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0 Wacken Metal Battle USA Launch Submissions For One Champion To Play At Wacken Open Air

October 20, 2016
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· Music News · Wacken Metal Battle USA

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Wacken Metal Battle USA Launch Submissions For One Champion To Play At Wacken Open Air

One band, one champion, thousands of metalheads!

Wacken Metal Battle USA is coming to America!

For over a decade at the world’s largest outdoor metal festival Wacken Open Air, independent metal bands from around the globe have been performing in front of thousands and competing against one another for one to be crowned champion of the world along with winning multiple prizes (prizes info). For the first time ever, Wacken Metal Battle USA is coming to America for its inaugural year and will be hosting qualifying rounds in New York City, Boston and Philadelphia (more may be announced). The national champion of those battles will perform at the 2017 festival taking place from August 3rd – 5th.

Submissions for Metal Battle USA will begin October 21st and end on December 2nd at 11:59pm EST.

Band submissions can be made at the following link: https://metalbattleusa.com/apply/

Please watch the following video trailer to see all the metal fun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_xjt8Qp3TE

How it works:

Each city will hold their qualifying rounds plus city finals (dates to be determined), selecting the top band to move forward to the national finals in New York City (date to be determined) with one being selected to perform at the 28th edition of Wacken Open Air. All bands will be judged during battle rounds by respected local music industry.

The finalists will be selected as follows by city.

2 Finalists from Boston

2 Finalists from Philadelphia

2 Finalists from New York City
National Final in New York City

For more info on Wacken Metal Battle USA, please visit these links:

Official Website: http://www.metalbattlusa.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metalbattleusa/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MetalBattleUSA

For more info on international battle, please visit: http://www.metal-battle.com

For more info on Wacken Open Air, please visit http://www.wacken.com

RULES:

All bands, that wish to participate in the Metal Battle, must read the following rules and guidelines. Bands who send in an application automatically agree to the rules and terms.

Your band doesn’t have a deal and isn’t about to sign to a label in the near future.
Your band can easily play a 25 minute set consisting of your own songs. (No Covers). Full set performance time is 25 mins.
PA, lighting, and sound engineer will be provided for all bands.
Backline arrangements TBA.
The bands must bring their own instruments such as guitars, bass, drum breakables, keyboards and effect pedals and may also bring and use their own guitar amps.
To keep the changeover times as short as possible, bands with left handed drummers will play as first or last band. All bands have to follow the directions given by the promoters or stage manager.
Semi playback is not allowed. All bands must play live. Background orchestrations are ok as long as all vocals, guitars and bass are live. Intros / interludes are also ok.
Jury of respected music industry folk will decide the winners each night.

If a band overruns its allotted performance-time, then the band-members should be aware of the fact that in this case their sound will be faded out. The running order for the concert will be released a few days before the event takes place.

Please note:
Travel for the winning band to go to Germany is at their own expense and accommodations at the festival will be in the form of camping in the VIP area.
Full professional back line will be provided for performance.

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0 OUT NOW! Montreal Prog Champs THE CHRONICLES OF ISRAFEL New Album ‘A Trillion Lights, Tome II’

October 15, 2016
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· Music News · The Chronicles of Israfel

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OUT NOW! Montreal Prog Champs THE CHRONICLES OF ISRAFEL New Album ‘A Trillion Lights, Tome II’

CD Release Show Oct 15th @ Petit Cafe Campus – info

Track Listing:
1. Colors Of The Energy Construct (2:03)
2. Goddamned (3:52)
3. I Remember (7:41)
4. Nightmare (3:17)
5. Spirit Carousel ft. Bekki Friesen (4:07)
6. Life I Know (4:55)
7. In Ruins (5:57)
8. Hatred In My Heart (4:18)
9. Violet Empress (Last Love) (5:13)
10. Greet The Sun (3:49)
11. A Trillion Lights (5:36)
12. Incendia (2:15)
13. The Turning Of The Heavens (12:38)
Album Length: 1:05:47

Montreal prog champs THE CHRONICLES OF ISRAFEL’s long awaited sophomore album ‘A Trillion Lights, Tome II’ is now available as of October 15th via BOH Records on iTunes, CD Baby and all other major online retailers. The album is the follow up to their 2007 debut ‘Starborn, Tome I’. The album features 13 tracks of progressive songwriting blended with incredible guitar riffs and symphonic piano rounded with melodic vocals for a cinematic music experience.

