Woody, an articulate player with an 'axe' to grind, grew up in the
Orillia area playing guitar from an early age. He has been a member of
many popular bands including Rock Dogs from which he has become the
consumate professional both on stage and in studio. For many years he
has been working on his songwriting skills and can be found most nights
in his basement studio, Coldroom Recording.
Lance began playing bass in his teens, playing with trio's and
foursome's at resorts and local bars. Through the years, playing many
different styles of music, he found and perfected 'his' sound. He now
brings this sound to SHOOT the MOON!.
Phil started playing the drumkit with the High School band and was
eager to learn as many songs and be in as many different musical groups
as possible. His drumming has backed up bands such as The Dif'rence and
Dogs of War on stage
Don was played with numerous groups in and around the Thunder Bay area.
Opening up for major touring act.
Ravage Rose is a Scandinavian Rock band which is based in Trondheim, Norway.
The band was started in the Spring of 2013, by songwriter Halvor
«Lucky» Lökketangen. Most of the members are from the Trondheim area,
except for band leader «Lucky», who moved in from the South a few years
earlier.
Since the startup, the band has focused most of their energy on writing
new songs. Nevertheless, during the past 18 months, they’ve managed to
do more than 40 live shows, though mostly in and around the Trondheim
area.
In April, 2014, Ravage Rose released their first out of three singles that year.
Some well conducted campaigns with these first releases gave the band
considerable attention locally, and also generated numerous gigs,
including a few nice support spots in Trondheim.
The bands musical influences ranges from classic pop to modern rock, as well as some 80’s heavy metal.
But the core of the music is melodic rock, that revolves around the soulful and crystal clear vocals of Miriam Labreche.
Ravage Rose is a brilliant live act, with a classic
five member rock band line-up. Despite the modern hard rock sound,
there’s also room for both piano and acoustic guitars when the band
enters the stage.
«We’re not so concerned with music style and genre», Lucky says. «When
we’re on stage, it’s first of all about recreating some of the magic from the
songwriting process as well as the energy from the rehearsal space. It’s all
about the natural dynamics of each song».
Ravage Rose’s fourth single was released on May 23. This is the first out of three single-releases planned for 2015.
The new song «Fighting Fire With Fire», is an up-tempo vocal based love song with all the elements you’d expect from Ravage Rose.
The song is also a little bit faster and a bit heavier compared to the band's previous release «Lovers & Losers» from October, 2014.
The song was recorded and mixed locally in Skarp studio, Trondheim,
with producer Jon Tore Dombu. The track was mastered at Sterling Sound
Studios, NY, by Joe Laporta.
Described by Pure Grain Audio as “overflowing with a bloodthirsty passion,” The Unravelling’s blend of industrial and hard rock reflects the infectious intensity of its creators. Suite 101 calls The Unravelling "a band who can combine the alternative stylings of Tool with the adventurousness, ambition, and refusal to compromise of The Dillinger Escape Plan.”
The band’s debut full-length, the psychoanalytic concept album 13 Arcane Hymns, was listed in Suite 101's Top Heavy Metal Albums of 2010. Metalunderground.com called the release "a surprising firebomb of an album,” while Pitch Black Magazine called it "a 13-track emotional and industrial-infused metal masterpiece.”
The Unravelling have since opened for acts such as Helmet and Bison BC, topped the CJSW Metal charts, and been nominated for three 2010 Alberta Metal Awards, winning in the Best Album Production category. Their music video for "Move Forward Until You Are Dead," directed by Doug Cook, was given a worldwide exclusive on the popular website Metalsucks.net.
Lead vocalist Steve Moore was diagnosed with cancer in 2011. He was forced to spend the next year and a half in surgery and recovery, thus sending his collaborative partnership with the project's founder and instrumentalist, Gustavo De Beauville, into a hiatus.
Anyone familiar with the two men behind The Unravelling might have known that Moore’s troubling diagnosis would merely delay the duo’s progress. During this time, De Beauville honed his production skills on a wealth of soundtrack work and solo material. He released Volume 1 in February of 2014, and was soon featured in Guitar World.
Following Moore’s recent recovery from cancer, The Unravelling are now back and more focused than ever. It is fitting that the newest song from Calgary’s heavy rock heroes is called “Revolt.” According to Moore, "the song was the first piece of new material Gus sent me, and it immediately struck me on a very deep level. It seems suitable that we're releasing it now.”
Having experienced more than their share of physical challenges over the past few years, Moore and De Beauville are now much more aware of their inner health. Moore explains: “The lyrics to “Revolt” convey a rejection of the false and a need for inner change. This is an inner revolt that we are talking about."
ABSENTH
- one of the most famous industrial/cyber metal bands of the Russian
stage. Contemporary music hits and more technical performance is not
just marked by positive reviews from music critics all over the world.
Almost 10 years the band has an active concert life in Russia and CIS
countries.
Zombified
horror metal unlike any other! A bloody aural mutation of death, black
and thrash metal spliced with horror film soundtracks.
Zombie Death Stench doesn't fit into any one specific genre of metal, instead playing what they like to call "horror metal." Mixed
within and between their aural assaults are cold analog keyboard sounds
that are evocative of Horror and Sci-Fi films of the late 70's and
80's. Their music is cold, dark, violent and ugly. There is nothing
flashy, nothing pretty and nothing about it is clean. It is metal in its
purest rotting undead form. Nothing is sacred to them...only the
undead.
Formed in 2007, and after many line-up changes, the band has found
their sound with the current four core members. Jason Rossetti on lead
guitar, Sean Walusko on rhythm guitar and death vocals, Matt Howe on
bass and black metal vocals and Mark Burkett a legally blind drummer.
