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0 ALL ELSE FAILS Announce Return of Drummer Ryan Biggs; New Music Video ‘A Most Unwanted Reprieve’

  • January 24, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · All Else Fails

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ALL ELSE FAILS Announce Return of Drummer Ryan Biggs; New Music Video ‘A Most Unwanted Reprieve’

L-R – Barrett Klesko – Lead Vocals / Guitar | Seedy Mitchell – Bass/Backing Vocals | Ryan Biggs – Drums | Mike Sands – Guitar (Photo Credit – Fadeback Studios)

In a statement posted on their facebook page, All Else Fails have announced the return of drummer Ryan Biggs who was the band during 2010 along with being a touring member through 2011 and 2012.

“I won’t go into the boring details about whats been up the last couple of months, but the short version is that we are really excited to have Ryan Biggs back behind the drums for us! This seems like a suitable time to share this previously unreleased episode of Breaking Acclaim: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLqh4w_yvp4 “
breaking acclaim season 1 episode 5 "my boyfriends back"

The band was scheduled to perform on Feb 1st at Studio Music Foundation in Edmonton w/ Enemyus, Dieuponaday but due to scheduling conflict are now unable to take the stage, but will be performing in Drumheller, AB on March 1st at  the Whiskey Lounge & Night Club w/ Maimed Wolf plus on April 26th at The Vat in Red Deer, AB with Ninjaspy .

AEF released their latest EP ‘Fucktropolis’ on Suicidal Bride Records this past summer, and recently released their latest music video ‘A Most Unwanted Reprieve’.

“This new video is different for us because it’s all live footage filmed during our set at Loud as Hell Metal Fest in Drumheller, AB last summer and obviously the fans played a big part in how it came out. We are also debuting our new VEVO channel with this one. We’d like to wish all our fans a Merry Fucking Christmas from All Else Fails!” comments All Else Fails vocalist / guitarist and video director Barrett Klesko.

all else fails - a most unwanted reprieve

VEVO: http://www.vevo.com/watch/all-else-fails/a-most-unwanted-reprieve/QMGR31302965

Youtube: http://youtu.be/MpNxV-VE46Y

‘Fucktropolis‘ is All Else Fails‘ fourth release since 2007 and is the follow up to their 2012 release ‘The Oracle, What Was, Is And Could Have Been’ that received world wide praise from industry publications around the world along with their music video ‘This Burden of Life‘ added to rotation on Canada’s largest music channel Much Music, expanding their Canadian fan base dramatically.

Making their mark around the world for their aggressively dark brand of metal that is breaking the traditional ideals of their genre and drawing comparisons to bands like As I Lay Dying, All That Remains, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God. All Else Fails infuses their music with a variety of elements that includes experimental, classical, synth lines, and spoken word sampling to accent a unique blend of heavy as hell screams and shiver inducing clean vocals.

Their high energy live show sets them apart from their peers and has garnered them appearances on numerous high level festivals over the years, including Van’s Warped tour, Boonstock and opening support slots for artists like Protest the Hero, Cancer Bats, Dayglo Abortions, 3 Inches of Blood, Fear Factory, Threat Signal, Decapitated, Suffocation, and Arise & Ruin.

Upcoming Show Dates:

March 1, 2014 – Whiskey Lounge & Night Club – Drumheller, AB w/ Maimed Wolf – Show Details

April 26, 2014 – The Vat – Red Deer, AB – w/ Ninjaspy

Fucktropolis – Track Listing:

1. AntiMartyr

2. Better Left Undead [Free Download] [Youtube] [Music Video]

3. La Demencia Violenta

4. Obedience At The Altar of Sacrifice

5. A Most Unwanted Reprieve

‘Fucktropolis’ can be purchased on Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon and most online retailers.

BC – http://allelsefails.bandcamp.com/

iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/fucktropolis-ep/id670779779

Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/mp3-downloads/dp/B00DU197RI

Music Video – Better Left Undead – http://youtu.be/Msj1GgtJNbg

Music Video – This Burden of Life – http://youtu.be/9IOIWddofYE

Music Video – Obsidian Walls – http://youtu.be/MZ4PZuzQq_g

Music Video – Rebirth – http://youtu.be/BGov6ji_72s

For more info, please visit these links:

www.AllElseFails.ca

www.facebook.com/AllElseFailsCanada

Twitter: @allelsefailsca

http://allelsefails.bandcamp.com/

0 WACKEN METAL BATTLE COMES TO CANADA; ONE CANADIAN BAND TO RULE THEM ALL!

  • February 18, 2013
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

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WACKEN METAL BATTLE COMES TO CANADA; ONE CANADIAN BAND TO RULE THEM ALL! 

The world’s most prestigious metal festival, Wacken Open Air, known for its elite line up of the globe’s best metal bands is bringing the largest metal contest on the planet to Canada. Wacken Metal Battle Canada will be recruiting one independent Canadian band to perform at this year’s highly celebrated gathering of metal heads in Wacken, Germany. Searching for the strongest contenders, Metal Battle Canada will showcase Canada’s premiere talents for one true champion to represent the nation with highest honor at the Wacken Open Air Festival.

Being held in Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC during the months of May and June, Canadian metal bands from across the country will challenge one another to join 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.

The W:O:A Metal Battle was founded in 2004 to encourage future generations of heavy metal and rock, as Wacken Open Air believes in supporting the future of metal music and its musicians.

Submissions for Metal Battle Canada can be completed via the online application at the following link below and will be open from Feb 18th to deadline on March 10th. (Please remember to select the city in which you would like to potentially compete.)

Metal Battle Canada application link – http://www.metalbattle.ca/apply.html 

Promo Video – Wacken Metal Battle Canada

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Battling rounds for Metal Battle Canada will be held on the following dates:

TORONTO DATES:

QUALIFYING
April 28 – Rivoli – Toronto, ON
May 2 – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
May 5 – Rivoli – Toronto, ON
May 9 – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
May 12 – Rivoli – Toronto, ON
May 16 – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON

SEMI-FINALS

May 24 – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
May 31 – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
June 7 – Rivoli – Toronto, ON

MONTREAL DATES:

QUALIFYING

May 9 – Katacombes – Montreal, QC
May 15 – Katacombes – Montreal, QC
May 22 – Katacombes – Montreal, QC
May 31 – Katacombes – Montreal, QC

MONTREAL SEMI-FINALS

June 7 – Katacombes – Montreal, QC*

* 2 MONTREAL BANDS MOVE TO FINALS – June 22 at Opera House, Toronto, ON

FINALS – METAL BATTLE CANADA

June 22 – Opera House, Toronto, ON

RULES

All bands that wish to participate in the Metal Battle must read the following rules and guidelines. Bands who send in an application automatically agree to the rules and terms.

  • Your band doesn’t have a record deal and isn’t about to sign to a record label in the near future.
  • Your band must be able to play a 30 minute set consisting of your own original material.
  • PA, lighting, and sound engineer will be provided for all bands by Metal Battle Canada.
  • Backline arrangements TBA.
  • The bands must bring their own instruments such as guitars, bass, drum breakables, keyboards and effect pedals and may also bring and use their own guitar amps.
  • To keep the changeover times as short as possible, bands with left handed drummers will play as first or last band. All bands have to follow the directions given by the promoters or stage manager.
  • Semi playback is not allowed. All bands must play live.
  • Jury of respected music industry folk will decide the winners each night.

If a band overruns its allotted performance time, then the band-members should be aware of the fact that in this case their sound will be faded out. The running order for the concert will be released a few days before the event takes place.

About Wacken: 

Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) is a summer open air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. With 80,000 festival visitors, and including personnel a total of roughly 86,000 attendees in 2011,[2] it attracts all kinds of metal music fans, such as fans of black metal, death metal, power metal, thrash metal, gothic metal, folk metal, and even metalcore, nu metal and hard rock from around the world.

The festival was first held in 1990 as a small event for local German bands. By 1998 the event had become the major festival on the European metal calendar and has included over 70 bands from all over Europe, North America and Australia. W:O:A is usually held at the beginning of August and lasts three days, during which the festival-goers camp on several large camping grounds surrounding the actual festival area. The 70 or more bands perform across four separate stages over the course of the event.

Since 2002, the Wacken Firefighters, the local volunteer fire department band, opens the festival.

The 2009 edition set a sales record when it sold out its 70,000  tickets by December 30, 2008, just 200 days prior to the festival. However, the 2012 edition broke this record; when it sold out on November 29th, 2011, 8 months before the opening of the festival with 75,000 tickets sold. The W:O:A 2012 took place with 137 bands, performing on seven stages.

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

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Wacken Metal Battle Débarque Au Canada; Un Seul Vainqueur Au Sommet Ultime

Le festival Métal le plus important au monde, Wacken Open Air, reconnu pour mettre à l’affiche les plus grands du Métal, annonce que le plus prestigieux concours Métal de la planète arrive au Canada.  ‘Wacken Metal Battle Canada’ sélectionnera un groupe Canadien indépendant pour performer à l’édition 2013 du plus grand rassemblement de Métalleux à Wacken en Allemagne.  Cherchant à recruter les meilleurs concurrents, ‘Metal Battle Canada’ présentera le talent Canadien pour couronner  un champion ultime qui représentera honorablement notre pays au festival Wacken Open Air.

Ayant lieu à Toronto, ON et Montréal, QC durant les mois de mai et juin, les groupes de Métal Canadiens d’un bout à l’autre du pays rivaliseront pour joindre la liste des poids-lourds Canadiens comme Voivod, Exciter, Razor, Annihilator, Anvil, Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, 3 Inches of Blood, Despised Icon, et Danko Jones qui ont tous performé sur les scènes du festival dans le passé.

