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Tag: metal
0 Abort Magazine – Live Review: Wacken Metal Battle Canada – Vancouver Round #1
0 Electric City Live – Peterbrough’s Music Magazine – Deathpoint
0 DEATHPOINT Announce Ontario + Quebec Tour Dates; Post Video Comment On Line Up Changes; New Music Video ‘Between The Lines’
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Album Lyrics – Deathpoint – Sinister – 2013 | Album Cover Download
DEATHPOINT Announce Ontario + Quebec Tour Dates; Post Video Comment On Line Up Changes; New Music Music Video ‘Between The Lines’
L-R = Brad Gold – Bass | Tom Emmans – Vocals | Tim Ross – Guitars – Photo Credit: Anna Sklavos
Hamilton, ON’s metalcore giants Deathpoint have announced the following Ontario and Quebec dates with support from new touring drummer Joey Muha of Threat Signal.
“The band is super stoked to have acquired the services of Joey Muha for our upcoming tour. We spoke to Threat Signal and asked Jon if he we could have Joey play with us for these shows and Jon loved the idea of Joey playing with us. These are going to be absolutely killer shows.” comments guitarist Tim Ross.
Upcoming Shows:
March 22 – Bay Music Hall – Hamilton, ON – (Monsters of Schlock Show) – Events Details
April 3 – The Spill – Peterbrough, ON – Event Details
April 4 – Bar Le Trash – St. Hyacinthe, QC – Events Details
April 5 – Piranha Bar – Montreal, QC – Event Details
April 6 – Bell Pub – Belleville, ON
Deathpoint is on tour in support of their latest album ‘Sinister’ and latest music video ‘Between The Lines’.
Music Video – Between The Lines: http://youtu.be/43mh1Dmputw (recommended if you like TV shows like Dexter, Criminal Minds and Nurse Jackie)
In additional news, Deathpoint has posted a new video blog addressing their current line up changes at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_2q-SCLCWM
About: Deathpoint signed with Spread The Metal Records in April 2013 for distribution and released their sophomore album “Sinister” on October 1, 2013 debuting at #20 on CMJ Rock Radio charts. 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
For more info, please visit these links:
Twitter: @DeathpointMetal
Instagram: http://instagram.com/deathpointmetal#
0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Vancouver Round Two Winner!; One Band To Rule Them All!
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Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Vancouver Round Two Winner!; One Band To Rule Them All!
Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce Witch of The Waste as Vancouver round two winner, they will join Omnisight for the city semi-final on Sat, May 3 @ Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. – Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/594480213935242/
| VANCOUVER | Wed, March 12 @ Fortune Sound Club, 147 E Pender St. – Event Details |
| ROUND TWO | Celestial Ruin |
| Hallowed Catharsis | |
| Witch of The Waste – WINNER | |
| The Fifth Circle |
| Vancouver Semi-Final: | |
| Sat, May 3 @ Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. – Event Details | |
| Special Guest Headliners: Mitochondrion and Aevangelist | |
| Omnisight | |
| Witch of The Waste | |
| TBA | |
| TBA |
About: Over 100 independent Canadian metal bands have been selected to participate in this year’s Wacken Metal Battle Canada line up in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The bands will compete during the months of March, April and May in 22 qualifying rounds, 6 semi-finals, and an Alberta final along with the national final being held on June 7th in Toronto, ON at Opera House.
One band will be chosen to represent the nation with highest honour at this year’s 2014 international battle at the world’s most prestigious metal festival Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany.
The finals will have the following representation and will be judged along with all other rounds by a panel of music industry representatives.
1 finalist from Vancouver, BC
1 finalist from Alberta (Calgary & Edmonton will face off in Alberta final)
2 finalists from Toronto, ON
1 finalist from Montreal, QC
Last year’s battle was witnessed to Toronto, ON’s epic power/death metal band Crimson Shadows not only winning the 2013 Canadian final but conquering the international final and performing in front of thousands unknown to their behemoth sound. (Video of that champion set can be viewed here.) The band joined a list of Canadian heavyweights such as Voivod, Exciter, Razor, Annihilator, Anvil, Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, 3 Inches of Bloods, Despised Icon and Danko Jones who have performed at the festival in years past.
Submissions were open from December 5, 2013 to January 31, 2014.
Rules: http://metalbattle.ca/rules.html
Wacken Metal Battle Canada Promo Video: http://youtu.be/gQcxqsxchkQ
For more info on Metal Battle Canada, please visit these links:
Official Website: http://www.metalbattle.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetalBattleCanada
Twitter: @MetalBattleCAN
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/WackenMetalBattleCAN
For more info on Wacken Open Air, please visit http://www.wacken.com
Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2014 Line Up (listed by date):
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0 PSYCHOSTICK Green Sticker Contest: Win Psychostick Stuff! Mad Marchness Tour, SXSW, South By So What? Fest
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R.I.Y.L. = Dethklok, Bloodhound Gang, Tenacious D, System of a Down, Weird Al Yankovic, Primus, Stephen Lynch, Iwrestledabearonce, Mr. Bungle, Austrian Death Machine
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Buy Links: Psychostick Store | Bandcamp | iTunes
PSYCHOSTICK Green Sticker Contest: Win Psychostick Stuff! Mad Marchness Tour, SXSW, South By So What? Fest
L-R = Josh “The J” Key – Guitar | Matty J “Moose” – Bass | Rob “Rawrb” Kersey – Vocals | Alex “Shmalex” Dontre – Drums
Trekking across the Midwest for their Mad Marchness Tour, which includes a SXSW showcase on March 13th at Red Dog in Austin, TX and a show date at South By So What? on March 15th at Quicktrip Park in Grande Prairie, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth area), humorcore forefathers PYSCHOSTICK have got a sticker contest for the best fans on the planet!
