An Australian Metal Compilation 2 Disc Set

Welkin Entertainment is about to release 'The Euphony Fusion III' compilation of Australian metal. This 2 CD set is bound for peeps who are attending the Australian concerts of Arch Enemy.   Welkin Entertainment will be handing out 'free' copies of the CD at these concerts in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

 This 2CD compilation features 25 a wide variety of metal genres, from across the country.  Only 1000 copies of this compilation are available, and all will be handed out for free at the conclusion of each show on the ARCH ENEMY, SUFFOCATION and WINDS OF PLAGUE Australian tour, taking place from November 1-7.

Kaamora is chuffed to be associated with this product and encourages people to have a listen to bands such as Internal Nightmare, Be'Lakor, Frankenbok, Black Orchid, Fearescape to name a few.  The boys from Kaamora actually encourages everyone to listen to every band on the CD's as it shows that metal in this country is 'brutal' quality.


Remember, this package in only being handed out at the Arch Enemy concert. If you want, what will probably become a collectors item, get yourself down one of the gigs.  Get hold The Euphony Fusion III, play it to your friends, get them to bug radio stations like TripleJ to get more metal on the air waves.

JASE GOES KRANKY

KRANK TO THE WORLD

After months of research, asking other musos, testing different amps in shops, saving money, and finally with his Dad stepping in to close the deal, Jase has acquired a new toy. Just look at the pictures as they express more than words the joy it has given Jase.

The new Krank Rev+1 head and the Krank cab have had an immediate impact on the band's tone. The mix of Will's Laney and Jase's Krank has excited the band because of the tone being produced.


By coming along to the Central Club, Swan Street, Richmond on September 19th you will be able to hear the new tone.

Will X, is a dude of few words, but when he says something one needs to take notice. He said to 'the chief' that the new tone " is likely to make your jaw drop

All the band needs now is Will Borland, Krank's Australian rep, to come along to the band's next gig on September 19, at Central Club, Richmond, to wet (speaking figuratively) the addition of the new amp into the Kaamorian brotherhood.

Next cab of the rank is Aaron. He has already spotted a bass rig he would like. So stay tuned for news for further equipment upgrade...this is becoming sound race between the fellahs. :-)

Pic: Jase w/Krank at first jam session

KAAMORA UPDATE FROM JASE

An update on all things Kaamora

Hey guys,

It's been 4 months since the release of Lambs to the Slaughter. The reaction from the CD has made those 4 months seem like an figging eternity!

At the moment we're working closely with producer John Chase to put a filmclip together. We just finished putting the draft storyboard together, after many hours of coffee, smokes and bourbon to get the imagination juices flowing. It's exciting to think that we're doing this shit after only gigging for a year. Considering this is a band that was originally intended to be something to do on the weekend, I think we're doing pretty frigging well!

We've been updating all our gear since the start of the year. Will and I are now playing Jackson guitars (thank you K. Rudd), and I've kicked the old Behringer amp out the door and gotten myself a Krank Rev1+ (nice)! The amp is so loud at 1, it shakes the walls. At 4 it's uncomfortable to stand next to. I haven't had the testicular fortitude to turn it all the way up to 10 yet!

Over the next few months we have a few radio interviews lined up in Australia and the US. This is interesting shit, because most of us haven't even set foot in a radio station before!

Our first ever radio interview will be for The Heavy Session on 3CR, 855 AM (Melbourne) on the 18th of September at about 11:30 pm EST. Fans outside Melbourne can listen on the internet at http://www.3cr.org.au/.

This is the night before our first Melbourne headlining slot at the Central Club in Richmond. The 19th happens to be my favorite day of the year; International Speak Like a Pirate Day! YARRRRRRRRRRR!

We better see some bandannas and eye patches there!

Quietly, we've gotten the old 15 watt amps out and started songwriting again a few nights a week. Will and I have tried writing on our good equipment, but it just wasn't right. So it's back to sitting in my lounge room, with bourbon and either my laptop of a crappy old tape player, bashing out riffs relentlessly, putting songs together.

We really want to keep our mystique on the new music, but all I can really give away is that we're going to try for a full length album this time (about 60-70 minutes in length), and that last time Will and I wrote together, our drinks of choice were Woodstock and Jim Beam and our attitude was "if it's not good enough to remember, it's not good enough to keep".

