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0 EPK – Double Experience – 721835 (2014)

  • April 6, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Double Experience

Double Experience – 721835

RIYL = Fall Out Boy, He is Legend, Queens of the Stone Age

Release Date: August 1, 2014
Label: Colfax Music
Distribution: Bandcamp, iTunes, CD Baby

Tour Dates | 2xXP.com | Facebook | Twittter | Soundcloud

Youtube | CBC Radio 3 | Tumblr | Instagram

Official Merch Store | Bandcamp | iTunes

High Res Press Photo |  721835 Album Cover | 721835 Album Lyrics

Contacts: PR Rep – Jon Asher – ashermedia[@]gmail.com

Radio Promotions – radiotrackingashermedia[@]gmail.com

Booking: Ian – ian@2xXP.com | UK: Nathan – SyrcasTours@gmail.com

2015 UK TOUR DATES:

05/19 Warrington, ENG – Dog House
05/20 Cork, IRL – Fred Zeppelins
05/21 Dublin, IRL – Fibber’s
05/22 Wrexham, WLS – Rewind
05/23 Whitchurch, ENG – Percy’s
05/24 Wakefield, ENG – The Snooty Fox
05/26 Canterbury, ENG – The Lady Luck Bar
05/27 Oxford, ENG – Wheatsheaf
05/28 London, ENG – Nambucca
05/29 Ashford, ENG – Platform 5 Ashford
05/30 Bournemouth, ENG – The Anvil
05/31 Southend-on-sea, ENG – OLD HAT!
06/04 Sheffield, ENG – South-Sea Live
06/05 Rugby, ENG – The London House
06/06 Leicester, ENG – The Shed
06/07 Coventry, ENG – Arches Venue Coventry
06/11 Hertford, ENG – Dog and Whistle Pub
06/12 Nottingham, ENG – The Old Salutation Inn
06/13 Workington, ENG – Lounge 41
06/14 Ayr, SCT – Crumbs N Cocktails
06/16 Hull, ENG – O’Rileys
06/18 Swansea, WLS – The Scene
06/19 Swindon, ENG – The Victoria
06/20 Hastings, ENG – Flairz Venue Bar
06/21 Hitchin, ENG – Rhythms of the World (BBC Introducing Stage)

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06/24 Le Mans, France – Le Source
06/25 Lille, France – Peniche Ingelrock
06/26 Lorraine, France – No Man’s Land
06/28 Barcelona, Spain – Bar Caferino
06/30 Porto, Portugal – Metal Point
07/04 San Leonardo, Italy – Hofer’s Rock
07/05 Bibione, Italy – Beach Invaders – Music.Bar
07/07 Kraków, Poland – Let’s Rock Hostel
07/11 Leipzig, Germany – Hippie Yeah
07/16 Ninove, Belgium – Gonzo
07/17 Amsterdam, Netherlands – The Waterhole

“Nerds from our great neighbors from the North can rock!  Double XP is a lot more than a couple of gamers with instruments.  Their upcoming album goes to show that gamers really do have feelings, and they are not ashamed to talk about em!” Royal Flush Magazine

“Their debut album “721835” consists of a fairly ballsy bunch of well-written alternative rock ‘n’ roll songs with cheeky riffs and ambitious vocal melodies. The lyrics might very well have been inspired by nerdy things and contain plenty of references that can be cherished by fellow nerds, but at the same time they are written in a way that succeeds in communicating extremely relatable feelings and experiences.” – Rock Freaks

“All the tracks are are full of life and sincerity and every track fits perfectly on this album and holds a very high quality. The tracks are inspired by everything the band loves and considers nerdy showcasing a creative sound influenced by geeky comic books, trading cards, classic 8 bits games to today’s future 3D experiences. The musicianship is sharp and guided, vocalist Ian Nichols fits perfect to this kind of music and the whole album maintains a strong flow without having to rely strictly on hooks and choruses, and it´s one of those albums that grows on you the more you listen to it.” – Melodic.net

“They’re a quartet who embrace their nerdy credentials, and luckily for those who may be concerned also know how to knock out some chunky riffs and melody lines.” – Screamer Magazine

“I recommend checking out “721835” if you enjoy rock music, Fall Out Boy, or simply love the combination of music and gaming/comic books/trading cards/etc.” – Canadian Beats

