"Fire Breather" press release courtesy of GRIT PR
Press release - Feb 1, 2010 - GRIT PR:
Fire Breather” Tibetan video goes viral with the anticipation of The Unravelling’s debut album release in the spring.
Worldwide—With over 30,000 views and rising, the “Fire Breather” video’s presence on YouTube has certainly made an impact. Coming across as a band with a philosophy, The Unravelling has created a cult-like following that continues to grow as fast as the hits on You Tube.
This is music with a real message; heart pounding music for the masses that forces the listener to think. Just as the “Fire Breather” Tibetan video is a raw depiction of a wicked truth, and thus being a powerful musical piece, their new album “13 Arcane Hymns” is sure to be a worldwide hit filled with music with a message.
""Fire Breather" was written as a stream of consciousness, states The Unravelling’s Steve Moore. There was no particular theme in mind besides the very personal lyrics. After recording the song and reading the news in 2009 of the intensive struggle of the Tibetan people, and how on some occasions the Tibetan monks would even set themselves on fire as a means of protest - self sacrifice, I was amazed at the parallels between their struggle and the lyrics in the song, and I'm happy it has this kind of double meaning now."
There is no doubt that The Unravelling makes one think, listen and open their minds to a wider world view and awareness. Hailing from Calgary, Canada, the members are inspired by a very diverse range of artists, such as Dead Can Dance, Tool, Opeth, Nine Inch Nails, Arcana, Jeff Buckley and Dillinger Escape Plan. At first listen an audience can without a doubt hear those influences. Especially in “Fire Breather,” a strong Opeth and Nine Inch Nails vibe is felt. Pure Grain Audio describes their sound as “tactfully diverse music that’s overflowing with a bloodthirsty passion.” Here's the video - but be fore warned - it's very graphic and disturbing:
The Unravelling - Fire Breather (Tibetan protest video)
In other news, be sure to check out our 13 Arcane Hymns preview video here.
The Unravelling has also set up an official Youtube channel which can be viewed here.
Fire Breather tibetan protest video gone viral!
The Unravelling is proud to be once again featured on The Autopsy Report, one of our favorite metal programs. Check out the new episode with host Gramie Dee at www.myspace.com/autopsyreport or www.autopsyreport.co.uk.
Here's the playlist:
Charred Walls Of The Damned - Ghost Town
Wicked Deception - Betrayed
Sarah Jezebel Diva - A Sign Of Sublime
Stygian - Unstrung Hero
Necrocest - Slut Starved
Urukhai - I Am He The Blackest King
Menschenfresser - Kriege der Welten
Echos Of Fear - Inside The Hate
The Unravelling - Where Will It End
NoXiuS Corp. - Grey Shades
Lead Farmer - Miserable Bitch
(Sic)monic - Fist to Throat
Wayne Gacy Trio - Modern Miracle
Colt 44 - Sick
My Son The Bum - Wig City
Warblade - The Tiger
Attackhead - Waste of Life
Dickless Tracy - Halls Of Sickness
Black Sabbath - Into the Void
In other news, it appears that our "Fire Breather" tibetan protest presentation on Youtube has gone viral with close to 30,000 views and a lot of controversy. Leave it to human beings to argue the simplest, most obvious things.
Watch the video here.
Positive review from D-Days Revenge
A new review has come in from the kind metalheads at D-Days Revenge, a popular metal news and information/reviews website, who say "The entire offering is very well done and very creative. I should also mention that this is a DUO! It's amazing to think that only 2 people can create this much energy and noise."
Many thanks to D-Days Revenge and we encourage all of you to take a look at the work Editorus Magnificus has put into promoting metal music at www.ddays-revenge.com.
Good tidings and a Merry Christmas to all!
News on our artist, Shaun Friesen
We would like to take a moment to acknowledge the awe-inspiring work created by The Unravelling's artist, Shaun Friesen and his company Free Zen Design. Shaun has been working on consciousness expanding art for many years now, and his work continues to improve. You will be able to see a collaboration between Shaun Friesen and our very own Gustavo De Beauville on the upcoming album cover for 13 Arcane Hymns.
