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0 NEWS: Decibel Mag Premiere EXPAIN’s New Guitar Playthrough ‘Allegiance To Pain’

  • February 5, 2015
  • by Asher
  • · EXPAIN

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For Interview, Album Requests, Media List contact

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – February 5, 2015

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

R.I.Y.L. – Thrash/Death/Punk, Black Dahlia Murder, Revocation, Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth, Municipal Waste

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EPK | Press Photo | Album Lyrics – Download | Download – Album Cover
Decibel Mag Premiere EXPAIN’s New Guitar Playthrough ‘Allegiance To Pain’
L-R  – Pat Peeve – Guitar | Ryan Idris – Drums | Daniel Brand – Vocals  | Nikko Whitworth – Bass | Eric Morrison – Guitar
     Vancouver, BC jazz thrash architects EXPAIN has teamed up with Decibel Magazine for the premiere of their latest guitar playthrough video for  ‘Allegiance To Pain’. To check out the video, please visit the following link here.
“Hey, Dudes! Hope you enjoy this play-through video! Now order up the most expensive escort you can afford,  remove your clothes, and sit back and relax!” comments guitarist Pat Peeve.
The video is in support of their debut album ‘Just The Tip‘ released June 2014 and available at the band’s Bandcamp.
About:
Birthed out of the womb of Craigslist, where members found one another,EXPAIN delivers music that’s energetic, diverse and thoughtful in every sense of the word.  Playing to its sense of humour, ‘Just The Tip’ also represents the beginning of a musical journey that’s not bound to stop or slow down any time soon.  With its lyrical content showcasing everything from overcoming adversity to partying hard, living in an ever-changing city and the state of today’s society as a whole, EXPAIN has captured its true identity on record. Ranging in influences from progressive tech to thrash groovy jazz (check out their guitar bass playthrough video ‘Aggressions Progression’ –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3-ynhod1H8), you’ll see what ‘Just The Tip’ has to offer with a flick of a volume knob!
Music Video – ‘Allegiance To Pain’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ul6Dok7i5gM

Music Video cover of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gJ786h1fds

EXPAIN - Just The Tip - Album Cover

Track Listing: EXPAIN – Just The Tip
1. Bacchus
2. Aggressions Progression
3. Phoenix Writhing
4. The King
5. Don’t Worry The Worst Is Yet To Come
6. Idol Worship
7. Allegiance To Pain
8. Manatee
9. Headbang Your Head Off
10. A.T.M.
11. Eating A Beating Heart

For more info, please visit the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/Expainmetal

https://soundcloud.com/expmetal

https://expainband.bandcamp.com/

– 30 –

“Hold on to your balls, for Expain could be positioned as Canada’s next great metal export. Evidently going by their ferociously captivating debut album ‘Just The Tip’, the quintet slap together a masochistic mixture of blazing riffs, supersonic drumming, sexy solo’s and vocals so brutal it would make your last hangover as weak as Justin Bieber banging one out. Come on they mix jazz elements, that surely has to receive numerous acknowledgements, but also through the various sounds and lyric topics employed, this album is a party on it’s own” – Global Metal Apocalypse

“…the material on the album is certainly some of the most unique and entertaining music that I have encountered in a while…every single element, and every single moment on Just the Tip contains something unique for the listener to discover, and like the name of the album suggests, every subsequent listen to the album makes one realise that one has merely discovered just the tip of the iceberg with the whole host of things going on.” – Heavy Metal Tribune

“…this group takes various elements of their influences – which includes punk, jazz, classical, world, pop, and even country – and melds them into some serious stunning thrash metal.” – Pure Grain Audio

“For some parts it reminds me of the instrumental genius of latter Annihilator/Jeff Waters’ material…” – Brutalism

“a band built on displaying technical skills behind the instruments. A heavy and potent mixture of thrash and jazz metal, Vancouver, Canada’s Expain is hoping to become a staple in a genre built on technical skill and speed” – Under The Gun Review

“a perfect blend of the technical and melodic, combining together to create a sound that is incredibly unique and forthright. I have listened to the album several times now, and each time I find myself enjoying some new dimension to the sound, or some new aspect of the music. It just keeps getting better.” – Vancouver Metal

“In my metal induced coma, I am inclined to say this band should not be sniffed at or trifled with, they are some serious thrash metal impresarios… For Fans Of: Uber thrash with a touch of jazz.” – All About The Rock

