Skyharbor sweep the board at the Rolling Stone Metal Awards winning Best Guitarist, Best Song and Best Emerging Artist
Thursday 5th July, 2012
Photo Credit: Sanath Kumar
Progressive Metallers SKYHARBOR have swept the board at this years Rolling Stone Metal Awards in Mumbai, scoring Best Song (both critics and popular choice), Best Guitarist (Keshav Dhar) and Best Emerging Artist. Sunneith Revankar who sung on disc two of Skyharbor's debut album, also won an award for Best Vocalist with his work in Providence.
Comments guitarist Keshav Dhar, "I'm extremely thrilled for us to have won not one but three awards at the Rolling Stone Metal Awards this year! To be awarded Best Song and Best Emerging Artist is a huge honour for us - we really put our hearts and souls into our music and the debut album this year, and it's a great feeling that people and press alike are appreciating our efforts. To be voted Best Guitarist is a personal icing on the cake, as there were some stellar guitarists nominated! Thank you Rolling Stone India, and thank you to all our wonderful fans for making this such a special year for us!"
Keshav, who couldn't attend the awards ceremony sent the following video message, which can be viewed below.
For a full winners list, check the Rolling Stone India website here.
2012 has been an incredible year for SKYHARBOR. The band released their breathtaking double disc, debut album ‘Blinding White Noise: Illusion & Chaos’ on April 23rd via Basick Records to worldwide critical acclaim, which was lauded as a landmark release for the Indian independent music scene, in no small part thanks to the incredible number of international guest appearances including the likes of Marty Friedman (ex Megadeth), Daniel Tompkins (ex TesseracT), Vishal J. Singh (Amogh Symphony) and Sunneith Revankar (Bhayanak Maut). SKYHARBOR then went on to perform their debut gig at the NH7 Bacardi Festival in front of thousands of people, before supporting Metal giants, Lamb of God, in May as part of their world tour.
Pick up a copy of SKYHARBOR - Blinding White Noise: Illusion & Chaos from the Basick store or in North America you can pick the album up via Prosthetic Records. The album is also available in stores and from all good online digital retailers.
London based KARYBDIS are streaming their stunning debut album, ‘From The Depths’, for FREE today, via metal website No Clean Singing. The album beefs its way through ten tracks of forward-thinking heavy music that marries the savage riffing and percussive precision of death metal, groove metal and brutal hardcore to the epic sweep of ancient Greek myths and legends and is released worldwide on Monday, July 2nd.
Named after a mythical sea creature that appears in Homer’s Odyssey, KARYBDIS are as ageless and epic as the ancient tales they tell on 'From The Depths'. The addition of working with legendary producer and sound wizard RUSS RUSSELL, famed for his work with Napalm Death, Evile, Dimmu Borgir and many more, has brought the band’s music to life like never before.
The album will be available via iTunes and all good digital retailers from Monday, July 2nd, check out the bands Facebook page for full details.
KARYBDIS have also announced that they will launch their album with an exclusive evening of musical mayhem at the Purple Turtle in London on July 4th with support throughout the night from four other bands including Beneath the Tide, Oaf, A Farewell to Tyrants and The CockRockets. The band will be giving away merch throughout the night and will feature appearances from special guests, still to be announced. The evening is sponsored by DC Shoes. For more info head here.
‘From the Depths’ track-listing:
1) Minotaur
2) From the Depths
3) Without Wings
4) Arson Aesthetics
5) Worth It
6) I Say
7) Medusa
8) Maelstrom
9) The Hourglass
10) Deathtoll
Karybdis' debut album 'From the Depths' is hauling in excellent reviews:
"An international maelstrom of metal coming at you from all four corners of the globe like a tag team fisting!"- Russ Russell, Producer
"The sound of metal’s past, present and future colliding in a shower of sparks, this band are constructing their own immortal mythology before our eyes and ears. Prepare yourselves: a new legend is rising from the depths!” - Dom Lawson, Metal Hammer
"From The Depths is indeed a testament that extreme metal can still be as potent as a date rapist's cocktail." - Metal Storm
"48 minutes of engaging, dynamic music which is full of surprises." - Post Blog as F*ck
"It’s brutal in the best possible way." - Cack Blabbath
"From the Depths is packed with frantic drumming, melodic riffs and some of the best possible screaming that can be found in this modern age of metal. 10/10" - Hit The Floor
"A maelstrom of metal that has been beautifully structured by architects, of thrash metal genius." 4/5 - Rock n Reel Reviews
"The sound of metal’s past, present and future colliding in a shower of sparks, this band are constructing their own immortal mythology before our eyes and ears. Prepare yourselves: a new legend is rising from the depths!” - Dom Lawson, Metal Hammer
London based KARYBDIS have announced that they will launch their album with an exclusive evening of musical mayhem at the Purple Turtle in London on July 4th. The band will be showcasing songs from their debut album 'From the Depths', with support throughout the night from four other bands including Beneath the Tide, Oaf, A Farewell to Tyrants and The CockRockets. The band will be giving away merch throughout the night and will feature appearances from special guests, still to be announced. The evening is sponsored by DC Shoes. For more info head here.
