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0 NEWS: TEST YOUR METAL RECORDS Launches With First Signing of Brazilian Power Metal HIBRIA

  • June 23, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Hibria · Music News · Test Your Metal Records

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TEST YOUR METAL RECORDS Launches With First Signing of Brazilian Power Metal HIBRIA

 Vancouver, BC based Test Your Metal Records is proud to announce its entry into the mosh pit on the international metal scene with its first signing of Brazilian power metallers HIBRIAfor the North American release of their fifth and upcoming self-titled full length due out on August 7th, 2015 with album pre-order available here.

“I am very excited to announce the launch of my new record label ‘Test Your Metal Records’.  After playing in bands and touring for the past 15 years I’ve developed the relationships and connections to be able to help others in the Canadian and worldwide music scene.  I hope to bring more international acts into Canada and spread the Canadian metal internationally to show the world what we have to offer.  I have some amazing bands and an amazing team to work with me, so I just want to thank you all in advance and together we will keep Heavy Metal alive!” comments Test Your Metal Records owner Grant Truesdell.

About:

Hibria.com | Facebook | Twitter @Hibria | Soundcloud | Youtube | Last.FM | Instagram| iTunes | Amazon

HIBRIA is a Brazilian power metal band formed in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in 1996. The band has grown in popularity in their home country plus worldwide with the successful release of fours albums and a live DVD that showcases their intense concert energy (if ya never seen them in person). Continuing their venture in 2015 with their very technical playing that’s fast, aggressive and catchy, HIBRIA returns with their fifth and latest self titled studio album set for release on August 7th via Test Your Metal Record in North America (July 22nd in Japan on King Music) to follow 2013’s ‘Silent Revenge’ released under King Records for Asia, AFM for Europe and North America plus Voice Music for Brazil.

 

“We self titled this release because we believe that it represents what our music is and how we feel about our band. This is our second CD composed with the same lineup and it made all the difference in our songwriting. We already knew what to expect from each other and it contributed a lot for us to write this new work.” says “It is our most daring album. We experienced new influences and they made this album to sound so fresh. We really feel we have started heading to a new level as a band.”

 

All four of their past albums and live DVD released have reached the #1 position on sales charts for HMV stores across Japan and has lead the band to be support for such bands as Metallica, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth plus perform at Rock in Rio and Loud Park, Japan’s most important Metal festival, where they shared the main stage with some of the world’s most known bands.

HIBRIA’S NEW SONG PREVIEW – Tightrope (Demo Version) – https://youtu.be/x8qdDFYNzgI 

 

Track Listing – Hibria – Self-Titled
1. Pain (4:27)
2. Abyss (4:05)
3. Tightrope (5:02)
4. Life (4:45)
5. Ghosts (5:10)
6. Legacy (2:26)
7. Ashamed (5:17)
8. Church (4:13)
9. Fame (5:24)
10. Words (5:24)
Album Length: 46:17

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

About Test Your Metal Records:

Mission

Test Your Metal Records stands to leave a positive impact and everlasting dynasty within the Canadian Rock and Metal music scene. First and foremost TYM was founded to ensure the continued creation of music, art and culture! To employ as many people doing what they love, and to ultimately assist the worldwide music scene thrive in any way. TYM Records helps get the art, product and live show into the hands and ears of the fans.

Vision

To build a corporation and family that will help people reach their true potential and fuel their passion. Starting off with a talented roster of bands, promoting and constantly innovating new music for the record label. Manufacturing and promoting their new albums and sending them out on tour across the globe. My vision is to revolutionize the music industry by giving the music to the fans for a monthly membership fee. Having a multitude of perks set up through the Loyalty membership, and a multitude of external companies providing incentives and cross promotion. I aspire to make a service that people from all walks of life can enjoy and benefit from. 20% of net profit of the label will be deposited into a fund for the ‘TYM Academy of the Arts’. Which will be a Non-Profit music and arts academy I hope to open within the next 3-5 years.

Values

Like any good long lasting relationship, the things I value in business are also the things I value in life. Passion, Love, Honesty, Compassion, Teamwork and most of all FUN, FREEDOM and INTERDEPENDENCE. I started TYM Records because I want to help bands push to the next level while keeping control within their hands and to help them make a living from it!!! To always have fun and work as a family to build a career together. On top of the normal royalties baid to the artists and with the implementation of the Loyalty club I plan on paying out 24% of all net profits from the loyalty club to the bands on the roster on the last day of each month. So theoretically we will be able to watch the label grow to the point where every band on the label can solely focus on their craft and not have to worry about the bills! I aspire to be a leading example of Honesty, Fairness, Dedication and Transparency within this company. I have made it my new mission in life to help as many people as possible and I believe through TYM Records we can achieve that!

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0 NEWS: OBSCENE EXTREME AMERICA FEST Reveals Full Schedule Line Up – Aug 20-23 – Montreal, QC – Tickets On Sale Now!

  • June 22, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Obscene Extreme America Fest

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OBSCENE EXTREME AMERICA FEST Reveals Full Schedule Line Up – Aug 20-23 – Tickets On Sale Now!

      Invading one of North America’s most brutal and lively metal scenesMontreal, QC from August 20-23, Obscene Extreme America has announced its scheduled line up. TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!!!! Please visit the following link: http://www.obscene-extreme.com/en/tickets 

OBSCENE EXTREME AMERICA 2015
MONTREAL – Trh Bar + Théâtre TELUS + Katacombes
AUGUST 20-23, 2015 * du 20 au 23 Aout 2015
CANADA

Ticket Info: http://www.obscene-extreme.com/en/tickets 

Individual tickets :
Prefest: 20 can$ + 3 can$ taxes (TPS & TVQ) = 23 can$
Friday: 45 can$ + 6,74 can taxes (TPS & TVQ) = 51.74 can$
Saturday: 45 can$ + 6,74 can taxes (TPS & TVQ) = 51.74 can$
Sunday: 25 can$ + 3,74 can taxes (TPS & TVQ) = 28,74 can$
Passes :
3-day pass: 100 can$ + 14,98 can taxes (TPS & TVQ) = 114,98 can$
2-day pass: 80 can$ + 11,98 can taxes (TPS & TVQ) = 91,98 can$
For our US friends >
3 day passes (friday/saturday/sunday) will be sold at 94 us$ (taxes inc).
2 day passes (friday/saturday) will be sold at 75 us$ (taxes inc).
Individual tickets :
Prefest: 19 us$ (taxes inc).
Friday: 43 us$ (taxes inc).
Saturday: 43 us$ (taxes inc).
Sunday: 24 us$ (taxes inc).

Thursday / Jeudi – August / Août 20, 2015

TRH Bar

3699, Boul. St-Laurent, Montréal, Québec

www.trh-bar.com

www.facebook.com/TrhBar

19:00 – 19:25 – TBA

19:40 – 20:05 – PURGATOIRE

20:20 – 20:50 – WHO CARES?

21:05 – 21:35- OBSOLETE MANKIND

21:50 – 22:20 – HOMEWRECKER

22:35 – 23:05 – P.L.F.

23:20 – 00:00 – PUTRID FILE

00:15 – 01:00 – NOISEM

Friday / Vendredi- August / Août 21, 2015

Théâtre TELUS, 1280 St-Denis / coin Ste-Catherine, Montréal, Québec

www.theatretelus.com

www.facebook.com/theatretelus

12:00 – 12:20 – TALK SICK

12:30 – 12:50 – G.O.D.

13:00 – 13:20 – HOMOLKA

13:30 – 13:55 – THE DRIP

14:05 – 14:30 – CORRUPT LEADERS

14:40 – 15:05 – SOIL OF IGNORANCE

15:15 – 15:40 – POWER OF CUP

15:50 – 16:15 – HARD CHARGER

16:25 – 16:50 – ARCHAGATHUS

17:00 – 17:30 – AGGRESSION

17:40 – 18:10 – P.L.F.

18:20 – 18:50 – FUCK THE FACTS

19:00 – 19:40 – PUTRID PILE

19:50 – 20:30 – MORPHEUS DESCENDS

20:40 – 21:25 – JIG-AI

21:25 – 22:20 – AGATHOCLES

22:30 – 23:30 – GRUESOME

23:45 – 00:45 – SCHIRENC PLAYS PUNGENT STENCH

00:55 – 01:25 – ABDICATE

Saturday / Samedi- August / Août 22, 2015

Théâtre TELUS

1280 St-Denis / coin Ste-Catherine, Montréal, Québec

www.theatretelus.com

www.facebook.com/theatretelus

11:00 – 11:20 – CROSSTITUTION

11:30 – 11:50 – GOEMAGOT

12:00 – 12:20 – BIOLOGICAL MONSTROSITY

12:30 – 12:55 – MOTHER BRAIN

13:05 – 13:30 – PUTRESCENCE

13:40 – 14:05 – MESRINE

14:15 – 14:40 – DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

14:50 – 15:15 – RUMPLESTILTSKIN GRINDER

15:25 – 15:50 – FULL OF HELL

16:00 – 16:30 – PSYCHO

16:40 – 17:10 – TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION

17:20 – 17:50 – SOOTHSAYER

18:00 – 18:40 – INHUMATE

18:50 – 19:35 – MALIGNANCY

19:45 – 20:30 – MAGRUDERGRIND

20:40 – 21:30 – BROKEN HOPE

21:40 – 22:30 – TRAP THEM

22:45 – 23:35 – DROPDEAD

23:50 – 00:50 – IMMOLATION

01:00 – 01:30 – SACCAGE

01:40 – 02:00 – DECHE-CHARGE

Sunday / Dimanche – August / Août 23, 2015

Katacombes

1635 Boul. St-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2X 2S9

www.katacombes.com/wp

www.facebook.com/coopkatacombes

15:00 – BBQ / MEET & GREET

16:40 – 17:05 – DEBONED

17:20 – 17:45 – HOLY COST

18:00 – 18:30 – !!!TENTACLES!!!

