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!earshot – The National Loud Chart – For the Week Ending: Tuesday, June 2, 2020
#1 Black Pestilence – Hail The Flesh – Self-Released
# 4 JUNKOWL – Making Out With My Death – Self-Released
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 23, 2020
For fans of Unleash the Archers, Iron Maiden, Helloween
Helion Prime Announce New Album Kickstarter, Reveal Artwork, Track Listing & Concept
L-R – Alex Bosson – Drums, Jason Ashcraft – Guitars, Mary Zimmer – Vocals, Chad Anderson – Guitars, Jeremy Steinhouse – Bass
Photographer – Jason Sinn
“Question Everything” will be the first album in the Helion Prime catalog to feature current vocalist Mary Zimmer (Voicehacks, ex-Luna Mortis).
Download images, album artwork and preview the perks on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2Ucbjaj
Guitarist Jason Ashcraft comments:
“I am so excited to finally announce this album. The concept is something I’ve been holding on to for a long time, and it’s great to finally see it come to life.”
The concept of the album shows each song focusing on a different scientist or figure throughout history. Though they went against the common beliefs of their time and often faced persecution for their ideas, they continued to ask questions and stand up for what they knew to be true. As time would go on, their theories and beliefs would eventually be acknowledged.
Check out the artwork and track listing below to get a glimpse at the new song titles and who each song is about.
Helion Prime – Question Everything – Track Listing:
01: The Final Theory – Albert Einstein
02: Madame Mercury – Katherine Johnson
03: Prof – Alan Turing
04: The Gadfly – Socrates
05: E Pur Si Muove – Galileo Galilei
06: Photo 51 – Rosalind Franklin
07: Words of the Abbot – Gregor Mendel
08: The Forbidden Zone – Dr. Cornelius
09: Question Everything
10: Chaulmoogra – Alice Ball
-Bonus Tracks-
11: Kong at the Gates/Forbidden Zone – Misfits Cover
12: The Final Theory – Demo
13: Alan – Demo
The band has also released the production staff for this coming record:
Michael Goodrich of Hypnotic Audio
Chris Collier of CMC21 Productions
Brett Caldas-Lima of Tower Studio
Simone Mularoni of Domination Studio
Alex Nasla of Witherfall and Gear Gods Studio
Album Art: Marc Whisnant, with edits by Bo Bradshaw
Jeremy Steinhouse – Bass
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Third Chamber ““Terror Formed” engages the Dentists drill for the introduction before pilling in with a another powerhouse set of chunky chugging riffs that judder the soul. The metronomic kit work is done to perfection and the caustic vocals measure humanity up for it’s coffin. ” – Metal Noise https://metalnoise.net/2019/11/review-harvesting-our-decay-by-third-chamber
Third Eye Cinema – A Criminally Captivating Catch-All of a Midsummer Roundup (Week 1) – Infrared “Absolutely killer, deserves a spot on the shelf next to all the classics of the genre, no questions asked.” https://buff.ly/2PgpEDA
Canadian blackened death horde NECRONOMICON have partnered with Exclaim! to premiere “Paradise Lost”, the first single from their upcoming record, ‘UNUS’. You can listen to the song below.
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – June 28, 2019
For Fans of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Enforcer, Skull Fist, Steelwing
STRIKER Wins Edmonton Music Award For Metal Recording of The Year
STRIKER’s Fifth Edmonton Music Award In A Row!
‘Summer of Shred’ North American Tour Dates Continues w/ Holy Grail, Bewitcher
New Music Video ‘On The Run’
Sixth Studio Album “Play To Win” Out Now!
Coming off their recent Canadian tour dates with STEEL PANTHER, Canada’s masters of shred STRIKER took a short break from their “Summer of Shred” tour across North America to attend the 9th annual Edmonton Music Awards gala at the Winspear Centre on June 27th. The band was nominated for two awards Album of The Yearand Metal Recording of The Year, which the band won for their single ‘Heart Lies’ off their 2018 album “Play To Win”.
