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0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada – 2019 National Final – May 25 In Calgary! w/ The Slyde (Toronto), The Myopia Condition (Red Deer), Blackwater Burial (Vancouver), Fjell Thyngor (Calgary); One Unsigned Canadian Band To Play Wacken Open Air 2019
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – May 1, 2019
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Wacken Metal Battle Canada – 2019 National Final – May 25 In Calgary!
w/ The Slyde (Toronto), The Myopia Condition (Red Deer), Blackwater Burial (Vancouver), Fjell Thyngor (Calgary)
One Unsigned Canadian Band To Play Wacken Open Air 2019
Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2019 – Spotify Battle Bands Playlist here. (more to be added)
Wacken Metal Battle Canada Promo Video here.
Video of 2018 Champion Centuries of Decay at Wacken Open Air here.
Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce the 2019 national final on May 25th in Calgary, AB at Dickens. The event will send one independent unsigned Canadian band to perform at the world’s largest metal festival, Wacken Open Air, which features Sabaton, Parkway Drive, Demons & Wizards, Powerwolf, Airbourne, Rose Tattoo, Within Temptation, Meshuggah and many more. Full details here.
After multiple battles between the months of January and April across the country in Vancouver, Kelowna, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Hamilton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, and Halifax, only one band will rule them all. Demonstrating their crushing blasting moshing sounds of metal, four bands have been selected by respected industry judges to represent their areas for the Wacken Metal Battle Canada national final.
These following bands will be competing for one to be crowned the 2019 champion of Wacken Metal Battle Canada.
Eastern Final Winner – The Slyde (Toronto, ON) – www.facebook.com/theslydecanada
Western Final Winner – The Myopia Condition (Red Deer, AB) – https://www.facebook.com/The-Myopia-Condition-1394941280540493/
BC Final Winner – Blackwater Burial (Vancouver, BC) – www.facebook.com/blackwaterburialofficial
Calgary Final Winner – Fjell Thyngor (Calgary) https://www.facebook.com/fjellthyngor/
National Final Judging Panel:
JJ Tartaglia – Head Organizer of Wacken Metal Battle Canada, Owner Boonsdale Records, Drummer of Skull Fist
Teitur Fossaberg – Head Organizer of Wacken Metal Battle Faroe Islands
Jesse Valstar – Co-Founder at Armstrong MetalFest – AMF
Wally Laurier – DJ and programmer on Rock Bottom – Cjsw 90.9FM
Laura Vezer – DJ and programmer on Rock Bottom at CJSW 90.9FM
Chad Persley – Business Development Executive at Absolute Underground TV Magazine
Celestia Scarlett – Founder of METALHEADS UNITED Manager of The Celestial Agency
Graham Harris – Vocalist of Hammerdrone, 2018 Wacken Metal Battle Canada National Finalist
National Final event details can be found here.
Canadian organizer JJ Tartaglia adds:
“Really stoked about having such a strong lineup and representation of different sub-genres for the Final. I will be making the trip out to Calgary to witness this epic show firsthand!”
Winner of this year’s Wacken Metal Battle Canada national final will receive $2,000 CAD towards airfare to travel and perform at the 30th edition of Wacken Open Air taking place from August 1st – 3rd, 2019 in Wacken, Germany. The Canadian champion will also have the opportunity to win monetary and gear prizes from the international Wacken Metal Battle. Info on international prizes can be found here.
This was Wacken Metal Battle Canada‘s first year expanding into the Maritimes with an event in Halifax, NS along with the national final being hosted for the first time in Western Canada in Calgary, AB. All previous national finals have been held in Toronto, ON.
List of previous Canadian winners:
Centuries of Decay (2018)
Profaner (2016)
Vesperia (2015)
Mutank (2014)
Crimson Shadows (2013)
About:
Wacken Metal Battle Canada is part of an international competition that sees bands from across the country battle each other for the chance of winning their spot among 29 other countries’ champions, and representing Canada in 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 29 years. The winner of Wacken Metal Battle Canada will perform at the 2019 festival taking place from August 1st – 3rd.
