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0 Metal-Rules Premiere: Canada’s Ysgaroth Unveil New Single “Forward Unto Death” From Upcoming Debut Album “Storm Over a Black Sea” Out Nov 13th

October 22, 2020
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· Music News · Ysgaroth

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Montreal, QC – October 22, 2020

For fans of Skeletonwitch, Enslaved, Wolves in the Throne Room, Death, Morbid Angel

Canada’s Ysgaroth Unveil New Single “Forward Unto Death” From Upcoming “Storm Over a Black Sea”

Track Premiere via Metal-Rules

Debut Album Due Out Nov 13th

L-R: Shawn Hillman (Bass) | Steve Cuddington (Drums) | Kurt Steigleder (Guitar, Vocals) – Photo Credit: Jade Weekes

With their debut album “Storm Over a Black Sea” coming up soon, Vancouver extreme metal band Ysgaroth allure metal fans around the world with a new single, “Forward Unto Death”.

One of the shorter songs on the album, it was the last song written, and it is Ysgaroth stripped down to its core elements: harmonies, black metal atmosphere, and at least one riff born of caveman brutality. Lyrically this song is about everything mankind is doing to the Earth, and the true cost of climate change: everything. We’re not just destroying the Earth in some abstract sense, we’re slowly killing ourselves, and very quickly driving every animal we can extinct.

Probably the most stylistically varied song on the album, the verses evoke 90’s black metal, with the pre-chorus drawing influence from power metal and the chorus being pure 2000’s melodeath. The outro channels the muscular death metal of Deicide and Cannibal Corpse, and the solo is Steigler’s best Trey Azagthoth impression. The band comments about the guests on the song:

“We had already reached out to our friends Jessie Grace and Erik Leonhard of KOSM about having them on the album, and we wanted to do something a little bit different with ‘Forward Unto Death’ by having Jessie sing the chorus. The lyrics on this one are about as straightforward as we can get: we’re killing the Earth more every second of every day, and we only ourselves to blame for the extinction of thousands of species, the absolute shattering of the world, but at least the stock market went up.”

Influences ranging from old school death metal, progressive metal, black metal, and sludge are evident and fans of Enslaved, Wolves in the Throne Room, and Death will be particularly interested.

The single “Forward Unto Death” is available via its premiere on Metal-Rules HERE.

“Storm Over a Black Sea” will be available on November 13, 2020.

Music Video “Sacred” – YouTube. Spotify.

Track Listing:
1. Rain (1:54)
2. Nam Gloria Satanas (feat. Jessie Grace of KOSM) (7:06)
3. Sacred (5:31)
4. Altar of Scars 11:48)
5. Forward Unto Death (feat. Jessie Grace of KOSM) (5:19)
6. Deluge (feat. Erik Leonhard of KOSM) 17:24
Album Length: 49:05

For more info:
Facebook.com/Ysgaroth
Twitter.com/Ysgaroth
Instagram.com/Ysgarothofficial
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About:

Ysgaroth is a progressive extreme metal band conjured in Vancouver, Canada that seamlessly blends elements of various metal subgenres into a vicious hybrid.

Initially, Ysgaroth started as Kurt Steigler’s black metal studio project, a non-serious musical outlet, but over time he grew attached to the songs and wanted to take them live.

With the desire to hit the stage, Steigler (guitar/vocals) was joined by Steve Cuddington (drums) and Shawn Hillman (bass) With these additions, the songs got more structurally ambitious, a sludge influence began to creep into the band. Cuddington brings an absolutely crushing, hardcore-influenced drumming style that gave the songs a new vitality, and Hillman’s exceptionally musical bass playing served as the perfect bridge between the crushing drums and razor-sharp guitars. Ultimately, the sound of the band became a mix of its black metal roots, classic 80’s death metal, 90’s thrash, and sludge with the long compositions of post-metal and the shifting, churning time signatures of progressive metal. Steigler is the main songwriter, but overall the process is hugely democratic.

The debut album from the band “Storm Over a Black Sea” will be unearthed on November 13th, 2020, and considering the growing amount of music they have been writing – fans can expect a lot more from Ysgaroth.

