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Night Demon launches new podcast, enhanced website
by AlexDeadline Wilson for Ad Changes is 12:00 Noon the Tuesday prior to that issues release.
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Night Demon, from left: Armand John Anthony, Dusty Squires and Jarvis Leatherby.
enowned Ventura metal band Night albums. “On our 2017 album Darkness Remains Demon has found some new ways to we depict city hall as a kind of post-apocalyptic theglobe number on the stayCOMMENTS: connected to fans Write across the wasteland, andad thethat statue of Father Serra is actuto your comments/corrections ally represented by our mascot Rocky, who’s like during the corresponds coronavirus pandemic. In addition to the recent launch of its Night an old demon priest,” he said. 1. ____________________________________________ Night Demon helped create the heavy metal Demon Heavy Metal Podcast, the band has also released four new singles. And, for diehard fans, festival Frost and Fire, which took place at the _______________________________________________ there’s a new “Subscriber’s Lair” section on Ventura Theater and other local venues. Leaththe website.2.For____________________________________________ $10 per month, those who sign erby noted that fans who traveled here had strong up can enjoy access to rare merchandise and a reactions when they saw the stately neoclassical chance to chat with the members of the band and facade overlooking Downtown Ventura. _______________________________________________ “They come here to Ventura once a year and other fans. they see that building and they’re like, ‘Wow, The metal trio — Jarvis Leatherby (lead 3. ____________________________________________ vocals and bass), Dusty Squires (drums) and that’s a real place! And how big it is and how Armand John Anthony (guitar) — have gained beautiful, and did those atrocities really happen?’ _______________________________________________ a worldwide following with their sound (heavily It’s just cool to have those serendipitous things influenced 4. by ____________________________________________ old-school British metal bands happen in your life, and you’re like ‘Wow this such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest) and intense is really happening right now. We kind of put performances. Usually on tour eight months a Ventura on the map,’ ” the singer said. _______________________________________________ Other topics discussed on the podcast and the year, Night Demon was scheduled to perform at Subscriber’s Lair will be the meanings behind several European festivals this summer before 5. ____________________________________________ some of Night Demon’s songs, which Leatherby they were all canceled due to the pandemic. As Leatherby explained, these latest endeavors hopes will resonate with listeners. _______________________________________________ “The fans are such a big part of this,” he said. are giving fans unprecedented access to the band. “There are no bands on the road so we have “They live this with us, and so having the podour fan’s attention,” he said. “So where one cast gives them a complete inside scoop. Plus we thing gets taken away from us, the other thing is have a special subscriber’s area on our website happening. So it’s been good for us. We’ve been now that is heavily curated with tons of archival footage. Anecdotes about the band. Behind-thelooking at it in a real positive way.” The band has never shied away from contro- scenes stuff. We even have a forum on there versial and timely topics in its music, and the where we ask the die-hard fans about what they pandemic is no different. One new song and want. It’s a communal thing. We’re a band for the video, “Vyseria,” addresses what the members see people for sure,” said Leatherby. as media hysteria surrounding the deadly virus, Ten percent of subscription fees will also and people trying to use it to gain political advan- support a charitable fund, the Metal Cares Fountage. They also discuss the controversy over the dation, started by the band in 2014 to aid people removal of the Father Junipero Serra statue from in the metal community. Ventura City Hall on the new podcast. According to Leatherby, the controversy inter- For more information on the band, the podests fans partly because dark imagery of Ventura cast and the Subscriber’s Lair, visit www. City Hall isDate: on the cover of one of Night Demon’s nightdemon.net _______________________________
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