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0 Montreal’s THRASH LA REINE Unleashes New Music Video “Le Rédempteur” via MetalUniverse

May 6, 2019
by Asher
· Music News · Thrash La Reine

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Montreal, QC – May 6, 2019

For fans of Thrash Metal, Power Metal, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Judas Priest

Montreal’s THRASH LA REINE Unleashes New Music Video “Le Rédempteur” via MetalUniverse

New EP “La Foi, La Loi, La Croix” Out May 31st

Photo Credit: Dani Rod Photography
L-R Anthony Domm-Bélisle – Bass, Center: Renaud Baril – Vocals and Guitar, Right: Guillaume Leblanc – Drums

Montreal’s THRASH LA REINE is getting ready to share their second EP “La Foi, La Loi, La Croix” with the world on May 31, 2019.

With the spirit of both thrash and power metal, THRASH LA REINE, who describe themselves as ‘Francophone satirical epic thrash’ create music as they feel it and leave it up to the audience to decide where they really fit in. The exclusive French-language album follows the band’s 2017 EP “Le Metal Est Notre Langue”. The band hints at what the new release entails:

“We do not reinvent anything, but at the same time, we think we offer something that sounds new and refreshing. We want to share Montreal’s culture by making music in French, but we believe this music can be accessible and interesting to everybody around the world.”

Incorporating musical influences from the likes of Metallica, Judas Priest, and Megadeth, they take lyrical inspiration from current events and real life. In the case of their second single ‘Le Rédempteur’ they had this to say:

“This is one of the faster songs with more of a NWOBHM spirit. The lyrics are about the socio-political situation in the world. ‘Le Rédempteur’’ means ‘the saviour’. At first glance, it might sound like a song about a superhero or about some sort of spiritual saviour. But this song is more about politicians who see problems in our world as opportunities to sell us solutions and to make us falsely believe they will make the world great again!”

For the single, the band has filmed a new music video and have teamed up with MetalUniverse for its premiere at the following link: http://www.metaluniverse.net/nouvelles.php?id_nouvelle=34406

“La Foi, La Loi, La Croix” will be released on May 31, 2019, and available for pre-order on Bandcamp.

THRASH LA REINE‘s first single “Du Sang Sur Les Plaines” is streaming at the following link: https://youtu.be/41yWekV6ucY

Show Dates:
May 12 – Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar – info w/ Blaze Bayley (ex-Iron Maiden)

Track Listing:
1. Pourchasser Le Dragon (4:45)
2. Thrash La Reine (2:14)
3. Le Rédempteur (4:11)
4. La Peur du Lendemain (3:43)
5. Garde La Foi (4:46)
6. Du Sang Sur Les Plaines (8:43)
EP Length: 28:23

For More Info:
Official Website: www.thrashlareine.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thrashlareine
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thrashlareine
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ThrashLaReine

BIO:

Thrash La Reine is a Montreal-based French heavy metal trio founded in 2017. In their music, they comprise styles of their main influences of thrash and power metal as well as paying homage to their home city and the francophone punk bands that were notorious in the Montreal scene during their college years. In each song, they mix the epic themes of power metal with the social topics of punk and thrash metal to make a style that they dubbed ‘’Epic Thrash’’.

In 2017, in their home studio, they recorded a first EP called ‘’Le Metal Est Notre Langue’’. Since then, they have opened for artists such as Judas Priestess (US) and Tim Ripper Owen (US). In 2018, a second EP ‘’La Foi, La Loi, La Croix’’ was recorded. The recording and mixing were done at Studio Wild with Pierre Rémillard (Anonymus, Cryptopsy) and mastered in the summer by Jacob Hansen in Denmark. The EP is now ready to hit mosh pits around the world with a release date on May 31, 2019.

French Bio:

Thrash La Reine est un trio heavy métal francophone montréalais fondé en 2017. Nous nous inspirons des classiques du heavy metal tout en apportant l’énergie des groupes francophones qui ont rendus mémorables nos années de CEGEP. Dans chaque chanson, nous mélangeons les thèmes épiques du power metal aux revendications sociales du Thrash métal pour en faire un « Thrash épique ».

