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0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce MY HOLLOW 1st of 2 Toronto Semi-Final Winners; Next Semi-Final May 3rd; One Band To Rule Them All!

April 27, 2014
by Asher
· Wacken Metal Battle Canada

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Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce MY HOLLOW 1st of 2 Toronto Semi-Final Winners; Next Semi-Final May 3rd; One Band To Rule Them All!

Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce My Hollow as winner of the first of two Toronto semi-finals that took place on Saturday, April 26 @ Hard Luck (772a Dundas St. W.). The second Toronto semi final will take place on Saturday, May 3 @ Rivoli (334 Queen St W.) (event details below). My Hollow is the first band to move on to the national final that will take place in Toronto on Saturday, June 7 @ Opera House (735 Queen St E.) where one independent Canadian metal band will be chosen to perform at the international Wacken Metal Battle during Wacken Open Air 2014 taking place from July 31- Aug 2.

TORONTO	Semi-Final:
	Sat, April 26 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
	My Hollow (12:15am) – WINNER
	The Parallax (11:30pm)
	Psycho Mad Sally (10:45pm)
	Shotgun Cure (10:00pm)
	Santuarium (9:15pm)

TORONTO	Semi-Final:
	Sat, May 3 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details
	Shattered Remains (12:15am)
	Our Covenant (11:30pm)
	Endemise (10:45pm)
	Burning The Day (10:00pm)
	The Blackcloud Syndicate (9:15pm)

TORONTO	National Final:
NATIONAL	Sat, June 7 @ Opera House, 735 Queen St E. – Event Details
FINAL	My Hollow
	TBA
	TBA
	TBA
	TBA
	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 – WINNER
	The Blackcloud Syndicate – WINNER
	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 – WINNER

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

TORONTO	Semi-Final:
	Sat, April 26 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details
	My Hollow (12:15am) – WINNER
	The Parallax (11:30pm)
	Psycho Mad Sally (10:45pm)
	Shotgun Cure (10:00pm)
	Santuarium (9:15pm)

CALGARY	Sat, Apr 26 @ Vern’s, 622 8 Ave SW – Event Details
ROUND FOUR	The Reckless Heroes
	Anakronis
	Black Pestilence – WINNER
	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	Semi-Final:
	Sat, May 3 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details
	Shattered Remains (12:15am)
	Our Covenant (11:30pm)
	Endemise (10:45pm)
	Burning The Day (10:00pm)
	The Blackcloud Syndicate (9:15pm)

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
	Death Toll Rising

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
	Vile Insignia
	Black Pestilence
	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

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

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0 Video Game Rock Nerds DOUBLE EXPERIENCE @ Canadian Music Week (May 10); Announce Ontario ‘Rated M For MaTOUR’

April 25, 2014
by Asher
· Double Experience

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Video Game Rock Nerds DOUBLE EXPERIENCE @ Canadian Music Week (May 10); Announce Ontario ‘Rated M For MaTOUR’

L-R – Ian Nichols (Vocals) | Tim Kealey (Bass) | Kenny Saunders (Drums) | Brock Tinsley (Guitars) | Photo Credit – Vicky Kao

Ottawa, ON video game rock nerds Double Experience are proud to announce they will be performing at this year’s Canadian Music Week on May 10th in Toronto, ON as part of their Ontario show dates for their ‘Rated M For MaTOUR’.

“We’re excited to take in everything CMW has to offer, considering it’s our first time being a part of the festival. Our goal is to make as many friends as our livers will allow and generally just confirm the stories we’ve heard so much about this festival as emerging Canadian musicians.” comments guitarist Brock Tinsley.

CMW Event Details:

May 10 – Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck Bar (CMW Showcase)

Set Time – Double Experience = 10PM-10:40 PM – Cover $10

https://www.facebook.com/events/219236088286173/

Zoo Harmonics – 8:00PM
FRIDAY NIGHT TREND – 9:00PM
Double Experience – 10:00PM
KodessA – 11:00PM
Burning The Day – 12:00AM

The band is gearing up for the summer release of their forthcoming album ‘721835′ on August 1st to follow up their 2011 EP ‘One Big Quicksand’. The band’s first music video in support of the album ‘Who The Hell?’ can be viewed at the following link: http://youtu.be/_64hxwk42cc

CONTEST ALERT: Want to win a signed poster, a copy of DE’s album, and new, custom guitar picks from Tim and Brock? http://doubleexperience.tumblr.com/post/81892617208/experience-points-1e04

On select tour dates (see below **), fans will be given a ballot upon entry to a DE show. Throughout the night, there will be code words announced before/during each band’s set, and if fans can write down all the code words said that night, they could win the above mentioned prizes at DE’s merch table, where DE will select a winner at random after their set.

Not only is this a cool way to encourage fans to check out the local talent, but DE has always been in the business of delivering the goods to their devoted fans.

