Tag: loud
0 CJLO metal charts for 9/16 – #9 Viathyn, #16 Norilsk, 18 Protokult, #20 Unbeing, #21 Laika
0 July 2014 – Top 20 Loud Charts – Canadian College Radio – #11 Psychotic Gardening, #13 Expain
http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/2014/July/loud.cfm
Rank | Artist | Title | Label |
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1 | Mastodon | Once More ‘Round The Sun | Reprise |
2 | Fucked Up * | Glass Boys | Arts & Crafts |
3 | Arch Enemy | War Eternal | Century Media |
4 | White Lung * | Deep Fantasy | Domino |
5 | Kobra And The Lotus | High Priestess | Titan |
6 | Hero’s Last Rite * | The Mirror’s Face | Self-Released |
7 | Greys * | If Anything | Buzz |
8 | Judas Priest | Redeemer Of Souls | Epic |
9 | USA Out of Vietnam* | Crashing Diseases and Incurable Airplanes | Self-Released |
10 | Every Time I Die | From Parts Unknown | Epitaph |
11 | Psychotic Gardening* | Hymnosis | Self-Released |
12 | Doomeastvan * | Tis We | Self-Released |
13 | Expain * | Just the Tip | Self-Released |
14 | Triptykon | Melana Chasmata | Century Media |
15 | Vampires * | Every Kind Of Light EP | Self-Released |
16 | Amity Affliction | Let the Ocean Take Me | Roadrunner |
17 | Advertisement * | Advertisement | Self-Released |
18 | Boris | Noise | Sargent House |
19 | Dub Rifles * | No Town, No Country: 1981 – 1984 | Sundowning Sound Recordings |
20 | Beartooth | Disgusting | Red Bull |
0 Vancouver’s Ninjaspy To Play Loud As Hell Festival w/ Protest The Hero, Titans Eve, All Else Fails, Death Toll Rising & more! Launch Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album; New Tour Video Blog From ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ (BC to ON)
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.
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Vancouver’s Ninjaspy To Play Loud As Hell Festival w/ Protest The Hero, Titans Eve, All Else Fails, Death Toll Rising & more! Launch Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album; New Tour Video Blog From ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ (BC to ON)
L-R – Adam Parent – Drums | Joel Parent – Vocals/Guitar | Tim Parent – Bass (Photo Credit – Cat Ashbee)
Recently wrapping up their ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ in promotion of their Indiegogo campaign to raise $10,000 to record, produce and market their follow up album to their 2007 cult debut ‘Pi Nature’ produced by GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan. Vancouver, BC’s hybrid metal ska band of brothers, NINJASPY are proud to confirm they will be performing at this year’s Loud As Hell Festival in Drumheller, AB running from August 29 – Sept 1 (Labour Day weekend). They will be joining Protest The Hero, Titans Eve, All Else Fails, Death Toll Rising and more on the line up. Full festival details can be found at the following link: www.loudashell.com
“We are amped to camp and play alongside so many bands at this year’s Loud As Hell Festival in Drumheller AB. Plus we will be bringing a new album to the fest! Anyone looking to help make that happen can donate to our indiegogo campaign and get their voice on the album.” comments vocalist / guitarist Joel Parent.
The band is two weeks away from their crowd campaign ending on May 16, 2014 (11:59pm PST) and has raised half of their goal. Fans, new and old can donate at this Indiegogo link (donation perks listed below): https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninjaspy-new-album.
