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0 BC’s Mountain Shaking ARMSTRONG METALFEST Open Band Submissions For 2023 Lineup!

  • October 27, 2022
  • by Asher
  • · Armstrong Metal Fest · Music News

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – October 27, 2022

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BC’s Mountain Shaking ARMSTRONG METALFEST Open Band Submissions For 2023 Lineup!

July 14-15 – Armstrong, BC, Canada

Watch the official video recap of AMF 2019 here.
(video created by Mayne Brand Productions)

AMF Spotify Playlist 2022 Lineup here.

Canada’s mountain-shaking extreme music festival Armstrong MetalFest is launching the band submissions for their 2023 lineup with applications opening on November 1st and ending on November 30th at 11:59 pm PST.

Bands interested in performing at the festival can apply at https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/contact/band-submissions/​

After their most successful event to date in 2022, which saw the festival’s highest attendance on record along with marking AMF‘s return after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic, the 2023 edition will be held on July 14th and 15th at the Hassen Arena in Armstrong, BC.

Hosted in British Columbia’s Okanagan valley with the Canadian Rockies as a specular backdrop, the 2022 gathering of metalheads witnessed Spokane, WA deathcore titans ENTERPRISE EARTH headline the festival along with Vancouver’s cult-loved pyro maniacs ZIMMERS HOLE and progressive death kings NECK of THE WOODS. AMF also presented a very special performance from Kelowna’s OMNIA NIHIL (formerly Apollyon) in memory of beloved vocalist Matt Depper who suddenly passed away this past January. A total of 28 bands from across Western Canada and the USA fueled the moshpit for much-needed music therapy.

Tickets for AMF 2023 and camping along with the lineup will be announced at a later date.

Festival co-organizers Jesse Valtsar adds:

“Mark it down on the calendar, we have huge plans to make 2023 the biggest event to date! With the success of 2022, we are going to continue the momentum right into next year! We are planning out our headliners and dreaming up new ways to make Metalfest the best!”

Since 2009 (minus pause years 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid pandemic), West Metal Entertainment and Armstrong Metalfest have not only fostered the talent of hundreds of local bands, but have imported well-known, international acts to the quiet, little Canadian town of Armstrong, British Columbia.

Each year up to 700 metalheads from Canada and the USA descend into the picturesque Okanagan Valley and under the blistering sun they spend three days camping, taking in over 30 bands, participating in wrestling events, scavenger hunts, and catching up with their metal family.

The festival has seen such renowned headliners as Kataklysm, Cattle Decapitation, Archspire, Nekrogoblikon, and Beyond Creation as well as emerging artists from across North America. At the end of the revelry, the festival disappears without a trace, leaving the landscape as pristine as it has always been.

West Metal Entertainment is a non-profit society that not only puts on Armstrong Metal Festival every year in Armstrong, B.C., but gives bands opportunities to play different venues throughout the region including all-ages shows, to encourage musical passion in kids as well as adults.

For more info:​
​Armstrongmetalfest.ca
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​Facebook​
​Instagram​
​Twitter​

Festival Press Materials HERE.

2022 Sponsors / Partners:​
Legion HQ
West Metal Entertainment
WCMFA
BC Arts Council
Rancho Vignola
Mason Henniger
Nor-Val Rentals
Exclaim!
Askew’s Foods
Armstrong Tourism
Creative BC
Swag Merch
Bravewords
Absolute Underground Mag
Broken Neck Radio
V13
Metal-Rules
Trash Talk w/ Nate
Posteblocke Media
Asher Media Relations

What the press is saying:

Kelowna Now: Armstrong Metal Festival Co-founder reflects on a decade of metal – Video Interview here.

CHBC – Global Okanagan: Metalheads celebrate a decade of gathering in Armstrong – Video Interview here.