En 2017, nous avons enregistré de manière DIY un premier EP intitulé Le métal est notre langue. Depuis, nous avons fait la première partie d’artistes tels Judas Priestess (É-U) et Tim Ripper Owen (É-U). En 2018, nous avons fait l’enregistrement d’un deuxième EP «La foi, la loi, la croix» . L’enregistrement et le mixage ont été fait au Studio Wild avec Pierre Rémillard (Anonymus, Cryptopsy) et le mastering a été fait par Jacob Hansen au Danemark. Le EP est maintenant prêt â être mis en marché!

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0 Kitchener’s CATHARTIC DEMISE Streaming Debut EP via MetalMasterKingdom

April 25, 2019
by Asher
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Montreal, QC – April 25, 2019

For fans of Sylosis, Revocation, Death, Iron Maiden, Gojira

Kitchener’s CATHARTIC DEMISE Streaming Debut EP via MetalMasterKingdom

Self-Titled EP Out April 26th

L-R: Aaron Tanner: Bass, Taylor Wroblewski: Lead Guitars, Angus Pike: Drums, Bennett Smith: Vocals/Lead Guitars
Photo Credit: Michael Crusty

Fresh out of Kitchener, Canada, CATHARTIC DEMISE are releasing their debut self-titled three-track EP on April 26, 2019.

Before it’s officially unleashed the band has teamed up with MetalMasterKingdom for the premiere of EP’s full stream at the following link: https://www.metalmasterkingdom.com/home/cathartic-demise-premiere-new-self-titled-ep-in-full

The band comments:

“The EP as a whole is meant to give off a short and sweet impression on everything we do. It’s only an EP so someone wouldn’t have to invest much time to get a grasp of what we do. Liberty was written as a good opener, very high energy with the most aggression and technicality of all of the songs. The Vice is the shortest song, with many movements, written to be the catchiest song of the whole bunch, very much written in a pop style. Solar Returning is more of an ‘epic’ song, with the atmosphere of the whole outro being the main point of it all, being the climax of all of the earlier ideas that run throughout the whole song.”

The EP will be available for download and stream on Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes.

Lyric video “The Vice” – https://youtu.be/Vaj-9FIDkeY

Show Dates:
May 4 – Kitchener, ON – The Boathouse

Track Listing:
1. Liberty (6:27)
2. The Vice (4:18)
3. Solar Returning (9:14)
EP Length: 20:02

For More Info:
https://www.facebook.com/catharticdemise
https://www.instagram.com/catharticdemise

BIO:

Cathartic Demise out of Kitchener, Canada brings a refreshingly epic brand of thrash metal to the table with lyrical themes about life experiences and worldly interactions while gracefully challenging thrash standards and incorporating elements from unexpected genres.

Citing musical influences including Iron Maiden, Sylosis and Gojira, the band keeps the sound fresh with generous creative freedom while still remaining true to their roots. Elements from most subgenres can be noticed in their music but the most obvious ones are thrash, progressive, and traditional metal.

On April 26, 2019, they will formally introduce themselves to the metal world in the form of a 3 track self-titled EP.

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0 STRIKER Announces Their ‘Summer of Shred’ w/ North American Tour Dates w/ Death Angel, Steel Panther, Holy Grail, Bewitcher

April 25, 2019
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· Music News · Striker

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Montreal, QC – April 25, 2019

For Fans of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Enforcer, Skull Fist, Steelwing

STRIKER Announces Their ‘Summer of Shred’ w/ North American Tour Dates
w/ Death Angel, Steel Panther, Holy Grail, Bewitcher

Sixth Studio Album “Play To Win” Out Now!

Photo Credit: Dana Zuk

2019 is officially STRIKER‘s ‘Summer of Shred’ as they will hitting the road this summer for multiple North American tour dates with DEATH ANGEL, STEEL PANTHER, HOLY GRAIL and BEWITCHER. Their shredding adventures will begin in Oklahoma City, OK on May 14th for US dates with DEATH ANGEL followed by a headlining show for Calgary’s East Town Get Down Festival that includes Anvil. STRIKER will then support STEEL PANTHER for their Canadian dates from June 14th to June 25th and then kick off a short headlining tour from July 2nd to July 7th before joining HOLY GRAIL and BEWITCHER for the ‘Deadly Ripping North American Tour’, which will invade 21 cities in USA and Canada from from July 12th to August 4th. STRIKER is touring in support of their sixth studio album “Play To Win” released this past October via their independent label Record Breaking Records.