To hear tracks from the release, please visit the following links:

Song Stream – I Remember – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P2zCePbTFA
Music Video – Spirit Carousel ft. Bekki Friesen – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN_O7BAszKo
Music Video – Life I Know – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV3pktRoXuw
Music Video – In Ruins – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIaQjAfEIuY
Music Video – Hatred In My Heart – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orRekHcTpDo
Music Video – Violet Empress (Last Love) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBrGOPym_rE
Guitar Playthrough – Goddamned – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I60lSGtPWY

The project was on hiatus for several years due to demand and relocation to Los Angeles by founder/guitarist/vocalist Dominic Cifarelli (former guitar player for Pulse Ultra (Atlantic Records)). While in Los Angeles, Ciferalli was part of multiple projects that included touring with Scars on Broadway, which featured Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan of System of a Down, a collaboration with Lukas Rossi on the single “Headspin” that is featured on the album “Rockstar Supernova” starring Tommy Lee, Gilby Clarke and Jason Newsted, recording guitars and bass for Billy Ray Cyrus’ 2012 release “Change My Mind” plus performing on French platinum artist Zaho’s debut and sophomore albums, and recording two guitar solos on a Rush tribute album released by Magna Carta, which featured Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Mike Mangini (Dream Theater) and Stu Hamm (Steve Vai). Other highlights in Cifarelli’s career include a featured guest guitar appearance with Cypress Hill and Travis Barker at the annual Smoke Out Festival in San Bernardino, CA that also featured Incubus, Living Colour and Manu Chao plus guest performances in 2013 with Chevelle in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel and Taproot at the Whiskey in Los Angeles.

For those in the Montreal area, THE CHRONICLES OF ISRAFEL will be hosting a CD Release show at Petit Cafe Campus on October 15th. Full details here.

For more info, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/thechroniclesofisrafel.

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0 NEWS: Canadian Death Masters NECRONOMICON Announce More US Dates

September 26, 2016
by Asher
· Music News · Necronomicon

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Canadian Death Masters NECRONOMICON Announce More US Dates

New Album ‘Advent of The Human God’ via Season of Mist

Photo Credit – Myriam Francoeur

Music Video – Crown of Thorns – Watch here.

Wrapping up their September USA tour with label mates Greece’s extreme metal titans ROTTING CHRIST and Dutch symphonic black metal trio CARACH ANGREN, Canadian death metal masters NECRONOMICON announce they will be performing the following headlining US show dates.

Remaining Tour Dates w/ Rotting Christ, Carach Angren:
09/26/16 – New Orleans, LA – Siberia

Necronomicon US Dates:

9/28 – Biloxi, MS – Zeppelin’s Pizzeria & Bar

9/29 – Raleigh, NC – Slim’s Downtown

9/30 – Chesapeake, VA – RiffHouse Pub

10/1 – Trenton, NJ – Championship Bar

10/2 – Rochester, NY – The Montage Music Hall

NECRONOMICON unleashed their new album ‘Advent of The Human God’ this past March via Season of Mist.To listen to the full stream of ‘Advent of The Human God’, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLArAJlC1y55_sXr0kj-1FIxK4_kEYJ06cAlbum order available at http://smarturl.it/NecronomShop

About:
NECRNOMICON have a well-earned reputation for quality by releasing material only when ready and satisfied with the outcome ever since their demo entitled “Morbid Ritual” (1992) firmly established their name within the underground. “The Silver Key” EP (1996) led to mainstream recognition on a national level, but their debut album “Pharaoh Of Gods” (1999) and the sophomore “The Sacred Medicines” (2003) did even more to establish the band as a household name in Canada. “Return Of The Witch” (2010) marked the international break-through for NECRONOMICON, and saw them performing at prestigious festivals such as Inferno (Norway), Ragnarok (Germany), and the Barge To Hell metal cruise among others, while sharing stages with acts such as CRADLE OF FILTH, DIMMU BORGIR, BEHEMOTH, and MORBID ANGEL, to name but a few. Their steady advance around the globe grew considerably in impact by their next full-length “Rise Of The Elder Ones” (2013). Now NECRONOMICON are more than ready for the next step with ‘Advent Of The Human God’, their latest brutal assaulting soundtrack now available via Season of Mist for Europe as of March 18th and North America as of March 25th.

Delivering a lethal dose of symphonic, blackened death at a new height in their long lasting career, which began as early as 1988 with the founding of the band by guitarist and singer Rob “The Witch” in the deep northern part of Quebec, Canada known as the “Fjord of Saguenay”

The Canadian veterans keep their tracks on ‘Advent Of The Human God’ as gloriously epic as furiously massive and harsh. Songs like “The Golden Gods”, “Unification Of The Four Pillars”, “Crown Of Thorns” and “I Bringer Of Light” tell of experienced songwriting and an eclectic wide range of influences that flow into the sound of NECRONOMICON. Nodding to DIMMU BORGIR and BEHEMOTH to DEICIDE and SUFFOCATION, these extreme metal addicts carve their own sound out of the much cherished ingredients of brutal dark music.