Le W:O:A Metal Battle Canada  a vu le jour en 2004 dans le but d’encourager la relève de la scène Métal et Rock, car le Wacken Open Air supporte le futur du Métal et les générations à venir de ses musiciens.

Les soumissions pour Metal Battle Canada peuvent être compléter via le formulaire en ligne à l’addresse suivante ci-dessous.  (SVP assurez-vous de sélectionner la ville dans laquelle vous aimeriez potentiellement compétitionner.)

Lien pour le formulaire d’application – http://www.metalbattle.ca/apply.html

Vidéo Promotionnel – Wacken Metal Battle Canada

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQcxqsxchkQ

Les rondes de la compétition Metal Battle Canada auront lieu lors des dates ci-dessous:

TORONTO:

QUALIFICATIVES
28 avril – Rivoli – Toronto, ON
2 mai – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
5 mai- Rivoli – Toronto, ON
9 mai- Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
12 mai- Rivoli – Toronto, ON
16 mai- Hard Luck – Toronto, ON

DEMI-FINALES

24 mai – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
31  mai- Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
7  juin- Rivoli – Toronto, ON

MONTRÉAL:

QUALIFICATIVES

9 mai- Katacombes – Montreal, QC
15 mai- Katacombes – Montreal, QC
22 mai- Katacombes – Montreal, QC
31 mai- Katacombes – Montreal, QC

DEMI-FINALES

7 juin – Katacombes – Montreal, QC*

* 2 groupes Montréalais s’avancent à la finale – 22 juin – Opera House, Toronto, ON

FINALE – METAL BATTLE CANADA

22 juin – Opera House, Toronto, ON

RÈGLEMENTS

Tous les groupes désirant participer à Metal Battle doivent lire les règlements et conditions.  En soumettant votre application vous acceptez automatiquement ces règles et conditions.

  • Votre groupe n’a pas de contrat avec une maison de disque et n’est pas en processus d’en signer un dans un futur proche.
  • Votre groupe doit être en mesure de jouer une prestation de 30 minutes contenant entièrement du matériel original
  • Système de son, lumières, et technicien de son seront fournis pour tous le groupes par Metal Battle Canada
  • Les arrangements d’équipement (‘backline’) sont à déterminer
  • Les groupes doivent apporter leurs propres instruments (guitares, basse, pièces pour la batterie, clavier, pédales, etc.), ainsi que leurs têtes d’amplificateurs.
  • Pour réduire le temps de changement, les groupes avec un batteur gaucher doivent jouer en premier ou en dernier.  Tous les groupes doivent suivre les directions données par le promoteur ou le régisseur.
  • Aucun pré-enregistrement n’est permis.  Tous les groupes doivent jouer en direct
  • Un jury respecté de l’industrie de la musique décidera des gagnants chaque soir.
  • Si un groupe dépasse son temps alloué pour la performance, leur son sera coupé.

L’horaire du concert sera annoncé quelques jours avant que l’événement ait lieu

À propos de Wacken :

Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) est un festival plein-air d’été de musique Heavy Métal.  Le festival se déroule à chaque année dans la petite ville de Wacken en Schleswig-Holstein, dans le nord de l’Allemagne.  En 2011, Wacken a accueilli 80,000 visiteurs, ainsi que 6,000 travailleurs et gens de l’industrie.  Ce festival attire tout genre de fanatiques de musique Métal incluant les amateurs de ‘Black Métal’, ‘Death Métal’, ‘Power Métal’, ‘Thrash Métal’, ‘Gothic Métal’, ‘Folk Métal’, ‘Metalcore’, ‘Nu Métal’, et ‘Hard Rock’ de partout au monde.

C’est en 1990, avec un petit événement organisé pour des groupes locaux de musique Métal, que le festival Wacken a vu le jour.  Dès 1998, l’événement était dèjà devenu le premier festival Métal du calendrier Européen avec plus de 70 groupes provenant d’Europe, d’Amérique du Nord, et d’Australie.  W:O:A a habituellement lieu au début du mois d’août et dure trois jours.  Les festivaliers s’installent sur plusieurs immenses sites de camping qui entourent les sites de l’événement.  Il y a plus de 70 groupes qui performent sur quatre uniques scènes tout au long de l’événement.

Depuis 2002, le groupe local de pompiers volontaires ‘the Wacken Firefighters’ ouvre officiellement le festival.

L’édition 2009 a brisé des records de ventes; les 70,000 billets ont tous été vendus 200 jours avant le début du festival.  Toutefois, l’édition 2012 a brisé ce dernier record en vendant 75,000 billets huit mois d’avance. Cette dernière édition de W:O:A nous a présenté 137 groupes qui ont performé sur sept différentes scènes.

Pour plus d’informations au sujet de Metal Battle Canada, veuillez visitez les liens suivants :

Site web officiel: http://www.metalbattle.ca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetalBattleCanada

Twitter: @MetalBattleCAN

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/WackenMetalBattleCAN

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