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0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Edmonton Round Three Winner; One Band To Rule Them All!

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Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Edmonton Round Three Winner; One Band To Rule Them All!

Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce Eye of Horus as winner of Edmonton Round Three. The band will join Quietus and Samandriel at the city semi-final on Wed, May 7 @ Pawn Shop Live (10551 82 Ave NW.) where two bands will move on to compete at the provincial final for Alberta taking place in Calgary on Fri, May 23 @ Dicken’s Pub, (1000 9 Ave SW.). One band from the battle for Alberta will move on to compete at the national final in Toronto, ON on June 7th at Opera House (735 Queen St. E.) where one independent Canadian metal band will be selected to perform at Wacken Open Air 2014 for the international Wacken Metal Battle.

ONE MORE EDMONTON QUALIFYING ROUND LEFT! ONE BAND TO RULE THEM ALL!

EDMONTON	Wed, April 2 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Event Details
ROUND THREE	BLËED
	Earth’s Ashes
	Eye of Horus – WINNER
	Netherward
	This is War

EDMONTON	Edmonton Semi- Final:
SEMI FINAL	Wed, May 7 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW.
	Quietus
	Samandriel
	Eye of Horus
	TBA

About: Over 100 independent Canadian metal bands have been selected to participate in this year’s Wacken Metal Battle Canada line up in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The bands will compete during the months of March, April and May in 22 qualifying rounds, 6 semi-finals, and an Alberta final along with the national final being held on June 7th in Toronto, ON at Opera House.

One band will be chosen to 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.

The finals will have the following representation and will be judged along with all other rounds by a panel of music industry representatives.

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

Last year’s battle 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 and performing in front of thousands unknown to their behemoth sound. (Video of that champion set can be viewed here.) The band joined 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.

Submissions were open from December 5, 2013 to January 31, 2014.

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

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

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

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

Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2014 Line Up (listed by date):

CALGARY	Sat, Jan 25 @ The D, 222 7 St S.W. – Event Details
ROUND ONE	Shark Infested Daughters
	Krepitus – WINNER
	Zipgun Wisdom
	Dethgod
	Druidus
	Video – Calgary Battle One – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU2_jT9elUI

EDMONTON	Wed, March 5 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Event Details
ROUND ONE	Bring Us Your Dead
	Immunize
	Quietus – WINNER
	These Colors Don’t Run
	With Malice

VANCOUVER	Wed, March 5 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. – Event Details
ROUND ONE	Crucifliction
	Dead Asylum
	Omnisight – WINNER
	Without Mercy

CALGARY	Sat, March 8 @ Dicken’s Pub, 1000 9 Ave. SW- Event Details
ROUND TWO	Derailed
	Penitentz
	Osyron
	Skymir
	Breed of War
	False Flag – WINNER

TORONTO	Sat, March 8 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
ROUND ONE	The Parallax – WINNER
	Sovereign Council
	Oneiromancy
	Pariah
	Psycho Mad Sally – WINNER

VANCOUVER	Wed, March 12 @ Fortune Sound Club, 147 E Pender St. – Event Details
ROUND TWO	Celestial Ruin
	Hallowed Catharsis
	Witch of The Waste – WINNER
	The Fifth Circle

TORONTO	Fri, March 14 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
ROUND TWO	Our Covenant – WINNER
	Operus
	Protokult
	The Fiction In Folklore
	Endemise – WINNER

EDMONTON	Wed, March 19 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Events Details
ROUND TWO	Ticket Link
	Black XIII
	Death Assembly
	Display of Decay
	Samandriel – WINNER
	Arrival of Autumn

VANCOUVER	Wed, March 19 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. – Event Details
ROUND THREE	Lethal Halo
	Mournir
	Over The Coals – WINNER
	Scimitar

TORONTO	Fri, March 21 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details
ROUND THREE	Burning The Day – WINNER
	The Curse Within
	SludgeHammer
	Empyrean Plague
	My Hollow – WINNER

