“Vicious Toronto quartet Vilipend have pulled off recreating their sonic might on their Love Left To Rot... debut EP. The stunning release's five songs are the culmination of Neurosis' ungainly presence, Kittens' blind rage and Today Is The Day's complexity.” - CHART ATTACK
VILIPEND, from Toronto, Canada, recently self-released their debut EP, ‘Love Left to Rot…’ The EP is available on CD for a mere ten bucks from the band directly. They’re gearing up for a short Canadian tour with Lords, Titan, and Barn Burner in support of the release. Those dates and more information, including a message from vocalist Chris Gramlich, are available below.
“Greetings and Salutations!
I'm not going to fib to you; I'm no good at this. You'd think being a writer/editor would mean I could draft a press release but seeing a million a year just makes everything seem so cliche. Obviously every band believe they are amazing and doing something special, but most aren't and then you feel bad for them when their record/live show/music, well, isn't that great, so I don't want to add to the hyperbole pile. I know how busy you are.
I'm not going to tell you how great the band I'm in, Vilipend, is or how passionate we are or how we're going to save music or anything ridiculous like that. I'm simply going to tell you that Vilipend are a metal/hardcore/whatever band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada that are playing the bulk of Lords' Canadian tour in June, and that we've just self-released a five-song CD entitled Love Left To Rot... (which was recorded with renowned Canadian producer Greg Dawson: Mare, the End, .moneen., plus tons more). We've been compared to the likes of Botch, Converge, Deadguy and Today is the Day, but you know how it goes: everyone hears something different in your music, and all those bands are legendary, so that might just raise expectations a bit too much when we don't sound like any one of them but some sort of weird mixture thereof. If you are interested in checking out Love Left To Rot... there's a link below. Any review consideration or interest whatsoever is much appreciated. Much thanks for your time.
- Chris Gramlich, VILIPEND”
VILIPEND Canadian dates with LORDS, TITAN and BARN BURNER:
Wednesday June 10/09 – Hamilton, ON @ Casbah
Thursday June 11/09 – Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee's
Friday June 12/09 – Ottawa, ON @ Cafe Dekeuf
Saturday June 13/09 – Montreal, QC @ Katacombes
Tuesday June 16/09 – London, ON @ Call The Office
Wednesday June 17/09 – St. Catharines, ON @ 73
Friday June 19/09 – Guelph, ON @ Shadow
Saturday June 20/09 – Mississauga, ON @ City Center / Coliseum Stage
Some Vilipend fun facts:
-Hi-res ‘Love Left to Rot…’ art by Matt Daley, most known for his work with Coalesce: http://www.javelinpr.com/images/ViliRot_1.jpg
-Quick EPK/music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xPPuFOVgNs
-Have shared stages with the likes of Today is the Day, Trap Them, Psyopus and Cursed
-First release was the five-song, live-off-the-floor ‘The Northern Hostility Sessions...’ CD
-Second release is the current ‘Love Left To Rot...’ five-song CD, professionally recorded in Aug '08 with Greg Dawson @ BWC Studios (Mare, the End, .moneen., Starring Janet Leigh)
-Have had two blackouts at shows over the course of their existence, one even made the news.
-A pregnant woman lost her mucus plug at Vilipend's very first show (true story and kind of gross)
-Vilipend are currently single (i.e., unsigned) but put out releases regardless because that's what Black Flag would do
-The Reverend Steve Austin hugged Vilipend screamer Chris Gramlich after they opened for TITD in Toronto and was told by the Reverend that Vilipend are "awesome." The Reverend needed a shower.
For more info, head to www.myspace.com/vilipendmusic
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