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0 FREE Download: Asher Media Relations Holiday Sampler ‘Happy Metal Annihilation Vol. 5’

  • December 11, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Asher Media Relations · Music News

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FREE Download: Asher Media Relations Offer Holiday Sampler ‘Happy Metal Annihilation Vol. 5’

FREE DOWNLOAD – https://ashermedia.bandcamp.com/album/happy-metal-annihilation-vol-5 

      It’s that time of year! Put up your hails horns \m/\m/ and get in the mosh pit spirit for Asher Media Relations‘ latest holiday sampler ‘Happy Metal Annihilation Vol. 5’ featuring over 50 tracks and just under four hours of headbanging tunes from bands they’ve had the honour of doing PR for in 2015.

The track listing is as follows:

1. Accursed Spawn – Clotheshanger Abortion
2. Adrenechrome – The Lead Elephant
3. Aggression – Cut Your Sins Off (Galy Records)
4. Arrival Of Autumn – Like Fire
5. BLEED – Hate March Kill
6. BornBroken – A Nation of Ignorance
7. Cryptic Hymn – Revel In Disgust
8. Defect Designer – Crusaders (Sleaszy Rider Records)
9. Display of Decay – Created To Kill
10. Elderoth – Black And Blue
11. Éohum – Equatorial Rains
12. [Evertrapped] – Palace of Injustice (Hellstorm Recordz)
13. Evilheart – Decimated Opposition (Test Your Metal Records)
14. Exes For Eyes – Done For Good feat Speed Strid of Soilwork
15. Fall City Fall – Love And Art
16. Fallen Angels – Nightmare (Cyberdyne Records)
17. False Flag – Nest Of Vipers
18. FUCK THE FACTS – Solitude (Noise Salvation)
19. Gomorrah – A Disaster’s Nightmare (Test Your Metal Records)
20. Haiduk – Syth
21. Helleborus – Coils
22. Hibria – Pain (Test Your Metal Records)
23. id. – Sagittarius A
24. Infalling- Distorted Visions
25. Inverted Serenity – Everscending
26. Keychain – Shock Rock City
27. Leave The Living – Word of a Whore
28. Meridius – Walk the Plank
29. MUTANK – Corporate Child
30. New Jacobin Club – Parade of Innocents (Manticore Music Group)
31. Odium – Return to Form
32. Psychostick – Obey The Beard
33. Puttin’ On The Foil – Giver To The Liver
34. Pyramids On Mars – Heaven’s Gate
35. Saints of Death – Blood Vendetta
36. Scissortooth – 10 30 (Galy Records)
37. Seven Year Storm – Dyatlov
38. Silent Line – Black and White
39. Striker – Too Late
40. The Apex – Glass Walls
41. The Order of Chaos – Apocalypse Moon
42. Them County Bastardz – No Easy Way
43. Titans Eve – War Path
44. Train Bigger Monkeys – Lack of Morality
45. Tylor Dory Trio – Time The Beholder
46. Van Halst – Save Me
47. Vantablack Warship – The Pit
48. Vesperia – The Western Tempests
49. WILT – Illusion of Hope (Bindrune Recordings)
50. Windy City Slaughter – A Grave For Two
51. XUL – Orbit of Nemesis

About: Asher Media Relations is PR company based in Montreal, QC that aids bands both well known and independent getting heard and read about in rock and metal media around the globe for nearly a decade. For more info, please visit the following links.

Website: www.AsherMediaRelations.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsherMedia

Twitter: @AsherMedia

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0 SILENT LINE Announce First Edmonton Show w/ New Vocalist Matthew Massinon; Post Full Album Lyric Video Playlist

  • December 11, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Silent Line

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SILENT LINE Announce First Edmonton Show w/ New Vocalist Matthew Massinon; Post Full Album Lyric Video Playlist

New Concept Album ‘Shattered Shores’ Out Now!

Adam Kallstrom (drums), Randy Bergh (guitar),  Matthew Massinon (clean vocals), Andy Sidloski (bass), Mike Burton (vocals, guitar)

Album Stream – Idobi Howl | Soundcloud

     Unleashing their latest and first concept album ‘Shattered Shores’ this past October to follow up Born of A Dying Star’ (2012) and ‘One Body Blade’ (2010), Bonnyville, AB SILENT LINE is proud to announce their CD launch and first Edmonton show date on January 2nd at the Mercury Room with their new live line up addition, clean vocalist Matthew Massinon whom was also responsible for contributing vocals on the band’s recent release. Full show details can be found below.

