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Category: Saintvicious

0 Saskatoon’s SAINTVICIOUS’ New Single “Stranglehold” Opens Up About Shutting Down from Anxiety

  • June 18, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Saintvicious

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – June 18, 2021

For fans of Nothing More, Beartooth, Parkway Drive, I Prevail, Bad Wolves

Saskatoon’s SAINTVICIOUS’ New Single “Stranglehold” Opens Up About Shutting Down from Anxiety

L-R: Charlie Barnard (drums), Madison Erhardt (vocals), Ryan Kimmerly (guitar), Dan Mason (bass), Robyn Dolezsar (guitar)
Photo credit: Brian Snell

If there’s anything guaranteed in life beyond death and taxes, it’d be living through one-too-many panic attacks. Saskatoon hard rock band Saintvicious reflects on their personal experiences dealing with anxiety on their latest single, “Stranglehold”.

Supported by metalcore-inspired instrumentals and layered vocal delivery, the track’s visually dense lyrics personify anxiety as a separate entity that is given every sacrifice that it asks for, but it’s never enough.

“Some days it’s hard to want to leave your bed,” guitarist Ryan Kimmerly explains, “There are those times where you just think ‘What if-’ about every possible thing that could go wrong. And does it ever turn out to be this worst-case scenario that you’ve spent so much time hashing out? Usually not, but anxiety’s like that, right?”

Ryan continues, “By the time you get to whatever you’ve been obsessing over, you just end up looking for something wrong to prove those ideas in your mind right when really, it’s exactly that – it’s all in your head.”

“Stranglehold” will be available to stream as of Friday, June 18 on Spotify, Apple Music, and all other streaming platforms at https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/saintvicious/stranglehold

YouTube stream – https://youtu.be/pAOJpNOMX8M


For more info:
Instagram.com/saintviciousband
TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeGkYpVC/
Facebook.com/saintviciousband
EPK

About:
There’s no denying that the sonic brash of Canadian five-piece Saintvicious lives up to the latter half of their name. With snarling riffs cranked between catchy vocals and tight rhythms, the Saskatoon outfit is an exhibit of hard rock – with all its bruises and attitude.

With a prolific start in the band’s infancy – from performing alongside major artists like Pop Evil and Royal Tusk, to their debut album being placed as one of the Top 10 Saskatchewan Albums of 2020 – Saintvicious is on-sight to grow into the forefront of Canadian hard rock.

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“Saintvicious is just getting started, and they aren’t letting anything get in their way.” – Pulse Music Journal, 2021

“Like the perfect rock band package came together and then dialed it up to 11.” – The Star Phoenix, 2019

“Over the past couple of years, the Paris of the Prairies has had its metal landscape broadened with the introduction of something more melodic and hook-laden, courtesy of Saintvicious.” – North Sask Music Zine, 2021

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0 EPK – Saintvicious – Stranglehold (single) (2021)

  • June 18, 2021
  • by Asher
  • · EPKs · Saintvicious

EPK – Saintvicious – Stranglehold (single) (2021)

Publicist – Jon Asher – jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com

For fans of  Bring Me The Horizon, Nothing More, Beartooth, Parkway Drive, I Prevail

Single Title: Stranglehold
Release Date: June 18, 2021
Label: Unsigned/self-released
Distribution: Digital via DistroKid

Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon – https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/saintvicious/stranglehold

Saintvicious.bandcamp.com | Instagram.com/saintviciousband | TikTok | Facebook.com/saintviciousband | YouTube 

“Saintvicious is just getting started, and they aren’t letting anything get in their way.” – Pulse Music Journal, 2021

“Like the perfect rock band package came together and then dialed it up to 11.” – The Star Phoenix, 2019

“Over the past couple of years, the Paris of the Prairies has had its metal landscape broadened with the introduction of something more melodic and hook-laden, courtesy of Saintvicious.” – North Sask Music Zine, 2021

Saskatoon’s SAINTVICIOUS’ New Single “Stranglehold” Opens Up About Shutting Down from Anxiety

If there’s anything guaranteed in life beyond death and taxes, it’d be living through one-too-many panic attacks. Saskatoon hard rock band Saintvicious reflects on their personal experiences dealing with anxiety on their latest single, “Stranglehold”.

Supported by metalcore-inspired instrumentals and layered vocal delivery, the track’s visually dense lyrics personify anxiety as a separate entity that is given every sacrifice that it asks for, but it’s never enough.

“Some days it’s hard to want to leave your bed,” guitarist Ryan Kimmerly explains, “There are those times where you just think ‘What if-’ about every possible thing that could go wrong. And does it ever turn out to be this worst-case scenario that you’ve spent so much time hashing out? Usually not, but anxiety’s like that, right?”