Until then, you can wet your beak with a wide variety of products ranging from posters, art cards, fridge magnets and stickers at Shaun's official 2009 catalogue - click here to visit. Free Zen has our personal seal of approval as the best place to do your Christmas shopping. Please skip trampling employees down at your local Wal Mart and try some pineal induction with these fine geometries!
In other news, The band is rehearsing and the album will be released Spring 2010. Remember to check out The Unravelling in December's issue of Music Connection Magazine featuring Sting on the cover. You can also check out a new interview with Gus & Steve of The Unravelling in the "Who's the Band?" feature at the popular UK blog Blazing Minds. In the piece, when asked about the ultimate direction of The Unravelling, Gus responds "I’m seeking an outlet for our art where hopefully we can inspire people to feel empowered and able to take on challenges they would have previously avoided. All of us have so much potential within ourselves, but life seems to get in the way and make us passive, rat-racing sheep." Read the full interview here.
The Unravelling in MC Mag - Skinny Puppy review
Music Connection Magazine has named The Unravelling in it's top 25 new music picks of 2009. We'd like to sincerely thank everyone at Music Connection for the nod. More details coming soon once the issue is in stores.
The Unravelling vocalist Steve Moore recently wrote a review of industrial greats Skinny Puppy's recent Vancouver performance at the Rickshaw Theatre November 3rd. The main purpose of the article was to bring some more attention to Skinny Puppy's return, as there hasn't been much press about them recently. The more fans of this excellent band, the better. Check out the full review at Off The Dial here.
Mr. Shaun Friesen is busy at work putting the final touches on the 13 Arcane Hymns booklet before it goes to press. Copies will be available shortly.
The Unravelling grace the cover of Digital Gig Mag
Digital Gig Magazine's new issue #5 features The Unravelling on the cover, along with an in depth interview about the soon-to-be-released CD "13 Arcane Hymns". Digital Gig's Adrian West says "The Unravelling craft their own intense brand of intelligent brutality that they punctuate with moments of effortless, melodic lucidity. The end product is a band that is definitely going somewhere and they know exactly how they’re going to get there."
Check out the feature/cover here at
Digital Gig's website.
PITCH BLACK MAGAZINE AND THE UNRAVELLING
Our good friends at Alberta's newest heavy music publication Pitch Black Magazine have recently featured The Unravelling. The feature was done by Pitch Black's founder Pamela Porosky, who was one of the speaking guests at this past weekend's successful Noctis metal music business conference (put on by Scarab Productions).
You can check out the feature here.
Also, be sure to pick up a copy of this month's Music Connection Magazine for a very positive advance review of "13 Arcane Hymns". It was given an 8.2 rating, and Music Connection added "The weapons-grade riffage and wailing vocals make a serious impact. Fans of NIN, Skinny Puppy and God Lives Underwater will revel in these songs of both alienation and guarded optimism."
Check it out here or buy a copy at your nearest retailer.
Also, more newly mastered tracks have been added to the music section. This must mean the album is coming soon. Guaranteed to be sooner than Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
The happenings
Be sure to check out the brand new feature article on The Unravelling at Pure Grain Audio here. The piece was written by Amanda Cuda so we thank her and everyone at Pure Grain Audio for their support. Recently The Unravelling has been played by Megawatt Mayhem, The Autopsy Report and The Metal Deli. Thanks goes out to these excellent shows.
As of this weekend, the master copy of "13 Arcane Hymns" is ready. Gus De Beauville has completed a draft of what should become the official cover artwork. Logistics for the booklet are now underway. The physical copy will be well worth buying. We are planning a 16 page booklet and digipack with full lyrics, artwork, photos, quotes and background information. Sign up for this website to keep updated on the official release. Copies will be available exclusively right here at the official website.
Until then, we hope you enjoy the two newly mastered tracks we've posted in the Music section, "Open Skull" and "Unscripted Disclosure". The demo versions have all been removed. More to come soon.
