Canada's BLACKGUARD have released their new video for ‘Firefight’, the title track off their upcoming album. ‘Firefight’ is set for March 29th, 2011 release via Victory Records. According to Jordan Bell (of LA Music Blog-fame): “If you’re looking for a collection of well-produced, blazing and thrashing metal songs with virtuosic instrumentals and epic themes, plus a lot of in-your-face screaming and growling, then light the fires and get ready to rock!” (Read the rest of the review here) Well, BLACKGUARD do claim to play “epic metal”.
BLACKGUARD was formed in 2001 by guitarist Terry Roadcase and drummer Justine Éthier in Montreal, Quebec and used to be known as “Profugus Mortis”. After adding vocalist Paul “Ablaze” Zinay and bassist Étienne Mailloux to the lineup, the band has set out to conquer the world with a “brutal new interpretation of Scandinavian folk metal”. After releasing four song self-produced demo, the band scored opening slots for likes of SODOM, FINNTROL, VOIVOD, ENSIFERUM and notable others. As PROFUGUS MORTIS they released their debut album ‘So It Begins’ via Canadian heavy metal label, Prodisk Records. After replacing violinist Emilie Livernois with guitarist Kim Gosselin, the band signed with Nuclear Blast Records as the winners of that label's “MySpace Band Contest”. As BLACKGUARD now, they released an album entitled ‘Profugus Mortis’ in 2009. In 2010 keyboardist Jonathan Lefrancois Leduc left the band which has chosen to remain a quintet for the foreseeable future.
BLACKGUARD features: Paul Ablaze – vocals, Terry Roadcase - rhythm guitar, Kim Gosselin - lead guitar/orchestrations, Etienne Mailloux – bass/accoustic guitar and Justine Ethier – drums.
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