L-R – David Kupisz – Rhythm Guitar, Colin Ryley – Lead Guitar, Marlee Ryley – Vocals, Scott Degruyter – Bass
Photo Credit – Derek Carr of Visions in Pixels Photography
Canadian thrashers HYPERIA, formerly of Calgary,
AB, now residing in Vancouver, BC will be self-releasing their new album “Silhouettes
of Horror” this coming March 2022. The full-length follows their
2020’s “Insanitorium” unleashed via Sliptrick Records and their 2019 EP “Fish
Creek Frenzy”.
The mosh quartet has already shared two songs "Experiment
77" and "Operation Midnight" off the upcoming record, and
today they are ready to get the pit moving once again with their third single
"Prisoner of The Mind", a song about how we are all slaves to our
thoughts and conditioning.
"This song opens with a neo-classical style lead
that unleashes into a fast double kick run before transitioning into a thrashy
and in-your-face verse. The chorus on this song is arguably the catchiest on
the album, with a power-meta-lesque sing-a-long feel to it. Another song that
showcases the dynamics of Hyperia between melodic harmonies and balls to the
wall thrash." adds guitarist Colin Ryley.
Listen to "Prison of The Mind" - https://youtu.be/Ii2Z9c1wlU0
Hyperia's forthcoming second album “Silhouettes
of Horror” sees guitarist Colin Ryley behind the soundboard producing
and mixing the record with mastering done by Mika Jussila at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland
(Children of Bodom, Nightwish, Battle Beast). Album artwork was created by
Andrei Bouzikov (Vektor, Municipal Waste, Skeletonwitch, Toxic Holocaust).
“We think that we have polished our sound and pushed
ourselves to create what we believe is a newly refined vision. This record has
pushed the whole band to their limits, and the songwriting, performance, and
production value is a huge step up. We feel the fans will enjoy this new album
even more than our first full-length,” adds Collin Ryley.
Energetic, melodic, fast, psychotic, and dynamic are the
elements that make “Silhouettes of Horror” that old and new
fans of thrash, NWOBHM, and power metal will appreciate. The band even included
a cover hommage of Abba’s “Gimme Gimme Gimme”. For the recording of “Silhouettes
of Horror”, Hyperia also recruited good friend and session
drummer Gord Alexander (Tessitura, Tides of Kharon, Immunize).
Most of the lyrical themes on “Silhouettes of
Horror” revolve around inhumane government experiments, sleep
disorders, and night terrors.
“Silhouettes of Horror” is due out on March 18,
2022 and is recommended for fans of Exmortus, Arch Enemy, Unleash the Archers,
Havok.
Album Pre-order – Hyperiametal.bandcamp.com
Music Video - Operation Midnight - https://youtu.be/GKo-GVzZ3o8
Visualizer - Experiment 77 - https://youtu.be/d52c9_KL9AY
Track Listing:
1. Hypnagogia 4:17
2. Intoxication Therapy 4:38
3. Experiment 77 4:28
4. Severed 4:20
5. Prisoner Of The Mind 4:18
6. Terror Serum 4:51
7. Whitecoat 3:31
8. Silhouettes of Horror 3:54
9. Operation Midnight 4:22
10. Pleonexia 6:59
11. Gimme Gimme Gimme (ABBA Cover) 4:29
Album Length 50:13
Album Recording Credits:
• All songs performed by: Hyperia
• All songs written by: Colin Ryley, Marlee Ryley, David Kupisz
• Produced by: Colin Ryley
• Mixed by: Colin Ryley
• Mastered by: Mika Jussila
• Album Artwork by: Andrei Bouzikov
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)
Album Recording Band Line Up:
Marlee Ryley – Vocals
Colin Ryley – Lead Guitar
David Kupisz – Rhythm Guitar
Scott Degruyter – Bass
Gord Alexander – Drums
Live Band Line Up:
Marlee Ryley – Vocals
Colin Ryley – Lead Guitar
David Kupisz – Rhythm Guitar
Scott Degruyter – Bass
For more info:
Facebook.com/Hyperiabandofficial
Instagram.com/hyperiametal
About:
HYPERIA (originally from Calgary, AB now based in Vancouver, BC) is a Melodic
Thrash Metal band known for their wailing vocals, shredding guitars, and fast,
heavy music. Formed by Colin and Marlee Ryley in September 2018, they found 3
members from the local metal community and hit the ground running. Since the
release of their debut EP “FISH CREEK FRENZY” in 2019, HYPERIA has been
thrashing venues and taking the Western Canadian metal community by storm.
In April 2019, HYPERIA announced their signing SLIPTRICK
RECORDS, who released their debut full-length album “INSANITORIUM” in January
2020. The band celebrated their release to a 300 person sold-out show in their
hometown of Calgary, Canada.
Later that year, the band announced the departure of their
previous drummer Jordan Maguire, while at the same time revealing the
commencement of their second record “SILHOUETTES OF HORROR” with session
drummer Gord Alexander (Tessitura, Tides of Kharon, Immunize). The album was
completed in June 2021 and is due out in March 2022.
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“If you prefer your metal loud, dark and just a touch campy (and
who doesn’t?), then Calgary-turned-Vancouver rockers Hyperia are planning to
deliver with Silhouettes of Horror, the follow-up to 2020’s equally furious and
equally fun Insanitorium. First single “Operation Midnight” is an unrelenting
barrage of riffage held down by Marlee Ryley’s throat-blistering vocals.” –
Exclaim!
Insanitorium – #18 on Top 20 – February 2020 – Canadian College
Radio Loud Charts (source: Earshot)
“Insanitorium will get the blood flow going and cause massive
pit eruption when Hyperia tear up the stage and that’s what the best thrash of
any kind should achieve. Keeping their eyes on the prize with creative
flourishes in a brief two-year window since forming, the future looks very
bright for these Canadians as more people flock to the band’s addictive,
pounding style” – DEAD RHETORIC
“Unhinged and unconfinable, Hyperia may throw a lot and we mean
a lot of ideas at the wall in the hope that they stick but in the end, it’s
their scattershot approach and fearless demeanor which makes them so damn
appealing!” – WORSHIP METAL’S 2020 “10 THRASH METAL ALBUMS YOU HAD TO HEAR IN
JANUARY”
