TOMORROW! EP 'Underbelly' from Ghetto Tech Metal: The Apex

The 'Underbelly' EP is the follow up to their 2015 self-titled debut album and is being released on August 17th, same day they kick off their Eastern Canadian Tour.

What truly makes THE APEX interesting besides the full force of their technical brutality, is that vocalist Darren M. suffers from Neurogenic Stammering, which effects his speech where the brain won't tell the mouth what to say so he's unable to carry on a normal conversation, but for some reason he's able to scream all the lyrics live and that is how he gets to express himself vocally with the band.

If you're a fan of The Dillinger Escape Plan, Meshuggah, The Red Chord, Candiria then you'll want to check this one out.



‘Fresh Out of The Foundry Tour’:
Aug 17 – Windsor, ON – The Dominion House
Aug 18 – Toronto, ON – Coalition T.O.
Aug 19 – Montreal, QC – THR Bar
Aug 20 – Drummondville, QC – Pur Heriot
Aug 21 – Quebec City, QC – La Source de la Martinière
Aug 22 – Charlottetown, PE – Babas Lounge
Aug 23 – Moncton, NB – Plan B
Aug 25 – Sussex, NB – Uncle G’s
Aug 26 – Sydney, NS – Embers
Aug 27 – Sackville, NS – House Show
Aug 28 – Halifax, NS – Gus’ Pub
Aug 29 – Fredericton, NB – Charlotte Street Arts Center


The Apex formed in August of 2013.
They are a collective of individuals from the Ontario metal community, whom over the years have come together from past bands such as, Closed Casket Funeral, Dismata, Blood Shot Eye, The Coalition Design, and Corprophemia to form The Apex.

In a true culmination of talent, dedication, and timing, this group has created a unique hometown sound that is now being called "Windsor Ghetto Tech". The brutal sonic assault of their music coupled with the emotional reckless abandonment of their live performance, have drawn stanch comparisons to Meshuggah and classic Dillinger Escape Plan rounded out with a distinctly Canadian flair. To add influence, vocalist Darren M. suffers from Neurogenic Stammering, which effects his speech where the brain won't tell the mouth what to say so he's unable to carry on a normal conversation, but for some reason he's able to scream all the lyrics live and that is how he gets to express himself vocally with the band.


In July, 2014 they entered Shark Tank Productions studio in Windsor, Ontario to begin recording their debut self-titled full length album, "The Apex". They hired engineer Nick Kinnish of Serafina Productions (Johnny Truent, Architects, and more) to aid them in capturing their sound accurately. In November, 2014 they completed their recording and announced the independent release date of February 21st, 2015. In 2016, the band entered Empire Recording Studios to record their next release, the EP 'Underbelly' set to be unleashed in August.


TOUR EXPERIENCE
This band is no stranger to hitting the pavement to support the music they love to make. In their 15+ years of experience creating music in previous bands, they've been support on tour for bands like: Cephalic Carnage, All Shall Perish, Despised Icon, Cryptopsy, Today Is The Day, Killitorous, Erimha and Ion Dissonance to name a few. In previous bands they've also shared the stage on festivals with bands like: SOD, Venom, Obituary, Cradle Of Filth, Earth Crisis, God Forbid, Skinless, Beneath The Massacre and more to crowds up to 7500+ in North America.




As their current lineup "The Apex", they have already invested in a mid-sized tour bus and have began to book many shows and festivals across Canada for 2016.

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Discography:
2016 - Underbelly EP
2015 - Self-Titled LP - Album Stream

Shared stage w/:
Upon A Burning Body, Emmure, Protest The Hero, Intervals, Liferuiner, Fall City Fall, Slumlord


Tour and Festivals:
2015 - Out Cold Fest (Windsor, ON)
2015 - Sudbury Metal Fest (Sudbury, ON)
2015 - Heavy Fest (Windsor, ON)
2015 - Chaos Fest (Hamilton, ON) w/ Liferuiner, Erimha, Blackguard, Everyone Dies in Utah, Lions Lions, + more
2014 - OntariBro Tour w/Allies To The Adversary (June, July)

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Tags:  The Apex, Underbelly, Ontario, Windsor 

Sevine E. Levine    August 16, 2016