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0 Congratulations to Krepitus! Winner of last night’s Battle One of Wacken METAL Battle Calgary for Wacken METAL Battle Canada! They now move on to the #Calgary final at Lord Nelson’s Bar & Grill on May 3rd!

  • January 26, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

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Wacken Metal Battle Canada: Krepitus Win Calgary Battle One; Submissions Still Open Until Jan 31st (Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, Vancouver)

Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce that Krepitus has won the first battle during Wacken Metal Battle Calgary and will now go on to perform at the city final on May 3rd at Lord Nelson’s Bar for their chance to compete at the Alberta final on May 23rd at Dicken’s Pub and the national final in Toronto on June 7th at the Opera House.

Band submissions for other competing cities Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal are still open until Friday, Jan 31st. Canadian bands can apply at the following link: http://www.metalbattle.ca/apply.html

Krepitus Links:

https://www.facebook.com/krepitusofficial
https://www.reverbnation.com/krepitus
https://www.youtube.com/user/krepitusofficial
https://twitter.com/KrepitusMetal

Upcoming Calgary Battles:

Qualifying 
Mar 1 @ The D
Mar 22 @ The D
Apr 26 @ The D
Calgary Finals
May 3 @ Lord Nelson’s Pub
Alberta Finals
May 23 @ Dicken’s Pub

REMINDER – Submissions Now Open! Wacken Metal Battle Canada Returns! ‘One Band To Rule Them All’

Press Release originally issued on December 5, 2013:

Last year’s first ever Wacken Metal Battle Canada was witnessed to Toronto, ON’s epic power/death metal band Crimson Shadows not only winning the 2013 Canadian final but conquering the international final in Wacken, Germany where they performed in front of thousands unknown to their behemoth sound of metal. (Video of that champion set can be viewed here.)

With that great success and triumph for Canadian metal, Wacken Metal Battle Canada will be expanding across the country in 2014.

“We’re very pleased to announce that Metal Battle has been expanded to include Western Canada. Battles will happen in Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver and we expect some quality submissions from those major cities to join Toronto and Montreal. Given the interest we received last year from the West, this expansion was inevitable. We’ve been working hard to overcome the geographical challenges – the result will be a bigger and better competition.” comments Wacken Metal Battle Canada organizer JJ Tartaglia.

One Canadian band will rule them all and represent the nation with highest honour at this year’s 2014 international battle at the world’s most prestigious metal festival Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany where they will join the 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.

Canadian battle rounds will be judged by a panel of local music industry representatives during the months of March, April and May with the national final being held on June 7, 2014 in Toronto, ON with the following band representation.

1 finalist from Vancouver, BC
1 finalist from Alberta (Calgary & Edmonton will face off)
2 finalists from Toronto, ON
1 finalist from Montreal, QC

Submissions are now open as of December 5, 2013 and will be closed on January 31, 2014 with bands selected to be announced at a later date in February.

Bands can now apply at the following link: http://www.metalbattle.ca/apply.html

Rules: http://metalbattle.ca/rules.html

Wacken Metal Battle Canada Promo Video: http://youtu.be/gQcxqsxchkQ

wacken metal battle canada - 2014 trailer

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

Please feel free to share on your social media the following photo meme:

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

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0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Gears Up for 2014 Edition

  • January 20, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

http://exclaim.ca/News/wacken_metal_battle_canada_gears_up_for_2014_edition

0 J.J. TARTAGLIA – WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA FOUNDER AND ORGANIZER

  • January 17, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com/jj-tartaglia-interview—wacken-metal-battle-canada-founder-and-organizer.html

0 Kosher Metal Battle For Band of The Week: wow this is such a tough one….worked with both…hmm all I can suggest is check out Deathpoint’s recent video ‘Between The Lines’

  • January 16, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Deathpoint
Kosher Metal Battle For Band of The Week: wow this is such a tough one….worked with both…hmm all I can suggest is check out Deathpoint‘s recent video ‘Between The Lines’ – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43mh1Dmputw
http://koshermetal.wordpress.com/2014/01/16/battle-for-band-of-the-week-deathpoint-vs-scythia/

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

(spread the link)

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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