March 11. 2008
Here is the first news update for 2008! During the last couple of months we have doing a few shows outside of the city and writing new material. This month we will playing in Edmonton on Good Friday. We haven’t played in Edmonton in over a year, so we are really excited to play the The Mead Hall again. Also we will be unleashing some new material at this show. We were also recently selected to play a Junofest Music Showcase next month on April 5th. This will be out first show in Calgary for 08, also another chance to hear some of our new songs.

Sept 06. 2007
The month of September shall be a busy one. We are playing the Noctis Valkyries metal fest in Calgary with Melechesh and Inquisition on September 22nd. Shortly after we will be in Toronto playing a show on the 25th of September with Finntroll. To end the month, we are going to be at the legion in Calgary playing with 3 Inches of Blood. Hope to see as many of you as possible at the shows!

Sept 03. 2007
Our tour with Wolven Ancestry and Nefastus Dies has come to an end. Thanks to everyone who came to see us at any of the shows along the way, it was a pleasure to pillage with all of you. Thanks to Wolven Ancestry and Nefastus Dies for sharing the stage with us, it was an epic tour!

July 05. 2007
Ragnarok Podcast Radio has featured “The Voyage” on episode seven of its show. Ragnarok is an independent Scottish heavy metal radio station that spreads the word of heavy metal by playing music and discussing metal. To listen to episode seven you can subscribe to Ragnarok on iTunes, or click here to go their site and listen.

March 19. 2007
Aurum Aetus Piraticus is now available on the iTunes Store! You can buy the album for $9.99 or each track for $0.99. The album is also available on emusic, Napster, musicnet, Rhapsody and Sony Connect.
Click here to go to the iTunes store and purchase our album.

March 01. 2007
Verbal Deception will be playing the Hot August Metal Fest in Seattle. The Festival is Described as a Deathphonic Black Metal Crusade, and is being held at Studio Seven and will include bands such as Wolven Ancestry, Ceremonial Castings, Inquinok, Nefastus Dies and Panzerfaust. The Festival spans two days which are the 24th and 25th of August 2007. Tickets are $20.00 USD.

February 06. 2007
Aurum Aetus Piraticus has been reviewed by Finish Heavy Metal magazine Lamentations of the Flame Princess. LotFP is an independently produced zine that speaks its mind. Our album received a detailed and positive review, which can be found on page 17 of the newest issue.

December 28. 2006
Our Album Aurum Aetus Piraticus has been selected by Metal Net Radio as the #1 Independant album of the year. Thanks to Metal Net Radio for selecting us! Click here to go to Metalnetradio.com.

December 8. 2006
“Voyage” is featured on the Newest Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles, Knuckles tracks! The issue is #101 and it will be available in stores mid to end of December.

December 5. 2006
Aurum Aetus Piraticus has been reviewed by Polish metal webzine, Millenium Metal. The album was reviewed by Pawel "Atreju" Kowalewski, he gave it 8.9 out of 10. To read the review click here.

November 30. 2006
Kresho and Walt were recently interviewed by Rainer (opko) from metal-magazine Blooddawn.de! The interview is in German, (you made a page translator to read the page). Remember the sentences will be fragmented! Click here to view the page.

October 23. 2006
Our song "High Seas" was Featured on this weeks playlist for the "Hard Beyond Driven" Metal Show. This show is hosted by Metal Mike on CKRG 89.9 FM Radio Glendon. The show airs evey monday 8:30 - 11:00 E.S.T. Click here for a link to the Hard Beyond Driven website. There is a link to tune in to the station on the Hard Beyond driven site.

October 2. 2006
Issue #99 of "Brave Words and Bloody Knuckles" has reviewed Aurum Aetus Piraticus, giving it an 8.5/10! This months issue features Iron Maiden on the cover and interviews with Deicide and Mastodon.

October 1. 2006
We have been featured on Metal Injection radio's recent Vikings, Elves & Pirates! podcast. They selected our song "Voyage" as part of the Pirate metal portion of the podcast. The podcast also featured Eluveitie and Týr. To listen to the podcast click here.

September 21. 2006
Metal Injection radio has featured Verbal Deception on MSR Cast Episode 33, this is their 1 year anniversary show. "Jewels of the Dead" was featured along side tracks by artists such as Iron Maiden and Enslaved.To listen to the podcast click here.

September 8. 2006
We are very proud to announce we are currently featured on the cover of the September issue of Beatroute Magazine, Alberta's Indie Arts & Entertainment Monthly. Beatroute Magazine can be found in Calgary, Alberta, Banff and Canmore. Pick up your copy today.

September 6. 2006
New reviews of Aurum Aetus Piraticus from Power Play Records and webzine LivingForMetal.com have been posted in the "Album Reviews" section of the website.

August 17. 2006
ChartAttack has featured us in their latest installment of "Who The Hell Are You", a weekly column where they profile independant bands, labels and organizations. Click here to read the article.

August 11. 2006
Tune in to Toronto's CSCR 90.3 FM Fusion Radio this Saturday, August 12th at 4 PM (EST) to hear our guest appearance on:

The Governor's Ball!
The Mighty Metal and Comedy Show

This week The Governor's Ball Radio Show will feature special guest host Sam Dunn, director of Metal: A Headbanger's Journey and bassist of thrash metal group Burn To Black, who have just announced the forthcoming release of their debut album Mach666.

Kresho Klarich and Jordon Bourgeault will also be joining The Governor and Sam Dunn via phone to discuss the new VD album Aurum Aetus Piraticus.

