Category: Striker
0 Rock 95 – STRIKER TO SHRED BARRIE!
0 The Subdury Star – Award-winning masters of shred to play Sudbury – Striker will perform on June 10 at The Asylum
0 CKCU 931. FM – MELTDOWN Monday June 3rd, 2019 with Dimitris & Markus Striker on the phone once again. Last time was in Sept 2018 and looking forward to hearing what’s up and how the tour is going
0 STRIKER Are ‘On The Run’ With New Music Video + ‘Summer of Shred’ North American Tour Dates w/ Steel Panther, Holy Grail, Bewitcher
(contact info below)
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – May 31, 2019
For Fans of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Enforcer, Skull Fist, Steelwing
STRIKER Are ‘On The Run’ With New Music Video + ‘Summer of Shred’ North American Tour Dates
w/ Steel Panther, Holy Grail, Bewitcher
Sixth Studio Album “Play To Win” Out Now!
As STRIKER continue their ‘Summer of Shred’ tour across North America that recently wrapped up its first leg with DEATH ANGEL earlier this May, the Canadian masters continue their road adventures with upcoming dates in Canada and USA with ANVIL, STEEL PANTHER, HOLY GRAIL and BEWITCHER (all dates listed below). And before they continue being ‘On The Run’ hitting cities across the continent, the band is excited to reveal their new music video in support of their latest sixth studio album “Play To Win” released this past October via their independent label Record Breaking Records.
The band explains the video:
“As an independent band we are constantly pushing ourselves to be better an go farther, ‘On The Run’ is about just that, always moving forward with everything in your life. With this video, we took on some new challenges with our director Lindsay Robinson in programming our own light show and making all of the visual effects ourselves with very minimal computer graphics. We love how it turned out and we are excited to share it. Shred!”
Watch ‘On The Run’ at the following link: https://youtu.be/9j5uASFLkHw
Champions in blending classic heavy metal, hard rock, and 80’s hair metal, Canadian shredders STRIKER‘s sixth studio album “Play To Win” features 10 fist pounding shredtacular anthems produced by the band plus mixed and mastered by Hendrik Udd (Firewind, Powerwolf, Hammerfall, Delain). The album follows their 2017 self-titled full length that the band supported with tours across Europe and North America with Sonata Arctica, Dark Tranquility, and Warbringer along with festival appearances at 70,000 Tons of Metal, Bang Your Head Festival (Germany) and more to add to their almost 1000 shows performed in their decade-plus career. That fifth studio album also garnered them a nomination from Canada’s JUNO awards, the country’s highest music prize, along with wins at the Edmonton Music Awards and Western Canadian Awards.
Album CD order, stream and download available on www.Striker-Metal.com, iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.Music Video – “Head First” can be viewed here.Lyric video – “Heart of Lies” can be viewed here.
w / Anvil
June 9 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Soo Blaster w/ Anvil
STRIKER only dates
June 10 – Sudbury, ON – The Asylum
June 11 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks
w/ Steel Panther
June 14 – Barrie, ON – Mavericks Music Hall
June 15 – London, ON – London Music Hall
June 17 – Thunder Bay, ON – NV Nightclub
June 18 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
June 20 – Saskatoon, SK – Coors Event Centre
June 21 – Medicine Hat, AB – The Cypress Centre
June 23 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
June 25 – Grand Prairie, AB – Bowes Event Centre
Striker Headlining Dates
July 2 – Kelowna, BC – Muninn’s Post *with Lost Nebula
July 3 – Vancouver, BC – Astoria *with Lost Nebula
July 5 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon *with Neck of the Woods
July 6 – Portland, OR – High Water Mark *with Neck of the Woods
July 7 – Eugene, OR – Old Nicks *with Neck of the Woods
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“Play to Win, which might be their most balanced effort yet. It’s their most catchy, too: the likelihood you’ll be singing along with every song before they finish is very, very high.” – Metal Sucks
“expertly combined killer arena rock choruses with well-done, cleaner verses.” – Metal Injection
“Six albums in six years. That is something almost unheard of, even in the modern era of production that considerably lessens the time needed to record and mix albums. Striker always seems to provide a new album right around when I start to wonder, “Hey, I wonder what Striker is up to?”. PLAY TO WIN is the band’s 6th LP and to my ears, one of their best. Rest assured, the band has not altered their sound. This is still classic metal, mixed with modern elements that continues to leave all pretenders in a cloud of choking dust.” – Metal Rules
“You can hear influences ranging from Dokken to Metallica on Play to Win, and it’s all done with masterful songwriting, performances and production. This is a slick, aggressively-mixed record that drips with excitement and replayability… Striker have produced their best record since City of Gold, and all fans of straight-up hard rock and metal need to own this album.” – Heavy Music HQ
“Striker have knocked this one out of the park and into the stratosphere. You’d be hard-pressed to find a catchier slice of fine cheddar this year, and I’d highly recommend it.” – New Noise Mag
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Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780 | asher@ashermediarelations.com
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0 Barrie Today: Steel Panther, Striker ready to rip up the city with metal show
0 Forged With Steel – The almighty Death Angel honors Native Americans and films footage of show, while Canadian mega thrashers Striker and locals impress in a Jam-packed rock show at Albuquerque’s Launchpad!