But the good times don’t end after that particular show; at the end of tour, DE will draw from one of the qualifying ballots collected over the entire tour and that person will win a free t-shirt! Say whaaaaaat, right? Follow us the band on instagram @DoubleExperience and they will do the deed on video for maximum legitimacy and suspense.

Make an evening out of a Double Experience show, get some sweet prizes – for free!

Tour Dates:

April:
April 26 – North Bay, ON @ Granite Club **
April 27 – Newmarket, ON @ The Jam Spot **
April 28 – London, ON @ The APK

May:
May 2 – Windsor, ON @ Villains Beastro
May 3 – Chatham-Kent, ON @ Mc B’s **
May 10 – Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck Bar (Canadian Music Week Showcase)
May 30 – Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox

About:

Successfully performing 500+ shows and collecting over 100,000 miles during their multiple tours across Canada, the UK, and once in the States, Double Experience offers a no-frills, no prisoners, no holds-barred live show that has music nerds wanting more.

The band’s upcoming album, ‘721835′ was recorded by fellow science-fiction aficionado Al Jacob (He is Legend, A Skylit Drive) in North Carolina and is a curious collection of songs that demand to be heard. Inspired by everything the band loves and considers nerdy, this release showcases a creative sound influenced by geeky comic books, trading cards, classic 8 bits games to today’s future 3D experiences.

Their 2011 debut album, ‘One Big Quicksand’ was recorded and produced by up-and-comer Jayson DeZuzio (Coheed and Cambria, My Chemical Romance) and was released via Blue Sapphire/Universal Music Canada.

Track Listing: 721835

1. Gambit [Video]
2. Strange Acquaintance [Lyric Video]
3. Horror Beyond Imagination [Lyric Video]
4. Wolf in the Ewe [Lyric Video]
5. Congratulations on Second Place
6. Here’s Y
7. Thumbsucker
8. Destiny Chile
9. Who the Hell?

For more info, please visit the following links:

www.2xxp.com

http://www.facebook.com/doubleexperience

http://www.twitter.com/2xExperience

http://www.youtube.com/colfaxrock

0 Fridae TV – Fred Fest – Breached (Photos/Review)

April 22, 2014
by Asher
· Breached

http://fridaetv.com/2014/04/19/fredfest-2014-with-breached-pup-hollerado-visual-feature-editorial/

0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada – Toronto Round V Show Review

April 16, 2014
by Asher
· Wacken Metal Battle Canada

http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com/6/post/2014/04/wmbc-toronto-round-v-show.html

0 TRIBUNE Post Tour Blog #3 For ‘CANADA SLAYS TOUR’ In Support of Author Inspired Concept Album ‘Tales’

April 16, 2014
by Asher
· Tribune

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R.I.Y.L. Clutch, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Down, Lamb Of God, Superjoint Ritual, Volbeat

EPK | Press Photo

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Twitter | Youtube | CBC 3 | Soundcloud

Buy Links: Bandcamp |iTunes

TRIBUNE Post Tour Blog #3 For ‘CANADA SLAYS TOUR’ In Support of Author Inspired Concept Album ‘Tales’

On the road for their ‘CANADA SLAYS TOUR’ in promotion of their latest release ‘Tales’, heavy metal brewers TRIBUNE have posted a new tour blog from their experience in Grande Prairie, AB and Edmonton, AB at the following link below. The tour kicked off in Kelowna, BC on April 3rd and has the band trekking as far East as Montreal, QC (April 19) to return West for the wrap up the tour in Nanaimo, BC on May 3rd.

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

Their concept album ‘Tales’ was released October 2013 via their indie label Corpse Corrosion Music and was inspired entirely by literature featuring 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/

Canada Slays Tour Blog #3 – Grande Prairie – http://www.tribunemetal.com/canada-slays-tour-blog-3-grande-prairie/

Canada Slays Tour – Blog # 2 – Calgary & Red Deer, Alberta – http://www.tribunemetal.com/canada-slays-tour-blog-2-calgary-red-deer-alberta/

Live Video – Red Deer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaiWebMe9qg

Canada Slays Tour – Blog # 1 – Kelowna, Fernando’s, and Friends – http://www.tribunemetal.com/canada-slays-tour-blog-1-kelowna-fernandos-and-friends/

Pre-tour blog: 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

Tour Dates:

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

April 17 – Smiling Buddha – Toronto, ON w/ Blackout (NYC), Volur, Cetacea, Ol’ Time Moonshine

April 18 – Richmond Tavern – London, ON w/ Kynesys, Drophanger, Æpoch and Bloodless Child

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

April 22 – Rainbow Bistro – Ottawa, ON (Cancelled)