“In the past, metalheads had to travel to Germany to experience the rush of a big festival, such as Wacken Open Air. But local headbangers decided to bring that feeling home with Armstrong Metalfest.” – Vernon Morning Star

“Go Big or Stay at Home: Armstrong has that welcoming feeling for a rock show.” – The Valley Voice

“To witness such a gathering of talent is an absolute privilege, and for that fact alone, I will certainly be returning to Armstrong Metal Fest.” – Beatroute BC

“This festival is now going to be my yearly must-go-to event and if you’re a metal head that hasn’t attended or a curious metal voyeur, do yourself a favour and check it out, you will not regret it.” – Abort Mag

“The Armstrong Metalfest is one such event and has grown from its initial, humble beginnings seven years ago to be a regular mainstay, with its south-central BC location making for a popular summertime destination for fans and bands alike.” – Decibel Mag

Named one of the out-of-town music festivals worth the trip by The Vancouver Sun
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​“For metalheads, this is a great vacation where groups of all sizes can enjoy their favourite musical genre in a fun, energized environment. Not to mention, the camping!” – The Permanent Rain Press

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0 Mexico’s LOST NEBULA Announces Canadian Tour To Support New EP “Created In The Image Of God”

  • July 6, 2022
  • by Asher
  • · Lost Nebula · Music News

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – July 6, 2022

 

Mexico’s LOST NEBULA Announces Canadian Tour To Support New EP “Created In The Image Of God”

New EP Out July 15th

L-R – Julio Becerra (Guitar), Quetzalin Dominguez (Vocals), Harry Gonzalez (Bass), Fernando Bujanda (Guitar)
Photo: Kinady Navarro

Mexico’s proggy alt-rock outfit Lost Nebula is setting out on a Canadian tour this summer in support of their latest album “Created In The Image Of God”. This will be the fourth release from the band and it shows a distinct maturity without losing the desire to try new things – on the record, they introduce the use of synths and growls and bolsters songwriting.

Lost Nebula presents an approachable take to metal, infusing their sound with melodic choruses, hardcore breakdowns, both growling and clean vocals, and elements of pop, alternative metal, and prog. They cover familiar topics such as discrimination, dehumanization, and the growing dependency on technology. The band explains the upcoming album in their own words:

“All the music created by Lost Nebula is a reference to human emotions and feelings. In this case, it covers the human experiences of discrimination, which could be from a different way of thinking or a different way of looking at another person, basing it on transhuman people, in colloquial terms, people with prosthetic parts attached to them to enlarge and/or improve life. It goes from melodic prog metal to power ballad, making the distinctive sound of the band. Strident guitars and bass, tight and complex rhythm parts along with a warm female voice and something that has never been done before in the band, growl vocals added to one of the singles.”

Looking to take the complexity of progressive rock music and repackage it into a more commercial version, Lost Nebula went into this new album with an open mind, and tore down their boundaries. It is the most original, pure form of the band and they will surely impress old fans and captivate new ones.

The tour starts on Tuesday, July 19 in Montreal, QC and they will make their way across the country to Nanaimo, BC. Lost Nebula brings a unique show to every gig, and regardless of venue size, creates an immersive, memorable, epic experience.

Melodic, unpredictable, and creative, “Created In The Image Of God” is recommended for fans of Dream Theater, Haken, and Leprous.

“Created In The Image Of God” is available as of July 15th.

Album pre-order – https://lostnebula.bandcamp.com, Spotify.

Music Video – Darwin Among The Machines – https://youtu.be/21K2qtVQX6E

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TOUR DATES: ​
July 19 – Montréal, QC – Piranha Bar
July 20 – Quebec City, QC – La Source de la Martinière
July 21 – Hamilton, ON – Doors Pub
July 22 – Toronto, ON – Rockpile Toronto
July 23 – Sudbury, ON – Zig’s Bar
July 24 – Thunder Bay, ON – Black Pirate’s Pub
July 25 – Winnipeg, MB – The Park Theatre
July 26 – Regina, SK – The Exchange
July 27 – Edmonton, AB – Rendezvous Pub
July 28 – Lethbridge, AB – The Slice
July 29 – Saskatoon, SK – TBA
July 30 – Drumheller, AB – Loud As Hell Festival
July 31 – Nelson, BC – Beauties
Aug 1 – Calgary, AB – Blind Beggar
Aug 2 – Kelowna, BC – Jackknife Pub
Aug 3 – Kamloops, BC – Blue Grotto
Aug 4 – Vancouver, BC – Wise Hall
Aug 5 – Victoria, BC – Upstairs Cabaret
Aug 6 – Nanaimo, BC – The Globe Hotel
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Track Listing:​
1. Darwin Among The Machines (6:31)
2. Technophobia (5:08)
3. If It’s Doomsday… (4:54)
4. The Posthuman (3:54)

For more info:​
​https://www.facebook.com/lostnebulamx​
​https://www.instagram.com/lostnebulamx​
​https://twitter.com/lostnebulamx​

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0 Vancouver’s Ninjaspy Launch Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album; Announce ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ (BC to Ontario)

  • April 2, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Ninjaspy

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

R.I.Y.L: System of a Down, The Dillenger Escape Plan, Red Hot Chili Peppers,Gojira, The Devin Townsend Project, Rancid.

