Artistes

  • Poly-Math

    Poly-Math

    Polymath make densely layered, off kilter instrumental Math-Rock that leans on the heavier elements of the genre reminiscent of early Battles, The Mars Volta, and ASIWYFA. Polymath seek out new levels of complexity in their music whilst never straying too far from a neatly arranged composition.
  • Whitechapel

    Whitechapel

    Line-u

    Phill Bozeman — Vocal
    Ben Savage — Guitar
    Zach Householder — Guitar
    Alex Wade — Guitar
    Ben Harclerode — Drums
    Gabe Crisp — Bass

    Having spent several years lauded as one of the frontrunners in their genre, in 2012 Whitechapel stand as a defining force in contemporary heavy music. Building dramatically on the trademarked bludgeon of their first three releases, with Whitechapel the Tennessean sextet have inarguably delivered their most intense, dynamic, and downright hostile record to date. Drenched in atmospheric darkness, the record is also rife with gripping melodies that drag the listener in to the tumult, willing or otherwise, and across its ten tracks it is infused with an emotional depth that pointedly separates the band from the plethora of two-dimensional mosh-starters that have sprung up in their wake. “These songs are some of the best material we have released to date, and the whole vibe of the record compelled us to self-title it,” states guitarist Alex Wade. “With every record we strive for something different – we’re always going to stay true to what Whitechapel is, but we want to evolve and do something that is fresh and engaging both for ourselves and for the people who support us.”

    Setting the scene with the brooding piano that prefaces the storm of frantic riffs and pulverizing drums of opener “Make It Bleed”, it is clear that Whitechapel are coming from a place of pure darkness this time out. At times teetering on the brink of despair while always primed to fight anything and everything that gets in their way, every track has its own personality, fitting perfectly alongside each other to form a breathtaking whole. From the heads down attack of “Section 8” or the merciless “(Cult)uralist” to the apocalyptic drama of “Dead Silence” or the loping grooves of “Possibilities Of An Impossible Existence” the band put it all on the line, creating something that is as honest as it is devastating. “There’s a lot of variety on this record – it has the fastest songs we’ve ever written on it, but it also has the slowest songs we’ve ever written, so whether you like the slower grooves of A New Era Of Corruption (2010) or the really fast riffs of This Is Exile (2008) there is something for everyone on this album,” explains Wade. “It also has a much stronger sense of dynamics, because if you’re just smashing someone over the head one hundred percent of the time it can get monotonous, and there’s more melody to it too. Some of the choruses are really dark but have so much melody you could almost sing over them – which is something we would never do, but having that dynamic there is exciting to us.” Having grown displeased over time with A New Era Of Corruption, primarily due to the fact it was comprised of songs written by individual members rather than as a shared effort, the band rectified this with Whitechapel, and Wade believes this collaboration plays a large part in what sets the record apart from its predecessor. “In the credits of the last record it was like this guy wrote this song, and then this guy wrote that song, whereas there’s so much collaboration on this record it wasn’t worth going through it to try and list it in the credits, it is the product of our efforts. I think that’s cool, and it’s good to know that when we work together we’re at our finest.”

    A further contributing factor to the record’s power is the addition of drummer Ben Harclerode (ex-Knights Of The Abyss), who joins Wade and guitarists Ben Savage and Zach Householder, bassist Gabe Crisp, and vocalist Phil Bozeman. “Most drummers that we had seen play our songs would kinda have to dumb it down rather than play it exactly the way it was on the record, but Ben sent us a video of him playing “Reprogrammed To Hate” and every single note, every little cymbal accent was there, so we were extremely blown away by how he had replicated what Kevin Lane had played on previous albums,” Wade states. “He sent us another video playing the much faster “Father Of Lies” and after that we knew we had to get him down to jam with us. He learned an eleven-song setlist, turned up, sat down behind the kit, and we ran through the whole set without stopping, it was like he had been in the band for years. The power and precision he brings to Whitechapel is just amazing, and having him in with us writing the new record definitely took that side of things to the next level.”

