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0 Alberta’s Decimate MetalFest Announces Venue Change to Millet, AB – June 12-14

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Montreal, QC – March 11, 2020

Alberta’s Decimate MetalFest Announces Venue Change to Millet, AB – June 12-14

First Round of Bands For 2020 Line-Up Revealed; More To Be Announced

Tickets On Sale Now!

Decimate MetalFest announces it will be moving its venue for its 2020 edition on June 12-14 to Millet, AB at the Millet Agriplex (5400 45th Avenue) with camping available at the Millet Lions Memorial Campground. Millet, AB is 60kms south of Edmonton and 250kms north of Calgary. For its first two years, DMF was held in Calgary. This year’s festival will also be an all-ages event.

This year’s DMF roster promises an array of 35+ performing acts from many metal sub-genres along with burlesque, comedy, and more from across Canada.

Bands currently announced are as follows with more to be announced in the coming weeks.
For updates, please follow the DMF Facebook page here or Facebook event here.

Decimate MetalFest 2020 Line-Up (more to be announced):
5¢ Freakshow (Calgary, AB)
No Faith In Fortune (Drayton Valley, AB)
Juliet Ruin (Edmonton, AB)
Caveat (Calgary, AB)
Born For Tomorrow (Calgary, AB)
At Dawn’s Edge (Toronto, ON)
Spurn (Calgary, AB)
The 21st Agenda (Red Deer, AB)
Lightning Ant Music School (Calgary, AB)
Fallen Stars (Vancouver, BC)
Disturb The Dead (Devon, AB)
Codeout (Edmonton, AB)
Total Wolf (Medicine Hat)
Hazzardous Material Burlesque
Call of the Siren (Edmonton, AB)
Dark Messiah (Winnipeg, MB)
Crimson Caliber (Medicine Hat, AB)
VOLT (Fort McMurray, AB)

Early bird tickets for DMF are now available at the following link here.

The full 3-day weekend pass includes a FREE PANCAKE BREAKFAST for Saturday and Sunday mornings!

The ticket is not inclusive of camping/accommodations. *

There will be an option to camp available on-site to any of those who wish to stay overnight at the Millet Lions Memorial Campground, which is a short walk away from the venue! You can reserve your camping spots here. The campground can host both tents and RVs!

Prefer a Hotel? Hotels nearby are:
Travelodge
Best Western
Wetaskiwin Motel
Super 8

DMF encourages carpooling to the event. Please join their rideshare group on Facebook here.

Early Bird ticket pricing as follows:
March 2 – March 15 – $90.00
March 16 – March 29 – $100.00
March 30 – April 9 – $110.00
After April 9th, full ticket price – $120.00

Approximate hours of operation for the festival will be:
Friday, June 12th – 6:00PM – 2:00AM
Saturday, June 13th – 11:00AM – 2:00AM
Sunday, June 14th – 11:00AM – 10:00PM

Previous years of Decimate MetalFest included bands such as: Into Eternity (Regina, SK), Hammerdrone (Calgary, AB), Centuries of Decay (Toronto, ON), Tortured Saint (London, ON), Quietus (Edmonton, AB), SYRYN (Calgary, AB), KOSM (Vancouver, BC), Hazzardous Material Burlesque, (Calgary, AB), School of Rock Calgary South (Performance Band -18), Ninjaspy (Vancouver, BC), Widow’s Peak (Calgary, AB), NYLITHIA (Vancouver, BC), Blackwater Burial (Vancouver, BC), Insurrection (Gatineau, QC), Pecado (Calgary, AB), Sludgehammer (Toronto, ON), Gatekeeper (Vancouver, BC), BLQ – Benevolent Like Quietus (Calgary, AB), ODINFIST (Armstrong, BC), Tessitura Official (Edmonton, AB), Filth (Shelby, NC), Insvrgence (Austin, TX), and many more!

