Category VI (CAN)

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Category VI (CAN)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 28 Mar 2023, 13:31

Category VI - Fireborn (2013)

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Year : 2013
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal , Hard Rock , Female vocals
Country : Canada
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 121 mb


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Hailing from the misty shores of Avalon, Category VI formed in early 2010. The band brings something new to the local Newfoundland metal scene as they are the only band from the city that play melodic metal, and the only active female-fronted melodic metal band in the city! Category VI has performed live in St. John’s actively since 2010 with other local hard rock and metal bands as well as with touring bands Including NAIL and ANVIL.The band released their first full album Called FIREBORN (2014) which has received plenty of praise and great reviews from both a local and international level! Category VI released their first full video for their single called Reborn thanks to the talents of Ritchie Perez and Mike Hynes and it has received well over a thousand views on you tube and that number is increasing! They Released their second music video for Silence Befalls the crowd later in the summer which was also produced by Perez/Hynes and included Drone footage! This video was special because lead singer Amanda Marie wrote the script and helped direct. Amanda wrote the script about stigmatization towards people in various situations such as suicide/mental illness, homelessness and Transgender.After the excellent feedback from Fireborn, the gang got back into working on new material and began recording their second album titled, "War is Hell", which will be released in May 2017 under German label, Killer Metal records! This album is inspired by the perils of war in respect to Beaumont Hamel which is a huge part of our Newfoundland history. It also tackles themes regarding ones "inner war" Such as PTSD, depression and anxiety, etc as war can happen on both a battlefield and in our own minds.Category VI plan on doing a release party show for the second album very soon and hope to do some future shows out of province if the opportunity arises such as a mini tour or festival!OLDER NEWS AND SHOWS:June 9, 2012 at Distortion for Wizards of Kaos CD Release Party!June 2, 2012 at The Rockhouse with Wizards of Kaos and Nail! April 2 2012: Drummer Jason Williams joins Category VI after original drummer Luke Butler stepped down.Jan 18th 2012 @ Distortion!Friday October 28th @Distortion opening for the mighty Fireign.Friday Sept 30th at The Levee.Sept 2011: Category VI is down to a four-piece. Sadly due to work commitments, Adam (guitars) is no longer able to be in the band.We wish him all the best with his future endeavors and thank him for his contributions to the band! You will be missed Adam!!!September/October 2011: Category VI are pleased to announce that we will be having shows at the end of September/early October; as well as another show around Halloween! We will be sure to keep you guys updated on all the info pertaining to these shows very soon!!:) METAL \m/ -Category VI***If you would like to purchase a copy of our EP its never too late! Each cd is only 5 bucks and it will be sure to melt your face off!:) Inbox one of us for yours today (Category VI is not held responsible for any future face melting***

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I’ve long lamented over the glaring lack of balls-to-the-walls, female-fronted melodic metal. Sure, bands like Nightwish, Epica, and Xandria are very good at what they do, but there’s been a missed potential for years for bands that don’t masquerade their singers around in gothic clothing and play second fiddle to the lead singer. Only in recent years have I noticed a few bands adopting this style, such as Triosphere and Crystal Viper. This is also where Category VI would fit in most comfortably if their debut album, Fireborn, is anything to go by. Their music isn’t symphonic or plagued by overproduction; instead, their sound is rooted heavily in ‘80s heavy metal and NWOBHM with a singer who provides intensity and energy to the band, rather than a haunting atmosphere.Iron Maiden is what first came to mind with this album. Of course, there’s the occasional gallop riff, but the main connection is the soaring and majestic voice of frontwoman, Amanda Gosse. With a voice similar to that of Sarah Teets from MindMaze and Ida Haukland of Triosphere, her presence commands your attention. The overall progressive tendency of the album allows her to showcase multiple different styles from the aforementioned soaring style to harsher and thrashier tones too. Her inclusion doesn’t feel like a novelty nor filler, but rather it fulfills a purpose, which is more than can be said about some female-fronted bands (see: In This Moment).The songs run the gamut from single-worthy catchy tracks, like “Real Lies”, to progressive assaults, “The Raven”, and to the thrashier end of the spectrum with my personal favorite, “Descent of the King”. And what I’m getting at with that is that this album is, luckily, not burdened with any cringe-inducing and infuriating ballads. The album packs over 50 minutes of melodic heavy/power metal, without resorting to the most frustrating trick in the book for a metal band with a female singer: a ballad. Taking a page out of Sinergy’s book, the album remains focused heavily on progression and NWOBHM riffing to maintain the listener’s captivation. Unfortunately, some of the longer songs do overstay their welcome, and several of the songs do lack an identifying factor, but there is no need for orchestral hits or neoclassical arpeggios here; this is just a damn good album from an extremely hopeful band with a lot of potential.

