Haunt w. Screamer, Traveler, Saber

843 W. 19th Street,Costa Mesa CA 92627

14 April, 2022

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Haunt w. Screamer, Traveler, Saber The Wayfarer Presents : Allied Forces Tour Ages 21+ Allied Forces Tour feat Haunt, Screamer, Traveler, Saber at The Wayfarer Burst Into Flame, the 2018 debut full-length from Church’s next project, Haunt, unfolded like a full-fledged novel. The musical palette was more diverse, ranging from pyrotechnic uptempo thrash to moody retro hard rock, the songwriting was sturdier, and the themes more mature. To hear Church tell it, part of that shift had to do with taking cues from his many non-metal influences, including recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees the Zombies. “The fantasy stuff, I love it, [but] I don’t relate to it,” Church says. “The Zombies? I relate to it. Love, loss, life, passion, death — those things bring me a lot closer to me than a sword and King Arthur.” These sorts of timeless themes also play into Church’s latest album, If Icarus Could Fly, and companion EP, Mosaic Eyes, both released in March. Icarus opener “Run and Hide” is a call to transcend oppression (“Let’s take them down with force and break away these chains”) while Mosaic Vision’s gorgeously yearning title track is about rising up to embrace destiny (“Set a course to explore a world of my design”). In the hands of a lesser talent, topics like these could seem trite, a tired rehash of decades-old metal tropes. But Church’s expressive vocals — high and melodic but with a crucial hint of world-weary pathos — along with his fierce, inventive riffs (often harmonized in vintage Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden style), ornate solos (some played by bandmate John Tucker) and concise, catchy songwriting align to make his retro ideas feel uncannily vital. Rounding out the presentation are his warm, unfussy production values, which run counter to contemporary metal’s often sanitized feel. – Excerpt from Rolling Stone interview with Trevor Church Forged in steel in the dark woods of rural Sweden, Screamer flies their banner high! With their feet firmly planted in the deep traditions of Heavy Metal, Screamer never lose sight of what’s really important; good tunes, good brew and good times! ‘Cause with Screamer every night is Friday night and every Friday night deserves to be a party! As ruthless Swedish peasants, the band grew up on meat and potatoes on their plates, and that’s what’s blazing out of your speakers when putting on any of the Screamer albums. That’s why Screamer never strays far from the proven sound of roaring guitars and pounding drums that works equally well in the war pit in front of stage as when blasting through your stereo. In their music you can hear the classic foundations laid down by the hard rocking heroes of old. With a combination of straight-forward choruses of the likes of Dio, guitar works in the style of ‘Maiden or ‘Lizzy on speed and the pounding beat of Judas Priest, Screamer has carved out their very own essence of heavy metal that stands the test of time. With their latest album the songwriting has become even more focused and hard hitting. For the first time the band has been able to build on the last release with an intact set of members. This has really allowed them to build on their strengths and grow as a song writing unit. And, also for the first time, they’ve been working with an external producer, Gustav Hjortsjö from Bullet, who has really helped hone every song to be the best that they can be. Whether it’s the brutal Halo, the sing along friendly Out of the Dark or the anthem-like title track Highway of Heroes, all songs truly carry their own weight and together they fulfil the bands goal and war cry for this album; “All killers, no fillers”! This also goes hand in hand with Screamers continuous efforts to play their music for all and everyone who dares hear it. So far those efforts have had them playing on countless stages in North America, Japan and of course all around Europe! To this date Screamer been on tour with Bullet (2012 and 2018), Striker (2013), Evil Invaders (2013), Night Demon (2018), Satan (2019), RAM (2019) and many others. They’ve also played festivals such as Headbangers Open Air (2013), Rock Hard (2014), Summer Breeze (2014), Frost and Fire (2018), Muskelrock (2012, 2014, 2017 and 2019) and Bang Your Head (2019). And this is only mentioning a tiny portion of everything and everywhere they’ve played, by now they have well over 300 shows under their belt. And rest assured that whenever and wherever Screamer plays, they always deliver an energetic show and a good time! Bursting onto the scene from astral dust, several credits on their jet burn spangled leathers, TRAVELER arrives to bring starbreaking Heavy Metal back into the mind. Instead of in one ear, out the other, we have a 5 piece leaving nothing behind on the stage, a veritable street machine firing on all cylinders at 100%. Their sonic attack defies a need for bells and whistles, and screams with the energy only now archived on old vhs tapes of metal shows anywhere from the Marquee in London to the Troubadour in LA. TRAVELER speeds into the future with song craft that operates under a prime directive: CLASSICS ONLY. Hailing from Canada, TRAVELER does not shirk it’s massive fandom for Old Metal, the band’s high flying sound conjures up the memory of VOIVOD contemporaries DEAF DEALER. The band recently hooked up with DEAF DEALER bass player Jean-Pierre Fortin for a compilation track, with future collaborations in planning! TRAVELER is currently releasing their second LP titled TERMINATION SHOCK, which will feature several new collaborations with the full band as well as a surprise entailing more “Canadian Metal” history! After a successful showing at both Keep It True festival in Germany and Legions of Metal Fest in Chicago, the band will waste no time looking into the future, and are booking a European tour for the upcoming sophomore LP! Currently booked on: BroFest UK 2020, Hell Over Hammaburg 2020 and Up The Hammers Festival 2020