Tag: Aborted

0 Exitus Stratagem Records – Out Now! United By Pain and Rage Hungary’s SIN OF GOD Unshackle New Album “Blood Bound”

February 18, 2025
by Asher
· Music News · Sin of God (Exitus Stratagem Records0

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – February 18, 2025

Out Now! United By Pain and Rage Hungary’s SIN OF GOD Unshackle New Album “Blood Bound”

Fourth Studio Album “Blood Bound” Out February 18th, 2025 via Extius Stratagem Records

L-R: Krisztián Páncél (bass) / Tamás Kis (guitar) / Tamás Schupkégel (vocals) / Balázs Botyánszki (drums)

Photo credit: László Varga/VARESZ.Fotó

The metal world is now “Blood Bound” with the release of Hungary’s SIN OF GOD‘s fourth studio album from Exitus Stratagem Records. With influences in thrash, ODM, and blackened and progressive death metal, Sin of God‘s sacrificial offering “Blood Bound” will please both old and new-school death metal fans at the same time. This new full-length presents a collection of variations that exhibit brutality and softness. It is something fans have heard in the past from the band but it has never sounded like this.

“This album was a very painful and gory birth. Blood Bound was born bloodied and beaten. It was hurt by viruses, epidemics, wars, pollution, stupidity, irresponsibility, lies and deception. But finally, Blood Bound is here! Blood Bound is a mirror. Look into it! You will see the past, the present, and the future. Blood Bound is not a concept album, but it is united by the pain and rage that boils inside us. It reflects the best of our current knowledge. We wanted to write something simple and raw, conveying the message clearly but musically interesting, unique, and challenging. If you look at the album artwork, you’ll know exactly what to expect. Blood Bound is (life and) death metal at its finest, not for the faint of heart, that’s for sure!” adds the band.

Recommended for fans of Aborted, Bloodbath, Cattle Decapitation, Cryptopsy, and Psycroptic, Sin of God’s latest album “Blood Bound” is now available as of February 18, 2025, from Exitus Stratagem Records, and available at the following links:

Digital – https://hypeddit.com/sinofgod/bloodbound

CD order – https://www.exsrmusic.com/store/p/sin-of-god-blood-bound-lp-cd

Music Video – “No Return” – https://youtu.be/r9vmBJSdu_U

Visualizer – “Black Waves” – https://youtu.be/u6h13peGlrs

Track Listing:
1. Blood Bound (3:52)
2. Black Waves (4:16)
3. No Return (4:58)
4. The Unbelief (4:49)
5. Diabolical Agitation (7:44)
6. Obulus (3:28)
7. Cerebral Malfunction (4:02)
Album Length: 33:09

Album Credits:
Album recorded at: Denevér Hangstúdió, Hungary
Mixed and mastered by Sam Winslow/Sam Winslow Music
Album artwork by Tamás Kis

Album Band Lineup:
Tamás Schupkégel – Vocals
Tamás Kis – Guitar
Michele Gawen Augello – Bass
Balázs Botyánszki – Drums

Live Band Lineup:
Tamás Schupkégel – Vocals
Tamás Kis – Guitar
Krisztián Páncél – Bass
Balázs Botyánszki – Drums

More info:

Exsrmusic.com | Facebook.com/ExSRecords | Instagram.com/exsrmusic

Sinofgod.com | Facebook.com/sinofgodhu | Instagram.com/sinofgodmetal

-30-

“This isn’t just an all out sonic barrage, though. There are lulls where the “heavy” gets a chance to build before all Hell is once again let loose upon the listener. Lyrics are guttural and harsh, and the guitars have that classic deathmetal sawtooth edge to them. Sin of God manage to pack quite a few riffs in amongst the rapid-fire rhythms, and the drums are impressive. Maintaining a speedy double kick through most songs to keep you heart racing,” – The Moshville Times

““No Return” is an absolutely brutal death metal track, full of raging guitars and non-stop blast beats that create an intense and chaotic atmosphere for the whole song. The lyrics tackle addictive desires and how they can be all-consuming. At the same time, the rather disturbing lyric video sees the lyrics over a viscerally all-too-realistic image of angels and Jesus amongst devils in Hell. It’s all a classic death metal sound and imagery, and it gets really creepy.” – New Noise Magazine

“The upcoming Blood Bound by Sin of God is the fourth full release from the Hungarian Extreme Metal monsters and it is the best record they have ever fucking made. It is as brutal as having a stream roller run over you, slowly crushing every bone and muscle inside your body. It’s as vicious as being dressed in a meat suit while a pack of hungry, rabid dogs are set upon you. And it’s as heavy as having concrete poured down your throat, before your corpse is thrown into the deep, dark sea. It is, quite frankly, fucking brilliant…Let’s face it, Sin of God don’t fuck about and if you’re coming to Blood Bound expecting anything other than the most extreme of metal, then you’re gonna have a bad time and don’t let the door hit you on the way out. Blood Bound is a statement that Sin of God are making a claim for the Extreme Metal throne, and on the strength of this, it’s hard to see how anyone could possibly stop them.” – Black Metal Archive

