1MICHIGAN METALUNDERGROUND ISSUE #8 APR/MAY/JUN 2016 LOCAL METAL CONCERT GUIDE AND MORE!Aphotic: Pure Lansing Death Metal New and Upcoming Local Releases Putting Together a Demo for Your Break Into The Music Industry By Brian D Hensley Fret Board Wood - Ebony, Rosewood, or Maple By Sam Stavros The CD Printing and Duplication In- dustry - A Musician’s Experience By Lee E BrannonPast Tense: Pure Lansing MetalOVERSEAS SPOTLIGHT: WINTERHORDE | UMC SPOTLIGHT: ASHES OF EDEN
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4Want to advertise in a future issue of MI Metal Underground?During 2016 you can place your ads within these pages for free.Requirements:-Must be a local business-Must provide a service for bands such as booking, graphic design, management,merchandise, photography, promotions, recording, screen printing, and/or videog-raphy.Inquire by sending an e-mail with “Advertising” in the subject line to:[email protected] Page: 696 px X 952 px1/2 Page (Horizontal): 696 px X 467 px1/2 Page (Vertical): 342 px X 952 px1/3 Page (Horizontal): 696 px X 238 px1/4 Page (Vertical): 368 px X 467 px1/6 Page (Vertical): 224 px X 395 px1/8 Page 336 px X 2362/3 Page (Horizontal): 696 px X 702 pxSmall: 342 px X 253 pxMedium: 696 px X 374 pxGetting your metal events listed on the MMU website and in this e-zine is free. All you haveto is give the details by 1 of 3 methods:A) Emailing [email protected]) Messaging the facebook page or posting on the wallhttps://www.facebook.com/Michigan-Metal-Underground-226549414213100/or C) Submitting through the websitemichiganmetalundergound.comPlease include flyer if available.If you need a flyer designed inquire at [email protected], type “FlyerDesign” in the subject line.
5 CONTENTS Show Listings by Region Central/Mid-MI // PG. 6 Flint/Tri-Cities // PG. 10 Northern MI // PG. 18 Southeast MI // PG. 19 West MI // PG. 37 Album Reviews Aphotic - ‘Within Darkness’ // PG. 44 Winterhorde - ‘Maestro’ // PG. 50 Featured Bands Past Tense: Pure Lansing Metal // PG. 41 Aphotic: Pure Lansing Death Metal // PG. 43 UMC Spotlight: Ashes of Eden (LA) // PG. 47 Overseas Spotlight: Winterhorde (Israel) // PG. 49 Into The Abyss Past Picks // PG. 50 New and Upcoming Local Releases // PG. 51 Articles Putting Together a Demo for Your Break Into The Music Industry By Brian D Hensley // PG. 53 Fret Board Wood - Ebony, Rosewood, or Maple By Sam Stavros // PG. 55The CD Printing and Duplication Industry - A Musician’s Experience By Lee E Brannon // PG. 56 When Boredom Strikes: Word Search #3 Michigan Cities // PG. 59 NOTE: All shows listed are subject to change, sometimes without notice and sometimes at the last minute. Sometimes shit happens! Attn. bands: Want to be featured in a future issue of MI Metal Underground? Email an EPK to: [email protected] Submission deadlines are the 5th of Jan, Apr, Jul, and Oct.
6UPCOMING EVENTS Cities and venues in this section: Battle Creek - The Music FactoryLansing - Avenue Cafe, The Loft, & Mac’s Bar Mount Pleasant - Rubble’s BarBATTLE CREEK SAT. APR 16th, 2016 – 7pm It Lies Within + Dead Eyes Always Dreaming + The Outli-The Music Factory ers + 86 The Evil191 Angell St. All Ages | $10 ADV musicfactorybc.com/events/it-lies-within/musicfactorybc.com SAT. APR 30th, 2016 – 7pmNote: For all ages shows 16 and under w/o parent out by Otep + September Mourning + Through Fire + Doll Skin +10pm. Shallowside 18+ | $20 ADV THU. APR 14th, 2016 – 6pm musicfactorybc.com/events/otep/ SCREAMING FOR SILENCE + Guns Out At Sundown + SUN. MAY 1st, 2016 – 6pm Poynte and more! Devil You Know + Oni and more All Ages (18 + after 10pm) | $10 ADV 18+ | $15 musicfactorybc.com/events/screaming-for-silence/ musicfactorybc.com/events/devil-you-know/
7WED. MAY 11th, 2016 – 6pm SAT. JUN 11th, 2016 – 7pmTrivium HemlockAll Ages | $20 ADV All Ages (18+ after 10pm) | $10www.facebook.com/events/975330255847500/ www.facebook.com/events/769607933183920/THU. MAY 12th, 2016 – 6pm SAT. JUN 25th, 2016 – 6pmAVATAR + Sunflower Dead + Creep +1 TBA Stryper with Hairmania + Meccabone + Trixy TangAll Ages | $15 ADV All Ages | $25www.facebook.com/events/965491923519928/ musicfactorybc.com/events/stryper/FRI. MAY 13th, 2016 – 6pm FRI. SEP 30th, 2016 - 7pmProng Dopewsg Praise The Fallen + Dead In 5 + 86 The Evil + 3 Minutes 18+ | $20 ADVTo Oblivion www.facebook.com/events/1685979864993326/$15www.facebook.com/events/1642821655985133/SAT. MAY 14th, 2016 – 6pmAmerican Head Chargewsg Motograter + Deleted By GodAll Ages (18+ after 10pm) | $15www.showclix.com/event/ahc-may16FRI. MAY 20th, 2016 – 6pmTexas Hippie Coalition + Sons of Texas plus locals TBAAll Ages | $15musicfactorybc.com/events/texas-hippie-coalition/
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9LANSING SAT. JUN 11th, 2016 – 8pm See You Next TuesdayThe Avenue Cafe ALL AGES | $12 ADV / $15 DOS2021 E Michigan Ave fusionshows.com/events/see-you-next-tuesday-06-11-16- macs-bar/ FRI. APR 29th, 2016 – 8pm SUN. JUN 26th, 2016 - 8pm Past Tense + Dead In 5 + The Grady Clan + Downspeed Incantation + The Revenant +Aphotic + Sunlight’s Bane $5 ALL AGES | $12 ADV / $15 DOS | DOORS 8:00PM www.facebook.com/events/506053356263439/ https://fusionshows.com/ events/ incantation-06-26-16- macs-b ar/ MOUNT PLEASANTThe Loft Rubble’s Bar & Grill414 E Michigan Ave. 122 W. Michigan St.theloftlansing.com/ SAT. APR 16th, 2016 – 8pm Michigan Metal Underground Presents The Free Music Tour featuring Heartsick and A Million Souls wsg Dead Sky and Nagazi 21+ | $5 www.facebook.com/events/200951310272556/THU. APR 28th, 2016 – 6pmThy Art Is Murder + Rings of Saturn + Fit For An Autopsy +Dark SermonAll Ages | $16 ADV / $19 DOStheloftlansing.com/event/the-coffin-dragger-tour-feat-thy-art-is-murder/Mac’s Bar2700 E Michigan Ave.www.macsbar.com/ FRI. APR 22nd, 2016 – 7pm SWEF Charity Metal Show featuring Tyrant + The Revenant + All Ends Black + The Jonestown Crows + All Outta Bub- blegum + Tempest All Ages | $8 ADV / $10 DOS www.facebook.com/events/1303090059706644/ SAT. MAY 7th, 2016 – 1:30pm Ogrefest X featuring Voyag3r + Cavalcade + Failed ... + Blind Haven + Drink Their Blood + Pan + Croatone + Cen- tenary + Steely Dad + Farting Corpse + Hordes + Reptilian Brain + Dead Hour Noise + Past Tense $15 www.facebook.com/ogrefest/