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0 Vancouver’s Ysgaroth Introduce Debut “Storm Over a Black Sea” With Blackened Thrashing Single “Sacred”, Music Video Premiere via TheCirclePit, Debut Album Due Out Nov 13th

October 6, 2020
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· Music News · Ysgaroth

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Montreal, QC – October 6, 2020

For fans of Skeletonwitch, Enslaved, Wolves in the Throne Room, Death, Morbid Angel

Vancouver’s Ysgaroth Introduce Debut “Storm Over a Black Sea” With Blackened Thrashing Single “Sacred”

Music Video Premiere via TheCirclePit

Debut Album Due Out Nov 13th

L-R: Shawn Hillman (Bass) | Steve Cuddington (Drums) | Kurt Steigleder (Guitar, Vocals) – Photo Credit: Jade Weekes

Vancouver’s Ysgaroth are releasing their debut album “Storm Over a Black Sea” and it is rife with vicious riffs and thought-provoking atmosphere.

The first single to entice listeners is “Sacred”. It contains a simple message: despite its imperfections, life is beautiful. The world we’ve been given is an amazing thing that should be protected and celebrated, and we owe it everything we are and have. The cycle of life and death is so much greater than any single person, and it is the one constant that we can rely on. We are born from the ashes of the old, and so will the new be born from the ashes of ourselves. Ysgaroth continues with how the track came to be:

“Unlike most Ysgaroth songs that come from the verses being written first, the chorus was actually the first piece of this song that we came up with. Sacred also slowly got faster and faster as we started practicing it until it became the thrash-influenced ripper it is today.”

Ysgaroth was initially formed as a studio black metal project but over time, a lineup was fleshed out and the songs got more structurally ambitious, a sludge influence began to creep into the band along with tinges of hardcore-influenced drumming and exceptional musical bass playing alongside razor-sharp guitars

Anyone who has seen Ysgaroth live and liked what they’ve heard will love this – and we hope those who are on the fence will probably love it too.

Recommended for fans of Skeletonwitch, Enslaved, and Wolves in the Throne Room, the single “Sacred” and its music video can be heard via its premiere on TheCirclePit HERE.

“Storm Over a Black Sea” will be available on November 13, 2020

For more info:
Facebook.com/Ysgaroth
Twitter.com/Ysgaroth
Instagram.com/Ysgarothofficial
EPK

About:

Ysgaroth is a progressive extreme metal band conjured in Vancouver, Canada that seamlessly blends elements of various metal subgenres into a vicious hybrid.

Initially, Ysgaroth started as Kurt Steigler’s black metal studio project, a non-serious musical outlet, but over time he grew attached to the songs and wanted to take them live.

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0 CENTURIES OF DECAY Announces ‘Odyssey To The West Tour’ (ON/MB/SK/AB/BC)

May 1, 2019
by Asher
· Centuries of Decay · Music News

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Montreal, QC – May 1, 2019

For Fans of Enslaved, Opeth, Gojira, Isis, Strapping Young Lad

CENTURIES OF DECAY Announces ‘Odyssey To The West Tour’ (ON/MB/SK/AB/BC)

Known for creating an intense powerful atmosphere and letting the metal speak for itself in their live performance, 2018 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Champions and Toronto based CENTURIES OF DECAY are bringing that experience to fans across Western Canada for their ‘Odyssey To The West Tour’. The nine-date road adventure will be kicking off on July 1st in Sudbury, ON and continue to the far reaches of Vancouver, BC on July 7th and includes festival stops at Decimate Metal Fest on July 5th in Calgary plus Armstrong Metal Fest in Armstrong, BC on July 12th alongside Origin, Nekrgoblikon and more to finally wrap up the tour in Saskatoon on July 14th. The tour is in their debut self-titled concept album released in 2017. Since forming in 2013, CENTURIES OF DECAY have been delivering a sound that is atmospheric, intense, powerful, dynamic, and heavy. Fans of Enslaved, Opeth, Gojira, Isis, and Strapping Young Lad will not be disappointed.

The band comments:

“Centuries of Decay are thrilled to be embarking on our very first cross-Canada tour with Tortured Saint. Not only do we get to play Decimate and Armstrong Metal Fest, but we get to share the stage with some incredible bands like Gross Misconduct and our old friends Hammerdrone. We’ve been hard at work on some exciting new music and will be adding a new song or two to our set list. We can’t wait to finally meet the West Coast Metal scene.”

Live at Wacken Open Air 2018 – https://youtu.be/a4ksYO0snJg

Music Video – ‘Wings of Death’ – https://youtu.be/OWVjhOSjEHg

Stream and download of CENTURIES OF DECAY‘s self-titled album are available on Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes.

CENTURIES OF DECAY ‘Odyssey To The West Tour’ w/ Tortured Saint
July 1 – Sudbury, ON – The Asylum

July 3 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre

July 4 – Regina, SK – The Exchange

July 5 – Calgary, AB – County Line Saloon – Decimate Metal Festival

July 6 – Kelowna, BC – Muninn’s Post

July 7 – Vancouver, BC – The Astoria

July 12 – Armstrong, BC – Armstrong Metal Fest (Centuries of Decay only)

July 13 – Edmonton, AB – The Rendezvous Pub

July 14 – Saskatoon, SK – Black Cat Tavern

For More Info:

http://www.facebook.com/centuriesofdecay
https://twitter.com/centuriesdecay
https://www.instagram.com/centuriesofdecay
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-aon
(EPK / News Release bio written by Steve Earles)

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“Get down with the neck-snapping “Wings of Death.” It’s a Canuck groove-metal gem.” – Dead Rhetoric

“This is not a one-dimensional album that’s easily described. Each song has its own style and flavour, mixing different styles together with well-deserved contempt for genre restrictions and constraints. Centuries of Decay have crafted a modern extreme metal release that effectively combines these different strains of metal into something all of their own.” – Wonderbox Metal

“A concept record regarding the changing times & how life depends on centuries of decay, the ten minute self-titled opening song showcases melodic metal with deep oceans of imagination. Haunting but with a real sense of beauty, the guitar melody alongside a fascinating drum beat is such an appealing sound. A sound that suddenly takes on a darker tone, upping the heaviness & dealing out an absolutely stunning chugging guitar attack. There is no arguing with that start, absolutely mesmerizing.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life

“This is a strong debut for the band and they have laid their vision for their craft nicely.” – Metal-Temple

“Up next was Centuries Of Decay, who gave us some atmospheric death metal. Devin Doucette and Rob McAllister shared guitar and vocal duties. Devin sang lead and handled a chunk of the brutal vocals but they gave a few great harmonized melodic vocals. Their last song had an additive time signature, which is something that really catches my attention as a musician.” – Metal Master Kingdom (Live Review Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2016 – Toronto)

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0 Blackened Death SECTORIAL Nominated For Best Ukrainian Metal Act; New Album “VYR” Out Now! via Noizr

November 30, 2018
by Asher
· Music News · Sectorial - Noizr Productions

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Montreal, QC – November 30, 2018

For fans of Agalloch, Anaal Natraakh, Enslaved, Wolves in the Throne Room

Blackened Death SECTORIAL Nominated For Best Ukrainian Metal Act

New Album “VYR” Out Now! via Noizr Productions

Blackened death metallers SECTORIAL have been nominated for a Best Ukrainian Metal Act award in the category of Best Metal Band. The award show will take place on December 22nd in Kyiv, Ukraine. Event details can be found here.

Best Metal Band nominees:
1914
The Nietzsche
Sectorial
Heartprints
VelikhanBand
Dimicandum
The Hiraeth

SECTORIAL recently unleashed their third full-length entitled “VYR” via Noizr Productions on November 9th, 2018 to follow their sophomore release “We Are The Titan’s Rising Ashes”(2015), which won two BUMA awards for “Best Metal Video” (Tree Eater) and “Best Metal Album”.

“VYR” captures the band’s advancement in both musicianship and sound, every instrument, every bit of music on this release has its own story. Featuring 12 brutal tracks mixed and mastered by Warkhoros, the album showcases an assault of diversity, from intense blast-beats to acoustic compositions to using different ethnic instruments such as drymba/munnharpe, jouhikko, bukkehorn, flutes, duda, and trembita.

The band comments:

“Capricious and unpredictable streams of life, violent waves and the hypnotic blue of the the universe’s depths… an element that can withstand anything that will happen on the way… a bottomless stellar sky, reflected on a calm mirrored surface that in an instant turns into an incredible dance of the wind and drops, and spins in a gigantic powerful VYR.”