    While frontman Phil Bozeman has proven himself one of the most formidable vocalists and lyricists in metal of the last few years, his previous efforts pale in comparison to his contributions to Whitechapel. “While it’s definitely brutal I would say that first and foremost it’s a dark and depressing record,” he states. “I didn’t go for one big concept that unites all the songs this time out, I just wrote about whatever I was feeling. I like that it’s kind of scattered and covers a lot of topics, and I think that’s an important part of the record’s power.” Whether ruminating on his general disillusionment with humanity (“Faces”), decrying the sheep-like nature of society as people allow themselves to be led rather than standing up as leaders themselves (“(Cult)uralist”), or giving in to the belief that there is no hope for the future (“Possibilities Of An Impossible Existence”), Bozeman never pulls a punch, and his vocal performance is equally unflinching. “I didn’t want to just have the same monotone kind of screaming, I wanted to branch out and really get the emotion behind it across. This was about getting so angry you just had to let it all out. You’re not even worrying about how good it sounds, you’re just yelling out of pure spite and rage, and I think that really comes across. I didn’t want anyone listening to it thinking it’s just the same old bullshit. We’re better than that.”

    Working with producer Mark Lewis (Deicide, Devildriver), according to Wade it was not until they were in the studio and the songs started coming together that the band realized just how good a record they were making. “Honestly, everyone at the beginning of this record was kind of iffy about it,” he laughs wryly. “As we were putting the demos together we were like yeah, this stuff’s pretty cool but we were a little worried about it. But then when we got in there with Mark, every time we added a layer it just got better and better.” Blown away by Harclerode’s razor sharp performance and the huge drum sound engineered by Lewis, a killer guitar tone infusing the wealth of punishing riffs with life, and a monstrous bass sound kicking things in the ass, at every turn the band’s enthusiasm grew. “It was all just coming together amazingly, and as soon as Phil did his vocals it was like oh my God! This is our favorite record!”

    Returning to their rightful place on the road, the band are enthused to take these new songs to their rabid fan base. They stand confident in their belief that their followers will hungrily devour the latest evolution of their sound, and having dramatically bolstered their fan base through blowing away the unsuspecting crowds on 2010’s Warped Tour they are sure to draw in new adherents anywhere they play. While Wade firmly believes that the band are still growing and striving to improve, for now he could not be happier with the fruits of their labor. “Every band at some point plateaus, it’s inevitable, but we’re not there yet, we’re still growing, and I think this record proves that. Looking at the finished thing – the music, the vocals, the overall vibe behind it, all the way down to the mix and the master – it’s almost like a perfect storm where everything came together just right and resulted in the record that we needed to put out.”

  • Hiidenhauta

    Hiidenhauta

    Line-up

    Tuomas Keskimäki - Vocals & Lyrics
    Emma Keskimäki - Female vocals
    Otto Hyvärinen - Guitars
    Eetu Ritakorpi - Drums & Percussions

     

    Hiidenhauta is a melodic black metal band from Finland.
    The band was founded early in 2012.
    Hiidenhauta's lyrics are about nature and history.

     

     

  • Profanatica

    Profanatica

    Line-up

    - Paul Ledney (Drums, Vocals)
    - Alex Cox (Bass)

     

  • Schwarzer Engel

    Schwarzer Engel

    Line-up

    Dave Jason - Gesang, Gitarren, Drums, Komposition & Orchestrale Programmierung
    Vincent Hübsch - Gitarre (Live)
    Timo Joos - Gitarre (Live)
    Bert Oeler - Bass (Live)
    Carlo Schmidt - Drums (Live)

    The music combines rough, fierce and oppressive guitar riffs and double-bass attacks with extremely angry, often deep vocals and catchy melodies, which are embellished by elaborate orchestral arrangements. The extravagant vocals include melodic singing as well as the typical Dark Metal cawing, screaming and shouting.
    The lyrical and poetic texts in German are about mistakes of mankind, natural impressions, legends and even today's often frightening reality.

