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Montreal, QC – January 15, 2018
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Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2018 Announces Battle Rounds
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Crowning one Canadian champion from 2013 to 2016 to play Wacken Open Air, the world’s largest metal festival in Wacken, Germany, WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA returns for its fifth edition after a one year hiatus in 2017. This year’s 2018 edition is being hosted in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City and will witness bands from across the country battle for to one perform at the prestigious festival and join previous winners Hamilton’s Profaner (2016), Oshawa’s Vesperia (2015), Montreal’s Mutank (2014 winners) and Toronto’s Crimson Shadows (2013) whom have had the honour of playing in front of thousands.
The 2018 battles and participating bands are as follows (rounds listed by city):
Vancouver, BC
Round 1
Date: Sunday, March 11
Venue: The Red Room (398 Richards St.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/167370220658537/
Bands:
Apollyon – http://apollyon-ca.bandcamp.com
God Said Kill – http://godsaidkill.bandcamp.com
Kosm – http://kosmofficial.bandcamp.com
Liberatia – http://liberatia.bandcamp.com
Obsidian – http://obsidianvancouver.bandcamp.com
Truent – http://truentmetal.bandcamp.com
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Calgary, AB
Round 1
Date: Friday, January 12
Venue: Dickens Pub (1000 9 Ave SW.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/177110296227778/
Bands:
Blackest Sin – http://www.facebook.com/BlackestSin
DETHGOD – http://www.facebook.com/DETHGOD – WINNER
Hammerdrone – http://hammerdrone.bandcamp.com – WINNER
King Mammoth – http://www.facebook.com/King-Mammoth-426930390834114
Round 2
Date: Friday, January 26
Venue: Dickens Pub (1000 9 Ave SW.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/555752631427435/
Bands:
Beneath The Wicked – http://www.beneaththewicked.com
Detherous – http://detherous.bandcamp.com
Gales of Avalon – http://galesofavalon.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Nuclear Oath – http://nuclearoath.bandcamp.com
Subsume – http://subsume.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Round 3
Date: Saturday, February 10
Venue: Distortion (3828 MacLeod Trail S.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/2035301500053228/
Bands:
Accostal – http://accostal.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Heyoka’s Mirror – http://heyokasmirror1.bandcamp.com
Red Cain – http://redcain.bandcamp.com
To The Mountains – http://www.facebook.com/2themountains
World Class White Trash – http://worldclasswhitetrash.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Calgary Final
Date: Friday, February 23
Venue: Dickens Pub (1000 9 Ave SW.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/1770759179642457/
DETHGOD – http://www.facebook.com/DETHGOD
Hammerdrone – http://hammerdrone.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Gales of Avalon – http://galesofavalon.bandcamp.com
Subsume – http://subsume.bandcamp.com
Accostal – http://accostal.bandcamp.com
World Class White Trash – http://worldclasswhitetrash.bandcamp.com
Western Final
Date: Friday, April 6
Venue: Dickens Pub (1000 9 Ave SW.)
Event Link:
Bands: More TBA
Wasted Heretics http://wastedheretics.bandcamp.com – SASKATOON WINNER
Hammerdrone – http://hammerdrone.bandcamp.com – CALGARY WINNER
Apollyon – http://apollyon-ca.bandcamp.com – VANCOUVER WINNER
Protosequence – http://protosequence.bandcamp.com – EDMONTON WINNER
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Edmonton, AB
Round 1
Date: Sunday, February 18
Venue: The Starlite Room (10030 102 St NW.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/1780311995333659/
Bands:
Breaking The Silent http://www.facebook.com/BreakingTheSilent – WINNER
Juliet Ruin http://julietruin.com
Protosequence http://protosequence.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Tymo http://tymoband.bandcamp.com
Round 2
Date: Thursday, March 15
Venue: Temple – The Starlite Room (10030 102 St NW.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/169319503846144/
Bands:
Dahlmers Realm http://www.reverbnation.com/dahlmersrealmsexmetal
Remnants http://remnants2.bandcamp.com
Sins Of Sorrow http://silverthornmetal.wixsite.com/silverthornmetal
Sol Runner http://solrunner.bandcamp.com/album/no-hope-demo
Edmonton Final
Date: Friday, March 23
Venue: Temple – The Starlite Room (10030 102 St NW.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/1968704273391877/
Bands:
Breaking The Silent http://www.facebook.com/BreakingTheSilent
Protosequence http://protosequence.bandcamp.com – WINNER
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Saskatoon, SK
Round 1
Date: Friday, February 9
Venue: Black Cat Tavern (801 Broadway Ave.)