Decimate MetalFest is the brainchild of Sloan Voxx of Voxx Promotions, which is destined to become an annual Canadian metal pilgrimage to Alberta, Canada. With the many yearly festivals becoming part of the national metal heritage, Sloan wants Decimate MetalFest to become one of the best-known events alongside the various festivals located within Alberta, and Western Canada. With Voxx Promos booking and promotional experience, and the support of metalheads internationally, there is nothing to stop them from reaching their goal of bringing in the masses and putting on incredible metal festivals for years to come!”
(Writing Credits: Sloan Voxx & Ingrid Newton)

If you are interested in Volunteering at Decimate MetalFest, please fill out the form here: https://decimatemf.wixsite.com/decimateme/volunteer

If you are interested in helping to sponsor Decimate MetalFest, you can do so by e-mailing decimatemetalfest[@]gmail[.]com

Disclaimer: Decimate MetalFest is a family-friendly festival, but please keep in mind that there will be alcohol served in the venue and people will be bringing their own on the grounds. We also will be featuring bands that have vulgar lyrics as well as dark and disturbing themes. Some may have fake blood and others may have parts of dead animals as props. Included in our programming, we will be having burlesque dancers who will be displaying partial nudity and as well may have fake blood and gore involved in their performance. Included in our side performances, we will have a comedian who may use profanity as well as have sensitive topic matters in his routine. Decimate MetalFest is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged to personal items. We ask that you keep all these in mind if bringing children to the festival. We also ask that you respect our performers, bands, staff and the grounds, and to please follow all rules and regulations set forth by the festival, the venue, and the respective governments. Failure to do so may result in our staff revoking your privilege to attend and remain on the grounds. Above all, we wish to provide you with a unique experience that you can enjoy and we would like to say thank you for your patronage to Decimate MetalFest where our goal is to make MetalFest Memories.” #metalmakesmemories

Decimate MetalFest is a proud member of the Western Canadian Metal Festival Alliance

Check out other WCMFA festivals:
Armstrong MetalFest – AMF
Loud as Hell Festival
Metalocalypstick Fest
Hyperspace Metal Festival

For more info:
Decimatemf.wixsite.com/decimateme
Facebook.com/decimatemf/
Instagram.com/decimate_mf/
Twitter.com/decimatemf

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0 The Metal Crypt – Review of Cell – Ancient Incantations of Xarbos “Cell surprisingly hail from Winnipeg, not exactly a hotbed for black metal bands in Canada. But the real surprise is how good and varied this album is.”

The Metal Crypt – Review of Cell – Ancient Incantations of Xarbos

“Cell surprisingly hail from Winnipeg, not exactly a hotbed for black metal bands in Canada. But the real surprise is how good and varied this album is.”

https://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=11734

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0 Rockshots Records: Thy Despair Streaming Single ‘Free One’ + New Album “The Song of Desolation” Out May 8th

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Montreal, QC – March 10, 2020

For fans of Tristania, Draconian, Dimmu Borgir, Insomnium, Wolfheart

Rockshots Records: Thy Despair Streaming Single ‘Free One’ + New Album “The Song of Desolation” Out May 8th

Rockshots Records announces their latest signing of Kiev, Ukraine’s Thy Despair for the release of their forthcoming album “The Song Of Desolation” due out on May 8, 2020. The dark metal band blends black, gothic, doom, symphonic and melodic death elements into their sound along with vocals being sung in both English and Ukrainian. Today they are sharing with fans the first single off the full length ‘Free One’.

Listen to ‘Free One’ at these links:

Spotify – https://spoti.fi/2xr4gDj
YouTube – https://youtu.be/oiH0ATAy_Y4

Thy Despair‘s new album “The Song of Desolation” follows the band’s 2018 debut EP “Free One”. Some of the album’s lyrics are influenced by the war in eastern Ukraine. “It is a great tragedy for the nation and the main idea of these songs is that you should always fight back and keep freedom in your heart and mind. Lyrics of other songs are inspired by local legends or life experience.” says band founder Nephilim.

The album as a whole features 10 tracks each with its own tale to tell and a statement that unites all of them together.

Nephilim adds:

“Even when everything goes extremely bad, you should still stay strong, struggle and hope for the best, otherwise you won’t survive or will turn into a backboneless slave.”

Album pre-order available at:

Also, watch their Epic Game of Thrones Metal Lyrics Cover – https://youtu.be/j4Pvk76doO4

Track Listing:
1. The Free One
2. Sabbath
3. Fear and Despair
4. Burned By Love
5. Last Breath
6. War
7. Army of Dead
8. Falling Star
9. Ghost Rider
10. Falcon

Album Credits:
Lyrics by Nephilim
Composed by Nephilim
Arrangements by Strike, Navka, Alex, Anton
Cover by Elin
Art by Elin
Cover photography by Katerina Vorona
Band photography by Mary Kiper
Mixed and mastered by QWERTY Records
Cover model – Elin

Band members:
Elin – Vocals
Nephilim – Vocals / Guitar
Strike – Guitar
Navka – Keys
Alex – Drums
Anton – Bass

For more info:
www.rockshots.eu
Facebook.com/thydespair
Instagram.com/thydespair

About:

Thy Despair band was founded by guitarist Nephilim in 2006 in Kiev, Ukraine. Initially, the band was called Thoughts of the Desperate and revealed the essence of despair in its lyrics. The first songs were written in the style of gothic doom metal under the influence of such bands as Sins of thy Beloved, Betray My Secrets, Tristania, Draconian, Estatic Fear. Later, the music became faster, instrumental parts became more complicated and exceeded the scope of gothic doom, but, nevertheless, the aesthetic melody and gloomy atmosphere remain the hallmark of the band until now. Along with the change in style, it was decided to change the name of the band to Thy Despair.