We've still got the same attitude, but we've changed our drink of choice to Wild Turkey.

Luke has stated that he'll be singing more on the album too, and we've been experimenting with organ and keyboard sounds too.

We've also been listening to a lot of Death, Lamb of God and Amon Amarth lately, and Dyl's gotten us into Porcupine Tree.

We're really playing around with dynamics, and experimenting with starting a song in one style or genre, and morphing it into another, so gradually that you hardly notice the change until the end of the song!

We're not putting a date on when the album will be recorded yet, we'll be waiting until the writing is finished before we even think about that. But we'll be bringing some of the new music out at shows occasionally.

Thank you to all of you guys for supporting us! The last 4 months have been great, and we really appreciate the encouragement we've been receiving. It's comforting to know that, regardless of bullshit musical trends and what the 'experts' say, there are still people who want to listen to heavy music for the artform that it is, and that headbanging is still alive and kicking!

There are plenty of bands out there like Bezerkerfox, Internal Nightmare, Nous, Damnations Day and Order of Torment who are still in it purely for the love of music, and they deserve a lot of support.

Horns up guys, and we'll see you on the 19th, at the Central Club!

On behalf of the brotherhood that is Kaamora,

~Jase~

Gulf Coast Music Review

Gulf Coast Music Reviews got their hands on the EP Lambs to the Slaughter. What you will find below is that review. The reader should pay particular attention to the definition of 'death metal' provided by the reviewer. In our humble opinion it is one the better definitions we have come across.

Lambs to the Slaughter by Kaamora, 2009

My Review:

Heavy Metal: Music which is Profound (Heavy) and Gritty Sounding (Metal).

Whenever I do a review of a band which has chosen a genre which is not considered as being “mainstream” and is not as well known to the general public, I feel that it is only fair to everyone concerned, that is, not only to the group, but to my readers as well, that I give a little background material on their chosen genre, so that their music can be better understood. We must keep in mind that
music is a language meant for communication and unless we understand the language we cannot communicate with it.

First of all, Death Metal does not follow the usual “verse – chorus – verse” of traditional pop and pop rock music. It begins with a riff and than another and another until the song is complete. Second, Death metal bands tend to use complex language to describe the world in terms of its function and technologies. Death Metal music is very structured and in that respect, is closer to classical and baroque music than it is to rock. Unlike rock genres, there is almost a total absence of gender words and love songs. Its goal is not to affirm the emotions of the individual, but to point out the effects of structural change in the surrounding world. Death metal is not about emotional escapism. Death metal is about reality.

Probably one of the biggest complaints, especially from first time listeners of Death Metal, is that they can’t understand the lyrics. I have to admit that this is not always an easy task. Unlike other forms of music, in Death Metal the vocalist takes almost a secondary role to the music. The volume of the vocalist is usually slightly lower than that of the music. In Death Metal the music, not the vocalist, plays the central role. Secondly, rather than singing in a clear, melodious voice, the Death Metal vocalist uses low pitched “death growls” and high pitched “death rasp” screams. All this aside, if a person is truly interested in broadening their music horizons, by paying close attention to and repetitive listening, the lyrics of Death Metal, can and should be, understood.

Now on to Lambs to the Slaughter, by Kaamora. The name Kaamora or Caamora, means “to purge through use of fire”. Kaamora hails from the small town of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The central theme of this EP is the destruction of society by the very machines it has created. That by the “flip of a switch” the predator becomes the prey and that we are close to becoming a Matrix-like society. This is a classic Death Metal theme.

The first thing that impressed me is that listening to the full EP is like reading a book. Everything is in order and to further enhance this the lead-in tracks have been eliminated between several of the tracks so that they blend together as one. Since the player I use on this blog only plays one track at a time I had to combine tracks to demonstrate this effect. You’ll have to take my word that this is how it appears on the EP. The EP starts out with the eerie, short introduction, Into the Storm, which sets the mood and continues on, chapter after chapter, that is song after song, and finishes with End of an Aeon, that is the Aeon of man. By listening to this EP you catch a glimpse of the history and the fate of man. Of things past, and things yet to come.