18:45 – 19:15 – NAPALM RAID

19:30 – 20:00 – DYSENTERY

20:15 – 21:00 – SYSTEM SHIT

21:15 – 22:00 – JIG-AI

22:00 – 01:00 – END METAL DJ

For more info, please visit the following links:

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/407078159465552/

http://obscene-extreme.com

https://www.facebook.com/ObsceneExtremeAmerica

www.youtube.com/user/ObsceneExtremeFest

About: 

Obscene Extreme Festival comes to Canada! August 20-23, the Obscene Extreme World Tour will be stopping by Montreal, Quebec for a weekend of extreme music madness!


Get your gore grind banana suit ready, put on your gas mask or your most comfortable stage diving costume and get psyched for a wide selection of underground acts. The first Canadian edition of this DIY party will bring the best of grindcore, crust, punk, death, thrash, hardcore, and everything in-between to the stage.

The Obscene Extreme Festival began in the Czech Republic in 1999, and over the past 16 years, more than 700 bands from all over the world have rocked its stage. The Obscene Extreme World Tour was born 2 years ago out of the desire to bring the carnage to extreme music fans worldwide. After Mexico, Indonesia, Australia, and Japan, the festival is bringing the blasting madness of Obscene Extreme to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Get ready for a 4 day trip of fast, brutal, and destructive musical violence.

5 reasons the Obscene Extreme World Tour is going to blow your mind:

1. Truly underground.
Obscene Extreme is one of the few truly underground festivals to unite big, genre-defining bands, and small, cult bands.

2. Vegan-friendly.
Whatever you do or don’t do, believe or practice, you’re welcome at Obscene Extreme.

3. Fair ticket price.
No massive booking agent or energy drink mega-festival bullshit, Obscene Extreme is affordable for everyone.

4. No shitty rules, no shitty security.
Stage diving, stage invasions and more, all welcome. Obscene Extreme treats you like people and doesn’t stop you having fun.

5. Grindcore carnival.
Wear a gasmask, dress as a goregrind banana, Obscene Extreme is more than a festival – it’s a party!

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0 NEWS: PSYCHOSTICK Posts Bill Nye The Science Guy Cover Track + ‘Evil Dumb’ Tour Presented by Bluebeards Original

  • June 17, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Psychostick

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Montreal, QC – June 17, 2015

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R.I.Y.L. = Dethklok, Bloodhound Gang, Tenacious D, System of a Down, Weird Al Yankovic, Primus, Stephen Lynch, Iwrestledabearonce, Mr. Bungle,  Austrian Death Machine

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PSYCHOSTICK Posts Bill Nye The Science Guy Cover Track + ‘Evil Dumb’ Tour Presented by Bluebeards Original

Video – Danger Zone – Watch here.

Video – Blue Screen – Watch here.

     Hey! Can ya blame the guys from PSYCHOSTICK to get a bit creative when they got time on their hands and a full studio at the helm before tour! Just like Reading Rainbow before, these laugh makers have a new cover track of one of their favorite childhood TV themes songs. Presenting to fans, the band’s latest metal cover for Bill Nye The Science Guy. Watch it at the following link and get your science on! https://youtu.be/8C17aTAZfxg

“Our fans crowd-funded constructing a recording studio for us, resulting in an album and tour. But that’s just the beginning! We’re utilizing the studio to its full potential to record all sorts of fun odds and ends that we never would have had the opportunity to otherwise. This Bill Nye cover is the first out of the gate… the gate OF SCIENCE!” comments guitarist Joshua ‘The J’ Key.

Also mark down in you local concert listings as Bluebeards Original is proud to present the comedy masterminds of PSYCHOSTICK and the howling sounds of Wolfborne for dates across the US of A this July and August along with two dates in Oh Canada!! plus fest performances at Dirt Fest in Birch Run, MI and WIIL Rock Fest in Franksville, WI.

“Like Bruce Campbell fending off the Deadites, we have to load our van up like a boomstick and unleash jagged, chunky musical shards of METAL upon the country with Wolfborne. We’re even headin’ up to Canada this time! First they’ll wanna kill us, then they’ll wanna kiss us.” comments vocalist Rob Kersey.

July

7/18- Danville, IL – Vintage Villians

7/22- Springfield,MO – Outland Ballroom

7/23- Oklahoma City, OK – The Conservatory

7/24- Addison (Dallas), TX – Dallas Gaming Expo @ Crowne Plaza Hotel

7/28- Memphis, TN – Hi Tone Cafe

7/29- New Orleans, LA – Southport Hall

7/30- Mobile, AL – Alchemy Tavern

7/31- Tallahassee, FL- Atmosphere

August

8/1 – Sanford, FL – West End Trading Co.

8/2 – St Petersburg, FL – State Theater

8/4- Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern

8/5 – Knoxville, TN – The Concourse @ The International

8/6 – Clarksville, TN – The Warehouse

8/7- Newport, KY – Thompson House

8/8 – Birch Run, MI – Dirtfest

8/9 – Toronto, ON – Rockpile West

8/10- Hamilton, ON – Club Absinthe

8/11- Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre

8/13- New York City, NY – Santos Party House

8/14- Hagerstown, MD – Hard Times Cafe

8/15- Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall

8/16- Erie, PA – Basement Transmissions

8/18- Cleveland, OH – Agora Ballroom

8/19- Lafayette, IN – Lafayette Events Center

8/21- Madison, WI – Geek Kon

8/22 – Franksville, WI – WIIL Rock Fest

About The Album:

With 21 tracks on ‘Revenge of The Vengeance’ that includes titles such as ‘Obey The Beard‘, ‘Dogs Like Socks‘, ‘Quack Kills’ (a song about Anatidaephobia: The fear of being watched by a duck), ‘Bruce Campbell’ (a tribute to the 21st century’s most beloved action hero), ‘NSFW’ featuring Bill Manspeaker (founder of Green Jello), a spoof cover of Kenny Loggins’ ‘Danger Zone’ and many more! There’s no wonder why these guys are the kings of parody metal!

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

IV: Revenge of The Vengeance

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

Album Length: 57:13

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

Music Video – ‘Obey The Beard’ – http://youtu.be/q0kSuZFOwFE

Psychostick’s top 10 uses for a beard. Check it out on Metal Hammer UK here.

About:

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

Now residing in Chicago, IL, with four full-length albums behind them – “We Couldn’t Think of a Title” (2006), their holiday album “The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Holiday Joyride” (2007), “Sandwich” (2009),  and “Space Vampires vs. Zombie Dinosaurs in 3D” (2011), the almost 100 percent do-it-yourself laugh factory, Psychostick returns with their signature sound (Chimaira, Machine Head and Hatebreed sexing Tenacious D and Weird Al Yankovic) to showcase their latest offering, the crowd funded album ‘IV: Revenge of The Vengeance’ (fan thank you video) due out on November 4, 2014. Featuring a hilarious track listing that includes previously released singles the beard anthem ‘Obey The Beard’ and popular ‘Dog Like Socks’ plus new tracks such as ‘Quack Kills’, ‘So. Heavy’, ‘Blue Screen’, and a tribute to the 21st century’s most beloved action super hero ‘Bruce Campbell’. Psychostick are crazy to share with fans many more comedy sing-a-longs on the road and more!