1. The Descent (1:18)

2. Advent of The Human God (5:27)

3. The Golden Gods (4:13)

4. Okkultis Trinity (2:27)

5. Unification of The Four Pillars (3:27)

6. Crown of Thorns (4:30)

7. The Fjord (4:39)

8. Gaia (2:43)

9. I (Bringer Of Light) (4:04)

10. Innocence And Wrath (Celtic Frost Cover) (1:08)

11. Alchemy Of The Avatar (5:14)

Album Length: 39:16

Line-up:
Rob “The Witch”: Vocals, Guitar
Mars: Bass
Rick: Drums

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http://presskit.season-of-mist.com/PressKits/Necronomicon

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0 NEWS: Calgary Thrashers ILLYRIAN Premiere New Lyric Video ‘Zeta Reticulan’ via Metal Nation Radio

September 23, 2016
by Asher
· Illyrian · Music News

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Calgary Thrashers ILLYRIAN Premiere New Lyric Video ‘Zeta Reticulan’ via Metal Nation Radio

New Album Out October 7th

Show Dates:

October 1 – Calgary, AB – Distortion – CD Release Show – info
w/ Tyrant, Gales of Avalon, Leave The Living

October 22 – Medicine Hat, AB – Oly’s Ale House

w/ WMD, World Class White Trash, Junkies Rush, Poke the Bear

L-R: Scott Onofrychuk (Guitar/Vocals) | Jeff Perry (Bass/Vocals) | Brandon McNeil (Guitar/Vocals) | Darren May (Drums)
Photo Credit: Brad Scott

Calgary thrashers ILLYRIAN have teamed up with Metal Nation Radio for the premiere of their second single and lyric video ‘Zeta Reticulan’ in support of their upcoming album ‘Round 2: Fight!’ due out on October 7th. The album was co-produced by the band with Casey Lewis at Echo Base Studios plus mastered by Sacha Laskow (Every Hour Kills, ex-Divinity) at Perfect Fifth Studios.

To listen to ‘Zeta Reticulan’, please visit the following link: http://metalnationradio.ca/calgary-thrashers-illyrian-premiere-new-lyric-video-zeta-reticulan-via-metal-nation-radio/

Formed in 2011 under the name Hellborn Death Engines, the band is resurfacing under the new moniker ILLYRIAN with the recent additions of bassist / vocalist Jeff Perry (Sikarra, ex-Animus Labyrinth) plus British drum sensation Darren May (ex-Deacon Birch) who have brought new and progressive musical mindsets into the band to join original and founding members Scott Onofrychuk (guitars/vocals) and Brandon McNeil (guitar/vocals).

Evolving into a highly technical group playing thrash metal with their erratic and precise on-stage delivery, rapier wit, along with nostalgic charm, ILLYRIAN have removed the constraints of conventional metal sub-genre formula to replace their sound with a melting pot of technical thrash riffs, blistering solos, prog-influenced rhythms along with the band’s signature tri-vocal attack.

Album pre-order at the following link: http://illyrian.bandcamp.com/album/round-2-fight

To get your FREE download of the title track ‘Round 2: Fight!’, please visit the following link: http://puregrainaudio.com/audio/illyrian-round-2-fight-free-song-download

You can can also check out the lyric video for ‘Round 2: Fight!’ at the followinglink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm915PWlBwE

1. Walking In Sunshine (5:41)

2. Round 2: Fight! (4:31)

3. Opulent & Imperial (3:58)

4. Chaotic Neutral (3:28)

5. Zeta Reticulan (4:29)

6. Mindbender (4:25)

7. Five by Five (The Dark Slayer Comes) (4:06)

8. Wings of Freedom (4:47)

9. Technodrone (3:50)

10. Sound of The Serpent Siren (4:47)

Album Length: 44:05

For more info, please visit: http://www.facebook.com/illyrianband.

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0 NEWS: Prog Metal TACTUS Premiere New Track ‘Scimitar’ via New Noise Mag; New Album ‘Bending Light’ Due Out October 7th

September 9, 2016
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Prog Metal TACTUS Premiere New Track ‘Scimitar’ via New Noise Mag

New Album ‘Bending Light’ Due Out October 7th

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Fredericton, New Brunswick five piece progressive metal band TACTUS have teamed up with New Noise Magazine for the premiere of their first single ‘Scimitar’ off their upcoming debut full length ‘Bending Light’ due out on October 7th. The album features ten outer limit prog tracks produced by the band with mixing and mastering by Jamie King (Between The Buried In Me, Paradise Lost, Scale The Summit) to follow their previously released EPs ‘ins(T)rumental’ (2015) and ‘T’ (2014) plus singles ‘Enigma’ and their metal cover of The Police’s ‘Roxanne’.