“Remember when video games had memorable soundtracks? There’s nothing better than fighting, racing or having an adventure with a good soundtrack. Has that time disappeared? Of course not! In fact, today’s games have some of the best soundtracks out there but what happened to all the rock music in games? Why have video games been over-run by rap and pop? Well, whatever the answer may be, Ottawa’s Double Experience is here to bring it back! Falling somewhere between He Is Legend, Fall Out Boy, Queens of the Stone Age and Helmet having a illegitimate lovechild, these guys are putting the Rock back in “Rock N Roll”. Their new album, 721835, unites two of my favorite things: great rock music with a relatable message and all things nerdy. The first thing you will notice about this album when you pick it up from the shelf is the beautiful, yet nerdy, artwork accompanying it. Don’t let that plain red CD design fool you, once you pop it in… you’re in for a hell of a ride!” – New Transcendence

“Good songwriters…I think [Double Experience] are next. They’re going to do very well and I’m very excited about that.” – Jayson DeZuzio, producer (Coheed and Cambria, My Chemical Romance, Four Year Strong)

“The most genuine and down to earth band I’ve ever had to work with, load-in and sound checks were quick and easy with this bunch and they are some of the most hard working guys we as a venue have ever had the pleasure of the working with. Having traveled so far, and never played Swansea… prior to the show we were very unsure as to which way the event would turnout. But sure enough, [the band] did not disappoint. Playing to a pretty full room of Welsh fans singing and dancing along, throwing in a cover by Queen to really get them going. As a promoter and venue owner, I would recommend booking this band to anyone in the world, they definitely will not disappoint.” – William Sheldon, Promoter & Venue Owner – Static Bar, Swansea UK

“It’s rare that a band like Double Experience come along so we’re going to cherish them while they can still call themselves an ‘upcoming’ band because it won’t be long before they’re playing sold out massive shows. Great band, highly recommended.” – Andrew Dutton, Promoter – The Square, Harlow UK

Double Experience – 721835 – LP
 Double Experience - 721835 - Album Cover
[ Download 721835 Album Cover]
[ Download 721835 Album Lyrics]
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Label: Self Release
Distribution: Bandcamp, iTunes, CD Baby

1. Gambit (3:57) [Video]
2. Strange Acquaintance (4:41) [Lyric Video]
3. Horror Beyond Imagination (3:34) [Lyric Video]
4. Wolf in the Ewe (4:19) [Lyric Video]
5. Congratulations on Second Place (3:28)
6. Here’s Y (2:39)
7. Thumbsucker (3:30)
8. Destiny Chile (3:39)
9. Who the Hell? (3:05)

Album Length: 32:57

Produced and Mixed by Al Jacob and Mitchell Marlow
Mastered by Jamie King

Recorded at Warrior Sound Studios in the forests of Chapel Hill, NC

EP Band Line-Up:
Ian Nichols (Vocals)
Brock Tinsley (Gutiars)
Kenny Saunders (Drums)
Tim Kealey (Bass)

Double Experience believes in cold facts.

Fact: You don’t like your time being wasted.

Fact: Double Experience are bringing the “roll” back into rock.

Fact: Double Experience have toured across Canada six times, twice in the UK, and once in the States, performing 500+ shows over 100,000 miles.

Fact: And you’ve still never even heard of them.

The band aim to change the latter by way of their forthcoming album, 721835 recorded by fellow science-fiction aficionado Al Jacob (He is Legend, A Skylit Drive) in North Carolina. A curious collection of songs that demand to be heard, the tracks are inspired by everything the band loves and considers nerdy showcasing a creative sound influenced by geeky comic books, trading cards, classic 8 bits games to today’s future 3D experiences.

But even futuristic, forward-thinking bands have a past, and Double Experience are no exception. Their debut album, One Big Quicksand, was technically their debut release – they just weren’t called Double Experience yet. The album was recorded and produced by up-and-comer Jayson DeZuzio (Coheed and Cambria, My Chemical Romance) mere weeks after the bands union on Canada Day, 2011 and released via Blue Sapphire/Universal Music Canada.

From the spring of 2012 onward. the band continued to perform headlining tours in Canada as well as the United Kingdom and the USA, garnering a devoted following through their no-frills, no prisoners, no holds-barred live show. The band has accomplished hundreds of performances, all of which were booked independent of outside forces.

