Canada’s West Of Hell recently released their new album Blood Of The Infidel on April 1st, 2019, which is now being supported by "The Infidels Tour" across Canada. Delivering a unique form of heavy metal with a wide range of influences from power, death and prog metal to thrash, groove and classic metal, West Of Hell ignores genre standards and puts their all into an insane live show.  For those who have never seen a West Of Hell performance, it’s not one to be missed. The combination of thrash metal riffs with modern progressive elements and power metal-esque vocals from Chris 'The Heathen' Valagao command the stage with a magnificent presence while literal sparks fly everywhere.

Blood of The Infidel is the band’s sophomore album, following the well-received Spiral Empire from 2012. The band's next video “The Machine” follows their three videos “Chrome Eternal”, “Infidels” and “Hammer And Hand” to show fans an idea of the madness that will come from this powerhouse of a record.

The band comments: 

"The video for 'The Machine' is a visual interpretation of the rise of the machine brain. The band itself is digitized and become pawns of the Titan digital overlord. Chris (Heathen) Valagao along with Joseph Klymkiw produced and directed a unique vision of our cyber overlord. VR, 3D modeling, pyrotechnics, extreme body modification, suspension and traditional cinematography all come together in an extraordinary way to tell the tale of humanities uncertain future."

Dates:

April
10 - Peterborough, ON - Simcoe
11 - Toronto, ON - Duffy's Tavern
12 - Ottawa, ON - Cafe Dekcuf
13 - Guelph, ON - Dstrct
14 - Montreal, QC - Piranha Bar
15 - Quebec City, QC - La Source de la Martiniere
16 - North Bay, ON - The Fraser 
17 - Sault Ste. Marie, ON - The New American
18 - Thunder Bay, ON - Black Pirates Pub
19 - Selkirk, MB - The Merch
20 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
21 - Calgary, AB - Dickens
22 - Drumheller, AB - Neighbour's Corner Pub
23 - Banff, AB - Bruno's Bar and Grill
24 - Kelowna, BC - Munnin's Post
26 - Vancouver, BC - The Rickshaw Theatre
27 - Victoria, BC - V-Lounge

Rife with old-school influences, yet evolved with a modern sound, Blood Of The Infidel blends with deftness traditional metal, thrash, and death metal, built on a foundation of penetrating melodies and progressive song structures. Vocalist Chris Valagao (Zimmers Hole) has reached new heights here, ranging from thick death metal growls to the soaring notes of epic power metal, even adding the occasional harmony. Buttressed with shredding guitar solos, the album benefits as well from focused studio time that resulted in a crushing riff tone, sharp, sinewy bass lines, and a drum performance (studio only) by Vancouver brother Ash Pearson that is as taut as it is tough.

Blood Of The Infidel was produced, mixed and engineered by Rob Shallcross, and mastered by Greg Reely. Vocals, guitars, and bass were recorded at Infinity Studios in Victoria, BC, while drums were recorded at the legendary Armoury Studios in Vancouver.

The glorious album cover was crafted by band favorite Travis Smith, with album liner design/layout by Kevin Moore at Soft Surrogate.

Tracklisting:

"Hammer And Hand"
"Chrome Eternal"
"Infidels"
"The Machine"
"Dying Tomorrow"
"The Dark Turn"
"Mankind Commands"

"Chrome Eternal" video:

    
"Infidels" video:

West Of Hell is:

Chris Valagao - Vocals
Sean Parkinson - Lead Guitar
Kris Schulz - Lead Guitar
Jordan Kemp - Bass
Paul Drummond - Drums