VOYAGER and GARGOYL Added to Metal Injection's October Installment of Slay at Home Fest

Following a successful launch back in May, Metal Injection's virtual Slay at Home fest has returned as a monthly installment! The October set will feature virtual performances from electro prog sensation VOYAGER and progressive grunge rockers GARGOYL. More information is available HERE.

This month's Slay At Home is set to stream live FREE on Friday, October 23 at 3:00 P.M. EDT // 9:00 P.M. CEST, via the Metal Injection YouTube page in support of the Cancer Research Institute.

The episode will be in honor of Frank Godla Sr. (father of Slay at Home's founder), Eddie Van Halen, and Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot, who have recently passed away from cancer. This will also benefit Entombed's LG Petrov who is currently battling cancer and collecting funds for medical attention.

VOYAGER will be supporting the re-release of 2017's 'Ghost Mile' as well as 2019's 'Colours in the Sun,' the latter of which was the winner of The Independent Music Award in the Rock/Hard Rock Album category. 'Colours in the Sun' was released in November of 2019 and landed a coveted #1 placement on the Australian Independent Albums chart! 'Colours in the Sun' also debuted at #7 on Independent Label Albums as well as #27 on Official iTunes Australia.
Watch the video for "Runaway," which originally debuted on 'Eurovision: Australia Decides' HERE.

'Colours in the Sun' can be downloaded, purchased, and streamed HERE.
'Ghost Mile' can be downloaded, purchased, and streamed HERE.

GARGOYL, which features guitarist Dave Davidson (REVOCATION) and vocalist/guitarist Luke Roberts (AYAHUASCA), will be promoting their debut full-length! The record was released earlier this month and can be streamed, purchased, and downloaded HERE.
Watch the video for "Plastic Nothing" HERE.

VOYAGER explodes like a supernova onto the worldwide stage with their new album ‘Colours In the Sun’. The Australians radiate an ultra-modern and prismatic hard rock that delivers on their promise of “epic electro progressive power pop metal.” Each of the albums ten tracks are bright, vibrant hook-laden affairs that resonate long after listening. VOYAGER deliver the perfect storm of modern hard rock song craft, and ‘Colours In the Sun’ is a vivid, uplifting, and exhilarating album experience.

Recommended if you like: Chon, Polyphia, Steve Winwood, Duran Duran, Periphery

For more on VOYAGER, visit the band's official FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, WEBSITE, and BANDCAMP.

GARGOYL's unique blend of elegant prog and familiar grunge gestures side-steps any one genre. The new band forges their own path through the musical ether with subdued exploration that explodes into driving backbeats and ringing vocal harmonies. Featuring Luke Roberts from the dynamic AYAHUASCA on guitar and vocals alongside the virtuosic talent of REVOCATION mastermind Dave Davidson, this fresh collaboration sees them expand their repertoire to create something fresh, fascinating and far-reaching.  

Recommended if you like:  QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, (later) MR. BUNGLE, (later), MASTODON, THE MARS VOLTA, CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX

For more on GARGOYL, please visit the band's official FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, BANDCAMP, and SOUNDCLOUD.

GREEN CARNATION + Members of GARGOYL and CARNATION Added to Slay at Home Fest

Following a successful launch over the summer, Metal Injection's virtual Slay at Home fest will be returning as a monthly installment! In addition to a set from GREEN CARNATION, members of GARGOYL and CARNATION will each be performing cover collaborations.

This month's Slay At Home is set to stream live FREE on Friday, September 25th at 3:00 P.M. EDT // 9:00 P.M. CEST, via the Metal Injection YouTube page in support of National Alliance On Mental Illness for Suicide Prevention Month.

Norwegian progressive rock icons GREEN CARNATION will be supporting their 2020 release, 'Leaves of Yesteryear,' which can purchased HERE. Watch the video for the title track HERE.

Old school death metal revivalists CARNATION will be supporting their freshly released full-length, 'Where Death Lies,' which is available for purchase and streaming HERE. Watch the video for "Sepulcher of Alteration" HERE.

Experimental progressive grunge act GARGOYL will be supporting their upcoming debut full-length, which is due on October 9! Pre-order it HERE. Watch the video for "Plastic Nothing" HERE.

