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0 Celebrating 35 Years of “Sledgehammer” Montreal’s VINYL HERO Pay Homage To Peter Gabriel With Creative Music Video
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – April 21, 2021
For fans Queens Of The Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots, Big Wreck, Shinedown
Celebrating 35 Years of “Sledgehammer” Montreal’s VINYL HERO Pay Homage To Peter Gabriel With Creative Music Video
L-R – Costa Siarlis (Bass/Vocals), Ray Howard (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Tiburce Perlau (Drums, Vocals)
Thirty-five years ago on April 21st, 1986, Peter Gabriel released his video “Sledgehammer” from his album “So”. The video for this track was revolutionary, garnering it several awards and becoming an instant classic. Now, to celebrate this coral anniversary, Canada’s Vinyl Hero has covered the song and is releasing its own music video to pay tribute.
Watch here – https://youtu.be/8dVw–z605M
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3sr1i9n
Like Gabriel, Vinyl Hero strives to push the envelope when it comes to creativity in their releases. In their rendition of the video, Vinyl Hero uses high contrast simplicity to echo the artistic flair present in the original. The band explains their reasoning for choosing this song:
“This is a personal favourite of the band and has been part of our live set for a long time and through that time we have really made it feel like it was our own. We’re a rock band, a power trio, and we wanted to make our version sound like a rock band wrote it. It’s more of a rendition than a cover!”
Overall, Vinyl Hero creates music that is gusty, heartfelt, and deep, and every music lover with interests in different genres will appreciate the diversity that they contribute to every single song they produce. For them, creating music was never an issue but when push came to shove, they learned that there’s more to a successful and productive band than just a killer song. To date, they have released two EPs and a single. More will be on the way!
Even as a three-piece, they manage to bring enough ambiance from the intro to hard-hitting and sing-along choruses to make fans of the original and modern-day rock listeners alike throw some horns in the air!
Vinyl Hero is recommended for fans of Big Wreck, Shinedown, and KXM.
For more info:
VinylHero.com
Facebook.com/VinylHero
Instagram.com/vinylheroband
Twitter.com/Vinyl_Hero
EPK
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Heavy and gutsy rock riffing served alongside palpable and unmistakable lead vocals!
The feeling you get when headbanging to a Vinyl Hero tune is best described as a Symphony of Synchronicity. Three different individuals with one main goal. Ray Howard and Costa Siarlis (founding members) had a couple of years to curate their songs and sound with different members and once drummer Tiburce Perlau was added to the lineup their overall sound hit a level that has become Vinyl Hero’s trademark sound!
No strangers to touring, Montrealer’s Vinyl Hero have been hard at work tilling the soil along the Quebec/Ontario’s 401; headlining venues in Montreal such as Club Soda, and playing important support slots to blues legends like Pat Travers, Stu Hamm, and Alex Skolnick at the towering Le National Theater. The band has been a fan favourite at Mont Tremblant’s Blues Fest and by way of consistent, steady, touring has built a vibrant and reliable following in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston, Kitchener, even as far away as Victoria B.C. along with numerous markets in their native province of Quebec. Vinyl Hero has graced Major Canadian Festival stages including Toronto’s Indie Week (three years running) and Nappanee’s VoodooRockFest. FM Radio spins include CHOM 97.7’s show Montreal ROCKS, and Oshawa’s the Rock 94.9 FM who have been ambassadors for the band in the greater Toronto area. Vinyl Hero was also nominated for Canada’s best independent Rock Video in 2018 by Dropout Entertainment and was named Montreal’s most popular vote for CBC’s Searchlight.
Their 2016 E.P. ‘Seven Days On A Train’ was released to great acclaim “Glam stomping, bratty tear away, excellent musicianship, ragged glory and scarves trailing all over the script” (Steve Swift – PowerPlay magazine UK)(Pure Grain Audio) “They crunch about that gravel path of theirs like there is no tomorrow .” (RockmusicRaider, Newsflash).
in 2020, Vinyl Hero released their single “VULTURES” recorded at Montreal’s #churchofrocknroll recording studio The Freq Shop ran by Dave Traina (The Damn Truth) and multi-instrumentalist Derek Orsi.