Music Video “The Observer”
Youtube: https://youtu.be/_czPB41EomE
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sectorialUA/videos/742157882816208/

Music Video “Inhuman Ones”
Youtube: https://youtu.be/cXBS23c8deE
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sectorialUA/videos/2350637165009835/

CD and digital album order for “VYR” available on Noizr here, Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play

Track Listing:
1. The Observer
2. Exodus of the Winter
3. Above the Abyss
4. Sea vs. Stones
5. Foggy Hill
6. Ordinary Talk
7. Millstone
8. Morning Gleam
9. The Last Tower Will Fall
10. A Thorn In The Hoof
11. From the Past, From The Childhood
12. Inhuman Ones

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Warkhoros, Tyrant Studio.
Cover artwork and print design by Lita Akhmetova.

Sectorial:
Ivan ‘Burz’ Kozakevych – Vocals, Folk Instruments
Igor ‘Reich’ Kovalenko – Drums, Percussion
Dmytro ‘Trit’ Vashchenko – Guitars, Backing Vocals
Boris ‘Karis’ Krivous – Bass, Backing Vocals

Show Dates:
April 13 – BingoClub – Kyiv, UA – Metal East: Нове Коло – Warm Up Show – info

For more info:
https://noizr.com
http://sectorialband.com/
http://www.facebook.com/sectorialUA
https://vk.com/sectorial
https://sectorial.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/sectorialbandAbout:

Sectorial is a metal band from Boyarka, Ukraine, formed in 2000. After several changes of its participants, the final lineup was established in 2010. Current genre can be described as Blackened Death, Ethnic Metal.

Sectorial’s debut EP “Cerebrum Necrosis Est It In Nobis” came out in January, 2008. In its support, the band has played 20 shows in different cities of Ukraine. “Cerebrum Necrosis Est It In Nobis” premiere took place at Radio ROKS, as well as at Radio Carcoma (Spain). In September 2008, Sectorial took 4th place at The Global Battle of The Bands, Kyiv. With EPs “Boiler” and “Controlled Insane” in 2009, band has played approx. 40 shows in Ukraine and Russia.

The debut full-length album “Erase and Reborn the Humanity” was released in February 2012 via Metal Scrap Records. In support of LP, Sectorial went on the joint Ukrainian tour with Crusher, performed at the festival Metal Heads` Mission XIII and went on the two-week tour (Ukraine — Moldova — Russia) with Infest (FR).

In August 2015, Sectorial released their second full-length album “We Are the Titan’s Rising Ashes” via Noizr Productions. The record’s exclusive presentation was held on October 17 at the Noizr Fest, Kyiv. On the same day, there was a premiere of the debut music video for the song “Tree Eater”. Later band released pro-live video “Young Shoots”, filmed during performance at the festival.

In December 2015, Sectorial won two awards in categories “Best Metal Album” for LP “We Are The Titan’s Rising Ashes” and “Best Metal Video” for the clip “Tree Eater” at The Best Ukrainian Metal Act 2015 contest.

In 2016, the band gave several shows in Ukraine, and also performed at the Kilkim Žaibu festival in Lithuania, sharing the stage with such metal acts as Venom, Nifelheim, Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench, Ereb Altor and others.

Since 2017, Sectorial have been working on material for the new third full-length album, which is now set for release on November 9th, 2018 on Noizr Productions.

Discography:
“Cerebrum Necrosis Est It In Nobis”, EP, 2008
“Boiler”, EP, 2009
“Controlled Insane”, EP, 2009
“Erase and Reborn the Humanity”, full-length, 2012
“We Are the Titan’s Rising Ashes”, full-length, 2015
“VYR”, full length, 2018

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0 Ukrainian Blackened Death SECTORIAL Posts New Video “Inhuman Ones”; New Album “VYR” Out Nov 9th On Noizr Productions

November 6, 2018
by Asher
· Music News · Sectorial - Noizr Productions

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Montreal, QC – November 6, 2018

For fans of Agalloch, Anaal Natraakh, Enslaved, Wolves in the Throne Room

Ukrainian Blackened Death SECTORIAL Posts New Video “Inhuman Ones”

New Album “VYR” Out Nov 9th On Noizr Productions

Ukraine’s blackened death metallers SECTORIAL will be unleashing their third full-length entitled “VYR” via Noizr Productions this Friday, November 9th, 2018 to follow their sophomore release “We Are The Titan’s Rising Ashes”(2015), which won two BUMA awards for “Best Metal Video” (Tree Eater) and “Best Metal Album”.

Before the official release of “VYR”, the band is sharing with fans their latest video that captures them recording the album’s last track “Inhuman Ones” at Tyrant Studio in Kyiv.