“It is the sound of a machine gun that immediately kick-starts the album and it comes at you courtesy of all four musicians. It is instantly clear: Blood Bound is brutal, crushing black/death metal with no hint of mercy. The singer Tamás Schupkégel deploys two tones and uses two channels to disseminate his preachy and ominous augury. The guitar is sharp. The warm drum sound and the barrage of artillery that goes boom is probably the album’s highlight. The drummer loves his drum rolls and his blast beats and more power to him… Call yourself a fan of Aeon, Cryptopsy, God Among Insects or Pestilence? Exitus Stratagem has a CD for you! No wonder the cover art depicts a symphonic (so-called) ‘metal’ chick singer and her wimpy accolades. They are being assailed by Sin Of God and their actual metallic and symphonic music. ” – Metallian.com

“Hungarian Extreme Metal masters Sin Of God have signed with Exitus Stratagem Records and will present their new album, Blood Bound, next month. Something that will excite old and new-school Death Metal fans, this new album echoes brutality and softness and is a mark of the challenges faced since 2016’s Aenigmata.” – Metal Talk

“I tell you that if what you are looking for are really strong emotions, this is your album. The six strings are lethal and insidious in equal measure. They cut your throat the same with sharp attacks of tremolo picking, which chill your blood with riffs darker than Lucifer’s soul. The voices are angry and macabre at all times. Yes, they are even when they anecdotally decide to use narrated clean vocals. In general, there is no feeling of respite, neither in instruments nor in vocal cords. Percussion is very extremist. Fast is very fast, and so is resounding. The use of the double pedal deserves special mention. It is a submachine gun that never uses ammunition. Don’t miss the initial ‘Bloodbound‘ nor ‘No Return (From Hell)‘ and ‘The Unbelief‘. ¡What savagery for Odin!” – Broken Tomb Magazine

—
ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780
jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
Facebook @AsherMediaRelations
Instagram @AsherMedia
Tweet @AsherMedia

0 Exitus Stratagem Records – Hungary’s SIN OF GOD Unleashes Rotting Chaos With New Animated Video “No Return” From Fourth Studio Album “Blood Bound” Out February 2025

January 8, 2025
by Asher
· Music News · Sin of God (Exitus Stratagem Records0

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – January 8, 2024

Hungary’s SIN OF GOD Unleashes Rotting Chaos With New Animated Video “No Return”

Fourth Studio Album “Blood Bound” Out February 18th, 2025 via Extius Stratagem Records

L-R:: Balázs Botyánszki (drums) / Krisztián Páncél (bass) / Tamás Kis (guitar) / Tamás Schupkégel (vocals)

Photo credit: László Varga/VARESZ.Fotó

Exitus Stratagem Records announces their signing of Hungarian extreme metal masters SIN OF GOD for their fourth studio album “Blood Bound” out February 2025. Following their album “Aenigmata” released in 2016, “Blood Bound” has come a long way from its writing inception in 2019, and unfortunate setbacks with lineup changes and COVID to finally make its way to the studio in 2022/23 with the mixing and mastering done by the super-talented Sam Winslow in 2024.

With influences in thrash, ODM, and blackened and progressive death metal, Sin of God‘s next sacrificial offering will please both old and new-school death metal fans at the same time. This new full-length presents a collection of variations that exhibit brutality and softness. It is something fans have heard in the past from the band but it has never sounded like this.

“We all think fans will love it. It’s somewhat different from its predecessors. It’s more complex and based on modern death metal. We built Blood Bound musically on contrasts. There are amazingly fast parts (260 BPM,) but really slow parts as well.” adds guitarist Tamás Kis.

Exploring our present society, “Blood Bound” resonates with everything surrounding us, from the good and the bad to the beautiful and ugly, to life and death.

“We are in decline and we haven’t got much time before we hit the bottom. There is less and less beauty in our present world. We are rapidly marching towards the rotting chaos. People do nothing about it. They destroy but do not build. So let it be! As you look at our album artwork, it is metaphorically based on humanity’s current state in the light of human history. We wanted it to be realized in the style of Renaissance paintings therefore the contrast is extremely sharp between beauty and uglyness. Pure and evil. Perfect and deformed. There are also religious references, and Biblical characters, too.” says Kis.

“Blood Bound” is not a concept album, but it is united by the pain and rage that boils inside and felt over seven tracks that are simple and raw, yet ferocious and gentle. To give fans their first experience with the album, Sin of God is unveiling the first single “No Return” accompanied by an animated video. The song is about a person who cannot get rid of drugs and sacrifices everything is going to hell.

The band comments:

“No Return is our favorite song on Blood Bound. It is the essence of what we want to express musically and lyrically as well. The fall of our present society. That’s what it’s all about. Our vocalist Tamás Schupkégel wrote the lyrics. On first hearing it is about a drug addict descending into madness, falling into his very own hell which he created from the many pains he experienced and committed towards others during his life. We consume, we devour, we destroy. We create non-existent problems for ourselves while not dealing with the real ones. It’s so comfortable. Sticking our heads in the sand. Only our comfort is important. We are addicted to our ego. While the trees and waters disappear and only the sand remains. The emptiness. The loneliness. The pain. We build our hell. And there is no return!”