Pure Grain Audio interviews The Unravelling
We are very pleased to announce that Toronto's best entertainment website Pure Grain Audio's Amanda Cuda recently interviewed The Unravelling with an in depth look at the upcoming CD "13 Arcane Hymns". Pure Grain Audio has also recently interviewed artists such as Goatwhore, CKY, Anti-Flag, Testament, Lacuna Coil and Cancer Bats so we're happy to be among the crowd.
Pure Grain Audio say "The Unravelling are like a breath of fresh, haunting, brutal, skilfully written air. Hailing from Calgary, Alberta, they’ve been together for about a year and are getting ready to put out their debut full length album, 13 Arcane Hymns. With tactfully diverse music that’s overflowing with a bloodthirsty passion, it’s going to be an album, as well as a career, that’ll please and keep listeners interested all the way through." Read the interview here.
Is that a challenge? Well, ok then. Mastering takes place this coming weekend, folks. Stay tuned and don't forget to become a site member.
Be sure to check out our good friends at Radio Godmode for their recent interview with The Unravelling. The piece is being featured all of August. Listen here.
Tasty Fanzine also recently added a demo version of "Unscripted Disclosure" to their website, saying "there is an underlying potency and general air of disturbance that make it compelling listening" about the track. Check out their review here.
Clown Magazine reviews The Unravelling
London, England-based entertainment publication Clown Magazine recently gave "13 Arcane Hymns" a top review, saying "Now what do you get that’s different from this progressive rock metal band that you don’t get with other bands? First you get a powerful clear sound from the music, which I haven’t heard before to be honest, and secondly good lyrics delivered by Moore’s powerful voice whether sung quietly as in the rock sense and then the loud in the metal sense."
Read the full review here.
Hell on Fire, Prelude to Metal, NMX and more
Portuguese music website Hell on Fire recently posted an exclusive interview with The Unravelling. We ended up chatting about everything from the making of the album and the meaning of the band name to Behemoth, Opeth, Michael Jackson, the occult, and martial arts. Ok, so maybe we ranted. So sue us. Click on this link to read the full transcript.
Look out for The Unravelling Wednesday, July 21 on the metal program "Prelude to Metal Radio". Check them out and add them here. The band will also be spun July 29 on "The Metal Revolution", a radio show on Netwavz Radio. Pure Rock Radio played "Fire Breather" recently so we thank them for that. Another special thanks goes to Holland Mich Music Scene for playing The Unravelling as well. Metal show "Interferences" played The Unravelling's "Victory Song" alongside The Haunted, Voivod, Loudblast and Therapy?.
The Unravelling is now one of the front page featured artists on the NMX Radio Network thanks to our new friend and fan of the band Ryan D, who has signed a 5 year contract to broadcast for NMX. Also, My Resignation, Becoming Chaos, In The Safe House & Move Forward Until You Are Dead will be played during the "Extended Prog Set" of the August 15 edition of The A'swepe Hour (from Texas) heard exclusively at www.fatcatradio.com. We'd like to thank David, the host of the show for having us. Support these networks!
Zaldor's World recently played "Fire Breather" on their popular podcast alongside Nine Inch Nails, Puppet Box and Latent Anxiety. Check out this great program here. British metal show Ragnarok Radio also spun The Unravelling on their new episode #39 with artists like Pain, Ensiferum and Firewind. Check the show out here.
Local Vertical featured The Unravelling's "Becoming Chaos" on their recent Indie Blips playlist alongside Isis and Black Math Horseman. Click here to listen. The Unravelling's vocalist Steve Moore recently chatted with Aaron, host of the Sunday evening metal show on KUTE Radio (www.kuteradio.com).
Radio Ryan features The Unravelling
We'd like to thank Ryan D, one of indie music's most respected broadcasters and host of "In Music We Trust" on www.1radio.org, for playing The Unravelling on his show (July 4). To listen to the show go to www.1radio.org and to find out more about Ryan D and his programs, go to www.radioryan.net/.
Also, our friends at Evolution Rock Metal, possibly our personal favorite podcast on the net, have played "Becoming Chaos" on their brand new episode alongside a diverse international group of bands - Scatha, Death Hammer, Red Queen Theory, Tenggorokan, Tiberius Project and others. Respect and best wishes to everyone involved and to everyone supporting us. And all you folks who have been signing up at www.theunravellingmusic.com lately - THANK YOU! There's lots of free music for you and much more coming. The album is near completion folks.