For more info:
Official Website: http://www.metalbattle.ca
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MetalBattleCanada
Twitter: @MetalBattleCAN
Instagram: @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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Battles Partners:
Rehearsal Factory
Pearl Drums
Boonsdale Records
Ticketfly
Los Cabos Drumsticks
Dungeon Works Productions
The Invisible Orange
ConcertWorks
Big Nate Productions
ROSE Management
Indie Week
Sunrise Records
Rock Longueuil Inc.
ICS-INT.com
Battles Media Partners:
Absolute Underground TV / Mag
Asher Media Relations
Bravewords.com
Broken Neck Radio
Bucketlist Music Reviews
CJLO 1690AM
Hellbound.ca
LoudTrax
Metal Master Kingdom
Metal Nation
Metal-Rules.com
Ondes Chocs
PureGrainAudio.com
Pure Rock Radio
Québec-Métal
Zombitrol Productions
The Koven
The Butcher Shop
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0 Guitarist Frankie C. (Vesperia) Unleashes His Next Shredding Playthrough “Cellular Damascus”
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – May 1, 2019
For fans of Marty Friedman, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Buckethead, Tony MacAlpine
Guitarist Frankie C. (Vesperia) Unleashes His Next Shredding Playthrough “Cellular Damascus”
Debut EP “Cellular Damascus” Out Now!
Frankie C., known for his guitar work in Canadian symphonic death metal band Vesperia recently released his side project entitled “Cellular Damascus” this past March. An instrumental solo project that came to light after he was crowned champion of season one of “Shredders of Metal” presented by Banger TV. The EP is technical, groovy and energetic, and lets the listener focus on the guitar work that he takes great pride in orchestrating.
Posting his next playthrough video for his EP’s title track “Cellular Damascus“, Frankie C. comments:
“‘Cellular Damascus’ is the title track of the EP. I’m pretty sure this song took me the longest to write and definitely has the most changes/parts. This song is a lot of fun to play but a damn hard one to remember! Riddled with intervallic arpeggio sections, fast alternate picking runs, and tasty melodic lines.”
Watch “Cellular Damascus” at the following link https://youtu.be/aCocz8CQCso
Previous playthrough “Fall of The Hammer” at the following link: https://youtu.be/ScxRxFp-QUs
Frankie C. adds:
“I want fans to have fun listening to ‘Cellular Damascus’. I wanted to create interesting melodic phrases, but still have heavy riffs to headbang along with, shred hard, but not lose sight of the music and try to have a clear mix where things aren’t overly processed but all instruments/parts are still clear and audible.”
All four tracks on this debut flow together and show off excellent musicianship. Excited to be focusing on more solo work in the future, Frankie C. has confirmed another release in the future.
“Cellular Damascus” is now out as of March 13, 2019, and available for stream and download on Bandcamp, Spotify, Youtube, iTunes.
Track Listing:
1. So It Begins (1:06)
2. Fall Of The Hammer (2:55)
3. Cellular Damascus (3:14)
4. Life By Fire (3:19)
EP Length:
For more info:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankiecshred
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/arps7
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankiecshred
Bio:
Cellular Damascus is the instrumental solo project from Vesperia’s Frankie Caracci. Looking to try something new and forge his wide array of influences together to make something that is uniquely his own.
The first release, the self-titled EP (2019), introduces fans to the melodic and technical headbanging music on which Caracci solely wrote, performed and produced. Influenced but guitar mavericks such as Jeff Loomis, Joe Satriani, Jason Becker, and Michael Romeo and genres such as modern and classic heavy metal thrash, prog and death metal there is an assortment of features in each track that keep the listener on their toes and attentive to the music.