JUMP YA BONES TOUR | VLOG 1 – http://youtu.be/xBYa5mCOjTU
Crowd Funding Video – http://youtu.be/flTPDVr5wyA
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)
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
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
For more info, please follow the band at these links:
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
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0 #4 Throne of Vengeance – Earshot National Loud Chart For the Week Ending: Tuesday, April 8, 2014
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TW | LW | Artist | Title | Label |
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1 | 1 | Comeback Kid ![]() |
Die Knowing | Distort |
2 | 2 | Biblical ![]() |
Monsoon Season | New Damage ![]() ![]() |
3 | 6 | Behemoth | The Satanist | Metal Blade ![]() ![]() |
4 | 9 | Throne Of Vengeance ![]() |
Live Evil | Self-Released |
5 | — | Architects | Lost Together / Lost Forever | New Damage ![]() ![]() |
6 | — | Perfect Pussy ![]() |
Say Yes To Love | Captured Tracks ![]() ![]() |
7 | 8 | Cynic | Kindly Bent To Free Us | Season Of Mist ![]() ![]() |
8 | 4 | Dead Ranch ![]() |
Antler Royal | No List |
9 | — | Menace | Impact Velocity | Season Of Mist ![]() ![]() |
10 | 5 | Cavern/Anthesis | Cavern/Anthesis Split | Diminished Fifth ![]() ![]() |
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0 Canadian Campus Earshot! Loud Charts: For the Week Ending: Tuesday, April 1, 2014: #9 Throne of Vengeance, #10 Death Toll Rising
http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=106&dWeekOfID=2014-04-01
0 Thank you Canadian College Radio Music Directors and DJs! Appreciate your support! December 2013 – Top 20 Loud #3 Death Toll Rising | #11 Tribune| #12 Unbeing #15 Trainwreck Architect| #19 Dissension
!earshot charts – december 2013 – top 20 loud
Rank | Artist | Title | Label |
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1 | Protest The Hero * | Volition | Sony |
2 | Shooting Guns * | Brotherhood of the Ram | Pre-Rock |
3 | Death Toll Rising * | Infection Legacy | Self-Released |
4 | Hell | Curse & Chapter | Nuclear Blast |
5 | TV Freaks * | Two | Schizophrenic |
6 | Skeletonwitch | Serpents Unleashed | Prosthetic |
7 | Coliseum | Sister Faith | Temporary Residence |
8 | Red Fang | Whales and Leeches | Relapse |
9 | Motorhead | Aftershock | UDR/Motorhead |
10 | Devin Townsend * | The Retinal Circus | HevyDevy |
11 | Tribune * | Tales | Corpse Corrosion Music |
12 | Unbeing * | Unbeing | Blk Coq Musik |
13 | Avatarium | Avatarium | Nuclear Blast |
14 | Dagoba | Post Mortem Nihil Est | Verycords |
15 | Trainwreck Architect * | Traits of the Sick | Self-Released |
16 | Death Valley Driver * | Graveyard Dead | Diminished Fifth |
17 | Fuzz | Fuzz | In The Red |
18 | Monster Magnet | Last Patrol | Napalm |
19 | Dissension * | Of Time And Chronic Disease | Blk Coq Musik |
20 | Yamantaka // Sonic Titan * | Uzu | Paper Bag |
0 !earshot The National Loud Chart For the Week Ending: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 – #4 Insurrection & #6 Death Toll Rising
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Other charts: Top 50 Electronic Hip Hop International Jazz Loud Folk/Roots/Blues
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1 | 4 | Devin Townsend ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Retinal Circus | HevyDevy |
2 | 3 | Dead Ranch ![]() |
Antler Royal | No List |
3 | 1 | Hell | Curse & Chapter | Nuclear Blast ![]() ![]() |
4 | — | Insurrection ![]() |
Prototype | Galy ![]() |
5 | 8 | Yamantaka // Sonic Titan ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uzu | Paper Bag ![]() ![]() |
6 | re | Death Toll Rising ![]() |
Infection Legacy | Self-Released |
7 | 10 | Impending Doom | Death Will Reign | eOne Music (E1) ![]() |
8 | 2 | Protest The Hero ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Volition | Sony ![]() |
9 | 5 | Skull Fist ![]() |
Chasing The Dream | Self-Released |
10 | — | Gypsy Chief Goliath ![]() |
New Machines of the Night | Pitch Black |
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0 BREACHED Announce Toronto Show Dates; New EP ‘Left Behind’
EP PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE
(RIYL = Alice In Chains, Breaking Benjamin, Crossfade, Incubus, Deftones, Three Days Grace, Default, Staind)
Tour Dates | BreachedMusic.com | Facebook | Twitter
Youtube | Reverbnation | Soundcloud | CBC 3 | iTunes
BREACHED Announce Toronto Show Dates; New EP ‘Left Behind’
L-R = Neil Uppal – Drums | Ryan Alexander – Bass | Mike Diesel – Guitar | Bobby Noakes- Vocals (Photo Credit – Jaylyn Todd)
Nothing is ever left behind in a BREACHED performance as the loud rocking, heavy amp cranking band announce Toronto show dates since performing last October at Indie Week.
February 7th will see the band join Blind Race, Asleep Behind the Flame, Bike Thiefs at the Bovine Sex Club for an ear bursting assault of infectious melodic rock, then later that month on February 28th, the band will be stripping down (not in the nude) to an acoustic set at Drum n’ Flats where they will be joined by the Waxmen and guests.