Ninjaspy.net | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Soundcloud

Reverbnation | CBC Radio 3 | Last.fm | Instagram | Fanbridge

Bandcamp | CD Baby | iTunes

Vancouver’s Ninjaspy Launch Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album; Announce ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ (BC to Ontario)

L-R – Adam Parent – Drums | Joel Parent – Vocals/Guitar | Tim Parent – Bass (Photo Credit – Cat Ashbee)

      Vancouver, BC’s high flying, super entertaining, much adored cross breed of metal and ska, NINJASPY (a band of brothers literally), are proud to launch their new Indiegogo campaign to record their next full length album since releasing their cult followed debut ‘Pi Nature’ in 2007 produced by GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan.

“Today marks the first step towards the making of a new record and we couldn’t be more excited. The campaign is going to bring us closer to our fans in ways we’ve never experienced and frankly it seems appropriate.  There should never be a disconnect between artists and people who love their work”.  Comments drummer Adam Parent.

Ninjaspy‘s goal is to raise $10,000 to record, produce and market the album, fans who donate to the campaign are offered the following perks:

Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninjaspy-new-album

Option 1: Digital Album: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes.

Option 2: Digital Album / CD: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed CD.

Option 3: Digital / CD / Shirt: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, and a stylin new Ninjaspy shirt to replace the one with blood stains and holes in it.

Option 4: Digital / Vinyl: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.

Option 5: Digital / CD / Shirt / Vinyl: The full swag spectrum. Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, bad ass shirt, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.

Option 6: Listening Party VIP: VIP admission to official album listening party. Stand side by side with the band and production team as they experience the recordings for the first time. Details TBA.

Option 7: Private Lesson: Sit down at the band’s rehearsal space with any member to learn about the approach, technique and inspiration behind how they make music. (Includes digital download)

Option 8: The Last Scarfhood: Once upon a time, the band made hand sewn “Ten Chi Jin” Scarfhoods. They only have 1 left and they will never be made again. (Includes digital download)

Option 9: Dinner With The band: Location: East Vancouver the band will treat you and a friend to an incredible evening of good food, drinks, music and conversation. Funny things WILL happen. (Includes digital download)

Option 10: Private Concert Option 1: Location: Anywhere in the Lower Mainland We will come to your living room or location of your choice and perform a selection of acoustic Ninjaspy tunes. (Includes digital download)

Option 11: Custom “Guitana”: Handmade by Ninjoelspy, the Guitana is a one stringed instrument crafted from a bokken, which is commonly used in kendo and other sword based martial arts practices. Picture yourself playing a wooden sword with a chopstick and a slide, with the knowledge that only you, Ninjoelspy, and Hatsumi Sensei, grandmaster of the 9 surviving schools of bujinkan, own this instrument. (Includes digital download)

Option 12: Private Concert Option 2: Location: East Vancouver: You and 10 friends can enjoy a private face melting courtesy of yours truly. Just show up, crush a few beers and enjoy the show.

Option 13: Private Jam/Recording Session: Location: East Vancouver: Got some songs but no band? Spend a day at our rehearsal space jamming and recording your ideas. (Includes digital download)

Ninjaspy will also be on tour across Western Canada for thei ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ kicking off their first date in Pitt Meadows, BC on April 4th and trekking as far as Thunder Bay, ON to wrap up the tour in Kamloops, BC on April 27th. (dates below)

Following ‘Pi Nature’, Ninjaspy has toured across Canada on multiple occasions including touring Japan in 2010 (watch video here) winning over legions of fans along the way. In 2013, they unleashed their musical graphic novel ‘No Kata’ with the single ‘Skaingkh (The Skank)’ (animated version can be viewed below).