Watch and listen to the video from “No Return” via its premiere on Slam Worldwide at https://youtu.be/r9vmBJSdu_U

Digital Single pre-save – https://hypeddit.com/sinofgod/noreturn1

CD pre-order – https://www.exsrmusic.com/store/p/sin-of-god-blood-bound-lp-cd

Recommended for fans of Aborted, Bloodbath, Cattle Decapitation, Cryptopsy, and Psycroptic, Sin of God’s new album “Blood Bound” is due on February 18, 2025, and available for physical pre-order and digital pre-save at the following links:

https://hypeddit.com/sinofgod/bloodbound

More info:

Exsrmusic.com | Facebook.com/ExSRecords | Instagram.com/exsrmusic

Sinofgod.com | Facebook.com/sinofgodhu | Instagram.com/sinofgodmetal

-30-

“The record is just killer, full of menacing death metal that doesn’t lean too hard into the old- or new-school sound; think a crossbreed of Book of Black Earth, Deicide, and Fleshgod Apocalypse sans opera, and you’ll have some idea of what these guys are like. Modern death metal fans will love the band’s technicality and production, while classic headbangers will dig their atmosphere and badass riffs. Definitely get into them.” – Metalsucks (Aenigmata – 2016)

“Aenigmata is the band’s latest release, a merciless, destructive Death Metal album in its finest form. Inspired by the occult writings of Alchemy and the dissection of the faith in mankind, the album delivers much darkened and more ferocious sounds than the previous releases. Having a close kinship with bands like Morbid Angel, Immolation, Nile, Behemoth, Krisiun, Dead Congregation and the likes in terms of sonority, the opus is a perfect blending of unilluminated Traditional Death Metal & remorseless Brutal/Technical Death Metal. The 09 tracked album is likely to be embraced by the fans of OSDM & Dark Themed Technical Death Metal.” – Extreminal (Aenigmata – 2016)

“The Hungarians from Sinf Of God play high-energy death metal, and when their riffs hit our eardrums, you get the impression that Attila himself is leading the wild hordes, leaving behind fields of destruction strewn with the corpses of enemies.” – KVLT (Aenigmata – 2016)

“There’s very little to complain about “Aenigmata”, it sounds damn good, both from a musical and production perspective. The songs are varied and technical and it took a few spins for the record to settle but that normally is a good thing as it grows for each spin… it’s a solid Death Metal record and with this, I should go easily to it when digging out Brutal music.” – Metal Kaoz – (Aenigmata – 2016)

—
ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780
jon[@]ashermediarelations[.]com
Facebook @AsherMediaRelations
Instagram @AsherMedia
Tweet @AsherMedia

0 WIDOW’S PEAK Announce “The Crusty Cross Canada Cruise” Tour

June 3, 2019
by Asher
· Music News · Widow's Peak

(contact info below)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – June 3, 2019

For fans of Aborted, Dying Fetus, Necrophagist, Cattle Decapitation, Cannibal Corpse

WIDOW’S PEAK Announce “The Crusty Cross Canada Cruise” Tour

Debut EP “Graceless” Out Now!

(L-R) Mike Jones – Bass, Scott Cressman – Guitar, Matt Yeomans – Vocals, Chris McCrimmon – Guitar, Patricio Cereceda-Paulsen – Drums
Photo credit: Jose Lacera @ No Way Jose Productions

Unleashing their debut EP “Graceless” during April 2018, Calgary’s WIDOW’S PEAK announce they will be assaulting the masses across Canada for their first ever coast to coast tour. Entitled “The Crusty Cross Canada Cruise”, this self-booked summer tour kicks off in Western Canada on July 26th and will trek all the way to Halifax, NS and end on September 22nd in Drumheller, AB. Joining them on various segments of the tour will be Winnipeg’s Anomalism (July 26 – Aug 5), Nanaimo’s Evilosity (Aug 1-5), Saskatoon’s Skarly (Aug 11-22), Calgary’s Detherous (Aug 16 – Sept 22).

The band comments:

“We’re proud to announce that we’ll be embarking on a cross-Canada tour this summer, spreading filth from Victoria to Halifax, and everywhere in-between! Along for the ride are death-thrash sweethearts Detherous, the filthy, grindy duo of Skarly, BC’s wild islandmen Evilosity, and fellow tech fiends Anomalism. No city spared, no stone left unthrown; join us for the Cross-Canada Crusty Cruise!”

While many metal bands find inspiration from supernatural sources, myths, and legends, WIDOW’S PEAK find influence from true-life horror, from the depths of cruelty, terror and pain that man(un)kind so readily descends to. WIDOW’S PEAK is an aural catalog of carnage, a metallic mausoleum of pain, a sonic symphony of suffering. Their music does not reach for the stars, but rather for the cold void that surrounds them, the darkness that lives in the soul of man. Make no mistake; WIDOW’S PEAK’s ferocity is the music of the spears, metal dripping with blood, bile, and venom!