10BAY CITY UPCOMING EVENTS Cities and venues in this section: Bay City - Bay City Mall Clio - Spider Trap Bar Flint - Flint Local 432 & The Machie Shop Greenwood Twp. Marlette - 7 feet Under Studios Saginaw - Counter Culture, Hamilton Street Pub, & The Dow Event Center CLIOBay City Mall Spider Trap Bar4101 East Wilder Rd 12572 N Saginaw RdSAT. MAY 21st, 2016 – 10am SAT. JUN 4th, 2016 – 12pmMercifest 2016 featuring Death Of The Party + Sinister Sor- Spiderfest 3 featuring Dunwich Horror + Severence + Ovrow and many more! Bellum + Exploding Zombies and more!All Ages | $8 Pre-Sale / $10 DOS www.facebook.com/events/1766616383569789/www.facebook.com/events/1718861975009636/
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12FLINT SAT. MAY 7th, 2016 – 7pm DevilDriver with Holy Grail + Incite + Hemlock 18+ | $22 ADV www.etix.com/ticket/p/6870069/devil-driver-18-flint-the- machine-shopFlint Local 432 WED. MAY 11th, 2016 – 7pm124 W. 1st St. Avatar wsg/ Givensix + Sunflower DeadFRI. JUN 10th, 2016 – 7:30pm 18+ | $15 ADVThe Return of Myths & Legends wsg Heartsick + The Broken www.etix.com/ticket/p/4458768/avatar-18-flint-the-ma-Scene + Falling Into Life chine-shopAll Ages | $5www.facebook.com/events/1002520459841791/ SAT. MAY 14th, 2016 – 7pm Texas Hippie Coalition wsg Sons of Texas 18+ | $15 ADV www.etix.com/ticket/p/8424438/texas-hippie-coalition-18- flint-the-machine-shop TUE. MAY 17th, 2016 – 7pm ***SOLD OUT*** HELLYEAH We’re all in this together tour 2016The Machine Shop WED. MAY 16th, 2016 – 7pm3539 S Dort Hwy 2nd show added - Eleven Seven Music presents HELLYEAH We’re all in this together tour 2016 wsg/ Escape the Fate +FRI. APR 15th, 2016 – 7pm New Years Day + From Ashes to NewFear Factory wsg Soilwork 18+ | $30 ADV18+ W/ID | $20 ADV www.etix.com/ticket/p/2364192/hellyeah-182nd-show-add-www.facebook.com/events/497522670450971/ ed-flint-the-machine-shopWED. APR 27th, 2016 – 7pm FRI. MAY 20th, 2016 – 7pmNekrogoblikon with Psychostick + Urizen + Plethora MUSHROOMHEAD18+ | $15 ADV wsg/ Sumo Cyco, Madame Mayhem & Product of Hatewww.etix.com/ticket/p/6440412/nekrogoblikon-18-flint-the- 18+ | $20 ADVmachine-shop www.etix.com/ticket/v/666/the-machine-shopFRI. APR 29th, 2016 – 7pm TUE. MAY 24th, 2016 – 7pmThe Sights Set North Agency presents IT LIES WITHIN wsg/ ***SOLD OUT***Meridians, Hour 24, Our Vices, Through Our Eyes & Stella Sevendust with Like a StormPolaris18+ | $10 ADV SAT. JUN 4th, 2016 – 7pmwww.etix.com/ticket/p/7936615/it-lies-within-18-flint-the- (hed)pe + The Veer Unionmachine-shop 18+ | $15 ADVSAT. APR 30th, 2016 – 7pm www.etix.com/ticket/p/5632683/hed-pe-18-flint-the-ma-3rd Annual Ironsnake 80’s Prom chine-shop18+ | $10 ADVwww.etix.com/ticket/p/6911060/3rd-annual-ironsnake-80s- SAT. OCT 1st, 2016 - 7pmprom18-flint-the-machine-shop DopeFRI. MAY 6th, 2016 – 7pm wsg/ tbaBaroness 18+ | $18 ADV18+ | $20 ADV http://www.etix.com/ticket/p/2288501/dope-18-flint-the-www.etix.com/ticket/p/8180927/baroness-18-flint-the-ma- machine-shopchine-shop
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16GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP SAGINAW7890 Metcalf Rd Counter Culture 620 Gratiot Ave.FRI. AUG 26th – 27th, 2016 – 11amKnocked Up Fest 2016 “Who’s My Baby Daddy” 2 day event WED. APR 13th, 2016 – 4pmfeaturing Reap & Sow + Taking Dreams + Backswing and Desiring Dead Flesh wsg/ Tim an the Hortones + Harrymore! and the Dingleberries + The Ophelia Complex + From Thewww.facebook.com/events/1537343763255767/ Ground Up + Equinsu All Ages | $5 www.facebook.com/events/1683075265302418/MARLETTE SUN. APR 24th, 2016 – 8pm Old Soul + Triangulations + Ov Bellum + Witchfist7 Feet Under Studios All Ages | $73671 Montgomery Rd. www.facebook.com/events/1755885958030884/ SAT. APR 30th, 2016 – 3:30pmSAT. APR 30th, 2016 – 8pm It Lies Within + The Illustrator + Change Is + A Line OfMayhem in the Thumb featuring performances by Shape- Confidence + Death of The Party + Here We Harbour +shifer (Marlette Prog Metal) + Big Empty Sky(Port Austin Among Wolves + Failed Society + SeveranceRock N Roll) + Torn Into(Flint Facemelting Metal) + Suits All Ages | $10And Daggers(Saginaw Melodic Metal) and more www.facebook.com/events/934312019955889/18+ | $6www.facebook.com/events/196902834004072/ Hamilton Street Pub 308 Hamilton St. FRI. APR 22nd, 2016 – 10pm Torn Into + Hokori + Ov Bellum (18-20) $6 / (21+) $3 www.facebook.com/events/689899604485604/ The Dow Event Center/First Merit Bank Event Park/ The Red Room 303 Johnson Street THU. MAY 19th, 2016 – 8pm [First Merit Bank Event Park] Rob Zombie with Halestorm For more information, visit www.doweventcenter.com
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18ALPENADry Dock Bar109 River St.SAT. APR 16th, 2016 - 9:30pmAssault The Silence with Death of the Partywww.facebook.com/events/1545390355753448/TRAVERSE CITYGround Zero1669 S. Garfield Ave.WED. MAY 11th, 2016 – 7pmHellyeah w/ Escape The Fate + New Year’s Day + From AshesTo New18+ | $27 ADVwww.groundzeroonline.com/events.asp?eid=467#