Skaingkh (The Skank) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHiiNgw12Fs

No Kata Graphic Novel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51YiWk_HaB4

ninjaspy no kata - animated graphic novel

EP Stream and Digital Graphic Novel – No Kata (2013) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/no-kata 

Album Stream – Nature (2007) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/ature

Music Video – Circle Pity (2011) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKMYEkf15WY

Music Video – Evolution of Skid (2009) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGkl4j68K8

“JUMP YA BONES” WESTERN CANADIAN TOUR 

Tour Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/650396791663721/

4/4/2014 – Pitt Meadows, BC @ Pitt Meadows Church Hall (All Ages) w/ Guts and Glory, The Nautilus

4/5/2014 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater (19+) w/ NYLITHIA, HARVEST THE INFECTION, ICOSIAN, SKULL VULTURES

4/11/2014 – Nanaimo, BC @ Cavalotti Hall (All Ages) w/ Season To Attack,  Ellice Blackout

4/12/2014 – Victoria, BC – “RUDEFEST” @ Victoria Event Centre (All Ages + 19+ BEER GARDEN) w/ Sweetleaf, Blackwood Kings, Fins Out

4/16/2014 – Kelowna, BC @ The Habitat (19+) w/ To Rise As Kings, Gomorrah

4/17/2014 – Siksika Nation, AB @ Siksika Pow Wow Arbor (All Ages)

4/18/2014 – Saskatoon, SK @ Rock Bottom (19+) w/ Thresh

4/19/2014 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Zoo (18+)

4/21/2014 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Black Pirates Pub (All Ages)

4/23/2014 – Brandon, MB @ North Hill Inn ( 19+)

4/24/2014 – Edmonton, AB @ The Studio (18+) w/ Samandriel, Grounded Star

4/25/2014 – Calgary, AB @ TBA

4/26/2014 – Red Deer, AB @ The Vat Pub (18+) w/ All Else Fails, Illusive Man, Cryptosis

4/27/2014 – Kamloops, BC @ The Dirty Jersey (19+)

For more info, please follow the band at these links:

www.ninjaspy.net

http://www.facebook.com/ninjaspy

http://www.twitter.com/ninjaspy

http://www.youtube.com/ninjaspytv

“I am so scared of this…but that’s good.”  – Bob Ezrin

“Think a 3 piece Mr. Bungle with Patton’s vocals taking a turn for the better, add some laser beams and dreads, turn it all up to eleven, stand the fuck back and enjoy.” – Ground Report , NYC

“Pay attention Canadian recording industry, Ninjaspy is on the rise and the people’s salvation is at hand.” -Absolute Underground Magazine

“Soaring vocal harmonies are there one minute and replaced with a throaty growl the next. “Pure Sketch” is a sure-fire modern rock radio hit, as the post-grunge frame work gets stirred up into a tasty seventies inspired soul/funk soup”. – Metal-Rules.com

“Bloody well are entertaining. All dreadlocks and fricking samurai swords, giant pants and flying limbs. Not a speck of the stage was left untouched by this band’s chaotic feet.”  – Cord Magazine

“The album itself is a blend of Hardcore, Punk, Ska, Rock & Metal, a recipe for brilliance. I urge everyone to check out this band, you may just re-evaluate your existence” – Infinitybasement

About:

Ninjaspy arose with the dawn of the year of six, embodied by the Triad in Blood: Vocalist/Guitarist Joel Parent, Drummer Adam Parent and Bassist Tim Parent. Rising above the mire of their faceless six year muse, they have focused their sights on the mission objectives now at hand: Swift, surgical amalgamation of a spectrum of styles and the subsequent eradication of narrow mindedness. Advocating total freedom of expression and infiltrating every earthen sinew in their chosen path in order to stay grounded and facilitate real connections with others; interactions that are crucial for a meaningful human existence. In correlation with a commitment to people before all else, support for Ninjaspy has grown with every show, every tour and every industry contact.

With the help of prolific producers, GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan, they entered the next level of their career, releasing their debut cd πature (Pi Nature) in the fall of 2007. Ever reworking new ideas to their utmost potential, 2013 saw the release of the follow-up multi-media EP/Graphic Novella “NINJASPY NO KATA” with production by the same team of producers.

Equipped and, indeed, armed with their own musical weaponry, (a derivation of hardcore, ska, grunge, reggae, funk and more) Ninjaspy aim to engage people with radical ideas on a level plane. And above all else, to reiterate to people over and again, the importance of victory in the eternal conflict with the skank; the vicious and relentless evil that lives in every human being. The skank that is overcome each time Ninjaspy has the honour of sharing their crafts with people in a live environment, where dancing destroys the enemy. The enemy whose defeat is apparent as one witnesses the total freedom felt at every show by the people in the pit who rise up to throw the skank down.