Line Up:

Amanda Marie - Vocals
Geoff Waye - Guitars
Tristan Adey - Bass
Jason Williams - Drums

Tracklist:

01. Vinland 05:53
02. Real Lies 07:12
03. Silence Befalls The Crowd 06:42
04. The Raven 09:50
05. Reborn 04:19
06. Beginning Of The End 06:12
07. Descent Of The King 05:28
08. Wasting Away 06:03


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Re: Category VI (CAN)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 28 Mar 2023, 13:31

Category VI - War Is Hell (2017)

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Year : 2017
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal , Hard Rock , Female vocals
Country : Canada
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 89 mb


Bio:

Hailing from the misty shores of Avalon, Category VI formed in early 2010. The band brings something new to the local Newfoundland metal scene as they are the only band from the city that play melodic metal, and the only active female-fronted melodic metal band in the city! Category VI has performed live in St. John’s actively since 2010 with other local hard rock and metal bands as well as with touring bands Including NAIL and ANVIL.The band released their first full album Called FIREBORN (2014) which has received plenty of praise and great reviews from both a local and international level! Category VI released their first full video for their single called Reborn thanks to the talents of Ritchie Perez and Mike Hynes and it has received well over a thousand views on you tube and that number is increasing! They Released their second music video for Silence Befalls the crowd later in the summer which was also produced by Perez/Hynes and included Drone footage! This video was special because lead singer Amanda Marie wrote the script and helped direct. Amanda wrote the script about stigmatization towards people in various situations such as suicide/mental illness, homelessness and Transgender.After the excellent feedback from Fireborn, the gang got back into working on new material and began recording their second album titled, "War is Hell", which will be released in May 2017 under German label, Killer Metal records! This album is inspired by the perils of war in respect to Beaumont Hamel which is a huge part of our Newfoundland history. It also tackles themes regarding ones "inner war" Such as PTSD, depression and anxiety, etc as war can happen on both a battlefield and in our own minds.Category VI plan on doing a release party show for the second album very soon and hope to do some future shows out of province if the opportunity arises such as a mini tour or festival!OLDER NEWS AND SHOWS:June 9, 2012 at Distortion for Wizards of Kaos CD Release Party!June 2, 2012 at The Rockhouse with Wizards of Kaos and Nail! April 2 2012: Drummer Jason Williams joins Category VI after original drummer Luke Butler stepped down.Jan 18th 2012 @ Distortion!Friday October 28th @Distortion opening for the mighty Fireign.Friday Sept 30th at The Levee.Sept 2011: Category VI is down to a four-piece. Sadly due to work commitments, Adam (guitars) is no longer able to be in the band.We wish him all the best with his future endeavors and thank him for his contributions to the band! You will be missed Adam!!!September/October 2011: Category VI are pleased to announce that we will be having shows at the end of September/early October; as well as another show around Halloween! We will be sure to keep you guys updated on all the info pertaining to these shows very soon!!:) METAL \m/ -Category VI***If you would like to purchase a copy of our EP its never too late! Each cd is only 5 bucks and it will be sure to melt your face off!:) Inbox one of us for yours today (Category VI is not held responsible for any future face melting***

Album:

Power Metal is often a strange beast to get your head around, with many bands mired in excessively po-faced fantasy imagery, and either disappear up their own arses or bury themselves in cheddar. They are also often criminally lacking in self-awareness. Thankfully Canadian crew Category VI do not fall into that term, category (sorry). They flirt with it but never hurtle headlong in the Stinking Bishop souffle. In fact, “War Is Hell” – their second album is good heavy stuff!The album opens with “Strike Of The Axe”, and I was immediately impressed with the crunching thrashy approach. The vocals are just what you would expect – wailing, warbling opera fuelled exclamations of ecstasy. Surprisingly although the song tops six minutes it whizzes by faster than a Wookiee chasing an ice cream van. Next up is “The Traveller/The Dark Warrior” which is chunky and brash, but strays a little too far lyrically into Manowar territory.Things motor along with “Mirror” – a relentless NWOBHM style blast, and “Full Metal Jacket” which blitzes through like a hurricane. The band are at their best when they are at their heaviest, as evidenced her by “Crossing The Avalon” which crunches like a mace to the face and features a refrain so anthemic that you have no choice but to caterwaul along! “Arise” boasts another impressive set of riffs, that cause your hand to gain independence from the rest of your body and raise the horns of their own volition. The album’s only real disappointment is “Out Of Time” which feels flat when compared to the aural tidal wave of rest of the record.The album-closing title track is ethereal at first but then explodes in a punchy and slightly gnarly slab of Heavy Metal euphoria, replete with Maiden-esque gallop, they appear to be going for the classic Steve Harris epic and almost pull it off.It is certainly true to say that Category VI are not as cheesy as some of the bands who call themselves Power Metal, and that is certainly to their benefit. The vocal style gets a little tiresome over the course of the album’s eight tracks, but the band, with their sound rooted firmly in the early 80s, play with real charisma.