    The live line-up consists of singer and guitarist Dave Jason, guitarists Jens Lindmaier, Stefan Grießhammer, bassist Bert Oeler and drummer Marcel Woitowicz.

    SCHWARZER ENGEL stand for a new modern kind of dark metal.

    The debut album 'Apokalypse' was mixed by Jan Vacik (Graveworm, Serenity) at Dreamsound Studios in Munich. The first-class mastering comes from Eroc (Delain, Sodom, Skid Row) and was done at his legendary Mastering Ranch.

    On 'Apokalypse' guest musicians such as Taste (Diary of Dreams) and Timon Birkhofer (Liv Kristine, Leaves`Eyes, Atrocity) are represented.

    In February 2010, SCHWARZER ENGEL signed a record deal with the Trisol Music Group, which is home to artists such as ASP, Project Pitchfork and Samsa's Dream.

    'Apocalypse' has been available worldwide since April 30,2010.

    At the end of 2010, Schwarzer Engel toured with THE VISION BLEAK and AHAB as part of the 'Set Sail to Doom and Horror' tour through Germany, Austria and Holland. At the beginning of the tour the EP 'Geister und Dämonen'was released, which already contained two singles of the following album.

    The new SCHWARZER ENGEL studio album 'Träume einer Nacht' ('Dreams of a Night'), featuring guest musician Alexander Kaschte (Samsa's Dream) among others, has been available as a limited Digipak edition in stores worldwide since 29 April 2011.

    In November 2011, the band's first music video for the title 'Queen of the Night' was released on the video platform YouTube.

    In 2011/2012 the band made numerous festival appearances, among others at the Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig, the Hexentanz-Festival, the Castle Rock Festival in Mülheim an der Ruhr and the Darkstorm Festival.

    In March 2013, Schwarzer Engel signed a new record deal with the well-known metal label Massacre Records. At the same time, the release of the EP 'Schwarze Sonne' (Black Sun) for May 2013 and the third album 'In Brennenden Himmeln' (Burning Heavens) for July 2013 were announced.

    In May 2013, the music video 'Black Sun' celebrated its world premiere via the Orkus! programme, which is broadcast on the channel iM1. A short time later, the video appeared on the band's official YouTube channel and was also featured on online TV channels such as tape. tv.

    On the EP 'Schwarze Sonne' (Black Sun) and the album 'In Brennenden Himmeln' with the opera singer Johanna von Orleans (E Nomine), drummer Stefan Dittrich (ex-Mystic Prophecy) and keyboardist El Friede (Oomph!) will once again perform well-known guest stars.

    The album was released on 26.7.2013 (#North America 27.8.2013) worldwide on Massacre Records.

    As part of the album release, the band performed at the Mera Luna Festival and the Rockharz Open Air. After a joint performance with ASP in October, the band toured Germany with Eisregen and Debauchery in November and December 2013.

     

  • Clutch

    Clutch

    Line-up

    Neil Fallon - Vocals/Guitar
    Jean-Paul Gaster - Drums
    Dan Maines - Bass
    Tim Sult - Guitar

    It's the parabolic motion of projectiles. Or, as Isaac Newton stated, what goes up must come down — that is, everything except Clutch.

    Earth Rocker created an insurmountable peak. But Psychic Warfare has altered laws of physics by elevating the smart songwriting and impressive performances of that last album, setting an even higher benchmark as their now-definitive album to date.

    The eleventh Clutch studio album Psychic Warfare goes straight for the throat with “X- Ray Visions” and never lets go. Working again with acclaimed producer Machine, this time in Texas, the concise arrangements that made Earth Rocker so assertive is the same harness for the combustible musical energy on Psychic Warfare. Harder, faster... let the rhythm hit 'em.