The band comments on the track:

“We chose ‘Scimitar’ to be the first ambassador for ‘Bending Light’ because even though it’s shorter and more accessible, it still showcases some of the weird progressiveness of the album. It’s consistently fast and upbeat plus as one of our favourites to play, we thought it was a great way to introduce everyone to the new Tactus.”

To hear ‘Scimitar’, please visit the following link: http://newnoisemagazine.com/song-premiere-tactus-scimitar/

The album is available for pre-order at the following links.

Regular Album Pre-Order with immediate download of single Scimitar:

https://tactusband.bandcamp.com/album/bending-light

Bandcamp Exclusive Version w/ instrumentals and complete guitar tablature plus immediate download of single Scimitar:

https://tactusband.bandcamp.com/album/bending-light-bandcamp-exclusive

Formed in 2011 as a jam project by three fellow music students, the group has gone on to release several singles and EPs independently, while having the opportunity to share the stage with great metal acts like Protest the Hero, Intervals, Black Crown Initiate, and Mandroid Echostar. The group pride themselves on their infusion of multiple musical styles into hard-hitting riffs, epic choruses, and technically intense passages. Soaring melodies, guttural growls, and destructive breakdowns flow into soft, slow, and pensive segments of jazz and rock. Their compositional method, where songs are conceived, written, transcribed, and edited before they are ever learned or rehearsed, adds a level of refinement and fluidity not always found in heavier music. The band do almost all of their engineering work themselves, but have also worked with several talented producers. Their first EP T (June 2014), comprised of four previously released singles and one new song, featured the mixing and mastering handiwork of Gino Bambino (Novallo) and Justin Hill (SikTh). Their single Resurface (December 2014) was handled by George Lever (Burials).

1. Anamnesis (2:12)
2. Aurora (6:26)
3. Scimitar (4:08)
4. All Roads (4:06)
5. Feast or Famine (4:58)
6. Colossus (4:20)
7. Goliath (7:14)
8. Cardinal (4:20)
9. Red and Ivory (6:56)
10. King of the Sky (14:35)
Album Length: 59.21

For more info, please visit: www.TactusBand.com.

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0 NEWS: Thrash Legends EXCITER Comment On Original Line Up Performing For First Time Since 1985 at Calgary Metalfest; 2016 Line Up w/ Annihilator, Exciter (original line-up), Razor, Sacrifice, Toxic Holocaust, The Exalted Piledriver And More!; Tickets & VIP Passes On Sale

August 25, 2016
by Asher
· calgary metalfest · Music News

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Thrash Legends EXCITER Comment On Original Line Up Performing For First Time Since 1985 at Calgary Metalfest

2016 Line Up w/ Annihilator, Exciter (original line-up), Razor, Sacrifice,
Toxic Holocaust, The Exalted Piledriver And More!

Tickets & VIP Passes On Sale here

Download Calgary MetalFest Posters here

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Canadian thrash legends EXCITER will be taking the stage at this year’s Calgary Metalfest on September 17th at Flames Central presented by Big Nate Productions. Their performance is one for the history books as they will be reuniting their original line up for the first time since 1985 plus sharing the stage with fellow Canadian thrash pioneers ANNIHILATOR, RAZOR and SACRIFICE. All have never before performed on the same stage together, making the concert a historic moment in metal.

EXCITER guitarist John Ricci comments:

“We are really stoked to participate at the fest with such great bands that came out of Canada and went on to establish themselves as serious contenders in the metal market around the globe. The last time the original line-up played together was the summer of 1985, our last tour together across the USA. When we got back together in 2014, it was like we never broke up, it was like instant musical chemistry!”

Tickets and VIP Passes on sale through https://calgarymetalfest.com and at Sloth Records in Calgary.

New this year, VIP packages will be offered and include sound check viewings, band meet and greets, and autograph sessions. Check out http://calgarymetalfest.com and http://bignateproductions.com for more info!

Friday, September 16th at Dickens Pub, Portland-based TOXIC HOLOCAUST will headline their first Calgary appearance since 2011. Support by DISCIPLES OF POWER, THE ORDER OF CHAOS, FORNICATION, BLACK PESTILENCE and CONCRETE FUNERAL. Info here.

Thursday, September 15th at Distortion sees THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER in their first ever Western Canadian performance with support from CRYSTAL MESS, SAVAGE STREETS, PROFITS OF CRIME and ACCOSTAL. Info here.