Champions in blending classic heavy metal, hard rock, and 80’s hair metal, Canadian shredders STRIKER‘s sixth studio album “Play To Win” features 10 fist pounding shredtacular anthems produced by the band plus mixed and mastered by Hendrik Udd (Firewind, Powerwolf, Hammerfall, Delain). The album follows their 2017 self-titled full length that the band supported with tours across Europe and North America with Sonata Arctica, Dark Tranquility, and Warbringer along with festival appearances at 70,000 Tons of Metal, Bang Your Head Festival (Germany) and more to add to their almost 1000 shows performed in their decade-plus career. That fifth studio album also garnered them a nomination from Canada’s JUNO awards, the country’s highest music prize, along with wins at the Edmonton Music Awards and Western Canadian Awards.

Guitarist Tim Brown comments on “Play To Win”:“Play to Win: if you want to win you have to play the game. Find the rules and break them. This is our 6th album and 3rd independent release. If we followed the rules and listened to the industry people we’d have gone absolutely nowhere. Play To Win is about listening to yourself, following your own path, and playing that 5th ace hidden in your sleeve. This album is designed to light a fire under your ass and get you moving, and we made sure to get the most modern, ear melting sounds possible. It’s all about where metal is going, not where it has been, and this is our soundtrack to success.”

Album CD order, stream and download available on www.Striker-Metal.com, iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.

Music Video – “Head First” can be viewed here.

Lyric video – “Heart of Lies” can be viewed here.

STRIKER North American Tour Dates

w/ Death Angel
May 14 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th St
May 15 – Lubbock, TX – Jakes
May 16 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
May 17 – Phoenix, AZ – Club Red
May 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Whiskey
May 19 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge

Striker only dates
May 25 – Calgary, AB – Border Crossing – East Town Get Down Festival w/ Anvil, and many others
June 9 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Soo Blaster
June 10 – Sudbury, ON – The Asylum
June 11 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks

w/ Steel Panther
June 14 – Barrie, ON – Mavericks Music Hall
June 15 – London, ON – London Music Hall
June 17 – Thunder Bay, ON – NV Nightclub
June 18 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
June 20 – Saskatoon, SK – Coors Event Centre
June 21 – Medicine Hat, AB – The Cypress Centre
June 23 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
June 25 – Grand Prairie, AB – Bowes Event Centre

Striker Headlining Dates
July 2 – Kelowna, BC – Muninn’s Post *with Lost Nebula
July 3 – Vancouver, BC – Astoria *with Lost Nebula
July 5 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon *with Neck of the Woods
July 6 – Portland, OR – High Water Mark *with Neck of the Woods
July 7 – Eugene, OR – Old Nicks *with Neck of the Woods

w/ Holy Grail, Bewitcher
July 12 – Phoenix, AZ – Club Red
July 13 – El Paso, TX – The San Carlos Building
July 14 – Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
July 15 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
July 16 – Houston, TX – White Oak
July 18 – Orlando, FL – Soundbar
July 19 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn
July 20 – Asheville, NC – Mothlight
July 21 – Richmond, VA – The Camel
July 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
July 24 – Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus
July 25 – Boston, MA – Once
July 26 – Montreal, QC – Turbo Haus
July 27 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
July 28 – Detroit, MI – Small’s
July 29 – Chicago, IL – Reggies
July 31 – Denver, CO – Streets Of London
August 1 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro
August 2 – Las Vegas, NV – Counts Vamp’d
August 3 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
August 4 – Los Angeles, CA – Resident

For More Info:

http://www.striker-metal.com

https://www.facebook.com/strikermetal

https://twitter.com/StrikerMetal

https://instagram.com/strikermetal

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“Play to Win, which might be their most balanced effort yet. It’s their most catchy, too: the likelihood you’ll be singing along with every song before they finish is very, very high.” – Metal Sucks

“expertly combined killer arena rock choruses with well-done, cleaner verses.” – Metal Injection