TORONTO	Fri, March 28 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
ROUND FOUR	Beg For Mercy
	Tsargrad
	At Dawn’s Edge
	Shattered Remains – WINNER
	Santuarium – WINNER

VANCOUVER	Sun, March 30 @ Venue Night Club, 881 Granville St. – Event Details
ROUND FOUR	Neck of the Woods – WINNER
	88 Mile Trip
	Unleash The Archers – WILDCARD
	Xul

EDMONTON	Wed, April 2 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Event Details
ROUND THREE	Ticket Link
	BLËED
	Earth’s Ashes
	Eye of Horus – WINNER
	Netherward
	This is War

TORONTO	Fri, April 4 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details
ROUND FIVE	Shotgun Cure
	The Blackcloud Syndicate
	Dawn Vally
	Wretchedpain
	FINAL TRIGGER (Special Guest Headliner)

CALGARY	Sat, Apr 5 @ Dicken’s 1000 9 Ave SW – Event Details
ROUND THREE	Osyron
	The Cadavor Dog
	Morbidly Depraved
	Hell Hounds
	Vile Insignia

EDMONTON	Wed, April 23 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Event Details
ROUND FOUR	Ticket Link
	Death Toll Rising
	Dieuponaday
	Ides of Winter
	Kryosphere

TORONTO	Toronto – Semi-Finals:
	Sat, April 26 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
	TBA
	TBA
	TBA
	TBA

CALGARY	Sat, Apr 26 @ Vern’s, 622 8 Ave SW – Event Details
ROUND FOUR	The Reckless Heroes
	Anakronis
	Black Pestilence
	Hammerdrone
	Slagduster
	Scythia

MONTREAL	Sun, April 27 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent – Event Details
ROUND ONE	NearGrey
	Sudden Spawn
	Fanachronic
	Eclipse Prophecy

MONTREAL	Thur, May 1 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent – Event Details
ROUND TWO	Kruhl
	Warsenal
	Mutank
	Chemical Way

CALGARY	Sat, May 3 @ Lord Nelson’s Pub, 1020 8 Ave SW. – Event Details
ROUND FIVE	Moosifix
	Train Bigger Monkeys
	Burning Effigy
	Exit Strategy
	Every Hour Kills

TORONTO	Toronto – Semi-Finals:
SEMI FINAL	Sat, May 3 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details
	TBA
	TBA
	TBA
	TBA

VANCOUVER	Vancouver Semi-Final:
SEMI FINAL	Sat, May 3 @ Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. – Event Details
	Special Guest Headliners: Mitochondrion and Aevangelist
	Omnisight
	Witch of The Waste
	Over The Coals
	Neck of the Woods
	Unleash The Archers (WILDCARD)

EDMONTON	Edmonton Semi- Final:
SEMI FINAL	Wed, May 7 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW.
	Quietus
	Samandriel
	Eye of Horus
	TBA

MONTREAL	Wed, May 14 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
ROUND THREE	The Catalyst
	Forbidden Sin
	Ogenix
	Evertrapped

CALGARY	Sat, May 17 @ Vern’s, 622 8 Ave SW – CALGARY FINAL – Event Details
FINAL	Krepitus
	False Flag
	TBA
	TBA
	TBA

MONTREAL	Wed, May 21 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
ROUND FOUR	Hidden Pride
	Dark Century
	Tunguska Mammoth
	Uriel

CALGARY	Alberta Final:
ALBERTA	Fri, May 23 @ Dicken’s Pub, 1000 9 Ave SW. – Event Details
FINAL	TBA
	TBA
	TBA
	TBA

MONTREAL	Montreal Semi-Final:
SEMI FINAL	Wed, May 28 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
	TBA
	TBA
	TBA
	TBA

	National Final:
TORONTO	Sat, June 7 @ Opera House, 735 Queen St E. – Event Details
NATIONAL	TBA
FINAL	TBA
	TBA
	TBA
	TBA
	TBA