Watch it at the following link:

The band comments:

SECTORIAL‘s first single “The Observer” is streaming at the following links:
Bandcamp: https://sectorial.bandcamp.com/track/the-observer
Youtube: https://youtu.be/_czPB41EomE

And album trailer can be heard at https://youtu.be/P2qwbV4iDG4

CD and digital album pre-order for “VYR” available on Noizr here, Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Warkhoros, Tyrant Studio.
Cover artwork and print design by Lita Akhmetova.

Show Dates:
April 13 – BingoClub – Kyiv, UA – Metal East: Нове Коло – Warm Up Show – info

Since 2017, Sectorial have been working on material for the new third full-length album, which is now set for release on November 9th, 2018 on Noizr Productions.

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0 Ukrainian Blackened Death SECTORIAL Streaming New Single “The Observer”; New Album “VYR” Out Nov 9th On Noizr Productions

October 25, 2018
by Asher
· Music News · Sectorial - Noizr Productions

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Montreal, QC – October 25, 2018

For fans of Agalloch, Anaal Natraakh, Enslaved, Wolves in the Throne Room

Ukrainian Blackened Death SECTORIAL Streaming New Single “The Observer”

New Album “VYR” Out Nov 9th On Noizr Productions

Ukraine’s blackened death metallers SECTORIAL announce they will be unleashing their third full-length entitled “VYR” via Noizr Productions on November 9th, 2018 to follow their 2015 sophomore release “We Are The Titan’s Rising Ashes”, which won two BUMA awards for “Best Metal Video” (Tree Eater) and “Best Metal Album”. Recorded at Tyrant Studio in Kyiv plus mixed and mastered by Warkhoros, “VYR” captures the band’s advancement in both musicianship and sound, every instrument, every bit of music on this release has its own story. Featuring 12 brutal tracks, the album showcases an assault of diversity, from intense blast-beats to acoustic compositions to using different ethnic instruments such as drymba/munnharpe, jouhikko, bukkehorn, flutes, duda, and trembita.

The band comments:

SECTORIAL‘s first single “The Observer” is now streaming at the following links:
Bandcamp: https://sectorial.bandcamp.com/track/the-observer
Youtube:

And album trailer can be heard at

CD and digital album pre-order for “VYR” available on Noizr here, Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Warkhoros, Tyrant Studio.
Cover artwork and print design by Lita Akhmetova.

Show Dates:
April 13 – BingoClub – Kyiv, UA – Metal East: Нове Коло – Warm Up Show – info

Since 2017, Sectorial have been working on material for the new third full-length album, which is now set for release on November 9th, 2018 on Noizr Productions.

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0 Out Now! Swedish Black Metal GRIMTONE Unleash Debut Album “Memento Mori” (Extreme Metal Music /Rockshots Records)

December 8, 2017
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· Grimtone (Extreme Metal Music / Rockshots Records) · Music News

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Montreal, QC – December 8, 2017

For fans of Darkthrone, Enslaved, Skogen

Out Now! Swedish Black Metal GRIMTONE Unleash Debut Album “Memento Mori” (Extreme Metal Music /Rockshots Records)

Swedish black metal band GRIMTONE‘s debut album “Memento Mori” is now available via Extreme Metal Music a sub-division of Rockshots Records. Influenced by the Norwegian black metal scene, the album unleashed on December 8th features eight blistering tracks influenced by the topic of death as well as the transition from life. Founded by Michael Lang (Stonegriff) in 2016 and soon after joined by Linus Carlstedt (Nebulous Aura and Extermination), the duo was complete to brutalize all with their pure black metal at its best, it’s grim, harsh and frozen shivers within and all around.

“Memento Mori” can be heard in full on the band’s bandcamp: https://grimtone.bandcamp.com/releases

Plus is available on Extreme Metal Music on the following digital platforms that can be found here.