Show Dates
Feb 7, 2014 – Toronto, ON – Bovine Sex Club w/Blind Race, Asleep Behind the Flame, Bike Thiefs – $8 (Breached set at Midnight) – Event Page
Feb 28, 2014 – Toronto, ON – Drum n Flats – w/ WAXMEN and guests (Acoustic show)
BREACHED‘S EP ‘Left Behind’ was released on October 22nd and was recorded in between Canadian and US dates during the spring and summer months of 2013 while the band toured to promote their second EP ‘Revolution Sessions’, an acoustic version of their debut EP with a bonus stripped down cover of Alice In Chains’ ‘No Excuses’, which was also joined by a series of in-studio music videos.
Creating an alluring blend of melodious, metal-tinged rock ‘n roll, it didn’t take long for Breached to start winning over fans with their live shows and five-song self-titled EP. The band’s tight harmonies and nail-hitting screams combined with overdriven guitars, intricate tempos and powerful lyrics provide a unique blend that audiences can’t seem to get enough of.
The EP can be purchased on iTunes here and at the band’s official website here.
Youtube Stream – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6o5zQnIIqc
Soundcloud Stream – https://soundcloud.com/breachedmusic/left-behind
Track Listing: Left Behind
1. Left Behind (4:04)
2. Piece By Piece (2:59)
3. All We Need (3:09)
4. Brighter Days (3:51)
5. Here With Me (3:17)
Total Time: 17:20
“The Left Behind EP, is the latest offering from Canadian hard rockers Breached, and man it is quite impressive…Disc opener, “Left Behind”, works off a killer riff and features overdriven guitars and a captivating chorus which led me to be immediately sucked into the EP. The remaining four songs follow suit and are solid hard rock tunes in their own right, but at only 17 minutes long, I found this EP to be a bit of a tease.” – Pure Grain Audio
“Breached really delivers on the goal of making emotionally charged music. Vocalist Bobby Noakes has an incredibly powerful voice as it soars over the heavy distortion-laden guitars and precise explosions of the rhythm section.” – Rock Freaks
“a hugely enjoyable miniature peek into the potentially huge future which lies ahead of this quartet.” – Planet Mosh
““Left Behind” is well-structured, well-written and well-executed in every way! The band consists of 4 incredibly talented musicians: Bobby Noakes (Vocals), Mike Diesel (Guitar), Ryan Alexander (Bass) and Neil Uppal (Drums). You can tell, just from listening to a few seconds of their music, that they are masters of their crafts!” – New-Transcendence
The title track had me singing along on my second listen and swaying along to the chorus, before launching into Piece By Piece with a more upbeat, punky sound with a few good screams mixed in, and the feel continues with All We Need. The passion that has gone into the writing and production is evident, and when the tempo drops for the next track, that energy is transferred to a different frequency and you really feel the lyrics of Brighter Days. This is for me where the vocal talent of Bobby Noakes shines the most, a real arms in the air song.” – Wyrd Ways
The Canadian lads of BREACHED are quite an interesting band. Their songs caught my heart with their melodic and easy to listen attributes. You can of course label them, but I think that it wouldn’t be wise. Noakes has fantastic voice and show a great promise. Any Rock fan or Metalhead should grab this one, this much more than to the open minded.“ – Metal Temple
‘Revolution Sessions’ – Music Videos
Let Go – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOCIjtOpU6I
No Excuses (Alice In Chains cover) – http://youtu.be/ZfINQnXC8ko
Music Video – Control – http://youtu.be/wRWGsxvYkl4
Music Video – Happy? – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iRWTBWmrjI
Music Video – Time – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39HzhYn_GHY
For more info on BREACHED, please visit these following links:
www.breachedmusic.com | http://www.facebook.com/breachedmusic | Twitter @BreachedMusic
0 DEATHPOINT Premiere New Music Video ‘Between The Lines’ On Blank TV; New Album Out ‘Sinister’ + Show Dates
ALBUM PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE
R.I.Y.L: As I Lay Dying, In Flames, Intandem, Nine Inch Nails, Periphery,
Soilwork, Stone Sour, Tesseract, Tool, Threat Signal
Tour Dates | Facebook | Reverbnation
Twitter | Youtube | Soundcloud | Instagram
Buy Links: Bandcamp | iTunes | Kill The 8 Merch
Album Lyrics – Deathpoint – Sinister – 2013 | Album Cover Download
DEATHPOINT Premiere New Music Video ‘Between The Lines’ On Blank TV; New Album Out ‘Sinister’ + Show Dates
L-R = Brad Gold – Bass | Tom Emmans – Vocals | Tim Ross – Guitars – Photo Credit: Anna Sklavos
Hamilton, ON’s hard hitting, heavy riffing melodic groove metal band Deathpoint whom debut at #20 on CMJ Rock Radio charts for their debut album ‘Sinister’ have teamed up with Blank TV to premiere their new music video ‘Between The Lines’.