In additional news, SILENT LINE has posted a full album ‘Shattered Shores’lyric video playlist on youtube at the following link below for those looking for the perfect metal karaoke sing-a-longs!

Silent Line – Shattered Shores – Album Lyric Videos – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzKO7FFJWjsxFMTo72O9dbobyeY2u56FP 

shattered shores lyric videos - youtube

Date – January 2nd, 2016
Venue – The Mercury Room (Edmonton, AB)
Bands – Silent Line, Tides of Kharon, and Ravage Red
Doors – 7:30
Bands – 9:00
Tickets – $10

Album stream ‘Shattered Shores‘ – https://soundcloud.com/silentlineofficial/sets/shattered-shores/ 

Album Purchase: https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/silentline 

About ‘Shattered Shores’:

Producing heavy and melodic music with an orchestral flair rooted in death metal, Bonnyville, AB SILENT LINE‘s ‘Shattered Shores’ first concept album is now available to follow up their 2012 LP ‘Born of Dying Star’. The title track is split into two parts, and throughout the album several thematic riffs and lyrics are repeated, creating a motif for listeners. The title references being stranded and trapped forever as the shores become more eroded and the reality of isolation sets in. The lyrics revolve around the themes of overcoming hardships, anxiety, and “weathering the storm” in order to persevere. A single person is referred to throughout the album and everything is told from their point of view as they wander, stuck on the island — unsure of how they got there, and unsure if they will ever leave.

Track Listing: Silent Line – Shattered Shores
1. Frost of The Night (5:46)
2. Erosion (3:52)
3. Black And White (3:21)
4. Shattered Shores I Timeless Night (5:45)
5. Summer Song (5:40)
6. Starfall (4:08)
7. Shattered Shores II A New Beginning (8:08)
8. Into The Chasm (4:39)
9. The Faceless Shadow (6:24)
10. Embrace the End (5:19)
Album Length: 53:07

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

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0 RHINE Post Trailer For Upcoming Album ‘An Outsider’ Due Out Feb 5th, 2016

  • December 10, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Rhine

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RHINE Post Trailer For Upcoming Album ‘An Outsider’ Due Out Feb 5th, 2016

L-R – Gabe Tachell – Guitar/Vocals, James Porter – Bass, Carlos Delgado – Drums, Alex Smolin – Guitar – Photo Credit – Megan Treasure – MeganTreasure.com

      Seattle’s RHINE are proud to announce their return in 2016 with their new album ‘An Outsider’ to follow up 2011’s debut ‘Duality’, which was first a solo effort by band founder Gabriel Tachell (guitar and vocals). Now joined by Alex Smolin on guitar (ex-Metameric), James Porter on bass (Ideofone), and Carlos Delgado (Inferion, ex-Death Crowned King) to collaborate on this project, the band has posted a trailer video to give a glimpse of what’s to come from the 10 track full length when it’s unleashed on February 5, 2016.

Band founder Gabriel Tachell comments on the release:

“‘An Outsider’ is about the struggle that comes with being different, it’s a love/hate situation. You want to shine but you’re afraid of it at the same time. You want to create trends, not follow them, but it’s scary to be the first one. It also has to do with social struggles and always feeling like a stranger. This theme is primarily represented by the title track. Many of the songs have different themes that are not all closely related. The album is all over the map emotionally. Not just angry and dark, but sometimes totally ironic or sometimes very deep and inspiring. It mixes in emotions you wouldn’t typically hear on a metal record like joy and nostalgia. The listening experience is a journey that won’t get you worn out on a single emotion, instead it is dynamic like we are as humans. We form strong bonds to the music we love because of all these things that it can convey, and we are attempting to create something people can feel the same way about.”

An Outsider – Trailer Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIIW1sCXShw 