About GREEN CARNATION:
The earnest progressive metal group GREEN CARNATION unveil ‘Leaves of Yesteryear,’ the first new music from the band in 14 years. More approachable than the Norwegian's work in the metal bands IN THE WOODS, EMPEROR, and TRISTANIA; their unpretentious, punchy and smart sound appeals to broad swaths of the rock community.  ‘Leaves of Yesteryear’ serves as both a retrospective look at the band’s storied career while setting the foundation for their future.

For more on GREEN CARNATION, visit their official FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM.

About CARNATION:
Belgian death-dealers CARNATION return with the ripping new full-length album 'Where Death Lies.' Their aural violence, steeped in the influence of the halcyon days of early Scandinavian death metal, is strong and direct and delivered with modern, neck-snapping ferocity. With 'Where Death Lies,' CARNATION have perfected the iron discipline of brutal death metal.

For more on CARNATION, visit the band's official FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, WEBSITE, and YOUTUBE.

About GARGOYL:
GARGOYL's unique blend of elegant prog and familiar grunge gestures side-steps any one genre. The new band forges their own path through the musical ether with subdued exploration that explodes into driving backbeats and ringing vocal harmonies. Featuring Luke Roberts from the dynamic AYAHUASCA on guitar and vocals alongside the virtuosic talent of REVOCATION mastermind Dave Davidson, this fresh collaboration sees them expand their repertoire to create something fresh, fascinating and far-reaching.  

For more on GARGOYL, please visit the band's official FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, BANDCAMP, and SOUNDCLOUD.

GARGOYL Premieres New Song and Music Video

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Progressive grunge rockers GARGOYL, which features guitar virtuoso Dave Davidson (REVOCATION) and guitarist/vocalist Luke Roberts (AYAHUASCA), have teamed up with Metal Injection to premiere the official music video for their brand new song, "Plastic Nothing." The song is the third single from the band's upcoming debut full-length, which is due on October 9! The video was created by Costin Chioreanu

Guitarist/vocalist Luke Roberts comments:

"Why am I so afraid that my body, my possessions, and even my mind are in a state of constant dissolution? Why am I so afraid of the idea that every atom in my body came from dirt and will soon return?  
Maybe the tighter I hang on to being a person, being permanent, secure, the more I suffer.
Maybe the tighter i hang onto the idea of a perfect world the faster it burns.
Fear is like a bully that offers you protection in exchange for obedience.
Perhaps if I hang on less tightly, the sum of my short fleeting life could mean something more than just living in a constant state of fear right up until my inevitable death bed."

GARGOYL's self-titled album is available for pre-orders HERE.

Gargoyl is many things at once, which, automatically subjects the band to the journalistic and fan guessing game/rite of passage as to what style they actually are. Their 11-song self-titled debut is progressive, atmospheric, heavy, technical and avant-garde; a blend of sounds that ultimately coalesce into a body of work that engages and challenges. That, in itself, covers a broad spectrum, but further inroads into Gargoyl’s sound continually reveal new elements of intrigue and persuasion. It is the beauty — and purpose — of the project.
 
Formed in early 2018 by guitarist Dave Davidson (Revocation) and guitarist/vocalist Luke Roberts (Ayahuasca), the groundwork for Gargoyl was laid when the two men met while on tour. The pair realized they shared a musical kinship and admiration for one another and made good on their word to see the project through. Gargoyl’s two-song Asomatous demo was released in March 2019, setting the stage for their eventual signing to Season of Mist and release of their debut LP this October. The album’s drums were recorded in July 2019 with Chris Johnson at GodCity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts; guitars were tracked with Greg Dawson at BWC Studios outside of Toronto. Vocals were recorded by Roberts at his home studio.

Gargoyl is completed by the virtuosic talents of bassist Brett Leier and drummer James Knoerl who collectively add further layers of intrigue and soul to the music. The collaboration between members opened up the creative floodgates and further expanded their sound. “The riffs were flowing out so fast,” remarks Davidson about the early stages of the writing process. “It was clear that these ideas were in the back of our minds waiting to come out.”
 
The music for their self-titled album was split evenly between Davidson and Roberts, with Roberts also penning the album’s lyrics and vocal melodies. “Working with someone in more of a 50/50 kind of collaborative style was new for me,” elaborates Davidson. “It’s nice having someone to split those writing duties with, someone who is just as invested in every little single intricacy and detail. It allowed me to function in a different sort of role, which was refreshing. I think that also led to more creativity because I’m writing in a different style, writing with all new members and taking on a different writing role in a band.”
 
