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0 Vancouver’s Ninjaspy To Play Loud As Hell Festival w/ Protest The Hero, Titans Eve, All Else Fails, Death Toll Rising & more! Launch Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album; New Tour Video Blog From ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ (BC to ON)
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Vancouver’s Ninjaspy To Play Loud As Hell Festival w/ Protest The Hero, Titans Eve, All Else Fails, Death Toll Rising & more! Launch Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album; New Tour Video Blog From ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ (BC to ON)
L-R – Adam Parent – Drums | Joel Parent – Vocals/Guitar | Tim Parent – Bass (Photo Credit – Cat Ashbee)
Recently wrapping up their ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ in promotion of their Indiegogo campaign to raise $10,000 to record, produce and market their follow up album to their 2007 cult debut ‘Pi Nature’ produced by GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan. Vancouver, BC’s hybrid metal ska band of brothers, NINJASPY are proud to confirm they will be performing at this year’s Loud As Hell Festival in Drumheller, AB running from August 29 – Sept 1 (Labour Day weekend). They will be joining Protest The Hero, Titans Eve, All Else Fails, Death Toll Rising and more on the line up. Full festival details can be found at the following link: www.loudashell.com
“We are amped to camp and play alongside so many bands at this year’s Loud As Hell Festival in Drumheller AB. Plus we will be bringing a new album to the fest! Anyone looking to help make that happen can donate to our indiegogo campaign and get their voice on the album.” comments vocalist / guitarist Joel Parent.
The band is two weeks away from their crowd campaign ending on May 16, 2014 (11:59pm PST) and has raised half of their goal. Fans, new and old can donate at this Indiegogo link (donation perks listed below): https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninjaspy-new-album.
JUMP YA BONES TOUR | VLOG 1 – http://youtu.be/xBYa5mCOjTU
Crowd Funding Video – http://youtu.be/flTPDVr5wyA
Fans who donate to the campaign are offered the following perks:.
Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninjaspy-new-album
Option 1: Digital Album: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes.
Option 2: Digital Album / CD: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed CD.
Option 3: Digital / CD / Shirt: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, and a stylin new Ninjaspy shirt to replace the one with blood stains and holes in it.
Option 4: Digital / Vinyl: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.
Option 5: Digital / CD / Shirt / Vinyl: The full swag spectrum. Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, bad ass shirt, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.
Option 6: Listening Party VIP: VIP admission to official album listening party. Stand side by side with the band and production team as they experience the recordings for the first time. Details TBA.
Option 7: Private Lesson: Sit down at the band’s rehearsal space with any member to learn about the approach, technique and inspiration behind how they make music. (Includes digital download)
Option 8: The Last Scarfhood: Once upon a time, the band made hand sewn “Ten Chi Jin” Scarfhoods. They only have 1 left and they will never be made again. (Includes digital download)
Option 9: Dinner With The band: Location: East Vancouver the band will treat you and a friend to an incredible evening of good food, drinks, music and conversation. Funny things WILL happen. (Includes digital download)
Option 10: Private Concert Option 1: Location: Anywhere in the Lower Mainland We will come to your living room or location of your choice and perform a selection of acoustic Ninjaspy tunes. (Includes digital download)
Option 11: Custom “Guitana”: Handmade by Ninjoelspy, the Guitana is a one stringed instrument crafted from a bokken, which is commonly used in kendo and other sword based martial arts practices. Picture yourself playing a wooden sword with a chopstick and a slide, with the knowledge that only you, Ninjoelspy, and Hatsumi Sensei, grandmaster of the 9 surviving schools of bujinkan, own this instrument. (Includes digital download)
Option 12: Private Concert Option 2: Location: East Vancouver: You and 10 friends can enjoy a private face melting courtesy of yours truly. Just show up, crush a few beers and enjoy the show.
Option 13: Private Jam/Recording Session: Location: East Vancouver: Got some songs but no band? Spend a day at our rehearsal space jamming and recording your ideas. (Includes digital download)
Following ‘Pi Nature’, Ninjaspy has toured across Canada on multiple occasions including touring Japan in 2010 (watch video here) winning over legions of fans along the way. In 2013, they unleashed their musical graphic novel ‘No Kata’ with the single ‘Skaingkh (The Skank)’ (animated version can be viewed below).