“Six albums in six years. That is something almost unheard of, even in the modern era of production that considerably lessens the time needed to record and mix albums. Striker always seems to provide a new album right around when I start to wonder, “Hey, I wonder what Striker is up to?”. PLAY TO WIN is the band’s 6th LP and to my ears, one of their best. Rest assured, the band has not altered their sound. This is still classic metal, mixed with modern elements that continues to leave all pretenders in a cloud of choking dust.” – Metal Rules

“You can hear influences ranging from Dokken to Metallica on Play to Win, and it’s all done with masterful songwriting, performances and production. This is a slick, aggressively-mixed record that drips with excitement and replayability… Striker have produced their best record since City of Gold, and all fans of straight-up hard rock and metal need to own this album.” – Heavy Music HQ

“Striker have knocked this one out of the park and into the stratosphere. You’d be hard-pressed to find a catchier slice of fine cheddar this year, and I’d highly recommend it.” – New Noise Mag

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0 CONSTANTINE Posts New Music Video “Bushido” + Returns With His Newest Solo Record Entitled ”Aftermath” ft. Guests From Primal Fear, Soilwork, Destruction

April 18, 2019
by Asher
· Constantine · Music News

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Montreal, QC – April 18, 2019

For fans of Joe Satriani, Firewind, Iron Maiden

CONSTANTINE Posts New Music Video “Bushido”

Returns With His Newest Solo Record Entitled ”Aftermath” ft. Guests From Primal Fear, Soilwork, Destruction

“Aftermath” Out May 31, 2019, via Rockshots Records

Renowned Greek guitar hero CONSTANTINE has just unleashed his brand new video of “Bushido”.

The video is available at the following link https://youtu.be/yA7VLt73bxo

After almost 7 years of absence, CONSTANTINE from Athens, Greece is releasing his most promising work to date, his second solo album “Aftermath” on May 31, 2019.

”Aftermath” itself is a modern metal masterpiece with CONSTANTINE delivering his most soulful, technical, inspired performances & compositions with collaborations with some of the most prominent vocalists in the world of metal & rock, such as: Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear), Bjorn ”Speed” Strid (Soilwork), Schmier (Destruction), Apollo Papathanasio (Spiritual Beggars, ex-Firewind) & Chris Clancy (Wearing Scars).

With a wide variety of influences, this release promises to question genre boundaries and push limits:

“The new record is in its entirety a collection of songs that cover the whole spectrum of the heavy metal genre combining the best elements of modern & classic metal/rock as well. I think that it’s an album that will provide a listening pleasure to everybody who’s into this genre of music.”

CONSTANTINE is confident that his work will invoke a great response from fans around the world:

“I’m actually very eager and to be honest, I cannot hide my anticipation to share the new music with the fans. I’m also really positive about how the fans will receive it since the album itself includes not only some brilliant guitar work, but phenomenal performances from the vocalists participating on the songs as well.”

”Aftermath” will be released May 31, 2019 through Rockshots Records.

Album pre-order: http://bit.ly/Constantine_CD

Song Stream – Press on Regardless – (feat. Ralf Scheepers – Primal Fear) – https://youtu.be/mOgabKQsaoQ

Track Listing:
1. Bushido (Instrumental)
2. Hellfire Club – (feat. Bjorn ”Speed” Strid)
3. Press on Regardless – (feat. Ralf Scheepers)
4. Another Day (feat. Apollo Papathanasio)
5. Holding on ’til the end (feat. Chris Clancy)
6. Deliver Us (feat. Apollo Papathanasio)
7. Elegy (feat. Bill Manthos)
8. War and Pain – (feat. Schirmer)

More info:
Rockshots: http://www.rockshots.eu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/constantineofficialpage
Twitter: http://ww.twitter.com/MrConstantine_K
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/itsconstantine_insta

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Bio:

Constantine was born & raised in Athens, Greece. At the age of 12, he began learning to play the guitar by copying songs from his record collection of his favorite bands such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Judas Priest & Exodus. As a young teenager, he soon started to evolve more on his study & approach on the guitar by getting influenced from guitar heroes like Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, Michael Romeo & Zakk Wylde.

Constantine’s playing over the years has evolved & ranges from shredding riffs to soaring solos with memorable twin guitar melodic harmonies, fluid tapping-arpeggio lines, wide vibrato, and melodic pentatonics.