Album Pre-Order – http://rhine.bandcamp.com 

rhine - an outsider - teaser

Track Listing of Album: RHINE – An Outsider
1. Dreaming of Death (11:46)
2. The Spell of Dark Water (6:20)
3. An Outsider (10:05)
4. Somewhere (3:59)
5. Paralyzed (10:50)
6. Dissolved in Fire (7:53)
7. P.R.E.Y. (5:31)
8. Into the Unknown (6:34)
9. Shipwrecked In Stasis (3:02)
10. Fragments (8:21)
About:
Seattle’s Rhine are seamlessly connecting German thrash metal with Swedish death metal much like their namesake, the Rhine River. The founder of the group Gabriel Tachell named it such for its simplicity and as a metaphor for fluidity and change. The band started in 2011 with the release of their first album ‘Duality’ which was at first a solo effort by Tachell (guitar and vocals) and eventually led to a full band. He is now joined by Alex Smolin on guitar (ex-Metameric), James Porter on bass (Ideofone), and Carlos Delgado (Inferion, ex-Death Crowned King) to collaborate on this project.
Rhine are primarily producing epic, progressive songs and yet others flow to the mouth of the river where there is a culmination of black, death, and thrash metal, occasionally tinged with classical, folk and other styles. The band has a certain frantic unpredictability in terms of songwriting and structure while the moody vocals gently ride over the extreme precision of the guitar, drum, and bass. The four-piece are experimental in their intentions, yet melodically and rhythmically catchy with the delivery. Tachell is the primary inspiration for the current material, referencing experiences in his life from emotional turmoil, health issues, fairy tales, to dreams of finding corpses floating in a swamp. Their interesting themes and energetic music has been evolving into a unique and distinctive sound.
Live, Rhine is an unbridled horse that emotes a nervous uncertainty of what is next compositionally and emotionally. The band bases their performance on the backbone of the band — guitar, vocals, bass, and drums, and they definitely don’t shy away from the challenges of playing music like this live without the help of backing tracks. Their latest release ‘An Outsider’ is slated for February 5, 2016 and while it may not be heavier than the previous release, it is certainly more advanced in terms of playing, songwriting, vocal performance and production. It includes tracks featuring german lyrics, completely improvised solos and an overall human-ness that is often lost amongst other high level metal productions in this age of quantizing and autotuning. Rhine are one band that has grown into a machine that is not to be missed.
For more info, please visit www.RhineOfficial.com.
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0 GearGods Premiere [EVERTRAPPED] Multi-Cam Band Playthrough ‘Lethal District’

  • December 10, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Evertrapped · Music News

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Montreal, QC – December 10, 2015

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GearGods Premiere [EVERTRAPPED] Multi-Cam Band Playthrough ‘Lethal District’

New Album Out ‘Under The Deep’ (Hellstorm Recordz)

L-R – John Yates – Bass, Eric Lemire – Drums, Vincent Benoit – Guitar, James Brookes – Vocals, Frederick Dupuis – Guitar – Photo Credit: Luc Delorme

Free Download – Lethal District – PureGrainAudio

Music Video – Underneath The Deep – Watch here.

Album Stream – Under The Depp – Listen here.

      Delivering relentless brutal melodic death metal on their recently released third studio album ‘Under The Deep’ (Hellstorm Recordz) to follow 2012’s ‘Anomaly’ and 2010’s debut ‘Tales From The Supermax’.  Montreal, QC five piece[EVERTRAPPED] has teamed up with GearGods.net for the premiere of their multi-cam band playthrough video for ‘Lethal District’, which can be viewed at the following link below.

Vocalist James Brookes comments on the video:

“Instead of just doing a performance video, we actually wanted to show people the actual technical side of our music but in a fun way. We set up a few elements of our stage gear and just played it a bunch of times. It’s like doing a workshop for people so they can almost get a real feel of how the song is constructed.” comments vocalist James Brookes.

Video – Lethal District – http://geargods.net/playthrough/evertrapped-lethal-district-exclusive-full-band-playthrough/ 

evertrapped - "lethal district" exclusive full band playthrough - geargods

To listen to their new album ‘Under The Deep’, please visit the following links: 

Bandcamp: http://evertrapped.bandcamp.com

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/eric-lemire/sets/evertrapped-under-the-deep/s-ZmCIt 

Show Dates:

Dec 11, 2015 – Montreal, QC – Katacombes

Jan 16, 2016 – Terrbonne, QC – Transit Bistro Bar

Jan 23, 2016 – St-Hyacinthe, QC – Bar L’Anti

Feb 12, 2016 – Drummondville, QC – Pub Heriot

Feb 13, 2016 – Ottawa, ON – Cafe Dekcuf

Feb 20, 2016 – Montreal, QC – TRH Bar

March 5, 2016 – Iberville, QC – Motel 35

March 18, 2016 – Sherbrooke, QC – Bar Le Magog

April 9, 2016 – Quebec City, QC – La Source de la Martinière

April 30, 2016 – Trois-Rivieres, QC – Rock Cafe Le Stage

For more info, please visit the following link: www.evertrapped.com

Track Listing: Evertrapped – Under The Deep

1. […] (1:58)

2. Arise From The Ashes (5:40)

3. Underneath The Deep (5:50)

4. Palace Of Injustice (6:06)

5. Hypnotized By Hatred (5:26)

6. Blood Of The Fallen (5:05)

7. Lethal District (6:28)

8. Burning Through Vengeance (5:36)

9. Reaper (5:30)

10. Embrace The End (5:55)

Album Length: 53:3

Track by track explained by Evertrapped.