The band adds:

“Graceless” is a jagged and angular approach to technical death metal that fuses tales of perverse violence with the sounds of chaos. We set out to create something that’s brutal and overwhelming, but never loses sight of the underlying groove. We feel that this EP is exactly that: 20 minutes of bang-your-head, balls-to-the-wall madness that any fan of extreme metal will appreciate.”

A full stream of WIDOW’S PEAK‘s debut EP “Graceless” can be heard at the following links:
YouTube
Bandcamp
Spotify

‘The Crusty Cross Canada Cruise’ Tour Dates:

July 26 – Calgary, AB – New Level Brewing *

July 27 – Edmonton, AB – The Aviary *

July 28 – Canmore, AB – The Arts Place

July 30 – Lethbridge, AB – The Slice Bar *

July 31 – Nelson, BC – The Royal On Baker *

Aug 1 – Kamloops, BC – The Blue Grotto *&

Aug 2 – Kelowna, BC – Muninn’s Post *&

Aug 3 – Vancouver, BC – Pub 340 *&

Aug 4 – Victoria, BC – Copper Owl *&

Aug 5 – Nanaimo, BC – The Cambie *&

Aug 10 – Prince George, BC – Deathcathalon

Aug 11 – Grande Prairie, AB – Better Than Fred’s

Aug 12 – Fort McMurray, AB – Tavern On Main

Aug 14 – Innisfail, AB – The Zoo

Aug 15 – Lloydminister, AB – The Sticks

Aug 16 – Red Deer, AB –The Vat +

Aug 17 – Medicine Hat, AB – Liquid Niteclub +

Aug 19 – Saskatoon, SK – Black Cta Tavern +

Aug 22 – Portage La Prairie, MB – Legion Hall +

Aug 23-25 – Winnipeg, MB – Seance MetalFest +

Aug 28 – Sudbury, ON – The Asylum +

Aug 29 – Brampton, ON – All Star Bar +

Aug 31 – London, ON – Norma Jeans +

Sept 1 – Ottawa, ON – Cafe Dekcuf +

Sept 4 – Montreal, QC – L’Escogriffe +

Sept 5 – Sherbrooke, QC – Le Murdoch +

Sept 6 – Moncton, NB – The Caveau +

Sept 7 – Saint John, NB – The Panic Room +

Sept 8 – Halifax, NS – Gus’ Pub +

Sept 9 – Charlottetown, PEI – Baba’s Lounge +

Sept 10 – Sydney, NS – The Underground

Sept 13 – Toronto, ON – Duffy’s Tavern +

Sept 14 – Windsor, ON – Dominion House +

Sept 15 – Hamilton, ON – Doors Pub +

Sept 17 – Thunder Bay, ON – Apollo Bar +

Sept 19 – Brandon, MB – Park Community Hall +

Sept 20 – Regina, SK – Cloud 9 +

* = Anomalism (July 26 – Aug 5)

& = Evilosity (Aug 1-5)

+ = Detherous (Aug 16 – Sept 20)

For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/widowspeakdm
https://twitter.com/widowspeakdm
https://www.instagram.com/Widowspeakdm
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bre
(Bio written by Steve Earles)

– 30 –

“Canadian technical death metal outfit Widow’s Peak might be more man than machine, judging by Graceless, their new EP. Starting from the second you hit play, Widow’s Peak attack with blistering fretwork, relentless drumming and a diverse vocal performance.” – Decibel Magazine

“an inventive display of breathtaking destructiveness married to kaleidoscopic, head-spinning instrumental performances, and further reveals an unconventional taste in melody that makes the song even more fascinating….but there’s still more to be said about the song. In broad strokes, it’s complete balls-to-the-wall mayhem, mostly rushing ahead in the red zone, from the barrage of percussive tumult to the mutilating riffs and the deranged, insectile leads. And to add to the feeling of lunatic savagery, the bullet-spitting vocals veer from monster roars to banshee shrieks.” – No Clean Singing (Track Review – Mother’s Misery)

“Brewing in the darkest depths and the most pungent of bowels of Calgary, Alberta, Widow’s Peak comes spewing forth with their debut EP titled Graceless. This is a demented, dark and incredibly vile release filled with six full tracks that are sure to rip your scalp right off your skull. ” – Cadaver Garden

“Friends of technical death metal will rejoice over the technically precise and relentlessly brutal wave of destruction resounding on the soon to be released debut EP from Widow’s Peak. The Canadians from Calgary, Alberta are still pretty much an underground tip but “Graceless” is a promising move to get this band more well-deserved attention.” – Overdrive Music Mag

“The songs are savage and ferocious affairs, featuring head-spinning technicality that’s offset by brutal riffs and belligerent rhythms. With plenty of blast and groove, as well as sickening guttural growls, Graceless is sure to keep fans of extremity happy.” – Wonderbox Metal

—

ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780 | asher@ashermediarelations.com
Facebook | Tweet @AsherMedia | Instagram @AsherMedia

AsherMediaRelations.com

0 NoCleanSinging Premiere CRYPTERIA’s Lyric Video “Corrupted Text”

January 16, 2019
by Asher
· Crypteria · Music News

(contact info below)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – January 16, 2019

For fans of Decapitated, Morbid Angel, Soreption, Dyscarnate, Aborted

NoCleanSinging Premiere CRYPTERIA’s Lyric Video “Corrupted Text”

Debut Self-Titled Album Out Now!