Wednesday, September 14th Kick-off Party at The Ship and Anchor, FREE SHOW with THE CADAVOR DOG, W.M.D., IN/VERTIGO, BLACKBIRD ELECTRIC, OUTLETS BAND. Info here.

About:

Calgary Metalfest, in its fifth annual year, started in 2012 by Nathan “Nate Reno” Renaud after his experiences working at Monsters of Rock in 2008 and as Stage and Production Manager of Noctis Metalfest from 2008 to 2013. Nate also founded and plays bass in KYOKTYS and is a live and studio audio engineer with over forty titles and hundreds of shows to his credit. Check him out at http://bignateproductions.com.

Through its live charity auction, Calgary Metalfest has raised a total of $4000 for Make-A-Wish Southern Alberta and is shooting to sponsor an entire $10,000 Wish this year! Auction items will include autographed posters, guitars, art, festival tickets, and more.

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0 EPK – ENTITY – 200,000 Years + Tour (2016)

July 12, 2016
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ENTITY – 200,000 Years + Western Canadian Tour 2016

Release Date: July 12, 2016

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For fans of = Abysmal Dawn, Gorguts, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide,

Sales link: Bandcamp

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Entity 2013

L-R: Carl Brown (bass), Kyle Braun (drums), Adam Kozak (guitar/vocals), Tyler Augusto (guitar)

Photocredit: Bradon Bollen

Biography

Thundering in the distance of the Canadian prairies from the depths of Winnipeg hail four-piece ENTITY generating blasphemous death metal tainted with thrash. The four-year-old project grew out of a desire to generate terrifying metal complete with gratuitous solos and complimentary blast beats that whip each song into shape. They have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with such acts as Skeletonwitch, Cryptopsy, and legendary Canadian metal act Razor.

Carl Brown (bass), Kyle Braun (drums), Adam Kozak (guitar/vocals), Tyler Augusto (guitar) are constantly pushing their writing abilities to create music that sounds like an army pacing through the muddy trenches of war and emerges victorious. Their influences are present in each song, and elements from old school thrash to new school technical death metal can be extracted throughout. Instrumentally, the guitar tone pierces through the blasting drums and is stitched together with doomy vocals. Each song is written to be a map through a tremendous journey with the band as the listener’s adept guide.

The band has produced a slew of demos and albums over the course of 4 years and is ready to release the height of their musical efforts, ‘Phobia Of The Formless’ [LP] in early 2017. Their songs are filled with torturous lyrics that pair well with their high energy stage performance. Catch them on tour Summer 2016 across Western Canada on their way to Armstrong Metal Fest.

entity poster 2016

Tour dates

Vancouver – July 13 – The Hindenburg

Kamloops – July 14 – The Office

Armstrong Metal Fest – July 15, 16 – Hassen Arena

Edmonton – July 17 – DV8

Calgary – July 18 – Distortion

Winnipeg – July 19 – The Park Theatre

Winnipeg – July 29 – The Park Theatre*

*without Inverted Serenity

Album Band/Live Line Up: Adam Kozak – Vocals/Guitar, Kyle Braun – Drums, Carl Brown – Bass, Tyler Augusto – Guitar

Discography

Early 2017 – Phobia Of The Formless

2015 – Vindictive Killing (Pre Production Track)

2014 – Strings (Promo Disc)

2014 – Demo(n) EP

2013 – ‘Demo’

Shared the stage with

Razor, Sacrifice, Archspire, Xul, Deamon, Dead Ranch, Psychotic Gardening, Crimson Shadows, Vesperia, Beyond Creation, Rivers Of Nihil, Into Eternity, Skeletonwitch, Cryptopsy

Tours

*(Carlstock August 2016)*

*(Phobia Of The Formless Tour July 2016)*

*(Armstrong Metal Fest July 2016)*

Carlstock 93′ (2015)

Ontario Death Fest (2015)

Redefining Darkness Tour 2015

Lethbridge Zombie Fest 2015

Manitoba Metal Fest 2015

Western Spring Tour 2015

Carlstock 95′ (2014)

Eastern Summer Tour 2014

Carlstock 98′ (2013)

Possession Tour 2013

0 NEWS: Grimposium Presents Doomed To Death – Montreal – August 4 & 5 w/ Misery Index, Canadian premiere screening of Death by Metal (the biopic of Chuck Schuldiner), Doomed to Death Academic Symposium, Live interview with Repulsion by Albert Mudrian of Decibel Magazine and Jason Netherton from Misery Index plus more!