19Allen PArk SAT. MAY 28th, 2016 – 5pm Hard Edge Entertainment and Metal United Present: GetSimon’s After Dark Into The Pit 2016 featuring Ill Nino and Shattered Sun plus4936 Allen Rd many more local and regional bands. 18+ | $15 ADV / $20 DOSFRI. APR 29th, 2016 - 8pm www.facebook.com/events/465723816967942/31 Legions + Archimime + Echo of Silence + Otiose SAT. JUN 11th, 2016 – 7pm(21+) $5 / (18-20) $10 Trixterwww.facebook.com/events/1665073260409984/ All Ages | $15 ADV / $17 DOS www.etix.com/ticket/p/4736258/trixter-chesterfield-die-CHESTERFIELD (New Baltimore) sel-concert-loungeDiesel Concert Lounge CLARKSTON33151 23 Mile Rd DTE Energy Music TheatreSUN. APR 24th, 2016 – 6pm 7774 Sashabaw Rd.Ventana with Mettal Mafia + All Is FadedAll Ages TUE. JUL 26th, 2016 - 6:30pmwww.facebook.com/events/1722215581387642/ Disturbed + Breaking Benjamin wsg Alter Bridge and SaintTUE. MAY 10th, 2016 – 6pm AsoniaTrivium www.palacenet.com/events/detail/disturbed-bb-dte-072616All Ages | $20 ADV FRI. JUL 29th, 2016 – 6:30pmwww.facebook.com/events/605180499629298/ Slipknot with Marilyn Manson and Asking AlexandriaSAT. MAY 14th, 2016 – 7pm www.dteenergymusictheatre.org/events/slipknot-mari-7th Annual Cancer Fundraiser lyn-manson-asking-alexandria/Detroit Dio Tribute SUN. AUG 21st, 2016 – 6:30pmLine-up TBA Rob Zombie and Kornwww.facebook.com/events/1078912642140906/ www.palacenet.com/events/detail/korn-and-rob-zombieFRI. MAY 27th, 2016 – 7pm WED. AUG 31st, 2016 – 6:30pmWednesday 13 wsg Kids On Fire Black SabbathAll Ages www.dteenergymusictheatre.org/events/black-sabbath/www.etix.com/ticket/p/3045911/wednesday-13-chester-field-diesel-concert-lounge
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21clinton twp Harpo’s 14238 Harper Ave.The Detroit Pub33401 Harper Ave. FRI. APR 29th, 2016 – 5pm OtepSAT. MAY 7th, 2016 - 7pm All Ages | $18Drozone Entertainment Presents Sykosis with Awaken As-traeus + Valiant Revenge + Beneath The Low + All Is Faded FRI. MAY 13th, 2016 – 5pm18+ | $10 ADV / $12 DOS Hate Eternal + Vital Remains + Black Fast + BHeadRwww.facebook.com/events/1478767785763652/ All Ages | $15 ADVDETROIT The Majestic 4120-4140 Woodward Ave.Corktown Tavern1716 Michigan Ave. WED. APR 20th, 2016 - 8pm [Majestic Theatre]FRI. APR 15th, 2016 – 7pm Napalm Death + Melvins + Melt BananaCondition Critical + Game Over + Manic Outburst (return All Ages | $25show) + Wulfhook + Death Pit + Atomic Death www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=load-21+ | $10 Cover SelectionData&eventId=6358635&pl=majesticwww.facebook.com/events/1493606487615028/SAT. MAY 21st, 2016 – 9pm TUE. APR 26th, 2016 – 8pmTech Death Metal from Ohio Aterial Mist wsg BHeadR + [Majestic Theatre]Watchman Upstairs + Absorbed Buckethead21+ | $5 Cover All Ages | $25www.facebook.com/events/1534943683471971/ FRI. MAY 6th, 2016 – 8pmThe Fillmore [Majestic Café]2115 Woodward Ave Child Bite + Fuck You Pay Me + Ritual Howls + Deadly Vi-www.thefillmoredetroit.com/ pers All Ages | $12.00 (Include a copy of the new album NegativeWED. MAY 11th, 2016 - 7pm Noise by Child Bite)Baby Metal: World Tour 2016 www.facebook.com/events/237553333259396/concerts.livenation.com/event/08004F7BE5A43879WED. JUN 22nd, 2016 - 6:30pm The PopuluxThrice + La Dispute + Gates 4140 Woodward Ave.All Ageswww.livenation.com/events/536167-jun-22-2016-thrice TUE. APR 26th, 2016 – 6:30pm Black Iris Booking Presents Bane (Final Tour) + Grade + Expire + Malfunction All Ages | $16Fox Theatre2211 Woodward Ave.FRI. JUN 17th, 2016 – 8pmWhitesnakewww.olympiaentertainment.com/events/detail/whitesnake
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23(Detroit cont.) HAMTRAMCK Small’s 10339 Conant St.Saint Andrews Hall/The Shelter New Dodge Lounge431 E Congress St. 8850 Joseph Campau St. SAT. APR 30th, 2016 – 8pm Brutal Grooves featuring Beast In TheWED. APR 27th, 2016 - 7:30pm MON. APR 18th, 2016 – 8pm Field (last Detroit show) + Nuke + Bi-[St. Andrew’s Hall] Tribulation + Temple Of Void + Her son MachineBehemoth w/ Myrkur Dark Host 21+ | $6All Ages $20 www.facebook.com/www.facebook.com/ www.facebook.com/ events/844140525714780/events/1673130069611483/ events/977607078955642/ SAT. MAY 7th, 2016 – 8pm HOWELLSUN. MAY 1st, 2016 - 6:30pm Archimime + Ante Up and more TBA[St. Andrew’s Hall] 18+ | $5 Hartland Performing Arts CenterThe Contortionist with Monuments + www.facebook.com/ 9525 E. Highland RdEntheos + Sleepmakeswaves (AUS) events/1008737189181872/ SAT. MAY 28, 2016 - 11:30 AMAll Ages | $15 SAT. MAY 14th, 2016 - 7:30pm Bled Fest 2016concerts.livenation.com/ Divineingwitch Productions Presents bledfest.tumblr.com/event/0800502FF5BD3F5A Mind Assassin + Screamking + Sunless Sky + Corners of Sanctuary + KarmicMON. MAY 2nd, 2016 – 7pm Lava + Backswing[St. Andrew’s Hall] 18+The Noise Presents Amon Amarth with www.facebook.com/Entombed A.D. and Exmortus events/1712960702248811/All Ages SAT. MAY 21st, 2016 – 9pmwww.facebook.com/ Hellbringer (Australian Satanic Thrashevents/1263331430348821/ Metal) with Sauron + Perversion $10Sanctuary www.facebook.com/5467 Moran St. (NEW LOCATION) events/1751929261706392/(All shows after April 20th will takeplace at the new location)www.sanctuarydetroit.bigcartel.com/FRI. MAY 7th, 2016 – 8pm FRI. MAY 27th, 2016 – 8pmChild Bite + Shitfucker + Empathy + The Lurking Corpses (Death MetalCheerleader from IN) + Calvalcade + The GutterAll Ages | $12.00 (Include a copy of the Ghouls + MRSA + A Purple Cloudnew album Negative Noise by Child 18+ | $8Bite) www.facebook.com/www.facebook.com/ events/512356902269042/events/237553333259396/ FRI. JUN 10th, 2016 – 8pmMON. MAY 23rd, 2016 – 8pm Lich King wsg SNAFU + Euphoria +Magrudergrind + Yautja GobletAll Ages | $10 18+ | $10 www.facebook.com/ events/593304940821853/
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26PONTIAC WED. MAY 18th, 2016 – 7pm WARREN [The Pike Room]The Crofoot Ballroom/ Weedeater + Author & Punisher + To- The RitzThe Pike Room - 1 S Saginaw day Is The Day + Lord Dying 23400 Hoover Rd. $20 | Ticketswww.thecrofoot.com/ www.thecrofoot.com/events/2997.html SUN. APR 10th, 2016 – 4pm The Experiment One: Asylum Tour |MON. APR 11th, 2016 ROYAL OAK Outside Heart + Of Athens + 4 Of Us***CANCELLED*** Are Dying + Choose Your Fate + Art of[The Pike Room] Royal Oak Music Theatre the Fallen + Rumours + Of Tyrants +Make Them Suffer + A New Endeavor + 318 W 4th St. ValleysBehind The Silence ALL AGES | $10 ADV / $15 DOSRefunds available at point of purchase. www.royaloakmusictheatre.com/ www.facebook.com/ events/1737348106500088/THU. APR 21st, 2016 – 5:30pm FRI. APR 29th, 2016 – 7pm FRI. APR 15th, 2016 – 6pm[The Pike Room] Dream Theater TBL Events presents The Alpha Com-Oceano with Traitors + Dethrone the All Ages plex + Five Hundredth Year + StealDeceiver + The Covenant www.axs.com/events/305776/ Your Medicine + Aeris and more!