Rival’s new album Tales From the Bluesy Tomb was released digitally on March 14, 2017. This album has 12 diverse songs and 2 instrumentals. While most songs are comprised of the traditional two guitars, bass and drums combination, there is also the occasional keyboard part to look for. The group took it upon themselves to completely engineer and produce the album on their own. In January 2015 they began recording in their tiny jam space, the room dubbed "Bluesy Tomb". Tracking drums and vocals in the Bluesy Tomb was no small feat. Even a vocal booth out of an upturned couch had to be crafted. But eventually, recording was done and it was time to mix. Luckily the band’s bass player Adam was up to the challenge. The boys adopted a very democratic style of mixing, usually having everyone present while Adam took the lead and manned the controls. The result is a true product of all four members. A truly dynamic and professional album that all are proud to be a part of.

11 Rock And A Hard Place

10 Time Out

09 Curse

08 Assembly Line

07 How Bad Blues

06 Jackie Dee

05 Dead Money

04 Bluesy Tomb

03 Prologue

02 Orpheus (Play A Tune For Me)

01 Gone Too Far

Montreal’s hard-hitting, auspiciously-creative quartet Rival is reinventing what hard rock can sound like. Formed late in 2013 by front-man, Jeremy Helten drummer, Mike Chretien and guitarist, Matt Baker, Rival quickly fell in stride with a sound like “Foo Fighters if they were dosed with amphetamines and then shown a documentary on Howlin' Wolf on repeat for several hours.” or  “Cream meets Led Zeppelin during a bar fight.” No song get stale with these guys. Rival is truly Rock In Virtually Atomic Levels.

 

The band released their first EP, “Rival I” in 2014 and followed it up two years later with a full thirteen track album “Tales From The Bluesy Tomb” (2017). Both albums were entirely self engineered and produced.  Since the release of “Tales From The Bluesy Tomb” Rival has hit the books hard. Writing a plethora of new material and working in the bands newest member, bassist, Corrado Johnston. Corrado joined the team after the amicable departure from Rivals previous thundercat and in-house audio wizard Adam Nigro. Rival plans to record a new five song EP in 2018.


Rival has been honored to play some of montreal’s best mid-sized venues. In particular Club Soda at the 2016 LME Showcase Finals at which they placed 2nd. In Autumn 2017 “Tales From The Bluesy Tomb” was included in Fireworks Magazine out of the U.K. in which it received an illuminating review. “Rival rock, they groove, they experiment, they stomp, they get funky, they get melodic and atmospheric, these guys are seriously good.”

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