DISCOGRAPHY:
2007 – πature (Pi Nature) – LP
2011 – Skaingkh (The Skank) – Digital Single
2013 – No Kata – EP

Shared Stage With:
Periphery, Twelve Foot Ninja, Protest the Hero, Coheed & Cambria, Thursday, Cancer Bats, Death By Stereo, 3 Inches of Blood, Today Is The Day, Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, Brutal Truth, Divinity, Bring Me The Horizon, Neuraxis, Pierce The Veil, Powerman 5000, Grimskunk, The Dreadnoughts.

Festivals:
Warped Tour (Vancouver BC)
Taste of Chaos (Calgary AB)
Armstrong Open Air (Armstrong BC)
NXNE (Toronto ON)
New Music West (Vancouver BC)
The Big Easy (Nanaimo BC)

Endorsements:
Heartbeat Percussion
Los Cabos Drumsticks
Kinal Instruments

0 Vancouver’s Ninjaspy Announce ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ Featuring New Music From Upcoming Album; Crowd Funding Campaign For New Release

  • March 17, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Ninjaspy
ALBUM/EP PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE

R.I.Y.L: System of a Down, The Dillenger Escape Plan, Red Hot Chili Peppers,Gojira, The Devin Townsend Project, Rancid.

Ninjaspy.net | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Soundcloud

Reverbnation | CBC Radio 3 | Last.fm | Instagram | Fanbridge

Bandcamp | CD Baby | iTunes

Vancouver’s Ninjaspy Announce ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ Featuring New Music From Upcoming Album; Crowd Funding Campaign For New Release

L-R – Adam Parent – Drums | Joel Parent – Vocals/Guitar | Tim Parent – Bass (Photo Credit – Cat Ashbee)

      Vancouver, BC’s high flying, super entertaining, much adored cross breed of metal and ska, NINJASPY (a band of brothers literally), are proud to announce their ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ in support of their crowd funding efforts for their next full length album since releasing their cult followed debut ‘Pi Nature’ in 2007 produced by GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan.

“It has been 7 years since we’ve put out a full length record. The long wait ends this spring 2014, as we prepare to go into the studio with brand new material this May. But before we do, we need your support to make this new album a reality, and you’ll have many opportunities to throw us a few bones during the IndieGogo Campaign beginning April 1st and at any of the Western Canadian tour dates where we will perform all of our new songs.” states the band.

Following ‘Pi Nature’, Ninjaspy has toured across Canada on multiple occasions plus touring Japan in 2010 (watch video here), winning over legions of fans along the way. In 2013, they unleashed their musical graphic novel ‘No Kata’ with the single ‘Skaingkh (The Skank)’ (animated version can be viewed below).

Skaingkh (The Skank) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHiiNgw12Fs

No Kata Graphic Novel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51YiWk_HaB4

ninjaspy no kata - animated graphic novel

EP Stream and Digital Graphic Novel – No Kata (2013) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/no-kata

Album Stream – Pi Nature (2007) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/ature

Music Video – Circle Pity (2011) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKMYEkf15WY

Music Video – Evolution of Skid (2009) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGkl4j68K8

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*INDIE GoGO CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES APRIL 1st – MAY 15th*

**MORE INFO ON DONATIONS + REWARDS TBA**

Ninjaspy will have lots of advanced goodies in store for those who donate to help pay for the Recording, Production and Marketing costs of this new record including the chance for the fans to have their voices heard on the album. The band also wants to hear from fans about what they would want in return for the crowd funding. Fans can email the band at headquarters@ninjaspy.net

“JUMP YA BONES” WESTERN CANADIAN TOUR 

Tour Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/650396791663721/

4/4/2014 – Pitt Meadows, BC @ Pitt Meadows Church Hall (All Ages)

4/5/2014 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater (19+) w/ NYLITHIA, HARVEST THE INFECTION, ICOSIAN, SKULL VULTURES

4/11/2014 – Nanaimo, BC @ Cavalotti Hall (All Ages)

4/12/2014 – Victoria, BC – “RUDEFEST” @ Victoria Events Center (All Ages + 19+ BEER GARDEN)

4/16/2014 – Kelowna, BC @ The Habitat (19+) w/ To Rise As Kings and Gomorrah

4/17/2014 – Siksika Nation, AB @ Siksika Pow Wow Arbor (All Ages)

4/18/2014 – Saskatoon, SK @ Rock Bottom (19+)