    Formed in 1991, the Maryland-based band's ability to absorb different musical styles and fabricate them into a distinct Clutch sound continues to be their forté. “A Quick Death In Texas,” overstocked with signature “Clutch heavy” Tim Sult riffs and lonesome guitar licks, and the funk undercurrent of “Your Love Is Incarceration,” color Psychic Warfare with articulate musicality and comfortable familiarity.

    The overall intensity of Psychic Warfare would be self-consuming without the pressure valve of a canny rhythm section. Drummer Jean-Paul Gaster and bassist Dan Maines have an intuitive sense of dynamics that gives weight and contrast to the forcefulness of the vocals, steering Clutch into the straightaway out of tight, exhilarating corners.

    “I listened closely to the rhythm of Neil’s vocals this time around.” Gaster explains. “The rhythms he sings, are very syncopated. It was my goal to articulate these rhythms on the drums while keeping the pulse of the music strong.”

    Psychic Warfare is cinematic, a soundtrack to the plot of singer Neil Fallon's imagination. The narrative of “The Affidavit” sets the scene for an album of gunslingers, energy weapons, paranoid neurosis, and the occasional three-legged mule. It's an episodic lyrical landscape populated by abstract characterization, nuance, and clever peculiarity.

    “I spent a lot of time doting over the lyrics,” Fallon says. “It was fun because I have a great luxury that I'm a professional liar — that's what a storyteller is. Or at least that’s what I try to be. It's the one socially acceptable way to completely deceive people, and that's what they want. If you sing it with enough conviction, people won't question it. I just love that escapism, the fantasy aspect of it. And fantasy doesn’t necessarily equate to dragons and wizards. It can be seedy hotel rooms and sketchy hitchhikers.”

    Gaster says the band knowing Earth Rocker was such a high water mark put them in a position of needing to follow up with an exceptional album. “Looking back on the process, one thing that sticks out in my mind is the amount of rehearsal the band put in. We started each pre-production day by writing out a new album sequence and then playing that sequence straight thru as if it were a set list. I think this allowed us to get inside the songs in a way we had not done before. When it came time to record drum tracks, I had a clear idea of how I wanted to play each song.”

    In the past, Clutch consciously made each album conspicuously different from the last one. “We had a sadistic fear of repeating ourselves,” Fallon admits. “But over the last few years, we've realized our strengths and what it is that people like about us. Why deny it? Clutch is Clutch, embrace what you are.”

    The bar is set higher, laws of physics be damned. Psychic Warfare is the new adventure, and it has no limit.

  • Pretty Pistol

    Pretty Pistol

    Pretty Pistol is a loud 4-piece garage punk band born in South London.

    After a chance encounter at a Hole gig in Birmingham back in 2010 - plus several drinks and a trashed hotel room - singer Laura Le Rox and drummer Emma Waller met up in Camden’s finest public toilet-turned-rehearsal room five years later to form Pretty Pistol with guitarist Billy Larsen and bassist Rich Cooper.

    Combining melds of furious shouts, frenzied riffs and pummelling drums, resulting in a marshalled chaos somewhere between Gallows, Be Your Own Pet and The Kills. The band is an unignorable presence on the London circuit supporting the likes of Penetration, KidBrother, Drones and Crazytown, to headlining and selling out London venues Birthdays and The Black Heart, which lead to them being picked as Team Rock's Band Of The Week in Feb 2018

    The band's new EP ‘Welcome To The Dead Club’ will be released on 13th April 2018, recorded with renowned rock producer John Mitchell (Architects, Enter Shikari, You Me At Six) and features the singles ‘Cry Wolf’ and ‘Drive Me To The Dogs’. 

  • Awooga

    Awooga

    AWOOGA’s compelling take on Rock fuses together a multitude of Shoegaze, Psych, Prog, and Stoner Rock influences and spits them out in a way that captures all the best qualities of those genres but infuses them with the eternal qualities of melody and groove.