The haunting and melancholic tonality of Roberts’ vocals is undoubtedly one of the primary facets of Gargoyl’s sound. Roberts’s layering, harmonies and inflection, at times, recall classic vocalists from the ’90s grunge era, but what really sold Davidson was his versatility and ability to contour his clean, distinctive vocals over unorthodox compositions.

As a result, Gargoyl’s debut successfully oscillates between unnerving, emotional segments, to progressive, Goth-tinged hard rock. Davidson and Roberts have crafted Gargoyl in such a manner that it refuses to be boxed-in. Davidson has already fielded quite a few assertions on Gargoyl’s sound — some have tagged it as grunge meets black metal, Queens of The Stone Age meets Voivod or even a jazzier version of Alice In Chains.

“Anytime a band has a lot of different influences…I think it’s important to have a clear vision and goal so that all those influences mesh together in a way that doesn’t sound forced,” says Davidson. “I wanted it to be a cohesive, artistic statement and I know that Luke does as well. I’ve always wanted to blend genres. In the truest sense of the word we’re ‘prog rock.’”

GARGOYL Line-up: 
Luke Roberts - Guitar, Vocals 
David Davidson – Guitar 
Brett Leier – Bass 
James Knoerl – Drums 

STYLE: Progressive Grunge Rock 

Lineup:
Luke Roberts - Guitar/ Vocals
David Davidson – Guitar
Brett Leier – Bass
James Knoerl - Drums

Guest Musicians:
Jocelyn Barth – Additional backup vocals (“Ophidian,” “Nightmare Conspiracy,” and “Ambivalent I”)
Erik Van Dam – saxophone (“Acid Crown”)

Recording:
Drums recorded by Chris Johnson at God City (Salem, Massachusetts, USA)
Guitars & Bass Recorded by Greg Dawson at BWC Studios (Kingston, Ontario, CAN)
Vocals Recorded by Luke Roberts at Black Lodge (Toronto, Ontario, CAN)

Mixing: Greg Dawson

Cover Art: Mark McCoy

Bio: David E. Gehlke

Pre-sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/GargoylShop

For more on GARGOYL, please visit the band's official FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, BANDCAMP, and SOUNDCLOUD.

GARGOYL Reveals New Single "Wraith"

Subscribe to Season Of Mist for new releases : https://som.lnk.to/YouTube 'Gargoyl' is out on October 9, 2020. Order here: https://redirect.season-of-mist.co...

Progressive grunge rockers GARGOYL, which features guitar virtuoso Dave Davidson (REVOCATION) and guitarist/vocalist Luke Roberts (AYAHUASCA), will be releasing their debut full-length on October 9 via Season of Mist!

“A big part of the impetus to form Gargoyl was to have a vehicle for our different influences so this track will give listeners a taste of the diverse moods this album has to offer," comments Davidson on the song's musical composition. "‘Wraith’ showcases a different side of my playing and compositional style that people are normally associated with. I had part of the music written for this piece for quite sometime, but it really came to life for me when I heard Luke’s haunting vocal melodies and lyrics. I hope you find this track eerily beautiful as well.”

Regarding the lyrics, Roberts adds, “In the first world, there's a paradigm that ‘one day I'll be gone so I might as well just look out for me while I'm here.’ “But imagine in death, in some form, you were still cognizant, trapped in the concrete and power lines of the city you live in, forced to watch the sum of everything you set in motion in your life unfold. Forced to watch your predecessors crawl through the legacy you left in your wake, desperately clinging to the pursuit of happiness in an unravelling world.

“If this was your fate, would then how you live and how you treat everyone and everything around you not become of dire importance?”

GARGOYL's self-titled album is available for pre-orders HERE.

Gargoyl is many things at once, which, automatically subjects the band to the journalistic and fan guessing game/rite of passage as to what style they actually are. Their 11-song self-titled debut is progressive, atmospheric, heavy, technical and avant-garde; a blend of sounds that ultimately coalesce into a body of work that engages and challenges. That, in itself, covers a broad spectrum, but further inroads into Gargoyl’s sound continually reveal new elements of intrigue and persuasion. It is the beauty — and purpose — of the project.
 