0 Summerland Review – JUNO nominated Striker to shred in Kelowna
0 STRIKER Announces Their ‘Summer of Shred’ w/ North American Tour Dates w/ Death Angel, Steel Panther, Holy Grail, Bewitcher
(contact info below)
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – April 25, 2019
For Fans of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Enforcer, Skull Fist, Steelwing
STRIKER Announces Their ‘Summer of Shred’ w/ North American Tour Dates
w/ Death Angel, Steel Panther, Holy Grail, Bewitcher
Sixth Studio Album “Play To Win” Out Now!
Photo Credit: Dana Zuk
Album CD order, stream and download available on www.Striker-Metal.com, iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.
STRIKER North American Tour Dates
w/ Death Angel
May 14 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th St
May 15 – Lubbock, TX – Jakes
May 16 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
May 17 – Phoenix, AZ – Club Red
May 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Whiskey
May 19 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
Striker only dates
May 25 – Calgary, AB – Border Crossing – East Town Get Down Festival w/ Anvil, and many others
June 9 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON – Soo Blaster
June 10 – Sudbury, ON – The Asylum
June 11 – Ottawa, ON – Mavericks
w/ Steel Panther
June 14 – Barrie, ON – Mavericks Music Hall
June 15 – London, ON – London Music Hall
June 17 – Thunder Bay, ON – NV Nightclub
June 18 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
June 20 – Saskatoon, SK – Coors Event Centre
June 21 – Medicine Hat, AB – The Cypress Centre
June 23 – Edmonton, AB – Union Hall
June 25 – Grand Prairie, AB – Bowes Event Centre
Striker Headlining Dates
July 2 – Kelowna, BC – Muninn’s Post *with Lost Nebula
July 3 – Vancouver, BC – Astoria *with Lost Nebula
July 5 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon *with Neck of the Woods
July 6 – Portland, OR – High Water Mark *with Neck of the Woods
July 7 – Eugene, OR – Old Nicks *with Neck of the Woods
w/ Holy Grail, Bewitcher
July 12 – Phoenix, AZ – Club Red
July 13 – El Paso, TX – The San Carlos Building
July 14 – Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
July 15 – Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
July 16 – Houston, TX – White Oak
July 18 – Orlando, FL – Soundbar
July 19 – Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn
July 20 – Asheville, NC – Mothlight
July 21 – Richmond, VA – The Camel
July 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
July 24 – Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus
July 25 – Boston, MA – Once
July 26 – Montreal, QC – Turbo Haus
July 27 – Toronto, ON – The Garrison (moved venue from Velvet Underground)
July 28 – Detroit, MI – Small’s
July 29 – Chicago, IL – Reggies
July 31 – Denver, CO – Streets Of London
August 1 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro
August 2 – Las Vegas, NV – Counts Vamp’d
August 3 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
August 4 – Los Angeles, CA – Resident
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“Play to Win, which might be their most balanced effort yet. It’s their most catchy, too: the likelihood you’ll be singing along with every song before they finish is very, very high.” – Metal Sucks
“expertly combined killer arena rock choruses with well-done, cleaner verses.” – Metal Injection
“Six albums in six years. That is something almost unheard of, even in the modern era of production that considerably lessens the time needed to record and mix albums. Striker always seems to provide a new album right around when I start to wonder, “Hey, I wonder what Striker is up to?”. PLAY TO WIN is the band’s 6th LP and to my ears, one of their best. Rest assured, the band has not altered their sound. This is still classic metal, mixed with modern elements that continues to leave all pretenders in a cloud of choking dust.” – Metal Rules
“You can hear influences ranging from Dokken to Metallica on Play to Win, and it’s all done with masterful songwriting, performances and production. This is a slick, aggressively-mixed record that drips with excitement and replayability… Striker have produced their best record since City of Gold, and all fans of straight-up hard rock and metal need to own this album.” – Heavy Music HQ