“Wildly diverse band that combines elements of thrash, punk, tech metal and even some jazz with an off-the-wall comedic streak.” Prog NW Metal Zone

“It’s one of the finest independently released albums I’ve ever heard in my life. From the short intro track ‘Bacchus’ all the way to the perfect closer in ‘Eating A Beating Heart,’ there’s so many quality thrashers on the disc. ‘The King’ is a personal favorite of mine as the musicianship is ridiculously tight. ‘Aggressions Progressions’ has an absolutely beautiful dueling solo section and ‘Manatee’ has a sick bass solo. Overall it’s 11 tracks of pure thrash mayhem” – Broken Neck Radio

“The band comes racing out of the gate with three dementedly heavy fist-pumpers….a promising metal act that is well worth a listen.” – Discorder (E.P.E.P Review)

“a strong mixture of early Thrash and Crossover Thrash concepts, blending them with a Melodic Death Metal sound, and plenty of energetic aggression.” – Apochs Metal Review (E.P.E.P Review)

“Don’t leave your children alone with The Almighty Excruciating Pain” – Metal Sucks (E.P.E.P Review)

0 Georgia Straight – Expain – Just The Tip

  • October 30, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · EXPAIN

http://www.straight.com/music/758651/expain-makes-promising-debut-just-tip

0 Horror Metal Sounds – An interview with Expain

  • October 3, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · EXPAIN

http://horrormetalsounds.com/lunatics-serenade-expain-interview.html

0 CJLO metal charts for 9/16 – #9 Viathyn, #16 Norilsk, 18 Protokult, #20 Unbeing, #21 Laika

  • September 22, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Laika · Norilsk · Protokult · Unbeing · Viathyn
1 DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 The Physical World Warner Brothers
2 IN THE NAME OF HAVOC 1180 [EP] Self-Released
3 CRIMSON SHADOWS Kings Among Men Napalm
4 HAUNTED Exit Wounds Century Media
5 PAROXYSM Voracite Self-Released
6 ROYAL BLOOD Royal Blood Warner Brothers
7 ALESTORM Sunset On The Golden Age Napalm Records
8 CODE ORANGE I Am King Deathwish
9 VIATHYN  Cynosure Self-Released
10 YOB  Clearing The Path To Ascend Neurot
11 CHEMICAL MISUSE Follow the Light Outspoken Records
12 DOG FASHION DISCO Sweet Nothings Rotten Records
13 STRIKER  City of Gold Napalm
14 FALLUJAH The Flesh Prevails Unique Leader
15 IRON REAGAN Voracite Relapse
16 NORILSK  Japetus EP Self-Released
17 ENTOMBED AD Back to the Front Century Media
18 PROTOKULT No Beer in Heaven Self-Released
19 EXPAIN Just the Tip Self-Released
20 UNBEING Raptus EP  Self-Released
21 LAIKA Somnia Self-Released
22 MUTILATION RITES Harbringer Prosthetic
23 SUDDEN FLAMES Under the Sign of Alliance    Self-Released
24 ORACULUM Sorcery of the Damned Invictus
25 COCKSURE TVMALSV Metropolis

0 AUGUST 2014 – POWERPLAY MAG – UK – REVIEW – EXPAIN – JUST THE TIP

  • September 22, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · EXPAIN

AUGUST 2014 - POWERPLAY MAG - UK - REVIEW - EXPAIN - JUST THE TIP

0 The Mental Metal Trivia Show 09/18/14: Expain Interview

  • September 19, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · EXPAIN

http://www.mixcloud.com/Firebrand/the-mental-metal-trivia-show-091814-expain-interview-and-more/

0 VOIR – Expain – Just The Tip

  • September 17, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · EXPAIN

http://voir.ca/chanceuxqueteux/2014/09/17/expain-le-rocailleux-just-the-tip-en-critique/

0 NEWS: Jazz Thrash Architects EXPAIN Premiere New Music Video ‘Aggressions Progression’ On MetalVideo.com; Debut Album ‘Just The Tip’ Out Now

  • September 15, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · EXPAIN

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For Interview, Album Requests, Media List contact

