NEWS: Out Now! VAN HALST Unleash New Album 'World of Make Believe'

 

Photo Credit: Renee Robyn

Music Video - Save Me - Watch here.

Track Listing: Van Halst - World of Make Believe
1. The End (4:31)
2. Save Me (4:12) 
3. Ryan’s Song (4:11)
4. World of Make Believe (3:46)
5. Questions (3:23)
6. Denying Eyes (4:08)
7. Monster (3:29)
8. Plastic Smile (5:11)
9. Put Him Down (4:33)
10. Perfect Storm (4:44)

Album Length:  42:14

Edmonton, AB's VAN HALST is a fierce, empowering force of hard rock fused with metal.  A project, which began as a solo artist for whom the band is named after -- Kami Van Halst, has since become a full group producing socially conscious, lyrical tracks that focus on disenfranchised and marginalized populations. The band’s influences stay true to goth rock with Kami Van Halst demonstrating an agile vocal delivery in combination with pummeling growls. Lyrically, the band draws from black metal due to its focus on people suffering from isolation and rising to overcome the preconceptions of a judgmental society. In This Moment’s industrial fusion remains a primary influence for Van Halst, employing a sampler, synthesizer, and distorted vocals.

Kami Van Halst dominates as the vocalist performing both growls and soaring vocals (Surviving Suzanne), Scott Greene (Derina Harvey Band/Dirty Pool) and Strathon J. Bajowsky (Havok Way) craft the guitar work while Brendan McMillan (bass) (My Darkest Days) and Brett Seaton (drums) (Cultured by Fire) drive the rhythm section of the band. Kami’s range and virtuosic vocal ability always captivates an audience and her attitude on stage truly delivers the meaning behind the songs. The main writing forces for the band are Kami and Scott working together to give listeners a vivid image of social injustices. The band’s live performance is a theatric experience as the utilize full-costumes, make-up and stage props.

Their debut album 'World of Make Believe' is now available as of March 4th and can be picked up on iTunes and Bandcamp plus streaming at the following links below.

Vocalist Kami Van Halst comments about the album:

"We are so excited to be releasing this album. It’s been in the works for years and to finally have it out is an amazing feeling. Thank-you for all the support and we’ll see you on the road!”


Listen to 'World of Make Believe' at the following links:

Bandcamp: https://vanhalst.bandcamp.com/album/world-of-make-believe

Idobi Radio http://idobi.com/exclusive/premiere-van-halsts-new-album-world-of-make-believe/

For more info, please visit www.vanhalstmusic.com 

NEWS: Out Now! Montreal Industrial Monsters PROJEKT F Unleash 'The Butterfly Effect'

Perfecting their industrial brand of rock/metal, PROJEKT F bring the heat on their loudest release to date with ‘The Butterfly Effect’ that discusses the torrid relationship between man and God. The EP is a continuation of their thematic discography ‘Skins’ (2013) and ‘Under The Skin’ (2014) and features seven pinnacle tracks for your auditory senses that are now available via iTunes, as of Friday, March 4th and streaming in full at the following link below.

NEWS: Cinematic Metal Orchestra OPERUS Posts New Lyric Video 'Maya And The Wolf', Supporting Sonata Arctica In Toronto March 31st

EP Stream - Opus I - http://operus.bandcamp.com/album/opus-i 

Toronto, ON based OPERUS creates compositions of heavy classical influenced metal without restriction on creativity in expressing thoughts and emotions from the brainchild of band founder Oscar Rangel. Unleashing their four track debut EP 'Opus I' during November 2015, the band have posted a new lyric video for their track 'Maya And The Wolf', which can be viewed at the following link below.

STREAM: Grand Sounds PR vol.6

Grand Sounds PR launched digital version of the latest sampler – volume 6.

Just enjoy by 21 bands from all over the world!

If anybody would like to participate in vol. 7 – please write to Grand Sounds PR directly to 

grandsoundsmetal@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/grandsounds/

http://grandsounds.net/

NEWS: OUT NOW: DECAYING - ONE TO CONQUER LP via HELLTHRASHER PRODUCTIONS

OUT NOW: DECAYING - ONE TO CONQUER LP [HELLTHRASHER LP XI]

DECAYING (FIN) - ONE TO CONQUER 12'' LP Hellthrasher Productions presents the vinyl version of Decaying's fourth full-length album One To Conquer - the band's first release to appear on wax.

NEWS: A new lyric video from band DarkRise!

DarkRise just released a new lyric video, thus revealing a whole new song from their upcoming album "Fear, Hate & Corruption" that will be released on March 18th. It's called "Do Or Die" and it's here -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMREWxL9a_A

NEWS: AN OPEN LETTER and SADNESS: New split released

US based post-black metal troupe AN OPEN LETTER have just released their brand new split along with the depressive black metal act and their fellow countrymen, SADNESS. "As Open Letter/Sadness" was released independently on February 17th, 2016. You can listen to the album in its entirety on Bandcamp: https://anopenletter.bandcamp.com/ LINKS: https://anopenletter.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/anopenletter1/ https://www.facebook.com/sadnessdepressive

Tracklist: An Open Letter - The Root That Grows Among the Rocks Sadness - ...Y La Lluvia Cae Sadness - Afar

NEWS: DIVINE WEEP SIGNED TO AN US LABEL

The latest record of Divine Weep from Bialystok (Poland), titled 'Tears of the Ages' and released by the band last October, has just been officially published by the US label Stormspell Records and is going to be distributed in the US, Europe and Japan. The material registered in Hertz Studio/Dobra 12 Studio comprises ten compositions in oldschool heavy/power metal style but with a modern feel. Wojciech Hoffmann from the band Turbo played as a guest star in one of the tracks.

NEWS: Ethereal Riffian announce new EP; Listen to the first advance

Ukrainian psychedelic rockers ETHEREAL RIFFIAN have announced a new EP entitled "I AM. Deathless", which will be released in late March in association with Robustfellow Prods.

NEWS: Edmonton Black & Doom Fest 'Black Mourning Light' Is Searching For Filmmakers + Band Submissions Now Open

2016 Edition
October 22, 2016
Rendezvous Pub, Edmonton
10+ bands
Tickets range from $30 to $40

Edmonton, AB based Black Mourning Light Metal Festival, a celebration of black, doom, and dark death metal is proud to announce they are searching for filmmakers to showcase their work at this year's festival. The Rendezvous where the festival will be held is equipped with televisions to showcase films via DVD.

BML Festival organizer Dustin Ekman comments: