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0 Reminder – DOUBLE EXPERIENCE Kick-Off Ontario Tour Dates + Toronto Comicon + Nominated for Ottawa Capital Music Award for Album of the Year “Undefeated”

  • March 12, 2025
  • by Asher
  • · Double Experience · Music News

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Montreal, QC – March 12, 2025

Reminder – DOUBLE EXPERIENCE Kick-Off Ontario Tour Dates + Toronto Comicon

Nominated for Ottawa Capital Music Award for Album of the Year “Undefeated”

Ottawa rock duo Double Experience is hitting the road this week for March dates across Southern Ontario, which includes a live songwriting workshop and performance at Toronto Comicon (dates listed below). The tour supports the band’s fourth album “Undefeated”, which was recently nominated for a 2025 Ottawa Capital Music Award for Album of the Year. More info on the 2025 nominees and awards gala being hosted on May 22nd, 2025 at Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre (1 Elgin Street) in Ottawa, ON can be found at https://ottawamic.com.

Tour Dates:​
March 12 – St. Catharines, ON – Warehouse
March 13 – Hamilton, ON – Mills Hardware
March 14 – Tillsonburg, ON – Paddy’s Underground Gastropub
March 15 – Toronto, ON – Toronto Comicon (Theatre 3 at 1:15 PM for a live songwriting workshop/performance)
March 18 – Toronto, ON – Rivoli

Double Experience (L-R – Ian Nichols – Vocals and Bass, Brock Tinsley – Guitar) – Photo by Curtis Perry

By taking influence from Coheed and Cambria, Weezer, and Palaye Royale, Double Experience bounces between sounds in a quest to compose music as diverse as an arcade gallery. In doing so, Double Experience has bonded with a passionate global fan base with their undeniable live prowess amounting to nearly 1000 concerts across 18 countries, opening for all manner of acts, from Badflower to Danko Jones, from JJ Wilde to Galactic Empire.

By day, mild-mannered band members Ian Nichols (vocals, bass) and Brock Tinsley (guitar) deliver band-oriented workshops and panels at conferences, conventions, and festivals (IndieWeek, MAGFest, Ottawa ComicCon), teaching up-and-coming creatives how to take control of their destiny, similar to the duo’s musical alter-ego. The band has co-written songs with Jayson DeZuzio (Imagine Dragons), and in 2016, their Destiny-themed anthem “The Glimmer Shot” caught the attention of the game’s developers at Bungie.

Their fourth studio album “Undefeated” (released May 2024 via Colfax Music Ltd.) was inspired by the fans through live streaming on Twitch and has all things nerdy and is all about perseverance.

“Ever since writing songs on Twitch, our fans have a day-one connection with the music. No matter how weird or strange the goal might seem, our band is living proof that you can make a breakthrough if you celebrate what makes you weird or strange, not shy away from it,” comments Double Experience.

“Undefeated” is available on all digital platforms – https://linktr.ee/2xxp

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Music Video – Undefeated – https://youtu.be/8dF3EiwrUjc

​Music Video – Goddess – https://youtu.be/j44PWhiFQPA

​Music Video – Bill Murray – https://youtu.be/eSPvH0bDPMU

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Track Listing:​
1. Undefeated (3:36)
2. Goddess (3:43)
3. Figured You Out (3:23)
4. Dancing on the Moon (2:58)
5. Bill Murray (3:02)
6. Stranger (2:48)
7. This is War (3:04)
8. Alter Ego (3:18)
9. Drive Away (3:06)
10. Top of the World (3:04)
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​Album Credits:​
Music and Lyrics by Double Experience
Steve Foley – additional engineering, instrumentation
Al Jacob – production, mixing, engineering Ian Nichols – vocals, bass
El Stich – artwork Brock Tinsley – guitar Matt Tuttle – mastering
Member of SOCAN
MAPL – Canadian Content

More info:​
​https://www.2xExperience.com​
​https://www.facebook.com/DoubleExperience​
​https://www.youtube.com/DoubleExperience​
​https://www.instagram.com/DoubleExperience​
​https://www.twitch.tv/DoubleExperience​

Discography:​
2024 – Undefeated – (LP)
2020 – Alignments – (LP)
2017 – Rock (Geology) – (EP)
2016 – Unsaved Progress – (LP)
2014 – 721835 – (LP)

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0 PSYCHOSTICK Announce “The Socks, Sandals & PJ Pants Tour” w/ Downtown Brown, Danimal Cannon; New Album “DO” Out Now!