With influences drawing from Queens Of the Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots, as well as fellow Canadians Big Wreck, Vinyl Hero has not placed its cross-hairs on adhering to a particular sound or bandwagon. The Montreal power trio is best described as Deep, Honest, Powerful, and True. Their ethos; to embody in music, humanity, living emotion, and the organic nature characteristic of music during the vinyl era, all while delivering smart arrangements with impactful dynamics and deft akin to power trios such as Nirvana and The Tea Party.
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“‘Seven Days On A Train’ was released to great acclaim “Glam stomping, bratty tear away, excellent musicianship, ragged glory and scarves trailing all over the script” (Steve Swift – PowerPlay magazine UK)
“They crunch about that gravel path of theirs like there is no tomorrow.” (RockmusicRaider, Newsflash).
“Low and slow riffage from a Montreal three-piece that’s been making the rounds for the past five years or so. Good for fans of stoner rock. If Chris Cornell were still with us, he’d get a kick out of these guys. The singer kinda reminds me of former QotSA dude Nick Oliveri (except with his clothes on).” – Alan Cross
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0 Canada’s Vinyl Hero Shares Cover of Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer”
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 26, 2021
For fans Queens Of The Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots, Big Wreck, Shinedown
Canada’s Vinyl Hero Shares Cover of Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer”
L-R – Costa Siarlis (Bass/Vocals), Ray Howard (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Tiburce Perlau (Drums, Vocals)
Montreal’s Vinyl Hero is paying homage to one of the great English rockers with their cover of “Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel. The song will be celebrating its 35th anniversary, as it was originally released on April 21, 1986. The band will also be commemorating the classic track with a music video to follow next month.
The cover version can be heard at the following links:
YouTube – https://youtu.be/qQer1Kn1UNw
Spotify – https://spoti.fi/3sr1i9n
Committed to breaking the mold of creativity and stretching the boundaries of what we all grew up calling “Good Old Rock n Roll”, the band pulls no punches when delivering bouncy, enthusiastic songs. The cover of “Sledgehammer” is no exception and is the first in a series of singles set to be released as they explain:
“We decided to release single by single. To make it easier for our fans to get to know us better and join us in the excitement after every single release. Fans should be expecting a bunch of new material for 2021.”
Vinyl Hero has established a distinct sound over the years and continues to release songs with a lot of soul, depth, tone, heartfelt lyrics, and powerhouse choruses. Along with this colourful reimagining of a classic track, the upcoming batch of singles will be a great representation of the band and the story they want to tell to their fans. Page by page, chapter by chapter.
No strangers to the stage, Vinyl Hero boasts an impressive live performance resume including multiple appearances at Indie Week in Toronto and Nappanee’s VoodooRockFest as well as touring across Quebec and Ontario. Their live shows are a continuous rollercoaster of entertainment from start to finish. They deliver high octane, fast-paced, honest, and real rock show. No bells or whistles, just three guys on one stage.
Vinyl Hero’s tunes are recommended for anyone who appreciates rock in all forms, especially fans of Queens Of The Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots, and Big Wreck.
For more info:
VinylHero.com
Facebook.com/VinylHero
Instagram.com/vinylheroband
Twitter.com/Vinyl_Hero
EPK
About:
Heavy and gutsy rock riffing served alongside palpable and unmistakable lead vocals!
The feeling you get when headbanging to a Vinyl Hero tune is best described as a Symphony of Synchronicity. Three different individuals with one main goal. Ray Howard and Costa Siarlis (founding members) had a couple of years to curate their songs and sound with different members and once drummer Tiburce Perlau was added to the lineup their overall sound hit a level that has become Vinyl Hero’s trademark sound!