Ryan continues, “By the time you get to whatever you’ve been obsessing over, you just end up looking for something wrong to prove those ideas in your mind right when really, it’s exactly that – it’s all in your head.”

“Stranglehold” will be available to stream as of Friday, June 18 on Spotify, Apple Music, and all other streaming platforms.

L-R: Charlie Barnard (drums), Madison Erhardt (vocals), Ryan Kimmerly (guitar), Dan Mason (bass), Robyn Dolezsar (guitar)
Photo credit: Brian Snell

There’s no denying that the sonic brash of Canadian five-piece Saintvicious lives up to the latter half of their name. With snarling riffs cranked between catchy vocals and tight rhythms, the Saskatoon outfit is an exhibit of hard rock – with all its bruises and attitude.

With a prolific start in the band’s infancy – from performing alongside major artists like Pop Evil and Royal Tusk, to their debut album being placed as one of the Top 10 Saskatchewan Albums of 2020 – Saintvicious is on-sight to grow into the forefront of Canadian hard rock.

[Download Single Cover | Download Single Artwork]

Single Title: Stranglehold
Release Date: June 18, 2021
Label: Unsigned/self-released
Distribution: Digital via DistroKid

Single Credits:
Performed by Saintvicious
Music by Ryan Kimmerly, Madison Erhardt
Lyrics by Madison Erhardt
Produced by Saintvicious
Co-produced, mixed & mastered by Nick Cherney at Alphacore Studio
Artwork design by Ryan Kimmerly
SOCAN member ID #9213942
Canadian content – MAPL

Band Line Up:
Madison Erhardt – Vocals
Ryan Kimmerly – Guitar
Robyn Dolezsar – Guitar
Dan Mason – Bass
Charlie Barnard – Drums

Discography:
2021: Stranglehold (single)
2020: Sticks + Stones (single)
2019: SAINTVICIOUS (album)

Bands Performed with:
Pop Evil, Royal Tusk, Untimely Demise, King Buffalo, The Haunted North, Diehearted

Tours and Festivals:
2019 – No Apologies Tour, Western Canada
2019 – Food Drive Throwdown II, Saskatoon SK
2019 – Border Town Bike Rally, Togo SK

Charts Listsings:
Apr 26, 2021 “Sticks + Stones” – #5, Metal Meltdown radio show, CJSF 90.1 FM

Past Features:
Dec 2, 2020 “Sticks + Stones” – Featured single, SaskMusic
Dec 24, 2020 “Dejected” – Pick Of The Week, Indy Rock Network
May 4, 2020 “Come & Get Some” – Featured video, SaskMusic

0 Bravewords Premiere: Canada’s Saintvicious Present A Melodic Metal Take On Socially Relevant Issues With “Sticks + Stones”

  • November 19, 2020
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Saintvicious

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – November 19, 2020

For fans of I Prevail, Bring Me The Horizon, Linkin Park, Nothing More

Canada’s Saintvicious Present A Melodic Metal Take On Socially Relevant Issues With “Sticks + Stones”

Song Premiere via Bravewords


(L-R) Saintvicious Line-Up | Ryan Kimmerly (Guitar) | Charlie Barnard (Drums) | Madison Erhardt (Vocals) | Dan Mason (Bass) | Robyn Dolezsar (Guitar)
Photo Credit – Brian Snell

Saskatoon’s Saintvicious has a topical new single out, “Sticks + Stones”; it’s a modern metal song depicting the growing polarization in Western culture, and how mob mentality has challenged our ability to be critical without the “you’re with us or against us” blowback.” The track was mixed by Josh Wildhorn (Designer Disguise, REANIMATIONS) and mastered by Grammy-nominated Tyler Smyth (I Prevail, Falling In Reverse, Blessthefall).

The new single will be very familiar to previous releases, with the addition of synthesizers for texture and as a lead instrument; allowing the band to push creative boundaries. “Sticks + Stones” is melodic, raunchy, riff-driven rock; it’s a big sounding song that provides an immersive listening experience. The band explains the track in their own words:

“It’s a loud, aggressive, fast-paced look at the frustrations of our current world. A world where being right is the be-all, end-all, and punishing those who don’t agree. It’s about wanting to be the smartest person in the room and the hypocrisy that follows someone who thinks they are never in the wrong.”

In the early days, the intention behind Saintvicious was to play high energy rock n’ roll, like a flashback to 80’s radio rock, but having performed in metalcore and thrash bands before, those elements started coming out. Now, Saintvicious is a summation of their metal influences, but within the boundaries of a standard rock formula.