  • September 27, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Psychostick

 

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Montreal, QC – September 27, 2018

For fans of Dethklok, Bloodhound Gang, Tenacious D,
Weird Al Yankovic, Primus, Stephen Lynch, Mr. Bungle

PSYCHOSTICK Announce “The Socks, Sandals & PJ Pants Tour” w/ Downtown Brown, Danimal Cannon

New Album “DO” Out Now!

The kings of comedy rock PSYCHOSTICK are hitting the road this coming October and November for “The Socks, Sandals & PJ Pants Tour” with Downtown Brown and Danimal Cannon (dates listed below) in support of their new album “DO”.

This latest full length from PSYCHOSTICK was a surprise album that the laugh masters revealed to the world this past July during a live fan engagement webcast on Twitch (watch the video here). The album was four years in the making to follow PSYCHOSTICK’s extremely fan loved “IV: Revenge of The Vengeance” and continues the band’s genius of blending comedy, metal, heavy rock and the occasional spoof cover.

“DO” debut #1 on Billboard’s Comedy Albums chart along with ranking at #14 for Hard Rock Album, #39 for Rock Album, #39 for Independent Albums and #9 for Heatseekers Albums for the week of August 11th.

The band comments:

“Whelp, here it is! “Do.” This whole “surprise, nerd! New album!” experiment was extremely fun, and we’re beyond appreciative of your patience and understanding. We agree with you – four years is way too long. We hope to fix that despite what Murph says!

“Do” is our first 100% independent, label-free release since 2003! Our production process is still completely internal, but this time all profits go straight to Psychostick. This is extremely huge for us and we can’t thank you enough.

2018 marked the fifteenth anniversary of our first album, and we’re beyond excited that we’re still kickin’, making globs upon globs of comedy metal. We aim to do this until they kick us out of the old folks’ home or off of Mars. That’s right. We’re goin’ to Mars, damnit.”

Album CD order, digital download and streaming available on Psychostick Online Store, Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify and all other major online retailers.

Videos:
“DO” – https://youtu.be/V-EgWg133Hc
“Adulting” – https://youtu.be/gMtW9zurUkw
“From The Heart” – https://youtu.be/oww5UWEeAO4
“Bacon Egg & Cheese on Toast with Sriracha” – https://youtu.be/4rcHIUUJYYw

PSYCHOSTICK “The Socks, Sandals & PJ Pants Tour” w/ Downtown Brown, Danimal Cannon:
*Does not include Downtown Brown
# Does not include Danimal Cannon

Oct 24 – St. Louis, MO – Fubar *
Oct 25 – Omaha, NE – Lookout Lounge *
Oct 26 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios
Oct 27 – Denver, CO – The Roxy Theater
Oct 28 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
Oct 30 – Boise, ID – The Shredder
Oct 31 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Nov 1 – Portland, OR – Paris Theatre
Nov 2 – Placerville, CA – PJ’s Roadhouse #
Nov 3 – Cupertino, CA – The X Bar #
Nov 4 – Fullerton, CA – The Slide Bar #
Nov 6 – Fresno, CA – Full Circle Brewery #
Nov 7 – San Diego – Brick By Brick #
Nov 8 – Mesa, AZ – Club Red #
Nov 12 – Merriam, KS – Aftershock *#

For more info:
http://www.psychostick.com

About:

Harnessing their crazy sense of humor and love of all things metal, vocalist Rob “Rawrb” Kersey and guitarist Josh “The J” Key joined forces with drummer Alex “Shmalex” Dontre and bassist Matty J “Moose” to create Pyschostick, and a style of music they’ve coined as ‘humorcore’. With hilarious lyrics, heavy riffs, notorious stage antics and high-energy performances, the band has caused millions of laughs around the world and hundreds of mosh pits across the US of A, often simultaneously, since its birth in Phoenix, AZ in 2000.

