Alpha Galates
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Alpha Galates, formerly The Hollow, is a Canadian progressive metal band that originated in Medicine Hat, Alberta and is now based in Toronto, Ontario.
Matthew Wagner, Karen Wagner and Todd Lefever formed The Hollow in 2001. The band released three independently-produced albums through the Swarm Theory Music label: Natio in 2002, and Vita and ab Gehenna in 2004. ab Gehenna was a digital-only release. Another album, Obitus, was due out in 2006, but was released on iTunes only.
Original live drummer Colin Snortland (aka Nilock Lang) left, and singer Matthew von Wagner, (former drummer band Racer 10), moved to drums. Guitar duties were filled out by Rowan MacPhail, and in 2006 Harmony was added on keys.
The band signed to EMI in December, 2006 and began recording new 2 new songs to be added to the album originally called Obitus. In February 2007, a 5th album was remixed at Bay 7 Studios by Joe Barresi (Tool, Tomahawk, Bad Religion). This album, A Stimulus for Reason, was released February 19th, 2008 through EMI Music Canada under the band's new name, Alpha Galates.
The album was released in 2 forms, a digipak album, and a deluxe version packaged in a metal tin, that contains 3 bonus tracks and a remix.
In January 2008, Alpha Galates filmed their first video for "standing", with director Margaret Malandrucollo. It was based on the film "they live" by John Carpenter.
The band are currently on a Canadian tour with Grimskunk, and are playing Edgefest 2008.
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[ame=http://www.amazon.de/Stimulus-Reason-Alpha-Galates/dp/B000VWYUOO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1205841000&sr=8-1]Alpha Galates - Stimulus for Reason[/ame]
Offiziell Bestätigt
Alpha Galates, formerly The Hollow, is a Canadian progressive metal band that originated in Medicine Hat, Alberta and is now based in Toronto, Ontario.
Matthew Wagner, Karen Wagner and Todd Lefever formed The Hollow in 2001. The band released three independently-produced albums through the Swarm Theory Music label: Natio in 2002, and Vita and ab Gehenna in 2004. ab Gehenna was a digital-only release. Another album, Obitus, was due out in 2006, but was released on iTunes only.
Original live drummer Colin Snortland (aka Nilock Lang) left, and singer Matthew von Wagner, (former drummer band Racer 10), moved to drums. Guitar duties were filled out by Rowan MacPhail, and in 2006 Harmony was added on keys.
The band signed to EMI in December, 2006 and began recording new 2 new songs to be added to the album originally called Obitus. In February 2007, a 5th album was remixed at Bay 7 Studios by Joe Barresi (Tool, Tomahawk, Bad Religion). This album, A Stimulus for Reason, was released February 19th, 2008 through EMI Music Canada under the band's new name, Alpha Galates.
The album was released in 2 forms, a digipak album, and a deluxe version packaged in a metal tin, that contains 3 bonus tracks and a remix.
In January 2008, Alpha Galates filmed their first video for "standing", with director Margaret Malandrucollo. It was based on the film "they live" by John Carpenter.
The band are currently on a Canadian tour with Grimskunk, and are playing Edgefest 2008.
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offizielle Bandpage
Myspace
[ame=http://www.amazon.de/Stimulus-Reason-Alpha-Galates/dp/B000VWYUOO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1205841000&sr=8-1]Alpha Galates - Stimulus for Reason[/ame]
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