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West of Hell http://www.reverbnation.com/westofhell
West of Hell is a heavy metal band that was formed in West Auckland, New Zealand. Their objective was to create a sound that would preserve their legendary influences, whilst having modern elements. This perfect blend would evolve the music boldly into the future of Metal.
Founded in 2002 by Ivan Vrdoljak and Andrew Hulme, the duo spent the early months writing, learning, honing and practicing. They then reached the point where a second guitar was needed to evolve the band's sound. After a long, arduous search, friends finally directed them to Sean Parkinson (ex-Sinate). Parkinson found an instant chemistry with Vrdoljak and Hulme. The driven trio immediately got to work, writing songs and forging their trademark sound. Finding the right bassist was also difficult, but two years of monitoring the grapevine led to the discovery of Jordan Kemp. Jordan quickly bonded with his West of Hell bandmates, creating the thunderously tight rhythm section they possess today. With the music locked down all they needed was a frontman.
Having searched without success for perfect vocalist locally, the band decided to continue the hunt in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. In 2009, the four members uprooted their lives and moved to the other side of the world. In order to share their vision and establish West Of Hell in a larger scene, they needed a singer that was more than just a screamer, which drastically narrowed the possibilities. The band played a series of shows as a four-piece instrumental, drawing critical acclaim, and attracting the attention of the local metal community. The exposure led them to Zimmer Hole frontman Chris “The Heathen” Valagao. It was apparent to the founding members that Valagaos’s diverse skills were exactly what West Of Hell needed to realize the band’s ultimate vision.
West of Hell was fiercely determined to produce an album of high quality. Unwilling to settle for second best, they hired producer and Juno Award winning engineer Rob Shallcross (Strapping Young Lad, GWAR, Zimmers Hole, Gene Hoglan, Fear Factory, Cocaine Moustache) with whom Valagao had worked with on previous projects. In late 2010, they began work on Spiral Empire at The Factory Studios in Vancouver. West of Hell's debut album will be released in early 2012. The wait promises to be worthwhile.
West of Hell is here to reclaim the great genre of metal that has been diluted by straight edge, clean cut posers who look like rejects from American Idol. West of Hell will lead you back down the path of true metal!
Vocals - Jimi Maltais
Guitar - Ryan Hofing
Guitar/ vocals - Greg Rounding
Drums - Cory Hofing
Bass - Morgan Rider
"An eruption of Power and Death has caused the spawn of a new breed.
Crimson Shadows have fused two of the mightiest sub genres of metal thus
creating an audible journey for listeners worldwide. The death vocals
teamed with incredible riffs and solos create the type of energy that is
enough to keep us thirsting for more. " -Caroline Xplosivemetal.com
Crimson Shadows was spawned from the minds of four
dudes who wanted to hear something that was not out at the time. Greg,
Ryan, Cory and Jimi all loved the harmonies and solos of power metal
bands but they were all missing that underlying aggressiveness that
makes people want to wind up punch each other in the dick. Using blast
beats and guttural screams from death metal and combining it with the
epic up-tempo guitar harmonies of power metal, they knew they had
stumbled onto something great.
In the spring of 2007 the
guys started recording a 4 song EP. After the release, Crimson Shadows
started getting recognized not only by Canadian fans but also several
radio stations in the states. They continued to play shows throughout
Ontario and in august of 2007 joined forces with West Virginia's
Premature Burial and Toronto's Nitemare which would lead to the
Operation Metal Storm, 10 days of playing shows from Scarborough to
Timmins. Over the past 4 years the Crimson Warriors have been pillaging
villages and sharing the stage with such acts as: Finntroll, Anvil, Holy
Grail, Cauldron, Tyr, Unleash the Archers, Echoes of Eternity, 3 mile
scream, Quo Vadis , Unexpect, Trail of Tears, Edguy, Morbid Angel,
Cryptopsy, Blackguard, Alestorm, Insomnium and Dragon Force.
In what seems to have been a revolving door with bass players, the band
has brought in Morgan Rider from Vesperia for all live shows and future
recorings. Their debut album "Glory on the Battlefield" was recorded at
Shatterpoint Studios while being mixed and mastered at Silverwing
Studios by Jonathan Lefrançois-Leduc (ex-Blackguard). After the release
of "Glory on the Battlefield" in February of 2012 the band did a East
Coast tour and played the Halifax "Spread the Metal" festival as well as
playing all over Ontario and Quebec. Crimson Shadows is signed with
Spiritual Beast Records in Japan and Spread the Metal Records in Canada.
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