Now residing in Chicago, IL, the almost 100 percent do-it-yourself laugh factory Psychostick have released five full-length albums–‘We Couldn’t Think of a Title’ (2006), ‘Sandwich’ (2009), ‘Space Vampires VS Zombie Dinosaurs in 3D’ (2011) and ‘IV: Revenge of the Vengeance’ (2014), ‘DO’ (2018) —and two EPs—their holiday album, ‘The Flesh Eating Rollerskate Holiday Joyride’ (2007), and ‘The Digital Appetizer’. With their signature sound (Chimaira, Machine Head and Hatebreed sexing Tenacious D and Weird Al Yankovic), Psychostick are crazy to share with fans many more comedy sing-a-longs on the road and more!

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0 NEWS: Feb 17 – Local Vancouver Thrashers TERRIFIER CD Release Show ‘Weapons of Thrash Destruction’

  • January 25, 2017
  • by Asher
  • · Music News · Terrifier (Test Your Metal Rcords)

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Montreal, QC – January 25, 2017

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Local Vancouver Thrashers TERRIFIER Announce CD Release For New Album ‘Weapons of Thrash Destruction’

Feb 17th @ Pat’s Pub & Brew House w/ Rotting Slab (PDX), Assimilation, Cadaveric Lividity, Ganglyon

(photo credit – Derek Carr – Visions In Pixels)

     Local Vancouver thrashers TERRIFIER unleashed their new album ‘Weapons of Thrash Destruction’ on January 20, 2017 via Test Your Metal Records to follow their 2013 EP ‘Metal or Death’ and 2012 full-length ‘Destroyers of the Faith’. Originally scheduled to be local support on January 22nd for Entombed A.D.’s tour stop at Rickshaw Theatre, the event was unfortunately cancelled. With that news, TERRIFIER have rallied to announce a headlining CD release show on February 17th at Pat’s Pub & Brewhouse with support from Rotting Slab with their brand of death grind all the way from Portland Oregon plus local support from Assimilation’s brand of titular death thrash, Cadaveric Lividity’s brutal, brain popping slams and Ganglyon’s fretboard wizzardry.


Event Details:
Pat’s Pub
403 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC

Doors 8pm
Show 8:30pm
Cost: $10
Full info – https://www.facebook.com/events/1237530506303279/
Event Details:
Pat’s Pub
403 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC

About:

Incorporating jackhammer drums, bulldozing bass-lines, a twin-lead attack that leaves posers pulped in its wake, and vocals that can level mountains, TERRIFIER’s motto could well be ‘thrashing is our business…and business is good’.

Their new release ‘Weapons of Thrash Destruction’ features such soon to be classics as ‘Bestial Tyranny’, ‘Skitzoid Embolism’ and ‘Nuclear Demolisher’ and ‘Sect of the Serpent’, a song inspired by Conan the Barbarian as vocalist Chase Thibodeau says ‘the idea was to trample the weak and hurdle the dead on this one!’

‘Weapons of Thrash Destruction’ is available on CD and digital download at the following links:

CD order – http://testyourmetalrecords.bigcartel.com/product/terrifier-weapons-of-thrash-destruction

Digital order – https://terrifier-tym.bandcamp.com/album/weapons-of-thrash-destruction

Album stream via TheSlugdeLord at http://thesludgelord.blogspot.ca/2017/01/terrifier-album-premiere-canadian.html 

1. Reanimator (5:24)
2. Deceiver (5:15)
3. Nuclear Demolisher (4:26)
4. Violent Reprisal (4:17)
5. Skitzoid Embolism (4:08)
6. Drunk as Fuck (4:12)
7. Bestial Tyranny (6:13)
8. Riders of Doom (1:40)
9. Sect of the Serpent (6:44)
Album Length: 42:23

For more info, please visit
http://www.testyourmetalofficial.com
https://www.facebook.com/TerrifierThrashers
https://twitter.com/terrifier666

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“Weapons Of Thrash Destruction is relentless from start to finish.” – Bravewords

“The Canadian quintet Terrifier knows full well what its strengths are and it plays to them in spades on the wonderfully titled Weapons of Thrash Destruction…This is a fine thrash record. Should make for a fun concert, too.” – The Vancouver Sun