Skaingkh (The Skank) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHiiNgw12Fs
No Kata Graphic Novel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51YiWk_HaB4
EP Stream and Digital Graphic Novel – No Kata (2013) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/no-kata
Album Stream – Nature (2007) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/ature
Music Video – Circle Pity (2011) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKMYEkf15WY
Music Video – Evolution of Skid (2009) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGkl4j68K8
For more info, please follow the band at these links:
http://www.facebook.com/ninjaspy
http://www.twitter.com/ninjaspy
http://www.youtube.com/ninjaspytv
“I am so scared of this…but that’s good.” – Bob Ezrin
“Think a 3 piece Mr. Bungle with Patton’s vocals taking a turn for the better, add some laser beams and dreads, turn it all up to eleven, stand the fuck back and enjoy.” – Ground Report , NYC
“Pay attention Canadian recording industry, Ninjaspy is on the rise and the people’s salvation is at hand.” -Absolute Underground Magazine
“Soaring vocal harmonies are there one minute and replaced with a throaty growl the next. “Pure Sketch” is a sure-fire modern rock radio hit, as the post-grunge frame work gets stirred up into a tasty seventies inspired soul/funk soup”. – Metal-Rules.com
“Bloody well are entertaining. All dreadlocks and fricking samurai swords, giant pants and flying limbs. Not a speck of the stage was left untouched by this band’s chaotic feet.” – Cord Magazine
“The album itself is a blend of Hardcore, Punk, Ska, Rock & Metal, a recipe for brilliance. I urge everyone to check out this band, you may just re-evaluate your existence” – Infinitybasement
About:
Ninjaspy arose with the dawn of the year of six, embodied by the Triad in Blood: Vocalist/Guitarist Joel Parent, Drummer Adam Parent and Bassist Tim Parent. Rising above the mire of their faceless six year muse, they have focused their sights on the mission objectives now at hand: Swift, surgical amalgamation of a spectrum of styles and the subsequent eradication of narrow mindedness. Advocating total freedom of expression and infiltrating every earthen sinew in their chosen path in order to stay grounded and facilitate real connections with others; interactions that are crucial for a meaningful human existence. In correlation with a commitment to people before all else, support for Ninjaspy has grown with every show, every tour and every industry contact.
With the help of prolific producers, GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan, they entered the next level of their career, releasing their debut cd πature (Pi Nature) in the fall of 2007. Ever reworking new ideas to their utmost potential, 2013 saw the release of the follow-up multi-media EP/Graphic Novella “NINJASPY NO KATA” with production by the same team of producers.
Equipped and, indeed, armed with their own musical weaponry, (a derivation of hardcore, ska, grunge, reggae, funk and more) Ninjaspy aim to engage people with radical ideas on a level plane. And above all else, to reiterate to people over and again, the importance of victory in the eternal conflict with the skank; the vicious and relentless evil that lives in every human being. The skank that is overcome each time Ninjaspy has the honour of sharing their crafts with people in a live environment, where dancing destroys the enemy. The enemy whose defeat is apparent as one witnesses the total freedom felt at every show by the people in the pit who rise up to throw the skank down.
DISCOGRAPHY:
2007 – πature (Pi Nature) – LP
2011 – Skaingkh (The Skank) – Digital Single
2013 – No Kata – EP
Shared Stage With:
Periphery, Twelve Foot Ninja, Protest the Hero, Coheed & Cambria, Thursday, Cancer Bats, Death By Stereo, 3 Inches of Blood, Today Is The Day, Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, Brutal Truth, Divinity, Bring Me The Horizon, Neuraxis, Pierce The Veil, Powerman 5000, Grimskunk, The Dreadnoughts.
Festivals:
Warped Tour (Vancouver BC)
Taste of Chaos (Calgary AB)
Armstrong Open Air (Armstrong BC)
NXNE (Toronto ON)
New Music West (Vancouver BC)
The Big Easy (Nanaimo BC)
Endorsements:
Heartbeat Percussion
Los Cabos Drumsticks
Kinal Instruments
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0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce MUTANK Montreal Round 2 Winner; One Band To Rule Them All!
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FREE DOWNLOAD link: https://wackenmetalbattlecanada.bandcamp.com/album/wacken-metal-battle-canada-compilation-vol-2 (featuring over 80 tracks)
SCENE MAG – FAN FAVE CONTEST ON FACEBOOK – VOTE FOR YOUR FAVE WMBC BAND OF THE COMPETITION – https://www.facebook.com/TheSceneMagazine?sk=app_515720611858523
SCENE MAG BATTLE CHART – http://www.thescenemagazine.ca/wacken-metal-battle-canada-2014-results/#
Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce MUTANK Montreal Round 2 Winner; One Band To Rule Them All!
Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce MUTANK winner of Montreal’s second qualifying round that took place on Thur, May 1 at Katacombes (1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent. The band will move on to compete at the city semi final on Wednesday, May 28 at Katacombes (1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent) where they will be one of the top four bands from each qualifying round to battle for one spot at the national final in Toronto, ON on June 7th at Opera House (735 Queen St. E.). One independent Canadian metal band will be chosen to perform at the international Wacken Metal Battle during Wacken Open Air 2014 taking place from July 31- Aug 2.
Note: Two Montreal Qualifying Rounds Remain.
| MONTREAL | Thur, May 1 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent – Event Details
Judges: |
| ROUND TWO | Kruhl |
| Warsenal | |
| Mutank – WINNER |
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| Chemical Way |
| MONTREAL | Wed, May 14 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent |
| ROUND THREE | The Catalyst |
| Forbidden Sin | |
| Ogenix | |
| Evertrapped |
| MONTREAL | Wed, May 21 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent |
| ROUND FOUR | Hidden Pride |
| Dark Century | |
| Tunguska Mammoth | |
| Uriel |
| MONTREAL | Montreal Semi-Final: |
| SEMI FINAL | Wed, May 28 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent |
| Fanachronic | |
| Mutank |
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| TBA | |
| TBA |
About: Over 100 independent Canadian metal bands have been selected to participate in this year’s Wacken Metal Battle Canada line up in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The bands will compete during the months of March, April and May in 22 qualifying rounds, 6 semi-finals, and an Alberta final along with the national final being held on June 7th in Toronto, ON at Opera House.
One band will be chosen to represent the nation with highest honour at this year’s 2014 international battle at the world’s most prestigious metal festival Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany.
The finals will have the following representation and will be judged along with all other rounds by a panel of music industry representatives.
1 finalist from Vancouver, BC
1 finalist from Alberta (Calgary & Edmonton will face off in Alberta final)
2 finalists from Toronto, ON
1 finalist from Montreal, QC
Last year’s battle was witnessed to Toronto, ON’s epic power/death metal band Crimson Shadows not only winning the 2013 Canadian final but conquering the international final and performing in front of thousands unknown to their behemoth sound. (Video of that champion set can be viewed here.) The band joined a list of Canadian heavyweights such as Voivod, Exciter, Razor, Annihilator, Anvil, Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, 3 Inches of Bloods, Despised Icon and Danko Jones who have performed at the festival in years past.
Submissions were open from December 5, 2013 to January 31, 2014.
Rules: http://metalbattle.ca/rules.html
Wacken Metal Battle Canada Promo Video: http://youtu.be/gQcxqsxchkQ
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
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/WackenMetalBattleCAN
For more info on Wacken Open Air, please visit http://www.wacken.com
Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2014 Line Up (listed by date):
Sponsors:
Rehearsal Factory – http://rehearsalfactory.com/
FACTOR – http://www.factor.ca/ (“We acknowledge the financial support of Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters”)
Pearl Drums – http://pearldrum.com/
Boonsdale Records – https://www.boonsdalerecords.com/
TicketFly – http://www.ticketfly.com/
Long & McQuade – http://www.long-mcquade.com/
H.M.M.A.C. – https://www.facebook.com/HMMACANADA
Dungeonworks – https://www.facebook.com/dungeonworksprods
The Invisible Orange – http://www.theinvisibleorange.com/
Concertworks – www.concertworks.ca
Big Nate Productions – www.calgarymetalfest.com
Media Sponsors:
Abort Magazine – http://abortmag.com/
Absolute Underground – https://www.facebook.com/groups/10034445807/
Asher Media Relations – http://www.ashermediarelations.com/
Beatroute Magazine – http://www.beatroute.ca/
Bravewords – http://www.bravewords.com/
Broken Neck Radio – http://www.BrokenNeckRadio.com/
Camuz – http://www.camuz.ca/
Chronic Aggression – https://www.facebook.com/ChronicAggressionRadio
CJLO – http://www.cjlo.com/
CJSR – http://www.cjsr.ca/