Tracks:

  1. […] intro
  1. Arise From The Ashes: A depiction of someone who has actually reached the bottom, so their rise from there so to speak. Like the king of their own universe broken by all clawing it’s back but fueled by an ever consuming hatred.
  1. Underneath The Deep: A personal look at how a person can only be fucked up by someone else for too long until they break. But this takes you to a point where you now can’t come back.
  1. Palace Of Injustice: A stab at anyone blinded by the indoctrination of any institution and their ultimate demise that likely follows due to their ignorance towards it. However, it does aim more at the disgust of the institutions themselves and not so much the ignorance of the people.
  1. Hypnotized By Hatred: Another personal reflection, but in this case more a person who has been made to believe that all they do is wrong. So it brings up the sense where if you tell someone enough times that they are shit, then eventually they will just believe it. And in this case someone who becomes a very dark god loathing individual because it takes them to a point where they think it’s hysterical.
  1. Blood Of The Fallen: This is set in a horror like context although it not some zombie tribute. It simply laughs at how we place so much importance on the memory of the dead yet never bat an eye at the reality of human suffering which we ourselves cause.
  1. Lethal District: Somewhat of a post apocalyptic view of the surviving factions of humanity that instill themselves as the powers that be, and thus cast out the unclean, unworthy, and so forth. And therefore it sheds light on the madness and revolt of the unwanted.
  1. Burning Through Vengeance: This is a straight up rebel song. A certain arrogant fuck you to a society that rejects you, but you still know that you know better than them. So instead you’ll bide your time and watch them hilariously screw themselves over.
  1. Reaper: As the title suggests, an end of the line type song. In a certain way captures the essence of[EVERTRAPPED] in terms of the inescapable event that is death.
  1. Embrace The End: This also goes more or less as the title suggests. This is another song for the apocalypse but more at the actual hour of the end itself. A look at almost coming to terms with the fact that it was likely the fault of humanity and embracing the acceptance of such evil.

About:

[EVERTRAPPED] are a Montreal-based five piece bringing relentlessly brutal melodic death metal to audiences since 2007. The name is intentionally written with enclosed brackets to signify the trappings of modern life for all of us and how people, despite their best attempts to break out of the mold are still affixed to a simple controlled existence and futility.

 

Members of the band bring together their collective experience from the Montreal metal scene to create their heavy brand of death metal. The guitarists Frederick Dupuis (ex-Daggerfalls) and Vincent Benoit hammer out raw guitar while drummer Eric Lemire (ex-Apocalypsys, ex-Ice Castle) pummels the drums. Their versatile frontman James Brookes (ex-Ammonia, ex-One Final Moment, Continuum) easily alternates between strong clear vocals and low bellowing screams giving listeners the illusion of more than one vocalist. John Yates (ex-AraPacis) weaves together each song with his driving bass lines to keep the punishing tracks energy at an all time high.
Lyrics are intentionally slightly abstract to lure fans to draw their own conclusions despite a perceived understanding of the tracks. Themes for the music revolve around personal turmoil and even stringing together the image of a future where the world is on the brink of an apocalypse.
The band’s influences range from Death Metal to Melodic Death primarily, along with some classic thrash and speed metal, which explains their technicality and diversity sonically. Live, the band is a whirlwind of aggression and sonically abrasive, yet sporadically melodic vocally and instrumentally.
The band will release their album ‘Under The Deep’ on October 16, 2015 available through Hellstorm Recordz.

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0 Bravewords Premiere Yukon Power Thrashers SANKTUARY ‘Space Race’; New Album ‘Winter’s Doom’ Out Jan 22nd

  • December 10, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Sanktuary

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Montreal, QC – December 10, 2015

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Bravewords Premiere Yukon Power Thrashers SANKTUARY ‘Space Race’; New Album ‘Winter’s Doom’ Out Jan 22nd

 

L-R: Anders Grasholm – Drums | Cole Hume – Bass | Alan Binger – Vocals, Guitar | Glen Emond – Guitar

     Power thrash champions SANKTUARY are returning in 2016 with their new album ‘Winters Doom’ to follow up 2013’s widely praised ‘Something Fierce’.Set to be unleashed on January 22nd, the Yukon warriors of the Canadian North have teamed up with Bravewords.com for the premiere of their first single ‘Space Race’.

“Superior technology, more advanced weapons, a more modern cold war kind of feel. It’s about… the race to space! Enjoy our first track off ‘Winter’s Doom'” comments bassist Cole Hume.