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“In a genre with a lot of anger, aggression and seriousness, every once in a while some levity is good. That’s wherePsychostick come in. Their fourth albumIV: Revenge Of The Vengeance is musically solid and lyrically amusing.” – Heavy Metal – About.com

“humorcore band Psychostick is like the Jerry Seinfeld of metal. On its fourth full-length release, IV: Revenge of The Vengeance, the band’s sound invokes similarities too oddball artists such as Mr. Bungle, GWAR, Primus, Green Jello, Scatterbrain and Austrian Death Machine, to name a few. On its 21 ridiculous tracks (including various short skits between songs), the band explores its brand of observational comedy mixed with brutal breakdowns. The band exceeds expectations by parodying popular culture, relationships and binge drinking.” – Bravewords

“Psychostick pulls the pin from a hand grenade and shoves it down the gullet of comedy. When it explodes, anyone within earshot finds themselves covered in the entrails of hilarity! These guys are off-the-chart insane. Imagine if the cast of “Jackass” formed a metal band with Andy Samberg, Sam Kinison, and Seth Rogen and then they threw a house party that made “Project X” look like amateur hour by comparison. Yeah, now you’re getting it!” – Axs

“I do like when bands like Pyschostick inject humour into songs and REVENGE OF THE VENGEANCE is pretty damn funny…The first single ‘Obey The Beard’ is magnificent and this is coming from a clean-shaven dude. It made me want to grow one. Comedy Metal fans can listen for a couple of inside Metal jokes (Captain Stupid!) and a cameo by ‘snaky’. The production is immaculate and as always these guys are as heavy as hell. Weird Al on crack. I wanted to use that phrase and I couldn’t even think how to work it into this review so I just dumped it here at the end. Humour is so subjective but I know what I like and I really like IV: REVENGE OF THE VENGEANCE.” – Metal Rules

“IV: Revenge of the Vengeance isn’t just a Psychostick album, it’s a Psychostick experience. They really went all out on this album. Not all of it makes sense and some of it may be a little over the top, but that’s what makes this band so great- they aren’t afraid to push the envelope of ridiculousness. In fact, they bask in it. Get ready, world. Get ready for the revenge of the vengeance and one of the most action-packed metal albums ever concocted. Rating: 9/10” – Front Row Report

“The creator of “Humorcore” knock one out of the fucking park with this one (IV: Revenge of The Vengeance). If you’re in a band trying to do parody and funny Metal songs stop right now, you’re just embarrassing yourself, you will not be able to dethrone Psychostick. ” – Rock Hard Place

“In ‘IV: Revenge of The Vengeance’ you have more craziness and beard than ever before, weighing in at a whopping twenty one beard bending tracks of strictly tongue in cheek craziness and general insanity with song titles ranging from ‘NSFW’, ‘Quack Kills’, ‘Loathe Thy Neighbor’ and the previously unleashed  ‘Dogs Like Socks’ and ‘Obey The Beard’ as well as a cover of Kenny Loggins ‘Danger Zone’. Add a couple of cameos from Bill Manspeaker, the founder of Green Jello and you can imagine the types of craziness that is unleashed once play is pressed. Simply put, ‘IV: Revenge of The Vengeance’ is beardtastic and in the words of Psychostick ‘Obey The Beard’.” – Firebrand After Darkness Mag

“make no mistake about it – these guys rock first and foremost, especially on this album’s standouts, the anthemic “Obey the Beard,” as well as “Dogs Like Socks,” which explores the complexities of canine/hosiery relations.” – Erie Reader

“There are so many little things that make this more than your run-of-the-mill laugh and enjoy album. For example, in the lyric book, for the song “Choking Hazard”, it simply displays the pamphlet image of what to do in the event of someone choking. This unpredictable, jokey style they incorporate spills over into their live show and after four albums, they show no wear and tear in their funny bone and no signs of decelerating those head banging riffs. I could ramble a little more, but you’re better off experiencing this yourself. So go buy it already.” – Media Mikes

“This new album features twenty-one tracks of skits and songs that will make you listen to it until you can catch all the references from pop culture, the metal scene, and moments of “did he just say what I think he said?” With the fast paced musings of being stalked by a water fowl in “Quack Kills” to “NSFW” that will never see airplay on your local radio station, the album covers a wide range of subjects in its lampooning. It is no wonder their fans, that have had three albums to delight them in metal geekiness and humor, have waited anxiously for this new release.” – National Rock Review

“Ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha!
Okay, give me a moment. I’m still chuckling every time I think of Psychostick’s latest 21 track album Revenge of the Vengeance. Every moment on it is filled with hilarity, from marrying beards, being afraid of ducks and then saving a crowd of people from a dimensional time portal. And I thought I’d heard it all…Tenacious D were the kings of comedy metal, but Rize of the Fenix has made it look like they’ve reached their hay day, as much as I love them. The king’s crown has to go somewhere, and for an album like this, it looks like Psychostick are next in line for the throne.” – Rock Revolt Magazine

0 NEWS: Norwegian Prog Death Eaters DEFECT DESIGNER Unleash New Video ‘Crusaders’ + New Album ‘Ageing Accelerator’

  • June 17, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Defect Designer · Music News

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Norwegian Prog Death Eaters DEFECT DESIGNER Unleash New Video ‘Crusaders’ + New Album ‘Ageing Accelerator’

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Live Line-up, Left to right: Dmitry Sukhinin (vocals, guitars), Martin Storm-Olsen – Guitars, Clean Vocals, Anders Faret Haave – Drums – Photo by Polina “Helvete” Kulikovskikh

      Norwegian progressive death metal band DEFECT DESIGNER have posted their latest video ‘Crusaders’ in support of their second full length ‘Ageing Accelerator’ due out on July 13th via Sleaszy Rider Records.

“Crusaders is the most straightforward song from our upcoming album Ageing Accelerator. It is a combination of very old riffs we haven’t used before with fresh tunes. We wanted to make something close to grindcore, that is easy to play live. It is about wars and invasions that continue now.” comments vocalist, guitarist Dmitry Sukhinin.

To view ‘Crusaders’, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S5XtNoJOH0 

Born out the darkness of Siberia and re-located on the shores of Oslo, Norway in 2012,DEFECT DESIGNER returns in 2015 with their new album ‘Ageing Accelerator’ features a brutal recording line up that includes drummer Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy), guitarist Stelios Mavromitis (SepticFlesh live guitarist),  Martin Storm-Olsen (ex-Trollfest) on guitars and clean vocals, Christos Antoniou (SepticFlesh) for sampling and orchestration along with Dmitry Sukhinin on vocals, bass and guitars.

“After the first lineup dissolved I was so desperate that I wrote to few people and got the recording lineup.” explains Dmitry Sukhinin. “SepticFlesh’s Seth proposed his brother Christos to help with orchestration, Christos proposed SepticFlesh’s live guitar player Stelios to do guitars, Flo from Cryptopsy did the drums, cause actually he was my main drum inspiration. I did bass, and during the recording I met Martin who was in Trollfest before, he did clean vocals and some solos along with my solos. Then the real line up started to build up and we have Anders from Blood Red Throne. As for me, I also play in Oslo jazz death metal Diskord.” 

Ageing Accelerator recording Line-up

Ageing Accelerator recording Line-up. Left to right: Dmitry Sukhinin (vocals, guitars), Flo Mounier – Drums, Stelios Mavromitis – Guitars, Martin Storm-Olsen – Guitars, Clean Vocals

Photos by Polina “Helvete” Kulikovskikh, Seth Siro Anton, Jacky Mounier

Their live line up consists of members of ex-Blood Red Throne, Images At Twilight, ex-Trollfest, Diskord and other music projects: Dmitry Sukhinin on vocals and guitars, Martin Storm-Olsen on guitars and clean vocals and Anders Faret Haave on drums, which has shared the stage over the years with Napalm Death, Helheim, Welicoruss, Apokefale and Demon Project among many others..

The ten track ripper is an aural assault that fans of SepticFlesh, Gorguts, Cryptopsy, Slipknot, and Carcass will not want to miss as it follows DEFECT DESIGNER‘s evolution from 2013’s ‘AA’ EP, 2009’s ‘WAX’ LP and 2007’s debut EP ‘W’.

Track By Track:
 
Ageing Accelerator. Something that drastically increase your ageing, something you found out. You instantly become old. There is no major concept in the album. 
 
1. Corpsewatcher is about the old tradition to be around the dead body all night till last minutes above the ground, despair. 
 
2. Yellow Grimace is based on real story of a person receiving someone he knows to prepare for final ritual. 
 
3. The Terrible is about Ivan The Terrible. 
 
4. I Remember You Dead is based on a story of Edgar Allan Poe, The Casque of Amontillado. Revenge!!!
 
5. Flies On Your Lips is about the person who decided to kill himself. Wrote lyrics after it happened to a person Dmitry Sukhinin knew. 
 
6. Crusaders is about wars and economic wars, wars for oil and territory. And about Hypocrisy. 
 
7. Berenice is based on Edgar Allan Poe’s story Berenice about sick obsession with teeth. 
 
8. Communist Architectonics is about disgusting architectural style USSR used to contaminate the cities with exploding old cathedrals, churches and something that was really beautiful and replacing it with atrocious concrete. 
 
9. Temple Of Artemis is about people whom we should not memorize like the one who burned the temple. 
 
10. StarDust is instrumental, initially was a song for bass guitar, but it evolved. 

Track Listing of Album: Defect Designer – Ageing Accelerator
1. Corpsewatcher (3:30)
2. Yellow Grimace (2:10)
3. The Terrible (5:24)
4. I Remember You Dead (5:55)
5. Flies On Your Lips (3:32)
6. Crusaders (2:36)
7. Berenice (4:25)
8. Communist Architectonics (2:51)
9. Temple Of Artemis (4:12)
10. StarDust (2:50)
Album Length: 37:28

Album Band Line Up:
Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy) on drums,
Stelios Mavromitis (Septicflesh live guitarist) on guitars,
Christos Antoniou (SepticFlesh) – sampling and orchestration,
Martin Storm-Olsen (Trollfest) – guitars and clean vocals,
Dmitry Sukhinin – bass, guitars, vocals.