    Having spent the last five years doing the hard grunt work of countless gigs and building the foundations of the core fanbase, AWOOGA’s status as the emergent Sheffield future rock titans is assured in a city that has had its fair share.

    In 2014 AWOOGA came to the attention of Sel Balamir – of Amplifier fame who promptly asked the band to support Amplifier on their European Tour. More UK and European Touring followed including a huge hometown show at Sheffield City Hall for 2015’s Tramline’s Festival. In early 2016 Sel Balamir made AWOOGA the first signing to his new Rockosmos label, before promptly shipping them off to Vigo in 6 to record their debut album with Spanish Production Genius Iago Lorenzo.

    Since the completion of their debut Album – 2016 was spent touring and recording additional EPs, ready to administer a colossal injection of the band’s brilliance to the uninitiated and to lead us all, forcibly, by the hand right up to the debut album’s front door.

    Metal Hammer & Kerrang Magazine both named AWOOGA a HOT NEW BAND OF 2017 and with good reason as the next 12 months are going to be an exciting time for Awooga without a doubt. With their much-acclaimed debut release (the aptly titled ‘Alpha’), they have laid down a huge statement of intent. The Alpha EP features 4 already proven Awooga classics - “Thief”, “On Intermission”, “Where the Others Go” and “Faultline” is the perfect vehicle for laying out what is to come. 

    ‘Alpha’ is special in not only being the first Awooga release – but the first Rockosmos label release also. A label whose intent is to carve itself out a niche as a new kind of Island or Harvest for the 21st century

    Alpha is a digital and physical release – and comes as a beautiful Flame Red Heavyweight Ultra collectable artefact, lovingly cut by lathe supremo Gregg Moore and complete with the instantly striking artwork from AWOOGA’s long time visual collaborator, Chris Pick.

  • The Republic of Wolves
  • Sleep in Heads

    Sleep in Heads

    Line-up

    Sonya - Vocal
    Serj - Guitar
    Roman - Drums
    Fann - Bass
    Natalia - Violin

     

  • Nitish Pires

    Nitish Pires

    De Nitish Pires Band [DNPB] is a Mumbai based IndoRock band. The front man, lead singer, composer, and writer Nitish Pires brought the band together.
    Nitish Pires began his musical journey in 1999 after he picked up a guitar and formed his first professional IndoRock band “Nakshatra.” With all songs written, composed, and sung by Nitish Pires, Nakshatra released their first album “Gulfam” in 2003 with Universal Music.

    In 2007, Nitish Pires went on his own making his first solo album “Sarhadein” with a popular music producer Kalyan Barua. “Sarhadein” was released in 2007 with Raga To Rock Records. “Sarhadein” the music video was also played on MTV!
    In late 2008, Nitish with already established musicians in the circuit, formed his self-titled band “De Nitish Pires Band.” They went in the studio by the end of 2009 to record their album “Chauraha”, which is a musical based type album. “Chauraha” is about a man that takes the wrong road in life. It’s a beautiful story inspired from the Bible and the Geeta.

    In July 2010, Nitish Pires went out driving 15,000 kms across 25 cities in India to promote his new upcoming album “Chauraha.” Chauraha was the only album that was marketed independently through a road tour and got nominated in at the prestigious G.I.M.A Awards as the best Indian Rock Album!
    ”Nitish Pires was the first person in India who went on a road tour like the one he did to promote his music and to connect to his audiences,” said the Times Of India.

    Nitish Pires has even composed songs and scored for the feature film, Soch Lo, which is currently in the Oscars Library in Hollywood, California. The background score was greatly appreciated by the critics and the media. He has even composed music for numerous popular television commercials catering to some of the top brands in India such as; Vodafone, Nokia, Reliance, Fila just to name a few.