‘Space Race’ can be heard at the following link: http://bravewords.com/news/exclusive-sanktuary-premiere-new-song-space-race-audio-streaming 

Winter’s Doom is available for pre-order at the following bandcamp link here.

1. Space Race (4:30)
2. Wild Is The Wind (4:12)
3. Vermin Lord (6:50)
4. Winter’s Doom (3:39)
5. Open Your Eyes (4:40)
6. Corpse Blockade (4:15)
7. Maximum Authority (4:46)
Album Length: 32:55

About:

Power thrash champions SANKTUARY hail from the harsh and blisteringly cold of the deep far North of Canada’s Yukon Territory situating themselves in the city of Whitehorse (pretty far north, like the Siberia of Canada eh!). They have been trekking across the country for the past 6 years to bring their fierce and dynamic high speed riffs, catchy hooks, and belted out lyrics to the metal crowds.

A collective vision that began in high school with a group of like-minded teens fed up with the constraints of mainstream music who wanted to emulate the lifestyles of their favourite bands. Their straight-forward, no-bullshit attitudes shape their signature brand of heavy metal, which has led them to release the full length, 2013’s ‘Something Fierce’ that reached #19 on the national college radio loud charts, 2011’s ‘Tundrastruck’ split with Nova Scotia’s Black Moor and Montreal’s Metallian plus two EPs 2010’s ‘Black Magic’ and 2009’s self-titled.

Members of the band write harmoniously, basing each song off of a key riff from either Alan Binger (vocals and guitar), Glen Emond (guitar), or Cole Hume (bass), and then Anders Grasholm (drums) works his magic on the rhythm of each tune.

2016 see the band’s return with their sophomore album ‘Winter’s Doom’ set for release on January 22nd, 2016. The album features seven killer high speed, breakneck thrash metal tracks inspired by the Yukon’s far North they call home along with other issues such as politics, technology, etc..

“In the title track and album cover we portray ourselves as heavy metal warriors thriving in a habitat where most would perish instantaneously.That’s our homeland, the Yukon.” comments the band.

Stay tuned for what Sanktuary has to offer for fans! Visit their Facebook page for more details at www.facebook.com/sanktuarymetal.

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0 Spastic Melodic Math Metal LIKE ANIMALS Offer FREE Download ‘Feral’ via PureGrainAudio.com

  • December 8, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Like Animals · Music News

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Spastic Melodic Math Metal LIKE ANIMALS Offer FREE Download ‘Feral’ via PureGrainAudio.com

L – R – Will Tennant – Drums/Backing Vocals, Jamie Haffenden – Guitar/Lead Vocals, Myke Caouette- Bass/Backing Vocals 

Photo Credit: Travis Tiernay

     Breaking free of the constricting chains of modern music, Orillia, ON’s LIKE ANIMALS 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. Lyrics contend with themes such as: self-doubt, lack of self-worth, depression, anxiety, and the like. 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 and 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’ due out on January 22nd, 2016, the band has teamed up with PureGrainAudio.com to not only premiere the title track, but offer it for FREE download.

“We felt that Feral is the perfect first glimpse into the new EP. It really shows fans new and old what we are all about and it is a benchmark for what’s to come on the rest of the EP. It has everything Like Animals is all about, rolled up into one song. A definitive LA song for sure.” comments bassist Myke Caouette.

Listen and download Feral at http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/like-animals-feral-free-song-download 

EP Pre-Order – http://likeanimals1.bandcamp.com/ 

Feral (4:30)
The Lions Share (4:00)
Lounge Lizard (4:26)
Caterwaul (3:15)
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 REMINDER – BAND SUBMISSIONS END JAN 5th – WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA 2016

  • December 7, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

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Montreal, QC – December 2015

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REMINDER –  BAND SUBMISSIONS END JAN 5th – WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA 2016

One Band To Rule Them All!

2016 Trailer Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQcxqsxchkQ

wacken metal battle canada - 2016 trailer

WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA is proud to return for its fourth year showcasing Canada’s top independent metal talent to the world stage at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany, which holds an attendance of over 80,000 metalheads from around the world. For the last three years that Wacken Metal Battle has been held in Canada, it has produced two world champions Vesperia (2015) and Crimson Shadows (2013) to triumph at the international Wacken Metal Battle beating out over 30 other representing countries from around the globe.

This year’s 2016 edition has expanded once again across the country with Hamilton and London and cities from BC’s Lower Mainland, Island and Interior set to be announced at a later date joining the ranks of Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City.