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0 Vancouver’s TRIBUNE Post Tour Kick Off Blog For ‘CANADA SLAYS TOUR’ In Support of Author Inspired Concept Album ‘Tales’

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Vancouver’s TRIBUNE Post Tour Kick Off Blog For ‘CANADA SLAYS TOUR’ In Support of Author Inspired Concept Album ‘Tales’

Heavy metal brewers TRIBUNE are hitting the road for their ‘CANADA SLAYS TOUR’ that will kick off in Kelowna, BC on April 3rd and see the band trek as far East as Montreal, QC and return West to wrap up the tour in Nanaimo, BC on May 3rd.

The band recently posted a pre-tour blog for fans at the following link: http://www.tribunemetal.com/canada-slays-tribune-2014/

Video – Insectoid Jam – Tribune rehearses Insectoid during their last jam before touring – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKbRTfFe5yw

This is Tribune‘s second cross Canada Tour since 2012, when they toured across the US and Canada in support of their last release ‘Elder Lore/ The Dark Arts’.

The Vancouver quintet unleashed their concept album ‘Tales’ during October 2013 via their indie label Corpse Corrosion Music. The release was inspired entirely by literature and features a wide array of influences from Homer to Mary Shelley to H.P. Lovecraft, to more extreme musical influences such as Carcass, Death and At The Gates. The band’s appetite for more melodic and more brutally heavy sounds to follow-up 2011’s Elder Lore/The Dark Arts is demonstrated with their collusion of extremity and accessibility that bleeds into the melting pot and their fresh take of progressive death metal.

Album Stream: http://tribune.bandcamp.com/

Tour Dates:

FACEBOOK MAIN EVENT LINK: https://www.facebook.com/events/236170526506606/

April 3 – Fernando’s – Kelowna, BC w/ Empyria

April 4 – Blind Beggar – Calgary, AB w/ Negative Earth, Zipgun Wisdom

April 5 – Blarney Stone – Red Deer, AB w/Stranger Danger, This Monster Won’t Die Grendel’s, Awakening, Stand-Off

April 7 – Better Than Fred’s – Grande Prairie, AB

April 10 – Rock Bottom – Saskatoon, SK w/ Bleed, Tribune, Destrier, Black Tremor

April 11 – The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB

April 12- The Town Hall – Hamiota, MB w/ Operation Switchback

April 17 – TBA

April 18 – TBA

April 19 – Cafe Chaos – Montreal, QC
DISSENSION, SPELLDOWN, TRIBUNE (Vancouver), KADRAAL

April 20 -TBA

April 22 – Rainbow Bistro – Ottawa, ON

April 25 – North Hill Inn – Brandon, MB
BLOODLYNE / DISSOLUTION / COMMENCING HUMAN DESPARATION / THE VOID

April 26 – Lethbridge, AB – The Moose Hall(all-ages)
w/guests TBA

April 27 – Rendezvous – Edmonton, AB

April 30 – Byng Roadhouse – Cranbrook, BC

May 2 – Cambie Esquimalt – Victoria, BC

May 3 – The Cambie – Nanaimo, BC

‘Tales’ – Track Listing:

Chapter I – Tales
Chapter II – Insectoid [PureGrainAudio] [Lyric Video]
Chapter III – The Butterfly Effect
Chapter IV – From Funeral To Funeral [Youtube] [Soundcloud]
Chapter V – Horror
Chapter VI – King of Ithaca
Chapter VII – Vengeance
Chapter VIII – Red Crescent
Chapter IX – That Bleakest Shore

For more info on Tribune, please visit these links:

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

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tribune/207477622640504

Twitter: http://twitter.com/tribunemetal

EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-tribune-tales-2013-corpse-corrosion-music-release-date-october-29-2013/

0 Vancouver Weekly: Wacken Metal Battle Canada at Venue Nightclub – Round #4

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0 Canadian Campus Earshot! Loud Charts: For the Week Ending: Tuesday, April 1, 2014: #9 Throne of Vengeance, #10 Death Toll Rising