Formed in early 2018 by guitarist Dave Davidson (Revocation) and guitarist/vocalist Luke Roberts (Ayahuasca), the groundwork for Gargoyl was laid when the two men met while on tour. The pair realized they shared a musical kinship and admiration for one another and made good on their word to see the project through. Gargoyl’s two-song Asomatous demo was released in March 2019, setting the stage for their eventual signing to Season of Mist and release of their debut LP this October. The album’s drums were recorded in July 2019 with Chris Johnson at GodCity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts; guitars were tracked with Greg Dawson at BWC Studios outside of Toronto. Vocals were recorded by Roberts at his home studio.

Gargoyl is completed by the virtuosic talents of bassist Brett Leier and drummer James Knoerl who collectively add further layers of intrigue and soul to the music. The collaboration between members opened up the creative floodgates and further expanded their sound. “The riffs were flowing out so fast,” remarks Davidson about the early stages of the writing process. “It was clear that these ideas were in the back of our minds waiting to come out.”
 
The music for their self-titled album was split evenly between Davidson and Roberts, with Roberts also penning the album’s lyrics and vocal melodies. “Working with someone in more of a 50/50 kind of collaborative style was new for me,” elaborates Davidson. “It’s nice having someone to split those writing duties with, someone who is just as invested in every little single intricacy and detail. It allowed me to function in a different sort of role, which was refreshing. I think that also led to more creativity because I’m writing in a different style, writing with all new members and taking on a different writing role in a band.”
 
The haunting and melancholic tonality of Roberts’ vocals is undoubtedly one of the primary facets of Gargoyl’s sound. Roberts’s layering, harmonies and inflection, at times, recall classic vocalists from the ’90s grunge era, but what really sold Davidson was his versatility and ability to contour his clean, distinctive vocals over unorthodox compositions.

As a result, Gargoyl’s debut successfully oscillates between unnerving, emotional segments, to progressive, Goth-tinged hard rock. Davidson and Roberts have crafted Gargoyl in such a manner that it refuses to be boxed-in. Davidson has already fielded quite a few assertions on Gargoyl’s sound — some have tagged it as grunge meets black metal, Queens of The Stone Age meets Voivod or even a jazzier version of Alice In Chains.
 
“Anytime a band has a lot of different influences…I think it’s important to have a clear vision and goal so that all those influences mesh together in a way that doesn’t sound forced,” says Davidson. “I wanted it to be a cohesive, artistic statement and I know that Luke does as well. I’ve always wanted to blend genres. In the truest sense of the word we’re ‘prog rock.’”

GARGOYL Line-up: 
Luke Roberts - Guitar, Vocals 
David Davidson – Guitar 
Brett Leier – Bass 
James Knoerl – Drums 

STYLE: Progressive Grunge Rock 

Lineup:
Luke Roberts - Guitar/ Vocals
David Davidson – Guitar
Brett Leier – Bass
James Knoerl - Drums

Guest Musicians:
Jocelyn Barth – Additional backup vocals (“Ophidian,” “Nightmare Conspiracy,” and “Ambivalent I”)
Erik Van Dam – saxophone (“Acid Crown”)

Recording:
Drums recorded by Chris Johnson at God City (Salem, Massachusetts, USA)
Guitars & Bass Recorded by Greg Dawson at BWC Studios (Kingston, Ontario, CAN)
Vocals Recorded by Luke Roberts at Black Lodge (Toronto, Ontario, CAN)

Mixing: Greg Dawson

Cover Art: Mark McCoy

Bio: David E. Gehlke

Pre-sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/GargoylShop

For more on GARGOYL, please visit the band's official FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, BANDCAMP, and SOUNDCLOUD.

GARGOYL Reveals New Album Details, Debuts First Single

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Progressive grunge rockers GARGOYL, which features guitar virtuoso Dave Davidson (REVOCATION) and guitarist/vocalist Luke Roberts (AYAHUASCA), will be releasing their debut full-length on October 9 via Season of Mist! The cover artwork and tracklist for the self-titled offering can be found below. In conjunction with this announcement, the band has shared "Electrical Sickness," the first single from the record.

Vocalist/guitarist Luke Roberts comments, "This song is not meant to be a pleasant experience. There's a background static of anxiety and depression that seems to linger everywhere in our society. I would like to suggest it's time we look at these feelings in ourselves and take responsibility for them instead of taking them out on each other or trying to hide from them in all of our distractions."