Jon Asher – Music Publicist – ashermedia [AT] gmail.com

Radio Promotions – radiotrackingashermedia [AT] gmail.com

C#.514.581.5780 – www.ashermediarelations.com

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – September 15, 2014

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

R.I.Y.L. – Thrash/Death/Punk, Black Dahlia Murder, Revocation, Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth, Municipal Waste

Facebook | Reverbnation | Soundcloud | Youtube | Instagram | Bandcamp
EPK | Press Photo | Album Lyrics – Download | Download – Album Cover
 
Jazz Thrash Architects EXPAIN Premiere New Music Video ‘Aggressions Progression’ On MetalVideo.com
 
Debut Album ‘Just The Tip’ Out Now
 
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L-R – Daniel Brand – Vocals | Nikko Whitworth – Bass | Ryan Idris – Drums | (laying across couch) Pat Peeve – Guitar | Eric Morrison – Guitar – Photo Credit: Samantha Mayne

     Vancouver, BC jazz thrash architects EXPAIN has teamed up with MetalVideo.com for the premiere of their latest video ‘Aggressions Progression’, which features clips from the band’s performance earlier this summer on local concert promoter The Invisible Orange‘s Metal Cruise. 
“Expain is super excited to share this video with you guys!   This footage is from one of our favourite gigs to date.  The crazy people at “The Invisible Orange” actually let us play our tunes on a cruise boat.  Fortunately no one drowned and we had a fuckin blast!  Enjoy!” comments guitarist Pat Peeve.
The video is in support of their debut album ‘Just The Tip‘ released on June 24th and available at the band’s Bandcamp.
To check out the video, please visit the following link: http://metalvideo.com/expain/aggressions-progression-video_463fe88e8.html.
 
aggressions progression video by expain
Upcoming Show Dates:

November 13 – Red Room Ultra Bar – Vancouver, BC w/ Onslaught, Artillery, Striker

December 6 – Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC (Diecember Fest #6 w/ Burning Ghats, Ogroem, The Villain Avian Symphony, M16, Neck of The Woods, Skull Vultures, The Hallowed Catharsis)

About:
Birthed out of the womb of Craigslist, where members found one another, EXPAIN delivers music that’s energetic, diverse and thoughtful in every sense of the word.  Playing to its sense of humour, ‘Just The Tip’ also represents the beginning of a musical journey that’s not bound to stop or slow down any time soon.  With its lyrical content showcasing everything from overcoming adversity to partying hard, living in an ever-changing city and the state of today’s society as a whole, EXPAIN has captured its true identity on record. Ranging in influences from progressive tech to thrash groovy jazz (check out their guitar bass playthrough video ‘Aggressions Progression’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3-ynhod1H8), you’ll see what ‘Just The Tip’ has to offer with a flick of a volume knob!
 
Full Album Stream EXPAIN – ‘Just The Tip’ at the following links:
 
Bandcamp + Album Order: http://expainband.bandcamp.com
 
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/expain/sets/just-the-tip
Video – ‘Allegiance To Pain’ – http://bloody-disgusting.com/videos/3304501/expain-allegiance-pain-music-video-premiere-exclusive/ 

expain: allegiance to pain

 
EXPAIN video cover of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gJ786h1fds
 
expain cover john lennon's imagine official video

EXPAIN - Just The Tip - Album Cover

Track Listing: EXPAIN – Just The Tip
1. Bacchus
2. Aggressions Progression
3. Phoenix Writhing
4. The King
5. Don’t Worry The Worst Is Yet To Come
6. Idol Worship
7. Allegiance To Pain
8. Manatee
9. Headbang Your Head Off
10. A.T.M.
11. Eating A Beating Heart

For more info, please visit the following links:

https://www.facebook.com/Expainmetal

https://soundcloud.com/expmetal

https://expainband.bandcamp.com/

EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-expain-just-the-tip-2014/

– 30 –

“Hold on to your balls, for Expain could be positioned as Canada’s next great metal export. Evidently going by their ferociously captivating debut album ‘Just The Tip’, the quintet slap together a masochistic mixture of blazing riffs, supersonic drumming, sexy solo’s and vocals so brutal it would make your last hangover as weak as Justin Bieber banging one out. Come on they mix jazz elements, that surely has to receive numerous acknowledgements, but also through the various sounds and lyric topics employed, this album is a party on it’s own” – Global Metal Apocalypse