July 11, 2016
by Asher
· Grimposium · Music News

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Grimposium Presents Doomed To Death – Montreal – August 4 & 5, 2016

Aug 4 – 12pm–2:30pm – FREE – Doomed to Death Academic Symposium
@ Concordia University’s Department of Education (FG 5.345, 1610 Rue Ste Catherine)

Aug 4 – 7pm – FREE – Canadian premiere screening of Death by Metal (the biopic of Chuck Schuldiner)
@ VA114 cinema at Concordia University (1395 Rene-Levesque Ouest)

Aug 5 – 4:30pm – FREE – Live interview with Repulsion by Albert Mudrian of Decibel Magazine
and Jason Netherton from Misery Index @ Katacombes (1635 Boul St-Laurent)

Aug 5 – 8pm – $25 – Misery Index, Vastum, Vengeful, and Cardinal Wyrm @ Katacombes (1635 Boul St-Laurent)

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Vivek Venkatesh proudly presents a unique celebration of film, music and academic research in metal music studies titled Doomed to Death. This unique summerGrimposium festival will feature a live music event on August 5 with performances from extreme metal bands Misery Index, Vastum, Vengeful and Cardinal Wyrm, preceded by an exclusive live interview with the founding members of death metal/grindcore veterans Repulsion.

And on August 4, Grimposium will host the Canadian premiere screening of Death by Metal – the biopic of Chuck Schuldiner, late frontman of the legendary extreme metal bands Death and Control Denied – as well as a death metal vocal workshop, an industry panel on the economics of extreme metal and an academic symposium, all hosted at Concordia University (VA114 Cinema, 1395 Rene-Levesque Ouest).

All information about the festival is available on http://grimposium.com/doomed-to-death

The Misery Index, Vastum, Vengeful, and Cardinal Wyrm performance will take place at 20h00 on August 5 at Co-op Katacombes; tickets are $25 (Facebook eventhere; tickets on sale here). Jason Netherton, singer and bassist for Misery Index, says that the band “… is looking very much forward to Doomed to Death! TheGrimposium events are notably fantastic contributions to the extreme metal underground, and we are honored to be able to participate in this stellar event alongside such a ferocious mix of bands! Revel in Flesh!” Pranjal Tiwari, drummer and vocalist for Cardinal Wyrm states: “We can’t wait to return to Montreal, one of our favourite cities, and we have an album’s worth of new songs since the last time we played there. The bill that Grimposium has put together is a varied and interesting one with a bunch of stellar bands from different subgenres – we are very excited to bring the audience down into the belly of doom metal during our set, and lay a pall of heaviness over the evening’s proceedings.”

The live interview with Repulsion is at 16h30 at Co-op Katacombes; it is free and open to the public. Scott Carlson and Matt Olivo, founding members of Repulsionwill be interviewed by Albert Mudrian of Decibel Magazine and Jason Netherton from Misery Index about their role in the development of the genres of death metal and grindcore, and the influence that Repulsion has had on the global extreme metal scene.

The Death by Metal screening is free to the public and will take place at 19h00 on August 4 at the VA114 cinema at Concordia University (Facebook event here). There will also be a post-screening Q&A with director Felipe Belalcazar. The screening will be preceded by a death metal vocal workshop led by Marie-Hélène Landry ofObsolete Mankind and Sébastien Croteau of Necrotic Mutation. In addition, the event includes a bilingual panel on the Economics of Extreme Metal with Jason Netherton and Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index), Michael Berberian (Season of Mist), and Michelle Ayoub (Broken Board Montreal).

Finally, the Doomed to Death Academic Symposium will be held from 12h00 – 14h30 on August 4 at Concordia University’s Department of Education (FG 5.345, 1610 Rue Ste Catherine). For the first time since its inaugural event, Grimposium will feature a symposium featuring the academic and professional work of members of Misery Index and Vastum. Daniel Butler from Vastum, as well as Jason Netherton and Mark Kloeppel from Misery Index will explore the intersection of psychoanalysis, media studies and tourism management in the domain of extreme metal music studies and showcase their respective graduate research and professional projects (abstracts and more information are available here). The session will be moderated by Concordia University’s Lee Mellor, a SSHRC doctoral fellow, and a PhD Candidate in the Individualised program. The event is open to the public and refreshments will be served.

About Grimposium:

Grimposium is an international touring festival and conference which brings together musicians, visual artists, journalists, writers and record label executives in the global extreme metal scene. Created in 2014 by metal studies scholar Vivek Venkatesh from Concordia University in Québec, Canada, Grimposium has hosted editions of its festivals and conferences in Montréal, Canada (April 2014, August 2015 with Heavy Montreal, April 2016 and July 2016), Bergen, Norway (November 2015), Bay Area, California (January 2016), Brooklyn, New York (April 2016) and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (April 2016 – with Decibel Magazine). We have upcoming events in Montréal on 4th and 5th ofAugust 2016 with Heavy Montreal, and the New York by Norse events in December 2016. Follow us at Facebook to get the latest news. Our team consists of Vivek Venkatesh (creator), Kathryn Urbaniak (manager), Jason Wallin (partner) and David Hall (partner). Our logo and Baphomet was designed by Filip Ivanovic, and Alex Pelchat-White is our graphic designer.

