Tag: vancouver
0 Broken Neck Radio – Wacken Metal Battle Canada – Vancouver Battle 3 Video Coverage
0 Abort Mag – Live Review – Wacken Metal Battle Canada – Vancouver – Battle 3
0 Metal Master Kingdom: Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Edmonton Round Two and Vancouver Round Three Winners!
0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Edmonton Round Two and Vancouver Round Three Winners!; One Band To Rule Them All!
FREE DOWNLOAD link: https://wackenmetalbattlecanada.bandcamp.com/album/wacken-metal-battle-canada-compilation-vol-2 (featuring over 80 tracks)
Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Edmonton Round Two and Vancouver Round Three Winners!; One Band To Rule Them All!
Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce the following winners from Edmonton Round Two and Vancouver Round Three.
Samandriel is winner of Edmonton’s round two and will join Quietus at the city semi-final on Wed, May 7 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – TWO MORE QUALIFYING ROUNDS TO GO! ONE BAND TO RULE THEM ALL!
Battle was judged by Mark Rodgers (CJSR 88.5 FM), Anthony Farrauto (Sony), Corey Grant (Global Warning on CJSR 88.5 FM).
| 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 |
Over The Coals is winner of Vancouver’s round three and will join OmnisighT and Witch of the Waste at the city-semi final on Sat, May 3 @ Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. – Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/594480213935242/ – ONE MORE QUALIFYING ROUND TO GO!! ONE BAND TO RULE THEM ALL!
Battle was judged by Chris Dyck (Anciients. Partner at Nothing is Heavy. Artist Management at Left Hand Path), Rob Shalcross (Artist Manager, Producer. Reversed Records), JJ Cartheit (Owner, Scrape Records), Micheal Johnston (Mykillink Digital Media), Abelardo Mayoral (Owner, The Invisible Orange).
| VANCOUVER | Wed, March 19 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. – Event Details |
| ROUND THREE | Lethal Halo |
| Mournir | |
| Over The Coals – WINNER | |
| Scimitar |
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):
Sponsors:
Rehearsal Factory – http://rehearsalfactory.com
Pearl Drums – http://pearldrum.com
Boonsdale Records – https://www.boonsdalerecords.com
TicketFly – http://www.ticketfly.com
H.M.M.A.C. – https://www.facebook.com/HMMACANADA
Dungeonworks – https://www.facebook.com/dungeonworksprods
The Invisible Orange – http://www.theinvisibleorange.com
Concertworks – www.concertworks.ca
Big Nate Productions – www.calgarymetalfest.com
Media Sponsors:
Abort Mag – http://www.abortmag.com
Absolute Underground – https://www.facebook.com/groups/10034445807
Asher Media Relations – http://www.ashermediarelations.com
Beatroute Magazine – http://www.beatroute.ca
Bravewords – http://www.bravewords.com
Broken Neck Radio – http://www.BrokenNeckRadio.com
Camuz – http://www.camuz.ca
Chronic Aggression – https://www.facebook.com/ChronicAggressionRadio
CJLO – http://www.cjlo.com
CJSR – http://www.cjsr.ca
Exclaim! – http://www.exclaim.ca
Governor’s Ball – http://www.thegovernorsball.com
Hellbound – www.Hellbound.ca
Long & McQuade – http://www.long-mcquade.com
Metal Master Kingdom – http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com
Montreal Music Scene – http://www.montrealmusicscene.com
Metal Nation Radio – http://www.metalnationradio.com
Metal-Rules – http://www.metal-rules.com
MusikUniverse – http://www.musikuniverse.com
Ondes Chocs – https://www.facebook.com/OndesChocs
Scene Magazine – http://www.thescenemagazine.ca
LiveVan – http://www.livevan.com
0 The Scene Magazine Presents Wacken Metal Battle Canada Fan Favourite Contest; One Band To Rule Them All!
MetalBattle.ca | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube
FREE DOWNLOAD link: https://wackenmetalbattlecanada.bandcamp.com/album/wacken-metal-battle-canada-compilation-vol-2 (featuring over 80 tracks)
The Scene Magazine Presents Wacken Metal Battle Canada Fan Favourite Contest; One Band To Rule Them All!