$12 ADV / $15 DOS dream-theater-tickets $10 (21 & up) / $15 (Under 21)www.thecrofoot.com/events/3013.html www.facebook.com/ events/1795860440641542/FRI. APR 22nd, 2016 – 7pm MON. MAY 2nd, 2016 – 7pm SAT. APR 16th, 2016 – 6pm[The Crofoot Ballroom] Generation Axe featuring Steve Vai, TBL Events Presents “BRING THEKvelerak with Mutoid Man + Wild Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno PAIN 6” w/ Like Statues, Athena’sThrone Bettencourt and Tosin Abasi Grace, Lake Inferior, Short Leash,$15 ADV / $18 DOS All Ages Echo of Silence, The Worst Of, Outsidewww.thecrofoot.com/events/2974.html www.axs.com/events/307081/genera- Heart, & Argus!! tion-axe-featuring-steve-vai-zakk-wyl- $10 (21 & up) / $15 (Under 21)FRI. APR 22nd, 2016 – 6pm de-yngwie-malmsteen-nuno-tickets www.facebook.com/[The Pike Room] events/1547787952210553/A War Within with Myths & Legends STERLING HEIGHTS SAT. APR 23rd, 2016 – 6pm+ The Broken Social Scene + Awaken TBL Events proudly present “SaturdayAstraeus + I, Monarch Freedom Hill Night Metal” wsg Apothica, Enslaved by$8 ADV / $10 DOS Fear, & I, Apollo also performing Howwww.thecrofoot.com/events/3022.html I Quit Christ, Carnis Immortalis, Bring Out Your Dead & more!!SAT. APR 23rd, 2016 – 7pm 14900 Metro Pkwy $10 (21 & up) / $15 (Under 21) www.facebook.com/[The Crofoot Ballroom] FRI. JUL 22nd, 2016 - 7:30pm events/1664268503813090/Filter with Orgy + Vampires Every- 89x Time Warp presents: Jane’s Addic- FRI. APR 29th, 2016 – 7pmwhere! + Death Valley High + Critical tion wsg Dinosuar Jr. & Living Colour INTERSTATE 75, Audfeed, Of Athens,Bill In celebration of the 25th Annivesary Big Bad Wolf, Portals, Darling Waste &$22 ADV / $25 DOS of the relase of Ritual de lo Habitual Scrybedwww.thecrofoot.com/events/2968.html www.facebook.com/ events/499218490249184/ and the 1st Lollapalooza!MON. APR 25th, 2016 – 7pm Tickets on sale Saturday, April 16 at[The Crofoot Ballroom] 10am http://livemu.sc/1TDXeh5APOCALYPTICA - Shadowmaker Tourwith 10 YEARS and FAILURE AN-THEMTickets: $25 ADV / $28 DOSwww.thecrofoot.com/events/2989.html
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33(Warren, The Ritz cont.) WED. JUL 20th, 2016 - 5pm FRI. JUN 17th, 2016 – 7pm TBL Events presents Deviant + Blood- Pro-Pain + Full Strike Frenzy + MyWED. MAY 4th, 2016 – 7pm bather + Vexatious + The Covenant + Own Will + Watchman Upstairs + Res-CE Concerts & Drozone Entertainment Outside Heart + Sleepwalker urrection + Beyond N Backhas teamed up to bring you: ALL AGES | $10 ADV / $12 DOS 18+ | $10 ADV / $15 DOS“MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU” !! A www.facebook.com/ www.facebook.com/STAR WARS THEME PARTY!! (Cash events/601884076629840/ events/248934565438707/prize for best costume) featuring Devil SAT. JUN 18th, 2016 – 7pmYou Know (w/ Howard Jones ex-Kills- WESTLAND Cell Block Earth with Spitting Nailswitch Engage) with Behind the Silence More Info when available.+ Septafoil + The Oath Lies Here Token Lounge www.facebook.com/All Ages | $13 ADV / $15 DOS 28949 Joy Rd. events/1713277915554879/www.facebook.com/ FRI. JUN 24th, 2016 – 7pmevents/183040378738623/ SAT. APR 16th, 2016 – 7pm Stryper + All Is Faded + Black Soul GUS G. + Jackstand + Shadows Dawn + Swamp + Sons of Rachel + EmbracingTHU. MAY 12th, 2016 – 7pm Reject The Silence SilenceDarkness Divided (San Antonio, TX) 18+ w/proper ID & All Ages w/parent 18+ | $25.00(Victory Records) + Come and Rest $15 ADV / $20 DOS www.facebook.com/(Atlanta, GA) (Equal Vision Records) + www.facebook.com/ events/1121985597819808/Death of an Era (Columbus, OH) (Ar- events/1685934378350676/ SUN. NOV 13th, 2016 - 5pmtery Recordings) + Fallacy Era + As We SUN. MAY 1st, 2016 - 6pm Dark Tranquility + Swallow the Sun +Divide + Rock Bottom Regulars Primal Fear + Rhapsody + Wulfhook + Enforcer + StarkillAll Ages | $10 ADV / $12 DOS Miles Beyond 18+ | $15 - $50www.facebook.com/ 18+ or All Ages w/Parent | $25 ADV www.facebook.com/events/2014973802061171/ www.facebook.com/ events/1025772190800029/ events/1730223837210340/ FRI. NOV 18th, 2016 – 7pmFRI. MAY 13th, 2016 - 7pm SAT. MAY 14th, 2016 - 7pm Sonata Artica + Leaves Eyes + OmniumTBL Events proudly presents “FRIDAY Prong + Dead In 5 + Full Strike Frenzy GatherumTHE 13TH BASH” “VICTORY OF + Lost + For We Are Many + Trauma- 18+ | $25 ADV | $75 VIPTHE PEOPLE” CD release party! Also tize www.facebook.com/performing Awaken Astraeus, The Cas- 18+ | $20 ADV events/273920222942140/ket Company, Delok ad more! Special www.facebook.com/bday celebration for Alesha Starr! events/1184834574878225/$10 ADV / $12 (21+), $15 (Under 21) SAT. MAY 21ST, 2016 - 7pmDOS Killer Dwarfswww.facebook.com/ 18+ | $15 ADVevents/1563866490597100/ www.facebook.com/ events/800551100050959/WED. JUN 1st, 2016 - 7pm FRI. JUN 3rd, 2016 - 7pmNilExhistence + Nihil and more Lynch Mob w/ Dead In 5 + Throttle +For more info go to: www.facebook. Miles Beyondcom/events/1300757676607353/ 18+ | $20 ADV https://www.facebook.com/FRI. JUN 3rd, 2016 - 7pm events/1229929767033693/TBL Events presents Skinbound withMine Enemimes Fall + As DarknessFalls + Redfield Burning + Fate of Mis-ery$10 ADV/ $12 (21+), $15 (Under 21)DOSwww.facebook.com/events/1543497752609838/
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35YPSILANTIMaidstone Theatre1425 EcorseFRI. APR 29th, 2016 – 6pmTestimony (Indiana) + Reign (Illinois) + Wulfhook + DeathPit + Blackgate + M-102 + Iron Belly.$10www.facebook.com/events/724144744383366/SAT. JUN 4th, 2016 - 8pmCell Block Earth CD Release Party with special guests HateUnbound + Traumatize + Audio Violence + Awaken Astrae-us + Demise of the Enthroned.$8 Coverwww.facebook.com/events/595038697313217/SAT. AUG 6th, 2016 – 7pmMetal Birthday Meltdown featuring Severing The Need +Traumatize + Dragsaw + M-102(18+) $8 / (21+) $6www.facebook.com/events/565354320293789/
