News : First Fragment release new music video ; launch pre-orders for new album "Gloire Éternelle"

Via First Fragment's facebook page :

"Our new album "Gloire Éternelle" will come out October 29th on 2LP/CD/Digital via Unique Leader Records and on tape via Productions TSO. Pre orders available here :

https://www.indiemerch.com/uniqueleader

https://www.impericon.com/en/unique-leader-records.html

https://uniqueleaderrecords.bandcamp.com/

Tracklisting : 1 - Gloire Éternelle (8:41) 2 - Solus (4:35) 3 - La Veuve & Le Martyr (5:37) 4 - Pantheum (4:36) 5 - De Chair & De Haine (9:03) 6 - Sonata en Mi Mineur (5:45) 7 - Ataraxie (5:16) 8 - Soif Brûlante (6:53) 9 - In'el (18:54) 10 - Mort Éphémère (2:08)

Line-up :

David AB - Lead & backing vocals (mids, highs, yells)

Phil Tougas - Lead, rhythm & classical guitars, backing vocals (lows, highs, gurgles, yells), keyboards, effects, intros, additional percussions

Nick “Thriller” Miller - Lead & rhythm guitar

Dominic “Forest” Lapointe - Fretless lead bass

Nicholas “Le Fou” Wells - Drums. percussions & additional back vocals (yells)

Additional musicians :

Vincent Savary (Ex-First Fragment) - 2nd bass solo in In’el

David AB, Phil Tougas, Nicholas Wells & Steven Henry (Ex Neuraxis) - Warchoir

Production & artwork :

Phil Tougas - Producer, Recording/Engineering (vocals, guitars), additional editing (drums) at Stygian Studios (Longueuil)

Hugues Deslauriers - Mixing, Re-amping (Guitars, Bass) at Roarrr Sound Studios (Montreal)

Mathieu Marcotte - Mastering at Humanoise Studios (Montreal)

Chris Donaldson - Recording/engineering (drums, bass) at The Grid (Montreal)

Jonathan Mazzeo - Assistant engineering (drums, bass) at The Grid (Europe)

Pierre Tougas - Additional engineering

Andrew Allstone - Additional engineering

Marc Roy - Additional engineering

Adam Burke/Nightjar Illustration - Album cover art

Chimère Noire - Layout

Charles Benoit - Logo

All lyrics and concepts by David AB

All songs composed by Phil Tougas except : 6 by Phil Tougas / Gabriel Brault-Pilon, 7-8 by Brault-Pilon / Tougas

All arrangements by Tougas, Forest, Wells, Miller, Brault-Pi lon

Gloire Éternelle was composed between 2006-2021 & recorded between February 2020-February 2021

Interview : Calideath Podcast VS First Fragment

The CALI DEATH PODCAST is hosted by Anthony Trapani (Odious Mortem/Severed Savior), Joel Horner and KC Howard (Odious Mortem/Decrepit Birth) and Josef Kay (To Violently Vomit/Transcend the Realm), whom brings long-form discussions and interviews with legends and contemporaries of Death Metal and its encompassing musical sphere. On this episode, they inquired about the history of First Fragment, as well as the new record "Gloire Éternelle" set to release October 29th. More in this video :

News : Now offering guitar lessons via MoltenChops!

I am now offering hourly skype guitar lessons for intermediate to advanced metal guitar players. Through these courses, I aim to help, coach and guide fellow guitarists through the complex mechanics of heavy metal guitar stylings but more importantly, I aim to help them play what they hear in their heads and reach their goals. The knowledge I have gained over many years of touring and writing, producing and releasing numerous releases is openly shared through online classes that I dubbed MOLTEN CHOPS that have a primary focus on the following : -Exploration of guitar techniques & exercises -Improvisation, Guitar Meditation -Songwriting, counterpoint, harmony, theory

-Musical self-expression, confidence and conviction, fretboard fluidity -Production

The metal scene is a place for everyone and everyone who invests time into honing their craft to play this genre should have access to all the guidance, teachings and help they are able to get to make their dreams come true and enrich the musical scene. For more information about my hourly rates and to book a free consultation, please drop me a line at FirstFragmentQC@hotmail.com

Speak soon!