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0 NEWS: SCYTHIA Reveal New Play-Through Video For ‘Lineage’ via Gear Gods

July 8, 2016
by Asher
· Music News · Scythia

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Canadian Metal Minstrels SCYTHIA Reveal New Play-Through Video For ‘Lineage’ via Gear Gods

Album Stream – Lineage – Listen here.

Canadian progressive/power folklore metallers SCYTHIA recently released their newest full-length offering, Lineage. You can order your digital or physical copy of Lineage now via the band’s Bandcamp page. These minstrels of metal are back today with a play-through video of the album’s title track, “Lineage”, which you can view now exclusively via Gear Gods: http://geargods.net/playthrough/scythia-shred-tastic-new-guitar-playthrough-for-lineage/

SCYTHIA guitarist and vocalist Dave Khan states, “We’re stoked to have our playthrough of “Lineage” up with Gear Gods! We use some really unusual gear. I play a custom-made Warrior Black Knight with X2N active pick-ups into an ENGL raider 1 x 12, and AJ plays a Ibanez RG premium through a Blackstar HT Stage 100.”

Although the band primarily self-produced the album, Lineage features engineering from Nino Laurenne (Firewind, Finntroll, Wintersun, Ensiferum) and Lasse Lammert (Alestorm, Gloryhammer, Powerwolf), and mastering from Svante Forsback (Rammstein, Volbeat, Firewind, Apocalyptica). Nino Laurenne is also responsible for mixing duties on the album. Lineage was recorded at LSD Studios in Lubeck, Germany and Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland.

SCYTHIA are gearing up to perform at two more events this summer before heading out on a tour this fall (details coming soon). See below for all currently confirmed performance dates.

Upcoming Dates:

Aug 19 – Edmonton, AB @ DV8 – info
Aug 25-28 – Valemount, BC – Metalocalypstick Festival – info

1. Eternal Oath (3:37)
2. Laugh of the Tsar (5:41) [Beatroute]
3. Barbarian (4:53)
4. Soldier’s Lament (5:22) [MetalInjection]
5. Loremaster Pt. I (7:33)
6. Loremaster Pt. II (6:49)
7. The Sacrifice (5:43)
8. Lineage (3:15)
Album Length: 42:56

For more info, please visit: www.Scythia.ca.

About:

Like a charging bear Scythia have been playing progressive power metal with a twist of folklore since 2008. Scythia has coined their own sound while drawing influences from different genres such as celtic/gypsy folk music, power metal, death metal and progressive rock. Scythia’s albums and performances feature rich, poetic storytelling and grand tales that vividly captures the imagination of their listeners. Because of this, they have taken the independent scene by storm as they gather more and more fans both domestically and internationally. Scythia acquired its name from vocalist/guitarist Dave Khan’s infatuation with ancient Slavic imagery and melodies inspired from Balkan music. The name is fitting for a grandiose sound as Scythia is also an ancient empire spanning from the Caucasus through Russia, and even into eastern Scandinavia.

Scythia delivered their first album “Of War” in 2010 where the band’s distinctive sound was forged, which carried on to their next release “Of Exile” in 2011. These albums featured sound effects, narration and classical instrumentation to help drive home their story through the medium of concept albums. Touring and press associated with these albums garnered recognition for the band as they were nominated for the Best Metal Group/Duo for Canada’s Sirius XM Indies – Independent Music Awards. Other nominees include Bison B.C, Derelict, Devin Townsend Project and Mares Of Thrace. This is a great honor for the band to be included as nominees for these awards since they represents the Canadian independent music scene.

In February 2014, Scythia had its sights set on new and larger horizons. They released their 3rd full length album “Of Conquest”, which was engineered/produced by Lasse Lammert (Alestorm, Gloryhammer, Halcyon Way, Svarsot) at LSD Studios in Lubeck, Germany. Co-produced by Shaun Thingvold (Strapping Young Lad, Lamb of God, Fear Factory), Mixed by Nino Laurenne (Ensiferum, Wintersun, Kiuas, Firewind) at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland, and Mastered by Svante Forsback (Rammstein, Firewind, Korpiklaani,Apocalyptica) at Chartmakers in Helsinki, Finland. “Of Conquest” let to an overwhlemingly popular response and saw the band co-headline a major festival in Brazil and other festivals in the southeast USA in 2015.

