Final Sign
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Last Known Status: Active
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Below is our complete Final Sign news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Dewar PR Releases Free 15 Track Compilation
Southern Ontario-based Dewar PR just released this year's winter digital compilation for streaming and free download.
The 2017 compilation features some of the best metal/hard rock bands of the past few years and is available to stream below or can be downloaded at Bandcamp here.
The full 15 song track listing is as follows:
1. Allfather - Inherit the Dust
2. Napalm Ted - The Deadline
3. Pseudo/Sentai - Werewolf Casey
4. Volunteer - Walk
5. Final Sign - Burn the Temple Down
6. Yeti on Horseback - Tree of Death
7. Arriver - Liquidators
8. Dead Register - Grave
9. Engraved Darkness - Ritualistic Sins
10. Flidais - High Stakes
11 The Glorious Rebellion - Bitches Hate Misogyny
12. Czar - Too Many Yetis
13. Siderian - Lizard Method State
14. Ascentia - Catharsis
15. Nihilo - Death Swamp More...
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Pit Stories: Flipping Off And Getting Off
You know what Tuesday means: time for some more Pit Stories from metal shows!
In recent weeks we've covered acquiring some interesting scars, making a fool of yourself in front of guys who would later be your band mates, getting crushed by a wall of death, and an ill-fated train ride to see The Misfits.
Today we've got a tale of the odd ways people behave at shows, from hating on the band to straight up getting it on in the pit rather than just heading home for the hanky panky.
Shawn Pelata of U.S. power / thrash metal band Final Sign tells the story like this:
Back in the very early 1990s, I was in a band called Oracle. We did what a lot of bands did at the time. We played a lot of shows, wrote a lot of songs, did some recording and basically tried to be rock stars. We played kind of a blend of power metal and thrash. We slugged it out in the clubs in the area like any other metal band, and we saw our fair share of strange things. At one of our shows in particular, I saw two.
One evening in Winston-Salem, NC, as we played our sets (we would play two sets of all original material back then), periodically I would see a man pacing back and forth, from one side of the stage to the other and back again. He was carrying a beer...and he was flipping us off. Now, it wasn't uncommon to see a bunch of middle fingers in a rowdy crowd back then. It was almost a salute. However, this guy, seemed to really hate what we were doing. He slowly, intentionally, made his way back and forth behind the crowd, his middle finger raised high and aimed directly at the stage, and was just glaring at us. I saw him 3 or 4 times throughout the night, but never saw him once we were off stage.
That same evening, as we played our song "Valley Of Sadness," one of my guitar players and I noticed a man and woman in the crowd just straight up "dirty dancing." Again, we played like a power metal/thrash hybrid and here are two people, obviously feeling zero pain, just grinding away, holding drinks, to a song about finding your way out of the valley of sadness before your life fades away. Although they were fully clothed, I truly believe she went home pregnant.
Final Sign's latest album "Hold High The Flame" is out now via Divebomb Records / Tridoid Records. More...
Divebomb Records Offering Free Metal Sampler
"Full Metal Blitz" s a free 12 track sampler highlighting current artists on the Divebomb Records roster. You can stream all the songs below or pick up your own free copy at Bandcamp here. The label comments:
"We are possibly best known for our reissues, but we have just as strong a passion for discovering and releasing new music. 'Full Metal Blitz' features an array of artists each with their own style and attitude but all brandishing that certain quality that we at Divebomb Records are ecstatic to promote. Whether you love thrash, power, progressive or old school traditional metal, 'Full Metal Blitz' has something for you. Download or stream it now and discover your next favorite band!"
1. Eradikator - Mesmerised
2. Zephaniah - Destiny
3. Wulfhook - Brutal Nightmare
4. Everthrone - Under A Burning Sky
5. Gross Reality - Save Yourself
6. Final Sign - Madness Eternal
7. Enertia - Demons Of Silence
8. Judicator - Coping Mechanism
9. Mindwork - Perceiving The Reality
10. Electric Age - Echoes Of Insanity
11. Project: Roenwolfe - Roanoke
12. Widow - Inside The Sign More...
Final Sign Reveals "Hold High The Flame" Details
The musical partnership between vocalist Shawn Pelata and guitarist Brian "Hellstorm" Williams dates back to 1999, when Brian contacted Shawn with the hope of recruiting him to sing for a new project he was putting together. That short-lived endeavor became K-Octavem yielding a single album titled "Outer Limits," issued via Germany's Hellion Records in 2001.
Williams then continued with his main band October 31 while Pelata released two albums with melodic rock outfit Line Of Fire, as well as working with metalcore cultists KillWhitneyDead. The two kept in touch, vowing to one day work together again when the time was right.
That time, it seems, is now. An unstoppable riff machine (he's not called "Hellstorm" for nothing), Brian soon found himself with new players, and eight new songs in need of the right voice. He knew just who to call: Shawn was brought on board and—alongside Kevin Haverlah (drums) and Howard Baker (bass)— Final Sign was born.
Divebomb Records is proud to present the debut album from Final Sign, titled "Hold High The Flame." It's a ravenous blend of U.S. power metal, thrash and old school heavy metal. Pelata adds, "Brian and I are really excited that our new band Final Sign is part of the Divebomb Records family! These guys know their audience, they know their Metal, and their track record speaks for itself. It's an honor for me, personally, to have their continued support." More...