“Terrifier proudly delivers a true-to-form tribute to the genre that thoroughly kicked the ass of the 1980s: thrash…It’s clear, metal music is not dead. Lurking in the shadows of the music industry are new artists like Terrifier, mastering their crafts, looking to flip the industry on its head. Weapons of Thrash Destruction is an impressive effort, explosively blending classic tricks with a modern, fresh feel.” – Beatroute BC

“Strike in the name of old school Metal, kneel before the gods of Metal that brought you the best music ever played in stereo, hail the insanity delivered by fast paced riffing and unholy melodic rhythms.” – Metal Temple

“The music is fast and tight, the riffs are complex and fun, the production, solos, and vocals are all spot-on, and there’s plenty of humor to boot. In other words, everything one should want from a thrash album is on Weapons of Thrash Destruction.” – Angry Metal Guy

“an old school thrash cocktail designed to blow a hole right through the bulkhead.” – Amps and Green Screens

“This album (Weapons of Thrash Destruction) is straight up unapologetic thrash! Love the album.” – CJSF – Metal Meltdown

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0 NEWS: Calgary’s YYC Music Awards Announce 2016 Artist Nominees; September 25th At Studio Bell (National Music Centre)

  • August 25, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Calgary's YYC Music Awards · Music News · YYC Music Awards

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NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – Aug 25, 2016

Calgary’s YYC Music Awards Announce 2016 Artist Nominees

September 25th At Studio Bell (National Music Centre)

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     Recognizing the achievements of Calgary’s music community, the YYC Music Awards is proud to reveal the artist nominees for their inaugural year in supporting and celebrating the wide range of musical talent based in the city. Honouring artists in 18 categories (listed below), the YYC Music Awards will be hosting their first annual gala on September 25th at Studio Bell in the National Music Centre. Doors will be at 7pm with the ceremony beginning at 8:15pm. Tickets for the event will be available for purchase as of August 30th online at YYCMusicAwards.com. Ticket price is $39.99 plus service fees.

“We are very excited to announce the list of nominees for this year. It was a longer process than anticipated that involved going back to our voting committee to break ties in several categories.  We feel this is a clear statement on the strength of the musicians and artists in our city and as difficult as it was it is shaping up to be a very exciting event.” comments co-organizer Leanne Harrison.

The YYC Music Awards are founded by music industry veterans Darren Gilbert (producer, Off The T-Can Studio), Shannon Ambrose (The Portal Magazine), Larry Mayell (artist manager) & Leanne Harrison (SIN Agency) to celebrate the artists that embrace Calgary at home, entertaining and supporting its arts and culture.

The YYC Music Awards categories and nominees:
http://yycmusicawards.com/award-categories/

ALTERNATIVE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Alright Gents – Ok Guys

Gabe Romero – Suburban Soul Train

Nobaby – Food Album

Septembryo – iBelieve

The Wisers – It’s Safe, I’m Not Here

 

BLUES RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Debra Power – Even Red Heads Get the Blues

Devin Cooper – Cross the Line

Kirby Sewell Band – Girl with the New Tattoo

Nathan’s Taken – Honey Girl

Tim Williams – So Low

 

COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Jacob Rose – Last Another Day

Jason Hastie and The Alibi – Feels Like Home

Lyndsay Butler – I’ll Drive the Truck

Maddison Krebs – Bulls-Eye

TwoShine County – Whole Lotta Love

 

DJ/ ELECTRONIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Isis Graham aka Esette – YOU

Mark Instinct – Shake featuring Dizzy dLux

Soulier – Expansions

Sunseekerz – The Stick Up

Zach Taylor – Johnny Hockey

 

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Jocelyn Alice

Joelle

Lexi Strate

Lyndsay Butler

Mary Kate Aquino

 

GROUP OF THE YEAR

Jason Hastie & The Alibi

The New Electric

The Static Shift

TwoShine County

Windigo

 

JAZZ RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Al Muirhead – Oop!