“It’s hard to believe that we are already on our 4th edition of the Metal Battle. As always we are striving to make it the best one yet! Expanding to new cities is key to our growth, and we’re very pleased with the addition of Hamilton and London in Ontario, and the Interior in BC. So prepare for a wild year of quality showcases across our great country, and let us all join in celebrating Canadian metal.” comments WMBC organizer JJ Tartaglia.

Submissions for bands from across Canada will be open as of November 5, 2015 and end on January 5th 11:59pm EST. Bands can submit their application for participation at the following link: http://metalbattle.ca/apply.html

Live Video @ Wacken – 2015 – Vesperia – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lwkzc4zGUY

Live Video @ Wacken – 2014 – Mutank – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQrLaG8BPL4

Live Video @ Wacken – 2013 – Crimson Shadows – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prOdgG4OwQU

About:

Wacken Metal Battle Canada is part of an international competition where over a hundred band’s from across the country battle each other for one to be selected and join over 30 other countries for an international battle of the bands at the world’s largest outdoor metal festival Wacken Open Air, which has been taking place in Wacken , Germany for the last 26 years. Oshawa’s Vesperia (2014 winners –video at Wacken), Toronto’s Crimson Shadows (2013 winners – video at Wacken) and Montreal’s Mutank (2014 winners – video at Wacken) have had that honour playing in front of thousands. The 2016 festival will be taking place from August 4-6.

How it works:

Each city will hold their qualifying rounds plus city finals from the months of January to May 2016 selecting the top band to move forward to the national finals in Toronto, ON in June (date to be determined) with one being selected to perform at the 27th edition of Wacken Open Air taking place from August 4-6. All bands will be judged during battle rounds by respected local music industry.

The finalists will be selected as follows by province.

1 finalist from BC
1 finalist from Prairies (AB, SK, MB)
2 finalists from Ontario
1 finalist from Quebec

Rules: http://metalbattle.ca/rules.html

Wacken Metal Battle Canada Promo Video: http://youtu.be/gQcxqsxchkQ

Wacken Metal Battle 2014 Canada Finals by Ondeschocs.com: http://youtu.be/RrOGyBtqwaQ

For more info on Metal Battle Canada, please visit these links:

Official Website: http://www.metalbattle.ca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetalBattleCanada

Twitter: @MetalBattleCAN

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/WackenMetalBattleCAN

For more info on Wacken Open Air, please visit http://www.wacken.com

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Sponsors:

Rehearsal Factory – http://rehearsalfactory.com

FACTOR – http://www.factor.ca  (“We acknowledge the financial support of Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters”)

Pearl Drums – http://pearldrum.com

Boonsdale Records – https://www.boonsdalerecords.com

TicketFly – http://www.ticketfly.com

Long & McQuade – http://www.long-mcquade.com

Los Cabos Drumsticks – http://loscabosdrumsticks.com

Dungeonworks – https://www.facebook.com/dungeonworksprods

The Invisible Orange – http://www.theinvisibleorange.com

Concertworks – http://www.concertworks.ca

Big Nate Productions – http://www.calgarymetalfest.com

Media Partners:

Absolute Underground – http://www.facebook.com/groups/10034445807

Adrenaline 101 Radio – http://www.adrenaline101radio.com

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

Beatroute Magazine – http://www.beatroute.ca

Bravewords – http://www.bravewords.com

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

Bucketlist Music Reviews – http://www.bucketlistmusicreviews.com

Canadian Death Metal – http://www.facebook.com/CanadianDeathMetal

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

Chronic Aggression – http://www.facebook.com/ChronicAggressionRadio

CJLO – http://www.cjlo.com

Crown of Viserys – http://crownofviserys.wordpress.com

Exclaim! – http://www.exclaim.ca

Hammer Smashed Radio – http://www.facebook.com/hammersmashedradio

Heavy Metal ICU – http://www.heavymetalicu.com

Hellbound – http://www.Hellbound.ca

LiveVan.com – http://www.livevan.com

Loaded Radio – http://www.loadedradio.com

Metal As Fuck – http://metalasfuck.net

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

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

Metal-Rules – http://www.metal-rules.com

Moose Radio – http://www.metalmooseradio.blogspot.ca

Muzik Injection – http://www.muzikinjection.com

Ondes Chocs – http://www.facebook.com/OndesChocs

PureGrainAudio – http://www.puregrainaudio.com

Quebec-Metal – http://www.quebec-metal-archives.blogspot.ca

Scene Magazine – http://www.thescenemagazine.ca

Zombitrol – http://www.zombitrol.com

0 WITHIN RUST Premiere New Video ‘Surfacing’ via Bucketlist Music Reviews

  • December 4, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Within Rust

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WITHIN RUST Premiere New Video ‘Surfacing’ via Bucketlist Music Reviews

Vancouver, BC’s WITHIN RUST has teamed up withBucketlistMusicReviews.com for the premiere of their new video ‘Surfacing’. The song was produced by Travis Saunders (Secret and Whisper, Young Sparrows, Jess Penner) and will be one the new tracks on their upcoming yet to be titled 2016 release.