L-R = Rex Kirkland – Drums, Bobby Warner – Vocals, Kevin McCombs – Bass, Austin Burleigh – Guitar

Brutal is the forte for Jacksonville’s CRYPTERIA who take the Floridian death metal tradition, snap its neck with technicality and then bring it back to life with groove and memorable riffs. Unleashing their self-titled debut album in October 2018, mixed and mastered by Denmark’s Jacob Hansen, CRYPTERIA is definitely enjoyable for fans of well-known bands in the genre, but with more poetic and philosophical lyrical content than listeners might expect with guitarist Austin Burleigh’s classic literature teaching background.

Teaming up with NoCleaninSinging.com, the band presents their new lyric video for “Corrupted Text”, a track influenced by Hume “Of Miracles” and the second half of Hobbes’ “Leviathan”. The track mocks belief in miracles and visions while noting how early Christian writers inadvertently included concepts derived from ancient pagan philosophy into their sacred texts.

Check out “Corrupted Text” at the following link: https://www.nocleansinging.com/2019/01/16/an-ncs-video-premiere-crypteria-corrupted-text/

Album order and stream available on Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes.

Track Listing:
1. Dionysian (2:13)
2. Samsara (3:06)
3. Loss (2:00)
4. Medusa’s Gaze (1:57)
5. Corrupted Text (2:09)
6. Scorned (4:03)
7. Immersed In Emptiness (3:03)
8. Indifferent (1:57)
9. Mechanized Insurgency (3:14)
10. Nemesis (1:33)
11. Dim the Sky (2:42)
12. Graftings (3:42)
Album Length: 31:44

Album Band Line Up:
Austin Burleigh – Guitar
Rex Kirkland – Drums
Kevin McCombs – Bass
Bobby Warner – Vocals

Live Band Line Up:
Austin Burleigh – Guitar
Rex Kirkland – Drums
Kevin McCombs – Bass
Bobby Warner – Vocals

For more info:
https://www.crypteriaofficial.com
https://www.facebook.com/Crypteria
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-cHO

– 30 –

—

ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780 | asher@ashermediarelations.com
Facebook | Tweet @AsherMedia | Instagram @AsherMedia

AsherMediaRelations.com

0 A SCAR FOR THE WICKED Premiere EP Full Stream “The Unholy” via New Noise Mag; New EP Out June 29th

June 28, 2018
by Asher
· A Scar For The Wicked · Music News

(contact info below)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – June 28, 2018

For fans of The Black Dahlia Murder, Aborted, Whitechapel, Suicide Silence, Origin

A SCAR FOR THE WICKED Premiere EP Full Stream “The Unholy” via New Noise Mag

New EP Out June 29th

EP Title: The Unholy

Track Listing:
1. Born From The Grave (3:17)
2. A Place Where Death Resides (3:50)
3. The Abyss (4:35)
4. Darkness Approaches (3:16)
5. The Unholy (4:03)
6. Malformed (2:30)
7. Evil Within (4:29)
EP Length: 26:03

Since 2010, Ottawa’s A SCAR FOR THE WICKED (ASFTW) has been clawing their way through the Eastern Canadian metal scene playing fast, evil and energetic songs inspired by horror shows and films. Their favorite themes encompass zombies, demons and other evil creatures and for them, each song is executed as a short horror story accompanied by heavy music. Like most horror stories this is not for the faint of heart.

Fueled by a passion to bring horrific and grotesque sounds to their fans, A SCAR FOR THE WICKED are unleashing their third EP “The Unholy” on June 29, 2018. Full of face melting heaviness and a dark and evil atmosphere that offers more sickening death metal to the unsuspecting world, “The Unholy” follows their 2012 Machiavellian hymn to the dead “Scars” and 2014’s brutal assault “The Necrobutcher”.

Before it officially scares the masses, ASFTW have entered the mosh pit with New Noise Magazine for the exclusive full stream premiere for “The Unholy”.

Take a listen at https://newnoisemagazine.com/stream-scar-wicked-unholy/

The band comments:

“‘The Unholy’ is a step up from our previous EP ‘The Necrobutcher’. It’s heavier, more technical, faster, more melodic and flows very well from front to back. Silverwing Studios did an excellent production. The vocals often alternate from low to high in range and is accompanied by powerful backing-vocals. Every track is hard hitting and overall the EP and lyrical content have a very dark feel to them.”

Plus don’t forget to watch their music video for the EP’s title track via Metal Injection at the following link: http://www.metalinjection.net/video/a-scar-for-the-wicked-brings-the-unholy-with-their-new-epic-death-metal-release

EP Pre-Order available on the ASFTW‘s Bandcamp here.