Exclaim! – http://www.exclaim.ca/
Governor’s Ball – http://www.thegovernorsball.com/
Hellbound – www.Hellbound.ca
LiveVan.com – http://livevan.com/
Metal Master Kingdom – http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com/
Montreal Music Scene – http://www.montrealmusicscene.com/
Metal Nation Radio – http://www.metalnationradio.com/
Metal-Rules – http://www.metal-rules.com/
MusikUniverse – http://www.musikuniverse.com/
Ondes Chocs – https://www.facebook.com/OndesChocs
Scene Magazine – http://www.thescenemagazine.ca/
0 Decibel Mag Premiere Psychotic Gardening Music Video ‘Origin Of The Infection’; New Album ‘Hymnosis’ Out May 13th
ALBUM PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE
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Reverbnation | Soundcloud | Youtube | Instagram | CBC Radio 3
Buy Links: iTunes | Bandcamp | Indie Pool
Press Photo | Download Album Lyrics – Psychotic Gardening – Hymnosis – 2014 | Download Album Cover
Decibel Mag Premiere Psychotic Gardening Music Video ‘Origin Of The Infection’; New Album ‘Hymnosis’ Out May 13th
L-R – Matt Penner (Drums) – Mike Janssen (Bass) – Gillishammer (Vocals) – Chuck Labossiere (Guitar/Vocals) – Andrew Wiens (Guitar) – Photo Credit: Barry McCaulkner
Winnipeg, MB death metal band Psychotic Gardening has teamed up with extreme metal authority Decibel Magazine to premiere their new music video ‘Origin of The Infection’ directed by guitarist Andrew Wiens on Deciblog in support of their forthcoming album ‘Hymnosis’ set for release on May 13th.
Director/Guitarist Andrew Wiens comments:
“The video for ‘Origin of the Infection’ is gritty and dark. It’s the first time we’ve had a chance to produce a storyline into one of our videos, which is something we’ve wanted to do for a long time. It’s basically a metaphor for some of the things we see in society. It’s certainly open to some interpretation in terms of the implications of what it means and we hope it will provoke thought.
We’re really proud of this one from a number of perspectives. It was put together by my video production company with my trusty director of photography Sam Karney and I. We had a number of the guys from the band chip in and help during the production of it. It all came together in what we feel to be the best video we’ve done to date by far.”
The video can be viewed at the following link: http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/psychotic-gardening-video-premiere-and-interview/
The band returns in 2014 with new material and the return of Chuck Labossiere after he filled in with Broken Hope for tour dates in Europe and Canada. The album is the follow up to 2011’s ‘Humanitorium’ and 2007’s debut ‘Hürdür’ and features nine heavy hitting assaults sure to bang skulls with itsfull-throttle, go-for-the-throat execution of doom and black metal. In this release the band digs into its death metal roots for a concoction of their most vicious material while still hammering down on doom-laden monster riffs.
Music video ‘Open Casket‘, a tribute to legendary Death featuring guest appearances from Tim Roth (Into Eternity) and Chuck Wepfer (Broken Hope).
NefariousRealm.com – Open Casket Video – http://nefariousrealm.com/homenew/?p=19801
Youtube – Open Casket – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cefyr6i2Zw
Teaser Video – “HYMNOSIS” Promo – Matt Penner (Drums) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXjtP2tuYf0
Teaser Video – “HYMNOSIS” Promo – Chuck Labossiere (Guitarist) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bn9ozsZqSY
Teaser Video – “HYMNOSIS” Promo – Andrew Wiens (Guitarist) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw275Mr5Vtg
Teaser Video – “HYMNOSIS” Promo – Gillishammer (Vocals) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTmEEbkmfjU
Psychotic Gardening will also be holding an album launch in their hometown of Winnipeg, MB on May 9th at The Zoo with local support from Endless Chaos and Entity. Show Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1514897748737555/
Winnipeg CD Launch – Promo Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0foeQI9BRMM
Upcoming Show Dates:
May 9 – The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB (CD Release Show) w/ Endless Chaos and Entity
May 23 – The North Hill Inn – Brandon, MB
May 24 – The Exchange – Regina, SK w/Planet Eater & Psyborum
“If you’re into that old school feel, you don’t want to miss out on this release” – Counter Culture Nerd