April 2, 2014
by Asher
· Death Toll Rising · Throne of Vengeance

http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=106&dWeekOfID=2014-04-01

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Label

1	1	Comeback Kid	Die Knowing	Distort
2	re	Biblical	Monsoon Season	New Damage
3	10	Scythia	Of Conquest	Self-Released
4	2	Dead Ranch	Antler Royal	No List
5	—	Cavern/Anthesis	Cavern/Anthesis Split	Diminished Fifth
6	4	Behemoth	The Satanist	Metal Blade
7	3	High Tension	Death Beat	New Damage
8	7	Cynic	Kindly Bent To Free Us	Season Of Mist
9	—	Throne Of Vengeance	Live Evil	Self-Released
10	5	Death Toll Rising	Infection Legacy	Self-Released
	re = re-entry to chart

0 Vancouver’s Ninjaspy Launch Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album; Announce ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ (BC to Ontario)

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Vancouver’s Ninjaspy Launch Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album; Announce ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ (BC to Ontario)

L-R – Adam Parent – Drums | Joel Parent – Vocals/Guitar | Tim Parent – Bass (Photo Credit – Cat Ashbee)

Vancouver, BC’s high flying, super entertaining, much adored cross breed of metal and ska, NINJASPY (a band of brothers literally), are proud to launch their new Indiegogo campaign to record their next full length album since releasing their cult followed debut ‘Pi Nature’ in 2007 produced by GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan.

“Today marks the first step towards the making of a new record and we couldn’t be more excited. The campaign is going to bring us closer to our fans in ways we’ve never experienced and frankly it seems appropriate. There should never be a disconnect between artists and people who love their work”. Comments drummer Adam Parent.

Ninjaspy‘s goal is to raise $10,000 to record, produce and market the album, fans who donate to the campaign are offered the following perks:

Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninjaspy-new-album

Option 1: Digital Album: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes.

Option 2: Digital Album / CD: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed CD.

Option 3: Digital / CD / Shirt: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, and a stylin new Ninjaspy shirt to replace the one with blood stains and holes in it.

Option 4: Digital / Vinyl: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.

Option 5: Digital / CD / Shirt / Vinyl: The full swag spectrum. Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, bad ass shirt, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.

Option 6: Listening Party VIP: VIP admission to official album listening party. Stand side by side with the band and production team as they experience the recordings for the first time. Details TBA.

Option 7: Private Lesson: Sit down at the band’s rehearsal space with any member to learn about the approach, technique and inspiration behind how they make music. (Includes digital download)

Option 8: The Last Scarfhood: Once upon a time, the band made hand sewn “Ten Chi Jin” Scarfhoods. They only have 1 left and they will never be made again. (Includes digital download)

Option 9: Dinner With The band: Location: East Vancouver the band will treat you and a friend to an incredible evening of good food, drinks, music and conversation. Funny things WILL happen. (Includes digital download)

Option 10: Private Concert Option 1: Location: Anywhere in the Lower Mainland We will come to your living room or location of your choice and perform a selection of acoustic Ninjaspy tunes. (Includes digital download)

Option 11: Custom “Guitana”: Handmade by Ninjoelspy, the Guitana is a one stringed instrument crafted from a bokken, which is commonly used in kendo and other sword based martial arts practices. Picture yourself playing a wooden sword with a chopstick and a slide, with the knowledge that only you, Ninjoelspy, and Hatsumi Sensei, grandmaster of the 9 surviving schools of bujinkan, own this instrument. (Includes digital download)

Option 12: Private Concert Option 2: Location: East Vancouver: You and 10 friends can enjoy a private face melting courtesy of yours truly. Just show up, crush a few beers and enjoy the show.