I’ve never considered myself a “head banger”, but about halfway through the second track I found my head bobbing to the rhythmic beat! The music is that well written and the band plays superbly! Drummer Dyl Jones carries a heavy and steady beat, Lead guitarist Will X and bassist Aaron Thomas play-off against each other flawlessly and Emgee’s keyboards round out and add fullness to the music.

Vocalist Luke Greenwood can actually sing and has an amazing range, from the lowest “Death Growl” to the highest pitched “Death Rasp” scream! Even though he sings behind a wall of sound, his lyrics come through.

Kaamora may very well be setting a new standard and raising the bar of Heavy Metal/Death Metal for bands to come. I agree with the other reviews of this group. Kaamora should be fronting for a major Metal group and should be on a major label within a year!

If you are a Heavy/Death Metal fan, you owe it to yourself to purchase a copy of Lambs to the Slaughter by Kaamora. If you are not a fan of Heavy/Death Metal, you should buy a copy of Lambs to the Slaughter, anyway, as a means of broadening you musical horizons and becoming more eclectic in your musical tastes. 9 out of 10 and a thumbs up for Lambs to the Slaughter, by Kaamora!

By Bill Dwyer

People should check out the other reviews that Bill has completed. What is interesting about Bill's reviews is that he covers a wide range of music genres.

KAAMORA FEATURED BAND

KAAMORA: this week we are the featured band on Metal Heads United Australia. It is a little humbling to find the band featured on such a well presented and known Australian Myspace Metal supporter.

You can see what Metal Heads had to say about Kaamora by going the Metal Heads United myspace page

Recently, Kaamora has been reviewed by Wren Music Reviews in the UK and Gulf Music Reviews in Florida USA.

THE MUSIC BLOGS REVIEW LAMBS TO THE SLAUGHTER

Album Reviews

Kaamora: Lambs to the Slaughter

16Jul09

The eerie opening to the first track builds tension like few albums I’ve heard before, before your dropped into what can only be described as a Spartan pit fight. This is metal. Real metal. And there are no prisoners taken here.

It’s definitely progressive, but it’s not math metal. Thankfully. It’s raw and quite emotive. The timing is supburb.

Ballarat never sounded so brutal.

Yep, this is a local band from Victoria, Australia. The drums and bass stick together and move as a powerful force. The guitars are dripping wet on top and drive a lot of treble and high mid. The vocals are done in a full growl – not everyone’s cup of tea – and the force is again brutal. You can hear a unique blend of a wide range of influences coming to taint this voice: I get flavours of Bolt Thrower, Cradle of Filth and a little Pantera in the higher screams.

The guitars continue to fly on top of drums and bass that can only be described as a rumbling boom. It’s a really nice balance of blood lust and atomic doom: it’s fast yes, and raw, but the bass and drums ground the sound to give it depth. Depth, especially in faster and harder metal, is vital to develop any kind of story and emotion with the listener.

Soul of A Machine is track 5 of the 7 track album – is a great little spoken word piece. A really unique mark on the album – and something rarely done.

Birth of a Digital God would definitly have to be one of my favourite tracks followed by Ruptured. Over all, the final track End of The Aeon - would be my favourite. Like the opening track, we’re treated to the vocalists clean styled vocals. AND FUCK ARE THEY GOOD. The vocalist, Luke Greenwood, really showcasing his full range, tonal flexibility and raw emotion throughout this last piece.

The album over is very dynamic and is great cranked at some solid volumes. To Dylan, Will, Aaron, Jase and Luke: keep up the amazing work. Hope to see you guys in Sydney sometime.

For everyone else, get your copy of Lambs to the Slaughter by Kaamora and prepare to be taken apart with a pick axe, and love every minute of it.

Post-Script:

I just kept the CD running and discovered the secret track. Hah. This is fucking brilliant.

Foto of KAAMORA Digital Image Cafe Photo of the Day

Well, here is something a little different.

Sue Krane, from S & S Studiios, who has been taking the recent promo shots of Kaamora, sent us an email to say that one of her pictures of KAAMORA was selected by Digital Image Cafe as the photo of the day.

Here is a link for you to check it out

www.DigitalImageCafe.com/viewPhoto.aspx?type=contest&id=562536


Well done Sue: mucho congrats from the band