“Psychotic Gardening has delivered a new LP, Hymnosis, that will become an instant favorite of metal heads. This is not a debatable statement but one of fact and I believe that you will join me in that statement as you listen to the well crafted progressions and pounding drums. Each cut takes on a life of it’s own and you can not only hear the procession but also feel it as well. Do yourself a favor and get this LP on May 13th. Words can not even describe how much I enjoyed listening to this brutal work of metal art but I hope that you understand where I’m going with it.” – Tommy Tee – Insane Realm Radio
“Combining equal parts death-, doom- and black-metal, Psychotic Gardening creates a sonic assault on the ears and the soul in its latest album, Hymnosis…a solid effort with bits of black onyx lighting up through the muck and slime. The gods of darkness should be pleased with Psychotic Gardening’s offering.” – The Collegian
“Psychotic Gardening mixes elements of death, doom, thrash and classic heavy metal with great results: Hymnosis is nothing short of incredible. The first big highlight of summer 2014.” – Emurg
“Now the next leading act in the Canadian scene has certainly impressed me and given me hope for the vast land to churn out a lot of good music in the years to come. By that I am referring to blackened doom metal outfit: Psychotic Gardening and their fourth album: HYMNOSIS. This very impressive release opens with very loud, fast and extremely heavy black metal tunes from the first track.” – The Independent Voice
[Download Album Lyrics]
Track Listing: Hymnosis
1. Origin of The Infection (4:23) [NoCleanSinging]
2. Defile (4:21)
3. Re-Hybridized Strain (3:50)
4. Mindfold (4:22)
5. Genome Degradation (4:33)
6. Searing Cital (5:34)
7. Garden Raiding (3:18)
8. Open Casket (7:23) (Death Cover ft. Tim Roth (Into Eternity) and Chuck Wepfer (Broken Hope)) [Bravewords]
9. Journey to the Sun (3:41)
Album Credits:
-All songs performed by: Psychotic Gardening
-All songs written by: Psychotic Gardening
-Produced by: Chuck Labossiere
-Mixed by: Chuck Labossiere
-Mastered by: Jake Sacher
-Single released: Origin of the Infection
-CD Cover, Album Artwork: Chuck Labossiere
Album & Live Band Line Up:
Chuck Labossiere – vocals/guitar
Gillishammer – vocals
Andrew Wiens – guitars
Mike Janssen – bass
Matt Penner – drums
Discography:
2014 – Hymnosis
2011 – Humanitorium
2007 – Hürdür
Shared the stage with Morbid Angel, Napalm Death, Brutal Truth, Testament, Massacre, Into Eternity, Incantation, Sacrifice, Razor, Voivod, Entombed, Cannibal Corpse, and even Ronnie James Dio.
For more info, please visit the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Psychotic-Gardening/8376017862
http://www.twitter.com/PsychoticGarden
EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-psychotic-gardening-hymnosis-2014/
“Psychotic Gardening is unbelievable…fertile gothic doom metal form with deep, bottom dwelling crooner vocals backed by solid percussion, incredible keys and slashing guitar riffs.” – Uptown Mag
“Be sure to see Psychotic Gardening when they invade your town or city. The being in the sky orders you to see them or be prepared to pay with your soul!” – Metal Master Kingdom
“Psychotic Gardening has always been able to deliver crushing, mid-tempo, heavy madness and this teaser tells me its next album won’t disappoint, more info to come!” – Metal Made In Canada
“Menacing, frequently unnerving and atmospheric…” – Winnipeg Sun
0 May Is Officially “Wacken Metal Battle Canada Month” On Broken Neck Radio
MetalBattle.ca | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube
FREE DOWNLOAD link: https://wackenmetalbattlecanada.bandcamp.com/album/wacken-metal-battle-canada-compilation-vol-2 (featuring over 80 tracks)
SCENE MAG – FAN FAVE CONTEST ON FACEBOOK – VOTE FOR YOUR FAVE WMBC BAND OF THE COMPETITION – https://www.facebook.com/TheSceneMagazine?sk=app_515720611858523
SCENE MAG BATTLE CHART – http://www.thescenemagazine.ca/wacken-metal-battle-canada-2014-results/#
May Is Officially “Wacken Metal Battle Canada Month” On Broken Neck Radio
The last week of every month Broken Neck Radio has a poll where the listeners get to vote on who the following month’s band of the month will be. Once selected, the chosen band of the month has one of their randomly selected tracks played every 90 minutes for the whole month. So here is another way BrokenNeckRadio.com supports all the bands that have competed in the battle so far and still are. Starting May 1st and ending May 31st, one random track from the WMBC compilation album sent out at the start of the battle will be played every 90 minutes.