And although you’ve still never heard of Double Experience, after everything you just read, you can’t wait to change that.

Fact.

Discography:
2014 – 721835 – LP
2011 – One Big Quicksand – EP

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Album Cover - One Big Quicksand 2011

One Big Quicksand
Released: October 07, 2011

1. Lawless
2. P (As in Pneumonia)
3. Sweet Smoke
4. Mojave, Mo’ Problems
5. Away with Words
6. ¡La Pistola!

Produced, Mixed and Engineered by Jayson DeZuzio
(assisted by Jeremy Comitas)

Recorded at Stained Glass Studios in Hoboken, NJ

EP & Live Band Line-Up:
Ian Nichols (Vocals)
Brock Tinsley (Gutiars)
Kenny Saunders (Drums)
Tim Kealey (Bass)

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Tours/ Festivals

2014 – Night of The Living Room Tour (Ontario) (Dec)

2014 – UK L.A.R.P Tour (3 weeks August)

2014 – Smells Like Freedom USA Tour (3 weeks) (July)(VA,NC,AL,FL,TX,KS,MO,IL)
2014 – Rated M For MaTour (Ontario) (April/ May)
2014 – Festival:Canadian Music Week
2014 – Bring Steak (Spring Break) Tour 2014 (2 weeks)
2014 – The “Dude Network” Tour (2 weeks)
2013 – “50 Shows of Eh” UK Tour (8 weeks – 50 dates)
2013 – East U.S.A. Tour  (2 weeks)
2013 – Cross Canada Tour (4 weeks)
2012 – Scairie Provinces West Canada (3 weeks)
2012 – East Coast Canada Tour (2 weeks)
2012 – Nevermind the Hipsters: UK Tour (2 weeks)

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Shared stage with:
Silverstein, Hawthorne Heights, Every Time I Die, Dead and Divine, Lifestory:Monologue, He Is Legend

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Music Placements:

2012 – Online Social Media Video Games w/ Machinima

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Corporate Sponsors / Artist Endorsements

Reverend Guitars, InTune Guitar Picks, SIT Strings, Railhammer Pickups, Sour Mash       Custom Guitar Cabinets, Silverfox Drumsticks

0 Blank TV Premiere THE MISFIRES Music Video “Macro Cunt” (side project from All Else Fails vocalist and drummer)

  • April 6, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · The Misfires

PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE 

RIYL = Bad Religion, Pennywise, Authority Zero, Lagwagon, No Use For A Name

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Blank TV Premiere THE MISFIRES Music Video “Macro Cunt” (side project from All Else Fails vocalist and drummer)

L-R: Kevin Burgess: Guitar – Ryan Biggs: Drums – Barrett Klesko: Vocals – Colton Taylor: Guitar- Justin Cruse: Bass, Vocals (Photo Credit – Fadeback Studios – Barrett Klesko)

     Blank TV has teamed up with Edmonton based punk band The Misfires, the new side project from All Else Fails vocalist / guitarist Barrett Klesko and drummer Ryan Biggs, along with members of Naked Beauty and Mervin Albyn to premiere the band’s new music video ‘Macro Cunt’ off the band’s debut six song EP ‘Songs About Stuff’ released October 2013.

Video – http://www.blanktv.com/ 

Youtube  – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSq2lwB5F9w

the misfires - "macro c*nt" a blanktv world premiere!

1. Ours Is The Fury – Music Video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoonZ0CnDJY
2. Statues In The Sand
3. The Sultans of Skank
4. One More For The Grave
5. This Next Song Is Called Stephen Harper Is A Fuckin’ Fuck
6. Macro-Cunt

Upcoming Show Dates:

May 16 – The Starlite Room – Edmonton AB w/ Authority Zero, Torches To Triggers, Abandin All Hope, Vangohst

For more info on The Misfires, please visit the following link:

http://www.facebook.com/Themisfiresband 

For more info on All Else Fails, please visit the following links:

http://www.AllElseFails.ca 

Music Video – Better Left Undead – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msj1GgtJNbg

EP Stream – http://allelsefails.bandcamp.com/album/fucktropolis 

0 Metal Master Kingdom – Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Toronto Round Five Winners; Line Up For Toronto Semi-Finals Complete

  • April 6, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com/6/post/2014/04/wacken-metal-battle-canada-announce-toronto-round-five-winners-line-up-for-toronto-semi-finals-complete.html

0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Calgary Round Three Winner; One Band To Rule Them All!