Check the following video for instructions on how to participate and win FREE stuff from the band! – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKnKBmwyxmk
The laugh makers recently released their new music video and single ‘Obey The Beard’, which debut at #14 on US radio metal charts. After a successful crowd funding campaign (thank you video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSeQHqMCfJI), the band is currently working on their follow up to 2011’s ‘Space Vampires vs. Zombie Dinosaurs’.
Psychostick Mad Marchness Tour dates:
March 12 – Oklahoma City, OK @ The Chameleon Room – Ticket Link
March 13 – Austin, TX @ Dirty Dog (SXSW) – Event Details w/ Hed PE, Smile Empty Soul, Blue Felix, The Heroine, Righteous Vendetta, and First Degree, SXSW show–free admission! Ages 18+; Doors at 11 a.m., Psychostick plays at 3:15 p.m.; all other SXSW info can be found at http://www.sxsw.com
March 14 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Zero’s – Event Details – w/ Throw the Fight, and Spanish Reds
March 15 – Grand Prairie, TX (Dallas/Fort Worth area) @ QuickTrip Park (SOUTH BY SO WHAT?! MUSIC FESTIVAL) – Event Details – Ticket Link – w/ Mindless Self Indulgence, Motionless In White, Bring Me the Horizon, Of Mice and Men, Hed PE, Throw the Fight, many others. MANY OTHERS. Complete list here: http://www.southbysowhat.com/home/2014-line-up/
March 17 -Houston, TX @ BFE Rock Club w/ RWWD Houston, 12 Gauge Awakening, Klodine, Abandon This Oath, and Chaos Sauce
March 18 – Pascagoula, MS @ Thunders
March 19 – New Orleans, LA @ Hangar 13 – Ticket Link – w/ Abandon This Oath, Wreckage Revival, and Madfro
March 20 – Birmingham, AL @ The High Note w/ Abandon This Oath, Dark Before Dawn, Sweet Violence, A Day Worth Dying For
March 21 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
March 22 – Pontiac, IL @ Freakster’s Roadhouse – Event Details
Music Videos
‘Obey The Beard’ – http://youtu.be/q0kSuZFOwFE (grow a beard! Debut #14 on US radio metal charts)
‘Dogs Like Socks’ – http://youtu.be/swmuqGWgZCc (viral hit for dogs that like socks)
‘Sadface Emoticon’ – http://youtu.be/ZsqZl3VqoM4 (video for social media whiners)
‘Boobs’ – http://youtu.be/dcYlytyuKsc (title says it all)
‘Beer’ – http://youtu.be/O-jOEAufDQ4 – over 5 million views (we all love the beer!)
‘Girl Directions‘ – http://youtu.be/U5_HhqcbF_0 (sometimes she gets us lost, but not all the time)
About:
Harnessing their crazy sense of humor and love of all things metal, vocalist Rob “Rawrb” Kersey and guitarist Josh “The J” Key joined forces with drummer Alex “Shmalex” Dontre and bassist Matty J “Moose” to create Pyschostick, a band they’ve coined as humorcore. With hilarious lyrics, heavy riffs, notorious stage antics and high-energy performances, the band has caused millions of laughs around the world and hundreds of mosh pits across the US, often simultaneously, since its birth in Phoenix, AZ in 2000.
Almost 100 percent do-it-yourself, Psychostick never strays from its signature sound, a combination of heavy music that Chimaira, Machine Head, and Hatebreed would be proud of, and wit and humor that would make Tenacious D and Weird Al Yankovic holler with laughter.
With three full-length albums behind them – “We Couldn’t Think of a Title,” “Sandwich,” and their holiday album, “The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Holiday Joyride” – the band released their latest record, “Space Vampires vs. Zombie Dinosaurs in 3D,” in 2011, following it up with a tour with Mushroomhead to add to their total count of 21 nationwide tours that have hit 47 states.
After a successful 2013 that saw these touring ninja warriors hit the road for multiple shows on the ‘Our Tour Can Beat Up Your Tour’, ‘Blow Your Fingers Off’ summer tour, their late summer dates with American Head Charge plus appearances at summer fests that included Rockapalooza, A2 Fest, Breast Fest Biker Bash, and Dirtfest. The band finally took a break in last months of the year and held a successful crowd funding campaign (thank you video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSeQHqMCfJI), where they are now currently in studio recording their follow up to 2011’s ‘Space Vampires vs. Zombie Dinosaurs’.