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0 CENTURIES OF DECAY Announces ‘Odyssey To The West Tour’ (ON/MB/SK/AB/BC)
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – May 1, 2019
For Fans of Enslaved, Opeth, Gojira, Isis, Strapping Young Lad
CENTURIES OF DECAY Announces ‘Odyssey To The West Tour’ (ON/MB/SK/AB/BC)
Known for creating an intense powerful atmosphere and letting the metal speak for itself in their live performance, 2018 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Champions and Toronto based CENTURIES OF DECAY are bringing that experience to fans across Western Canada for their ‘Odyssey To The West Tour’. The nine-date road adventure will be kicking off on July 1st in Sudbury, ON and continue to the far reaches of Vancouver, BC on July 7th and includes festival stops at Decimate Metal Fest on July 5th in Calgary plus Armstrong Metal Fest in Armstrong, BC on July 12th alongside Origin, Nekrgoblikon and more to finally wrap up the tour in Saskatoon on July 14th. The tour is in their debut self-titled concept album released in 2017. Since forming in 2013, CENTURIES OF DECAY have been delivering a sound that is atmospheric, intense, powerful, dynamic, and heavy. Fans of Enslaved, Opeth, Gojira, Isis, and Strapping Young Lad will not be disappointed.
The band comments:
“Centuries of Decay are thrilled to be embarking on our very first cross-Canada tour with Tortured Saint. Not only do we get to play Decimate and Armstrong Metal Fest, but we get to share the stage with some incredible bands like Gross Misconduct and our old friends Hammerdrone. We’ve been hard at work on some exciting new music and will be adding a new song or two to our set list. We can’t wait to finally meet the West Coast Metal scene.”
Live at Wacken Open Air 2018 – https://youtu.be/a4ksYO0snJg
Music Video – ‘Wings of Death’ – https://youtu.be/OWVjhOSjEHg
Stream and download of CENTURIES OF DECAY‘s self-titled album are available on Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes.
CENTURIES OF DECAY ‘Odyssey To The West Tour’ w/ Tortured Saint
July 1 – Sudbury, ON – The Asylum
July 1 – Sudbury, ON – The Asylum
July 3 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre
July 4 – Regina, SK – The Exchange
July 5 – Calgary, AB – County Line Saloon – Decimate Metal Festival
July 6 – Kelowna, BC – Muninn’s Post
July 7 – Vancouver, BC – The Astoria
July 12 – Armstrong, BC – Armstrong Metal Fest (Centuries of Decay only)
July 13 – Edmonton, AB – The Rendezvous Pub
July 14 – Saskatoon, SK – Black Cat Tavern
For More Info:
http://www.facebook.com/centuriesofdecay
https://twitter.com/centuriesdecay
https://www.instagram.com/centuriesofdecay
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-aon
(EPK / News Release bio written by Steve Earles)
https://twitter.com/centuriesdecay
https://www.instagram.com/centuriesofdecay
EPK – http://wp.me/pciNW-aon
(EPK / News Release bio written by Steve Earles)
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“Get down with the neck-snapping “Wings of Death.” It’s a Canuck groove-metal gem.” – Dead Rhetoric
“This is not a one-dimensional album that’s easily described. Each song has its own style and flavour, mixing different styles together with well-deserved contempt for genre restrictions and constraints. Centuries of Decay have crafted a modern extreme metal release that effectively combines these different strains of metal into something all of their own.” – Wonderbox Metal
“A concept record regarding the changing times & how life depends on centuries of decay, the ten minute self-titled opening song showcases melodic metal with deep oceans of imagination. Haunting but with a real sense of beauty, the guitar melody alongside a fascinating drum beat is such an appealing sound. A sound that suddenly takes on a darker tone, upping the heaviness & dealing out an absolutely stunning chugging guitar attack. There is no arguing with that start, absolutely mesmerizing.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life
“This is a strong debut for the band and they have laid their vision for their craft nicely.” – Metal-Temple
“Up next was Centuries Of Decay, who gave us some atmospheric death metal. Devin Doucette and Rob McAllister shared guitar and vocal duties. Devin sang lead and handled a chunk of the brutal vocals but they gave a few great harmonized melodic vocals. Their last song had an additive time signature, which is something that really catches my attention as a musician.” – Metal Master Kingdom (Live Review Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2016 – Toronto)
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0 PowerMetal.de – Tanagra – Meridiem
0 Uber Rock – Dizzy Mystics – Wanderlost – “This is a fantastic release, one which belies how early in their career Dizzy Mystics are, as a level of comfort and trust in each other is apparent to the ear, giving a multitude of harmonies, even when resorting to the discord that prog sometimes results in… A contender for my end of year lists.”