Despite the young of his age, time and work had proved that Constantine’s flexibility is undoubted both in performances but in compositions in different genres/styles of music. Constantine’s efforts over the years have taken many forms including playing in Nightrage (2007), Descending (2008-2012), Mystic Prophecy (2008-2012), Nightfall (2010-2013), Primal Fear (2012).

His first solo album ‘Shredcore’ was released in 2010 and the follow-up ‘Aftermath’ will be released in May of 2019.

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0 STRIKER Announces North American Tour Dates w/ Holy Grail, Bewitcher

April 11, 2019
by Asher
· Music News · Striker

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Montreal, QC – April 11, 2019

For Fans of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Enforcer, Skull Fist, Steelwing

STRIKER Announces North American Tour Dates w/ Holy Grail, Bewitcher

Music Video “Head First”

Sixth Studio Album “Play To Win” Out Now!

Photo Credit: Dana Zuk

Edmonton’s STRIKER will be hitting the road this summer for the ‘Deadly Ripping North American Tour’ with Holy Grail and Bewitcher. The 21 date tour will kick off in Phoenix, AZ on July 12th and wrap up in Los Angeles on August 4th (dates listed below). STRIKER is touring in support of their sixth studio album “Play To Win” released this past October via their independent label Record Breaking Records.

The band comments:

“Hitting the road with our brothers of shred Holy Grail this summer to bring our new album ‘Play to Win’ to fans across North America! This is the summer of the Road Dogs, and we will be doing many more shows across North America and the rest of the world before it’s all said and done. There’s never been a better time to headbang in the front row!”

Champions in blending classic heavy metal, hard rock, and 80’s hair metal, Canadian shredders STRIKER‘s sixth studio album “Play To Win” features 10 fist pounding shredtacular anthems produced by the band plus mixed and mastered by Hendrik Udd (Firewind, Powerwolf, Hammerfall, Delain). The album follows their 2017 self-titled full length that the band supported with tours across Europe and North America with Sonata Arctica, Dark Tranquility, and Warbringer along with festival appearances at 70,000 Tons of Metal, Bang Your Head Festival (Germany) and more to add to their almost 1000 shows performed in their decade-plus career. That fifth studio album also garnered them a nomination from Canada’s JUNO awards, the country’s highest music prize, along with wins at the Edmonton Music Awards and Western Canadian Awards.

Deadly Ripping North American Summer 2019 Tour
w/ Holy Grail, Striker, Bewitcher

7.12 Phoenix, AZ @ Club Red

7.13 El Paso, TX @ The San Carlos Building

7.14 Austin, TX @ Come And Take It Live

7.15 Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar & Grill

7.16 Houston, TX @ White Oak

7.18 Orlando, FL @ Soundbar

7.19 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn

7.20 Asheville, NC @ Mothlight

7.21 Richmond, VA @ The Camel

7.23 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie

7.24 Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus

7.25 Boston, MA @ Once

7.26 Montreal, QC @ Turbo Haus

7.27 Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground

7.28 Detroit, MI @ Small’s

7.29 Chicago, IL @ Reggies

7.31 Denver, CO @ Streets Of London

8.01 Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro

8.02 Las Vegas, NV @ Counts Vamp’d

8.03 San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick

8.04 Los Angeles, CA @ Resident

For More Info:

http://www.striker-metal.com

https://www.facebook.com/strikermetal

https://twitter.com/StrikerMetal

https://instagram.com/strikermetal

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“expertly combined killer arena rock choruses with well-done, cleaner verses.” – Metal Injection

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0 Heavy Metal Trio AxMinister Premiere Music Video “The Trials of Hercules” via MetalInsider

April 11, 2019
by Asher
· axminister · Music News

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Montreal, QC – April 11, 2019

For fans of Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Manowar, Slayer

Heavy Metal Trio AxMinister Premiere Music Video “The Trials of Hercules” via MetalInsider

EP “The Crucible of Sin” Out Now!

L-R – Tim Smith (Guitars), Nicholas Klaus (Vox/Bass Guitar), Bas von Bismark (Drums)

Metal warriors on a holy quest, Toronto’s AxMinister‘s have unleashed their latest music video to offer to the heavy metal gods “The Trials of Hercules”. The video is third episode in the band’s planned 5 part series to give fans a visual guide to tell the story of their latest EP “The Crucible of Sin”. The trio has previously released videos “Prey” (Eps. 1) and “Salvation” (Eps. 2). All 5 episodes/music videos in the series were produced and directed by drummer Bas Majzoub (aka Bas von Bismark).

