╔═════════════════════════════[UTP.PRESENTS]══════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ The_Northern-Solstice-2017-UTP ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════[RELEASE.iNFO]══════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ ARTiST......: The Northern ║ ║ ALBUM.......: Solstice ║ ║ TYPE........: Digipack ║ ║ LABEL.......: Tragic Hero ║ ║ GENRE.......: Metal ║ ║ ║ ║ LANGUAGE....: English SOURCE.....: CDDA ║ ║ RiP.DATE....: 02-05-2017 GRABBER....: EAC 1.0beta3 (Secure Mode) ║ ║ RETAiL.DATE.: 01-27-2017 ENCODER....: LAME3.98.4 with preset -V0 ║ ║ CATALOG.....: n/a QUALiTY....: 276kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo ║ ║ ║ ║ URL.........: http://www.facebook.com/thenortherncanada/ ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════[RELEASE.NOTES]═════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ Perfectly combining djent and metalcore, Canadian band The Northern ║ ║ stays true to themselves within a unique sound that fans have grown ║ ║ to love. ║ ║ ║ ║ Founding members, Leo Valeri and Nick Papageorgiou were on the road ║ ║ with their former bands when they got to talking about their musical ║ ║ tastes and realized they were very similar. Although they lived in ║ ║ different countries, The Northern was first formed as a project for ║ ║ fun and in the beginning was not intended to be a live band. After ║ ║ recording and releasing the Imperium EP, the overwhelming response ║ ║ made it clear this band would have to be more than just a hobby. ║ ║ ║ ║ That first EP Imperium was released in 2013 (Self-engineered, mixed ║ ║ by Doug Meadows of All Spark Studio, mastered by Joey Sturgis of The ║ ║ Foundation Recording Studio) and was followed by a collaboration ║ ║ with friend Kyle Anderson of The Afterimage titled æDigitizeÆ ║ ║ (engineered, mixed & mastered by Meadows). The next two singles were ║ ║ æReviveÆ (2014 engineered, mixed & mastered by Leo Valeri of Emperor ║ ║ Studio) and æMatchesÆ (2015 - self-engineered, mixed & mastered by ║ ║ Sturgis). Once the momentum that ôMatchesö brought started to ║ ║ happen, it was clear it was time to switch gears and solidify the ║ ║ line-up which includes Vocalist Nick Papageorgiou, Eric Leblanc and ║ ║ Jordan Gallant on guitars, Adam Linka on drums/vocals and Gordon ║ ║ Campbell on bass. ║ ║ ║ ║ The current members of The Northern have shared the stage with bands ║ ║ like The Afterimage, Sirens and Sailors, Chasing Safety, My Ticket ║ ║ Home, Everyone Dies in Utah and many more. Some of them have also ║ ║ been featured on festivals such as Warped Tour, Scenefest, KOI Fest, ║ ║ Skatefest, Corefest and Canadian Music Week. The band is excited to ║ ║ hit the road with the new line-up and to showcase their current ║ ║ direction. ║ ║ ║ ║ Once things were solidified in 2015, The Northern set their sights ║ ║ high for 2016. The band announced that they had signed to Tragic ║ ║ Hero Records and released the first single, ôNauticusö off their ║ ║ upcoming 2017 release æSolsticeÆ (engineered, mixed & mastered by ║ ║ Doug Meadows). Nick Papageorgiou explains, ôTragic Hero is a perfect ║ ║ match for our band. TheyÆre a community of artists whose main goals ║ ║ are to help each and every artist equally, from the smaller bands up ║ ║ to the heavy hitters.ö ║ ║ ║ ║ ôSolsticeö will be out January 27, 2017 and The Northern looks ║ ║ forward to hitting the road in support of the album. ║ ║ ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════[TRACK.LiST]══════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ 01 Aurora 0:44 ║ ║ 02 Solifer 4:43 ║ ║ 03 Nauticus (ft Michael LaBelle of A Skylit Drive) 3:45 ║ ║ 04 Ataraxia 4:25 ║ ║ 05 Eclipse 2:01 ║ ║ 06 Polar Drift 4:09 ║ ║ 07 Erode 3:29 ║ ║ 08 Matches 4:51 ║ ║ 09 Terra 3:40 ║ ║ 10 Umbra 4:18 ║ ║ ║ ║ TOTAL SiZE.: 10 Files/76.44MB/36:05 min ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════[⌐2017]═════════════════════════════════╝