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26. September 2014

ALGOMA - "Reclaimed By The Forest" | Sludge | 9/10



ALGOMA
"Reclaimed by the Forest"
Doom/Sludge
Dead Beat Media
October 8th, 2014

"Wenn du das nochmal machst, dann latsche ich dir sowas von in den Allerwertesten!", keifte der kanadische Holzfäller wütend, nachdem ihm sein Kollege versehentlich ein Bein abhackte. Dieser rief nicht die SMH an, sondern holte noch einmal mit der Axt aus. - Dieses Szenario beschreibt in etwa, mit welcher Kompromisslosigkeit ALGOMA aus den nordamerikanischen Wäldern auf ihrem Album "Reclaimed by the Forest" vorgehen.
Im Gegensatz zu anderen Sludge-Kollegen holt die Band nicht nur gewaltig aus, sondern trifft mit jedem Riff und jeder Distortion millimetergenau in die Magengrube, um anschließend mit der Bassdrum ordentlich nachzutreten. Im Gegensatz zu den Genre-üblichen Screams schnauzt Darby Wiigwaas dermaßen angewiedert und Whisky-geschwängert herum, dass einem nur eins im Kopf herum schwirrt: "Wie komme ich bloß hier weg, bevor mich der finstere Typ platt macht?!" Alle Genießer lassen sich einfach von der Sludge/Doom-Walze in den Waldboden pressen, nachdem das zweite Bein tschüß gesagt hat. Der hinterlassenen Sauerei nehmen sich das Moos und die Tiere an. Da bleibt nichts übrig! Sogar WEEDEATER dürfte bei den Klängen die Kinnlade nach unten klappen! (SM)


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Following a refreshing theme matched competently by excellent artwork inside and outside, ALGOMA from Canada churns out some bowel-disinterring rhythms with emphasis on heaviness. This band is relentless in its expression, dumping one slab upon the other of skull-smashing riffs, pounding beats and a routine-debilitating tempo. This is comparable to the music of ELECTRIC WIZARD, EYEHATEGOD, SLEEP, FISTULA, THE DEAD, WEEDEATER, BONGZILLA and HOODED MENACE and ACID WITCH. Just heavy, heavy doom that's thick and sludgy, also mesmerizing!!!



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18. Januar 2014

New ALASKAN album will be released in February. European Tour dates announced! / ALASKAN kommen im Februar mit neuer Scheibe auf Europatour!



ALASKAN
Despair, Erosion, Loss

Format: LP w/ free Download
Label: Alerta Antifascista, Moment Of Collapse
Release no.: AA98, MOC075
Genre: Post Metal, Doom, Post Rock
Release Date: February 28th, 2014


"I came across Alaskan because of their affiliation with other Ottawa post metal / sludge bands. Let’s face it: many similar bands have arisen on the Ottawa metal scene in the last few years: Buried Inside, Goetia, Biipiigwan, Collider, etc. Not so far away, whether you are in Montreal or in Toronto, dozens of other bands can be added to that list. The genre established by Neurosis, Isis or Cult of Luna is now a saturated market, but I think Alaskan stands on top of the most recent bands food chain. The quality of their music and their dedication help the guys from Alaskan stand out of the crowd. They are in a kind of Cult of Luna-esque dark mood, with almost simple guitar chords that create this loud wall of sound you expect from such a band. Alaskan went epic on most of their songs: they added atmospheric passages and intro, in proportions that help blending the songs together and bringing the listener throughout their livesets without any difficulty. For any three-piece band, there’s always a challenge about song structure, because of the absence of a lead guitar or additional instruments. Alaskan masters perfectly this, and while you can hear perfectly every instrument on the album, you don’t have the impression that something is missing. “Noises” were added here and there in the background, and this aspect of the production makes me want to go back to the album from time to time just for its “layers” quality.

Another thing that I mentioned previously is the musician’s dedication to their band. They are serious in their approach, and have one new release every year. Moreover, they have followed the steps of fellows Buried Inside and toured intensively the last years. Live, Alaskan delivers a amazing performance and the live set lives to its promises. While I agree that Alaskan might not be 100% original, I didn’t expect an experimental band either. The band knows how to compose songs that “feels” dark and heavy, and they can easily compare with other bands like Amen Ra, Neurosis, Fall Of Efrafa... So listen to your friend: Alaskan is without a doubt worth to check out.
" - Timo, Alerta Antifascista



Tracklist:
AI: Sacrifice 5:12
AII: Fiend 7:33
AIII: Inferno 5:43
BI: Submerged 5:26
BII: Guiltless 7:20
BIII: Eternal 5:15



Alaskan Tour Dates:

