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KALAHARI Reveals Details for New EP, ‘Theia’

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Italian metal band KALAHARI is proud to announce the signature with The Metallist PR agency for the worldwide promotion of the upcoming Theia EP, scheduled to be released on June, 26th. The new release will be available on their Bandcamp page (https://kalahariofficial.bandcamp.com/) as well as on the main digital platforms. Two videos are already available for the tracks Theia (https://bit.ly/KalahariTheia) and Followers of the Lich (https://bit.ly/KalahariLich).

The band members have a musical background that touches different shades of the metal genre. Powerful break-downs and galloping riffs alternated with acoustic arpeggios and sinuous melodies: the result is an overwhelming sound, which remains clean, and still. Vocalist Nicola Pellacani stated:

“Theia has been a hell of a ride. A 5 track EP might not seem that big of a deal on paper, but recording this thing was a real challenge for us. This record signs a transition for KALAHARI. We have always been an underground band and this represents our first approach with the environment of a professional studio. We understood there is still so much to learn, and this is the message we have for all the young bands like us out there: be hungry! Never stop learning and always listen, but chose well who you are going to listen to.”

Guitarist Gabriele Bartolucci added:

“We can define this EP as the glue that put us together. This record will not only take you on a journey with its concept, starting with Theia, catastrophic inception, and ending with Cabled Core, which signs the highest delusion, but will also bring you on a ride through the different shades of Metal that portrays us as singles and now as a whole. Trust us, listening to the Theia EP will keep your headphones tight around your ears… and we promise this is just the beginning!”

Theia EP has been recorded, mixed and mastered at Mathlab Recording Studio (The Agonist, Ingested, Cryptopsy) by Jonathan Mazzeo. The artwork is by Ludovico Cioffi – LC Artworks.

Track Listing:

01. Theia (5:36)

02. Followers of the Lich (3:34)

03. Zombie Night (2:27)

04. I Am the Mountain (6:11)

05. Cabled Core (4:24)

Line-up:

Nicola Pellacani: Vocals

Gabriele Bartolucci: Guitars

Gino Annichiarico: Guitars

Joshua Pini: Bass

Alessandro Visani: Drums

KALAHARI Online:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialkalahariband/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialkalahariband/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf4dKS-0avx0fbIbgtEWtfw/videos

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3eM46vNnsadHy04BAFs409?si=GZAboXiLQnG-Q2ITGaxu7g

Bandcamp: https://kalahariofficial.bandcamp.com

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(review) Junkowl-Making Out With My Death

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Montreal˙s Junkowl are releasing their very first album and I had the honor and pleasure to listen and review it for this zine.

There are 10 songs on this record. The music of Junkowl is a mixture of hardcore, metal and sludge, stoner and doomy influences thrown in here and there for good measure. That means uptempo songs, groove, fascinating vocals which easy transform from screaming at the top of the lungs to speaking, whispering and singing clean voice and it gives more power to the already powerful music song structures. The guitar riffs are gritty, strong and sometimes have melodic hook here or there. Drums are superb, with awesome rhythm changes, rolling doom and sludge, faster punk song parts equally measured to make this record interesting listening experience. For me the songs that are highlights on this record are Quarantine Us All, Dead Hooker and Sickness Lives. This is a great and mighty debut album.

8/10

 

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Metalcore-Second Arrows (members of Deadguy, Every Time I Die, Nora, Ensign) release Galactic!

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Second Arrows, the new metal-core outfit featuring current and former members of Deadguy, Every Time I Die, Nora, and Ensign, have just released a brand new single. “Galactic” comes from their upcoming self-titled debut on New Jersey indie label, Hellminded Records. Produced and recorded by Kevin Antreassian of Dillinger Escape Plan, “Galactic” is a crushing mix of metal and hardcore with moments of space rock amidst all of the chaos. “Sonically and lyrically, Galactic covers all of the ground that we as a band want to cover – driving, spacey, frenetic, and back again.” – Dan Brennan. “Galactic” is currently streaming at Lambgoat.com. Second Arrows – S/T is available on digital and vinyl on June 26th, 2020. Vinyl pre-orders are available through Hellminded Records.

Bio:

In a time when the familiar, the comfortable, and the nostalgic rule the day, Second Arrows have a far more ambitious goal: to create something entirely new, more than just the sum of its parts.

Heralding current members of Deadguy and former members of Every Time I Die among others, Second Arrows push beyond the hallmarks of their collective résumés in heavy music, weaving experimental elements of indie and stoner rock in order to create something at once energetic and raw, yet focused in its execution.

Across eight pieces, Second Arrows’ debut SELF TITLED, produced and recorded by Kevin Antreassian (Dillinger Escape Plan) pushes sonic boundaries to create layers of sound and feeling that exist at the opposite ends of every spectrum: lush and abrasive, whispered and guttural, linear and meandering.

Representing both a complete story all its own and the opening chapter in a journey still unfolding, Second Arrows SELF TITLED encapsulates an enthralling first step for a band that refuses to create on anything but their own terms.

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Release Date: June 26th, 2020
Label: Hellminded Records
Formats: Digital/Vinyl
Pre-Order
Second Arrows: Facebook | Bandcamp
Hellminded Records: Instagram | Facebook

Album Credits:
Crispy Corvino – Vocals
Dan Brennan – Guitar
Pete August – Bass
Chris Byrnes – Guitar
Chris Ross – Drums

All music written and performed by Second Arrows
Produced and Recorded by Kevin Antreassian (Dillinger Escape Plan) at Backroom Studios