Lyric Video – “Born From The Grave” – https://youtu.be/sZK45dt8Tr0

EP and Live Band Line Up:
Guitar/Vocals: Adam Semler
Guitar: Joe Lyko
Drums: Nick Rodgers
Bass: James Nopper
Vocals: Eric Forget

Show Dates:
June 29 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks – info (CD Release Show) w/ Fractures & Outline, Hatred Reigns, Whispers In The Maze
Sept 1 – Ottawa, ON – Cafe Dekcuf – info – w/ Persefone, Manticora, Unknown

For More Info:
https://www.facebook.com/ASFTW
https://twitter.com/ascar4thewicked
http://www.instagram.com/asftwmetal
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-c8A

– 30 –

“Filled to the brim with captivating melodies and brutal precision, the band raises their own bar on the upcoming EP, and will surely twist some heads in the future.” – Metal Injection

“It’s catchy while maintaining aggression, and the melodic guitarwork is quite frequently the highlight of each track.” – Dead Rhetoric

“this EP is a real stand-out, well-varied, aggressive as fuck and loaded with metallic brilliance. ” – Merchants of air

“This EP is a complete force of death as it ushers forth seven life draining and blood letting rituals. Through and through this is a monstrous and devastating record, one that piles you up among the rest of the cadavers once everything is all said and done. The Unholy is a savage and unhinged release that aims to drain your marrow from the very get go as it stampedes forth without warning pushing your life to the brink. ” – Cadaver Garden

“One of Ottawa’s most promising death metal bands” – Ottawa Showbox

” A Scar For The Wicked will assault and infect anything that comes in contact with their aggressive, scathing melody with daring lyrical context, that is layered on pure attack force!” – Nataliez World

” Without a doubt and from the very beginning the duel vocalists make themselves stand out by implementing a solid mix of shrill highs and gutturals; hitting hard and quick, the two opposites occasionally find themselves entwined, as in “Silence Vile Temptress” and the spine tingling growl at the beginning of “Surrounded by Giants”. ” – Volume Sins (Review of The Necrobutcher 2014)

—

ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780 | ashermedia@gmail.com
Facebook | @AsherMedia | Hire Us

AsherMediaRelations.com

Join AMR Mailing List

0 Metal Injection Premiere A SCAR FOR THE WICKED Music Video “The Unholy”; New EP Out June 29th

June 21, 2018
by Asher
· A Scar For The Wicked · Music News

(contact info below)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – June 21, 2018

For fans of The Black Dahlia Murder, Aborted, Whitechapel, Suicide Silence, Origin

Metal Injection Premiere A SCAR FOR THE WICKED Music Video “The Unholy”; New EP Out June 29th

EP Title: The Unholy

Fueled by a passion to bring horrific and grotesque sounds to their fans, Ottawa’s A SCAR FOR THE WICKED (ASFTW) are revealing their new music video “The Unholy”, the title track off their upcoming third EP set to be unearthed on June 29, 2018.

Watch “The Unholy” via Metal Injection at the following link: http://www.metalinjection.net/video/a-scar-for-the-wicked-brings-the-unholy-with-their-new-epic-death-metal-release

Full of face melting heaviness and a dark and evil atmosphere that offers more sickening death metal to the unsuspecting world “The Unholy” follows their 2012 Machiavellian hymn to the dead “Scars” and 2014’s brutal assault “The Necrobutcher”.

The band comments:

Since 2010, Ottawa’s A SCAR FOR THE WICKED has been clawing their way through the Eastern Canadian metal scene playing fast, evil and energetic songs inspired by horror shows and films. Their favorite themes encompass zombies, demons and other evil creatures and for them, each song is executed as a short horror story accompanied by heavy music. Like most horror stories this is not for the faint of heart. There is a fair amount of gore, death and of course a very evil atmosphere, which is reflected in the band name as well.

Guitarist Joe Lyko explains:

“A Scar For The Wicked was really a twist on “people marking the houses of where witches live, a mark on them so people knew to stay away, a scar as we like to look at it”, I always liked the idea of thinking every time we play we leave a mark on the crowd, something to remind them of us.”

A SCAR FOR THE WICKED will be hosting an EP release show in their hometown of Ottawa on June 29th at Mavericks with a line up of the city’s most deathly metal bands. For more info, please visit here.

EP Pre-Order available on the ASFTW‘s Bandcamp here.

