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0 The Weekly Fixion – Wacken Metal Battle Canada Roars into Second Year

  • March 29, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

http://fixionmedia.com/fm/wacken-metal-battle-canada-roars-second-year/

0 Vancouver Music Review – Compilation of the Day: Wacken Metal Vol. 2

  • March 29, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

http://vancouvermusicreview.com/2014/03/28/compilation-of-the-day-wacken-metal-vol-2/

0 Broken Neck Radio – Wacken Metal Battle Canada – Vancouver Battle 3 Video Coverage

  • March 29, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Toronto Round Four Winners!; One Band To Rule Them All!

  • March 29, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

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Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Toronto Round Four Winners!; One Band To Rule Them All!

     Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce Santuarium and Shattered Remains as winners of Toronto Round Four. Both bands will move on to compete at one of two city semi finals on April 26 @ Hard Luck Bar, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1461026537458437/ and Sat, May 3 @ The Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/714280651930391/ – ONE MORE TORONTO QUALIFYING ROUND TO GO! ONE BAND TO RULE THEM ALL!

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

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
88 Mile Trip
Unleash The Archers
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
Netherward
This is War
TORONTO Fri, April 4 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details 
ROUND FIVE Shotgun Cure
The Blackcloud Syndicate
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 Toronto – Semi-Finals:
Sat, April 26 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
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
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 Toronto – Semi-Finals:
SEMI FINAL Sat, May 3 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
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
TBA
EDMONTON Edmonton Semi- Final:
SEMI FINAL Wed, May 7 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW.
Quietus
Samandriel
TBA
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
National Final:
TORONTO Sat, June 7 @ Opera House, 735 Queen St E. – Event Details
NATIONAL  TBA
FINAL TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA

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0 Two Guys Metal Reviews – Mire – Inward/Outward

  • March 29, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Mire

http://www.twoguysmetalreviews.com/2014/03/mire-inwardoutward.html

0 Noizz Webzine – Kill Matilda – I Want Revenge

  • March 28, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Kill Matilda

http://noizzwebzine.blogspot.com.es/2014/03/kill-matilda-i-want-revenge.html

0 Le Canal Auditif – Les EP de mars – Kill Matilda – #Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll

  • March 28, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Kill Matilda

http://lecanalauditif.ca/les-ep-de-mars-2/

0 Westman Journal – Kill Matilda heads to Brandon to rock the stage, hunt for zombies

  • March 28, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Kill Matilda

http://www.westmanjournal.com/article/20140327/BRANDON0101/140329972/-1/brandon01/kill-matilda-heads-to-brandon-to-rock-the-stage-hunt-for-zombies

0 Montreal Thrashers MUTANK Announce Quebec and Ontario Show Dates; New Video ‘The Heavy Hand of The Doomsday Clock’

  • March 28, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · MUTANK

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 Download Album Lyrics – Mutank – M.E.C.H. Metal – 2014 | Download Album Cover

Montreal Thrashers MUTANK Announce Quebec and Ontario Show Dates; New Video ‘The Heavy Hand of The Doomsday Clock’

L to R:  Steven Breen – Rhythm Guitar| Stephen Reynolds – Vocals and Bass | Ahmed Saad – Drums (top)| Liam Hinchey- Lead Guitar (bottom) | Photo Credit – Mihaela Petrescu

      Montreal, QC thrash band MUTANK will be performing the following show dates in support of their release ‘M.E.C.H. Metal’ unleashed this past February and available on bandcamp http://mutankthrash.bandcamp.com/ as a pay what you want plus being available on audio cassette.

Show Dates:

March 29 –  Montreal, QC @ Death House w/ Eternal Judgment, Chemical Way, Powered by Death

April 12 – Montreal, QC @ Barfly w/ Venomenon +guests

April 25 –  Montreal, QC @ Cafe Chaos w/ Ogenix (plays Sepultura), Alcoholator, Leather Up Your Ass (80’s metal tribute), Shotgun Cure

April 26 – Ottawa, ON @ Lunetas Bistro w/  Thrashards, Whiskey Tax, Regret

May 1  – Montreal, QC @ Katacombes (Wacken Metal Battle) w/ Warsenal, Chemical Way, Kruhl

In additional news, the moshers released a new video for their track ‘ The Heavy Hand of The Doomsday Clock’, one of eight solid speed riffing tunes from the band’s latest album.

Video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNjbkeCtUjs

mutank - heavy hand of the doomsday clock (unofficial video)

About:

Formed when three Newfoundlanders crossed paths in the Canadian heavy metal capital with Ahmed Saad who hails from the Middle East, the injection of music immediately began to flow through their veins and M.E.C.H. metal was soon born.

“It stands for Middle East Coast Heavy Metal; Our drummer being from the Middle East and the rest of the members being from the east coast of Canada,” explains Stephen Reynolds (bass, vocals). ‘Every single person in this band is a songwriter, so the songs come out with their own feel and develop naturally.’ continues Reynolds. ‘We don’t shackle ourselves to any kind of focused idea, which brings about a sort of honesty in the music not often found in metal.’

“[MUTANK] fuse old school speed metal and present day crossover thrash into one package of fun.” – Metalhorizons

“MUTANK is like a Coffee Crisp bar: crunchy as hell, and without any gooey center.” – Bucket List Music Reviews

“I personally think [M.E.C.H. Metal] could be contender for best album of the year!”- High Speed Hangover

Album Stream – http://mutankthrash.bandcamp.com/album/m-e-c-h-metal

Track Listing: M.E.C.H. Metal

1. M.E.C.H Metal (2:04)
2. MUTANK (4:03)
3. Minions (3:49)
4. W.A.R. (1:57)
5. Heavy Hand of The Doomsday Clock (3:38)
6. No Spoils, No Mercy (2:48)
7. Corporate Child (2:35)
8. Thrashback In Time (4:02)

Total Time: 25:00

Album info:

All songs performed by: MUTANK
Songs written by: MUTANK and Mike Molloy
Produced and Mixed and Mastered by: Olivier St. Pierre
Available on: Casette or digital download

Album + Live band line-up:

Stephen Reynolds – Vocals and Bass
Steven Breen – Rhythm Guitar and backing vocals
Ahmed Saad – Drums
Liam Hinchey – Lead Guitar

Discography:
2014 – M.E.C.H. Metal – LP
2013 – Demo-Lition – EP

Shared stage with:
Lich King, Screamer, Fatality, Shotgun Cure, Trainwreck Architect, Warsenal, Chemical Way, Powered by Death, Kadraal, Venomenon

For more info on Mutank, please visit the following links:

http://www.facebook.com/bonebrainsnotdemolishers

http://mutankthrash.bandcamp.com/

http://www.soundcloud.com/mutank-1

EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-mutank-m-e-c-h-metal-2014/

0 Heavy Blog Is Heavy – Mire – Inward / Outward

  • March 27, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Mire

http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2014/03/27/mire-inwardoutward/

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