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0 Wacken Metal Battle USA 2018 – National Final Winner VOICES OF RUIN; American Champion To Play At Wacken Open Air 2018

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Wacken Metal Battle USA 2018 – National Final Winner VOICES OF RUIN

American Champion To Play At Wacken Open Air 2018

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Wacken Metal Battle USA is proud to announce the 2018 American champion California’s VOICES OF RUIN. From over 50 competing bands in this year’s qualifying battles, VOICES OF RUIN along with Philadelphia’s EYES OF THE LIVING and Florida’s WITHERING EARTH shared the stage in the top 3 national final hosted in Los Angeles this past weekend on May 26th at The Viper Room. Judged on various criteria by metal industry representatives Marco Barbieri (M-Theory Audio), Lloyd Grant (Metallica) and Bill Metoyer (Producer – Slayer/Bitch), VOICES OF RUIN unleashed an assault worthy to be selected and to perform at Wacken Open Air. VOICES OF RUIN will now headbang on Wacken Open Air‘s Wet Stage for the festival’s global competition of independent metal bands for a chance to be crowned the international champion along with winning multiple prizes from the organization and their partners (prizes info). Wacken Open Air, the world’s largest outdoor metal festival will be taking place from August 2nd – 4th in Wacken, Germany.

Wacken Metal Battle USA organizer Jon Asher comments:

“This year’s American battles witnessed Wacken Metal Battle USA’s expansion to more cities, more bands and more metal! I’m always excited to see who will be the king of the ring from all the bands participating. I want to thank all the bands for entering and performing in the competition, all the judges and city promoters plus all our partners that helped spread the word and making our 2nd year an amazing event. We’re looking forward to next year and sending more independent American metal to Wacken!”

During the months of March and April over 50 bands competed in Wacken Metal Battle USA qualifying rounds hosted in Los Angeles, San Diego, Philadelphia, Orlando and Tampa Bay. Full list of participating bands can be found at www.metalbattleusa.com.

The 2017 battles saw the best from the Philadelphia and Boston areas, Corpse Hoarder, Goblet, Power Theory, and Upheaval perform in the national final. Crowned champion was Philadelphia’s Corpse Hoarder whom performed a furious set at Wacken Open Air.

Watch live video of their Wacken set at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy9qkb6Fmc8

About:

Wacken Metal Battle USA 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 the USA 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 28 years. The winner of Wacken Metal Battle USA will perform at the 2018 festival taking place from August 2nd – 4th.

How it works:

Participating cities will host qualifying rounds plus a city final organized by a local city concert promoter where one band will move forward to the American national final in Los Angeles on May 26th, 2018. The winner of the national final will move on to perform at the 29th edition of Wacken Open Air, and compete against the winners of 29 other countries in a final global battle. All bands will be judged during battle rounds by respected local music industry representatives.

Rules:
https://metalbattleusa.com/rules/

For more info on Wacken Metal Battle USA, please visit these links:

Official Website: http://www.metalbattlusa.com

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For more info on international battle, please visit: http://www.metal-battle.com

For more info on Wacken Open Air, please visit http://www.wacken.com

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0 EPK – Centauro – Daño Colateral (2018)

Centauro – Daño Colateral (2018)

Release Dates:
Digital: April 21, 2018
CD: June 30, 2018
Label: Self Release

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“Centauro is a band of great quality. Daño Colateral is an impressive advance compared to Ciénagas del Engaño in all aspects; 10 tracks with vocals in Spanish, aggressive and that fully express the fury, in addition to a total maturity in the band; it shows its more progressive side and its more melodic side without sacrificing aggression at all, it is present at all times” – Manuel Amusia

“Centauro is a band with a unique sound, one of the most emblematic bands of Sinaloa, with a very extensive discography from 2009 to 2018.” – Balagardones

Album Title: Daño Colateral
Release Dates:
Digital: April 21, 2018
CD: June 30, 2018
Label: Self Release