  • April 6, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

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FREE DOWNLOAD link: https://wackenmetalbattlecanada.bandcamp.com/album/wacken-metal-battle-canada-compilation-vol-2 (featuring over 80 tracks)

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Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Calgary Round Three Winner; One Band To Rule Them All!

     Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce Vile Insignia winner of Calgary’s third qualifying round that took place on Saturday, April 5th at Dicken’s (1000 9 Ave SW.). The band will move on to compete at city final on Saturday, May 17 at Vern’s (622 8 Ave SW.) alongside previous round one and two winners Krepitus and False Flag with two more Calgary qualifying battles remaining. Two bands from the Calgary city final will move to the Alberta final on Friday, May 23 at Dicken’s Pub (1000 9 Ave SW.) where the bands will face off against two bands from Edmonton’s city final for one to win a 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.

CALGARY Sat, Apr 5 @ Dicken’s 1000 9 Ave SW – Event Details
ROUND THREE Osyron
The Cadavor Dog
Morbidly Depraved 
Hell Hounds 
Vile Insignia – WINNER
CALGARY Sat, May 17 @ Vern’s, 622 8 Ave SW – CALGARY FINAL – Event Details
FINAL Krepitus 
False Flag
Vile Insignia
TBA
TBA
CALGARY Alberta Final:
ALBERTA Fri, May 23 @ Dicken’s Pub, 1000 9 Ave SW. – Event Details
FINAL TBA
TBA
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):