    Nitish Pires made a another pan India (south to north, 4800 kms) journey on a bicycle from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. He wanted to spread his music once again and also inspire people to know they can achieve anything. On this journey is where he wrote his new new song 'Parindey.'

    Currently DNPB is performing in several College Festivals, Music Festivals and Corporate events across the country.
    DNPB is right now working on their newest production soon to be released hit, 'Parindey.'

  • Stone Broken

    Stone Broken

    There’s an unwavering conviction running through Stone Broken’s Spinefarm Records debut, Ain’t Always Easy; the notion of taking a leap of faith in order to grab control of one’s own destiny, seizing precious moments and living your very best life, with no apologies or regrets. It’s a philosophy close to the heart of Stone Broken frontman Rich Moss, and a credo which fuels the band’s desire to take on the world with their music.

    At the beginning of the decade, Moss had abandoned his life-long dream of becoming a professional musician, following the tragic death of a former bandmate who suffered from alcohol addiction. Years spent poring over guitar magazines, practising in his bedroom and playing gigs around the Black Country and the West Midlands were filed away as memories, as Wolverhampton-born Moss built a successful career as an analyst.

    Yet the idea that there must be more to life persisted. In 2013, after four years away from music, he formed Stone Broken with guitarist Chris Davis, bassist Kieron Conroy and long-time musical soulmate Robyn Haycock on drums – the four of them determined and willing to make sacrifices in pursuit of their dreams.

    “The very first song I wrote for this band is called ‘This Life’ and it’s about taking what you’re good at and using it as a vehicle to move forward, because you only have one shot at life,” says Moss. “We all came into this band a lot more mature and with a greater understanding of the industry, and we agreed between us there should be no half-measures.”

    The group’s first declaration of intent came with 2014’s self-financed, self-released EP, The Crow Flies, a calling card largely intended to secure local gigs. But it was the release, in January 2016, of debut album All In Time which truly amplified the word-of-mouth buzz around the band from a whisper to a scream. With Kerrang! Radio and Planet Rock picking up on storming opening track ‘Not Your Enemy’, the anthemic ‘Let Me Go’ and ‘Stay All Night’, plus the bruised and beautiful ‘Wait For You’, an ever-expanding audience was alerted to the fact that here was an emerging British outfit with the riffs, the choruses and songwriting smarts to make its mark on the global stage.

    “We never conceived anything to fit into a scene,” continues Rich, “we just wrote the kind of music we listen to. We saw bands such as Shinedown, Black Stone Cherry, Halestorm and Alter Bridge as our peers. People understand that we’re here because we love what we do.”

    In early 2017, following a lengthy European tour, the musicians entered Long Wave Recording Studios in Cardiff to work once again with All In Time producer Romesh Dodangoda (Motörhead, Bring Me The Horizon,Twin Atlantic) on their second album. The result, the 11 track Ain’t Always Easy, is compelling proof that the Walsall quartet are ready to stand toe-to-toe with the biggest names on the contemporary hard rock scene.

    Loaded with state-of-the-art arena-friendly anthems, Ain’t Always Easy is one of the most assured British rock albums of recent times. From stirring opener and first single ‘Worth Fighting For’ through to the blissful ‘The Only Thing I Need’, this is an absorbing, deeply heartfelt collection which marries important issues, both personal and pressing, to instantly accessible, granite-hard hard rock.

    One might trace a path from ‘Other Side Of Me’ through ‘Doesn’t Matter’ and on to ‘I Believe’ to see an unfolding triptych tracing Moss’ journey from bedroom dreamer through to rock-star-in-waiting, the frustrations of working nine to five poured into punchy, inspirational lyrics yearning for a shot at the big stages.

    “Honestly, you can be anything you wanna be,” sings Moss on ‘I Believe’. “I’ve got a feeling you’re gonna have the time of your life.”