4/19/2014 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Zoo (18+)

4/21/2014 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Black Pirates Pub (All Ages)

4/23/2014 – Brandon, MB @ North Hill Inn ( 19+)

4/24/2014 – Edmonton, AB @ The Studio (18+)

4/25/2014 – Calgary, AB @ TBA

4/26/2014 – Red Deer, AB @ The Vat Pub (18+)

4/27/2014 – Kamloops, BC The Dirty Jersey (19+)

For more info, please follow the band at these links:

www.ninjaspy.net

http://www.facebook.com/ninjaspy

http://www.twitter.com/ninjaspy

http://www.youtube.com/ninjaspytv

“I am so scared of this…but that’s good.”  – Bob Ezrin

“Think a 3 piece Mr. Bungle with Patton’s vocals taking a turn for the better, add some laser beams and dreads, turn it all up to eleven, stand the fuck back and enjoy.” – Ground Report , NYC

“Pay attention Canadian recording industry, Ninjaspy is on the rise and the people’s salvation is at hand.” -Absolute Underground Magazine

“Soaring vocal harmonies are there one minute and replaced with a throaty growl the next. “Pure Sketch” is a sure-fire modern rock radio hit, as the post-grunge frame work gets stirred up into a tasty seventies inspired soul/funk soup”. – Metal-Rules.com

“Bloody well are entertaining. All dreadlocks and fricking samurai swords, giant pants and flying limbs. Not a speck of the stage was left untouched by this band’s chaotic feet.”  – Cord Magazine

“The album itself is a blend of Hardcore, Punk, Ska, Rock & Metal, a recipe for brilliance. I urge everyone to check out this band, you may just re-evaluate your existence” – Infinitybasement

About:

Ninjaspy arose with the dawn of the year of six, embodied by the Triad in Blood: Vocalist/Guitarist Joel Parent, Drummer Adam Parent and Bassist Tim Parent. Rising above the mire of their faceless six year muse, they have focused their sights on the mission objectives now at hand: Swift, surgical amalgamation of a spectrum of styles and the subsequent eradication of narrow mindedness. Advocating total freedom of expression and infiltrating every earthen sinew in their chosen path in order to stay grounded and facilitate real connections with others; interactions that are crucial for a meaningful human existence. In correlation with a commitment to people before all else, support for Ninjaspy has grown with every show, every tour and every industry contact.

With the help of prolific producers, GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan, they entered the next level of their career, releasing their debut cd πature (Pi Nature) in the fall of 2007. Ever reworking new ideas to their utmost potential, 2013 saw the release of the follow-up multi-media EP/Graphic Novella “NINJASPY NO KATA” with production by the same team of producers.

Equipped and, indeed, armed with their own musical weaponry, (a derivation of hardcore, ska, grunge, reggae, funk and more) Ninjaspy aim to engage people with radical ideas on a level plane. And above all else, to reiterate to people over and again, the importance of victory in the eternal conflict with the skank; the vicious and relentless evil that lives in every human being. The skank that is overcome each time Ninjaspy has the honour of sharing their crafts with people in a live environment, where dancing destroys the enemy. The enemy whose defeat is apparent as one witnesses the total freedom felt at every show by the people in the pit who rise up to throw the skank down.

DISCOGRAPHY:
2007 – πature (Pi Nature) – LP
2011 – Skaingkh (The Skank) – Digital Single
2013 – No Kata – EP

Shared Stage With:
Periphery, Twelve Foot Ninja, Protest the Hero, Coheed & Cambria, Thursday, Cancer Bats, Death By Stereo, 3 Inches of Blood, Today Is The Day, Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, Brutal Truth, Divinity, Bring Me The Horizon, Neuraxis, Pierce The Veil, Powerman 5000, Grimskunk, The Dreadnoughts.

Festivals:
Warped Tour (Vancouver BC)
Taste of Chaos (Calgary AB)
Armstrong Open Air (Armstrong BC)
NXNE (Toronto ON)
New Music West (Vancouver BC)
The Big Easy (Nanaimo BC)

Endorsements:
Heartbeat Percussion
Los Cabos Drumsticks
Kinal Instruments

0 Edmonton’s Death Toll Rising Announce Tour Dates w/ Kataklysm & Aborted

  • March 17, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Death Toll Rising

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

R.I.Y.L. = Carcass, Death, Strapping Young Lad, At The Gates, Bloodbath

EPK | Press Photo

Tour Dates | DeathTollRising.net | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Soundcloud | Last.fm

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Edmonton’s Death Toll Rising Announce Tour Dates w/ Kataklysm & Aborted

L – R – Jesse Berube (Vocals), Tylor Dory (Guitar), Drew Copland (Guitar), Mike Puff (Bass), Bryan Newbury (Drums) – Photo credit:  Penny Vander Heyden

     Death Toll Rising are proud to announce they will be supporting the following Western Canadian tour dates with Katakylsm and Aborted during the ‘Kill The Elite Tour’, which includes a hometown show in Edmonton, AB.