“This is a fantastic release, one which belies how early in their career Dizzy Mystics are, as a level of comfort and trust in each other is apparent to the ear, giving a multitude of harmonies, even when resorting to the discord that prog sometimes results in… A contender for my end of year lists.”
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0 Soar Through The Planets With Spacey Prog Playthrough of PHAETON’s ‘March of The Synthetics’
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – April 30, 2019
For fans of Rush, Dream Theater, Gojira, Meshuggah, Mastodon, Animals As Leaders
Soar Through The Planets With Spacey Prog Playthrough of PHAETON’s ‘March of The Synthetics’
L-R: Kevin Thiessen – Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards, Daniel Airth – Lead & Rhythm Guitars,
Ferdy Belland – Electric & Fretless Bass, Colin Righton – Drums & Percussion
Photo Credit: Image by Dark Days Design & Julian Bueckert Photo
Taking off towards the stars from the small town of Kimberly, Canada, PHAETON is bringing a new kind of instrumental spacey prog metal to listeners across the galaxy. They have been toiling away on their debut self-titled album, which will be released this past December.
In support of the debut album, they have released a guitar and bass playthrough for ‘March of the Synthetics’, a six and a half minute sojourn through delicate prog riffs and heavy pronounced bass work.
They quote that they anticipated taking their listeners “through space and time and feel a complete visceral release that can only be found through prog metal”.
Fans looking for something fresh and relaxing that is reminiscent of Rush, Dream Theater, and King Crimson should check out ‘March of The Synthetics’ via TheCirclePit‘s YouTube Channel at the following link: https://youtu.be/0K_9duq7vZw
Album stream and download available on Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes.
Track Listing:
1. Siege Engine (5:27)
2. Voyage Eternal (4:24)
3. March of the Synthetics (6:39)
4. Phantasm (3:56)
5. Crossing the Divide (6:48)
6. Labyrinth (3:46)
7. Vortex (5:13)
Album Length: 36:16
For more info:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Phaetonband
EPK – https://wp.me/pciNW-d5h
BIO:
In the wilderness of Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada, with a fascination for astronomy, Kevin Thiessen (guitar), Daniel Airth (guitar), Colin Righton (percussion), and Ferdy Belland (bass) united to create the interplanetary, instrumental prog metal that would come to be known as Phaeton.
Since 2017, they have been working quickly as a collaborative unit, honing their skills and orchestrating an attention-focused listening experience. One drenched in joy and wonder and the emotional, visceral release that only prog-metal can deliver. And the lack of lyrical interference only allows the listener the better opportunity to let their imaginations run wild with the music, drifting emotionally away on the solar winds to wherever they wish to soar.
Phaeton can be experienced with the release of the self-titled debut album out now as of December 21, 2018.
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“Top-tier instrumental prog-metal-math music from the East Kootenay region performed by a quartet of veteran musicians.” – Stuart Derdeyn (The Vancouver Sun)
“The sound on all seven tracks is huge and if there was a “best sounding hammer-ons” award then March of the Synthetics could be a contender.” – Stuart Derdeyn (The Vancouver Sun)
“An epic Progressive Metal listening experience.” – Trevor Hatter (BeatRoute Magazine)
“This badass band makes a devastating impact with their high velocity musical assault.” – Time Lord (Progarchy)
“A sparkling, sizzling debut from PHAETON, taking us on a futuristic musical journey, with deep roots in the ancient past.” – Stephen Conrad (Progressive Rock Fanatics)
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