CALGARY Sat, Jan 25 @ The D, 222 7 St S.W. – Event Details
ROUND ONE Shark Infested Daughters
Krepitus – WINNER
Zipgun Wisdom
Dethgod
Druidus
Video – Calgary Battle One – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU2_jT9elUI
EDMONTON Wed, March 5 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Event Details
ROUND ONE Bring Us Your Dead
Immunize
Quietus – WINNER
These Colors Don’t Run
With Malice
VANCOUVER Wed, March 5 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. – Event Details
ROUND ONE Crucifliction
Dead Asylum
Omnisight – WINNER
Without Mercy
CALGARY Sat, March 8 @ Dicken’s Pub, 1000 9 Ave. SW- Event Details
ROUND TWO Derailed 
Penitentz
Osyron
Skymir 
Breed of War 
False Flag – WINNER
TORONTO Sat, March 8 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
ROUND ONE The Parallax – WINNER
Sovereign Council
Oneiromancy
Pariah
Psycho Mad Sally  – WINNER
VANCOUVER Wed, March 12 @ Fortune Sound Club, 147 E Pender St. – Event Details
ROUND TWO Celestial Ruin
Hallowed Catharsis
Witch of The Waste – WINNER
The Fifth Circle
TORONTO Fri, March 14 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
ROUND TWO Our Covenant – WINNER
Operus
Protokult
The Fiction In Folklore
Endemise – WINNER
EDMONTON Wed, March 19 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Events Details
ROUND TWO Ticket Link
Black XIII
Death Assembly
Display of Decay
Samandriel – WINNER
Arrival of Autumn
VANCOUVER Wed, March 19 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. – Event Details
ROUND THREE Lethal Halo
Mournir
Over The Coals – WINNER
Scimitar
TORONTO Fri, March 21 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details
ROUND THREE Burning The Day – WINNER
The Curse Within
SludgeHammer
Empyrean Plague 
My Hollow – WINNER
TORONTO Fri, March 28 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details 
ROUND FOUR Beg For Mercy
Tsargrad
At Dawn’s Edge
Shattered Remains – WINNER
Santuarium – WINNER
VANCOUVER Sun, March 30 @ Venue Night Club, 881 Granville St. – Event Details
ROUND FOUR Neck of the Woods – WINNER
88 Mile Trip
Unleash The Archers – WILDCARD
Xul
EDMONTON Wed, April 2 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Event Details
ROUND THREE Ticket Link
BLËED
Earth’s Ashes
Eye of Horus – WINNER
Netherward
This is War
TORONTO Fri, April 4 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details 
ROUND FIVE Shotgun Cure – WINNER
The Blackcloud Syndicate – WINNER
Dawn Vally 
Wretchedpain
FINAL TRIGGER (Special Guest Headliner)
CALGARY Sat, Apr 5 @ Dicken’s 1000 9 Ave SW – Event Details
ROUND THREE Osyron
The Cadavor Dog
Morbidly Depraved 
Hell Hounds 
Vile Insignia – WINNER
EDMONTON Wed, April 23 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Event Details
ROUND FOUR Ticket Link
Death Toll Rising
Dieuponaday
Ides of Winter
Kryosphere
TORONTO Semi-Final:
Sat, April 26 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
My Hollow (12:15am)
The Parallax (11:30pm)
Psycho Mad Sally (10:45pm)
Shotgun Cure (10:00pm)
Santuarium (9:15pm)
CALGARY Sat, Apr 26 @ Vern’s, 622 8 Ave SW – Event Details
ROUND FOUR The Reckless Heroes 
Anakronis
Black Pestilence 
Hammerdrone 
Slagduster 
Scythia
MONTREAL Sun, April 27 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent – Event Details
ROUND ONE NearGrey
Sudden Spawn
Fanachronic
Eclipse Prophecy
MONTREAL Thur, May 1 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent – Event Details
ROUND TWO Kruhl
Warsenal
Mutank
Chemical Way
CALGARY Sat, May 3 @ Lord Nelson’s Pub, 1020 8 Ave SW. – Event Details
ROUND FIVE Moosifix
Train Bigger Monkeys 
Burning Effigy
Exit Strategy
Every Hour Kills
TORONTO Semi-Final:
Sat, May 3 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details
Shattered Remains (12:15am)
Our Covenant (11:30pm)
Endemise (10:45pm)
Burning The Day (10:00pm)
The Blackcloud Syndicate (9:15pm)
VANCOUVER Vancouver Semi-Final:
SEMI FINAL Sat, May 3 @ Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. – Event Details 
Special Guest Headliners: Mitochondrion and Aevangelist
Omnisight
Witch of The Waste 
Over The Coals
Neck of the Woods
Unleash The Archers (WILDCARD)
EDMONTON Edmonton Semi- Final:
SEMI FINAL Wed, May 7 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW.
Quietus
Samandriel
Eye of Horus
TBA
MONTREAL Wed, May 14 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
ROUND THREE The Catalyst
Forbidden Sin
Ogenix
Evertrapped
CALGARY Sat, May 17 @ Vern’s, 622 8 Ave SW – CALGARY FINAL – Event Details
FINAL Krepitus 
False Flag
TBA
TBA
TBA
MONTREAL Wed, May 21 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
ROUND FOUR Hidden Pride
Dark Century
Tunguska Mammoth
Uriel
CALGARY Alberta Final:
ALBERTA Fri, May 23 @ Dicken’s Pub, 1000 9 Ave SW. – Event Details
FINAL TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
MONTREAL Montreal Semi-Final:
SEMI FINAL Wed, May 28 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TORONTO National Final:
NATIONAL Sat, June 7 @ Opera House, 735 Queen St E. – Event Details
FINAL TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA

 

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0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Toronto Round Five Winners; Line Up For Toronto Semi-Finals Complete; One Band To Rule Them All!

  • April 5, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

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FREE DOWNLOAD link: https://wackenmetalbattlecanada.bandcamp.com/album/wacken-metal-battle-canada-compilation-vol-2 (featuring over 80 tracks)

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Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Toronto Round Five Winners; Line Up For Toronto Semi-Finals Complete; One Band To Rule Them All!

     Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce Shotgun Cure and The Blackcloud Syndicate winners of Toronto’s fifth and last qualifying round that took place on Friday, April 4th at The Rivoli. Both bands will move on to compete at one of two city semi finals on April 26 @ Hard Luck Bar, (772a Dundas St. W.) and Sat, May 3 @ The Rivoli, (334 Queen St W.) where two Toronto bands will move on to join finalists from battles in Vancouver, Alberta (Calgary vs. Edmonton) and Montreal to compete 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.