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/383111502134411/
Bands:
WroughT http://www.facebook.com/Wroughtsaskatoon/
Rebirth http://www.facebook.com/RB306/
In Ruin http://www.facebook.com/inruinmetal
Maelstrom Vale http://maelstromvale.bandcamp.com
Wasted Heretics http://wastedheretics.bandcamp.com – WINNER
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Toronto, ON
Round 1
Date: Friday, February 9
Venue: Bovine (542 Queen St W.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/330937574060643/
Bands:
Black Absinthe http://blackabsinthe.bandcamp.com
Centuries of Decay http://www.centuriesofdecay.com – WINNER
Teach her Treason http://teachhertreason.bandcamp.com
Burdizzo http://www.facebook.com/BurdizzoGrind
Vodnik http://vodnik.bandcamp.com
Round 2
Date: Friday, February 16
Venue: Coalition (282 Augusta Ave.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/338778403269170/
Bands:
BLASTOMYCOSIS Official http://blastomycosis.bandcamp.com
Plethorametal http://www.facebook.com/Plethorametal/
Skull Goblet http://www.facebook.com/skullgoblet
The Curse Within http://www.facebook.com/thecursewithinofficial
Wind Cries Mary http://windcriesmary.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Round 3
Date: Friday, February 23
Venue: Rivoli (334 Queen St W.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/2009458419292082/
Bands:
Astaroth Incarnate http://astarothincarnate.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Black Eve http://blackeve.bandcamp.com
THE BLACKCLOUD SYNDICATE http://theblackcloudsyndicate.bandcamp.com
Maitreya – http://maitreyamusic.bandcamp.com
My Frost – http://myfrostofficial.weebly.com
Southern Ontario Final
Date: Saturday, March 24
Venue: Hard Luck (772A Dundas St W.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/149368032394849/
Bands:
Centuries of Decay http://www.centuriesofdecay.com – WINNER
Lutharö http://www.facebook.com/Lutharoband – WINNER
Wind Cries Mary http://windcriesmary.bandcamp.com
Astaroth Incarnate http://astarothincarnate.bandcamp.com
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Hamilton
Round 1
Date: Saturday, February 10
Venue: This Ain’t Hollywood (345 James St N.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/152267648763326/
Bands:
Death Perception http://deathperception4.bandcamp.com
Equivalence http://www.facebook.com/equivalencemetal/
Lutharo http://www.facebook.com/Lutharoband – WINNER
Scum http://scumcanada.bandcamp.com
The Good Depression http://thegooddepression.bandcamp.com
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Ottawa, ON
Round 1
Date: Thursday, March 22
Venue: House of Targ (1077 Bank St.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/212141199350874/
Bands:
Ominous Eclipse http://ominouseclipse.bandcamp.com
Lycanthro http://lycanthro.bandcamp.com
Sovereign Council http://sovereigncouncil.bandcamp.com
A Scar For The Wicked http://asftwband.bandcamp.com
The Dead Centuries http://thedeadcenturies.bandcamp.com
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Montreal, QC
Round 1
Date: Friday, March 16
Venue: Piranha Bar (680 Saint-Catherine St W.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/1593013987442361/
Bands:
Behind An Empire http://www.facebook.com/behindanempiremtl
DistortHead http://distortheadmetal.bandcamp.com
Ultyma http://ultyma.bandcamp.com
Dumpster Mummy http://dumpstermummy.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Round 2
Date: Saturday, March 31
Venue: Piranha Bar (680 Saint-Catherine St W.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/1599714390066090/
Bands:
NonHuman Era http://nonhumanera.com
Tribal Bones http://www.facebook.com/tribalbones
Confined to Oblivion http://confinedtooblivion.bandcamp.com
Skullmace http://skullmace.bandcamp.com – WINNER
Quebec Final
Date: Friday, April 27
Venue: Piranha Bar (680 Saint-Catherine St W.)
Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/236223013621597/
Bands:
Dumpster Mummy http://dumpstermummy.bandcamp.com – MTL Round 1 WINNER
Sovereign Council http://sovereigncouncil.bandcamp.com – Ottawa WINNER
Skullmace http://skullmace.bandcamp.com – MTL Round 2 Winner – QUEBEC FINAL WINNER
Nordheim http://www.facebook.com/nordheimofficial – Quebec City Winner – QUEBEC FINAL WINNER
Eastern Final
Date: Saturday, May 12
Venue: Piranha Bar (680 Saint-Catherine St W.)
Event Link: TBA
Bands:
Lutharö http://www.facebook.com/Lutharoband (Hamilton)
Centuries of Decay http://www.centuriesofdecay.com (Toronto)
Skullmace http://skullmace.bandcamp.com (Montreal)
Nordheim http://www.facebook.com/nordheimofficial (Quebec City)
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Quebec City, QC
Round 1
Date: Saturday, April 14
Venue: Source de La Martiniere (201 de Lanaudière St.)
Event Link: http://www.facebook.com/events/1785329911761153/
Bands:
Lancaster http://www.facebook.com/lancastermetal
Meet The Mailman http://meetthemailman.bandcamp.com
Ice Vinland http://www.facebook.com/siteofficielicevinland
Dépérir http://deperir.bandcamp.com/releases
Nordheim http://www.facebook.com/nordheimofficial – WINNER
Restless http://www.facebook.com/RestlessMetal
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National Final
Date: Saturday, June 9
Venue: Opera House (735 Queen St E.), Toronto, ON
Event Link: TBA
Bands: TBA
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 20 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 28 years.
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: http://www.facebook.com/MetalBattleCanada
Twitter: @MetalBattleCAN
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/WackenMetalBattleCAN
For more info on Wacken Open Air, please visit http://www.wacken.com
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