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41 PURE LANSING Q&A with Past Tense PT: Yes. We were actually considering going our separate ways when ShannonMETAL MMU: How did Past Tense form? came and jammed. We decided at that Past Tense: So, a few years (or maybe a point to stay together and start writingPast Tense, formerly a tribute band, is a year) before the band formed, I (Rich- our own materialheavy metal 5 piece from Lansing, MI. ard Bates) had this idea to do a band on MMU: What was the audition processThe band recently became the champi- the side doing songs nobody plays. My like getting Shannon to join?on of Q106’s Homegrown Throwdown real motivation was I wanted to play Banzai: Well basically, He fit the suit2016 and is working on a shiny new Hall of the Mountain King. But I want- man.CD. Their sound is in the style of tradi- ed to do Slayer, Anthrax, Testament - Richard: Very easy. Fit right in. Onlytional metal with a modern edge. stuff like that. I jammed with Matt and now do we regret it.Led by Shannon Strobel’s powerful and told him about this idea. Then I just got Shannon: I was offered a couple reachblistering vocal delivery, Past Tense busy and didn’t ever follow through. arounds, from your guitar player Rich-goes right for the nether regions with Then one day out of the blue Matt con- ard. And a bowl of soup!....the thundering rhythm section of Matt tacts me and he has formed this band! …Still waiting on the bowl of soup.Noe (drums) and Banzai Ryan (BASS!). We wants me to come in and replace Shannon: Honestly Banzai led me toRounding out the aural assault are one of his guitar players. I came out and believe that there were a few other sing-Stony Garza and Rich Bates on guitar, jammed. I was interested, but I told him ers you guys were trying out.whose melodic interplay evoke com- the other guitar player had to go, too. Banzai: Hey I like to play hard to get!parisons to powerhouse guitar duos like He fired that guy, we got another guitar We did have a few people interested butTipton/Downing and Mustaine/Fried- player and the rest is history. once Shannon came into the picture weman. were all pretty excited to start some-Websites: MMU: How long was Past Tense con- thing new.Official - www.pasttense.rocks/ sidered a thrash tribute band before Richard: I regret everything!Facebook - www.facebook.com/Past- doing original material? Banzai: Basically he came over and weTenseMetal/ PT: 4 years all started right there....from scratch.ReverbNation - www.reverbnation. MMU: Did you start performing orig- We talked and jammed out some coverscom/pasttensemetal inals right after the addition of veteranUpcoming Shows: vocalist Shannon Strobel?04/29 - Avenue Cafe - Lansing05/07 - Ogrefest X - Mac’s Bar - Lansing
42and ideas and one become the first song Matt: Hate Unbound, Wulfhook, Matt: Concerts, video games, movies,we wrote. Let the Sin Begin. Everything Downspeed. biking, swimming, traveling.just clicked really well. MMU: What newer local bands are Banzai: Riding my Harley, Roller Skat-Tony: Tried a couple covers and that your favorite? What about veteran local ing, Cooking, Playing with computersjust wasn’t meant to be our magic, Rich bands? building websites.improvised a riff, Shannon started PT: Ashes of 1909, Blackened Earth, Tony: Anything that involves the out-spitting out vomit and that’s where it all Hate Unbound, Croatone, Dagon doors.began.MMU: How many of you were friends MMU: What does everyone do when MMU: What’s to come and whatprior to being bandmates? not performing or doing music related should fans keep an eye out for in theBanzai: Shannon and I have known stuff ? future from Past Tense?each other since my last year of high Shannon: Woodworking, and in the PT: A brand new shiny CD, and aschool and have been playing shows in summer Scuba Diving whole set of new material, our first songdifferent bands for years and years. Richard: Reading. Watching movies. being played on Q 106, more shows andTony: I met Matt at a PT show in 2012 Writing a book. a fresh new scent.couple months before my audition.MMU: So many great bands fromMichigan have called it quits over theyears. Which bands do you miss themost and wish were still around?Banzai: Thought Industry, Genocya,SummonShannon: Bad Oskar, Sinister BlackAll: SpeedgodMMU: You recently won the Q106 2016Homegrown Throwdown, so do you getanything special for that?PT: Quite a bit. $1000 in cash, a coupledays studio time for one song that willbe featured on Q 106 FM here in Lan-sing, a video for the same song, a webpage, photo-shoot, some free printedT shirts and buttons. And the biggestshow we have played to date at the fi-nals..... 800 people.MMU: If you could tour the U.S. withany 3 bands local or regional, whowould you choose?Banzai: Wulfhook, From Blue to Gray,Battlecross all at once. Destroy everybar within 100 miles or so in MichiganShannon: Pick Axe Preacher, From Blueto Gray, Madam X
43Pure Lansing Death MetalAphotic Announces efforts in their local metal scene.” - Reverbnation.comTheir First Studio Album Members: “Within Darkness” Alex DeRose- Lead Guitar/Background Vocals Nicholas “Nob” Holbrook- Rhythm Guitar/Background Vo-Listen on aphotic.bandcamp.com cals Bryan Rohroff- Lead Vocal Lansing, Michigan death metal act Aphotic has released Julian Hendrickson- Bassist/Background Vocals their debut album “Within Darkness” as of March 5th, 2016. Michael Weber- DrumsThe album was released via Bandcamp.com and is soon to Websites:be featured on music streaming services such as Spotify and Bandcamp: aphotic.bandcamp.comiTunes. The band hopes to promote this release with a string Facebook: www.facebook.com/aphoticmiof shows this summer/fall. ReverbNation: www.reverbnation.com/aphoticmiThe band has also been working with Reverbnation.com tosee the release of the album as well as the single “Desensi-tized” properly advertised on a multitude of websites. Theyhope this will help facilitate the changing of their name fromBetray the Prophet to Aphotic. The band has solidified thenew name at their first show back since the recording of thisalbum on March 25th, 2016.“Aphotic hails from Lansing, Michigan where they gained asmall following under the name Betray the Prophet. With therelease of their debut album, the band sought to revitalize their