No strangers to touring, Montrealer’s Vinyl Hero have been hard at work tilling the soil along the Quebec/Ontario’s 401; headlining venues in Montreal such as Club Soda, and playing important support slots to blues legends like Pat Travers, Stu Hamm, and Alex Skolnick at the towering Le National Theater. The band has been a fan favourite at Mont Tremblant’s Blues Fest and by way of consistent, steady, touring has built a vibrant and reliable following in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston, Kitchener, even as far away as Victoria B.C. along with numerous markets in their native province of Quebec. Vinyl Hero has graced Major Canadian Festival stages including Toronto’s Indie Week (three years running) and Nappanee’s VoodooRockFest. FM Radio spins include CHOM 97.7’s show Montreal ROCKS, and Oshawa’s the Rock 94.9 FM who have been ambassadors for the band in the greater Toronto area. Vinyl Hero was also nominated for Canada’s best independent Rock Video in 2018 by Dropout Entertainment and was named Montreal’s most popular vote for CBC’s Searchlight.
Their 2016 E.P. ‘Seven Days On A Train’ was released to great acclaim “Glam stomping, bratty tear away, excellent musicianship, ragged glory and scarves trailing all over the script” (Steve Swift – PowerPlay magazine UK)(Pure Grain Audio) “They crunch about that gravel path of theirs like there is no tomorrow .” (RockmusicRaider, Newsflash).
In 2020, Vinyl Hero released their single “VULTURES” recorded at Montreal’s #churchofrocknroll recording studio The Freq Shop ran by Dave Traina (The Damn Truth) and multi-instrumentalist Derek Orsi.
With influences drawing from Queens Of the Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots, as well as fellow Canadians Big Wreck, Vinyl Hero has not placed its cross-hairs on adhering to a particular sound or bandwagon. The Montreal power trio is best described as Deep, Honest, Powerful, and True. Their ethos; to embody in music, humanity, living emotion, and the organic nature characteristic of music during the vinyl era, all while delivering smart arrangements with impactful dynamics and deft akin to power trios such as Nirvana and The Tea Party.
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“‘Seven Days On A Train’ was released to great acclaim “Glam stomping, bratty tear away, excellent musicianship, ragged glory and scarves trailing all over the script” (Steve Swift – PowerPlay magazine UK)
“They crunch about that gravel path of theirs like there is no tomorrow.” (RockmusicRaider, Newsflash).
“Low and slow riffage from a Montreal three-piece that’s been making the rounds for the past five years or so. Good for fans of stoner rock. If Chris Cornell were still with us, he’d get a kick out of these guys. The singer kinda reminds me of former QotSA dude Nick Oliveri (except with his clothes on).” – Alan Cross
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0 EPK – Vinyl Hero – Sledgehammer (single) (2021) – (VINYL HERO version – Peter Gabriel Cover)
EPK – Vinyl Hero – Sledgehammer (single) (2021)
Sledgehammer is a personal favourite of the band and has been part of their live set for a long time and through that time have really made it their own. “We’re a rock band, a power trio,” says Vinyl Hero’s bassist, Costa Siarlis, “and we wanted to make our version sound like a rock band wrote it, it’s more of a rendition than a cover!” Even as a 3 piece, Vinyl Hero manage to bring enough ambience from the intro to hard-hitting and sing-along choruses to make fans of the original and modern-day rock listeners alike throw some horns in the air!
For fans Queens Of The Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots, Big Wreck, Shinedown
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Single Title: Sledgehammer (VINYL HERO version – Peter Gabriel Cover)
Release Date: March 26, 2021
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Distrokid
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“‘Seven Days On A Train’ was released to great acclaim “Glam stomping, bratty tear away, excellent musicianship, ragged glory and scarves trailing all over the script” (Steve Swift – PowerPlay magazine UK)
“They crunch about that gravel path of theirs like there is no tomorrow.” (RockmusicRaider, Newsflash).