Hutchinson Andrew Trio – Hollow Trees

Johnny Summers – Piano Sessions Volume 2

Tyler Hornby – Launch

Vocal Group Kiva – Familiar Faces

 

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Al Muirhead

Drew Gregory

Kirby Sewell

Scott MacKay

Tyler Hornby

 

METAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR

AfterEarth – In the Shadow of Destiny

Divinity – The Immortalist, Part 2 – Momentum

Every Hour Kills – Every Hour Kills

Hazzerd – Victimize the Innocent

Sentient – Ceremonial Murder

 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Cowpuncher – “Later On”

Jason Hastie and The Alibi – “White Dress”

Jocelyn Alice – “Jackpot”

Lexi Strate – “Diamond Eyes”

The New Electric – “Life’s What You Make It”

 

POP RECORDING OF THE YEAR

DJ Kav (ft. Kay L & Voyce) – Raindrops

Jocelyn Alice – Jackpot

Lexi Strate – Waves

The New Electric – Life’s What You Make It

Windigo – Windigo

 

RAP/ HIP HOP RECORDING OF THE YEAR

CLOUDE – GOTENKS (Trunks Freestyle)

DJ Kav (ft. Kay L & Voyce) – Raindrops

Kay L – LOST

Midwest Mindset – 1313

Zach Taylor – Johnny Hockey

 

 

ROCK RECORDING OF THE YEAR

8nChange – Skin

All Above Me – Anthem

The Static Shift – At Odds

Thrill of Falling – Truth For Lies

Windigo – Windigo

 

ROOTS/ FOLK RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Ann Taylor – Roses

Jacob Rose – Last Another Day

Mariel Buckley – Motorhome

The Northern Beauties – The Northern Beauties

Scott MacKay – Twin

 

SINGER/ SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

Ann Taylor

Jason Hastie and The Alibi

Jocelyn Alice

Joelle

The Northern Beauties

 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

Jason Hastie and The Alibi – “Feels Like Home”

Jocelyn Alice – “Jackpot”

The New Electric – “Life’s What You Make It”

TwoShine County – “Love This Song”

Windigo – “It Goes On (In My Mind)”
ZACKARIAH AND THE PROPHETS MEMORIAL AWARD
(to be announced at award ceremony)

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
(please visit the following link for nominees and voting here)

 

 

About:

The YYC Music Awards purpose is to celebrate the wide range of musical talent in the city of Calgary.

The YYC Music Awards is accepting volunteer applications leading up to and for the gala along with membership for CMSC (Calgary Music Selection Committee), who are our voting members.

 

Volunteer Application: http://yycmusicawards.com/volunteers/ 

Join CMSC: http://yycmusicawards.com/cmsc/

Sponsorship Inquiries: http://yycmusicawards.com/sponsorship-kit/ 

For more info:  YYCMusicAwards.com

 

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0 NEWS: Grimposium Presents Doomed To Death – Montreal – August 4 & 5 w/ Misery Index, Canadian premiere screening of Death by Metal (the biopic of Chuck Schuldiner), Doomed to Death Academic Symposium, Live interview with Repulsion by Albert Mudrian of Decibel Magazine and Jason Netherton from Misery Index plus more!

  • July 11, 2016
  • by Asher
  • · Grimposium · Music News

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Montreal, QC – July 11, 2016

Grimposium Presents Doomed To Death – Montreal – August 4 & 5, 2016

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Aug 4 – 12pm–2:30pm – FREE – Doomed to Death Academic Symposium
@ Concordia University’s Department of Education (FG 5.345, 1610 Rue Ste Catherine)


Aug 4 – 7pm – FREE – Canadian premiere screening of Death by Metal (the biopic of Chuck Schuldiner)

@ VA114 cinema at Concordia University (1395 Rene-Levesque Ouest) 

Aug 5 – 4:30pm – FREE – Live interview with Repulsion by Albert Mudrian of Decibel Magazine
and Jason Netherton from Misery Index @ Katacombes (1635 Boul St-Laurent)

Aug 5 – 8pm – $25 – Misery Index, Vastum, Vengeful, and Cardinal Wyrm @ Katacombes (1635 Boul St-Laurent)

www.Grimposium.com

 

        Vivek Venkatesh proudly presents a unique celebration of film, music and academic research in metal music studies titled Doomed to Death. This unique summerGrimposium festival will feature a live music event on August 5 with performances from extreme metal bands Misery Index, Vastum, Vengeful and Cardinal Wyrm, preceded by an exclusive live interview with the founding members of death metal/grindcore veterans Repulsion.