27.02.2014 Thursday | Germany | Leipzig – Zoro
28.02.2014 Friday | Poland | Wroclaw - Pod Pałacykiem
01.03.2014 Saturday | Poland | Krakow – Please Don´t Cry Fest w/ CATHEDRAAL [FR]…
02.03.2014 Sunday | Poland | Zudunska Wola – Variete
03.03.2014 Monday | Czech Rep. | Olomouc – Galerie U Mloka
04.03.2014 Tuesday | Czech Rep. | Brno – Vegalite
05.03.2014 Wednesday | Austria | Wien – EKH w/ OAKEN [HU]
06.03.2014 Thursday | Austria | Linz – Kapu w/ OAKEN [HU]
07.03.2014 Friday | Austria | Graz – Sub
08.03.2014 Saturday | Italy | Monza – Boccaccio Squat w/ OVO [IT], AGGATHA [IT]…
09.03.2014 Sunday | Italy | Pisa – Boderline Club
10.03.2014 Monday | Slovenia | Ljubljana – Club Gromka
11.03.2014 Tuesday | Italy | Trieste – Tetris
12.03.2014 Wednesday | Italy | Bologna – Venue TBA
13.03.2014 Thursday | Switzerland | tba.
14.03.2014 Friday | Switzerland | Wetzikon – Kulturfabrik w/ I NOT DANCE [AT]
15.03.2014 Saturay | Austria | Feldkirch – Graf Hugo w/ I NOT DANCE [AT]
16.03.2014 Sunday | Austria | Salzburg - MARK Freizeit u. Kultur
17.03.2014 Monday | France | Straßbourg – Molodoi
18.03.2014 Tuesday | Germany | Köln – AZ w/ SERPENT EATER [DE]
19.03.2014 Wednesday | Germany | Bremen – Sielwallhaus
20.03.2014 Thursday | Germany | Hamburg – Rote Flora
21.03.2014 Friday | Germany | Neubrandenburg – AJZ w/ DEZAFRA RIDGE [DE]
22.03.2014 Saturday | Germany | Berlin – Köpi w/ DEZAFRA RIDGE [DE]

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30. Dezember 2013

New album of CULTED will be released in January 2014, serving a beautifully haunting and grim piece of sprawling Doom Metal



Blackened doom merchants CULTED have revealed the details behind their upcoming second full-length album and first release in over four years. Oblique To All Paths is a beautifully haunting and grim piece of sprawling doom metal…the perfect soundtrack to a desolate, barren winter. The album will see its official release on CD, 2LP and digital formats via Relapse Records on January 21st in North America, January 20th in the UK/World, and January 17th in Germany/Benelux/Finland. 

An album trailer featuring a clip of new music is available for viewing here while pre-orders are available at this location. People in Germany can view this trailer here.

CULTED’s story is a unique one: Four band members spread out over Sweden and Canada, having never performed music together in the same room as an entire band, instead coming together through the wonders of modern technology to create totally compelling top of the line doom. While CULTED’s writing and recording process may be unusual, and a story unto itself, it certainly should not overshadow what this band has accomplished---creating a bleak and epic masterpiece of dystopian doom. The group formed in 2007 and has released one full-length and one EP including 2009's Below The Thunders of the Upper Deep and 2010's Of Death and Ritual. Both albums can be streamed in full via Bandcamp here.


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EGO DEPTH from Canada have their 2nd album, "Gjerhal Ket Bardo", out!



EGO DEPTH from Montréal, Canada, have their 2nd full-length album released this December. It is called "Gjerhal ket Bardo" and serves 5 abyssal tracks from the blackened Depth of Doom. These bleak tunes prophesy a crappy new year. We are looking forward to it!



https://egodepths.bandcamp.com/
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5. Dezember 2013

AS AUTUMN CALLS: New album, "Cold, Black & Everlasting", of Doom/Death band from Canada available now



AS AUTUMN CALLS creates dark, melodic, melancholic, death/doom. The band was formed in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada in 2005. After 3 years of writing together the band recorded their first full length album titled "An Autumn Departure". The album contained 10 tracks of depressing death doom but was never released.

In the spring of 2009 AS AUTUMN CALLS began writing and recording a three song EP titled "Emotionless". "Emotionless" saw the band move towards a darker, bleaker sound. The EP was recorded and mixed by AS AUTUMN CALLS and mastered by Sardonic Moon Studio in Sudbury, ON. The album was self-released in December 2009 as a professional CD-R.

In the summer of 2010 the band welcomed drummer Darren (Finnr's Cane, Wolven Ancestry) to the line-up. During this time the band also re-recorded "An Autumn Departure" and released it through The Northern Cold Productions as a limited edition cassette in March 2011. "An Autumn Departure" was also released on CD with all new album artwork in May 2011.

In the Fall of 2011 guitarist Brendan joined the line-up. The band a full length album titled "Cold, Black & Everlasting" out, which continues to push forward the musical direction of AS AUTUMN CALLS. Release date was late October 2013.



http://asautumncalls.bandcamp.com/
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2. Oktober 2013

THE CIVIL DEAD: "Bird Bones" don't fly anymore - EARTH meets Leonard Cohen on this beautiful release



THE CIVIL DEAD crosses Postrock, Folk, Doom, and Ambient Drone. Themes of isolation, loss, and American colonization are pervasive, as are influences such as Earth, Nadja, Leonard Cohen, & Nick Cave.

Also check out TCD's latest tunes, which were "Sprawled In A Daze" this June.

http://civildead.bandcamp.com/

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BANTHA: Heavy Psych Rock, cheep beer & Sabbath meet up on "Fuzz Totems I"



Formed in 2012, BANTHA stomps around in the land of Garage, Heavy Psych, and Hard Rock, owing as much to Black Sabbath, Nick Cave, and an ex-roommate from Montréal's Priestess as it does to cheap beer, grumpiness, and Bernard Mandeville.

http://bantha.bandcamp.com/

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25. September 2013

HAMMERHANDS: You have missed "Glaciers"? Feel the Canadians' natural force now!







HAMMERHANDS from Mississauga in Canada can tell you how it feels to be squeezed by tons of ice and snow - they shatter your body and mind just with the tunes of their debut album, which was released earlier this year!

„Glaciers is a six song and 66-minute blast of outstanding Sludge/Drone/Post-Metal riffs and atmospherics.“ - The Sludgelord

„Hammerhands' debut album is an unforgiving epic, aptly titled Glaciers. The album explores the coldness of the human condition in a matter-of-fact kind of way. The record contains long droning parts with slowed down crushing riffs, amongst eerie death-march drum beats. Glaciers is a definite must of fans of drudging, sludging kind of heavy metal.“ - puregrainaudio.com



www.hammerhandstheband.com
www.hammerhandstheband.bandcamp.com
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23. September 2013

CORVUSS: Fuzzed out heavy stomping Doom Metal from Canada



There is a brand new heavy rolling band, called CORVUSS, out of the greater Toronto area up in Canada. They will have a debut album coming out on vinyl and digital this December on Hypaethral Records.

DMF digs it, you’ll too!!!

https://soundcloud.com/corvuss




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19. September 2013

FUNERAL CIRCLE: Debut full length album will be released through Shadow Kingdom Records on November 19th



FUNERAL CIRCLE - s/t
Shadow Kingdom Records
Release: 19th November 2013

Shadow Kingdom Records will release the self-titled full-length debut from Canadian Epic Doomsters FUNERAL CIRCLE on November 19th.

Shadow Kingdom head honcho Tim McGrogran had this to say about the debut:

“Epic Doom Metal is not the most well-known Heavy Metal genre. It takes a lot of heart and guts to play this style of music since the dinosaurs that started this kind of music are some of the very best bands to ever exist. Epic Doom Metal in our opinion started in Sweden with CANDLEMASS. Their intention was to write the first Epic Doom Metal album. Other Doom Metal bands floating around back then weren’t thinking about writing a Doom record, they just wrote the music they liked and that sounded heavy. With that said, we’re proud to introduce FUNERAL CIRCLE! Hailing from the icy mountains of Canada, this young and hungry band is writing some of the very best Epic Doom Metal songs heard today. If you’re looking for Epic Doom Metal, there’s not much out there better than this self-titled beast of an album! They’re slowly clawing their way to the top of this genre. This record is loud, heavy, and raw with outstanding vocals. To top it off, if the fans voted on best album artwork, this would be the best of 2013.”



1. Scion of Infinity
2. Amaranthine (Wandering Dreamer)
3. Corpus of Dark Sorcery
4. Tempus Edax Rerum
5. The Charnel God
6. Black Colossus
7. Obelisk

https://www.facebook.com/funeralcircle

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ANOTHER END: Debut EP, "Whispers From...", out on September 20th



French post-metal/sludge purveyors ANOTHER END recently inked a deal with the Canadian underground label MULLIGORE PRODUCTION and are set to release their debut EP, "Whispers From...", on September 20th. The effort was recorded by Sylvain Debuis at the Rec N' Roll studios  in France.