Live Band Line Up:
Dmitry Sukhinin – Guitars, Vocals
Martin Storm-Olsen – Guitars
Anders Faret Haave – Drums

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“Blazing, head-scrambling music”- No Clean Singing

“Siberia is known as a large remote expanse of the earth that is unforgivably cold. Even among this cold landscape, there can be hard metal with a brutal tone ” – Seymour Duncan

0 NEWS: OBSCENE EXTREME AMERICA Adds Gruesome, Crosstitution, P.L.F To Line Up! Tickets On Sale Now!

  • June 17, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Obscene Extreme America Fest

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OBSCENE EXTREME AMERICA Adds Gruesome, Crosstitution, P.L.F To Line Up! Tickets On Sale Now!

 

Invading one of North America’s most brutal and lively metal scenes Montreal, QC from August 20-23, Obscene Extreme America has announced GRUESOME as a new headliner to replace the cancellation by M.O.D plus the addition of locals CROSSTITUTION and Texans P.L.F. to the line up. tTICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!!!! Please visit the following link: http://www.obscene-extreme.com/en/tickets

GRUESOME

OLD SCHOOL DEATH METAL ALL-STAR BAND GRUESOME TO PLAY FIRST-EVER GIG AT OBSCENE EXTREME AMERICA 2015!!!

We are proud to announce the Death’s Leprosy worship band, GRUESOME, to be apart of the party this august. Starring band members from EXHUMED, POSSESSED, MALEVOLENT CREATION & DERKETA, these savage cannibals will fill the last headliner spot for Obscene Extreme America 2015. Chuck would be proud of the band’s new album, SAVAGE LAND, which brings us back in the glory day of DEATH’s Scream Bloody Gore, Leprosy & Spiritual Healing with a passionate taste for cannibalism. A must-see for fans of Old school Death metal!!!!

CROSSTITUTION

PRAISE THE GRINDCORE LORDS WITH THESE BLOOD SPLATTERED FREAKS! CROSSTITUTION!!!

It’s with great pleasure we announce that Montreal’s ugliest & nastiest grindcore act will be part of the obscene celebrations this august. These freaks looks like they’ve been playing “Marco Polo” in a pool of human blood while waiting for phone calls. Their thirst for blood can be heard throughout a grindcore hysteria intensified with brutal death metal grooves. Get ready for a bloodbath!!!

P.L.F.

PULVERIZING. LETHAL. FORCE.!!! P.L.F.!!!

Grind grind griiiiind!!! Houston, Texas. P.L.F. will crush the skulls of the masses with their terrifyingly fast & groovy grindcore assault. With 4 full-lengths and tons of split at their active, the trio formerly known as Pretty Little Flower will be making their first appearance on Canadian east coast soil. And as if it wasn’t enough, just like JIG-AI, the band will play two different sets throughout the week-end. Don’t miss this!!!

Current fest line up:

ABDICATE – Usa
AGATHOCLES – Belgium
AGGRESSION – Canada
ARCHAGATHUS – Canada
BIOLOGICAL MONSTROSITY – Canada
BROKEN HOPE – Usa
CORRUPT LEADERS – Canada 
CREATIVE WASTE – Saudia Arabia
CROSSTITUTION – Canada
DEBONED – Canada
DECHE-CHARGE – Canada
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION – France
DROPDEAD – Usa
DYSENTERY – Usa
FATAL FLAW – Canada
FUCK THE FACTS – Canada
FULL OF HELL – Usa
G.O.D. – Canada
GOEMAGOT – Usa
GRUESOME – Usa
HARD CHARGER – Canada
HOLY COST – Canada
HOMEWRECKER – Usa
HOMOLKA – Canada
IMMOLATION – Usa
INHUMATE – France
JIG-AI – Czech republic
MAGRUDERGRIND – Usa
MALIGNANCY – Usa
MESRINE – Canada
M.O.D. – Usa
MORPHEUS DESCENDS – Usa
MOTHER BRAIN – Usa
NAPALM RAID – Canada
NOISEM – Usa
OBSOLETE MANKIND – Canada
P.L.F. – Usa
POWERCUP – Canada
PSYCHO – Usa
PUTRESCENCE – Canada
PUTRID PILE – Usa
RUMPELSTILTSKIN GRINDER – Usa
SACCAGE – Canada
SCHIRENC PLAYS PUNGENT STENCH – Austria
SOIL OF IGNORANCE – Canada
SOOTHSAYER – Canada
TALK-SICK – Canada
TENTACLES – Usa
THE DRIP – Usa
TOTAL FUCKING DESTRUCTION – Usa
TRAP THEM – Usa
WHO CARES? – Canada

For more info, please visit the following links:

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/407078159465552/

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www.youtube.com/user/ObsceneExtremeFest

OBSCENE EXTREME AMERICA 2015 Schedule

Thursday AUGUST 20 – PRE-FEST, start 7 pm, approx. 10 bands

TRH Bar

3699, Boul. St-Laurent, Montréal, Québec

www.trh-bar.com

www.facebook.com/TrhBar

 

Friday AUGUST 21, start 1 pm, approx. 20 bands

Théâtre TELUS, 1280 St-Denis / coin Ste-Catherine, Montréal, Québec

www.theatretelus.com

www.facebook.com/theatretelus

 

Saturday AUGUST 22, start 1 pm, approx. 20 bands

Théâtre TELUS

1280 St-Denis / coin Ste-Catherine, Montréal, Québec

www.theatretelus.com

www.facebook.com/theatretelus

 

Sunday AUGUST 23 – AFTERSHOW, start 5 pm, approx. 5-10 bands

Katacombes

1635 Boul. St-Laurent, Montréal, QC H2X 2S9

www.katacombes.com/wp

www.facebook.com/coopkatacombes

Ticket Info: http://www.obscene-extreme.com/en/tickets

Individual tickets :
 
Prefest: 20 can$ + 3 can$ taxes (TPS & TVQ) = 23 can$
 
Friday: 45 can$ + 6,74 can taxes (TPS & TVQ) = 51.74 can$
 
Saturday: 45 can$ + 6,74 can taxes (TPS & TVQ) = 51.74 can$
 
Sunday: 25 can$ + 3,74 can taxes (TPS & TVQ) = 28,74 can$
Passes :
 
3-day pass: 100 can$ + 14,98 can taxes (TPS & TVQ) = 114,98 can$
2-day pass: 80 can$ + 11,98 can taxes (TPS & TVQ) = 91,98 can$
 
For our US friends >
 
3 day passes (friday/saturday/sunday) will be sold at 94 us$ (taxes inc).
 
2 day passes (friday/saturday) will be sold at 75 us$ (taxes inc).
 
Individual tickets :
 
Prefest: 19 us$ (taxes inc).
 
Friday: 43 us$ (taxes inc).
 
Saturday: 43 us$ (taxes inc).
 
Sunday: 24 us$ (taxes inc).

 

About: 

Obscene Extreme Festival comes to Canada! August 20-23, the Obscene Extreme World Tour will be stopping by Montreal, Quebec for a weekend of extreme music madness!


Get your gore grind banana suit ready, put on your gas mask or your most comfortable stage diving costume and get psyched for a wide selection of underground acts. The first Canadian edition of this DIY party will bring the best of grindcore, crust, punk, death, thrash, hardcore, and everything in-between to the stage.

The Obscene Extreme Festival began in the Czech Republic in 1999, and over the past 16 years, more than 700 bands from all over the world have rocked its stage. The Obscene Extreme World Tour was born 2 years ago out of the desire to bring the carnage to extreme music fans worldwide. After Mexico, Indonesia, Australia, and Japan, the festival is bringing the blasting madness of Obscene Extreme to Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Get ready for a 4 day trip of fast, brutal, and destructive musical violence.

5 reasons the Obscene Extreme World Tour is going to blow your mind:

1. Truly underground.
Obscene Extreme is one of the few truly underground festivals to unite big, genre-defining bands, and small, cult bands.

2. Vegan-friendly.
Whatever you do or don’t do, believe or practice, you’re welcome at Obscene Extreme.

3. Fair ticket price.
No massive booking agent or energy drink mega-festival bullshit, Obscene Extreme is affordable for everyone.

4. No shitty rules, no shitty security.
Stage diving, stage invasions and more, all welcome. Obscene Extreme treats you like people and doesn’t stop you having fun.

5. Grindcore carnival.
Wear a gasmask, dress as a goregrind banana, Obscene Extreme is more than a festival – it’s a party!

