Canadian epic death metal band VESPERIA has put the finishing touches on their brand new music video for the as-of-yet unreleased song, 'The Western Tempests'. The band recently emerged from the famous Camp 30 - which is a dilapidated and abandoned prisoner of war camp in Bowmanville, Ontario.
"The new music video for The Western Tempests is dark. Very dark." comments band bassist and frontman, Morgan Rider. "We built the story of the video around the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Spending from sundown to sunup over two weekends to give the video its clutching darkness and disturbing atmosphere have definitely given us the result we were looking for."
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In additional news, VESPERIA will be touring both Eastern and Western Canada this coming June & July with select dates supported by Winnipeg's melodic death metal band Laika. They will also be hosting a special tour kickoff party prior to their West Coast leg of their cross Canada tour. On Friday, July 10th their tour kick off show will take place at the newest live music venue in Oshawa, ON at The Moustache Club, located in the heart of downtown at 15 Simcoe St N on the second floor.
The show will include a well-rounded line up consisting of reputable death, black, gothic and doom metal bands including Arbor (Wisconsin black metal), and Toronto's Blastomycosis & Conquer.
"We are really happy to be hosting another party in Oshawa, our old hometown that roots the band's early days. We have a really cool lineup of reputable bands coming from near and abroad that should make for a night no one will soon forget." comments band frontman and manager, Morgan Rider.
VESPERIA tour kick-off party event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/372177482979136/
VESPERIA's upcoming EP 'The Iron Tempests' (release date TBA) will span around 18-24 minutes long and will be co-produced with the effort of Ryan Bovaird, frontman of Canadian melodeath band Hallow's Die. The EP artwork was also created by none other than VESPERIA's frontman Morgan Rider at his own White North Studios (https://whitenorthstudios.com).
VESPERIA's complete summer tour schedule is as follows:
06.05 - London, ON - The APK
06.06 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House (Wacken Battle Final)
06.08 - Montreal, QC - Piranha Bar
06.09 - Charlottetown, PE - Hot Shot's
06.11 - Halifax, NS - Gus' Pub
06.12 - Moncton, NB - Esquire Tavern
06.13 - Fredericton, NB - Charlotte St. Arts Centre
06.16 - Belleville, ON - Belle Pub
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07.10 - Oshawa, ON - The Moustache Club - Event info here. w/ Arbor (Wisconsin black metal), Blastomycosis & Conquer
07.11 - Sudbury, ON - venue TBA
07.12 - Winnipeg, MB - The Zoo (w/ Laika)
07.13 - Saskatoon, SK - Venue tba (w/ Laika)
07.14 - Edmonton, AB - DV8 (w/ Laika)
07.16 - Calgary, AB - Distortion (w/ Laika)
07.18 - Armstrong, BC - Armstrong Metalfest
07.21 - Brandon, MB - North Hill Inn
07.23 - Sault Ste. Marie, ON - Algonquin Hotel
07.25 - TBA, ON - Venue TBA
Track Listing: Vesperia ' The Iron Tempests EP
1 ' Iron Saga
2 ' The Western Tempests
3 ' In the Hall of the Mountain King
About:
Twisting, writhing and forcing their aural onslaught upon metal audiences across the globe have sincerely ensured VESPERIA's continuity through all the harsh and arduous battles modern metal bands are sure to encounter in their tenures.
Originally formed in 2005 by lead vocalist/ bassist Morgan Rider as a black metal band, the sound, direction and theme of the music naturally evolved into the style of fierce and heroic metal the band is now known for. Shortly after releasing their long overdue brand melodic metal 2011 full-length 'Voyage from Vinland', VESPERIA redefined their purpose and direction once and finally with their 2012 demo 'The Swordsman' and 2013 full-length 'An Olden Tale', drawing the ears and attention of metal fans around the world and demonstrating their true mastery of their craft.
With the most fierce music written to date and a bounty of opportunity awaiting, VESPERIA hungrily eye 2015 as the year they will make their mark upon the Earth.
For more info, please visit the following links:
https://www.vesperiametal.com
https://facebook.com/vesperiametal
https://twitter.com/vesperiametal