Drummer Bas von Bismark explains:

“The third installment in the series, “The Trials of Hercules” is an action packed video, supporting a song that showcases the band’s musical influences: traditional and thrash metal. Following the decimation of his children, our hell-bent on vengeance hero finally confronts his murderous nemesis; at the same time, his abducted wife faces off against her kidnapper. The band pooled our resources, and under my direction, with the help of the production team, we achieved a sexy and fast-paced video. Cinematographer Chris Mierzwinski is a poet with the camera, and he and I have had a working creative relationship for a long time, so as such, we were able to lock-down the bad-ass visual style and deliver you a well executed entertaining product. We’re humbled by the response towards episode ii, and we’re confident episode iii, “The Trials of Hercules”, will do even better.”

Teaming up with MetalInsider.net, AxMinister is premiering their third episode “The Trials of Hercules” at the following link: https://www.metalinsider.net/video/video-premiere-axminister-the-trials-of-hercules

“The Crucible of Sin” is available for digital download and stream on Bandcamp here, iTunes and Spotify.

The band adds:

“Our EP “The Crucible of Sin” sports a sense of humour. It tries to tell a… at times, nihilistic, a story about love, lust, oppression, and redemption. Following every recording and show, we try to reflect on our own mistakes and attempt to improve. We grew to understand our 90s thrash/traditional style of songwriting and compose accordingly. This EP has that ‘90’s warm thrash sound akin to Megadeth’s Youthanasia album. We hope old and new audiences join us on a journey that is at times fictional, visual and imaginative, while other times introspective and contemplative. We like you to dance, head bang, and mosh to it.”

Track Listing:
1. Prey (4:15)
2. Salvation (4:16)
3. The Trials of Hercules (4:06)
4. The Succubus and the Crucible of Sin (5:10)
5. Sanctus Equitis Mortis (5:06)
EP Length: 22:56

For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/AxMinister
https://twitter.com/axministertrio
https://www.instagram.com/axminister_band
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-bOO
(Bio written by Steve Earles)

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“From the drop of the first note, AxMinister pull their ax from stone, brandishing it mightily and powerfully as they dish out shredding sharpened riff after sharpened riff. Thrown in to the mix are face melting solos as well as ever-present charging drumming as well as very solid very infectious vocals. Each of the five tracks present within this release are woven together well to provide you with a cohesive and well rounded sound that you will have a hard time getting out of your head. With The Crucible Of Sin, AxMinister gift you with five highly addictive and highly entertaining tracks that you keep coming back to.” – Cadaver Garden

“The Crucible of Sin is a great thrash/traditional metal album, showing strong influences from Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica to full effect.” – Hellbound

“an exciting piece of Thrash Metal. It has a unique touch to it that allows the EP to be memorable, whilst the guitars make it very enjoyable.” – Noizze UK

“The stair-step cultural guitar to snare combinations for “The Trials of Hercules” brings out the Manowar fan in us all – while the speedy double kick locomotive aspects to closer “Sanctus Equitus Mortis” surely keep the ears pinned for a closer…It’s clear that you have a solid set of musicians and keen songwriting abilities – so if you want something a bit more dramatic and adventurous in your thrash airings, AxMinister could be that difference maker for you.” – Dead Rhetoric

“”The Crucible of Sin” is a lyrically-strong (hard & heavy) power metal recording with strong lead vocals, great guitar solos, a slick rhythm section, and inspired songs that will make you want to wave the banner of true heavy metal for all to see!! This is honest to goodness heavy metal that has been made possible thanks to hard work & dedication of true heavy metal maniacs.” – Heavy Metal Time Machine

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0 Kitchener’s CATHARTIC DEMISE Introduce Themselves With Debut Single “The Vice” via TheCirclePit

April 8, 2019
by Asher
· Cathartic Demise · Music News

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Montreal, QC – April 8, 2019

For fans of Sylosis, Revocation, Death, Iron Maiden, Gojira

Kitchener’s CATHARTIC DEMISE Introduce Themselves With Debut Single “The Vice”

L-R: Aaron Tanner: Bass, Taylor Wroblewski: Lead Guitars, Angus Pike: Drums, Bennett Smith: Vocals/Lead Guitars
Photo Credit: Michael Crusty

Fresh out of Kitchener, Canada, CATHARTIC DEMISE are releasing their debut single “The Vice” off their first release, a self-titled three-track EP expected on April 26, 2019.