“Low and slow riffage from a Montreal three-piece that’s been making the rounds for the past five years or so. Good for fans of stoner rock. If Chris Cornell were still with us, he’d get a kick out of these guys. The singer kinda reminds me of former QotSA dude Nick Oliveri (except with his clothes on).” – Alan Cross
Single Title: Sledgehammer (VINYL HERO version – Peter Gabriel Cover)
Release Date: March 26, 2021
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Distrokid
Track Listing:
1. Sledgehammer (single) (4:29)
Single Credits:
• All songs performed by: Vinyl Hero
• All songs written by: Vinyl Hero (rendition of Peter Gabriel’s original version)
• Produced by: Dave Traina (Freq Shop Studios) Tiburce Perlau
• Mixed by: Dave Traina and Tiburce Perlau
• Mastered by: Harry Hess (HBomb Mastering)
• Album Artwork by: Tiburce Perlau
• Members of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Recording Line Up:
Ray Howard – Lead Vocals/Guitarist
Costa Siarlis – Backup Vocals/Bassist
Tiburce Perlau – Backup Vocals/Drums/added Percussions/added Sample tracks
Marco Favaro – Additional Back Vocals
Live Band Line Up:
Ray Howard – Lead Vocals/Guitarist
Costa Siarlis – Backup Vocals/Bassist
Tiburce Perlau – Backup Vocals/Drums
L-R – Costa Siarlis (Bass/Vocals), Ray Howard (Lead Vocals/Guitar), Tiburce Perlau (Drums, Vocals)
Ray Howard, lead vocals/ lead guitar Master Mind/Batman
Tiburce Perlau, drums/ back vocals Visual-Sound Production/Expert Craftsman
Costa Siarlis, bass/ back vocals Social Media guru /Super Foodie
Heavy and gutsy rock riffing served alongside palpable and unmistakable lead vocals!
The feeling you get when headbanging to a Vinyl Hero tune is best described as a Symphony of Synchronicity. Three different individuals with one main goal. Ray Howard and Costa Siarlis (founding members) had a couple of years to curate their songs and sound with different members and once drummer Tiburce Perlau was added to the lineup their overall sound hit a level that has become Vinyl Hero’s trademark sound!
No strangers to touring, Montrealer’s Vinyl Hero have been hard at work tilling the soil along the Quebec/Ontario’s 401; headlining venues in Montreal such as Club Soda, and playing important support slots to blues legends like Pat Travers, Stu Hamm, and Alex Skolnick at the towering Le National Theater. The band has been a fan favourite at Mont Tremblant’s Blues Fest and by way of consistent, steady, touring has built a vibrant and reliable following in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston, Kitchener, even as far away as Victoria B.C. along with numerous markets in their native province of Quebec. Vinyl Hero has graced Major Canadian Festival stages including Toronto’s Indie Week (three years running) and Nappanee’s VoodooRockFest. FM Radio spins include CHOM 97.7’s show Montreal ROCKS, and Oshawa’s the Rock 94.9 FM who have been ambassadors for the band in the greater Toronto area. Vinyl Hero was also nominated for Canada’s best independent Rock Video in 2018 by Dropout Entertainment and was named Montreal’s most popular vote for CBC’s Searchlight.
Their 2016 E.P. ‘Seven Days On A Train’ was released to great acclaim “Glam stomping, bratty tear away, excellent musicianship, ragged glory and scarves trailing all over the script” (Steve Swift – PowerPlay magazine UK)(Pure Grain Audio) “They crunch about that gravel path of theirs like there is no tomorrow .” (RockmusicRaider, Newsflash).
In 2020, Vinyl Hero released their single “VULTURES” recorded at Montreal’s #churchofrocknroll recording studio The Freq Shop ran by Dave Traina (The Damn Truth) and multi-instrumentalist Derek Orsi.
With influences drawing from Queens Of the Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots, as well as fellow Canadians Big Wreck, Vinyl Hero has not placed its cross-hairs on adhering to a particular sound or bandwagon. The Montreal power trio is best described as Deep, Honest, Powerful, and True. Their ethos; to embody in music, humanity, living emotion, and the organic nature characteristic of music during the vinyl era, all while delivering smart arrangements with impactful dynamics and deft akin to power trios such as Nirvana and The Tea Party.