About: Over 100 independent Canadian metal bands have been selected to participate in this year’s Wacken Metal Battle Canada line up in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The bands will compete during the months of March, April and May in 22 qualifying rounds, 6 semi-finals, and an Alberta final along with the national final being held on June 7th in Toronto, ON at Opera House.
One band will be chosen to represent the nation with highest honour at this year’s 2014 international battle at the world’s most prestigious metal festival Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany.
The finals will have the following representation and will be judged along with all other rounds by a panel of music industry representatives.
1 finalist from Vancouver, BC
1 finalist from Alberta (Calgary & Edmonton will face off in Alberta final)
2 finalists from Toronto, ON
1 finalist from Montreal, QC
Last year’s battle was witnessed to Toronto, ON’s epic power/death metal band Crimson Shadows not only winning the 2013 Canadian final but conquering the international final and performing in front of thousands unknown to their behemoth sound. (Video of that champion set can be viewed here.) The band joined a list of Canadian heavyweights such as Voivod, Exciter, Razor, Annihilator, Anvil, Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, 3 Inches of Bloods, Despised Icon and Danko Jones who have performed at the festival in years past.
Submissions were open from December 5, 2013 to January 31, 2014.
Rules: http://metalbattle.ca/rules.html
Wacken Metal Battle Canada Promo Video: http://youtu.be/gQcxqsxchkQ
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
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/WackenMetalBattleCAN
For more info on Wacken Open Air, please visit http://www.wacken.com
Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2014 Line Up (listed by date):
Sponsors:
Rehearsal Factory – http://rehearsalfactory.com/
FACTOR – http://www.factor.ca/ (“We acknowledge the financial support of Canada’s Private Radio Broadcasters”)
Pearl Drums – http://pearldrum.com/
Boonsdale Records – https://www.boonsdalerecords.com/
TicketFly – http://www.ticketfly.com/
Long & McQuade – http://www.long-mcquade.com/
H.M.M.A.C. – https://www.facebook.com/HMMACANADA
Dungeonworks – https://www.facebook.com/dungeonworksprods
The Invisible Orange – http://www.theinvisibleorange.com/
Concertworks – www.concertworks.ca
Big Nate Productions – www.calgarymetalfest.com
Media Sponsors:
Abort Magazine – http://abortmag.com/
Absolute Underground – https://www.facebook.com/groups/10034445807/
Asher Media Relations – http://www.ashermediarelations.com/
Beatroute Magazine – http://www.beatroute.ca/
Bravewords – http://www.bravewords.com/
Broken Neck Radio – http://www.BrokenNeckRadio.com/
Camuz – http://www.camuz.ca/
Chronic Aggression – https://www.facebook.com/ChronicAggressionRadio
CJLO – http://www.cjlo.com/
CJSR – http://www.cjsr.ca/
Exclaim! – http://www.exclaim.ca/
Governor’s Ball – http://www.thegovernorsball.com/
Hellbound – www.Hellbound.ca
LiveVan.com – http://livevan.com/
Metal Master Kingdom – http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com/
Montreal Music Scene – http://www.montrealmusicscene.com/
Metal Nation Radio – http://www.metalnationradio.com/
Metal-Rules – http://www.metal-rules.com/
MusikUniverse – http://www.musikuniverse.com/
Ondes Chocs – https://www.facebook.com/OndesChocs
Scene Magazine – http://www.thescenemagazine.ca/
0 Independent Voice – Psychotic Gardening – Hymnosis
0 Camuz Musique Montréal: Here are photos of last sunday Wacken Metal Battle Canada Montreal show w/ Near Grey, Sudden Spawn, Fanachronic, Eclipse Prophecy
Camuz Musique Montréal: Here are photos of last sunday Wacken Metal Battle Canada Montreal show w/ Near Grey, Sudden Spawn, Fanachronic, Eclipse Prophecy
http://www.camuz.ca/photos/wacken-metal-batte-canada-soiree-1
Crédit: Myriam Francoeur
0 HOLLOW Announce Forthcoming Album ‘Mordrake’ Out May 30th; New Music Video ‘Landscape’
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HOLLOW Announce Forthcoming Album ‘Mordrake’ Out May 30th; New Music Video ‘Landscape’
L-R – Blake “Blaac” Lemieux (Drums)| Eddy “Snow” Levitsky (Bass)| Jeff “Mott” Macdermott (Vocals) |on table Dave “Cadaver” Gagné (Guitar)
Conquering audiences across Québec and Ontario with their unique look and high-energy stage performances since their inception in 2009, Montreal, QC based melodic death metal band Hollow are proud to announce the official release of their debut full length ‘Mordrake’ set to be unleashed on May 30th. Produced at Uplift Studios by Kevin Jardine (Slaves On Dope) and co-produced by Dan Lauzon (Entropy) and Hollow, the debut is the follow up to the band’s 2010 EP ‘Cynoptic Eschaton’ and features a unique analogue approach towards extreme metal. Recorded without the use of any triggers, midi or copy/paste editing, the album showcases live off the floor performances that bring a breath of fresh air into an over-compressed and digital world of today’s recordings.