Option 13: Private Jam/Recording Session: Location: East Vancouver: Got some songs but no band? Spend a day at our rehearsal space jamming and recording your ideas. (Includes digital download)

Ninjaspy will also be on tour across Western Canada for thei ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ kicking off their first date in Pitt Meadows, BC on April 4th and trekking as far as Thunder Bay, ON to wrap up the tour in Kamloops, BC on April 27th. (dates below)

Following ‘Pi Nature’, Ninjaspy has toured across Canada on multiple occasions including touring Japan in 2010 (watch video here) winning over legions of fans along the way. In 2013, they unleashed their musical graphic novel ‘No Kata’ with the single ‘Skaingkh (The Skank)’ (animated version can be viewed below).

Skaingkh (The Skank) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHiiNgw12Fs

No Kata Graphic Novel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51YiWk_HaB4

EP Stream and Digital Graphic Novel – No Kata (2013) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/no-kata

Album Stream – Nature (2007) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/ature

Music Video – Circle Pity (2011) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKMYEkf15WY

Music Video – Evolution of Skid (2009) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGkl4j68K8

“JUMP YA BONES” WESTERN CANADIAN TOUR

Tour Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/650396791663721/

4/4/2014 – Pitt Meadows, BC @ Pitt Meadows Church Hall (All Ages) w/ Guts and Glory, The Nautilus

4/5/2014 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theater (19+) w/ NYLITHIA, HARVEST THE INFECTION, ICOSIAN, SKULL VULTURES

4/11/2014 – Nanaimo, BC @ Cavalotti Hall (All Ages) w/ Season To Attack, Ellice Blackout

4/12/2014 – Victoria, BC – “RUDEFEST” @ Victoria Event Centre (All Ages + 19+ BEER GARDEN) w/ Sweetleaf, Blackwood Kings, Fins Out

4/16/2014 – Kelowna, BC @ The Habitat (19+) w/ To Rise As Kings, Gomorrah

4/17/2014 – Siksika Nation, AB @ Siksika Pow Wow Arbor (All Ages)

4/18/2014 – Saskatoon, SK @ Rock Bottom (19+) w/ Thresh

4/19/2014 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Zoo (18+)

4/21/2014 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Black Pirates Pub (All Ages)

4/23/2014 – Brandon, MB @ North Hill Inn ( 19+)

4/24/2014 – Edmonton, AB @ The Studio (18+) w/ Samandriel, Grounded Star

4/25/2014 – Calgary, AB @ TBA

4/26/2014 – Red Deer, AB @ The Vat Pub (18+) w/ All Else Fails, Illusive Man, Cryptosis

4/27/2014 – Kamloops, BC @ The Dirty Jersey (19+)

For more info, please follow the band at these links:

www.ninjaspy.net

http://www.facebook.com/ninjaspy

http://www.twitter.com/ninjaspy

http://www.youtube.com/ninjaspytv

“I am so scared of this…but that’s good.” – Bob Ezrin

“Think a 3 piece Mr. Bungle with Patton’s vocals taking a turn for the better, add some laser beams and dreads, turn it all up to eleven, stand the fuck back and enjoy.” – Ground Report , NYC

“Pay attention Canadian recording industry, Ninjaspy is on the rise and the people’s salvation is at hand.” -Absolute Underground Magazine

“Soaring vocal harmonies are there one minute and replaced with a throaty growl the next. “Pure Sketch” is a sure-fire modern rock radio hit, as the post-grunge frame work gets stirred up into a tasty seventies inspired soul/funk soup”. – Metal-Rules.com

“Bloody well are entertaining. All dreadlocks and fricking samurai swords, giant pants and flying limbs. Not a speck of the stage was left untouched by this band’s chaotic feet.” – Cord Magazine

“The album itself is a blend of Hardcore, Punk, Ska, Rock & Metal, a recipe for brilliance. I urge everyone to check out this band, you may just re-evaluate your existence” – Infinitybasement

About:

Ninjaspy arose with the dawn of the year of six, embodied by the Triad in Blood: Vocalist/Guitarist Joel Parent, Drummer Adam Parent and Bassist Tim Parent. Rising above the mire of their faceless six year muse, they have focused their sights on the mission objectives now at hand: Swift, surgical amalgamation of a spectrum of styles and the subsequent eradication of narrow mindedness. Advocating total freedom of expression and infiltrating every earthen sinew in their chosen path in order to stay grounded and facilitate real connections with others; interactions that are crucial for a meaningful human existence. In correlation with a commitment to people before all else, support for Ninjaspy has grown with every show, every tour and every industry contact.

