About Summoner ----
SUMMONER / PHOENIX  LP
Magnetic Eye Records
Catalog No. MER009 
(release date: July 24, 2012)
 
ALBANY-- Known throughout the Northeast for their powerful live shows, Boston’s SUMMONER adds to their reputation as a live act with the release of their new record PHOENIX, a finely crafted slab of stoner-rock sonic power recorded at Massachusetts’ famed Q-Division studios and slated for a vinyl release on Albany, NY’s Magnetic Eye Records on July 24th.
Earlier in their career SUMMONER released an EP under the name RIFF CANNON, an apt moniker considering the driving nature of their take on music: lyrical-yet-ominous guitar lines set against drilling, brutally propulsive rhythms, all topped off with the siren-like wail of singer Chris Johnson’s tales of heroic mythical battles, dystopian worlds and lonely pilgrimages to far off lands of wonder, terror and magic.
Formed in 2007 in Boston, Massachusetts by AJ Peters, Joe Richner, Chris Johnson and Scott Smith, SUMMONER’s influences range from classic hard rock pioneers Black Sabbath, Thin Lizzy and Hawkwind to modern stoner/sludge bands like Torche, Queens of the Stone Age and Dead Meadow.
PHOENIX , the band’s modern take on the best of hard rock, comes in a beautifully realized 180g vinyl edition featuring artwork by Alyssa Maucere & German illustrator Alex Von Wieding. Get your copy now at the MER site. If digital is more your style, head over to iTunes and download a ‘deluxe edition’ (which includes PHOENIX plus 8 additional tracks from the band’s debut release titled MERCURY MOUNTAIN).
Look for SUMMONER on the East Coast this summer as they hit the road in support of Phoenix.

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About Magnetic Eye Records ---
Magnetic Eye Records is an American imprint doing business as a record label featuring modern, original musical/audio works created by artists working in the rock, electronic, post-rock, experimental, hip-hop and soundscape/ambient genres. The current roster of artists include Summoner (rock), Purifier (heavy rock), Akuma (heavy metal), Mental Chaos (hip-hop), Claymation (ambient/soundscape), Carcinogenic Corpse (experimental/electronic), Ironweed (rock), Yoma (instrumental/post-rock), blksn. (post-rock), deadstarlight (indie rock) and Landerim (indie-pop).
Magnetic Eye Records (MER) was formed in January, 2011 by founder Mike Vitali (Carcinogenic Corpse, Ironweed, Love Kiss, Ajna Chakra). Originally established to showcase music in the Albany, NY area, MER quickly attracted attention through its presence online. Soon after its formation, MER began attracting interest from a variety of artists around the world working in various genres. By the middle of 2011, releases began showing up in various formats (vinyl, digital, specialty limited releases) across the web and in specialty retail stores around the globe.
The label is currently headquartered in Albany, NY, where it has offices staffed by Vitali (president), C. Baird Buchanan (V.P Operations), Charlie Sweeney (press, P.R. and A&R) and Nicole Campon (Photographer, Graphic Art consultant). 
MER is currently in negotiations to license and distribute works through a variety of online and retail locations. The label accepts submissions for consideration in its "drop box," located at the company's website.

DISCOGRAHY:
MER015 International Mind Magick - Megan Fox (Backseat) 
MER014 Summoner - Phoenix (Deluxe Edition) 
MER013 Carcinogenic Corpse - Ars Technetronic 
MER012 Landerim - Shallow Draw 
MER011 Mental Chaos - We Don't Die, We Multiply 
MER010 Akûma - Fearless John EP 
MER009 Summoner - Phoenix LP 
MER008 Carcinogenic Corpse - Panspermia 
MER007 Claymation - The Dolphin Key 
MER006 Carcinogenic Corpse - International Mind Magick 
MER005 Ironweed - Your World of Tomorrow LP 
MER004 Love Kiss - Amplexus 
MER003 Carcinogenic Corpse - Noise Farm 
MER002 Carcinogenic Corpse - Astronomica II 
MER001 Carcinogenic Corpse - Astronomica I
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Scheduled releases for Fall 2012:
Purifier/Akuma split LP 
Yoma/blksn. split LP 
Purifier - Bottom of Empty

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