New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Hollow official website) Montreal, QC melodic death metal band Hollow is proud to unleash their debut full length 'Mordrake' out today on May 30th and now available on iTunes and Bandcamp with a limited edition Hate T-Shirt designed by Bob Skelton, the acclaimed airbrush artist responsible for the band's corpse-paint. Produced at Uplift Studios by
Kevin Jardine (Slaves On Dope) and co-produced by Dan Lauzon (Entropy) and Hollow, the debut is the follow up to the band's 2010 EP 'Cynoptic Eschaton' and features 12 extreme tracks all recorded with an unique analogue approach. Without the use of any triggers, midi or copy/paste editing, the album showcases live off the floor performances that bring a breath of fresh air into an over-compressed and digital world of today's recordings. Since 2009, Hollow has been conquering audiences across Québec and Ontario with their unique look and high-energy stage performances, which has seen them perform at festival such as
Heavy MTL and Trois Riveieres Metal Fest plus share the stage with names such as Voivod, Suffocation, Sword,
Jungle Rot, Blackguard, The Agonist, 1349, Tyr, Orphaned Land, Aborted, Augury and many more.
Mordrake - Album Stream - https://hollowcanada.bandcamp.com/album/mordrake
Hollow comments:
"Well, it's finally the time to unleash our first full-length album MORDRAKE upon the masses and melt your heads with this powerhouse. We slaved over this beauty for a little more than a year now and we fine-tuned every little detail for you to enjoy.
Get it, put on your headphones, and immerse yourself in the madness, the ecstasy, the chasm of our hearts and souls. Take an hour off from the world and delve into it to experience the pure labor of love we now offer you all.
We sincerely hope you'll get your fill of metal from this and that it stays in your musical rotation for a long, long time, for this album is dedicated to you all, without which Hollow would have no reason to be.
With much satisfaction and pride,
Snow
CaDaver
Blaac
Mott
Hails!"
Landscape (Music Video) - https://youtu.be/-s7DCmwXkI8
Iscariot (Lyric Video) - https://youtu.be/MPajBXzmDgc
Hate (Song Stream) - https://youtu.be/B_GFh5woSAM
"Clad in black and painted in ghostly, skeletal white and gray, Montreal's Hollow is one of North America's most deceptively original and subversive underground metal acts today. Exploiting the surface aesthetics of black metal, the band surprises with an abundance of musical diversity and depth." - Metal Underground
"A primer on how extreme metal ought to sound: adventurous, expansive, daring, and heroic." - Metal Underground
"Hollow show a lot of versatility and excellent chops on a very promising debut effort." - About.com
Heavy Metal
"Mordrake par Hollow. Opus quintessencié annonçant un départ en force pour la formation de Montréal. Voilà ce que dégage le nouvel album de Hollow. Les douze pistes de cet enregistrement forment un tout et entraînent l'auditeur dans un univers à la fois sombre et fascinant. Ce premier album complet était fort anticipé et vaut son pesant d'or…. Que se soit la justesse, la production, la composition, l'ambiance générale, chacun peut y trouver son petit bonheur (pas trop, il faut rester grim) avec Mordrake. Avec une base et un nom très solides, Hollow fait déjà ses preuves et sait montrer qu'il ne peut que continuer d'évoluer pour le mieux. Procurez-vous l'album et allez voir une performance live du groupe; vous n'allez pas vouloir arrêter de les encourager!" - Musik Universe
"Hollow nous donne ici un album complet, très ambiancé, progressif, heavy et lourd mais à la fois mélodique et complexe. Pour un première album, Hollow a mis la barre haute, voire même très haute, que ça sois du côté des ambiances ou des cœurs éparpiller ici et là dans toute les pièces de l'album ou bien de tous les instruments réunis, on as le droit ici a des compositions de haute qualité." - Quebec Metal
"Orchestration majestueuse. Un piano nous proposant une belle déferlante de notes. Riff heavy speed et voix alternant le death et le black comme si Fleshgod Apocalypse avait laissé une trace de souffre de son passage sur le nouveau continent. Break orchestral et solo de guitare très technique et rapide. Ca décoiffe !" - Muzik Injection
Track Listing:
1.Lament Configuration
2. Cryptic Howling
3. A New Life
4. Landscape
5. Iscariot
6. Sunriser
7. Vlad
8. Anomie
9. Snow
10. Birth
11. Hate
12. Death
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Hollow
• All songs written by: Hollow
• Produced by:
Kevin Jardine, Dan Lauzon & Hollow
• Mixed by:
Kevin Jardine
• Mastered by:
Kevin Jardine
HOLLOW ARE:
Snow - Bass
Cadaver - Guitar
Mott - Vocals
Blaac - Drums
For more info, please visit the following links:
https://www.hollowofficial.com/
https://www.facebook.com/hollowcanada
https://twitter.com/hollowmontreal
https://hollowcanada.bandcamp.com
iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/mordrake/id883373245
EPK - https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-hollow-mordrake-2014/
Shared Stage with:
VOÏVOD, SUFFOCATION, SWORD, JUNGLE ROT, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, BLACKGUARD, THE AGONIST, BEYOND CREATION, MARDUK, 1349, TYR, ORPHANED LAND, KEEP OF KALESSIN, SUIDAKRA, PSYCROPTIC, ABORTED, PATHOLOGY, AUGURY, EINHERJER, CRIMSON SHADOWS, OPRHANED LAND
Festivals:
Heavy MTL
Trois Rivieres Metal Fest
Artist Endorsements:
NOMADES Bass Cabs (https://www.arsenalmusical.com/)