Lyric Video – “Born From The Grave” – https://youtu.be/sZK45dt8Tr0

EP and Live Band Line Up:
Guitar/Vocals: Adam Semler
Guitar: Joe Lyko
Drums: Nick Rodgers
Bass: James Nopper
Vocals: Eric Forget

For More Info:
https://www.facebook.com/ASFTW
https://twitter.com/ascar4thewicked
http://www.instagram.com/asftwmetal
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-c8A

– 30 –

“Filled to the brim with captivating melodies and brutal precision, the band raises their own bar on the upcoming EP, and will surely twist some heads in the future.” – Metal Injection

“It’s catchy while maintaining aggression, and the melodic guitarwork is quite frequently the highlight of each track.” – Dead Rhetoric

“One of Ottawa’s most promising death metal bands” – Ottawa Showbox

—

ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780 | ashermedia@gmail.com
Facebook | @AsherMedia | Hire Us

AsherMediaRelations.com

Join AMR Mailing List

0 A SCAR FOR THE WICKED Premiere Lyric Video “Born From The Grave” via BeheadingTheTraitor; New EP “The Unholy” Out June 29th

June 14, 2018
by Asher
· A Scar For The Wicked · Music News

(contact info below)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – June 14, 2018

For fans of The Black Dahlia Murder, Aborted, Whitechapel, Suicide Silence, Origin

A SCAR FOR THE WICKED Premiere Lyric Video “Born From The Grave” via BeheadingTheTraitor

New EP “The Unholy” Out June 29th

EP Title: The Unholy
Track Listing:
1. Born From The Grave (3:17)
2. A Place Where Death Resides (3:50)
3. The Abyss (4:35)
4. Darkness Approaches (3:16)
5. The Unholy (4:03)
6. Malformed (2:30)
7. Evil Within (4:29)
EP Length: 26:03

Fueled by a passion to bring horrific and grotesque sounds to their fans, Ottawa’s A SCAR FOR THE WICKED (ASFTW) are revealing their new lyric video “Born From The Grave” via BeheadingTheTraitor in support of their upcoming third EP “The Unholy” set to be unearthed on June 29, 2018.

Watch “Born From The Grave” at the following link:

The band comments:

Guitarist Joe Lyko explains:

EP Pre-Order available on the ASFTW’s Bandcamp here.

EP and Live Band Line Up:
Guitar/Vocals: Adam Semler
Guitar: Joe Lyko
Drums: Nick Rodgers
Bass: James Nopper
Vocals: Eric Forget

For More Info:
https://www.facebook.com/ASFTW
https://twitter.com/ascar4thewicked
http://www.instagram.com/asftwmetal
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-c8A

– 30 –

“One of Ottawa’s most promising death metal bands” – Ottawa Showbox

” A Scare For The Wicked will assault and infect anything that comes in contact with their aggressive, scathing melody with daring lyrical context, that is layered on pure attack force!” – Nataliez world

—

ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780 | ashermedia@gmail.com
Facebook | @AsherMedia | Hire Us

AsherMediaRelations.com

Join AMR Mailing List

0 Montreal’s HOLLOW Post Full Album Stream For ‘Mordrake’; New Music Video ‘Landscape’

June 6, 2014
by Asher
· Hollow

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

R.I.Y.L. – Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, Cradle of Filth, Behemoth, Skeletonwitch

HollowOfficial.com | Facebook | Twittter

Reverbnation | Soundcloud | Youtube | Google +

Buy Links: iTunes | IFMerch | Bandcamp

EPK | High Res Press Photo | Album Lyrics – Mordrake – 2014 | Download Mordrake Album Cover

Montreal’s HOLLOW Post Full Album Stream For ‘Mordrake’; New Music Video ‘Landscape’

L-R – Blake “Blaac” Lemieux (Drums)| Eddy “Snow” Levitsky (Bass)| Jeff “Mott” Macdermott (Vocals) |on table Dave “Cadaver” Gagné (Guitar)

Unleashing their debut full length ‘Mordrake’ just last week on May 30th, Montreal, QC melodic death metal band Hollow has posted a full album stream on Youtube at the following link.

“Here is ‘Mordrake’ for all to enjoy! Listen, comment and share because nothing is worth more to us than your opinions.” – Hollow

Full Album Stream – Hollow – Mordrake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqGuztWObV8

‘Mordrake’ is now available on iTunes and Bandcamp with a limited edition Hate T-Shirt designed by Bob Skelton, the acclaimed airbrush artist responsible for the band’s corpse-paint. Produced at Uplift Studios by Kevin Jardine (Slaves On Dope) and co-produced by Dan Lauzon (Entropy) and Hollow, the debut is the follow up to the band’s 2010 EP ‘Cynoptic Eschaton’ and features 12 extreme tracks all recorded with an unique analogue approach. Without the use of any triggers, midi or copy/paste editing, the album showcases live off the floor performances that bring a breath of fresh air into an over-compressed and digital world of today’s recordings. Since 2009, Hollow has been conquering audiences across Québec and Ontario with their unique look and high-energy stage performances, which has seen them perform at festivals such as Heavy MTL and Trois Rivieres Metal Fest plus share the stage with names such as Voivod, Suffocation, Sword, Jungle Rot, Blackguard, The Agonist,1349, Tyr, Orphaned Land, Aborted, Augury and many more.

Hollow comments:

“Well, it’s finally the time to unleash our first full-length album MORDRAKE upon the masses and melt your heads with this powerhouse. We slaved over this beauty for a little more than a year now and we fine-tuned every little detail for you to enjoy.