Lyric video – “Heart of Lies” can be viewed here.
The band had this to say about their fifth consecutive award win:
“We are honoured to win the Edmonton Music Award for heavy metal for the 5th year in a row! We couldn’t have done it without the support of the music community/fans and the great organizations we have such as FACTOR, the Edmonton Arts Council, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Alberta Music, and many others. Thanks to everyone out there supporting music and keeping live music alive!”
STRIKER were nominated in the Metal Recording of The Year and Album of The Year categories alongside the following artists:
Metal Recording of the Year:
All Else Fails – A Dream of Names
Black Friday – Two Kastanzas
Fire Next Time – Party Foul
Solborn – Ad Infinitum
Striker – Heart of Lies – Winner
Album of the Year:
Joe Nolan – Cry Baby
Nuela Charles – Distant Danger – Winner
Royal Tusk – Tusk II
Scenic Route to Alaska – Tough Luck
Striker – Play to Win
STRIKER have been on tour all this summer, earlier this May with DEATH ANGEL and June with STEEL PANTHER. The band will continue their “Summer of Shred” w/ HOLY GRAIL and BEWITCHER during the months of July and August. (all dates listed below).
In additional news, STRIKER released their latest music video ‘On The Run’ in support of their latest sixth studio album “Play To Win” released this past October via their independent label Record Breaking Records.
Watch ‘On The Run’ at the following link: https://youtu.be/9j5uASFLkHw
Champions in blending classic heavy metal, hard rock, and 80’s hair metal, Canadian shredders STRIKER‘s sixth studio album “Play To Win” features 10 fist pounding shredtacular anthems produced by the band plus mixed and mastered by Hendrik Udd (Firewind, Powerwolf, Hammerfall, Delain). The album follows their 2017 self-titled full length that the band supported with tours across Europe and North America with Sonata Arctica, Dark Tranquility, and Warbringer along with festival appearances at 70,000 Tons of Metal, Bang Your Head Festival (Germany) and more to add to their almost 1000 shows performed in their decade-plus career. That fifth studio album also garnered them a nomination from Canada’s JUNO awards, the country’s highest music prize, along with wins at the Edmonton Music Awards and Western Canadian Awards.
Striker Headlining Dates
July 2 – Kelowna, BC – Muninn’s Post *with Lost Nebula
July 3 – Vancouver, BC – Astoria *with Lost Nebula
July 5 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon *with Neck of the Woods
July 6 – Portland, OR – High Water Mark *with Neck of the Woods
July 7 – Eugene, OR – Old Nicks *with Neck of the Woods
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“Play to Win, which might be their most balanced effort yet. It’s their most catchy, too: the likelihood you’ll be singing along with every song before they finish is very, very high.” – Metal Sucks
“expertly combined killer arena rock choruses with well-done, cleaner verses.” – Metal Injection
“Six albums in six years. That is something almost unheard of, even in the modern era of production that considerably lessens the time needed to record and mix albums. Striker always seems to provide a new album right around when I start to wonder, “Hey, I wonder what Striker is up to?”. PLAY TO WIN is the band’s 6th LP and to my ears, one of their best. Rest assured, the band has not altered their sound. This is still classic metal, mixed with modern elements that continues to leave all pretenders in a cloud of choking dust.” – Metal Rules
“You can hear influences ranging from Dokken to Metallica on Play to Win, and it’s all done with masterful songwriting, performances and production. This is a slick, aggressively-mixed record that drips with excitement and replayability… Striker have produced their best record since City of Gold, and all fans of straight-up hard rock and metal need to own this album.” – Heavy Music HQ
“Striker have knocked this one out of the park and into the stratosphere. You’d be hard-pressed to find a catchier slice of fine cheddar this year, and I’d highly recommend it.” – New Noise Mag
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