    “’I Believe’ isn’t a note to self as such,” Moss reflects, “but it’s related to my relationship with music over the years. As a teenager, I’d flick through guitar magazines and see these rock stars and think, ‘I want to do that’, and at this point in my life it’s me telling myself and the band that we need that same self-belief to move to bigger stages.”

    Elsewhere, the album deals with the pain of addiction (‘Let Me See It All’, ‘Just A Memory’), loss (‘Anyone’), homesickness (the beautifully affecting ‘Home’) and, in the most striking, stark terms – with lyrics such as “I hear her screaming from the bedroom, it’s the same thing I heard last night…” – domestic abuse (‘Heartbeat Away’), a subject Moss admits is painfully close to home.

    “It comes from experiences that I’ve seen personally, so it’s a heartfelt song, about the impact on the person and those around them,” he states. “With ‘This Life’, we’d get a lot of people telling us that it got them through a rough patch, and I’m hoping that ‘Heartbeat Away’ might offer some strength and support to anyone similarly affected.”

    Set for release via Spinefarm Records on March 2nd  2018, Ain’t Always Easypromises to place Stone Broken at the forefront of an emboldened, increasingly fertile British rock scene… and beyond.

    “Who doesn’t like big, driving riffs and massive choruses?” asks Spinefarm’s Head Of A&R Dante Bonutto rhetorically. ”At last, a UK band with the sound and the attitude to make it possible for them to compete with rock’s elite.”

    “The success of the first album took us by surprise, but we always wanted the follow-up to break down more barriers and get us to the next level where we can step up on a global scale,” says Moss. “We’ve already got fans in the US, and they tell us they can easily imagine us on the radio there. Every rock band dreams of success in America, but we feel we’re ready.”

    “Among our fans – The Broken Army – there’s a massive buzz around everything we’re doing at the moment,” the vocalist/guitarist adds. “This is a really good time to be in this band, and now we just want everyone to hear exactly why.”

    “Anticipation for the new album is high,” acknowledges Robyn Haycock, “especially given how high we set the bar with All In Time. But, as a band, I think we’ve pushed ourselves even harder this time. We’re so proud of this record, and so excited for what lies ahead.”

    One life. One band. One vision. For Stone Broken, the time is now.

  • We Were Sharks

    We Were Sharks

    The We Were Sharks story is one of tenacity and passion, being told with catchy vocal hooks and crunchy guitar riffs. Since 2011 these Canadians have been dedicating their lives to pumping out tunes and tearing apart highways. With a recently solidified six-man lineup We Were Sharks are poised to pop.

    After their debut LP release, Highways, in 2012 the band started gaining national notoriety and laid the foundations of a loyal fan base. Reinforced by their most accomplished work to date, 2015’s Not A Chance EP, which was released through Panic State Records. The record’s single “Bridge Burner” quickly amassed over 1,000,000 plays on Spotify.

    Based in Ottawa and collecting members from the far reaches of Eastern Canada, We Were Sharks continue to wield the full-force of Canadian alternative music. Through a penchant for blending melodic harmony with powerful dissonance they continue to produce infectious music. Even though these boys already have a lot of mileage under their belts, their book is far from written.

  • Pocket Healer

    Pocket Healer

    Pocket Healer is a two piece Bass and Drum rock duo hailing from Long Island, New York, featuring Ryan Patterson on bass and James Ferrara on drums. While both being members of Long Island native bands Ü Blue and Staleworth, they find the time to create something a bit more technical and chaotic. Pocket Healer’s first EP was recorded at Vudu Studios in Port Jefferson, NY by engineer Frank Mitaritonna. The songs also featured added synth/textures by ‘Bangladeafy’ bassist/front man, Jon Ehlers.

  • Dyecrest

    Dyecrest

    Line-up

    Mikael Salo, Lead Vocals
    Henri Arola: Guitar, Backing Vocals
    Matti Pasanen: Guitar, Backing Vocals
    Pirkka Ohlis: Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
    Jukka Matilainen: Bass
    Niko Takala: Drums