Feb 8 – Montreal – Heavy MTL 2012 BOTB – Glen Drover (Megadeth, King Diamond, Hail) Guest Judges
Montreal’s heaviest and loudest bands will take to the stage once again to battle out in round 2 for a chance to win one of two prized spots on the Heavy MTL 2012 lineup at Parc Jean-Drapeau from August 11 to 12. Round 2 will take place on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at Katacombes (1635 St. Laurent) with guest judge guitarist Glen Drover (Eidolon, Megadeth, King Diamond, Testament) whom recently joined the allstar lineup of Hail, which features vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens (DIO DISCIPLES, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH), guitarist Andreas Kisser (SEPULTURA) alongside a rotating list of musicians, including drummers Paul Bostaph (TESTAMENT, SLAYER, EXODUS, FORBIDDEN), Mike Portnoy (ADRENALIN MOB, DREAM THEATER, AVENGED SEVENFOLD); bassists James Lomenzo (MEGADETH) and David Ellefson (Megadeth).
Note: BOTB showcases will be every second Wednesday of the months leading to Heavy MTL 2012.
Show Details:
Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012 – Progressive/ Modern Death Thrash Metal Night
18+
8:30pm
$12 – Tickets available at Admission.com & Labyrinthe (486 Ste. Catherine West)
Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/283622028360910/
Guest judge: Glen Drover – http://www.glendroverband.com
Bands:
3 Mile Scream
www.facebook.com/3MileScream
Aeon’s Fall
www.facebook.com/pages/Aeons-Fall/208459006123
Ashes of Eden
www.myspace.com/ashesofeden
Sykode
www.reverbnation.com/sykode
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6 judges in all will decide the score of each band. The 5 top scoring bands out of the 20 that are competing in the contest will go on to the finals where 2 will win their spot onto the stage of the Heavy MTL 2012 festival!
sponsored by:
Budweiser
Jagermeister
La Boutique Labyrinthe – www.labyrintherock.com
Steve’s Music Store
LoudTrax.com
H.M.M.A.C. (Heavy Metal Music Association of Canada)
Magik Tours
Tickets onsale NOW online [link coming up] and at Boutique Labyrinthe: www.labyrintherock.com. (486 Ste-Catherine W.).
For questions and comments, please contact enrouteheavymtl@gmail.com.
Join our Heavy MTL Facebook event and like our Heavy MTL fanpage to stay informed: http://www.facebook.com/HeavyMTL
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About: Glen Drover is best known as the former lead guitarist in Megadeth and backup to Andy Larocque in King Diamond, as well as his own band Eidolon, along with his brother Shawn Drover.
Glen Drover began playing guitar as a child, and was joined at age 10 by his brother Shawn on drums. Influenced by Tony MacAlpine, Al Di Meola, Randy Rhoads, Greg Howe, Michael Romeo, George Lynch, Warren DeMartini and David Gilmour, the Drover brothers formed the thrash/power metal band Eidolon in 1996, releasing seven albums to date. Glen is currently touring with Testament in place of Alex Skolnick and teaching guitar lessons at Long and McQuade.
In 1998, Drover joined King Diamond, and appeared on the House of God album.
In October 2004, Drover joined thrash metal band Megadeth, bringing along his brother Shawn. Following an extensive world tour, Drover contributed to Megadeth’s 2007 release, United Abominations as the lead guitarist and with co-writing credits for one song. While busy recording that album, Drover also cut a guest guitar solo for the track “Emotional Coma” (featured on the album Emotional Coma) by Swedish metal group Lion’s Share. Drover recorded his solo at home in Canada, and sent the music file to the band.
In January 2008 Glen Drover left Megadeth to focus on family life; the constant touring was starting to have a negative effect on him. His last show with Megadeth was on November 18, 2007 in Brisbane, Australia. Commenting on leaving the band, Drover said “I am aware of the rumors that I left Megadeth to focus on family life and my family life has always been my priority. In the end, I was unhappy with the situation, which magnified me wanting to spend more time with my family and realizing that it’s time for me to move on to the next chapter in my musical career, I have a lot of great memories and met a ton of great people along the way, both fans and people in the industry.”
On the 22 Oct 2008 Testament announced that they had recruited guitarist Glen Drover to fill in on their Mexican tour dates with Judas Priest, Due to Alex Skolnick’s prior commitment to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Also in March 2010, during the time of him trying to finally finish his album, Glen Drover was playing with Testament on the Megadeth, Testament, Exodus tour In the US and Canada, due to Alex Skolnick being away again.
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