Vocalist Mott comments:
“An offering of symphonic black metal, with origins and inspirations planted firmly in death and thrash, we are proud to release “Mordrake”, the fruit of our passion, dedication and hard work we were challenged with over the last year. Using an old school approach towards modern extreme metal to give the record a more straight to the point, early nineties vibe from today’s digital era, we feel the album is direct, fast, heavy and powerful with a melodic background, merging influences and keeping the audience attentive and entertained. Simply put, there is something on “Mordrake” for every music aficionado out there. “
Hollow has shared three tracks online with fans from the release, which can be heard at the following links below.
Landscape (Music Video) – http://youtu.be/-s7DCmwXkI8
![hollow - landscape [official music video]](https://ssl.fbridgecdn.net/users_files/43/57443/videos/video_medium_hollow_-_landscape_official_music_video.jpg?1398304554)
Iscariot (Lyric Video) – http://youtu.be/MPajBXzmDgc
Hate (Song Stream) – http://youtu.be/B_GFh5woSAM
“Clad in black and painted in ghostly, skeletal white and gray, Montreal’s Hollow is one of North America’s most deceptively original and subversive underground metal acts today. Exploiting the surface aesthetics of black metal, the band surprises with an abundance of musical diversity and depth.” – Metal Underground
“A primer on how extreme metal ought to sound: adventurous, expansive, daring, and heroic.” – Metal Underground
“Hollow nous donne ici un album complet, très ambiancé, progressif, heavy et lourd mais à la fois mélodique et complexe. Pour un première album, Hollow a mis la barre haute, voire même très haute, que ça sois du côté des ambiances ou des cœurs éparpiller ici et là dans toute les pièces de l’album ou bien de tous les instruments réunis, on as le droit ici a des compositions de haute qualité.” – Quebec Metal
“Orchestration majestueuse. Un piano nous proposant une belle déferlante de notes. Riff heavy speed et voix alternant le death et le black comme si Fleshgod Apocalypse avait laissé une trace de souffre de son passage sur le nouveau continent. Break orchestral et solo de guitare très technique et rapide. Ca décoiffe !” – Muzik Injection
[Album Lyrics – Mordrake – 2014]
[Download Mordrake Album Cover]
Track Listing:
1.Lament Configuration
2. Cryptic Howling
3. A New Life
4. Landscape
5. Iscariot
6. Sunriser
7. Vlad
8. Anomie
9. Snow
10. Birth
11. Hate
12. Death
Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Hollow
• All songs written by: Hollow
• Produced by: Kevin Jardine, Dan Lauzon & Hollow
• Mixed by: Kevin Jardine
• Mastered by: Kevin Jardine
HOLLOW ARE:
Snow – Bass
Cadaver – Guitar
Mott – Vocals
Blaac – Drums
For more info, please visit the following links:
http://www.hollowofficial.com/
https://www.facebook.com/hollowcanada
https://twitter.com/hollowmontreal
http://hollowcanada.bandcamp.com
EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-hollow-mordrake-2014/
Shared Stage with:
VOÏVOD, SUFFOCATION, SWORD, JUNGLE ROT, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, BLACKGUARD, THE AGONIST, BEYOND CREATION, MARDUK, 1349, TYR, ORPHANED LAND, KEEP OF KALESSIN, SUIDAKRA, PSYCROPTIC, ABORTED, PATHOLOGY, AUGURY, EINHERJER, CRIMSON SHADOWS, OPRHANED LAND
Festivals:
Heavy MTL
Trois Rivieres Metal Fest
Artist Endorsements:
NOMADES Bass Cabs (http://www.arsenalmusical.com/)
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