METALIAN - Vortex LP HRR 678,ltd 500, 150 x black, 150 x neon green + 200 x transparent seablue vinyl, lyric sheet Ian - vocals / guitar Simon- guitar Andres – bass Tony – drums 01 Prologue 02 The Sirens Wail 03 Full Throttle 04 Vortex 05 Land of the Brave 06 Liquid Fire 07 Broke Down 08 No Home black vinyl SOLD OUT! green + blue vinyl AVAILABLE

Metalian were originally formed in Montréal, Canada, in 2003 by vocalist/guitarist Ian Wilson “after learning how to harmonize guitar solos and realizing that I could hit high notes like Rob Halford.” After playing for a few years, touring locally around eastern Canada and the United States and releasing a couple of demos, EPs and albums, one by one the other members had to quit due to having children and getting married. The current line-up has been together for about seven years, having toured Europe and Mexico twice respectively. »Wasteland«, the band’s first full-length studio album, was originally released in 2009 but it took a further six long years until the second Metalian record »Metal Fire And Ice« was finally unleashed in 2015. Now »Vortex«, Metalian’s second longplay album, is ready to hit the record store shelves. Singer Ian Wilson explains the long gap between releases: “Between »Wasteland« and »Metal Fire And Ice« there was a complete line up change except for myself, so that had an impact on the time between the two. After recording »Metal Fire And Ice« we were touring quite a bit and as it was initially a self-release, it took a while to save money to release it. In general though we don’t rush things, we just write songs as they come. Playing music is a pleasure for me. It’s the best way to travel and have fun with your friends.” According to Metalian’s main man, there is not a huge difference between »Vortex« and »Wasteland« or »Metal Fire And Ice«: “Same approach on all albums (aside from the line-up change). But I think we’re growing as musicians and as players together, and therefore I think we’re getting better at writing and playing. »Vortex« is probably my favorite but it’s also the freshest, so that makes it more exciting, I suppose. I always tell people who have never heard us that we play classic metal, and usually reference Priest. Like ‘if you like Priest, then you’ll like us’.” When you listen to a song like “Full Throttle” the band Grim Reaper springs to mind. They have been pretty big in North America in the 1980s. Has Steve Grimmett as a singer and Grim Reaper as a band been an influence for Metalian at all? “I am a huge fan of Grim Reaper (»See You In Hell« album anyways),” beams Ian Wilson, “so I’m sure they’ve influenced some of the writing. I had the pleasure of seeing them live a few years ago and met Steve Grimmett. They were excellent live and Steve was super cool.” The album title »Vortex«, by the way, does not refer to the Dutch band with the same name whatsoever: “’Vortex’« as a song title just fitted with the riff and then worked the best as an album title too, with the cover and so forth. I haven’t heard of the band from Holland but I should check them out!” Matthias Mader