This single is the first introduction to the progressive thrash metal band who are questioning genre standards by writing melodic and epic music that is still invoking the styles of the classic, familiar sound. They explain further what fans can expect from them:

“We are something memorable that people can’t get with any other bands. The sound of the band will always retain the idea of creative freedom, while still remaining true to our roots. It will always be thrashy and melodic and we will make an effort to connect to our fans. But there are also no rules; we’re open to trying anything with our sound.”

The band’s lyric video for their debut single “The Vice” is available via TheCirclePit: https://www.thecirclepit.com/2019/04/cathartic-demise-the-vice-lyric-video-world-premiere

The EP will be released on April 26, 2019, EP pre-order and download of single “The Vice” available on Bandcamp.

Track Listing:
1. Liberty (6:27)
2. The Vice (4:18)
3. Solar Returning (9:14)
EP Length: 20:02

For More Info:
https://www.facebook.com/catharticdemise
https://www.instagram.com/catharticdemise

BIO:

On April 26, 2019, they will formally introduce themselves to the metal world in the form of a 3 track self-titled EP.

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0 Montreal’s THRASH LA REINE Streaming “Du Sang Sur Les Plaines” Off Upcoming EP “La Foi, La Loi, La Croix”Montreal’s THRASH LA REINE Streaming “Du Sang Sur Les Plaines” Off Upcoming EP “La Foi, La Loi, La Croix”

April 8, 2019
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Montreal, QC – April 8, 2019

For fans of Thrash Metal, Power Metal, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Judas Priest

Montreal’s THRASH LA REINE Streaming “Du Sang Sur Les Plaines” Off Upcoming EP “La Foi, La Loi, La Croix”

New EP “La Foi, La Loi, La Croix” Out May 31st

Photo Credit: Dani Rod Photography
L-R Anthony Domm-Bélisle – Bass, Center: Renaud Baril – Vocals and Guitar, Right: Guillaume Leblanc – Drums

In anticipation of their second EP “La Foi, La Loi, La Croix” ready for the world on May 31, 2019, Montreal’s THRASH LA REINE is releasing their single “Du Sang Sur Les Plaines”.

Not taking themselves too seriously, they describe themselves as Francophone satirical epic thrash, but ultimately let the audience decide where they fit in in the metal scene. Focusing on telling a story with each track and paying close attention to the song structure and how the listener will be escorted through each thrasher. Exclusively in French and following their 2017 EP “Le Metal Est Notre Langue”, the band opens up about their sound on their 2019 follow up “La Foi, La Loi, La Croix”:

“We’re not reinventing anything, but at the same time, we think we’re offering something that sounds new and refreshing. The EP has a good variety of songs. Some songs are faster, some are more mid-tempo. Overall, we have really fast and quick songs and also more epic songs that are almost nine minutes long.”

With obvious musical influences from the likes of Metallica, Iron Maiden and Iced Earth, THRASH LA REINE take lyrical inspiration from current events and real life. In the case of this Maiden-esque single “Du Sang Sur Les Plaines” they explain:

“‘Du Sang Sur Les Plaines’ is a historical song (à la Maiden) about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City during 1759 and is structured in a narrative way. We are proud to share an interesting part of our heritage in this song.”

“Du Sang Sur Les Plaines” is streaming at the following link: https://youtu.be/41yWekV6ucY

“La Foi, La Loi, La Croix” will be released on May 31, 2019 and available for pre-order on Bandcamp.