“…the material on the album is certainly some of the most unique and entertaining music that I have encountered in a while…every single element, and every single moment on Just the Tip contains something unique for the listener to discover, and like the name of the album suggests, every subsequent listen to the album makes one realise that one has merely discovered just the tip of the iceberg with the whole host of things going on.” – Heavy Metal Tribune

“…this group takes various elements of their influences – which includes punk, jazz, classical, world, pop, and even country – and melds them into some serious stunning thrash metal.” – Pure Grain Audio

“For some parts it reminds me of the instrumental genius of latter Annihilator/Jeff Waters’ material…” – Brutalism

“a band built on displaying technical skills behind the instruments. A heavy and potent mixture of thrash and jazz metal, Vancouver, Canada’s Expain is hoping to become a staple in a genre built on technical skill and speed” – Under The Gun Review

“a perfect blend of the technical and melodic, combining together to create a sound that is incredibly unique and forthright. I have listened to the album several times now, and each time I find myself enjoying some new dimension to the sound, or some new aspect of the music. It just keeps getting better.” – Vancouver Metal

“In my metal induced coma, I am inclined to say this band should not be sniffed at or trifled with, they are some serious thrash metal impresarios… For Fans Of: Uber thrash with a touch of jazz.” – All About The Rock

“Wildly diverse band that combines elements of thrash, punk, tech metal and even some jazz with an off-the-wall comedic streak.” Prog NW Metal Zone

“It’s one of the finest independently released albums I’ve ever heard in my life. From the short intro track ‘Bacchus’ all the way to the perfect closer in ‘Eating A Beating Heart,’ there’s so many quality thrashers on the disc. ‘The King’ is a personal favorite of mine as the musicianship is ridiculously tight. ‘Aggressions Progressions’ has an absolutely beautiful dueling solo section and ‘Manatee’ has a sick bass solo. Overall it’s 11 tracks of pure thrash mayhem” – Broken Neck Radio

“The band comes racing out of the gate with three dementedly heavy fist-pumpers….a promising metal act that is well worth a listen.” – Discorder (E.P.E.P Review)

“a strong mixture of early Thrash and Crossover Thrash concepts, blending them with a Melodic Death Metal sound, and plenty of energetic aggression.” – Apochs Metal Review (E.P.E.P Review)

“Don’t leave your children alone with The Almighty Excruciating Pain” – Metal Sucks (E.P.E.P Review)

 

0 CJLO metal charts Top 25 for 09/09 – #10 Expain, #11 Norilsk, #12 Where Giants Once Stood, #13 Hollow, #24 Protokult

  • September 11, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · EXPAIN · Hollow · Norilsk · Protokult · Where Giants Once Stood

1    IN THE NAME OF HAVOC    1180 [EP]    Self-Released
2    HASHED OUT    Hashed Out [EP]    L’Oeil du Tigre
3    CHEMICAL MISUSE    Follow The Light    Outspoken
4    DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979    The Physical World    Warner Brothers
5    CODE ORANGE    I Am King    Deathwish
6    HAUNTED    Exit Wounds    Century Media
7    ALESTORM    Sunset On The Golden Age    Napalm Records
8    CRIMSON SHADOWS    Kings Among Men    Napalm
9    I AM GIANT    Science And Survival    Sony
10    EXPAIN    Just The Tip    Self-Released
11    NORILSK    Japetus    Self-Released
12    WHERE GIANTS ONCE STOOD    Live Above EP    Self-Released
13    HOLLOW    Mordrake    Self-Released
14    THE END OF GALLIA    Live at CJLO    Self-Released
15    DARKEST HOUR    Darkest Hour    Sumerian
16    BRIMSTONE COVEN Brimstone Coven    Metal Blade
17    COCKSURE    TVMALSV    Metropolis
18    FALLUJAH    The Flesh Prevails    Unique Leader
19    A MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY    Science And Survival    Sony
20    PALLBEARER    Foundation of Burden    Profound Lore
21    MILE MARKER ZERO    Young Rust    Self-Released
22    ENTOMBED AD    Back to the Front    Century Media
23    IN FLAMES    Siren Charms    Sony
24    PROTOKULT    No Beer in Heaven    Self-Released
25    SUDDEN FLAMES    Under the Sign of Alliance    Self-Released

0 Cut N’ Dry Talent TV featuring Expain, PROTOKULT, and Psychotic Gardening!

  • September 6, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · EXPAIN · Protokult · Psychotic Gardening
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