NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – January 25, 2023
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SQUIDHAMMER Unleashes Thrashy New Single âDrowning In Flamesâ Off Upcoming Album âHail The Squidâ
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L-R: Jake Schultz (Guitar), Eric “Skeebo” Kjelland (Drums), Ericka Schultz-Niemann (Vocals), Joe Dunn (Bass)
Photo Credit: Ericka Schultz-Niemann
Squidhammer proudly calls Watertown, Wisconsin home. The band carved out its place in the Midwest metal scene in 2018 with their debut album, âPower Removal Serviceââ. Since then, they have released a handful of singles and more to come for their âHail The Squidâ project. A little bit unorthodox, they plan to release it single by single to the digital world, with a music video to accompany each release. The end product will be a physical LP containing all of the releases. The upcoming single âDrowning In Flamesâ featuring Kyle Fawley of Digital Remains is a mental roller coaster. A twisted riddle full of metaphors. Guitarist Jake Schultz explains further:
ââDrowning In Flamesâ is the outside voice we all wish we could hear over our own noise. Itâs everything you hope youâre not. Itâs the shackles you watched your own possessed hands put around your very ankles. Itâs the only way out. Itâs a long trip, musically speaking. A labyrinth. Hooks left and grooves right. A push/pull of thrash, chugs, and sway. Itâs a bit of an arpeggio of a song structure, with an exit hidden in the middle. Will you burn your way out, or will you wind up right back where you started?â
âHail The Squidâ, the band’s second studio project is currently being rolled out to the world via a series of single releases. Squidhammer is extremely excited to announce that the open-ended and ongoing collection is a Wisconsin collaborative effort. So far, under this series title, 12 planned tracks will feature 20+ vocalists from Wisconsin’s top metal bands. This project is meant to help show everyone just what Wisconsin has to offer to the U.S. metal scene, as Squidhammer continues to tour the country. Squidhammer aims to attract more national and international acts to the great Wisconsin metal scene, benefiting everyone involved!â
Squidhammer is recommended for fans of Pantera, Lamb Of God, and Arch Enemy.
Listen to âDrowning In Flamesâ ft. Kyle Fawley of Digital Remains via its music video below.
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Squidhammer is:â
Ericka Schultz – Vocals
Jake Schultz – Guitars
Eric âSkeeboâ Kjelland – Drums
Joe Dunn – Bass
For more info: Withkoji.com/@Squidhammer | Squidhedz.com | Facebook.com/squidhammermetal | Twitter.com/getchasquidon | Youtube.com/@squidhammermetal9966 | Instagram.com/squidhammermetalâ
About: Squidhammer proudly calls Watertown, Wisconsin home. The band carved out its place in the midwest metal scene in 2018 with their debut album, âPower Removal Serviceâ. In early 2018, the band took a road trip to Fort Worth, Texas and recorded the album with producer Russell Hollar in five days and headed straight back home. The album was released independently and has been lovingly accepted into the “favorites” category of many midwest headbangers who have shown so much support. Its tracks have been featured on local radio stations as well as several worldwide internet radio stations. One track has even been played on Sirius XM’s Liquid Metal channel several times.
To ensure the band’s availability, Squidhammer’s founding member, Jake Schultz, has since adopted an open-door approach to the band lineup, meaning that members are free to come and go as they please, and contribute to studio recordings and live performances/tours at whichever level they feel comfortable. This has proven to ensure that only the most passionate, humble, and dedicated people are involved.
‘Hail The Squid’, the band’s second studio project is currently being rolled out to the world via a series of single releases. Squidhammer is extremely excited to announce that the open-ended and ongoing collection is a Wisconsin collaborative effort. So far, under this series title, 12 planned tracks will feature 20+ vocalists from Wisconsin’s top metal bands. This project is meant to help show everyone just what Wisconsin has to offer to the U.S. metal scene, as Squidhammer continues to tour the country. Squidhammer aims to attract more national and international acts to the great Wisconsin metal scene, benefiting everyone involved!
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âThe introductory growl that Marq brings in is like an atomic bomb going off â unleashing chaos and dismay as this track kicks off with unrivaled energy. Erickaâs performance rips through like shrapnel, with a chaotic presence that carries an aura of fury and insanity in its wake. Both vocalists mesh seamlessly in their pieces, allowing this track to blast through with mind-blowing drum beats, demonic bass, and furious riff work to share in the spotlight, rather than be shadowed by it.â – Valkyrjia @ VALKYRJIAN Metal Blog (2022 âHamrammrâ Single)
âThe mixture of chaotic, guttural growls, and shrill screams that unite these two vocal powerhouses is baffling, leaving for a track thatâs not only complex and intense in its delivery but, strangely catchy as wellâ – Valkyrjia @ VALKYRJIAN Metal Blog (2022 âHamrammrâ Single)
âThe song mixes elements of Groove and Thrash Metal, with aggressive vocals, in a great vocal dynamic between vocalist Ericka and Marq Pointer, heavy riffs and a destructive rhythmic partâ – Leandro Vianna @ ROADIEMETAL of Brazilâ
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âThis is no nonsense metal, which is out to ensure that there are no prisoners whatsoever as they have all been blasted through a wall by the sheer volume and attack of what is taking placeâ – Kev Rowland @ House of Prog Radio (2018 âPower Removal Serviceâ LP)â
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