Your Unravelling is imminent
So says Local Vertical Music Blog, who recently gave The Unravelling's "13 Arcane Hymns" one of it's best reviews thus far, saying "Their debut album due out later this summer, 13 Arcane Hymns, is one of the most highly addictive albums I've heard and has reinforced my faith in that there is still great prog rock out there. If you are going to buy 5 albums this year, make sure this is one of them. Highly recommended."
Red the full review here.
Evolution Rock Metal interviews The Unravelling
Guatemalan podcast/radio show Evolution Rock Metal recently featured The Unravelling with an in depth interview. We discussed the upcoming CD release and some of our motivations behind the record. We'd like to sincerely thank DJ Malignus and give a nod of agreement to his "rock for rebellion - musical liberation" stance. We would also like to thank all the fans across Central and South America who have been checking out and supporting The Unravelling thus far.
In other news, Digital Gig Magazine recently gave "13 Arcane Hymns" a top review, saying "In 13 Arcane Hymns, Calgary's The Unravelling have created an awesome album which charts the full range of the harder side of music. Simply excellent." Read the full review here. Croatian music website Dead Space also showed their support of The Unravelling by posting a piece. Check them out here.
Toronto music blog AW Music recently reviewed the advance sampler of "13 Arcane Hymns", saying "The Unravelling meets with such power and unsettling intensity that it will send shivers down your spine and back into the deepest and darkest recesses of the mind and have you crawling back for more." Read the full review here.
Popular radio show Troy's Room at Los Angeles talk radio has featured The Unravelling this week (June 9). Download the episode here. Spanish metal podcast Fan Metal has played The Unravelling alongside Hatebreed, Heaven Shall Burn and Old Man's Child so check out that episode here.
We realize that this music is pushing some boundaries and this can cause local resistance when radio and press do not want to take a risk or stretch beyond familiar formats. We have also found that many international publications and radio shows have become very interested and supportive of what we are doing. Things are changing, and a wave is forming beneath us. We won't forget this, we will return the generosity, and you are all now a part of what The Unravelling is becoming.
At your service,
Gustavo De Beauville & Steve Moore (The Unravelling)
STALKER MAGAZINE reviews The Unravelling
Finland-based publication STALKER Magazine recently reviewed the preview version of The Unravelling's "13 Arcane Hymns", saying "The influences are obvious, nevertheless there is no copy or fake, you can hear the relations with the musical roots, but the creative power and the ideas of De Beauville & Moore open new perspectives and a wide range of feelings and mysteries. And how Steve Moore expresses himself with his voice from whispers to clear singing or extreme deathmetal-screaming is very impressive. An excellent debut, strong and complex with a lot of attention to the detail, very well recorded and mixed."
Read the full review here.
Metal show The Autopsy Report has recently played The Unravelling. Here's this week's playlist:
Alestorm - The Quest
Achaia - Wings of Darkness
Awaiting Fear - Globalistic Culture
Victim 9 - Bruising Skies
Sworn To Oath - One Split Second
The Unravelling - Open Skull
Mindbreaker - All The Same
The Stench Of Fear - The Evil Seed You Sow
The Hicks - Justification of Determination
Nazareth - Bad Bad Boy
Some Canadian support has come in for The Unravelling and we're pleased to have it! Popular Toronto based podcast/radio show My Living Room with host Cheryl Hoar recently played The Unravelling alongside The Shrines, The Noisettes, and King Khan. Check out the show's myspace here.
Turkish music website Blogger Schizo also reviewed The Unravelling, saying "The Unravelling öyle bir topluluk ki en azından kendine özgü müzik yapmayı arzulayan sanatçıların işaret edebileceği cinsten denilebilir. Bu ikili müziğe karşı çok hevesli!" And we most certainly hope that's a good thing!
New exclusive interviews and features on Radio Godmode, Evolution Rock/Metal and Razor Blade Dance Floor are on the way. And new music of course.