With four albums, (Here I Die...Zombified, The Redeadening, The Coming
Bloodbath, and soon to be released "Infected") under their belt, they
are weaving their way into the metal mainstream with much more to come
in the future.
Manala is a metal band from Kuopio, Finland. The band in its current
state was formed in 2014 but they have a long history together. Their
musical influences are vast but they like their music pretty straight
forward.
Members :
Vocals - Anni Koskinen Drums - Matias Nerdrum Guitar - Jussi Roininen Bass - Jukka Holopainen
BLUEDAWN was conceived in the early 2009 by Enrico (bass guitar) and
Andrea (Drums) joined shortly after by Monica (vocals) and Paolo
(guitar). Gifted with far different musical feelings, they try to
create a single musical flavour starting from 70's english hard rock and
dark sound through modern rock and metal. After a year of
rehearsals on eight songs based on ideas Lanciaprima have been working
on for years, the band entered Nadir Studios, assisted by Tommy Talamanca.
Two more short instrumentals were added and the final product was ready
at the end of 2010, showcasing a varied musical effort,with gothic/doom
metal sounds and progressive song structures. The album has been
released by Black Widow records worldwide in late february 2011. BLUEDAWN are on the road...
In november 2012 the band did a succesfull Uk tour. In the beginning of
the new year Cruschelli had to relocate in another part of the country,
forcing the band to hiore a new guitar player, experienced musician
Luigi Milanese. In march the band will enter Nadir studios to record
their second album, to be released in december. The new album,
titled Cycle of pain, has been released on Black Widow Records last
december, a limited edition on vinyl will be released in april. After
helping the band to arrange, produce and record the new songs, Milanese
decides to moving to America, Blue Dawn have now recruited new,
permanent guitar player Martyr, he will be introduced to public on
upcoming live dates in late summer/autumn.
High
energy Rock and Roll, best when played at full volume. With ages
ranging from just 16 to 22, Moxy and The Influence are four young
Southern California rockers who bring it with power and
drive to every performance. Their original female-fronted sound is a
modern mix of all that was great in the 80’s hard rock scene, and all
that continues to move audiences today.
Bursting
onto the Southern California rock scene in late 2013, this young band
surprised audiences with hit-worthy original rock songs combined with a
high-energy stage performance complete with headbanging and crowd
interaction. Catchy lyrics infused with a message of individualism span
generations and touch minds and hearts, inspiring to greater things.
Their
face-melting performances have been witnessed at such iconic venues as
The Whisky A Go-Go, The House of Blues Anaheim, The Orange County Fair,
The Coach House, M15, Silverlake Lounge, and Chain Reaction.
NOTABLE AWARDS
Moxy
and The Influence received an early industry nod even before their
first gig with an HMMA (Hollywood Music in Media Award) nomination in
2013 and an OC Music Awards nomination in early 2014.
On December 31, 2013, the band was notified that they had won a
$100,000 fully-produced music video from BigAndFamous.com. That video
(ME4ME) was released in summer 2014. Their next music video for the hit
song, ALIVE, was directed by C.G. Ryche and recorded and released in
late 2014/early 2015.
The end of 2014 brought more accolades. Moxy and The Influence
received the HMMA award for the 2014 Rock Song of the Year for their
song Vampire Valentine, won an Indie Battle Of The Bands competition
shortly after their 1-year anniversary, and Music Connection Magazine
named the band to their annual Hot 100 Live Unsigned Artists list.
Their song, Alive, was nominated for another HMMA award in 2015. They
have been played on dozens of online and live radio broadcasts all over
the world and are swiftly gaining momentum in the local and national
music scene.
A storytelling power metal project primarily based in upstate New
York (Albany, NY.) Formed in 1988, by the trio musician/songwriting team
of; Mark G David, Chuck Woodard, and Paul G Warrior. Kyrie Ellison's
sound was cut from the mid-1980 progressive metal movement cloth.
Influenced heavily by artist like Fates Warning, Queensryche, Crimson
Glory, Hittman, Savatage, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, NWOBHM, and
thrash/speed metal bands of the 80s. The band spent three
years warming up national metal acts locally and never made it passed
the demo phase. As metal surrendered to grunge in the early 90s; Kyrie
Ellison disbanded in November 1991. Co-founding member, Mark G David
teamed up with guitar virtuoso: Mike Campese. Mike’s rock fusion style
was a nice fit for Mark’s busy basslines and the two have been
performing live together since 1999. Chuck kept musically active in
various projects (most notably: vocals for Kid Bludo’s debut release,
‘Up & Away.’) 2013, brought Mark, Chuck, and Paul together again for
the sole purpose of completing a long overdue Kyrie Ellison debut
album. Recorded in various locations throughout 2014, Kyrie Ellison –
Untold Stories: The Scriptures Of Sadness will be released in January
2015. Demo songs were reworked from the original 1990 demo and new songs
written to complete the 10 song record. Vocals were handled by session
vocalist: Chad Wagner (Born2Rule.) Drums tracks were provided by
(long-time friend) Jason Bittner (Flotsam and Jetsam, Toxik, and Shadows
Fall) and Mark Zonder (Fates Warning, Warlord, and Chroma Key.) Guitar
solos were also added from guitar virtuosos: Mike Campese and Chris
Caffery (Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra.)
What’s in the name? Nothing, it’s based on the fictional story of a
17th century fortune-teller. The name was created or deranged from the
Fates Warning song “Kyrie Eleison” by Paul “Warrior” Joseph and etched
in the Kyrie Ellison song (Foreseen Destiny) lyrics and story by Mark G
David. Metal bands need a haunting cover/image and a good story for
writing future lyrics around, so why not create your own!
Al Namrood A Middle Eastern Black Metal band. Al Namrood main objective
is to create a furious oriental black metal that is not a compelling
middle eastern influence by definition but also a grandeur metallic Art.