Get it, put on your headphones, and immerse yourself in the madness, the ecstasy, the chasm of our hearts and souls. Take an hour off from the world and delve into it to experience the pure labor of love we now offer you all.

We sincerely hope you’ll get your fill of metal from this and that it stays in your musical rotation for a long, long time, for this album is dedicated to you all, without which Hollow would have no reason to be.

With much satisfaction and pride,

Snow
CaDaver
Blaac
Mott

Hails!“

Landscape (Music Video) – http://youtu.be/-s7DCmwXkI8

Iscariot (Lyric Video) – http://youtu.be/MPajBXzmDgc

Hate (Song Stream) – http://youtu.be/B_GFh5woSAM

“Clad in black and painted in ghostly, skeletal white and gray, Montreal’s Hollow is one of North America’s most deceptively original and subversive underground metal acts today. Exploiting the surface aesthetics of black metal, the band surprises with an abundance of musical diversity and depth.” – Metal Underground

“A primer on how extreme metal ought to sound: adventurous, expansive, daring, and heroic.” – Metal Underground

“Hollow show a lot of versatility and excellent chops on a very promising debut effort.” – About.com Heavy Metal

“Mordrake is simply remarkable, one of the most promethean debuts in a long time and certainly within death metal this year, though Hollow have a sound and presence which you cannot confine to a single genre or singular mind-set. A brilliant album from a brilliant band” – Ring Master Review

“At first listen, I knew this band was a step ahead of the pack. These guys are tight as hell, and create an intense atmosphere with their brutal approach to metal…For only having one guitarist, they’ve certainly got the right one – this dude shreds!!! Hot damn. And of course, as for vocal delivery, you get it all on this album. Nice high black metal-eque screaming, demonic harmonies, and intense gutteral death metal growls.

All of these guys are above average musicians on their own, which is blatantly evident when listening to them play as a band. I would jump at the opportunity to see Hollow play live, and if they’re coming to play near you, I advise you do the same. But more importantly, if you’re a black metal fan, get yourself a copy of Mardrake when it comes out on May 30th.” – Counter Culture Nerd

“Mordrake par Hollow. Opus quintessencié annonçant un départ en force pour la formation de Montréal. Voilà ce que dégage le nouvel album de Hollow. Les douze pistes de cet enregistrement forment un tout et entraînent l’auditeur dans un univers à la fois sombre et fascinant. Ce premier album complet était fort anticipé et vaut son pesant d’or…. Que se soit la justesse, la production, la composition, l’ambiance générale, chacun peut y trouver son petit bonheur (pas trop, il faut rester grim) avec Mordrake. Avec une base et un nom très solides, Hollow fait déjà ses preuves et sait montrer qu’il ne peut que continuer d’évoluer pour le mieux. Procurez-vous l’album et allez voir une performance live du groupe; vous n’allez pas vouloir arrêter de les encourager!” – Musik Universe

“Hollow nous donne ici un album complet, très ambiancé, progressif, heavy et lourd mais à la fois mélodique et complexe. Pour un première album, Hollow a mis la barre haute, voire même très haute, que ça sois du côté des ambiances ou des cœurs éparpiller ici et là dans toute les pièces de l’album ou bien de tous les instruments réunis, on as le droit ici a des compositions de haute qualité.” – Quebec Metal

“Orchestration majestueuse. Un piano nous proposant une belle déferlante de notes. Riff heavy speed et voix alternant le death et le black comme si Fleshgod Apocalypse avait laissé une trace de souffre de son passage sur le nouveau continent. Break orchestral et solo de guitare très technique et rapide. Ca décoiffe !” – Muzik Injection

[Album Lyrics – Mordrake – 2014]

[Download Mordrake Album Cover]

Track Listing:
1.Lament Configuration
2. Cryptic Howling
3. A New Life
4. Landscape
5. Iscariot
6. Sunriser
7. Vlad
8. Anomie
9. Snow
10. Birth
11. Hate
12. Death

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Hollow
• All songs written by: Hollow
• Produced by: Kevin Jardine, Dan Lauzon & Hollow
• Mixed by: Kevin Jardine
• Mastered by: Kevin Jardine

HOLLOW ARE:
Snow – Bass
Cadaver – Guitar
Mott – Vocals
Blaac – Drums

For more info, please visit the following links:

http://www.hollowofficial.com/

https://www.facebook.com/hollowcanada

https://twitter.com/hollowmontreal

http://hollowcanada.bandcamp.com

iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/mordrake/id883373245

EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-hollow-mordrake-2014/

Shared Stage with:
VOÏVOD, SUFFOCATION, SWORD, JUNGLE ROT, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, BLACKGUARD, THE AGONIST, BEYOND CREATION, MARDUK, 1349, TYR, ORPHANED LAND, KEEP OF KALESSIN, SUIDAKRA, PSYCROPTIC, ABORTED, PATHOLOGY, AUGURY, EINHERJER, CRIMSON SHADOWS, OPRHANED LAND

Festivals:
Heavy MTL
Trois Rivieres Metal Fest

Artist Endorsements:
NOMADES Bass Cabs (http://www.arsenalmusical.com/)