April 25 – North Hill Inn – Brandon, MB w/ 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 Guitar Master Jeff Gunn Cross Canada Workshops Presented by Long & McQuade And Mayfair Music Publications For ‘Hidden Sounds/ Hidden Self’ Series

April 15, 2014
by Asher
· Jeff Gunn

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Guitar Master Jeff Gunn Cross Canada Workshops Presented by Long & McQuade And Mayfair Music Publications For ‘Hidden Sounds/ Hidden Self’ Series

Jeff Gunn – (Photo Credit: Allison Eastman-Love)

Toronto, ON based guitar aficionado and pedagogue Jeff Gunn is proud to announce he will be traveling across Canada for Hidden Sounds/Hidden Self workshops presented by Mayfair Music Publications and Long & McQuade to highlight key musical ideas from his book Hidden Sounds: Discover Your Own Method On Guitar Series. Gunn will be examining 10 life lessons learned through musical study and performance along with sharing personal stories from his own musical journey as a guitarist, arranger, songwriter, columnist, author, and professor that has taken him to all seven continents performing at stadiums and festivals with the likes of Emmanuel Jal (author of the bestseller War Child), Swizz Beatz, DMC, Jenna Andrews, Kae Sun, Serena Ryder, Arrested Development, Kate Todd while opening for Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Janelle Monae, Feist, Karl Wolf, and K’naan.

“After traveling to more than 100 countries around the world and discovering new sounds and new approaches to music I am thrilled to have opportunity to share my musical discoveries on the guitar with audiences of all ages across Canada. Together we will explore the hidden sounds of the guitar by using a range of positioning, artificial harmonic, simulation and percussive techniques. See you on the road Canada!” comments Jeff Gunn.

About The Workshops: FREE WORKSHOP. RSVP HERE! (Limited capacity)

The interactive 2hr workshop allows audience participation through rhythmic and guitar exercises. Pedagogue Jeff Gunn will teach you to effectively use positioning, tambora, artificial harmonics, percussion and silence to enhance your guitar skills. Essential lessons learned from simulating the sounds of instruments as diverse as the banjo and kora to imitating record scratching and volume pedal swells on guitar.

Gunn focuses on self-empowerment through music highlighting lessons learned from musical study and performance including: Practice, Reflection, Patience, Team Work, Persistence, Gratitude and many more. Through highlights from Jeff’s own experience you will be one step closer to finding your hidden sound through self-discovery.

Jeff’s presentation includes PowerPoint and lighting visuals. Participants are encouraged to bring their guitar.

Q & A and Book Signing to follow.

For Workshop R.S.V.P, please contact store/studio or venue hosting workshop.

Dates at LONG & MCQUADE: www.long-mcquade.com/

Thurs, May 1 – Oshawa, ON – LONG & MCQUADE (902, Simcoe Street North) – (7:00PM – 8:30PM)
Tues, May 6 – Brampton, ON – LONG & MCQUADE (370 Main Street N. (In Kingspoint Plaza) – (7:00PM – 9:00PM)

A PERFECT EDUCATIVE COMBINATION DURING Canadian Music Week!
Thurs, May 8 – Toronto, ON – LONG & MCQUADE (925 Bloor St W.) – (6:30PM – 8:30PM):

Sat, May 10 – Winnipeg, MB – LONG & MCQUADE (651 Stafford Street) – (2:30PM – 4:30PM)
Tues, May 20 – Calgary, AB – LONG & MCQUADE (10 Royal Vista Dr. NW.) – (6:30PM – 8:30PM)
Thurs, May 22 – Vancouver, BC – LONG & MCQUADE (368 Terminal Ave) – (6:30PM – 8:30PM)
Fri, June 6 – London, ON – LONG & MCQUADE – (725, Fanshawe Park Rd. W.) – (5:00PM – 7:00PM)
Fri, June 20 – Ottawa, ON – LONG & MCQUADE (LOCATION TBC) – (6:30PM – 8:30PM)

Other Clinics:

Wed, May 14 – Edmonton, AB – INNOVATIONS MUSIC (2804 Calgary Trail) – (6:30PM – 8:30PM)
Thurs, May 15 – St. Albert, AB – INNOVATIONS MUSIC (580 St. Albert Trail) – (5:30PM – 7:30PM)
Sat, May 24 – Victoria, BC – LARSEN MUSIC – (1833 Cook St) – (4:30PM – 6:30PM)
Sat, June 21 – Montreal, QC – STEVE’S MUSIC (51 St. Antoine St. W.) – (5:30PM – 7:30PM)

About Jeff Gunn:

As a Toronto-based freelance guitarist who has performed and taught music in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia, Jeff Gunn has performed at venues and festivals such as The World Bank, Capitol Hill, Canadian Music Week, Festival d’été de Québec, Toronto Center for the Arts, Pop Montreal and was recently featured on TED Talks and the TV Series “Guitar Picks” narrated by Kim Mitchell. He has toured and arranged with US artist Dwayne Britton (LML Music) who was honoured with ‘Top Ten Vocal Albums of 2008’ by Talkin’ Broadway. Their arrangement of Annie Lennox’s “Why” received much critical acclaim in the NY Daily News and in the UK by The Stage. Jeff contributed guitars to Morgan Sadler’s “Go On”, the winner of ‘Best Song 2009-2010’ at The Toronto Independent Music Awards, and he is featured on Emmanuel Jal’s single “Lose to Win” from his album See Me Mama (2012). A real humanitarian, he co-founded the Canadian Alliance Against Modern Slavery, which mission is to liberate contemporary slaves and combat slavery.