Line Up:

Amanda Gosse - Vocals
Geoff Waye - Guitars
Keith Jackman - Bass
John Angelopoulos - Drums

Tracklist:

01. Strike Of The Axe
02. The Traveller / The Dark Warrior
03. Mirror
04. Full Metal Jacket
05. Crossing The Avalon
06. Arise
07. Out Of Time
08. War Is Hell


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Re: Category VI (CAN)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 28 Mar 2023, 13:51

Category VI - Firecry (2023)

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Year : 2023
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal , Female vocals
Country : Canada
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 99 mb


Bio:

Hailing from the misty shores of Avalon, Category VI formed in early 2010. The band brings something new to the local Newfoundland metal scene as they are the only band from the city that play melodic metal, and the only active female-fronted melodic metal band in the city! Category VI has performed live in St. John’s actively since 2010 with other local hard rock and metal bands as well as with touring bands Including NAIL and ANVIL.The band released their first full album Called FIREBORN (2014) which has received plenty of praise and great reviews from both a local and international level! Category VI released their first full video for their single called Reborn thanks to the talents of Ritchie Perez and Mike Hynes and it has received well over a thousand views on you tube and that number is increasing! They Released their second music video for Silence Befalls the crowd later in the summer which was also produced by Perez/Hynes and included Drone footage! This video was special because lead singer Amanda Marie wrote the script and helped direct. Amanda wrote the script about stigmatization towards people in various situations such as suicide/mental illness, homelessness and Transgender.After the excellent feedback from Fireborn, the gang got back into working on new material and began recording their second album titled, "War is Hell", which will be released in May 2017 under German label, Killer Metal records! This album is inspired by the perils of war in respect to Beaumont Hamel which is a huge part of our Newfoundland history. It also tackles themes regarding ones "inner war" Such as PTSD, depression and anxiety, etc as war can happen on both a battlefield and in our own minds.Category VI plan on doing a release party show for the second album very soon and hope to do some future shows out of province if the opportunity arises such as a mini tour or festival!OLDER NEWS AND SHOWS:June 9, 2012 at Distortion for Wizards of Kaos CD Release Party!June 2, 2012 at The Rockhouse with Wizards of Kaos and Nail! April 2 2012: Drummer Jason Williams joins Category VI after original drummer Luke Butler stepped down.Jan 18th 2012 @ Distortion!Friday October 28th @Distortion opening for the mighty Fireign.Friday Sept 30th at The Levee.Sept 2011: Category VI is down to a four-piece. Sadly due to work commitments, Adam (guitars) is no longer able to be in the band.We wish him all the best with his future endeavors and thank him for his contributions to the band! You will be missed Adam!!!September/October 2011: Category VI are pleased to announce that we will be having shows at the end of September/early October; as well as another show around Halloween! We will be sure to keep you guys updated on all the info pertaining to these shows very soon!!:) METAL \m/ -Category VI***If you would like to purchase a copy of our EP its never too late! Each cd is only 5 bucks and it will be sure to melt your face off!:) Inbox one of us for yours today (Category VI is not held responsible for any future face melting***

Album:

Bold and True Female Fronted Anthemic Canadian Power Metal / Classic 80’s Metal Combustion!!! The 1st embers sparked in the frosty Canadian Tundra of Newfoundland, Canada in 2011 when CATEGORY VI released their “Vinland” Demo. This swiftly ignited their path and their debut album “Fireborn” (2013) was unleashed in a blaze of burning Metal! Those coals were never quenched, and CATEGORY VI added fuel to the fire with their 2017 follow up Inferno “War Is Hell”.CATEGORY VI Now returns in a full blazing firestorm with their 3rd album and most accomplished release to date “Firecry” From the initial flickering flame of “Firecry” To the final cinders of the absolutely combustible cover of HEARTS classic “Barracuda”, CATEGORY VI deliver True and classy 80’s Heavy Metal with utter perfection! “Firecry” boasts a crisp, clear and scorching modern production that does not distract from the bands True 80’s metal sound..Lyrically crafted around themes of personal pride and triumph (Valkyrie, Heavy is the Crown), witchcraft persecution (Firecry), women’s strength (She Runs With Wolves) & their excellent live performances (Coven), these concepts are boldly and powerfully delivered by the soaring vocal excellence of Female lead singer Amanda Jackson. Bolstered and fuelled by the powerful stainless steel riffs and catchy melodies of guitarist Geoff Waye, pounding anvil bass of Keith Jackman and thunderous steadfast drumming of Brian Downton, CATEGORY VI bring classy and classic 1980’s Power – Traditional Heavy Metal into the 21st century with blazing glory! To close out one of the best Heavy Metal albums of the decade, CATEGORY VI delivers an immaculate True Metal, yet Radio friendly cover of the chart-toping Heart classic “Barracuda” With “Firecry” CATEGORY VI unleash a global scale climate changing Metal cyclone which just may melt the North American frozen tundra with their blazing Power Metal!

Line Up:

Amanda Marie Jackman - Vocals (2010-present)
Geoff Waye - Guitars - See also: Artach, Triskelyon, ex-Oberon, Betrayer, Within the Realm
Keith Jackman - Bass (2013-present) - See also: ex-Afterforever
Brian Downton - Drums (2022-present)

Tracklist:

01. Firecry 06:10
02. Valkyrie 06:05
03. The Vultures Never Came 04:10
04. She Runs with Wolves 04:12
05. Heavy Is the Crown 03:47
06. Coven 04:52
07. The Cradle Will Fall 04:53
08. Burning Bridges 03:49
09. Barracuda (Heart cover) 04:21


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