Since 2008, the band has been active live all across Ukraine, not only in Kiev clubs, but in Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Kremenchug, Kharkov.

In 2011, Thy Despair went on a 3-year hiatus and returned in 2014 with new material and fresh lineup and material. In addition to the founder Nephilim, this line-up included Frozt on drums and Nick on keyboard who played in the previous Thy Despair line-up. New vocalist Tatyana Mikhailova (Malinconia) joined the line up along with Ep (Mental Torment, I Miss My Death) became the bass player. In such a composition, the band actively performed in clubs and open-air events. In 2015, Thy Despair experienced new problems with the line-up, after releasing the Ukrainian-language single “Vilny” (2015). The band took a pause for 2 years.

In 2017, Thy Despair was resurrected in a completely new lineup: Elin – vocal, Nephilim – guitar / growl, Strike (Crisis, Black Cat, Lord of Dust) – guitar, Navka (Dolonі, Censor, No Brakes) – keyboards, Anton (Censor, Black Cat) – bass, Alex (Two Streets) – drums. Everyone contributed something new, and the music of the band started to sound in a new key.

On May 16th, 2018 Thy Despair released their EP album called “The Free One” which included 3 tracks: “The Free One”, “Sabbath”, and “War”. The lyrics were strongly influenced by the war in Ukraine. Man’s aspiration for freedom and his scramble with insidious creatures willing to enslave his body, mind, and soul was the main idea the band developed in its lyrics.

The band decided to release the EP album in two variants: in Ukrainian and in English languages. This decision was made in order to get across to the English speaking audience the idea of liberating struggle and aspiration for freedom of nation in general and personality in particular. A limited number of CDs with Ukrainian language version were also released.

During 2018-2019, Thy Despair performed locally in Kieve along with performance on Ukrainian open-air festivals Black Sea Metal Fest and Rock Bulava.

In May of 2019, the band has released a tribute to Game of Thrones main theme on Youtube. This release included a video of the most epic moments of the series with Thy Despair’s unique authorial vision of how original music should sound like. The song also has authored lyrics inspired by Game of Thrones series.

Now in 2020, Thy Despair will unleash their first full length “The Song of Isolation” via Italy based label Rockshots Records on May 8th.

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0 Metal Noise Review: “Kill The Bliss” by BLQ – Benevolent Like Quietus “Hailing from the cold, dark winter nights of Calgary, Canada Benevolent Like Quietus promise to bring forth a bounty of brooding, Goth Rock-influenced Melodic Metal.”

Metal Noise Review: “Kill The Bliss” by BLQ – Benevolent Like Quietus “Hailing from the cold, dark winter nights of Calgary, Canada Benevolent Like Quietus promise to bring forth a bounty of brooding, Goth Rock-influenced Melodic Metal.” https://metalnoise.net/2020/03/review-kill-the-bliss-by-benevolent-like-quietus

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0 Metal France – SLEEPWRAITH- Day terrors

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0 All this week from March 9 – 13! at 8pm EST Listen to Toronto’s 94.9 The Rock to hear new tunes from Woodhawk Playing April 9 – Toronto, ON – Monarch Tavern

All this week from March 9 – 13! at 8pm EST
Listen to Toronto’s 94.9 The Rock to hear new tunes from Woodhawk
Playing April 9 – Toronto, ON – Monarch Tavern

0 Album Review: The Oneira – Injection – Rockshots Records – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life “One of the most unique albums of the year. It’s ability to lift the mind and soul can’t be understated which is why it is easily one the best albums of the year already.”

Album Review: The Oneira – Injection – Rockshots Records – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life “One of the most unique albums of the year. It’s ability to lift the mind and soul can’t be understated which is why it is easily one the best albums of the year already.” https://www.gbhbl.com/album-review-the-oneira-injection-rockshots-records/

0 The Über Rock Singles Club – March Madness (Part One) – Über Röck – BADGUYSWIN

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