Slowdive Music, Metal Bastard and Something Chewie
Slowdive Music interviewed Gus De Beauville and Steve Moore from The Unravelling recently for some in depth questions and answers covering everything from Malcolm X and Black Sabbath to Keith Richards and the Zapatista's. Read the interview here.
The popular metal music blog that has our pick for the best playlists, Metal Bastard has added "Where Will It End?" to his May 5 entry alongside Nirvana and Tragedy. Metal Bastard's playlists include diverse acts such as The Melvins, Nine Inch Nails, Tom Waits, Refused, Primus, Behemoth, and Black Sabbath. Also check out his other blog Metal Bastard Goes Soft. Don't forget to join and comment.
UK based music blog Something Chewie has posted The Unravelling's "In the Safehouse", commenting "I felt I would be doing a great disservice if I didn’t post what looks to be an incredibly promising new progressive rock band." Check them out here.
Tune into DJ Evil Joker's Metal Mayhem show at Metalhead Radio to hear The Unravelling's music featured.
The official photoshoot for "13 Arcane Hymns" will take place this coming Sunday the 24th with Gilbert Katerynych of Fotolivo.com. Photos will be uploaded shortly after.
In other news, if you check the music section, an "untitled" track has been added for your enjoyment. Members get the music free.
Slowdive & Amplified give kudos to The Unravelling
New studio photos have been added to the Pics section as well as The Unravelling's Facebook page.
Popular music blog Slowdive Music recently reviewed the demo tracks that will soon be finished and mastered for the "13 Arcane Hymns" release.
"De Beauville and Moore can write anything they want to. They have chosen, though, not to give you a listening experience of safe, cliché, radio friendly music, but rather have chosen a specific direction in their song writing, because they have something to bring to the table that is different and distinct."
For the full review and to check out what Slowdive has to offer, click here.
Amplified! Bands, a website which features independent bands weekly, has chosen The Unravelling as their current feature artist. Check them out here.
Saarhaus Webzine also interviewed Gus & Steve from The Unravelling recently. Read the transcript here. TPN Rock's Podcast played "In the Safehouse" by the band. Check the show out here. Los Angeles Talk Radio, specifically the Troy's Room program, will be playing The Unravelling's music this coming Tuesday at 5 pm PST.
Rave reviews, radio and music blogs
The Unravelling has been featured on the new Best Radio You Have Never Heard podcast Swine Stew – The Best Radio You Have Never Heard Vol. 109. "In the Safehouse" was played alongside some classic and rare tracks by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, and Paul McCartney. Check out the show here.
Popular music blogs have been responding positively to the Unravelling. The Devil Has the Best Tuna featured the band saying "For a duo they make an unholy noise with all the aggression of a feral pit bull on steroids" and that "'13 Arcane Hymns' should come with a warning to agoraphobics."
The Grouchy Gaijin recently gave The Unravelling's demo versions a rave review, commenting "The best way to describe their music is intense - evil if you will. I was reminded of old Priest or even Ozzy after he parted ways with Sabbath, not the music specifically but the same "Is God going to strike me down the next time I go near a Church since I've been listening to this?" feel. EVERY song on this album is killer."
Popular radio show Skelter Radio has also put The Unravelling's "Move Forward Until You Are Dead" on it's heavy rotation playlist. Be sure to check out Vinland Radio's new podcast where they also played "Move Forward Until You Are Dead".
In other news, renowned Calgary drummer Casey Lewis has finished recording the new drum tracks for The Unravelling's upcoming disc. Over the next 2 months, select guitars, vocals and bass will be re-recorded and then the band will head back into Echo Base Studios for the final mixdown and mastering process. To check out Casey Lewis's main project The Evidence and buy their new album "Polarity", go to www.myspace.com/theevidenceca.
AIRPLAY - Cacophony,Zaldor's World and Metal Deli
We'd like to thank Lost Messiah and the Cacophony radio show/podcast for playing The Unravelling's "Last Rights Protest" and "Where Will It End?" alongside some excellent bands - Sepultura, The Haunted, Mastodon, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Pantera and Arch Enemy.
Also, thanks goes out to Zaldor's World Podcast for recently playing The Unravelling alongside the Ecotone Refugees, the Mississippi Kings, and Jon Davidson.