44 Within Darkness Now Available! Tracklist: 1. Misanthrope - 1:58 2. Manifesting Depravity - 3:17 3. Carnivore - 3:48 4. Usurping The Throne - 4:05 5. Rameses - 3:27 6. Interlude - 1:06 7. Decomposed and Copulated - 3:45 8. Extracting The Parasite - 3:50 9. Desensitized - 3:51 10. Within Darkness, I Depart - 3:08 Album ReviewWithin Darkness begins with an emergency broadcast announcement accompanied by clean guitar and hellish sounds. Then the calm before the storm is broken with track 2 called “Manifesting Depravity”. No spectacular lead work but the albumcrushes. The entire listening experience is an onslaught of brutal vocals, fast desolating riffs and dark melodies. Moments ofthe album have a blackened taste to it. There are only a few spots in my opinion where it could have been mixed better. Two of my favorite tracks are “Extracting the Parasite”, and “Within Darkness, I Depart”. If The Black Dahlia Murder and Cephalic Carnage had offspring, Aphotic would be the outcome!
45 Q&A with Aphotic MMU: What are the main themes of Alex: Early high school I was really into your songs? Parkway Drive. I bought myself a guitarMMU: Let’s start with why the name A: There are smaller themes about and amp, and I started learning differ-change from Betray The Prophet to transformation and insanity, but each ent songs I really enjoyed.Aphotic? song covers a different topic. There isn’t Nob: I used to play bass and sing inAphotic: It was something that we had really an overarching theme behind it punk rock bands. I met Mike in 2003in the back of our mind for a while. all. who showed me bands like Slipknot,Betray The Prophet didn’t really fit with MMU: Do each of you have any favorite As I Lay Dying, and Lamb of God. Weour lyrical content and music, so we tracks on “Within Darkness”? started jamming a few covers and writ-spent time while recording to think of a A: It’s pretty unanimous that “Within ing a couple originals and it really stucknew name. Darkness, I Depart” is all our favorite. with me. Since then, I have playedMMU: It’s been mentioned that the It’s really fun for everyone to play, and primarily metal.change is a rebirth. Is there any signifi- we usually get good crowd response. Mike: I went from listening to pop stuffcant difference between the two? MMU: Any funny stories from behind in as a kid right into Cradle of filth, andA: These songs that were released were the scenes during the recording pro- Rob Zombie. If it was fast and heavy,all written over the course of a few cess? I dug it. What made me really want toyears as Betray The Prophet, so the new A: Recording the interlude was pretty play drums was watching Slipknot’smusic moving forward will be more funny, it was just a couple of us shout- “Disasterpieces” DVD and seeing Joeydirect and focused. The recording pro- ing across the room and banging on Jordison play his solo on that big rotat-cess showed areas that we needed to things to get a far-away sound. We also ing kit. I was like “That…. I wanna doimprove on and helped us to plan the recorded the lead vocals in the bath- that.”changes moving forward. room so there was always an array of Bryan: I used to play bass really badlyMMU: How long has the band been to- great smells. in a few small bands and usually hadgether before the name change and how MMU: If you could pick any two bands more energy than an instrument woulddid you form? to go on tour with (local, regional or allow. So I decided to try out vocals andA: Betray The Prophet started in 2010 national) who would you choose? found that I wasn’t horrible at them.as Nob (Nick) and Bryan, then shortly A: Probably for National band we Plus I can release that energy as a vocal-thereafter, Alex joined and helped write would have to go with The Black Dahlia ist.Usurping the Throne. Then Julian was Murder because their touring DVD is Julian: In high school my friend Isaacrecruited through Bryan and the four what made a lot of us want to play to- Sprague, who currently plays in a fewof us wrote a good portion of the music gether in a band, And for a local band, local bands, taught me how to playwhile looking for a drummer. Mike, a Recorruptor because we are already some bass and guitar, and then Bryanformer bandmate of Nob’s, decided to pretty good friends with those dudes took my iPod for a few months and putstart playing metal again, and joined and it’d be an easy tour… But we are all the metal on it. From there, my fateOctober of 2013. We started playing always holding out hope for a call from was sealed.shows the following spring, and began Weird Al. MMU: Any favorite albums released sothe long recording process. MMU: What’s your opinion on Ghost far this year?MMU: What bands have influenced the winning the 2016 Best Metal Perfor- A: So far it’s early in the year to get fa-sound of the new album? mance Grammy? vorites out, but were looking forward toA: Everyone in the band gets their A: It was really cool that they won, releases from a few locals this year.influences from a wide variety of bands they have a good thing going for them. MMU: What’s your favorite venue toand genres, but all of us do find The However, we’d always like to see more perform at?Black Dahlia Murder to be a big influ- extreme bands getting recognition for A: Mac’s Bar, love the atmosphere, andence in why we pursued metal. This first their talents. its right down the road from our prac-release gets a lot from bands such as Job MMU: What was the defining moment tice space.for a Cowboy, Cannibal Corpse, Ingest- for you to decide to play metal? MMU: What’s the craziest thing youed, Lamb of God, Slipknot, Immortal, ever seen happen at a show you per-and Behemoth.
