THE AGONIST
The Agonist is a Canadian metalcore band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2004. The current line up consists of guitarists Danny Marino and Pascal (Paco) Jobin, bassist Chris Kells, drummer Simon Mckay, and vocalist Vicky Psarakis, who joined in March 2014 following the departure of vocalist and founding member Alissa White-Gluz. Both Psarakis and White-Gluz use growled and clean vocals.
Originally known as the Tempest, the band adopted their current moniker upon their signing to Century Media in 2007. To date, the Agonist has released five studio albums; the latest was released in September 2016. Touring extensively since their first album, they have shared the stage with bands such as Arsonists Get All the Girls, Epica, the Faceless, Chelsea Grin, Kamelot and Visions of Atlantis.
The band released their first album Once Only Imagined on August 14, 2007. Originally intended as a demo, the release prompted the Agonist to add metal drummer Simon McKay to the band. Released August 28, 2007, the video for "Business Suits and Combat Boots" was filmed by acclaimed director David Brodsk (Strapping Young Lad, Gwar, God Forbid).[3] The video was voted the number 6 video of the year 2007 on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball.
After releasing their first album, the Agonist toured with the likes of God Forbid, Arsis, the Faceless, Sonata Arctica, Overkill, Epica, Visions of Atlantis, and Enslaved.One of the band's tours was disrupted when their equipment trailer was damaged in a blizzard in the Rocky Mountains.
The Agonist is a Canadian metalcore band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2004. The current line up consists of guitarists Danny Marino and Pascal (Paco) Jobin, bassist Chris Kells, drummer Simon Mckay, and vocalist Vicky Psarakis, who joined in March 2014 following the departure of vocalist and founding member Alissa White-Gluz. Both Psarakis and White-Gluz use growled and clean vocals. Originally known as the Tempest, the band adopted their current moniker upon their signing to Century Media in 2007. To date, the Agonist has released five studio albums; the latest, Five, was released in September 2016. Touring extensively since their first album, they have shared the stage with bands such as Arsonists Get All the Girls, Epica, the Faceless, Chelsea Grin, Kamelot and Visions of Atlantis.
The band released their first album Once Only Imagined on August 14, 2007. Originally intended as a demo, the release prompted the Agonist to add metal drummer Simon McKay to the band. Released August 28, 2007, the video for "Business Suits and Combat Boots" was filmed by acclaimed director David Brodsky (Strapping Young Lad, Gwar, God Forbid). The video was voted the number 6 video of the year 2007 on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball.
After releasing their first album, the Agonist toured with the likes of God Forbid, Arsis, the Faceless, Sonata Arctica, Overkill, Epica, Visions of Atlantis, and Enslaved. One of the band's tours was disrupted when their equipment trailer was damaged in a blizzard in the Rocky Mountains.
Cellar Darling is a three-piece band from Winterthur and Lucerne, Switzerland founded in 2016. The group was formed by Anna Murphy (vocals, hurdy-gurdy), Merlin Sutter (drums) and Ivo Henzi (guitars and bass). The trio has previously been part of the core of the Swiss metal band Eluveitie. Cellar Darling describe their music as "confidently fusing heavy alternative rock with strong folk influences and poetic lyrical tales, creating what you may very well call a New Wave Of Folk Rock".
On 6 June 2016, former Eluveitie band members Anna Murphy, Ivo Henzi and Merlin Sutter founded the band following their split from their previous band Eluveitie. On 23 September 2016 they launched a single called "Challenge" along with the b-side track "Fire, Wind & Earth". The single was self released and the video was created and directed by the band themselves. Cellar Darling played their first ever shows soon after, in December 2016 supporting Amorphis in Zurich, Switzerland and The Gentle Storm in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
In January 2017 the trio announced their signing to a German metal label Nuclear Blast Records, and that their first album would be released through the label in the summer.
On May 4, it was announced that Cellar Darling's first album, entitled This Is the Sound, was to be released on June 30, 2017. They also posted the tracklist of the album.
Cellar Darling released their second single called "Black Moon" on May 19, 2017, along with a music video. This was followed on June 17, 2017 with a third single, "Avalanche". Both videos were shot in Tenerife.
The debut album entitled "This Is The Sound" was released on June 30, 2017 to widespread critical acclaim.
Vulture Industries is a progressive Metal band from Bergen, Norway.
The band rises from the ashes of the Goth band Dead Rose Garden and establishes the definitive line-up that is today’s Vulture Industries. Two critically acclaimed albums are released: «Dystopia Journals» and «The Malefactor’s Bloody Register». Extensive touring follows, all the while improving the band’s stagecraft and forging a reputation as a theatrical and hugely entertaining live act.
The release of «The Tower» in 2013 demonstrated the wide appeal of Vulture Industries, and collaborations with various artists expanded the band’s audience. After much touring, and the garnering of considerable praise from press and fans alike, the long wait for the 4th album was almost over. The Fall of 2017 will see the new album, TBA, hit the streets, backed by a heavy touring schedule.
Perth based Female Fronted Melodic Metal band Icarus Lives have had a stellar 2017, releasing their debut album Vantablack to a rampant home crowd, performing at 3 renowned Australian festivals in Perth, Sydney & Adelaide and are now releasing the albums 2nd single; Never Enough.
Influenced by modern metal superstars such as Evanescence, Lacuna Coil & Bullet For My Valentine, Icarus Lives perfectly combine clean, catchy vocals with crushingly heavy riffs, blistering guitar solos and pounding drums.
The band consists of Sara Murray on vocals, the twin lead guitar attack of Cameron Michael & Taviri Dante Starwood and the thundering rhythm section of bass player Chris Ayling & drummer Naomi Treacy.
Vantablack is available via the bands web store, selected retailers and all good digital outlets. The band aim to push to overseas markets in 2018, including Asia, Europe & the USA whilst continuing to strengthen their Australian following.
Cancer is an Australian band formed in 2016. Their genre is Depressive Black Metal and the current label is Throats Productions. The band consists of Shelby Jansen (Bass), Chris Gebauer (Drums), Thomas Major (Guitars), Dan Jackson (Guitars) and John Pescod (Vocals).
The latest single Into The Heartless Silence has just been released on 28 July 2018.
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