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artist The Unravelling

Calgary, AB, CANADA
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"MOVE FORWARD UNTIL YOU ARE DEAD" - The Story of The Unravelling

The Unravelling is an eclectic progressive rock/metal band from Calgary, Canada. Described by Pure Grain Audio as “overflowing with a bloodthirsty passion”, the Unravelling's music ranges from the engaging and inviting to the aggressive and controversial (Their Tibetan protest video for "Fire Breather" went viral on Youtube with over 60,000 views). A confidante of the band remarked that "The Unravelling sounds like the illegitimate love child of Lisa Gerrard And Zack de la Rocha". Suite 101 says "This is a band who can combine the alternative stylings of Tool with the adventurousness, ambition and refusal to compromise of The Dillinger Escape Plan". Music Connection Magazine named them in their top 25 new music picks of 2009. They have opened for acts such as Helmet and Bison BC, topped the CJSW Metal charts, and were nominated for 3 2010 Alberta Metal Awards, winning in the best album production category.

The project's founder and instrumentalist, Gustavo De Beauville, composes and records the music while singer Steve Moore (also of Post Death Soundtrack) writes the lyrics and vocal parts. In order to take their music from the studio to the stage, they have recruited three other professional Calgary musicians, solidifying The Unravelling's live line up. Having moved to Calgary from Barbados in 2006, Gus spent the greater part of 2007 composing the material for the first album. "Until meeting Steve in the fall of 2008 - I had not met any musicians who were this driven and hungry for progress. He definitely inspired me to be as industrious as I could in the pursuit of music." says De Beauville.

Their debut full length album "13 Arcane Hymns", a psycho-analytical concept album in the tradition of Pink Floyd's "The Wall", Nine Inch Nails's "The Downward Spiral" and Faith no More's "Angeldust", was released May 13, 2010. The album features many reoccurring lyrical themes, particularly the theme of being buried alive and presumed dead, then crawling your way out, and "moving forward". Metalunderground.com called the release "a surprising firebomb of an album", while Pitch Black Magazine called it "a 13-track emotional and industrial-infused metal masterpiece".

Information on The Unravelling as well as a free download of "13 Arcane Hymns" can be found at at www.theunravellingmusic.com.

 

"The Unravelling definitely gets its graphic message across."
- Magnet Magazine 

"This is a band who can combine the alternative stylings of Tool with the adventurousness, ambition and refusal to compromise of The Dillinger Escape Plan; if there's any justice in the world of music, then '13 Arcane Hymns' is just the beginning of something big for The Unravelling. And if this effort is anything to go by, then the band won't settle for anything less - they will move forward until they are dead."
- Philip Sim, Suite101.com

"8.2 out of 10 - Canadian duo create a gothy, subterranean world, deftly alternating ghostly, ominous passages with high pressure guitar and drum squall. The weapons-grade riffage and wailing vocals make a serious impact. Fans of NIN, Skinny Puppy and God Lives Underwater will revel in these songs of both alienation and guarded optimism."
- Music Connection Magazine

"13 ARCANE HYMNS is an extremely dynamic, compositionally interesting and full engaging listen. If you are looking for something more cerebral, dark with class and quality to spare, and that is waaay outside the traditional metal realm (but still heavy as hell) you will need to check out The Unravelling. 4 out of 5."
- Metal-Rules.com

"A 13-track emotional and industrial-infused metal masterpiece"
- Pamela Porosky, Pitch Black Magazine

"A nicely odd mixture of a metal album that is both ass-kicking and meditative with “Thirteen Arcane Hymns.” They are the owners of a unique sound best identified as a clouded mixture of Novembre, Dead Can Dance, Nevermore, Tool, Nine Inch Nails, and Opeth. The Unravelling has made a surprising firebomb of an album here."
- Metalunderground.com

"It’s hard to believe that only two guys came up with such an amazing album. If you’re a fan of heavy, dark, rock, than 13 Arcane Hymns is an album you should own. With bold and beautiful music, lyrics that make you think, and lead vocals that range the spectrum like not many can, The Unravelling’s 13 Arcane Hymns is a solid album worth listening to over and over again."
- The Rock & Roll Guru Music Blog

"Calgary has its very own musical odd couple, and who would have thought it would be found in the metal genre. The Unraveling may only have two members, but they are making quite the artistic impact, generating impressive responses not only locally, but internationally."
- Beatroute Magazine

"Dark and loving it, 13 Arcane Hymns exacts in disillusionment and metal."
- ReGen Magazine

"The Unravelling has created a cult-like following."
- SMN News

influences

Dead can Dance
Arcana
Tool
The Tea Party
The Doors
Opeth
Dillinger Escape Plan
Nine Inch Nails
Jeff Buckley
Radiohead
Faith no More
Fantomas
Henry Rollins
Bill Hicks
Converge
The Zapatista's
Martin Scorcese's Taxi Driver
Pink Floyd
13 Arcane Hymns
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Released May, 2010
13 Arcane Hymns

The Unravelling wins Alberta Metal Award, opening for HELMET Sept 19

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We are happy to announce that "13 Arcane Hymns" took home the Best Album Production award last night from the 2010 Alberta Metal Awards. Congrats to Gustavo De Beauville & Casey Lewis for putting so much hard work into the release. Thank you to all our local and international supporters that are getting this album heard. In relation to the recent Alberta success we'd like to thank Pamela Porosky & Pitch Black Magazine, Kevin & JP from Megawatt Mayhem, Mark & James from Vinland Radio, Beatroute Magazine, The Nocturntable, CJSW 90.9, The Distillery, Liz Janzen, Lori Hager, Chris from Dicken's, Chris Andrade from Offthedial.ca, and everyone who's been spreading the word.

 

We are honored and excited to announce that we will be opening for HELMET September 19 at Dicken's in Calgary. Helmet is a band we have great respect for, and we can't wait to see what they have prepared on their upcoming CD "Seeing Eye Dog". Thank you to Helmet and Dicken's. We will see you at the show!

Many thanks to Philip Sim from SUITE 101 for his recent review of "13 Arcane Hymns". Here's an excerpt: "This is a band who can combine the alternative stylings of Tool with the adventurousness, ambition and refusal to compromise of The Dillinger Escape Plan; if there's any justice in the world of music, then '13 Arcane Hymns' is just the beginning of something big for The Unravelling. And if this effort is anything to go by, then the band won't settle for anything less - they will move forward until they are dead." Read the full review at Suite 101 (www.suite101.com).

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The Unravelling wins Alberta Metal Award, opening for HELMET Sept 19

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