46formed at?A: Dustin Cook from Recorruptor vomited on stage, and a bit in the crowd, shredded the entire time, and kept rocking forthe set. It was amazing.MMU: Have any favorite local bands?A: Dead Hour Noise, Recorruptor, Drink Their Blood, Immortal Insight, and it’s cool to see Dagon come back.MMU: What’s in the future for Aphotic, any music videos on the way or upcoming shows?A: New recordings, lyric videos, music videos, artwork, and shows are always on deck so we plan on expanding in every di-rection. Check us out June 26th at Mac’s Bar with Incantation, Sunlight’s Bane, and The Revenant!-Fin-
47 UMC SPOTLIGHT Ashes of Eden Founded: 2006 Hometown: Lake Charles, LA Genre: Progressive Hard Rock/Metal Members: Joey Ashes - Drums, Percussion and Strategic Jellyfish Danny Bailey - Guitar and Lawn Darts Cody Eden - Bass and Coloring Books Jon Shill - Vocals, Guitar and 4th Dimensional Dentistry Ashes of Eden is a Progressive Hard Rock/Metal act based in Southwest Louisiana! Providing the world a superb blend of styles that form an outstanding sound that leaves you wanting more! Ashes of Eden will be hitting the studio to begin recording a new full-length in May at Octane Sound in Sulphur, LA with producer Dale Abshire. Title is yet to be determined with a tentative release in Fall.“This band has real energy you can feel from their music... Metal is all about passion and energy and this band has plenty of both...” ~ Dragonborn Q&A with Joey Ashes MMU: How did AoE form and where does the name stem from? Joey Ashes: I first met Danny (guitar) in the fall of 2006 through a mutual friend. When he found out I played drums, heasked me to come jam with him and Hunter (former AoE guitar). It became a regular thing and we began looking for a bass-ist and vocalist. We went through a couple bassists before finding Cody, and several vocalists. At the time we called ourselvesDelirious Intent and our style was very radio friendly rock. After going through a couple of vocalists and getting bored with what we had written, we realized we wanted to write heavier. Fast forward to 2009, we began as Ashes of Eden. After whatwe considered our vocalist curse, in late 2014, we were approached by our current vocalist Jon Shill. There’s no doubt in our minds that the AoE now is the AoE that is going to live forever.We don’t consider ourselves religious by no means...but the name is a sort of metaphor for the world we live in. In Christian-ity man couldn’t resist the temptation of the apple and threw their paradise away. Just like in the modern world, we’re neversatisfied with what we have and crave more to the point where we burn down everything that was good. The result we live in is the ashes of our Eden.
48MMU: Is there a significant difference in the sound of the sional Dentistry?band with your new vocalist? JA: Haha, every once in a while, we get a random wild hairJA: Yes. It always felt as though our music was like a puz- up our asses and we just kind of put something very subtlezle board with a missing piece. Every vocalist that came in out for the right people to notice. That’s pretty much wherewas the wrong shape to fit in the final spot. It always felt as the Jellyfish, darts, books and dentistry came from.though we were trying to reshape our pieces to make them MMU: When it comes to listening to music do you mostlyfit. When Jon stepped in, it was like the exact piece that fit listen to broadcast radio, XM or internet radio? Which isperfectly. You can certainly tell in the older music that was your favorite station and what do you think could be im-written before he came along. It just sounds like it was writ- proved upon on what’s out there today?ten with him in mind. To top it off, Jon also plays guitar and JA: I listen to more internet radio than anything. Where weis now a major contributor to new music. are located, broadcast radio is kind of limited. The two mainMMU: Do you plan to shop your new full-length to record stations nearby: one is strictly classic rock while the other ad-companies or do you plan to just release it independently? vertises playing new rock, but plays a large portion of classic.JA: It’ll definitely be released independently, initially anyway. Not complaining, my preferences span a great distance overHowever, it will also be pitched to a few record companies as genres and sub-genres. My norm is Pandora One. I have awell. There are a couple labels we’ve been in contact with who whole account devoted to local and underground band sta-are expecting music from us. tions on my Pandora and I just set it to shuffle and let it go.MMU: If you could tour the country with 3 other UMC Other than that, every once in a while I’ll check out Octanebands what bands would you choose? on XM. As far as improvements, the absolute biggest thingJA: That’s a very tough question haha. If I had to choose only for me would be for today’s stations to actually deliver whatthree...it would be BROKENBYTHEBURDEN, TENDEAD, they preach. “Home of the new rock/metal/country/whatev-and Widows. Actually, that gave me a headache trying to er” ....at least preach it. Another thing, more local showcases.narrow it down to just three hahaha There’s one local station here that does a local show. On Sun- day nights. And even that has gone from two or three hours down to one hour of local and underground music.MMU: Whether you have performed at it or not, what’s the -Fin-craziest thing you have ever seen at a show?JA: I guess the craziest thing I’ve ever seen at a show, would Watch the video for “A Place To Hide” (Live at The BFE Rockbe when I looked out into the crowd and noticed two indi- Club in Houston, TX) at the following link: youtu.be/Lu-viduals. A rather large male and rather large female, drop to iLK2A79m0the floor and started going at it like they were in their bed- Listen their last EP Wasteland at: ashesofeden.bandcamp.room. I guess when that certain song hits just right... hahaha com/releasesMMU: Ha. That beats anything I’ve seen.Couple more questions left. What’s the story behind the Stra- Ashes of Eden appears on UMC’s SPECIAL EDITION: HAILtegic Jellyfish, Lawn Darts, Coloring Books and 4th Dimen- TO THE HMFIC and UNDERGROUND MUSIC COA- LITION PRESENTS: THE SOUTH EAST / GULF COAST CHAPTER VOL.1 JUNE 2013. Stream or download via Bandcamp.WASTELAND EP (2012) SPECIAL EDITION: HAIL TO THE HMFIC UMC PRESENTS: THE SOUTH EAST / (2015) GULF COAST CHAPTER VOL.1 JUNE 2013