For more info, music and tour dates, please visit the following links:
http://www.facebook.com/psychostick
0 Metal Temple – Mire – Inward/Outward
0 Montreal’s Dark Century Announce New Release ‘Murder Motel’ Out April 18th; New Music Video ‘Kill The Crowd’
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Press Photo | Download Album Lyrics – Murder Motel 2014 | Download Album Cover
Montreal’s Dark Century Announce New Release ‘Murder Motel’ Out April 18th; New Music Video ‘Kill The Crowd’
L-R – Erik Evans – Guitar / Leather King – Vocals / Martin Gendreau – Guitar / Tommy Beliveau – Bass / Alexis Serré- Drums (Photo Credit: Leonardo Lamela Denucci)
Kill The Crowd! Kill The Crowd! Kill The Crowd! is the constant chant you get from fans when Montreal’s aggressive, hilarious, heavy and bloody five-piece Dark Century take the stage and inject a party of trans fat, bacon and moshing fun times (see live video of bacon throwing). No wonder the band was one of the two finalists at the En Route To Heavy MTL Battle of the Bands in 2012, winning their spot to play on Canada’s largest metal fest along with sharing the stage over the years with such established acts as Aborted, Misery Index, Quo Vadis, Anonymus, Rose Funeral, Exhumed, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Goatwhore, Origin, The Faceless, Battlecross, Erimha, Fuck The Facts to name a few.
Welding death, thrash, grind and hardcore, Dark Century returns in 2014 with their sophomore album ‘Murder Motel’ to follow up 2009’s debut ‘Days of The Mosh’. Produced by one of Montreal’s most respected metal producers Chris Donaldson (Cryptopsy, Mythosis, Erimha, The Agonist, Derelict, Neuraxis), ‘Murder Motel’ is 11 tracks of fury that attacks with vicious lyrics in both English and French, heavy speed demon guitars, pummelling drums accompanying by pounding bass force and ear grind wrenching screams.
“This CD is for the moshers; it grooves, it’s alive and it’s breathing bacon-breath in your face. The writing process for MURDER MOTEL was extensive and well thought-out, but this time we feel we’ve been able to spit out way more of what this band is all about. We are energy, violence and humour incarnate. So it’s right there, guitar solos now included!! Delivered in one package for the world to munch on cholesterol-filled foods while they listen to it.
Some previous subjects are revisited just as much as some new short stories have risen to give fresher flavors to our greasy art. Be ready to get pounded, blasted, shredded and pecked alive by zombie birds because our sophomore effort release is no serious matter. It’s f***ing hilarious!” comments vocalist Leather King.
The band released the first single and video ‘Kill The Crowd’, which can be viewed at the following link:
“Dark Century promises madness for moshers” – Here NB
“Très énergique, ca rentre au poste! Vous allez faire vendre pas mal de bières.” – Dan Mongrain – Voivod
“Really fuckin good good good!” – Jeff Waters – Annihilator
“Unpredictable and Dangerous” – Jason Rockman – Slaves on Dope / CHOM 97.7 FM
“Corrosif, pas de niaisage!” – Bang Bang Blog
“Really heavy set, amazing” – Mikey Heppner – Priestess
“Awesome crowd interraction” – Paul Ablaze – Blackguard
“They bring the fucken Party!” Jamie O’meara (music writer – Gazette)
[Download Album Lyrics]
Track Listing: Murder Motel
1 – In Our Veins
2 – Murder Motel
3 – Torticolis
4 – Ice Breaker
5 – Kill The Crowd
6 – Dead Birds
7 – Trio du Bûcheron
8 – Cholestérol
9 – Chloroforme
10 – Mosh Test Dummies
11 – Gore On My Snare
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by:
• All songs written by: Martin Gendreau
• Produced by: Martin Gendreau & Christian Donaldson
• Mixed by: Christian Donaldson
• Mastered by: Christian Donaldson
• Single released: Kill the Crowd
Album Band Line Up:
Leather King : Vocals
Steve Burns : Drums
Francis Lafrenière : Bass
Erik Fernet-Evans : Guitars solo
Martin Gendreau : Guitars
Live Band Line Up:
Erik Evans – Guitar
Alexis Serré- Drums
Martin Gendreau – Guitar
Tommy Beliveau – Bass
Leather King – Vocals
Live Video – Viande Froide – Heavy MTL 2012 – http://youtu.be/ktJH0coloSs
Live Video – Time 2 Bleed – Heavy MTL 2012 – http://youtu.be/NOSl55e1bL8
Music Video – Viande Froide (2011) – http://youtu.be/aTYgF71iKVk
Music Video – Muncherz (2010) – http://youtu.be/PlmdXO6BwXs
For more info, please visit the following links:
Official Website: http://www.DarkCentury.ca
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/darkcentury
Twitter: @DarkCenturyBand
Bandcamp: http://darkcentury.bandcamp.com/album/murder-motel
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/dark-century/id668790028
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