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0 TOUR ALERT: FUCK THE FACTS ‘Desire Will Rot’ Canada/USA Tour + Streaming New Track ‘Solitude’ From Upcoming Album Due Out August 25th

  • June 16, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Fuck The Facts · Music News

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TOUR ALERT: FUCK THE FACTS ‘Desire Will Rot’ Canada/USA Tour + Streaming New Track ‘Solitude’ From Upcoming Album Due Out August 25th
August
08/20 – Kingston, ON @ The Mansion
08/21 – Montreal, QC @ Obscene Extreme Fest – Theatre Telus
September
09/01 – Binghamton, NY @ Fitzie’s Irish Pub
09/02 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class
09/03 – Chicago, IL @ Livewire
09/04 – Appleton, WI @ The Poison Estate
09/05 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Triple Rock
09/06 – Fargo, ND @ The New Direction
09/07 – Billings, MT @ Railyard
09/08 – Great Falls, MT @ Machinery Row
09/09 – Spokane, WA @ Pinnacle Northwest
09/10 – Seattle, WA @ Highline
09/11 – Victoria, BC @ Logans Pub
09/12 – Vancouver, BC @ Hindenburg
09/13 – Kamloops, BC @ TBA
09/14 – Calgary, AB @Tubby Dog
09/15 – Edmonton, AB @ The Armoury
09/16 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos Cantina
09/17 – Regina, SK @ The German Club
09/18 – Winnipeg, MB @ Ozzy’s
09/19 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Black Pirates Pub
09/20 – Sault Ste Marie, ON @ Oddfellows
October
10/02 – Peterborough, ON @ The Spill
10/03 – Ottawa, ON @ House Of Targ
10/14 – Quebec City, QC @ Scanner Bistro
10/15 – Fredericton, NB @ The Capital
10/16 – Halifax, NS @ Gus’ Pub
10/17 – Charlottetown, PE @ The Sportsman
10/18 – Moncton, NB @ Esquire Tavern
10/19 – Rimouski, QC @ Cactus Show Bar
Song Stream – Solitude – http://fuckthefacts.bandcamp.com/track/solitude 
     Canadian grindcore outfit FUCK THE FACTS announce they will be hitting the road at the end of August till mid October for dates in Canada and USA to promote their new album‘Desire Will Rot’ due out August 25th via their indie label Noise Salvation.
“We’re going to do our best to bring this new album to as many places as possible and deliver the grind to you in person. See you soon, friends and stay tuned for more dates with a full USA tour and shows in Europe to follow this tour.” comments guitarist Topon Das.
The band is now streaming their French track and first single ‘Solitude’at their bandcamphere and have made it available for immediate download with digital album pre-order for only $4 here plus pre-order of 12” vinyl, CD, and Cassette available at http://www.fuckthefacts.com.
‘Desire Will Rot’ was recorded and mixed by FTF guitarist Topon Das at his Apartment 2 recording studio in Ottawa, ON and is the band’s first full length since 2011’s ‘Die Miserable’ and follows the band’s recent split EP with Fistfuck along with 2014’s ‘Abandoned’ and 2013’s ‘Amer’ EPs.
Track Listing: Fuck The Facts – Desire Will Rot
1. Everywhere Yet Nowhere (2:58)
2. Shadows Collide (2:49)
3. The Path of Most Resistance (1:34)
4. La Mort I (1:36)
5. La Mort II (1:34)
6. Prey (2:22)
7. Storm of Silence (2:38)
8. Solitude (3:11)
9. False Hope (5:46)
10. Circle (7:54)
11. Nothing Changes (6:20)
Album Length: 38:48
About: 
Started as a recording project in the late 90’s, it wasn’t until 2001 that the work ethic that produced a slew of underground releases drove Fuck The Facts towards full band status and into the live arena. Since then, the Ottawa-based unit has barely stopped for a breath of reconsideration, associating themselves with some of the biggest labels in underground extreme music, as well as continuing a steady output of DIY releases. Having toured hundreds of thousands of kilometers throughout North America and Europe, guitarist/founder Topon Das, vocalist Mel Mongeon, drummer Mathieu Vilandré, bassist/vocalist Marc Bourgon, and guitarist Johnny Ibay have performed at some of the biggest festivals and sweated it out in some of the smallest basements. From 2006-2011 Fuck The Facts released three albums via underground powerhouse label, Relapse Records.  Upon the completion of their contract, the quintet decided it was time to put the finishing touches on the proverbial full-circle, returning to the world of fierce independence and creative control. Their most recent releases were produced entirely at their own studio, self-released, and shows Fuck The Facts efforts as an entity continuing to grow musically and personally while developing a deeper understanding of what significance their art holds to them. As one of the longest running and most recognizable names in Canadian Grindcore, FUCK THE FACTS continue to deliver their brand of “Bastardized Grindcore” with no end in sight.
Select discography:
Full-Length albums:
Desire Will Rot (2015)
Die Miserable (2011)
Disgorge Mexico (2008)
Stigmata High-Five (2006)
Backstabber Etiquette (2002)
Mullet Fever (2001)
EPs:
Abandoned (2014)
Amer (2013)
Misery (2011)
Unnamed (2010)
Split releases:
Split with Fistfuck (2015)
Split with Leng Tch’e (2008)
Split with Mesrine (2005)
Split with Feeble Minded (2002)
For more info, please visit the following links:
http://www.fuckthefacts.com
http://www.facebook.com/FuckTheFacts
http://twitter.com/fuckthefacts
http://www.youtube.com/user/0908
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“Fuck the Facts is one of the most prolific grind-based bands in Canada’s big, weird extreme music scene.” – Noisey
“avant-garde grindcore road warriors…boundless chaotic energy and unrestrained sense of experimentation. – Exclaim!
“Their formidable discography is speckled with blips and bursts of every shade of extreme metal, hardcore, punk, and noise imaginable, spearheaded by vocalist Mel Mongeon’s razor-edged larynx and mastermind Topon Das’ mad fretboard genius.” – Pitchfork
“FUCK THE FACTS brings a strong collection of extreme metal tunes, often technical and scathing, sometimes grindy and with just enough melody to digest without heartburn.” – Blabbermouth
“explosive and ferocious” – Metal Sucks
“Fuck The Facts aren’t your average grindcore band.” – No Clean Singing
“Fuck The Facts never shy away from change. It seems, in fact, that the band embraces progression as much as they embrace chaos.” – Hellbound
“blazing amalgamation of grindcore and death metal that I absolutely love.” – Pure Grain Audio
“Canadian grindcore hurricane” – CVLT Nation
“It’s impossible to deny that the grindcore-meets-death-metal hybrid sound they’ve created” – Lambgoat

0 Bravewords.com Premiere Seattle Thrashers FALLEN ANGELS ‘Nightmare’ Produced By Michael Rosen; New Album ‘World In Decay’ Out August 4th

  • June 16, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Fallen Angels · Music News

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Bravewords.com Premiere Seattle Thrashers FALLEN ANGELS ‘Nightmare’ Produced By Michael Rosen; New Album ‘World In Decay’ Out August 4th

L- R – Steve Spitzbart – Drums, Bradzilla – Vocals, Erik Hanson – Guitars, Carl Larsson – Bass, Matt Be Roth – Guitars (Photo Credit – Aaron Meyers)

        Seattle, WA thrashers FALLEN ANGELS has teamed with Bravewords.com for the premiere of their track ‘Nightmare’ as it marks the band’s return in 2015 with their third studio release ‘World In Decay’ produced by Grammy award winning metal producer/engineer Michael Rosen (Forbidden, Testament, Death Angel, Flotsam and Jetsam, Tesla, Vicious Rumors). The album is set to be released on August 4, 2015 via their indie label Cyberdyne Records to follow 2010’s ‘Engines of Oppression’ and 2008 debut ‘Rise From Ashes’ released on Metal On Metal Records.  The band also plans to tour extensively this summer, bringing their explosive live show full of thrash and shred, which they are known for as a local favorite in the Pacific Northwest.

To listen to the ‘Nightmare’, please visit the following link: http://bravewords.com/news/fallen-angels-nightmare-song-produced-by-michael-rosen-streaming 

“We want to thank everyone who has supported us, and we hope you’re as excited as we are about the release of our upcoming album “World in Decay”. We know you’ve been waiting a long time for this third release and we can’t wait for you to hear it.  We hope this album will quench your thirst for new Fallen Angels music. See you on the road thrash fans!” comments drummer Steve Spitzbart.

Track Listing – Fallen Angels – World In Decay

1. The Hammer’s Blow (4:25)

2. Nightmare (4:58)

3. Forsaken Existence (5:05)

4. Leading the Blind (4:36)

5. Fire At Eden’s Gate (6:13)

6. Into The Abyss (5:39)

7. The Hour of the Time (5:40)

8. Mortis Ex Machina (4:28)

Album Length: 41:08

About:

Capturing the classic thrash sound of the Big Four in their prime; early Metallica, Testament, Slayer, and Megadeth as well as lesser known cult heroes Exodus, Annihilator, Forbidden and Havok.  FALLEN ANGELS is influenced by a wide range of 80’s thrash as well as classic metal from the 70’s and 80’s. The band combines these elements in a fresh, modern sounding album with the explosive riffs and solos that one might have expected to hear on the radio around 1989.  FALLEN ANGELS is a band that thrash fans and more classic metal oriented fans can agree on because the music is catchy but also very aggressive.