Watch the video at the following link: http://www.bucketlistmusicreviews.com/video-premiere-for-vancouvers-within-rust/ 

video premiere "surfacing" by vancouver's within rust - bucketlist music reviews

Vocalist Nolen Scott comments:

“A lot of what got me excited about the new material was how much duality there is, and I mean with this song, it’s really good at serving as a rising action in the loose story we want our new album to follow, but it also just comes across as this really dire, but fully realized call to arms and I feel like it could be applied to anything.  It feels so good to put it out there and let people put their own stamp on it.”

About:

Within Rust are four guys who started in a Vancouver suburb garage in 2012 blending progressive with alternative rock to write moody and dark, angry and fast, desperate and lost— loveable bipolar songs. Their tracks such as “Rorschach”, a clear ode to 90’s post-hardcore a la At The Drive In along with “The Taking”, a Killers-esque indie track with a nod to Pink Floyd plus an Ok Computer-era Radiohead sensibility with some Rush added to the mix, serves fans with a strange but accessible sonic cocktail not to be missed.

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

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0 TEST YOUR METAL RECORDS: EVILHEART Announce Auditions For New Bassist & Second Guitarist

  • December 3, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Evilheart · Music News

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TEST YOUR METAL RECORDS: EVILHEART Announce Auditions For New Bassist & Second Guitarist

New Album Out ‘Quinquaginta’

For fans of Morbid Angel, Behemoth, Dissection, Vader, Krisiun & Malevolent Creation

Music Video – Selective Extermination – Watch here.

Digital download and physical CD purchase here. 
Album Stream – Listen here.
  With new vocalist Adam ‘Greasy’ Benito of Calgary’s Train Bigger Monkeys recently being appointed as EVILHEART‘s new vocalist, the Mexican blackened death metallers have announced they will be holding auditions for a new bassist and second guitarist to join them for touring and the creative process for their follow up release to ‘Quinquaginta’ re-released this past September 2015 on Vancouver, BC based Test Your Metal Records.
The band has posted the following:
“Hello everyone! Greetings from the Evilheart camp! We have started to write new songs for the next album, and we also have touring plans for next year. We are currently looking for a new bass player, also we are looking for a second guitarist able to play rhythm & leads as we want to have two guitarists again so our songs will sound more powerful and crushing live.
 
Requirements:
 
* Located in North America (close to Sinaloa, Mexico preferably).
* Available to play shows in North America & Europe (American Visa if applies).
* Preferably older than 21 years old.
* Stage, recording & tour experience preferred.
* Video of yourself playing “Perfection Collapsed” & “Supremacy &
Holocaust” from out latest album “Quinquaginta.”
 
If you are interest in auditioning please send an email to evilheart@evilheart.com and we will provide you the backing tracks needed.”

Track Listing: Evilheart – Quinquaginta

1. Perfection Collapsed (4:57)

2. Misanthropic Decree (4:32)

3. Selective Extermination (5:09)

4. Rebellion (4:49)

5. Decimated Opposition (6:16)

6. Supremacy And Holocaust (5:56)

7. Postmortal Corruption (5:20)

8. Genetics Of Betrayal (6:13)

9. Quinquaginta (9:47)

10. Bonus Track: Severance (Cenotaph cover) (6:27)

Album Length: 59:30

About:

L to R: Adrián Urías – Guitars, Jorge Millán – Vocals & Bass, Rodolfo Rogers – Drums (photo credit – Iki Esquerra)

Evilheart.com | Facebook | Twittter | Youtube | Bandcamp

Evilheart was formed in 1999 in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. On July 13, 2001 the band released its first demo “Summoned To War.” In 2003 after major lineup changes the band recorded its first album “Dark In Glory” which was released on May 3, 2004. In the next few years Evilheart shared the stage with international acts like Dimmu Borgir, Amon Amarth, Deicide, Malevolent Creation, Asesino, Cellador, Behemoth and Sothis, as well with recognized Mexican bands like Hacavitz, Sarcoma, Solitude, Black Torment, and Disgorge.