"Whispers From..." track listing:

1-The End
2-The Past
3-The Light
4 -The Others



The 32-minute span of otherworldly darkness shaping up Bourgogne-based ANOTHER END's sound is inspired by the torments of a child suffering the aftermath of the forms of abuse inflicted by his father. The inner voices resonating throughout the depths of the core of his being long and weep for revenge, destruction, and above all, the tiniest speck of hope. The subject matter is supported by a sonic approach reminiscent of the bloodiest and gnarliest  works of KRUGER, GENERATION OF VIPERS, RUSSIAN CIRCLES, NEUROSIS, and CULT OF LUNA to name only a few.

https://www.facebook.com/anotherend
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18. September 2013

ANCIIENTS announce Roadburn 2014 Performance!



Vancouver's ANCIIENTS have announced an appearance as part of next year's Roadburn Festival. The band has been slated to play on Thursday, April 10th in Tilburg, NL. Ticket pre-sales for the Festival will be available on Oct. 1st, at the official Roadburn Festival website.

ANCIIENTS will join SEPULTURA on their U.S. tour in November. ANCIIENTS will join the SEPULTURA tour on November 8th, and continue through the remainder of dates. The tour will also see ANCIIENTS play alongside UNEARTH and KATAKLYSM. A new confirmed list of tour dates can be found below.

ANCIIENTS also recently announced a new North American tour alongside TESSERACT and SCALE THE SUMMIT. The "Altered State North America 2013" tour is scheduled to start on Thursday, October 10th, in Edmonton, AB and will run through the United States and Canada before ending on October 29th.

ANCIIENTS are touring in support of their debut album, 'Heart of Oak'. The critically-acclaimed record is streaming here, and available now across several formats. The band was recently showcased as the featured artist in the latest installment of "Converse x Decibel". A mini-documentary about how the vast woodlands  and epic mountain ranges of British Columbia influence the band's elaborate and progressive songs is streaming here.



ANCIIENTS updates will be made available through the Season of Mist website, and the ANCIIENTS website and Facebook page.

ANCIIENTS Tour Dates:
9/27 Vancouver BC @ Biltmore Cabaret -19+
9/28 Mission BC @ Snipers Pool Hall -All Ages

With TesseracT, Scale the Summit:
10/9 Vancouver BC @ Tom Lee Music Hall
10/10 Edmonton, AB @ Pawn Shop
10/11 Calgary, AB @ The Gateway
10/12 TBA
10/13 Regina, SK @ The Exchange**
10/14 Winnipeg, MB @ Union Sound Hall**
10/16 Minneapolis, MN @ Skyway Theater
10/17 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
10/18 Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theater
10/19 TBA
10/20 St. Louis, MO @ FuBar
10/22 Dallas, TX @ Tomcast
10/23 Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds
10/24 New Orleans, LA @ One-Eyed Jacks
10/25 Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
10/26 Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
10/27 Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street
10/29 TBA
**w/Fozzy

With SEPULTURA, UNEARTH and KATALKLYSM
11/8  Sauget, IL @ Pops Nightclub
11/9 Detroit, MI @ Harpo's
11/10 Cleveland, OH @ Wolstein Center
11/11 Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues  
11/13 Springfield, VA @ Empire
11/14 Worcester, MA @ Palladium
11/15 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Theater
11/16 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
11/17 Reading, PA @ Reverb
11/18 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater  
11/20 Orlando, FL @ Beacham Theater
11/21 Miami, FL @ Grand Central  
11/23 Ft Worth, TX @ Queen City Music Hall
11/24 Austin, TX @ Emo's East

European Dates
10/4/2014 Tilburg, NL @ Roadburn Festival
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25. Mai 2011

Funeral Circle

Genre: Traditional Doom
Origin: Canada
www.myspace.com/funeralcircle
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20. November 2010

Black Mountain

Genre: Psychedelic
Origin: British Columbia, Canada
www.myspace.com/blackmountain
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28. Oktober 2010

AUN

Genre: Ambient, Drone
Origin: Montreal, Canada
www.myspace.com/aundrone
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15. Oktober 2010

Ego Depths

Genre: Funeral Doom, Drone, Ambient
Origin: Donetsk, Ukraine/Montreal, Canada
www.myspace.com/egodepths
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19. September 2010

Dark Covenant

Genre: Epic/Traditional Doom
Origin: Quebec, Canada
www.myspace.com/darkcovenantdoom
darkcovenantdoom.com
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18. September 2010

DOPETHRONE

Genre: Sludge, Stoner, Psychedelic
Origin: Montreal, Canada
www.myspace.com/dopethronemafia
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10. Juni 2010

Cambodia

Genre: Sludge
Origin: Vancouver, Canada
www.myspace.com/cambodiadoom
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21. Mai 2010

Grim Reefer

Genre: Stoner, Sludge
Origin: Vancouver, Canada
www.myspace.com/grimreefervancouver
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