Discography:
2021 – Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel cover) (single)
2020 – Vultures (Single)
2016 – Seven Days On A Train (EP)
2010 – Self-titled EP
Past Features:
– Big Shiny New Track on the Week – CHOM 97.7FM – Montreal, Qc
– 5 songs you must hear this week: June 1st, 2020 – Alan Cross – Corus Radio
Shared Stage with: Pat Travers, Stu Hamm and Alex Skolnick, The Damn Truth, Double Experience, Trampa (Brazil), The Motorleague, CeVilain, Hommage a MUSE (Muse tribute band)
Tours and Festivals:
2019 – Simcoe – Peterborough, ON
2018 – VoodooRockFest – Napanee, ON
2018 – IndieWeek – Toronto, ON
2018 – The Atria – Oshawa, ON
2018 – Rainbow Bistro – Ottawa, ON
2017 – Indie Week – Toronto, ON
2017 – The Moustache Club – Oshawa, ON
2017 – Lola’s Pub – Cornwall, ON
2016 – Indie Week – Toronto, ON
0 June 2016 – Powerplay Mag UK – Vinyl Hero
0 When The Horn Blows – THE BAND EXPLAINS: VINYL HERO – ‘KEITH RICHARDS’ (VIDEO)
0 Insomnia Radio Canada Show #58 w/ A Devil’s Din, Vinyl Hero
0 The Rock Pit – Vinyl Hero – Seven Days On The Train
This is good, it’s bluesy barroom rock with a modern edge and cool. From the swing, sway and swagger of opener ‘Keith Richards’ to the all to soon closer ‘Real TV’ just five tracks in. As EP’s go it ticks the biggest box: ‘Please give me more’.
0 NEWS: VINYL HERO Posts New Music Video ‘Keith Richards’, A Tribute Track To The Rock Legend; New EP ‘Seven Days On A Train’ Out May 6th
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – May 2, 2016
EP Promo Request here.
For fans of Big Wreck, Queens Of the Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots
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VINYL HERO Posts New Music Video ‘Keith Richards’, A Tribute Track To The Rock Legend
New EP ‘Seven Days On A Train’ Out May 6th
Every band has a rock legend that truly influences them as musicians and thus adding to their creative process in song writing. One such rock n roll god that the world needs no introduction, Keith Richards has inspired Montreal rock saviorsVINYL HERO to release a new music video for the tribute track named after him, which is also available for FREE download here. The band’s upcoming EP ‘Seven Days On A Train’ is due out on May 6th.
Vocalist Ray Howard comments: “Nobody ever paid tribute to one of, if not, the true king of rock n roll. We wanted to tell that story!”
To watch ‘Keith Richards’, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d5bC7OhbPI
About:
Vinyl Hero seamlessly blend funk, jazz, and country to produce catchy alternative rock revolving around heartfelt lyrics and vintage tones. The band refused to produce cut and paste rock n’ roll and rely on the talents of Ray Howard to lead the charge as their lead vocalist and guitarist. Costa Siarlis is another founding member who drives the undeniably jazzy bass lines and subtle backing vocals. 2016 marks the tenth anniversary for the Montreal locals, in 2013 they released ‘The 13’, which was around the same time that they gained two new members, Rami Barbir on guitars and the Belgian giant Tibz on drums.
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0 Rock Music Raider – Newsflash – Vinyl Hero plan Springtime EP!
Do you like your Rock served together with a whiskey – well – on the rocks? Down by the bayou, sitting on the porch? Rocking chair and all? New Orleans style? There ya go! You may want to check out Vinyl Hero. Crunchy, scratchy, somewhat jazzy and bluesy rock seemingly blowing over from times long past.
http://www.rockmusicraider.com/newsflash-vinyl-hero-seven-days-train-ep/