“Of Conquest” sonically paved the way for their 4th full-length release “Lineage”, which was recorded using the same production team. 2016 sees Scythia getting ready for more touring in Canada and the US, and setting sail across the seas to international venues.

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0 NEWS: NECRONOMICON Update Dates For Headlining ‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ w/ Abiotic, Vesperia

July 7, 2016
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· Music News · Necronomicon

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NECRONOMICON Update Dates For Headlining ‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ w/ Abiotic, Vesperia

New Album ‘Advent of The Human God’ via Season of Mist

Photo Credit – Myriam Francoeur

Music Video – Crown of Thorns – Watch here.

Canadian death metal masters NECRONOMICON have updated their dates for their first headlining tour across Canada since 2011 with support from technical death metallers Abiotic and epic death metal quartet Vesperia. The ‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ presented by PureGrainAudio.com will kick off in Ottawa, ON on August 4th and head as far west as Vancouver to wrap up back east in Timmins, ON on August 26th (Note: Aug 27th in Oshawa Abiotic and Vesperia only). Following the cross Canadian tour, NECRONOMICON will meet up with Swedish black metallers MARDUK plus label mates Greece’s extreme metal titans ROTTING CHRIST and Dutch symphonic black metal trio CARACH ANGREN for their USA September tour.

NECRONOMICON unleashed their new album ‘Advent of The Human God’ this past March via Season of Mist.

To listen to the full stream of ‘Advent of The Human God’, please visit the following link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLArAJlC1y55_sXr0kj-1FIxK4_kEYJ06c

Album order available at http://smarturl.it/NecronomShop

necroadmat5 as of july 12

‘Okkultis In Canada Tour’ presented by PureGrainAudio.com:
8/4 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
8/5 – St. Catherines, ON @ Detour Music Hall
8/6 – Windsor, ON @ Windsor Beer Exchange
8/7 – London, ON @ Call The Office
8/9 – Sudbury, ON @ The Asylum
8/12 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks
8/13 – Brandon, MA @ North Hill Inn
8/14 – Winnipeg, MA @ The Park Theatre
8/15 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange
8/16 – Lethbridge, AB @ Inferno Nightclub
8/17 – Edmonton, AB @ Brixx
8/18 – Kelowna, BC @ Muninn’s Post
8/19 – Victoria, BC @ The V-Lounge
8/20 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
8/21 – Prince George, BC @ Generator Cabaret
8/22 – Calgary, AB @ Distortion
8/23 – Saskatoon, SK @ O’Brian’s Event Centre
8/26 – Timmins, ON @ The Working Class
*8/27 – Oshawa, ON @ The Atria
* = Abiotic & Vesperia only
September Tour Dates w/ Marduk, Rotting Christ, Carach Angren

09/02/16 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room

09/03/16 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum

09/04/16 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade

09/05/16 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage

09/06/16 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre

09/07/16 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall

09/08/16 – Montreal, QC – L’Astral

09/09/16 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House

09/10/16 – Columbus, OH – Al Rosa Villa

09/11/16 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s

09/12/16 – Minneapolis, MN – Triple Rock

09/13/16 – Kansas City, MO – The Riot Room

09/14/16 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre

09/16/16 – Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
09/17/16 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre

09/18/16 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom

09/19/16 – Oakland, CA – Metro Opera House

09/20/16 – Las Vegas, NV – LVCS

09/21/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater

09/22/16 – Phoenix, AZ – Joe’s Grotto

09/23/16 – El Paso, TX – Mesa Music Hall

09/24/16 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar & Grill

09/25/16 – Austin, TX – Dirty Dog Bar
09/26/16 – New Orleans, LA – Siberia

The Canadian veterans keep their tracks on ‘Advent Of The Human God’ as gloriously epic as furiously massive and harsh. Songs like “The Golden Gods”, “Unification Of The Four Pillars”, “Crown Of Thorns” and “I Bringer Of Light” tell of experienced songwriting and an eclectic wide range of influences that flow into the sound ofNECRONOMICON. Nodding to DIMMU BORGIR and BEHEMOTH to DEICIDE and SUFFOCATION, these extreme metal addicts carve their own sound out of the much cherished ingredients of brutal dark music.

1. The Descent (1:18)

2. Advent of The Human God (5:27)

3. The Golden Gods (4:13)

4. Okkultis Trinity (2:27)

5. Unification of The Four Pillars (3:27)

6. Crown of Thorns (4:30)

7. The Fjord (4:39)

8. Gaia (2:43)

9. I (Bringer Of Light) (4:04)

10. Innocence And Wrath (Celtic Frost Cover) (1:08)

11. Alchemy Of The Avatar (5:14)

Album Length: 39:16