Track Listing:
1. Intro (0:38)
2. Souls Reborn In Hate (3:42)
3. The Blood Of The Dead (6:00)
4. Memento Mori (3:34)
5. Fields Of Pale Limbs (3:27)
6. Armageddon (Rise From Hell) (3:34)
7. Witch’s Lair (4:00)
8. Empress Of Black Light (6:00)
Album Length: 31:58

For more info:
http://www.facebook.com/Grimtoneofficial

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“Grimtone pour the dark sound on thickly with Souls Reborn in Hate. A raging style of black metal, the wild intensity of the riffs & beats plays off the hellish vocals perfectly.” – Games, Brrrains & A Headbanging Life

“Swedish black metal band Grimtone may be new to the music scene but the band arrives with an already impressive pedigree… If you are after a brutal 45 minutes of grim, black rage this album is for you. ” – Overdrive Mag

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0 NEWS: UNBOWED Announce Ontario and Quebec Tour Dates w/ Vesperia, Becomes Astral + Post New Guitar Playthrough “Mountaincarver”; New Album “Through Endless Tides” Out Now!

November 6, 2017
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· Music News · Unbowed

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Montreal, QC – November 6, 2017

For fans of Behemoth, Enslaved, Amorphis

UNBOWED Announce Ontario and Quebec Tour Dates w/ Vesperia, Becomes Astral

Post New Guitar Playthrough “Mountaincarver”

New Album “Through Endless Tides” Out Now!

L-R – Alex Snape (Guitar), Aiden Watkinson (Bass), Julian Dutton (Drums), Steven Rowlands (Guitar), Ioan Tetlow (Vocals)

Photo Credit: Jason Gemnich

Guelph, ON melodic symphonic death metallers UNBOWED announce they will be embarking on their last tour of Ontario and Quebec before packing up their battle axes and moving the band to the UK. Accompanying UNBOWED on this trek is Toronto death metal titans VESPERIA and fellow Guelph progressive death metallers BECOMES ASTRAL. The tour will kick off in Barrie, ON on November 23rd and end in Montreal, QC on December 2nd (dates listed below).

The band comments:

“We cannot wait to hit the road with Vesperia and Becomes Astral on The Northern Cold Tour! These will be Unbowed’s last Canadian performances for a few years. At the end of this year, two members of the band (myself included) will be moving to England to attend school for audio production. After this tour, Unbowed will be focusing on writing and recording new material and planning gigs in Europe and the U.K. We hope you join us for this last foray into the Canadian metal scene before we set off overseas!”

UNBOWED‘s latest album “Through Endless Tides” was released this past May. A full album stream can be heard at the following links below along with guitarist Alex Snape’s new guitar playthrough for “Mountaincarver”.

Video – Guitar Playthrough – Mountaincarver – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F7WDy_ji78

Bandcamp Album Stream – https://unbowedofficial.bandcamp.com

Youtube Album Stream – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR0f4l66mUk

Music Video – Mountaincarver – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvpfYGr7Ohw

The Northern Cold Tour w/ Vesperia, Unbowed, Becomes Astral

November 23 – Foxx Lounge – Barrie, ON
November 25 – Dstrct – Guelph, ON – info
November 30 – L’Anti Bar – Quebec, QC – info
December 1 – Cafe Dekcuf – Ottawa, ON – info
December 2 – Piranha Bar – Montreal, QC – info

Track Listing:
1. Mountaincarver (8:37)
2. Stormblood (4:45)
3. Daughter of the Flood (6:06)
4. The Discordant Ascent of a Drowned God (Ft. Layne Richardson) (4:07)
5. Sign of Slaughter (Ft. James Benson)(4:10)
6. Bleak Ululations (5:28)
7. Dreaming of the Deep (4:26)
8. Diluvian Embrace (5:53)UNBOWED is:
Ioan Tetlow – Vocals
Alex Snape – Guitar & Backing Vocals
Steven Rowlands – Guitar
Aiden Watkinson – Bass
Julian Dutton – Drums

For more info:
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http://unbowed.bigcartel.comAbout:
Unbowed was originally founded in 2011 as a studio-project comprised of Ioan Tetlow (vocals) and Alex Snape (guitar); at the time being just high school kids. Unbowed has self-released two EPs, two full-length albums, and toured throughout Ontario and Québec. Since Unbowed’s humble beginnings, the band’s trajectory has been geared towards releasing epic full length albums and touring across Europe and the rest of the world. Now that the band is comprised of a full line-up of likeminded musicians with the introduction of Steven Rowlands (guitar), Julian Dutton (drums), and Aiden Watkinson (bass), the band is taking the steps to make that ideal trajectory a reality. Through Endless Tides is Unbowed’s most recent and most ambitious output. With this release, the band found a way to naturally represent their wide array of inspirations; allowing them to manifest into a sound that is entirely and uniquely their own. Unbowed is music about acknowledging and tackling the hardships provided by the human condition. We all witness and experience strife and adversity at an alarming rate in this age. Unbowed is about wading through the transitory aspects of life and preserving what is true, what keeps us ambitious, and what keeps us united.