Round Five Guest Judges:
Andrew Epstein (The Governor’s Ball / Relapse Records podcast)
Dan Turcotte (Producer / Pet Shop Productions)
Greg Rounding (Crimson Shadows)

TORONTO Fri, April 4 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details 
ROUND FIVE Shotgun Cure – WINNER
The Blackcloud Syndicate – WINNER
Dawn Vally 
Wretchedpain
FINAL TRIGGER (Special Guest Headliner)

Toronto Semi finals:

TORONTO Semi-Final:
Sat, April 26 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
My Hollow (12:15am)
The Parallax (11:30pm)
Psycho Mad Sally (10:45pm)
Shotgun Cure (10:00pm)
Santuarium (9:15pm)

April 26 – Semi-Final Guest Judges:
Dean Pogue (Roadrunner Records / Warner Music Canada)
Chris Gonda (PureGrainAudio)
Tim Potocic (Sonic Unyon Records)
Douglas Chong (Warner Music Canada)

TORONTO Semi-Final:
Sat, May 3 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details
Shattered Remains (12:15am)
Our Covenant (11:30pm)
Endemise (10:45pm)
Burning The Day (10:00pm)
The Blackcloud Syndicate (9:15pm)

May 3 – Semi-Final Guest Judges:
Dean Pogue (Roadrunner Records / Warner Music Canada)
Chris Gonda (PureGrainAudio)
Damian Abraham (Fucked Up / MuchMusic’s The Wedge)
Douglas Chong (Warner Music Canada)

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 

wacken metal battle canada - 2014 trailer

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):

CALGARY Sat, Jan 25 @ The D, 222 7 St S.W. – Event Details
ROUND ONE Shark Infested Daughters
Krepitus – WINNER
Zipgun Wisdom
Dethgod
Druidus
Video – Calgary Battle One – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU2_jT9elUI
EDMONTON Wed, March 5 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Event Details
ROUND ONE Bring Us Your Dead
Immunize
Quietus – WINNER
These Colors Don’t Run
With Malice
VANCOUVER Wed, March 5 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. – Event Details
ROUND ONE Crucifliction
Dead Asylum
Omnisight – WINNER
Without Mercy
CALGARY Sat, March 8 @ Dicken’s Pub, 1000 9 Ave. SW- Event Details
ROUND TWO Derailed 
Penitentz
Osyron
Skymir 
Breed of War 
False Flag – WINNER
TORONTO Sat, March 8 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
ROUND ONE The Parallax – WINNER
Sovereign Council
Oneiromancy
Pariah
Psycho Mad Sally  – WINNER
VANCOUVER Wed, March 12 @ Fortune Sound Club, 147 E Pender St. – Event Details
ROUND TWO Celestial Ruin
Hallowed Catharsis
Witch of The Waste – WINNER
The Fifth Circle
TORONTO Fri, March 14 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
ROUND TWO Our Covenant – WINNER
Operus
Protokult
The Fiction In Folklore
Endemise – WINNER
EDMONTON Wed, March 19 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Events Details
ROUND TWO Ticket Link
Black XIII
Death Assembly
Display of Decay
Samandriel – WINNER
Arrival of Autumn
VANCOUVER Wed, March 19 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. – Event Details
ROUND THREE Lethal Halo
Mournir
Over The Coals – WINNER
Scimitar
TORONTO Fri, March 21 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details
ROUND THREE Burning The Day – WINNER
The Curse Within
SludgeHammer
Empyrean Plague 
My Hollow – WINNER
TORONTO Fri, March 28 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details 
ROUND FOUR Beg For Mercy
Tsargrad
At Dawn’s Edge
Shattered Remains – WINNER
Santuarium – WINNER
VANCOUVER Sun, March 30 @ Venue Night Club, 881 Granville St. – Event Details
ROUND FOUR Neck of the Woods – WINNER
88 Mile Trip
Unleash The Archers – WILDCARD
Xul
EDMONTON Wed, April 2 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Event Details
ROUND THREE Ticket Link
BLËED
Earth’s Ashes
Eye of Horus – WINNER
Netherward
This is War
TORONTO Fri, April 4 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details 
ROUND FIVE Shotgun Cure – WINNER
The Blackcloud Syndicate – WINNER
Dawn Vally 
Wretchedpain
FINAL TRIGGER (Special Guest Headliner)
CALGARY Sat, Apr 5 @ Dicken’s 1000 9 Ave SW – Event Details
ROUND THREE Osyron
The Cadavor Dog
Morbidly Depraved 
Hell Hounds 
Vile Insignia 
EDMONTON Wed, April 23 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Event Details
ROUND FOUR Ticket Link
Death Toll Rising
Dieuponaday
Ides of Winter
Kryosphere
TORONTO Semi-Final:
Sat, April 26 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
My Hollow (12:15am)
The Parallax (11:30pm)
Psycho Mad Sally (10:45pm)
Shotgun Cure (10:00pm)
Santuarium (9:15pm)
CALGARY Sat, Apr 26 @ Vern’s, 622 8 Ave SW – Event Details
ROUND FOUR The Reckless Heroes 
Anakronis
Black Pestilence 
Hammerdrone 
Slagduster 
Scythia
MONTREAL Sun, April 27 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent – Event Details
ROUND ONE NearGrey
Sudden Spawn
Fanachronic
Eclipse Prophecy
MONTREAL Thur, May 1 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent – Event Details
ROUND TWO Kruhl
Warsenal
Mutank
Chemical Way
CALGARY Sat, May 3 @ Lord Nelson’s Pub, 1020 8 Ave SW. – Event Details
ROUND FIVE Moosifix
Train Bigger Monkeys 
Burning Effigy
Exit Strategy
Every Hour Kills
TORONTO Semi-Final:
Sat, May 3 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details
Shattered Remains (12:15am)
Our Covenant (11:30pm)
Endemise (10:45pm)
Burning The Day (10:00pm)
The Blackcloud Syndicate (9:15pm)
VANCOUVER Vancouver Semi-Final:
SEMI FINAL Sat, May 3 @ Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. – Event Details 
Special Guest Headliners: Mitochondrion and Aevangelist
Omnisight
Witch of The Waste 
Over The Coals
Neck of the Woods
Unleash The Archers (WILDCARD)
EDMONTON Edmonton Semi- Final:
SEMI FINAL Wed, May 7 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW.
Quietus
Samandriel
Eye of Horus
TBA
MONTREAL Wed, May 14 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
ROUND THREE The Catalyst
Forbidden Sin
Ogenix
Evertrapped
CALGARY Sat, May 17 @ Vern’s, 622 8 Ave SW – CALGARY FINAL – Event Details
FINAL Krepitus 
False Flag
TBA
TBA
TBA
MONTREAL Wed, May 21 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
ROUND FOUR Hidden Pride
Dark Century
Tunguska Mammoth
Uriel
CALGARY Alberta Final:
ALBERTA Fri, May 23 @ Dicken’s Pub, 1000 9 Ave SW. – Event Details
FINAL TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
MONTREAL Montreal Semi-Final:
SEMI FINAL Wed, May 28 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TORONTO National Final:
NATIONAL  Sat, June 7 @ Opera House, 735 Queen St E. – Event Details
FINAL TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA

 

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0 Planet S Mag (Saskatoon) – Tribune @ Rock Bottom

  • April 4, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Tribune

http://www.planetsmag.com/story.php?id=1537

0 PureGrainAudio TV – Death Toll Rising – “Crack Open A Cold One” [Guitar Playthrough Video]

  • April 4, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Death Toll Rising

http://puregrainaudio.com/videos/death-toll-rising-crack-open-a-cold-one-guitar-playthrough-video

0 episode 004 of Cut N’ Dry Talent TV! MIRE, All Else Fails, Kolony

  • April 4, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · All Else Fails · Kolony · Mire

0 Metal Made in Canada – Musical Digest: Psychotic Gardening

  • April 4, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Psychotic Gardening
Français:
http://blog.metalmadeincanada.ca/2014/04/03/condense-musical-accursed-spawn-buffalo-theory-mtl-et-psychotic-gardening/
English:
http://blog.metalmadeincanada.ca/en/2014/04/03/musical-digest-accursed-spawn-buffalo-theory-mtl-and-psychotic-gardening/

0 Metal Made In Canada – Musical Digest – Mutank

  • April 4, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · MUTANK
Français:
http://blog.metalmadeincanada.ca/2014/04/04/condense-musical-pallor-mortis-mutank-rhino/
English:
http://blog.metalmadeincanada.ca/en/2014/04/04/musical-digest-pallor-mortis-mutank-and-rhino/
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