GARGOYL's self-titled album is available for pre-orders HERE.

Gargoyl is many things at once, which, automatically subjects the band to the journalistic and fan guessing game/rite of passage as to what style they actually are. Their 11-song self-titled debut is progressive, atmospheric, heavy, technical and avant-garde; a blend of sounds that ultimately coalesce into a body of work that engages and challenges. That, in itself, covers a broad spectrum, but further inroads into Gargoyl’s sound continually reveal new elements of intrigue and persuasion. It is the beauty — and purpose — of the project.
 
Formed in early 2018 by guitarist Dave Davidson (Revocation) and guitarist/vocalist Luke Roberts (Ayahuasca), the groundwork for Gargoyl was laid when the two men met while on tour. The pair realized they shared a musical kinship and admiration for one another and made good on their word to see the project through. Gargoyl’s two-song Asomatous demo was released in March 2019, setting the stage for their eventual signing to Season of Mist and release of their debut LP this October. The album’s drums were recorded in July 2019 with Chris Johnson at GodCity Studios in Salem, Massachusetts; guitars were tracked with Greg Dawson at BWC Studios outside of Toronto. Vocals were recorded by Roberts at his home studio.

Gargoyl is completed by the virtuosic talents of bassist Brett Leier and drummer James Knoerl who collectively add further layers of intrigue and soul to the music. The collaboration between members opened up the creative floodgates and further expanded their sound. “The riffs were flowing out so fast,” remarks Davidson about the early stages of the writing process. “It was clear that these ideas were in the back of our minds waiting to come out.”
 
The music for their self-titled album was split evenly between Davidson and Roberts, with Roberts also penning the album’s lyrics and vocal melodies. “Working with someone in more of a 50/50 kind of collaborative style was new for me,” elaborates Davidson. “It’s nice having someone to split those writing duties with, someone who is just as invested in every little single intricacy and detail. It allowed me to function in a different sort of role, which was refreshing. I think that also led to more creativity because I’m writing in a different style, writing with all new members and taking on a different writing role in a band.”
 
The haunting and melancholic tonality of Roberts’ vocals is undoubtedly one of the primary facets of Gargoyl’s sound. Roberts’s layering, harmonies and inflection, at times, recall classic vocalists from the ’90s grunge era, but what really sold Davidson was his versatility and ability to contour his clean, distinctive vocals over unorthodox compositions.

As a result, Gargoyl’s debut successfully oscillates between unnerving, emotional segments, to progressive, Goth-tinged hard rock. Davidson and Roberts have crafted Gargoyl in such a manner that it refuses to be boxed-in. Davidson has already fielded quite a few assertions on Gargoyl’s sound — some have tagged it as grunge meets black metal, Queens of The Stone Age meets Voivod or even a jazzier version of Alice In Chains.
 
“Anytime a band has a lot of different influences…I think it’s important to have a clear vision and goal so that all those influences mesh together in a way that doesn’t sound forced,” says Davidson. “I wanted it to be a cohesive, artistic statement and I know that Luke does as well. I’ve always wanted to blend genres. In the truest sense of the word we’re ‘prog rock.’”

GARGOYL Line-up: 
Luke Roberts - Guitar, Vocals 
David Davidson – Guitar 
Brett Leier – Bass 
James Knoerl – Drums 

STYLE: Progressive Grunge Rock 

Lineup:
Luke Roberts - Guitar/ Vocals
David Davidson – Guitar
Brett Leier – Bass
James Knoerl - Drums

Guest Musicians:
Jocelyn Barth – Additional backup vocals (“Ophidian,” “Nightmare Conspiracy,” and “Ambivalent I”)
Erik Van Dam – saxophone (“Acid Crown”)

Recording:
Drums recorded by Chris Johnson at God City (Salem, Massachusetts, USA)
Guitars & Bass Recorded by Greg Dawson at BWC Studios (Kingston, Ontario, CAN)
Vocals Recorded by Luke Roberts at Black Lodge (Toronto, Ontario, CAN)

Mixing: Greg Dawson

Cover Art: Mark McCoy

Bio: David E. Gehlke

Pre-sales: https://redirect.season-of-mist.com/GargoylShop

For more on GARGOYL, please visit the band's official FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, BANDCAMP, and SOUNDCLOUD.