In 2007 after some lineup changes the band recorded it second album “Storm Of Annihilation” which was mixed and mastered at Mana Studios in Florida, USA by Brian Elliott and the cover of the album was designed by Niklas Sundin. The album was released on December 14. During the support of “Storm Of Annihilation,” Evilheart shared the stage with international acts like Behemoth, Cage, Hypocrisy and Havok, as well with recognized Mexican bands like Evil Entourage, Here Comes The Kraken, Piraña, The Forensic, Alfa Eridano Akhernar, Rapture and Orcus O Dis. Also the band released its first video “Storm Of Annihilation,” recorded the song “Severance” for the tribute album “The Gloomy Rites To The Cenotaph” to the legendary Mexican band Cenotaph and did its first European Tour which included Germany, Slovakia and Czech Republic in March 2011.

In 2012 Evilheart started to record its third album “Quinquaginta” (Latin for “Fifty”) which was once again mixed and mastered at Mana Studios in Florida, USA by Brian Elliott and the cover of the album  designed by Niklas Sundin. After a lot of problems and setbacks the album was released on October 17, 2014, and was preceded by the release of the video “Selective Extermination.” The touring cycle for “Quinquaginta” started on December 6 with a special show, with Mexican band Zombiefication, in which the band performed the new album on its entirety. Evilheart is currently preparing a video for the song “Postmortal Corruption” and looking to play as much shows as possible abroad.

Novus Ordo Mundi

Mors Vincit Omnia!!!

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0 Canadian Punks Kill Matilda Raise Funds To Sponsor A Syrian Refugee!

  • December 3, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Kill Matilda · Music News

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Canadian Punks Kill Matilda Raise Funds To Sponsor A Syrian Refugee!

Music Video – Needle And Thread – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UvRvgErCqo

Canada’s favorite sweaty, sexy punk rock nomads KILL MATILDA are proud to announce from now until Dec 27th they will be donating 50% of their pay-what-you-want sales from their latest release ‘Songs For Survival’ to aid in the sponsorship of a Syrian refugee to Canada. In addition, the government of Canada will match all funds raised.

The band comments below and in the following video message about their goal: https://youtu.be/exPSAGN_xhc

kill matilda joins a circle of hope

“Hello all!

We are excited to announce that from now until December 27th, you will be able to pay what you want for our new album ‘Songs of Survival’ on Bandcamp, with 50% of the proceeds going to help sponsor Sayf to come to Canada. Sayf is a queer Syrian man who is not only fleeing war and violence, but also persecution for his sexual orientation.

Read more about it on Dusty’s blog

https://trailerparkdusty.wordpress.com/

and please pay what ya want on Bandcamp to help make the world a better place.

https://killmatilda.bandcamp.com/”

About: KILL MATILDA’s latest EP ‘Songs For Survival’ was released on Little Heart Records on August 28th. Featuring six songs to help you survive the apocalypse, the EP is produced by legendary producer GGGarth Richardson (Kittie, Rage Against the Machine, Mudvayne, The Melvins), engineered by Nygel Asselin and GGGarth at the Farm Studio in Vancouver BC, and mixed by Ben Kaplan and Scott Ternan. The EP is available on CD and cassettehere plus iTunes.

Track Listing: Kill Matilda – Songs For Survival
1. Needle & Thread (2:43)
2. Nostradamus (3:39)
3. Live to See (3:15)
4. Sanctuary (4:04)
5. Holding Out For A Hero (3:54)
6. Party Harder, Party Starter (3:30)

For more info, please visit these links:

www.KillMatilda.com
http://www.facebook.com/killmatilda/
http://twitter.com/KillMatilda
Music Video – She’s A Killer – Watch here.

Music Video – Fault Lines – Watch here.
About:

Zombie hunters by day and sweaty dance punkers by night, Kill Matilda is a sexy band of nomads that have played over 181 shows coast to coast across Canada since 2008. This fall, the Vancouver three-piece finally takes its energetic act to the USA for an awesome six-month tour of zombie-slaying madness. Frontperson Dusty Exner has been called “Joan Jett on steroids” vocally and the band has been compared to everything from “riotgrrl” to “a mix of Die Mannequin, Concrete Blonde, Switchblade Symphony and Danko Jones.”

 

Kill Matilda has been featured at festivals such as NXNE, Hamilton Spring Music Festival, Soreal Fest, Grindyourmind Drummondville Metal Fest, and many more. The band has opened for such legends as the Vibrators, Guttermouth, the Brains, Die Mannequin, Econoline Crush and Powerman 5000. Their relentless DIY work ethic has seen the band call Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto home over the last four years and has won them the attention of industry giants such as GGGarth Richardson, Ben Kaplan & Scott Ternan, who recorded & mixed 6 songs with the band at Fader Mountain Studios in Vancouver, BC.

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