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

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if you want intricate, tuneful thrash metal loaded with gratuitous leads and quasi-political lyrics, you’ve got it.” – Terrorizer

“think the weighty arrangements and acoustic sections of Metallica-meets-the technical wizardry of Forbidden, with hints of Realm’s progressive tendencies and Toxik’s shredding leads and shameless melodies.” – Terrorizer

“Pure US-Thrash” – Rock Hard

“From a savage, high-octane riff fest in “Legacy of Pain” to a mid-paced, pounding skull crusher “Descension into Madness”, Fallen Angels not only show their true ability to write thrash songs that stand out effortlessly, but are also determined to get their name on people´s lips for good – along with the excellence of their 2nd album, ENGINES OF OPPRESSION. This stuff is meant to kill, even from a long distance.” – Metal-Rules 

“Fallen Angels are growing, the riffing already aspires to high places” – Heavy Worlds

“Fallen Angels is able to combine the aggression of Dark Angel, the songcraft of Metallica and the masterful musicianship of Coroner to create some superb thrash.” – Lastrit

“US Thrash Metal with a devastating Bay Area touch” – Metal To Infinity

“If you’re the one hooked on the almighty forces of US Thrash Metal, Seattle-Washington based Fallen Angels’ mission is clear… they’re here to provide the “wild ones” among us with furious sounds of steel, headbangers – take your stand!” – Metal To Infinity

“Must for thrash freaks!” – Dark Scene

“”Engines Of Oppression” is a really good slab of thrash” – The Thrash Metal Guide

“so raw and powerful.” – Greek Rebels

0 VIDEO ALERT: Rue Morgue Magazine Premiere Gothic Shockers NEW JACOBIN CLUB ‘Into The Fire’ + July Show Dates (AB, SK, BC)

  • June 12, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · The New Jacobin Club

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VIDEO ALERT: Rue Morgue Magazine Premiere Gothic Shockers NEW JACOBIN CLUB ‘Into The Fire’ + July Show Dates (AB, SK, BC)

The Luminous – cello, The Ruin – bass, Mistress Nagini – backing vocals/keyboard, Rat King – drums, Poison Candi – Vocals/theremin/percussion, The Horde – vocals/guitar

      Canadian gothic shock rockers New Jacobin Club have teamed up with horror in culture & entertainment magazine Rue Morgue for the premiere of their frightful music video ‘Into The Fire’, which guest stars Rob Corpse Eater from the legendary Western Canadian grind act Bob & Rob’s Corpse Eating Service who also sang backing vocals on the studio track. With lots of imagery that includes a goat skull belly dancer waving flaming swords in a lake, bloody walls in an abandoned house, a demonic horned princess, authentic 120 year old surgical tools, third degree burns plus lots of bleeding faces and mouths. This is one video you won’t want to miss!

“The video felt like as big a production as recording the album itself –  it was our close friend and band photographer Kathee (of Kathryn Trembach Photography) who pushed for the idea to do a video for this song, I’m glad we went through with it.” comments vocalist / guitarist The Horde.

In addition to the video premiere, NJC are offering the track for FREE downloadat www.newjacobinclubmusic.com plus will be doing a giveaway via their facebook fan page for one grand prize of a hand drawn piece of original Poison Candi artwork and 10 additional prizes of ‘Into the Fire’ postcard sets featuring stills from the video. The band’s latest album ‘Soldiers of The Mark’ was released this past September on Manticore Music Group and available on NewJacobinClub.com/webstore.

To watch ‘Into The Fire’, please visit the following link: http://www.rue-morgue.com/#!Watch-the-newest-video-from-horror-punk-cabaret-THE-NEW-JACOBIN-CLUB/cjds/557b57380cf2c5991af4c928 

watch the newest video from horror punk cabaret the new jacobin club | rue morgue

Upcoming Show Dates:

July 10 – Calgary, AB @ Lord Nelson’s

July 11 – Saskatoon, SK @ Amigos

July 17 – Vancouver, BC @ Funky Winkerbeans

July 18 – Victoria, BC @ The Cambie

Biography:

Outcasts among wise men and fools alike, the New Jacobin Club is a fiendish group of musicians, poets, painters and performance artists who have been entertaining and provoking since the mid 1990’s. Combining seedy bohemian stage theatrics with bombastic art rock anthems has given the long lived ensemble a shocking and original edge that has attracted as much heated controversy as it has fiercely loyal fans.

Beginning as a power trio based in the Western Canadian city of Saskatoon, the New Jacobin Club signed to U.S. indie label Transparent Records in 1998 and released “A Lesson in Mortality”.  In 2003 “Retake the Throne,” their second full length album, became a minor Canadian college radio hit, creeping on to the national top 100 chart by the year’s end. By 2009, the NJC had become infamous for their provocative live show featuring unsettling freakshow stunts and what would become signature pyro tricks such as “exploding” cymbals and lighting microphone stands on fire. They released the epic gothic rock-opera “This Treason” the following year accompanied with “Inside the Cannibal Circus,” a DVD complete with concept video, live concert and candid documentary style footage. The double disc set was met with even more college radio success and sparked strong opinions from critics in Canada and worldwide.

In 2014, the band returned with their next shocker ‘Soldiers of The Mark’ released on September 2, 2014 is sure to make your ears cringe with its ten tracks of insanity. Along with that release, NJC offered fans a very special and limited edition “Soldiers of the Mark” hardcover coffee-table format lyric book that was a joint effort with Calgary, AB based RunRabbit Entertainment. RunRabbit is notable for their independent short films (“Lilith” premiered at the 2013 Calgary Horrorcon and featured music by the New Jacobin Club prominently in the soundtrack) as well as their dark and provocatively themed photography. The book contains not only the complete lyrics to the album, but an introduction, brief commentary written by band members and entourage, and full album credits. Contributing visual artists include Jess Thamnos (responsible for the iconic and menacing album cover ), Kathryn Trembach (band photographer) and Candice Grosenick (graphic artist behind the band’s concert posters and merchandise).

The group is led by founding father and roaring frontman Xerxes Praetorius Horde (“The Horde” to his allies), singing opposite Poison Candi (theremin, percussion, vocals) and backed by The Luminous (electric cello),The Ruin (bass), The Rat King (drums) and Mistress Nagini (backing vocals, synth) . On stage the band is often joined by a colorful cast of collaborators including performance artists Firecrotch Jones, Raunchy Rabies, Rima the Birdgirl, and drummer/programmer Eclipse.

Described as “Fiery and imposing while still retaining a degree of intelligence and fore-thought” (Exclaim! Canada’s independent music authority), “Energizing and engaging” (PureGrain Audio, USA) and “a gloriously black exercise in dark psychedelia” (BCFM Sunday Rock Show Review, UK), the New Jacobin Club never tire of dancing on genre boundaries with nods to classic goth, 70’s rock, power metal, blues, somber folk and even a hint of danceable industrial funk. The NJC has shared the stage with KMFDM, Voltaire, the Groovie Ghoulies, Nashville Pussy, the Nekromantix and countless others. Their signature vocal hooks and riffs have propelled them onto local and national Canadian independent radio charts, several movie soundtracks and even their own cable televised acoustic special.

Soldiers of the Mark – 2014 – Track listing:

  1. The Mark (4:02)
  2. Parade of Innocents (4:41)
  3. Champagne Ivy(4:00)
  4. Angel MMXIV (2:48)
  5. A Grey Day to Die (3:53)
  6. Into the Fire (5:26)
  7. Garthim (3:58)
  8. My Smile (2:47)
  9. Seal of Metatron  (3:50)
  10. Return to Eden (2:46)

Album Length:  38:15

For more information, please visit the following links:

http://www.newjacobinclub.com

www.facebook.com/newjacobinclub

www.twitter.com/newjacobinclub

EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/2014/07/18/epk-the-new-jacobin-club-soldiers-of-the-mark-2014/

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“Soldiers of the Mark” the latest album from horror rockers New Jacobin Club is in my opinion the group’s strongest release to date, its infectious I haven’t been able to stop listening to it. In short, I love this fucking record.” – Extreme Metal Television

“Their newest album, Soldiers of the Mark, is chock full of complex arrangements that utilize all of these instruments along with a headbanging rhythm section of guitar, bass and drums that often lead in to a chorus of both male and female vocals singing in harmony. Just as your mother always told you, never judge a book by it’s cover. Before you realize it, you’ll be headbanging along as you progress through Soldiers of the Mark. ” – Damnation Mag

“The New Jacobin Club make the cast of the The Rocky Horror Picture Show look like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir! For certain, their live shows must be out of this world…Very good album, and one that deserves to be heard far beyond a horror rock niche audience.” – Hellbound