49Overseas Spotlight and Album Review: Winterhorde - ‘Maestro’Band: Winterhorde Winterhorde is: derneath and the coldest fumes of theAlbum Title: Maestro Igor Kungurov - Clean vocals, acoustic North, this is the being called Win-Genre: Progressive Extreme Metal guitars terhorde. Emerged in Northern IsraelLabel: Vicisolum Productions Zed Z.Winter Destructive - Harsh vo- back in 2001, the Progressive ExtremeCatalog Number: VSP080 cals Metal group has been evolving, seekingRelease Date: May 20th, 2016 Dima Stoller - Electric and acoustic to become something greater with eachOrigin: Israel guitars chord they play and record, and onlyTracklist: Omer Naveh - Electric and acoustic the skies are the limit. Whether through1. That Night in Prague 1:39 guitars ancient arts of blackened Metal through2. Antipath 5:56 Sascha Latman - Bass, saxophone, the gems of progression, Winterhorde3. Worms of Soul 5:34 acoustic guitar are on their way to be the next thing in4. They came with Eyes of Fire 6:27 Alexander Feldman - Synth, orchestra- articulate extremity.5. Chronic Death 6:24 tion, Theremin Throughout their career, almost span-6. The Heart of Coryphee 11:30 Maor Nesterenko - Drums and percus- ning two decades, Winterhorde saw7. A Dying Swan 2:45 sion the battles on stage, performing locally8. Maestro 7:14 The Israeli Progressive Extreme Metal in extreme Metal events and festivals,9. Through the Broken Mirror 4:34 band Winterhorde is finally back with supporting acts such as DARK10. Cold 5:56 their long awaited studio album to FUNERAL, MELECHESH, BEHE-11. Dancing in Flames 7:12 be released on May 20th, 2016. Gath- MOTH, CATAMENIA. Furthermore, ering their utmost musical expertise WINTERHORDE shared stages in Eu- and vision, the veterans orchestrated a ropean festivals such as “OST Mountain powerful epic tale of classical music and Fest”, “Metal head Meeting”, “Maximum divine madness while drowning deep Rock” with some of the greatest bands into the clutches of the underworld. in Metal such as W.A.S.P, KEEP OF Rest assured that Winterhorde will be KALESSIN, ONSLAUGHT, NEGURA unleashing their strongest and most BUNGET, CREMATORY, AMORPHIS, emotive powerhouse to date, be ready BLOODBATH, SATYRICON and for a true and deadly epic to penetrate more... your ears. Following the releases of their debut, Between enchanting tenderness and “Nebula” (2006, Burning Star Records), brutality, amongst the fires of the un- and
50“Underwatermoon” (2010, Twilight Vertrieb - produced INTO THE ABYSSby V.Santura (DARK FORTRESS, OBSCURA, PARADOX,TRYPTIKON), WINTERHORDE completed their next mys- Back in November 2015, a new feature was introducedterious epos, “Maestro”. that started out with seek weird or strange metal bands.Once again produced and mixed by V.Santura, with the mas- But since there aren’t enough of them out that are goodtering handled by the renowned Jens Bogren, “Maestro”. quality and worth listening to. The spectrum has beenWith renewed energy running through their veins, and with widen to any kick ass metal band around the world thata new staggering lineup, Winterhorde are bound to spread is still largely unknown. So in a way, you could say it’s atheir emotional darkness to whoever that is willing to pick of the week, posted every Sunday by 10pm.feed upon magnificence.Discography: Recent Pick:2016 - Maestro (ViciSolum Productions)2010 - Underwatermoon (Twilight Vertrieb) 04/09/16: #22 WINTERHORDE2006 - Nebula (Burning Star Records) Progressive Extreme Metal from Isreal. You may have2004 - In Traditions of Winter (SGR) just read about this one. Seriously check them out.Websites:www.winterhorde.net Past Picks:www.facebook.com/winterhorde Due to the constuction of the new website and being to busy there were no picks for March 27th & April 2nd.‘Maestro’ Album Review 03/20/16: #21 (Local Series #3) ARCHIMIME CrossCore from Detroit.The album Maestro from beginning to end is just absolutely 03/13/16: #20 DEFECTOmagnificent. If you’re into extreme, progressive and sym- Progressive Power Metal from Denmark.phonic music this band is for you! 03/06/16: #19 (Local Series #2) ASHES OF 1909I could listen to this album over and over again and never get Lansing based metal.sick of it. While this is the first time I have heard of Winter- 02/22/16: #18 FRACTURED INSANITYhorde, the band is not new. Maestro is the band’s third full- Brutal Death Metal from Belgium.length album since their inception in 2001.You begin your musical journey with the intro “That Night in 02/21/16: #17 (Local Series #1) PAST TENSEPrague”, sounds footsteps and piano leads into what sounds Lansing based metal.like a door opening then an audience applause and man 02/14/16: #16 IMPAVIDUSspeaking with a somewhat evil laugh. “Antipath” the first sin- Death/Thrash/Groove Metal from Manchester, UK.gle from Maestro gives a bit of everything from clean guitar 02/07/16: #15 MOON TOOTHto heavy riffs, blast beats, clean and harsh powerful vocals Heavy Progressive Aggressive Rock from New York.plus some violin. Listen to “Antipath” here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o2ieEEoRIUThe entire album is very melodic and dramatic ranging in 01/31/16: #14 BLADE OF HORUSstyles of black metal, progressive metal, and symphonic met- al. Includes acoustic guitars, saxophone, synth, and theremin. Technical Death Metal from AustraliaThere are guest appearances by Jiri Valter (Root) and Peter 01/24/16: #13 INSANITYHuss (Shining). Very strong song structures. The longest Death Thrash Metal from Californiatrack “The Heart of Coryphee” clocks in at 11 minutes and30 seconds. Maestro is one of those albums where you can’thelp but want to listen to from beginning to end. 01/17/16: #12 CABAL Blackened and heavy tunes from Copenhagen.
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