The Governor will also be taking your challenges, requests, and challenge requests at (416) 287-7049.
Tune in for your chance to win free stuff from Verbal Deception and Metal: A Headbanger's Journey.

August 9. 2006
New reviews of Aurum Aetus Piraticus from Harm Magazine and Bilgemunky.com have been posted in the "Album Reviews" section.

August 2. 2006
The Metal Observer has began broadcasting their very own podcast.
The first ever edition features an exclusive audio interview with vocalist Kresho Klarich, as well as two tracks off the brand new album Aurum Aetus Piraticus!
To listen to the podcast click here and follow the instructions on screen. Check out www.metal-observer.com for more details on future podcasts!

July 27. 2006
A new review of Aurum Aetus Piraticus by The Metal Observer has been posted in the "Album Reviews" section.

July 26. 2006
Aurum Aetus Piraticus has charted on the following College Campus Radio Stations for the week ending July 25, 2006:

- #3 on the !Earshot National Loud Chart
- #1 on the CJSR 88.5 FM Edmonton Loud Chart
- #1 on CHRW 94.9 FM London Loud Chart
- #8 on CKXU 88.3 FM Lethbridge Loud Chart
- #10 on CJSW 90.9 FM Calgary Loud Chart

Source: www.earshot-online.com

July 19. 2006
Aurum Aetus Piraticus has hit # 6 on the CHRW 94.9 FM Loud Chart in London, ON.

July 18. 2006
Aurum Aetus Piraticus charted at # 6 on the !Earshot Loud Chart for the week ending July 11th, 2006. (The !Earshot Chart is a collective ranking made up of 12 seperate National Campus and Community Radio Stations.)

July 13. 2006
Verbal Deception's debut full-length album, Aurum Aetus Piraticus has charted on the following Canadian Campus Radio Station's:

- # 1 on the CKXU 88.3 FM Loud Chart in Lethbridge, AB
- # 6 on the CILU 102.7 FM Loud Chart in Thunder Bay, ON

July 12. 2006
Avast! We have returned victoriously from our first voyage in the USA.

We had an awesome time and really enjoyed meeting all the bands we shared a stage with and all the wonderful people in Minneapolis, Edgerton, Port Huron, Southgate, Cleveland and Detroit. Thank you all for coming out to the shows.

We would especially like to thank all the venues we played in for their hospitality and support.

June 19. 2006
Verbal Deception would like to welcome new bassist Matt Petti to their crew of filthy pirate bastards!

Petti has been handpicked to replace outgoing member bassist Terry Baldwin, who is leaving the group to concentrate his efforts on CAVEAT - the progressive metal act he founded with Greg Musgrave in early 2001 - as well as to prepare for his upcoming wedding on July 1st, 2006.
Congratulations Terry and Lindsay!

Verbal Deception would like to take this opportunity to thank Terry for his dedication to Verbal Deception and for the contributions he made to the recording of their debut album Aurum Aetus Piraticus (June 27th).

Once a pirate, always a pirate!

Petti (of Calgary-based metal act Entropy of Earth) began rehearsing with Verbal Deception in April and will make his performance debut at the Heidnischer Kreiger Metal Fest on June 24 at The Underground in Calgary, AB, Canada. This date will be followed by six-city American tour, beginning June 29 at Station 4 in St. Paul, MN, USA.

June 7. 2006
Verbal Deception's debut full-length album, Aurum Aetus Piraticus will be released June 27th via Scarab Productions. The concept album, featuring 11 original tracks, a 16-page booklet and a Verbal Deception poster, was recorded at Sundae Sound Studios in Calgary, AB and is being mastered by Dave Horrocks of Infinite Wave Studios. The album will be available at Megatunes and Sloth Records in Calgary, AB, as well as through the Verbal Deception website and MySpace profile.

April 25. 2006
Members of Verbal Deception and Nebucadnezzer will be appearing on one of North America's longest-running metal radio shows, Megawatt Mayhem, on April 29th, 2006 to discuss their upcoming All Ages performance May O5th at the Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Centre. Tune in to CJSW 90.9 FM at 10 PM, or listen online at www.CJSW.com.

April 24. 2006
The May issue of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine is currently available at all Chapters and HMV outlets in Canada. The magazine is accompanied by KnuckleTracks #95, a compilation sampler that include the Verbal Deception track Jewels of the Dead.

March 15. 2006
The Alberta Metal compilation The Greatest Underground Show on Earth, was released by Cyclone Records on February 28th. The album features tracks by 14 of Alberta'a best metal bands, including Verbal Deception's Jewels of the Dead. To order the album or preview its tracks click here.

January 25. 2006
Verbal Deception has received an invitation to perform at RubyFest 2006 in Port Huron, Michigan on July 1st, 2006. We will be headlining the first day of the two day event. More details will be posted as they unfold.

December 05. 2005
HAIL ALL YE FILTHY BASTARDS.
Yar! We hoist our ales to all ye scurvy-ridden scoundels and wenches who joined us in the pillaging of Brew Brothers this past November 26.

September 15. 2005
Yar! After many raids and pillages, we stole away into the night with dastardly machine that aye' has a bastard dog listening on the other end to our growls and accordians. We be playing with this until the grand ship, that be waiting in bay, be ready to set sail. Then back to the high seas in November - a brutal, windy sailing season. We be bringing our best stolen booty; rum to burn your throat, cigars to burn your lungs, jagged knives to slit your necks and music to bang your barnacle covered heads to. Horns up.