“Sticks + Stones” can be heard via its premiere on Bravewords HERE.

The single will be available for stream and download as of November 20th on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music.

For more info:
Facebook.com/saintviciousband
Instagram.com/saintviciousband
EPK

About:

There’s no question that the high-octane rock from Saintvicious lives up to the latter half of their name. The Canadian outfit premiered in 2018, comprised of long-time friends who were unsparing in what they love in heavy music. Gaining notoriety in their circles by executing brash riffs with rouse and fury onstage, Saintvicious is an exhibit of rock n’ roll, with all its bruises and attitude.

Following a year and a half of live shows, Saintvicious independently released their self-titled debut album, ‘Saintvicious’, on November 29, 2019, mixed and mastered by Josh Wildhorn (ex-Dragged Under, Designer Disguise). The band subsequently toured through Western Canada in support of the release.

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0 EPK – Saintvicious – Sticks + Stones (single) (2020)

  • November 12, 2020
  • by Asher
  • · EPKs · Saintvicious

EPK – Saintvicious – Sticks + Stones (single) (2020)

Publicist -Jon Asher – asher[@]ashermediarelations[.]com

For fans of I Prevail, Bring Me The Horizon, Linkin Park, Nothing More

Facebook.com/saintviciousband | Instagram.com/saintviciousband | YouTube

Saintvicious.bandcamp.com | Spotify | Apple Music

“These guys are one of those aforementioned really good local rock bands from Saskatoon. In the running for the Best Band Name Award, Saintvicious is hard rock. They are some of the hardest rock you can get in Saskatoon, and anyone else who says they’re hard rock should compare themselves to Saintvicious to see how hard rock they really are. A little reminiscent of Five Finger Death Punch with the fast and unrelenting sound and beat, these guys are flat-out awesome. It’s sort of like the perfect rock band package came together and then dialed it up to 11, and that’s great.” – Saskatoon Star Phoenix

“Madison Erhardt can do the classic hard rock sandpaper vocal, the soaring high clean vocal, and the metal growl, all pretty damn close to perfect. Guitarists Ryan Kimmerly and Robyn Dolezsar hold their own with great solos and the most boring tone on Earth – more on that later. The rhythm section is appropriately in the pocket, displaying impressive chops and just the right amount of restraint to let the others shine. The drums sound just right, and cuts through the mix in just the right places.” – Bucketlist Music Reviews

[Download Single Cover | Download Single Lyrics]

Single Title: Sticks + Stones (Single)
Release Date: November 20, 2020
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Distrokid

Track Listing:
1. Sticks + Stones (3:23)

Single Credits:
– Performed by Saintvicious
– Written by Ryan Kimmerly (music), Madison Erhardt (lyrics)
– Produced and mixed by Josh WIldhorn
– Mastered by Tyler Smyth
– Single artwork by Anze, topcreativemindz
– SOCAN members
– Canadian Content – MAPL

Single/Live Band Line Up:
Madison Erhardt – Vocals
Ryan Kimmerly – Guitar
Robyn Dolezsar – Guitar
Dan Mason – Bass
Charlie Barnard – Drums  

(L-R) Saintvicious Line-Up | Ryan Kimmerly (guitar) | Charlie Barnard (drums) | Madison Erhardt (vocals) | Dan Mason (bass) | Robyn Dolezsar (guitar)
Photo Credit – Brian Snell

There’s no question that the high-octane rock from Saintvicious lives up to the latter half of their name. The Canadian outfit premiered in 2018, comprised of long-time friends who were unsparing in what they love in heavy music. Gaining notoriety in their circles by executing brash riffs with rouse and fury onstage, Saintvicious is an exhibit of rock n’ roll, with all its bruises and attitude.

Following a year and a half of live shows, Saintvicious independently released their self-titled debut album, ‘Saintvicious’, on November 29, 2019, mixed and mastered by Josh Wildhorn (ex-Dragged Under, Designer Disguise). The band subsequently toured through Western Canada in support of the release.

Discography:
2020 – Sticks + Stones – Single
2019 – Saintvicious (S/T) – LP
2018 – No Apology – Single

Bands Performed With:
Pop Evil, Royal Tusk, Untimely Demise, Diehearted, King Buffalo, The Haunted, North

List of Tours Performed On:
2019 – No Apologies Tour – Western Canada
2019 – Food Drive Throwdown II – Saskatoon, SK
2019 – Border Town Bike Rally – Togo, SK
2018 – Border Town Bike Rally – Togo, Sk

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