“Note the New Jacobin Club. Matched by three men, the three women bring such unconventional instruments as theremin, cello and keyboards to the usual metal range of drums, bass, and guitars. After the big hammering beat of opener The Mark, signalling the start of a war between the forces of dark and light, what a pleasant surprise to hear a female voice join the full-throated wail of vocalist The Horde – their harmony making Parade of Innocents a standout track.” – Saskatoon Star Phoenix

“Their latest full length, Soldiers Of The Mark, offers up ten forceful tracks of atmospheric, horror infused punk-rock sure to satisfy their audience’s ghoulish desire for hard hitting gothic tunage.” – The Punk Site

“The New Jacobin Club has crafted an purposeful and highly varied adventure sure to make it’s mark in the horror community.  As such, Soldiers Of The Mark manages to skirt the redundancy that often results from playing to such a particular and narrow niche.  Thanks to a rotating cast of vocalists and a host of sparingly interspersed instruments, the album can be enjoyed from start to finish, and during every eerie moment in between.” – The Punk Site

“The band hits hard and heavy, giving you a kick to the forehead and making you notice them and the great talent that is on display here. This is an album that brings different sounds and genres together to make a glorious racket.” – Altered Frequencies

“Soldiers of The Mark is The New Jacobin Club at a whole new level. The band is still one of gothic rock’s finest protagonists but the band has now set down firm marks in rock ‘n’ roll a whole with rewarding recognition surely set to follow.” – Ring Master Review

“I really loved the blend and the attitude of it so if you like horror punk definitely check this album out!” – The Blood Shed

“this album is actually plenty of fun. Some arrangements remind me of early Prong while others near the metalcore territory of the Avenged Sevenfold variety, especially solos, but every track is surprisingly different and has a catchy melody that leads the song to its very soon conclusion as the songs average about 3 minutes a piece. Every once in a while it’s good to listen to something that stands out from the pack. I’ll be interested in what these guys and a girl come up with on the follow up.’ – Eternal Terror

“Fiery and imposing while still retaining a degree of intelligence and fore-thought.” – Exclaim!

“Energizing and engaging!” – Pure Grain Audio

“a gloriously black exercise in dark psychedelia” – The BCFM Sunday Rock Show Review (UK)

“Worthy of a listen, if only to fuel your desire to see their amazing live show, which may change the way you see music forever.” BC Musician

“…a patchwork of Frankenstein of diverse influences, dueling guitars, enormous synths, pounding drums and bass, and most important, what really sets it apart – incredible musicianship.” – Planet S Mag

“…staright out of the Glenn Danzig (Misfits era) tradition – though much more engaging than Danzig ever was… If you ever wondered what Gwar’s interpretation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show might be like, The New Jacobin Club has your answer.” – Harvest Moon Music

“Romps with a breath that is vibrant and refreshing…wonderfully flamboyant, theatrical and wicked.” – Ring Master Review

 

0 TOUR ALERT: Alberta Redneck Punks PUTTIN’ ON THE FOIL Alberta / Saskatchewan Dates Including Calgary Stampede, Alberta Own Fest + New Album Out ‘Fired Up, Ready To Roll’

  • June 12, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Puttin' On The Foil

For Interview, Album Requests, Media List contact

Jon Asher – Music Publicist – ashermedia [AT] gmail.com

Radio Promotions – radiotrackingashermedia [AT] gmail.com

#514.581.5780 – www.ashermediarelations.com

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – June 12, 2015

ALBUM PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE

RIYL = Nashville Pussy, Supersuckers, Social Distortion, Motorhead, Mojo Nixon

EPK | Press Photo | Album Cover

Puttinonthefoil.ca | Facebook | Twittter | Reverbnation |

Soundcloud | Youtube | Last.FM | Instagram | iTunes

TOUR ALERT: Alberta Redneck Punks PUTTIN’ ON THE FOIL Alberta / Saskatchewan Dates Including Calgary Stampede, Alberta Own Fest + New Album Out ‘Fired Up, Ready To Roll’

L-R – TimTim – Guitar/Vocals | Trayne Rekk – Bass Vocals | Stubbs – Drums – Photo Credit – Krista Rowland

Album Stream – Fired Up, Ready To Roll – Soundcloud | ThePunkSite.com  

Purchase on iTunes here.

Puttin’ On The Foil – Shitshow – Free Download

Tour Dates:

Jun 19 – Cecil Hotel – Medicine Hat, AB

Jun 20 – Cecil Hotel – Medicine Hat, AB

June 26 – Brooks Hotel – Brooks, AB

June 27 – Brooks Hotel – Brooks, AB

July 1 – Black Diamond Town Square – Canada Day Celebration w/ Absolute Zero – Black Diamond, AB

July 5 2015 – Coach & Horses Bar – Stampede Breakfast – Calgary, AB

Jul 10 – Swigs Pub & Grill – Calgary Stampede Party – Calgary, AB

Jul 17- Bottoms Up (York Hotel) – Swift Current, SK

Jul 18 – Bottoms Up (York Hotel) -Swift Current, SK

Jul 24 – Big Al’s Bar & Grill -Calgary, AB

Jul 25 – Big Al’s Bar & Grill – Calgary, AB

Aug 8 – Distortion Live Music Venue – Calgary, AB w/ Lummox

Aug 14 – Leo’s Tavern – Pincher Creek Rodeo – Pincher Creek, AB

Aug 15 – Alberta’s Own Music Festival – Alix, AB

Aug 28 – Hazzard County Bar – Sylvan Lake, AB

Aug 29 – Hazzard County Bar – Sylvan Lake, AB

       Calgary, AB redneck punks Puttin’ On The Foil  are proud to announce after coming off their recent BC and Alberta May tour in support of their new album ‘Fired Up, Ready To Roll’ released on May 12th, that they will be hitting the road once again for dates across Alberta and Saskatchewan from July to August that includes Canada Day and Calgary Stampede celebrations plus performing at this year’s Alberta Own Music Fest.

Their new album is available on iTunes here and features ten songs of hillbilly infused punk rock that begs the listener to sing and drink along with them. With a a name inspired by the Hanson Brothers from the movie Slapshot, Puttin’ On The Foil is cross of Hank Williams and Motorhead, some Social Distortion with Mojo Nixon for a prairie mosh that the working folk can have a parade with!

Track Listing: Puttin’ On The Foil – Fired Up, Ready To Roll
1. Shitshow (3:08)
2. Comin’ In Hard’ (3:31)
3. Drunk & Naked (3:56)
4. Rowdy (3:46)
5. Fishin’ Song (4:00)
6. Sweet Prairie Vixen (3:20)
7. Giver To The Liver (3:37)
8. Let Me Be (3:48)
9. Raisin’ Hell (3:05)
10. Ode To Drunk (3:44)
Album Length: 36:01

About:

The band is a three piece consisting of Trayne Rekk on Bass/Vocals/Stupidity, TimTim plucking Guitar/Vocals and Jordan Stubbs on Drums. Rarely sober the band’s infectious music invites even the most conservative wall flower to act stupid. One would expect the band to have influences like KISS, SLAYER, and Iron Maiden, but Trayne blames Hank Willams Jr. for much of his blue collar topics.

Puttin’On The Foil’s signature sound starts with Hank Williams, toss in some Ramones, thickened with Motorhead, and a dash of Nashville Pussy gives it that good time feel. Fans can be sure to understand the bands incredibly love of a good time from their music and live shows.

For more info, please visit the following links:

http://www.puttinonthefoil.net

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Puttin-On-The-FoiL/405041498528

https://twitter.com/potfkicksass

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“Shirtless dude in overalls? Check. Long-haired fella in a Canadian Tuxedo? Check.  Bottles and blunts? Ok we are ready. Puttin’ on the Foil are Calgary’s premier hillbilly punk act…” – Calgary Is Awesome

 

“Puttin’ on the Foil’s signature mix of good time country vibes and punk rock intensity make their shows feel more like a Stampede after-party.” – Calgary Journal

 

“If you are looking for a great philosophical punk album to bring a smile to your face on a bleak day then look no further than ‘Fire Up, Ready to Roll’, from Calgary’s Hillbilly punks, ‘Puttin’ On The Foil’.” – Punk Globe

0 OUT NOW! Vancouver Anthem Thrashers TITANS EVE Unleash New Album ‘Chasing The Devil’

  • June 12, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Titans Eve

For Interview, Album Requests, Media List contact

Jon Asher – Music Publicist – ashermedia [AT] gmail.com

Radio Promotions – radiotrackingashermedia [AT] gmail.com

#514.581.5780 – www.ashermediarelations.com

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – June 12, 2015

ALBUM PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED at ashermedia[at]gmail.com

RIYL = Trivium, Exodus, Machine Head,  Evile, Lazarus A.D., Overkill, Arch Enemy, Mastodon

Tour Dates | TitansEve.com | Facebook | Youtube | Reverbnation| Twitter | Soundcloud| Last.fm

Buy Links:  Bandcamp | iTunes | CD Baby | Amazon

 EPK | Press Photo | Album Cover | Album Booklet

OUT NOW! Vancouver Anthem Thrashers TITANS EVE Unleash New Album ‘Chasing The Devil’

L-R – Jesse Hord – Bass/Backing Vocals  |  Casey Ory – Drums  |  Brian Gamblin – Lead Vocals / Guitar  |  Kyle Gamblin – Vocals/Guitar – (Photo Credit : Shimon Karmel)

Full Album Stream – Chasing The Devil – Soundcloud | Bandcamp

Live Video (Paris, France) – Divided We Fall – Watch here.

