L-R - Tim Parent - Bass, Joel Parent - Vocals, Guitar - Adam Parent - Drums
Photo Credit: Taya Fraser
Vancouver's NINJASPY, a trio of blood brothers that have created a metal fusion of hard, heavy, hook-laden music that runs the gamut of reggae, surf and more will be releasing their next full length 'Spüken' due out April 14, 2017. The album is once again produced by GGGarth Richardson (Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mudvayne, Gallows) and Ben Kaplan (Biffy Clyro, Atreyu, Haste the Day) to follow their 2013 EP / graphic novel 'No Kata' and 2007 debut 'Pi Nature'. The album was crowd funded and helped the band raise $15,000 to record the new full length, which features a culmination of nearly a decade of songs that have been narrowed down to an epic 10 track experience to demonstrate all their downbeats to breakdowns to their weaving of reggae, hardcore, metal and much more.
Before its official release, NINJASPY have teamed up with Idioteq.com for exclusive full stream premiere of the album at the following link: http://www.idioteq.com/ninjaspy-spuken-record-premiere/
Vocalist / guitarist Joel Parent comments:
"Spüken is the musical equivalent of a magician removing his own entrails. The guts just keep coming, like handkerchiefs from a sleeve, and its painful, colourful and cathartic all at once, in the same way that vomiting after hours of nausea is such a relief. The musical ideas that came together in this project span many years and come from many influences. Hearing them all together is a trip. There were a lot of hard times in the years while this record was being written and most, if not all of these songs are tied together by the search for something greater than oneself. Empowerment by going through ones pain, all this is woven into an album that is another spastic stylistic roller coaster not unlike our previous albums, but with smoother blending. From song to song there is a lot of variance, but within songs we have managed to take contrasting genres and combine them in more nuanced ways, with less hard cuts. This album is colourful, and the palette is dark."
'Spüken' will be available as of April 14th on the band's online store, iTunes, CD Baby and Bandcamp. Music Video - Speak - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32B6xJBNHYs
1. Speak (4:43) 2. Shuriken Dance (4:02) 3. Brother Man (4:54) 4. Dead Duck Dock (4:45) 5. Become Nothing (3:18) 6. What! (3:08) 7. Jump Ya Bones! (3:55) 8. Grip The Cage (4:10) 9. Azaria (4:02) 10. Slave Vehemence (5:44) Album Length: 42:44
In addition to releasing 'Spüken', NINJASPY will be taking their explosive and powerfully unhinged live show on the road for their sixth tour across Canada, which also marks their first cross country tour in six years since promoting their debut album in 2011.
SPÜKEN ALBUM RELEASE CANADA TOUR DATES
April 21 - Nanaimo, BC - Studio 420 April 22 - Victoria, BC - V-Lounge (moved from Logan's Pub) April 28 - Maple Ridge, BC - The Wolf Bar April 29 - Kamloops, BC - Dirty Jersey April 30 - Vernon, BC - The Green (All Ages) May 10 - Drumheller, AB - Neighbour's Corner Pub May 11 - Calgary, AB - Dickens May 12 - Regina, SK - The Exchange May 13 - Winnipeg, MB - Pyramid May 14 - Thunder Bay, ON - Black Pirates Pub May 16 - Ottawa, ON - House of Targ May 17 - Ajax, ON - Rotilicious May 18 - St. Catharines, ON - Warehouse May 19 - Guelph, ON - DSTRCT May 20 - Orillia, ON - The Geneva May 21 - Montreal, QC - Piranha Bar May 22 - Toronto, ON - Sneaky Dees May 24 - Sudbury, ON - The Asylum May 26 - Saskatoon, SK - Vangelis May 27 - Edmonton, AB - The Forge May 28 - Kelowna, BC - Fernando's June 24 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre July 15 - Armstrong, BC - Armstrong Metal Fest w/ Revocation, Aggression, Golers and more - info