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“A band who’ve already played alongside Battlecross, Einherjer, The Contortionist, these barely twenty-year-olds demonstrate a maturity beyond their years. Telling the story of resistance against the ‘endless tides’, the band’s new release is a masterful and brutal journey. Virtuosic guitars, battle-cry musical textures, and apocalyptic vocals – not a half-hearted listen.” – Echoes and Dust

“I can’t help but call Unbowed a highly promising new act” – New Noise Magazine

“Through Endless Tides is the brand new album from Canadian symphonic black/death outfit Unbowed and just…HELL YES. Stick this album on and turn up the volume because it surely can’t be listened to any other way! Through Endless Tides is one seriously awesome piece of work.” – Soundscape Magazine

“‘Through Endless Tides’ is progressive in the best and most natural way” – Uberrock

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0 NEWS: EchoesAndDust Premiere CENTURIES OF DECAY’s Debut Self-Titled Album Out Aug 4th

August 1, 2017
by Asher
· Centuries of Decay · Music News

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – August 1, 2017

For fans of Enslaved, Opeth, Gojira, Isis, Strapping Young Lad

EchoesAndDust Premiere CENTURIES OF DECAY’s Debut Self-Titled Album Out Aug 4th

L to R: Rob McAllister (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals), Anthony Zhura (Bass), Devin Doucette (Rhythm Guitar, Main Vocals), Derrick Doucette (Drums)

Photo Credit – Brendan Smyth. www.smythphoto.com

We live on the layers of deep time and history, strata of times past; life literally depends on centuries of decay. Now, progressive extreme metal visionaries CENTURIES OF DECAY build on the metal that has come before to create the metal of the future. Known for creating an intense powerful atmosphere and letting the metal speak for itself in their live performance, the Toronto based quintet are bringing that experience to fans in their debut self-titled concept album set for release on August 4th.

Teaming up with EchoesAndDust.com, the band is premiering the exclusive full album stream at the following link: http://echoesanddust.com/2017/08/centuries-of-decay-centuries-of-decay-review-exclusive-album-premiere/

Drummer Derrick Doucette comments:

“We’ve often thought about the fragility of civilization throughout history and the idea of events repeating itself. With that in mind, our concept album tells the story of society being born, corrupt and destroyed in an endless cycle. It can be taken as a literal piece of fiction, or even a social commentary. It also comes from more personal issues such as depression, disillusionment and failure.”

Album pre-order available on Bandcamp here and Amazon here.

Track Listing:

1. Intro (1:10)
2. Centuries of Decay (9:56)
3. The Architect (4:12)
4. Asylum (5:46)
5. Odyssey (8:50)
6. Wings of Death (4:55)
7. Rise (6:26)
8. Demise (12:18)
Album Length: 53:37

Album Band Line Up:
Devin Doucette (Rhythm Guitar, Main Vocals)
Rob McAllister (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals)
Derrick Doucette (Drums)
Anthony Zhura (Bass)

For more info:
http://www.facebook.com/centuriesofdecay
https://twitter.com/centuriesdecay
https://www.instagram.com/centuriesofdecay
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-aon

About:

We live on the layers of deep time and history, strata of times past; life literally depends on centuries of decay. Now, progressive extreme metal visionaries CENTURIES OF DECAY build on the metal that has come before to create the metal of the future.

Formed in 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, CENTURIES OF DECAY sound is ‘atmospheric, intense, powerful, dynamic, and heavy’.

Drummer Derrick Doucette explains the roots of the band’s name.

“The intention of the name is to paint an image of nature reclaiming the lands and cities and erasing the traces of humanity once people have been removed from the world. This can also be open to interpretation. Some may see Centuries of Decay as being in reference to an extended period of social degradation or the idea of the planet being a barren land void of life entirely. We chose this name because we felt it conveyed a powerful image and atmosphere, which appropriately went hand-in-hand with our musical style.”

That style will be unleashed by the four-piece on their self-titled debut album due out August 4, 2017, which drummer Derrick Doucette is eager for fans to hear.