For More Info:
Official Website: www.thrashlareine.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thrashlareine
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thrashlareine
Twitter: www.twitter.com/ThrashLaReine

BIO:

French Bio:

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0 CONSTANTINE Returns With His Newest Solo Record Entitled ”Aftermath” ft. Guests From Primal Fear, Soilwork, Destruction

March 28, 2019
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Montreal, QC – March 28, 2019

For fans of Joe Satriani, Firewind, Iron Maiden

CONSTANTINE Returns With His Newest Solo Record Entitled ”Aftermath” ft. Guests From Primal Fear, Soilwork, Destruction

“Aftermath” Out May 31, 2019, via Rockshots Records

Streaming Single ‘Press on Regardless’ – (feat. Ralf Scheepers – Primal Fear)

After almost 7 years of absence, CONSTANTINE from Athens, Greece is releasing his most promising work to date, his second solo album “Aftermath” on May 31, 2019.

With a wide variety of influences, this release promises to question genre boundaries and push limits:

CONSTANTINE is confident that his work will invoke a great response from fans around the world:

”Aftermath” will be released May 31, 2019 through Rockshots Records.

Album pre-order: http://bit.ly/Constantine_CD

Song Stream – Press on Regardless – (feat. Ralf Scheepers – Primal Fear) – https://youtu.be/mOgabKQsaoQ

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Bio:

His first solo album ‘Shredcore’ was released in 2010 and the follow-up ‘Aftermath’ will be released in May of 2019.

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0 Power Metallers LORDS OF THE TRIDENT Premiere Cover Video of Synthwave Duo THE MIDNIGHT’s “Los Angeles” via MetalSucks

February 17, 2019
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Montreal, QC – February 17, 2019

For fans of Dream Evil, Unleash the Archers, Iron Maiden, Dio

Power Metallers LORDS OF THE TRIDENT Premiere Cover Video of Synthwave Duo THE MIDNIGHT’s “Los Angeles” via MetalSucks

New Album ‘Shadows From The Past” Out Now!

New Acoustic Album “Pull The Plug” Out Now!

Top L-R Lords of the Trident Current Line Up
Master Hercule “Herc” Schlagzeuger (Lead Drums) | Baron Taurean Helleshaar (Lead Guitar) | Fang VonWrathenstein (Lead Vocals) | Asian Metal (Lead Guitar) | Pontifex Mortis (Lead Bass)
Photo Credit – Mary Sweeney

American power metal warriors LORDS OF THE TRIDENT are not shy in hiding their enjoyment for other genres outside the realm of metal. Being fans of synthwave, the band demonstrate their love for one of their favorite duo’s, THE MIDNIGHT, by releasing a video cover for the single “Los Angeles” premiered via MetalSucks‘ column Synthwave Sunday.

The band comments:

“Outside of metal, one of our favorite bands is The Midnight. After seeing the band live in Chicago, we thought it would be fun to do a metal cover of one of our favorite songs: “Los Angeles”. This video is dedicated to the band, and to all the metalheads wearing battle jackets that we saw in the audience!”

Check out the video at the following link: http://www.metalsucks.net/2019/02/17/synthwave-sunday-power-metallers-lords-of-the-trident-cover-the-midnights-los-angeles/

LORDS OF THE TRIDENT unleashed their 7th studio album “Shadows From The Past” during August 2018 along with releasing this past January their first 100% Patreon-funded acoustic album entitled “Pull The Plug” that features all-acoustic re-recorded LORDS OF THE TRIDENT fan-favorite songs from past albums along with a few loved covers by the band.

To hear the full stream of “Pull The Plug”, please visit the band’s Bandcamp here.

Digital stream and download of “Shadows From The Past” is available on the band’s website here plus Spotify, iTunes and Amazon.

To order their limited edition Blood Red Vinyl, which is a dual vinyl, 45RPM that comes with a Gatefold Booklet with artwork/lyric insert along with a 320kbps MP3 download card is available exclusively here.

Videos:
LOTT – Metal Musicians React To Pop Music here.
SEGA CD band playthrough “Chasing Shadows”here.
“Death Dealer” here.
“Tormentor” here.
“Burn It Down” ft. Unleash The Archers vocalist Brittney Slayes here.
“Reaper’s Hourglass” here.
“Zero Hour” (360 Degree VR) here.

Show Dates:
Aug 10 – Madison, WI – Mad With Power Fest – info
Sept 22 – Madison, WI – The Annex at Red Zone – info w/ Battle Beast

For more info:
http://www.lordsofthetrident.com
http://www.facebook.com/LordsOfTheTrident
http://www.twitter.com/LordsOfTrident
http://instagram.com/lordsofthetrident

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