And on August 4, Grimposium will host the Canadian premiere screening of Death by Metal – the biopic of Chuck Schuldiner, late frontman of the legendary extreme metal bands Death and Control Denied – as well as a death metal vocal workshop, an industry panel on the economics of extreme metal and an academic symposium, all hosted at Concordia University (VA114 Cinema, 1395 Rene-Levesque Ouest).

All information about the festival is available on http://grimposium.com/doomed-to-death

The Misery Index, Vastum, Vengeful, and Cardinal Wyrm performance will take place at 20h00 on August 5 at Co-op Katacombes; tickets are $25 (Facebook eventhere; tickets on sale here). Jason Netherton, singer and bassist for Misery Index, says that the band “… is looking very much forward to Doomed to Death! TheGrimposium events are notably fantastic contributions to the extreme metal underground, and we are honored to be able to participate in this stellar event alongside such a ferocious mix of bands! Revel in Flesh!” Pranjal Tiwari, drummer and vocalist for Cardinal Wyrm states: “We can’t wait to return to Montreal, one of our favourite cities, and we have an album’s worth of new songs since the last time we played there. The bill that Grimposium has put together is a varied and interesting one with a bunch of stellar bands from different subgenres – we are very excited to bring the audience down into the belly of doom metal during our set, and lay a pall of heaviness over the evening’s proceedings.”

The live interview with Repulsion is at 16h30 at Co-op Katacombes; it is free and open to the public. Scott Carlson and Matt Olivo, founding members of Repulsionwill be interviewed by Albert Mudrian of Decibel Magazine and Jason Netherton from Misery Index about their role in the development of the genres of death metal and grindcore, and the influence that Repulsion has had on the global extreme metal scene.

The Death by Metal screening is free to the public and will take place at 19h00 on August 4 at the VA114 cinema at Concordia University (Facebook event here). There will also be a post-screening Q&A with director Felipe Belalcazar. The screening will be preceded by a death metal vocal workshop led by Marie-Hélène Landry ofObsolete Mankind and Sébastien Croteau of Necrotic Mutation. In addition, the event includes a bilingual panel on the Economics of Extreme Metal with Jason Netherton and Mark Kloeppel (Misery Index), Michael Berberian (Season of Mist), and Michelle Ayoub (Broken Board Montreal).

Finally, the Doomed to Death Academic Symposium will be held from 12h00 – 14h30 on August 4 at Concordia University’s Department of Education (FG 5.345, 1610 Rue Ste Catherine). For the first time since its inaugural event, Grimposium will feature a symposium featuring the academic and professional work of members of Misery Index and Vastum. Daniel Butler from Vastum, as well as Jason Netherton and Mark Kloeppel from Misery Index will explore the intersection of psychoanalysis, media studies and tourism management in the domain of extreme metal music studies and showcase their respective graduate research and professional projects (abstracts and more information are available here). The session will be moderated by Concordia University’s Lee Mellor, a SSHRC doctoral fellow, and a PhD Candidate in the Individualised program. The event is open to the public and refreshments will be served.

About Grimposium:

Grimposium is an international touring festival and conference which brings together musicians, visual artists, journalists, writers and record label executives in the global extreme metal scene. Created in 2014 by metal studies scholar Vivek Venkatesh from Concordia University in Québec, Canada, Grimposium has hosted editions of its festivals and conferences in Montréal, Canada (April 2014, August 2015 with Heavy Montreal, April 2016 and July 2016), Bergen, Norway (November 2015), Bay Area, California (January 2016), Brooklyn, New York (April 2016) and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (April 2016 – with Decibel Magazine). We have upcoming events in Montréal on 4th and 5th ofAugust 2016 with Heavy Montreal, and the New York by Norse events in December 2016. Follow us at Facebook to get the latest news. Our team consists of Vivek Venkatesh (creator), Kathryn Urbaniak (manager), Jason Wallin (partner) and David Hall (partner). Our logo and Baphomet was designed by Filip Ivanovic, and Alex Pelchat-White is our graphic designer.

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0 Vancity Buzz – NERDFEST 4: A NIGHT OF EPIC FANTASY

  • November 4, 2014
  • by Asher
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