NEWS : Zeicrydeus ''La Grande Hérésie'' out digitally ; tape & CD coming June 2025 on TSO

https://productionstso.bandcamp.com/album/la-grande-heresie

''ZEICRYDEUS was founded in 2018 in the province of Québec. The band's crude debut ''La Grande Hérésie'' is a showcase of warm, triumphant & galloping riffs drenched in a mystical & occult atmosphere, combining various elements of Heavy, Thrash, Black, Power, Speed and Doom Metal. Lyrically, the band expands on the lyrical lore established in the albums ''Stygian'' by Atramentus, ''Le Dernier Crépuscule'' by Chthe'ilist as well as the upcoming power-doom band Exxûl, 3 bands that are part of the same musical collective. ZEICRYDEUS is one of the rare bands within the black metal scene that puts emphasis on a lead-bass approach in sound and composition, going a step further by completely ditching guitar solos in favor of melodic, shredding bass solos. Live performances and a follow-up are to be expected in the near future.

Recommended for fans of : Running Wild, Manowar, Helstar, Necromantia, Varathron, Stargazer, Zemial, Mortuary Drape & Rotting Christ

For all official inquiries :

info@productionsTSO.ca

Foudre Noire : 4 String Lead Bass, Vocals, Multi-Timbral Synthesizer, 6 String Guitars, Timpani, Drum Programming

Chakal : Session Live Drums

Recorded at Stygian Studios, Longueuil, Québec & Toadhouse Studios, Portland OR, 2024

Produced by Foudre Noire

Music & lyrics composed by Foudre Noire between 2018 & 2024 except track 7 by Necromayhem, Magus Wampyr Daoloth & Gothmog, 1993

Logo By Ghorn, Layout by Foudre Noire

Painting by Ferdinand Knab'

NEWS : Endorsement deal with Ernie Ball officialized!

''I am proud to be officially endorsed by Ernie Ball. Best sounding and most durable guitar strings in the world, bar none. I've used this brand on all my tours and roughly 30 recordings since 2018, so it makes sense to join the family officially. Special thanks goes to Tim Dove for this opportunity and the true MVP Eric Wagner that made this possible in the first place.

2024 brought me a lot of cool new opportunities having spent two thirds of the year playing shows and fests or recording music in the US (and a brief but memorable stint in Europe). I made countless amazing memories and created new friendships that I am grateful for. A lot of new music, new projects, crazy tours, fests and new releases from my label Productions TSO are on the horizon between 2025 & 2026 so I am very stoked for what is to come. What a year this has been for the metal scene as a whole too. Seeing so many friends thriving and experience massive success with their bands has been extremely motivating.

My guitar teaching schedule is completely filled up with a record number of new clients since I came back home which has been very cool. Very grateful to get to work you all! I will have extra lesson slots in Q1 2025 depending on how many regulars rebook hours with me during this upcoming season.

I am also endorsed by the following companies :

EMG Pickups InTune Guitar Picks, Inc. Sweetwater WBGEAR

And a special shout-out to ENKI USA for keeping my instruments intact during flights (and providing the decor for this picture) ''

NEWS : First Fragment release instrumental album remasters

Via First Fragment : ''We are excited to gift you the instrumental & remasterised versions of our two full length albums Gloire Éternelle & Dasein. We hope these instrumental versions will help our fans as well as casual listeners rediscover these albums with a new sense of appreciation for the sheer complexity & density of our instrumental work. Perhaps this way they can learn a thing or two from these two records as well. A big thanks to Hugues Deslaurier for his hard work on both mixes. We hope you enjoy! ''

Artwork by Caelan Stokkermans