With the help of prolific producers, GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan, they entered the next level of their career, releasing their debut cd πature (Pi Nature) in the fall of 2007. Ever reworking new ideas to their utmost potential, 2013 saw the release of the follow-up multi-media EP/Graphic Novella “NINJASPY NO KATA” with production by the same team of producers.

Equipped and, indeed, armed with their own musical weaponry, (a derivation of hardcore, ska, grunge, reggae, funk and more) Ninjaspy aim to engage people with radical ideas on a level plane. And above all else, to reiterate to people over and again, the importance of victory in the eternal conflict with the skank; the vicious and relentless evil that lives in every human being. The skank that is overcome each time Ninjaspy has the honour of sharing their crafts with people in a live environment, where dancing destroys the enemy. The enemy whose defeat is apparent as one witnesses the total freedom felt at every show by the people in the pit who rise up to throw the skank down.

DISCOGRAPHY:
2007 – πature (Pi Nature) – LP
2011 – Skaingkh (The Skank) – Digital Single
2013 – No Kata – EP

Shared Stage With:
Periphery, Twelve Foot Ninja, Protest the Hero, Coheed & Cambria, Thursday, Cancer Bats, Death By Stereo, 3 Inches of Blood, Today Is The Day, Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, Brutal Truth, Divinity, Bring Me The Horizon, Neuraxis, Pierce The Veil, Powerman 5000, Grimskunk, The Dreadnoughts.

Festivals:
Warped Tour (Vancouver BC)
Taste of Chaos (Calgary AB)
Armstrong Open Air (Armstrong BC)
NXNE (Toronto ON)
New Music West (Vancouver BC)
The Big Easy (Nanaimo BC)

Endorsements:
Heartbeat Percussion
Los Cabos Drumsticks
Kinal Instruments

0 Abort Mag – Live Review: Wacken Metal Battle Canada – Vancouver Round #4

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0 Hellbound – Wacken Metal Battle Canada updates – round 4

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0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Vancouver Round Four Winner To Complete City Semi-Final Line Up; One Band To Rule Them All!

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Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Vancouver Round Four Winner To Complete City Semi-Final Line Up; One Band To Rule Them All!

Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce Neck of The Woods as winner of Vancouver Round Four along with Unleash The Archers chosen by the judges to be the wildcard selection at city semi-final to join Omnisight, Witch of The Waste and Over The Coals on May 3 @ Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. – Event Details – https://www.facebook.com/events/594480213935242/ – ONE BAND WILL MOVE ON TO THE NATIONAL FINAL IN TORONTO ON JUNE 7TH AT OPERA HOUSE! ONE BAND TO RULE THEM ALL!

Vancouver Judges

JJ Caithart. Owner, Scrape Records
Rob Shallcross. Artist Manager, Producer. Reversed Records
Chris Dyck. Anciients. Partner at Nothing is Heavy. Artist Management at Left Hand Path
Abelardo Mayoral. Owner, The Invisible Orange

VANCOUVER	Sun, March 30 @ Venue Night Club, 881 Granville St. – Event Details
ROUND FOUR	Neck of the Woods – WINNER
	88 Mile Trip
	Unleash The Archers – WILDCARD
	Xul

VANCOUVER	Semi-Final:
	Sat, May 3 @ Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. – Event Details
	Special Guest Headliners: Mitochondrion and Aevangelist
	Omnisight
	Witch of The Waste
	Over The Coals
	Neck of the Woods
	Unleash The Archers (WILDCARD)