Track Listing:
1. Aberrante Creación (4:46)
2. Extenuante Cometido (5:40)
3. I.D.S. (4:04)
4. Al Pie del Borde (4:42)
5. El Derecho del Mártir (5:44)
6. En Decadencia (3:02)
7. Sentencia de Muerte (5:54)
8. Colmando un Oscuro Vacío (5:48)
9. Delirio Esquizofrénico (6:36)
10. Impulso Terminal (3:44)
Album Length: 50:00

Discography:
2010 – Enraizado – Demo
2010 – Enraizados – EP
2011 – Vía Agresión – Demo
2013 – Devastación Total – Full-Length
2014 – Oligarquía – EP
2015 – Ciénagas del Engaño – Full-Length
2018 – Daño Colateral – Full-Length

Shared stage with:
Unleash the Archers (Can) – 2012, Havok (USA) – 2014, Voltax (Mex) – 2014, Hacavitz (Mex) – 2015, Lack of Remorse (Mex) – 2016, Strike Master (Mex) – 2017, Here Comes the Kraken (Mex) – 2017, Resorte (Mex) – 2017

Festivals:
2017 – Festival de Rock Sinaloa – Culiacán, Sin., Mx.
2016 – RotaFest – Tepic, Nayarit, Mx.
2016 – Deshonra y traición tour – Culiacán, Sin. Mx.
2016 – Deshonra y traición tour – Guadalajara, Jal. Mx.
2016 – Deshonra y traición tour – CDMX, Mx.
2016 – Deshonra y traición tour – Puebla, Puebla. Mx.
2016 – Deshonra y traición tour – Obregón, Son. Mx.
2016 – Deshonra y traición tour – Hermosillo, Son. Mx.
2016 – Panorama Fest 2016 – Culiacán, Sin., Mx.
2015 – Festival de Rock Sinaloa – Culiacán, Sin., Mx.
2014 – Milicia Infernal – Naucalpan, Edo de México, Mx.
2014 – Havok En Cln – Culiacán, Sin. Mx

L-R: Roberto Lizarraga (Guitar) | Hecris Estrada (Bass) | Iván García (Guitar & Vocals) | Mario Rivera (Drums)

Photo Credit – Arlu PerezParra

SHORT BIO:

In the heat of the summer of 2009, Mexican thrash metal band Centauro was born. Hailing from Culiacán, Sinaloa, they took their name from famous Mexican revolutionary fighter Doroteo Arango (Pancho Villa) a.k.a. “El Centauro del Norte”.

Mario Rivera (drums) delves into the origin of the band’s name,“We were kind of tired of a majority bands in our country having names mainly in English with some of them not even translating correctly. Coming from Mexico we really wanted our band’s name in our mother tongue to represent our culture and history. We wanted truly Mexican inspired metal, not everything to be about Vikings, runes, occultism and demons.”

Staying true to their roots, they write lyrics exclusively in Spanish broaching themes including politics, religion, lust, laziness, misery, death, joy and criticism of society. Their sound is well worked classic thrash intertwined with a hearty sample of elements from several metal subgenres, most notably, black and death, creating a recognizable, deep and unique sound. The band brings a contagious energy to the stage putting emphasis on having fun and interacting with the crowd while playing quality music.

Centauro’s latest self-released album “Daño Colateral” was unleashed digitally April 21, 2018 on Spotify, Bandcamp, Amazon, iTunes, Google Play and will be available on CD as of June 30, 2018 through Bandcamp and Mexican distributor Ablaze Productions.

LONG BIO:

Focusing on creating original thrash infused metal they have found recognition both locally and abroad. Over the course of nine years they have unleashed eight releases, 2 EPS (Enraizados – 2010, Oligarquía – 2014), a demo (Vía Agresión – 2011) and 3 full lengths (Devastación Total – 2013, Ciénagas Del Engaño – 2015, Daño Colateral – 2018). Their sound is well worked classic thrash intertwined with a hearty sample of elements from several metal subgenres, most notably, black and death, creating a recognizable, deep and unique sound.

Staying true to their roots, they write lyrics exclusively in Spanish broaching themes including politics, religion, lust, laziness, misery, death, joy and criticism of society. This fresh take on thrash metal can be described as aggressive, melodic, and unique. The band brings a contagious energy to the stage putting emphasis on having fun and interacting with the crowd while playing quality music.

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