Receiving his BFA and BED in Music Education at York University, Canada, Gunn has published over 60 articles in Canada, the US, UK and in Thailand, in fields as diverse as music, travel, fashion and history. He was most recently published in Canadian Musician, holds a “guitar tips” column with The Guitar Magazine in Thailand, served as a “guitar tips” and “music travel” columnist with Muzik Etc (2008-2011), and has contributed to Thai Classic Guitar Magazine, Fashion Studio 7, YYZ Living, Verge Magazine and The Journal of World History (University of Hawaii Press).

Years of practice, experimentation and implementation has led Jeff to share his vision with guitar lovers of all ages and levels of performance by putting his knowledge on paper and through masterclasses.

“…the most to offer out of any guitar book series…Rather than going through boring scales and repetitive work, Jeff teaches you how to find your own musical spirit and voice through fun exercises and using your own imagination…Amazing! And that’s the bottom line!” – Brian Stephenson, world renowned guitarist/vocalist (Old James, Aggressor)

“Music with a purpose” – DurhamRegion.com

Endorsed by:

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0 Video Game Rock Nerds DOUBLE EXPERIENCE Announce Ontario ‘Rated M For MaTOUR’

April 14, 2014
by Asher
· Double Experience

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RIYL = Fall Out Boy, He is Legend, Queens of the Stone Age

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Video Game Rock Nerds DOUBLE EXPERIENCE Announce Ontario ‘Rated M For MaTOUR’

L-R – Ian Nichols (Vocals) | Tim Kealey (Bass) | Kenny Saunders (Drums) | Brock Tinsley (Guitars) | Photo Credit – Vicky Kao

Ottawa, ON video game rock nerds Double Experience are proud to announce Ontario show dates for the month of April and May for their ‘Rated M For MaTOUR’ that will include a performance at this year’s Canadian Music Week on May 10th in Toronto, ON.

“Ever since we completed the new record last summer, we toured extensively overseas and got tons footage for the new single in the process. For this spring tour, we really wanted to focus on our home province of Ontario and visit cities that we haven’t been to in almost a year. To make it even more special, we will be bringing the very first copies of our brand new album along with us as a tour-exclusive for our fans to get their hands on before the official release later this year.” comments vocalist Ian Nichols.

Tour Dates:

April:
April 22 – Cobourg, ON @ Columbus Centre
April 23 – Peterborough, ON @ Legendary Red Dog
April 24 – Barrie, ON @ The D.I.Y.
April 26 – North Bay, ON @ Granite Club
April 27 – Newmarket, ON @ The Jam Spot
April 28 – London, ON @ The APK

May:
May 2 – Windsor, ON @ Villains Beastro
May 3 – Chatham-Kent, ON @ Mc B’s
May 10 – Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck Bar (Canadian Music Week Showcase)
May 30 – Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox

About:

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For more info, please visit the following links:

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http://www.youtube.com/colfaxrock

0 Metal Master Kingdom – Wacken Metal Battle Canada Round 3 Toronto

March 27, 2014
by Asher
· Wacken Metal Battle Canada

http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com/6/post/2014/03/wacken-metal-battle-canada-round-3-toronto.html

0 Metal Master Kingdom – WMBC Round II Toronto Show Review and Winners announced

March 23, 2014
by Asher
· Wacken Metal Battle Canada

http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com/6/post/2014/03/wmbc-round-ii-toronto-show-review-and-winners-announced.html

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

March 22, 2014
by Asher
· Wacken Metal Battle Canada

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FREE DOWNLOAD link: https://wackenmetalbattlecanada.bandcamp.com/album/wacken-metal-battle-canada-compilation-vol-2 (featuring over 80 tracks)

Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Toronto Round Three Winners!; One Band To Rule Them All!

Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce BURNING THE DAY and My Hollow as winners of Toronto Round Three. Both bands will move on to compete at one of two city semi finals on April 26 @ Hard Luck Bar, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/1461026537458437/ and Sat, May 3 @ The Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/714280651930391/ – TWO MORE TORONTO QUALIFYING ROUNDS TO GO! ONE BAND TO RULE THEM ALL!

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

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

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
	Santuarium

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

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