métal norvégien) décrit son projet Bardspec comme de la « dark psych ambiante électronique où l’auditeur est invité à s’immerger dans des paysages sonores étranges et merveilleux et où le profond minimalisme rencontre des cascades d’harmonies psychédéliques et de bruits ésotériques ». La musique sera appuyée par des manipulations en direct de films cocréés par David Hall et Bjørnson ainsi que des visuels additionnels de Vivek Venkatesh et Jason Wallin. Vous pouvez visionner un vidéoclip du démo de Bardspec ici.

L’artiste de paysage sonore canadienne et chercheuse diplômée en études des médias de l’Université Concordia, Leticia Trandafir, qui se produit sous le nom de scèneSoftcoresoft, présentera une performance live de musique ambiante et de drone en première partie de Bardspec le 2 juillet aux Katacombes.

NOTES À L’ATTENTION DES RÉDACTEURS

À propos de Grimposium

Grimposium tient des festivals et des conférences itinérants internationaux qui réunissent des musiciens, des artistes visuels, des journalistes, des auteurs et des dirigeants de maisons de disques de la scène mondiale du métal extrême. Créé en 2014 par le chercheur en études de la musique métal Vivek Venkatesh, de l’Université Concordia au Québec, au Canada, Grimposium a tenu des éditions de ses festivals et conférences à Montréal, au Canada (avril 2014, août 2015), à Bergen, en Norvège (novembre 2015), dans la région de la baie de San Francisco, en Californie (janvier 2016), à Brooklyn, dans l’état de New York (avril 2016) et à Philadelphie, en Pennsylvanie (avril 2016). Grimposium est maintenant coprésenté par deux collaborateurs de Venkatesh, le cinéaste David Hall et le chercheur en études de la musique métal Jason Wallin, et est administré par Kathryn Urbaniak. Le financement de Grimposium a été rendu possible grâce à des subventions octroyées à Venkatesh pour soutenir ses programmes de recherche sur la pédagogie sociale, la littératie numérique et la pensée critique par des organismes canadiens de financement tels que le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines, le Fonds de Recherche Québec, Sécurité publique et Protection civile Canada et le Bureau du vice-président à la recherche et aux études supérieures de l’Université Concordia. Consultez le sitehttp://grimposum.com pour de plus amples informations.

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