Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2016 – SASKATCHEWAN FINAL – REGINA – MARCH 25

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Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2016

SASKATCHEWAN FINAL – REGINA – MARCH 25 – One Band To Rule Them All!

2016 Trailer Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQcxqsxchkQ

Free Download – Vol 4. Compilation featuring over 90 bands and 7 Hours of Canadian Metal – here.

WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA is proud to announce theSASKATCHEWAN Final on March 25th in Regina at The Exchange (2431 8 Ave) for this year’s 2016 national competition to send one independent metal talent to the world stage at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany, which holds an attendance of over 80,000 metalheads from around the world. After battle rounds in Saskatoon and Regina, bands Singularity, Scythra and Deadrot will be performing for one to move on the Prairie Final in Calgary on April 16th. One finalist from the Prairie Final will then move on to perform at the National Final in Toronto on June 11th for ‘One Band To Rule Them All’ and play at Wacken Open Air 2016.
This is WMBC’s fourth year hosting the competition across country in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, London, Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. For the last three years that Wacken Metal Battle has been held in Canada, it has produced two world champions Vesperia (2015) and Crimson Shadows (2013) to triumph at the international Wacken Metal Battle beating out over 30 other representing countries from around the globe.

Live Video @ Wacken – 2015 – Vesperia – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lwkzc4zGUY

Live Video @ Wacken – 2014 – Mutank – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQrLaG8BPL4

Live Video @ Wacken – 2013 – Crimson Shadows – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prOdgG4OwQU

2016 Band Line Up & Battle Rounds:

All rounds can be found here.

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SASKATCHEWAN FINAL – FRIDAY, MARCH 25 @ The Exchange (2431 8 Ave)

(winner will move on to Prairie Final in Calgary on April 16 @ Distortion (3828 MacLeod Trail S.)

Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1708636519405051/

Singularity

Scythra

Deadrot

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SASKATOON

ROUND 1 – FRIDAY, MARCH 11 @ Vangelis Tavern (801 Broadway Ave.)

(one band from round will move on to SK final)

Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/581089642067319/

Singularity – WINNER

Maelstrom Vale

Corvathra

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REGINA

ROUND 1 – SATURDAY, MARCH 12 @ The Exchange (2431 8 Ave)

(two bands from round will move on to SK final)

Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/143528636030863/

Magnetic

Northern Fallout

Planet Eater – dropped

Scythra – WINNER

Deadrot – WINNER

Kelevra

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PRAIRIE FINAL in Calgary – SATURDAY, APRIL 16 @ Distortion (3828 MacLeod Trail S.)

(winner will move on to National Final in Toronto on June 11 @ Opera House)

Finalist – Calgary – TBA

Finalist – Edmonton – TBA

Finalist – Saskatchewan – TBA

Finalist – Manitoba – TBA

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CANADIAN FINAL – SATURDAY, JUNE 11 @ OPERA HOUSE (735 Queen St. E.), Toronto, ON

Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1526172981010202/

About:

Wacken Metal Battle Canada is part of an international competition where over a hundred band’s from across the country battle each other for one to be selected and join over 30 other countries for an international battle of the bands at the world’s largest outdoor metal festival Wacken Open Air, which has been taking place in Wacken , Germany for the last 26 years. Oshawa’s Vesperia (2014 winners – video at Wacken), Toronto’s Crimson Shadows (2013 winners – video at Wacken) and Montreal’s Mutank (2014 winners – video at Wacken) have had that honour playing in front of thousands. The 2016 festival will be taking place from August 4-6.

How it works:

Each city will hold their qualifying rounds plus city finals from the months of January to May 2016 selecting the top band to move forward to the national finals in Toronto, ON on June 11th at Opera House with one being selected to perform at the 27th edition of Wacken Open Air taking place from August 4-6. All bands will be judged during battle rounds by respected local music industry.

The finalists will be selected as follows by province.

1 finalist from BC

1 finalist from Prairies (AB, SK, MB)

2 finalists from Ontario

1 finalist from Quebec

Rules: http://metalbattle.ca/rules.html

Wacken Metal Battle Canada Promo Video: http://youtu.be/gQcxqsxchkQ

Wacken Metal Battle 2014 Canada Finals by Ondeschocs.com: http://youtu.be/RrOGyBtqwaQ

For more info on Metal Battle Canada, please visit these links:

Official Website: http://www.metalbattle.ca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetalBattleCanada

Twitter: @MetalBattleCAN