The Metal Deli radio show will be playing "Move Forward Until You Are Dead" on The Metal Deli #21, airing May 1, 2009. Also on the playlist will be Hacride, Neustros Derechos, Violent Divine and Drunkard.
Also, look out for The Unravelling to be interviewed by KUTE Radio in Minneapolis this coming Sunday at 8 pm.
Article about The Unravelling on Offthedial.ca
An article called "The Unravelling offer their resignation" has been posted by Chris Andrade, founded of Off the Dial and KMNR. Read the article here. Also, look for the Unravelling to be featured shortly on Toxic Tunez.
The Unravelling on 15 Minutes of Metal
The Unravelling's track "Move Forward Until You Are Dead" is the first song featured on the latest episode of 15 Minutes of Metal. Listen to the show here.
In other news, drummer extraordinaire Casey Lewis will be drumming to the album later this month. To check out Casey's rather excellent material with his band The Evidence click here. Newly mixed and mastered tracks, of course, will be posted as they come in. There will be a lot of news over the next few months. Not to mention we have a lot of b-sides and potential remixes to post for members of the site. It's been a busy time and it's about to get busier in a beautiful way.
Here's a beautiful Bill Hicks quote I'd like to share here as well:
"We gotta come to some new ideas about life folks ok? I'm not being blase about abortion, it might be a real issue, it might not, doesn't matter to me. What matters is that if you believe in the sanctity of life then you believe it for life of all ages. That's what I hate about this child-worship syndrome going on. "Save the children! They're killing children! How many children were at Waco? They're killing children!" What does that mean? They reach a certain age and they're off your fucking love-list? Fuck your children, if that's the way you think then fuck you too. You either love all people of all ages or you shut the fuck up."
Fire Breather free download and ProgOpolis
Download "Fire Breather" here.
Progressive rock radio show Prog'Opolis recently played "In the Safe House" to a warm reception. Also played were new tracks from the Keith Emerson band, Portishead, the Wishing Tree and Marillion. Listen to the show here.
The Radio Orphans podcast also spun "In the Safe House" on their recent show alongside White Light Riot and The Atomica Project.
The Unravelling on Last.fm and Blogger
The Unravelling can now be spread on Last.fm as well as Blogger, where we've posted some of our official blogs and favorite music.
We have also secured studio time with popular producer Casey Lewis of Echo Base Studios to master the upcoming CD, as well as rework some of the drums. New live bassist Jeremy Wolfe will be adding some bass lines to the album as well. Album artwork is currently being worked on. The process should be done within the next 2 months.
Keep spreading the music! Remember, members of this site get all the music for free.
Cheers,
The Unravelling
Fire Breather is here
The new version of "Fire Breather" has been posted in the Music section. A blog with a short explanation about the song has also been posted. Please enjoy and spread the music and message around. Members get this song and all the others free.
The Unravelling update - Greetings from the studio
Welcome to the newly launched official website for The Unravelling! We plan to keep this website updated very consistently and add a bunch of content for all of our visitors. Even when the album is out, keep checking for free downloads and b-sides.
The album recording for the Unravelling's debut CD is going splendidly. 16 tracks have been recorded and the next few months will be spent on editing, mastering, and making sure every track is up to standard. The final tracklisting should feature 13-17 songs depending on how this process goes. The album title and final artwork will be announced soon. In the meantime, previews, full lyrics and some free downloads are in the "Music" section.
We'd like to extend our thanks to the radio shows such as the Autopsy Report, Playlist Mix Podcast, Headcase Radio, Metal Meltdown Radio, Metal Invasion, Rogues Gallery Progressive Rock Podcast, Toxic Tunes and Rock Metal Radio for their support in advance of the album release.
At the moment, to get things started, sign up for our mailing list and get a free digital preview package of mp3's. The mailing list is the best way to stay updated on the band and the upcoming 2009 release. It's the e-team and the members of this website who are going to consistently be getting the extra stuff, and it's because we appreciate the support.
MEMBERS GET ALL THE MUSIC FOR FREE. SPREAD THE WORD.
More news very soon.
The Unravelling