Live Video (Paris, France) – Road To Ruin – Watch here.

    Vancouver thrashers TITANS EVE their third full length ‘Chasing The Devil’ featuring seven stadium-esque sing along thrash anthems including fan faves ‘War Path’ and ‘The Grind’ plus the band’s epic instrumental ‘Stranded’ is OUT NOW! June 12th. Engineered by Eric Mosher (AC/DC, Buckcherry) plus mastered by Jeff Waters of Annihilator,‘Chasing The Devil’ is an evolution from the band’s previous releases 2011’s ‘The Divine Equal’ and 2012’s ‘Life Apocalypse’ that took the band touring across North America and Europe where they shared the stage with Korn, Anvil, Kill Devil Hill, Arch Enemy and Voivod among many others.

“Introducing our new album Chasing The Devil!!!! Enjoy it my metal brothers and sisters, We are proud of it! See ya on tour! We will be hitting the road to bring this headbanger to your doorstep so follow us for dates to be announced soon. In the mean time, play it loud and share with your your fellow metal heads!” comments vocalist / guitarist Brian Gamblin.

‘Chasing The Devil’ is streaming at the following links and can be purchased digitally and on CD at iTunes, Bandcamp, Amazon and CD Baby. 

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/titanseve/sets/chasing-the-devil/

Bandcamp: http://titanseve.bandcamp.com/album/chasing-the-devil-2

Show Dates:

Aug 14 – Vancouver, BC – Astoria

Track Listing: Titans Eve – Chasing The Devil
1. We Defy
2. War Path
3. No Kingdom
4. Another Day
5. Chasing The Devil
6. The Grind
7. Stranded
8. The Endless Light

For more info, please visit the following links:

http://www.titanseve.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Titans-Eve/53568260495

http://www.twitter.com/titanseve

http://soundcloud.com/titanseve

http://titanseve.bandcamp.com

About: A Vancouver born Modern Thrash outfit. Titan’s Eve formed in 2008 by brothers Brian and Kyle Gamblin, with Casey Ory on Drums and later joined by Jesse Hord on bass. From day one the band has written the tunes they want to hear, and taken charge of their musical ambitions on their own terms. The early days saw the 4 piece defining their sound and making fans in their home city.

2009/2010 featured their emergence on the Canadian metal scene and the beginning of a strong fan base. They embarked on their first western Canadian tour and gave Canadians a real live taste of their sound. While gaining support and honing their music they ventured into a local studio with the talented Curt Wells. Their first album “The Divine Equal” was later mixed and mastered by Sacha Laskow of Calgary Tech-metal band Divinity. With the release and critical acclaim the album received, their first Cross-Canadian tour followed exposing even more to their unique brand of thrash metal.

2011 saw “The Divine Equal released to a bigger audience, with a 2 month self booked tour of North America. Titan’s Eve had the pleasure to play in front of crazed metal fans all over the United States. 2012 started with a bang with their first arena show and fulfilling a dream of playing with Nu-metal leaders Korn. Fresh of the success from their debut, Titan’s Eve began creating the follow up, “Life Apocalypse”. “This album was written faster and was more of an aggressive attempt at writing and recording an album,” says guitarist Kyle Gamblin. “We hammered out the songs and bunkered down to record in Calgary with Sacha Laskow for a month and recorded every day.”

Taking a turn from their debut, which was released a year previously, but staying true to their personal interpretations of honest, powerful modern metal, “the result, Life Apocalypse, shows our efforts and captures the best performances from all four members of our band. We worked very hard to deliver something that wouldn’t disappoint fans of our last album,” says Brian Gamblin.

Following the release of Life Apocalypse that summer, Titans Eve took the “Titan Train” (i.e. their 2007 Ford E-350 van) and traveled across Western Canada, bringing their music to as great an audience as possible, supporting Canadian metal heavyweights Anvil followed by a tour with super-group Kill Devil Hill featuring Rex Brown of Pantera. After these incredible tours, they’re biggest venture yet came into focus with an invite to be a support act on the Arch Enemy European Khaos tour. This saw their first tour in Europe, playing to the receptive and enthusiastic European metal crowds.

2013-14 had been used for writing and recording their third album, with breaks from the rehearsals by touring Western Canada, playing music festivals and opening for the likes of Diamoned Head, Raven and Soulfly. The album was recorded in Vancouver’s legendary Warehouse Studio with renowned producer and engineer Eric Mosher. The mastering was completed by Canadian metal hero Jeff Waters of Annihilator.

Stay tuned for a new album and new tours in 2015!

Shared Stage w/:
Arch Enemy, Hackneyed, Anvil, Exodus, Ensiferium, Blackguard, Moonsorrow, Lazarus A.D., The Agonist, Voivod, Kill Devil Hill, Korn, Finntroll, Woods Of Ypres, Inquisition, Swallow The Sun, Holy Grail, Bonded By Blood, Diamond Head, Raven, Soulfly

Tours & Festivals:
2014 – Canadian Beer Chug Tour
2014 – Alberta’s Own Festival
2014 – Loud as Hell
2012 – European Tour w/ Arch Enemy & Voivod (Spain dates)
2012 – Western Canadian Tour w/ Kill Devil Hill
2012 – Western Canadian Tour w/ Anvil
2012 – Open for Korn – Dawson Creek, BC
2011 – Divine Equal North American Tour
2010 – Burning Canada Tour
2010 – Domination Festival – Montreal
2010 – Vancouver Metal Fest
2009 – Scorched Earth Western Canada Tour

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Highlight: #7 National Loud Chart – Canadian College Radio – For the week ending June 9, 2015 (Earshot)

Highlight: #8 National Loud Chart – Canadian College Radio – For the week ending June 2, 2015 (Earshot)

Highlight: #9 National Loud Chart – Canadian College Radio – For the week ending May 26, 2015 (Earshot)

“Vancouver thrash/doom metal act unleashes a monster with its third album. Tightly woven tunes are delivered with blistering power, channeling the best of their influences, which range from early era thrash (Metallica, Exodus, Judas Priest) to modern day grind and prog metal (Mastodon). If 2012’s Life Apocalypse was about confronting your demons, Chasing The Devil is about grabbing the beast by the horns. Highlight tracks: No Kingdom, The Grind” – Vancouver Sun

“Titans Eve are one of the best bands to come out of my home town, Vancouver!” – Michael Livan – The Metal Meltdown – CJSF 90.1 FM

“On its third full-length release, Chasing The Devil, the band, consisting of brothers Brian (guitar/vocals) and Kyle Gamblin (guitar), Jesse Hord (bass) and Casey Ory (drums), continues its unique brand of modern metal. Combining ’80s thrash-isms, modern metal passages, touches of NWOBHM and generous amounts of Thin Lizzy/Iron Maiden-inspired harmonized guitar leads, Titans Eve cull these elements together with a vibrant approach. Chasing The Devil’s eight tracks are compact and concise, decorated with huge, chantable choruses.” – Bravewords

“Titans Eve have conquered their local scene convincingly, and have put their boots into thicker mud, venturing across their native Canada. Touring with bigger names, in support fashion, hungry to belong in the next level. Chasing The Devil will be a sharp weapon to help them carve up the competition. Shepherd Says- 8/10 – Hey, I put them side by side with the giant and it felt like they weathered that barrage. Titans Eve is earning their way up the ladder.” – We Love Metal

“…they’ve certainly stepped it up on their forthcoming album. The band’s concept is good, as they blend equal portions of thrash from bands such as Annihilator and Exodus with the progressive stoner groove of Mastodon and Meshuggah…Each element of the band works in unison as classic melodies and solos are placed side-by-side with meaty chugging and gravely outer-space vocals.” – Flink.TO

“They blend classic heavy, power, and thrash metal with a dose of modern intensity, yet temper it with melody harmony for persuasive, interesting, and entertaining results. Recommended.” – Danger Dog Music Reviews

“Chasing The Devil presents us a modern thrash template that can be as melodic as it is ferocious.” – Dead Rhetoric

“This is the third full length album of the band and I wonder why they have not been signed by any label. Coming from Vancouver, Canada, these guys forged a very interesting and unique form ofthrash metal with modern elements here and there, and high doses of technique at instrumentation.” – Zombie Ritual Zine

“Chasing The Devil’s 8 tracks stick to a ferocious mid paced thrash sound, with a touch of modern metal. The dual guitar team displays not just tasty riffs but intertwining dual harmonies, which sometimes call the mighty Iron Maiden to mind, as well as settling into a deep comfortable groove when called for. Add in the down low and percussion and you’ve got one hell of a sound.” – True Metal Lives

“This is my third time reviewing a Titans Eve release and once again I’m not disappointed.” – Metal France

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