“I was told recently that someone found our sound very unique and refreshing. That really meant a lot to me and I would love if that opinion was shared by both old and new fans. I find we’ve taken our influences from various sub-genres of extreme metal and turned them into a tasteful blend of compelling, climactic and devastating intensity on these seven tracks.”

Fans can also expect more music in the future.

“We are already looking forward to writing more material and refining our sound more. I’m excited to see how our sound will evolve…Our fans can expect multiple albums as that was the intent from day one!” adds Doucette.

Live, CENTURIES OF DECAY have their own unique approach to performing, they make every set flow together, creating a huge atmosphere and letting the metal speak for itself.
(bio written by Steve Earles)

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“”Centuries Of Decay bring together old styles to create new, exciting sounds on debut…From the lurching behemoth of the aptly titled “Centuries of Decay” all the way through to the grandiose finale of “Demise”, Centuries Of Decay bring familiar sounds together and forge a glorious new path forward.” – Rock and Roll Fables

“A concept record regarding the changing times & how life depends on centuries of decay, the ten minute self-titled opening song showcases melodic metal with deep oceans of imagination. Haunting but with a real sense of beauty, the guitar melody alongside a fascinating drum beat is such an appealing sound. A sound that suddenly takes on a darker tone, upping the heaviness & dealing out an absolutely stunning chugging guitar attack. There is no arguing with that start, absolutely mesmerising.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life

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0 NEWS: MetalWani Premiere CENTURIES OF DECAY’s George Orwell Inspired Single “Wings of Death”; Debut Self-Titled Album Out Aug 4th

July 26, 2017
by Asher
· Centuries of Decay · Music News

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – July 26, 2017

For fans of Enslaved, Opeth, Gojira, Isis, Strapping Young Lad

MetalWani Premiere CENTURIES OF DECAY’s George Orwell Inspired Single “Wings of Death”

Debut Self-Titled Album Out Aug 4th

L to R: Rob McAllister (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals), Anthony Zhura (Bass), Devin Doucette (Rhythm Guitar, Main Vocals), Derrick Doucette (Drums)

Photo Credit – Brendan Smyth. www.smythphoto.com

Drummer Derrick Doucette comments:

“We’ve often thought about the fragility of civilization throughout history and events repeating. With that in mind, our concept album tells the story of society being born, corrupt and destroyed in an endless cycle. It can be taken as a literal piece of fiction, or even a social commentary. It also comes from more personal issues such as depression, disillusionment and failure.”

Teaming up with MetalWani.com, the band reveals their second single “Wings of Death”, a song about religious and political propaganda and how it’s use to draw lines between people and nations. The lyrical content of this song draws from influences from George Orwell’s 1984. The song was written as two halves, a slower heavier groove, then kicking into fast paced death metal with some vocal harmonies by guitarists Rob McAllister and Devin Doucette.

Listen to “Wings of Death” at the following link: https://metalwani.com/2017/07/premiere-stop-everything-youre-doing-stream-centuries-of-decays-crushing-new-single-wings-of-death.html

Album pre-order available on Bandcamp here and Amazon here.

Track Listing:

1. Intro (1:10)
2. Centuries of Decay (9:56)
3. The Architect (4:12)
4. Asylum (5:46)
5. Odyssey (8:50)
6. Wings of Death (4:55)
7. Rise (6:26)
8. Demise (12:18)
Album Length: 53:37

Album Band Line Up:
Devin Doucette (Rhythm Guitar, Main Vocals)
Rob McAllister (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals)
Derrick Doucette (Drums)
Anthony Zhura (Bass)

Live Band Line Up:
Devin Doucette (Rhythm Guitar, Main Vocals)
Rob McAllister (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals)
Derrick Doucette (Drums)
Matt Hems (Bass)Show Dates:
Aug 4 – Coalition TO – Toronto, ON w/ Vesperia, Black Eve, Lutharo – infoFor more info:
http://www.facebook.com/centuriesofdecay
https://twitter.com/centuriesdecay
https://www.instagram.com/centuriesofdecay

About:

Formed in 2013 in Toronto, Ontario, CENTURIES OF DECAY sound is ‘atmospheric, intense, powerful, dynamic, and heavy’.

Drummer Derrick Doucette explains the roots of the band’s name.

That style will be unleashed by the four-piece on their self-titled debut album due out August 4, 2017, which drummer Derrick Doucette is eager for fans to hear.

Fans can also expect more music in the future.

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