The band are set to release their debut album 'From The Depths' on July 2nd 2012. Showcasing breathtaking flair and finesse, this is forward-thinking heavy music that marries the savage riffing and percussive precision of death metal, groove metal and brutal hardcore to the epic sweep of ancient Greek myths and legends. A potent new hybrid driven by passion, power and the tireless pursuit of progress, 'From The Depths' is as fresh and invigorating as any metal album in recent memory.
“Karybdis created huge whirlpools from the depths of the ocean in order to engulf any passing sailors,” explains drummer, Mitch McGugan.“We want to exert that kind of power live too. We wanted a link between the name of the band, album title and how we perform on stage as a band."
The final piece of this compelling jigsaw slotted into place when KARYBDIS joined forces with legendary producer and sound wizard RUSS RUSSELL, recording 'From the Depths' with the great man at Parlour Studios in Northamptonshire. Famed for his work with Napalm Death, Evile, Dimmu Borgir and many more, Russell has brought the band’s music to life like never before.
Leading UK metal into inspiring and uncharted territory, pushing boundaries and pursuing a brave and noble path into the unknown, KARYBDIS will unleash 'From the Depths' on JULY 2nd, before embarking on their own epic quest to spread the dark magic of their music to the four corners of the globe. The sound of metal’s past, present and future colliding in a shower of sparks, this band are constructing their own immortal mythology before our eyes and ears.
"An international maelstrom of metal coming at you from all four corners of the globe like a tag team fisting!" - Russ Russell, Producer
"48 minutes of engaging, dynamic music which is full of surprises." - Post Blog as F*ck
"It’s brutal in the best possible way." - Cack Blabbath
For further information, to book a press pass for the launch gig or to book a press pack contact Lisa @ Hold Tight! PR
The Eyes Of A Traitor frontman joins UK tech metallers Brave The Moment
Wednesday 13th June, 2012
British tech-metallers BRAVE THE MOMENT have announced the addition of vocalist Jack Delany to the group's ranks. Jack's fresh vocal delivery, rawness and energy on stage, demonstrated on previous works with well known British Metal outfit, 'THE EYES OF A TRAITOR', made him the essential choice after the sudden departure of former vocalist, Jake Smith.
Jack comments: "After THE EYES OF A TRAITOR announced their hiatus late last year, I wanted to get into another band as soon as possible! And after hearing BRAVE THE MOMENT had parted ways with their vocalist Jake, I got straight on to them as I have always been stoked on their music. We are now a complete lineup with the same mindset and drive to take the band as far as humanly possible. I'm looking forward to putting all of my energy and time into the band as my main focus, moving forward."
BRAVE THE MOMENT burst onto the UK metal scene with the release of their anger-fuelled first single ‘Nothing But The Remnants Of Our Divide’, on March 26 this year via UK label, Another.
BRAVE THE MOMENT will release their debut album later this year, with vocal work currently being recorded, to coincide with a string of dates nationwide and a video release. The first live show featuring new vocalist Jack Delany will be on July 7th, when the band support EMBRACE THE TIDE in Milton Keynes. More info here.
Nothing But the Remnants of Our Divide is out now - available via Bandcamp and iTunes and all good online retailers.
UNEVEN STRUCTURE announce UK headline Rampart of Sageness tour
Thursday 31st May, 2012
"Uneven Structure are great on record, but they’re monumental live!" - Thrash Hits
"Big and brutal, then light and subtle Uneven Structure’s delivery of their debut album Februus really needs to be witnessed." - OneMetal.com
"Their set is sharp, well poised and perfectly brutal…this is a band who have lain a marker down and shown their intention to steal the throne." - Subba Cultcha
UNEVEN STRUCTUREare set to win more fans this summer as they set out on their first headline tour of the UK in July, with Basick Records label mates, NO CONSEQUENCE.
The French progressive metallers have already proven themselves as a formidable force on the live circuit, supporting bands such as Protest The Hero, Textures and TesseracT. Primed and ready to embark on their headline 'Ramparts of Sageness' tour, the band will kick things off on the 12th July in Reading, in what promises to be an experience not to be missed. For the first time the band will play a full 70 minute back to back set of their 2011 debut album, Februus and their 2009 EP, 8.
Comments guitarist, Igor Omodei: "We're truly thrilled to be able to do our first ever headline tour in the UK! We've had the chance to tour the country twice previously and it's a great step up for us to finally be able to offer a completely uncut show to one of the most energetic audiences we've ever met. Having support from our friends and label mates No Consequence as well as Broken Torment and Sentience of Eschaton will ensure to make each night a real delight for both the crowd and us!"
Dates as follows:
12 July - Reading, The Facebar
13/15 July - Alton, UK Tech Metal Fest
16 July - Oxford, The Wheatsheaf
17 July - Birmingham, The Actress & Bishop
18 July - Brighton, The Hydrant
19 July - London, Upstairs at The Garage
20 July - Milton Keynes, The Craufurd Arms
UNEVEN STRUCTURE's debut album, 'Februus', is out now - available digitally viaBandcamp and iTunesor physical CD format from Basick and all good retailers.