“Striker have knocked this one out of the park and into the stratosphere. You’d be hard-pressed to find a catchier slice of fine cheddar this year, and I’d highly recommend it.” – New Noise Mag
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Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780 | asher@ashermediarelations.com
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The Headbanging Moose: Concert Review – Striker & Unleash The Archers (The Velvet Underground, Toronto, ON, 10/01/2018)
0 STRIKER Announces North American Tour Dates w/ Holy Grail, Bewitcher
(contact info below)
NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – April 11, 2019
For Fans of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Enforcer, Skull Fist, Steelwing
STRIKER Announces North American Tour Dates w/ Holy Grail, Bewitcher
Music Video “Head First”
Sixth Studio Album “Play To Win” Out Now!
Photo Credit: Dana Zuk
Edmonton’s STRIKER will be hitting the road this summer for the ‘Deadly Ripping North American Tour’ with Holy Grail and Bewitcher. The 21 date tour will kick off in Phoenix, AZ on July 12th and wrap up in Los Angeles on August 4th (dates listed below). STRIKER is touring in support of their sixth studio album “Play To Win” released this past October via their independent label Record Breaking Records.
The band comments:
“Hitting the road with our brothers of shred Holy Grail this summer to bring our new album ‘Play to Win’ to fans across North America! This is the summer of the Road Dogs, and we will be doing many more shows across North America and the rest of the world before it’s all said and done. There’s never been a better time to headbang in the front row!”
Champions in blending classic heavy metal, hard rock, and 80’s hair metal, Canadian shredders STRIKER‘s sixth studio album “Play To Win” features 10 fist pounding shredtacular anthems produced by the band plus mixed and mastered by Hendrik Udd (Firewind, Powerwolf, Hammerfall, Delain). The album follows their 2017 self-titled full length that the band supported with tours across Europe and North America with Sonata Arctica, Dark Tranquility, and Warbringer along with festival appearances at 70,000 Tons of Metal, Bang Your Head Festival (Germany) and more to add to their almost 1000 shows performed in their decade-plus career. That fifth studio album also garnered them a nomination from Canada’s JUNO awards, the country’s highest music prize, along with wins at the Edmonton Music Awards and Western Canadian Awards.
Album CD order, stream and download available on www.Striker-Metal.com, iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.Music Video – “Head First” can be viewed here.Lyric video – “Heart of Lies” can be viewed here.
w/ Holy Grail, Striker, Bewitcher
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“Play to Win, which might be their most balanced effort yet. It’s their most catchy, too: the likelihood you’ll be singing along with every song before they finish is very, very high.” – Metal Sucks
“expertly combined killer arena rock choruses with well-done, cleaner verses.” – Metal Injection
“Six albums in six years. That is something almost unheard of, even in the modern era of production that considerably lessens the time needed to record and mix albums. Striker always seems to provide a new album right around when I start to wonder, “Hey, I wonder what Striker is up to?”. PLAY TO WIN is the band’s 6th LP and to my ears, one of their best. Rest assured, the band has not altered their sound. This is still classic metal, mixed with modern elements that continues to leave all pretenders in a cloud of choking dust.” – Metal Rules
“You can hear influences ranging from Dokken to Metallica on Play to Win, and it’s all done with masterful songwriting, performances and production. This is a slick, aggressively-mixed record that drips with excitement and replayability… Striker have produced their best record since City of Gold, and all fans of straight-up hard rock and metal need to own this album.” – Heavy Music HQ
“Striker have knocked this one out of the park and into the stratosphere. You’d be hard-pressed to find a catchier slice of fine cheddar this year, and I’d highly recommend it.” – New Noise Mag
—
Jon Asher – Music Publicist
#.514.581.5780 | asher@ashermediarelations.com
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