“We are incredibly excited to finally take ‘Infection Legacy’ on the road and into BC after such a positive response since the album’s release.  It is an honour to be able to do this with such powerhouses as Kataklysm and Aborted, and we will make good use of our time on stage to destroy as best we can!” comments guitarist Drew Copland

Tour Dates:

Apr 10 – Edmonton, AB – Pawn Shop – w/ Katakylsm, Aborted ‘Kill The Elite Tour’

Apr 11 – Calgary, AB – The Rebublik – w/ Katakylsm, Aborted ‘Kill The Elite Tour’

Apr 12 – Kamloops, BC – Columbo Lounge w/ Katakylsm, Aborted ‘Kill The Elite Tour’

Apr 13 – Vancouver, BC – The Rickshaw – w/ Katakylsm, Aborted ‘Kill The Elite Tour’

Rising up the ladder of the Canadian metal scene with their latest album ‘Infection Legacy’ unleashed last October, Death Toll Rising won praise in 2013 from fans, metal publications, and support from Canadian Loud Charts (Highlight: #3 on December 2013 Top 20 Loud Charts – Canadian College Radio – (Earshot) & Highlight: #11 on November 2013 Top 20 Loud Charts – Canadian College Radio – (Earshot)) along with their recent nomination for Metal Recording of The Year at the upcoming Edmonton Music Awards taking place on Sunday, April 13th Royal Alberta Museum Theatre.

Drew Copland, guitarist for DTR comments:

“It is a great honour for us to be nominated for an Edmonton Music Award.  We have been a part of this city’s music scene for over a decade now and we are proud to represent it alongside some other amazing bands! We would like to extend a huge high five to our local fan base for always supporting us and sticking with us. It took some time to get Infection Legacy out there, but we poured our heart and soul into it, and just being nominated is very gratifying for us! ”

Metal Recording Of The Year
All Else Fails “AntiMartyr”
Death Toll Rising “Malice Incarnate”
Dieuponaday “Enlighten”
Monarch Sky “Circles”
Villainizer “Twin Tower Two-Step”

Nominees List: http://2014edmontonmusicawards.blogspot.ca/2014/02/and-nominees-are.html

About: Featuring a combination of death and thrash metal, the Edmonton-based band are known to devastate their audiences with their high octane performances that has lead them to share the stage over the years with high profile names such as Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, The Haunted, and Aborted (to name a few).

Originally formed in 2003 in Stony Plain, AB, Canada, Death Toll Rising have been grinding the Western Canadian metal scene steadily, gaining huge momentum over the last 3 years. New addition Tylor Dory on guitars has introduced a technical and progressive element to the band they have not had in the past. Add in the intense and relentless drumming provided by Bryan Newbury (recently recruited by Canadian prog/death powerhouse INTO ETERNITY), as well as the well-rounded rhythm provided by Drew Copland on guitar and Mike Puff on bass, and you get a monster that is only now being unleashed upon the masses with vocalist Jesse Berube topping things off with a combination of brutal death growls and Tomas Lindberg-esqe high shrieks, which will be plenty noticeable on their new album ‘Infection Legacy’.

Full album stream of ‘Infection Legacy’ can be listened on Beatroute Magazine here or Soundcloud here along with being purchased on Bandcamp here.

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Track Listing: Infection Legacy

1. Infection Legacy [Youtube]
2. Judas Cradle
3. Scorched Earth Policy [Youtube]
4. Born To Defile
5. Malice Incarnate [Youtube] [Bandcamp]
6. Crack Open A Cold One
7. Slaughter To Survive
8. Revelation Despair
9. Septic Entity

For more info on Death Toll Rising, please visit the following links.

Official website: http://www.deathtollrising.net/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deathtollrising

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deathtollrising

EPK: https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-death-toll-rising-infection-legacy-2013/

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