“The band is very excited to release this video. We had a blast shooting it in that creepy haunted looking house; I swear when the floors creaked there was a ghostly presence watching over us. We had a lot of fun just trying different things with the song and very happy with director Garrett Henry and his creative mind. We can’t wait for people to see this video and spread it online. The band also has tour dates coming up and we are anxious to announce, keep your eyes and ears open.” comments vocalist Tom Emmans.
To view the video, please visit the following link:
Deathpoint signed with Spread The Metal Records in April 2013 for distribution and released their sophomore album “Sinister” on October 1, 2013. The band has been touring Ontario and Quebec aggressively and in early September 2013 the band performed at the Spread The Metal Festival in Toronto with Suffocation and Kittie among many others. Deathpoint will be pushing through Canadian tour dates in 2014, eager to not only experience the vastness of their home country but also do what they love the most –metal.
[Download Album Cover] |[Album Lyrics – Deathpoint – Sinister – 2013]
Album Stream: http://deathpoint.bandcamp.com/album/sinister
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/sinister/id664555324
Kill The 8 Merch – http://www.kt8merch.com/store/pages/21547
Track Listing: Deathpoint – Sinister
1. For Your Eyes Only 05:22
2. Between The Lines 03:53
3. Sinister 04:04
4. Sick, Sick, Sick 04:37
5. Remission 04:58
6. Entitled To Nothing 03:33
7. Condemned To Suffer 05:33
8. Lost Haven 04:19
9. Thirty Stitches 07:06
Upcoming Shows:
Feb 7, 2014 – The APK – London, ON – Show Details
Feb 8, 2014 – Canadian Anglo Club – Windsor, ON – Show Details
For more info, please visit these links:
Twitter: @DeathpointMetal
Instagram: http://instagram.com/deathpointmetal#
About: Hailing from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Deathpoint is a melodic groove metal band with a passion for persistence. What started out in bassist Brad Gold’s basement in 2005 when he was barely thirteen years old alongside childhood friend Cameron White on guitar, the band steadily grew into something promising. Drummer Mike Labate was introduced to the band by guitarist David Johnson. David left the band shortly after, leaving the trio of Brad, Cameron and Mike as an instrumental progressive metal band. Searching for a vocalist via Kijiji, Jonnie Barr was the next addition to the line-up. Deathpoint’s first show was in late 2007, and began playing regularly in the local scene. The desire for a second guitarist became apparent for harmonies and rhythms, and Mike Paling stood up to the task. Paling only stayed with the band for a very short period of time before they parted ways, leading to the addition of his replacement, Henry Joldersma – a high school friend of drummer Mike Labate.
Deathpoint released their debut album “Fixation” on May 7th 2010 and immediately began playing more shows alongside bands such as Threat Signal, Quo Vadis, The Agonist, Divine Heresy, and Moonspell. Shortly after “Fixation” was released, Cam White and Deathpoint parted ways due to a difference of priorities; with a very promising career ahead of him, White chose to pursue his education in computer engineering at the University of Waterloo. The band placed an ad on Kijiji once again, this time seeking a guitarist. Tim Ross responded, and it was clear he was man for the job. Brad, Mike, Henry, Jonnie and Tim released the band’s EP “Suffer” in August 2011.
The writing process for “Sinister” began within six months of releasing “Suffer,” and by August 2012 they began recording the new album. Jonnie Barr suffered a vocal cord injury which prevented him from performing and recording vocals, and Deathpoint decided it was time move on in another direction. The split was amicable in nature, as Jonnie was very understanding of the band’s desire to take the next step in driving forward. Jonnie and Deathpoint are still the best of friends; business did not get in the way of their strong brotherly bond. Frantically searching for a new vocalist to appear on the album, Tom Emmans of Odium offered his service for hire. After hearing the instrumental tracks and realizing the potential of what could be in store for Deathpoint, he immediately decided to join full-time.