To vote please visit the following link: http://bit.ly/1gSWxK3
The Scene Magazine Battle Chart – http://www.thescenemagazine.ca/wacken-metal-battle-canada-2014-results/#
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):
Sponsors:
Rehearsal Factory – http://rehearsalfactory.com
Pearl Drums – http://pearldrum.com
Boonsdale Records – https://www.boonsdalerecords.com
TicketFly – http://www.ticketfly.com
H.M.M.A.C. – https://www.facebook.com/HMMACANADA
Dungeonworks – https://www.facebook.com/dungeonworksprods
The Invisible Orange – http://www.theinvisibleorange.com
Concertworks – www.concertworks.ca
Big Nate Productions – www.calgarymetalfest.com
Media Sponsors:
Abort Mag – http://www.abortmag.com
Absolute Underground – https://www.facebook.com/groups/10034445807
Asher Media Relations – http://www.ashermediarelations.com
Beatroute Magazine – http://www.beatroute.ca
Bravewords – http://www.bravewords.com
Broken Neck Radio – http://www.BrokenNeckRadio.com
Camuz – http://www.camuz.ca
Chronic Aggression – https://www.facebook.com/ChronicAggressionRadio
CJLO – http://www.cjlo.com
CJSR – http://www.cjsr.ca
Exclaim! – http://www.exclaim.ca
Governor’s Ball – http://www.thegovernorsball.com
Hellbound – www.Hellbound.ca
Long & McQuade – http://www.long-mcquade.com
Metal Master Kingdom – http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com
Montreal Music Scene – http://www.montrealmusicscene.com
Metal Nation Radio – http://www.metalnationradio.com
Metal-Rules – http://www.metal-rules.com
MusikUniverse – http://www.musikuniverse.com
Ondes Chocs – https://www.facebook.com/OndesChocs
Scene Magazine – http://www.thescenemagazine.ca
LiveVan – http://www.livevan.com
0 Edmonton’s Death Toll Rising Announce Tour Dates w/ Kataklysm & Aborted
ALBUM PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE
R.I.Y.L. = Carcass, Death, Strapping Young Lad, At The Gates, Bloodbath
Tour Dates | DeathTollRising.net | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Soundcloud | Last.fm
Edmonton’s Death Toll Rising Announce Tour Dates w/ Kataklysm & Aborted
L – R – Jesse Berube (Vocals), Tylor Dory (Guitar), Drew Copland (Guitar), Mike Puff (Bass), Bryan Newbury (Drums) – Photo credit: Penny Vander Heyden
Tour Dates:
Apr 10 – Edmonton, AB – Pawn Shop – w/ Katakylsm, Aborted ‘Kill The Elite Tour’
Apr 11 – Calgary, AB – The Rebublik – w/ Katakylsm, Aborted ‘Kill The Elite Tour’
Apr 13 – Vancouver, BC – The Rickshaw – w/ Katakylsm, Aborted ‘Kill The Elite Tour’
Rising up the ladder of the Canadian metal scene with their latest album ‘Infection Legacy’ unleashed last October, Death Toll Rising won praise in 2013 from fans, metal publications, and support from Canadian Loud Charts (Highlight: #3 on December 2013 Top 20 Loud Charts – Canadian College Radio – (Earshot) & Highlight: #11 on November 2013 Top 20 Loud Charts – Canadian College Radio – (Earshot)) along with their recent nomination for Metal Recording of The Year at the upcoming Edmonton Music Awards taking place on Sunday, April 13th Royal Alberta Museum Theatre.
Drew Copland, guitarist for DTR comments:
“It is a great honour for us to be nominated for an Edmonton Music Award. We have been a part of this city’s music scene for over a decade now and we are proud to represent it alongside some other amazing bands! We would like to extend a huge high five to our local fan base for always supporting us and sticking with us. It took some time to get Infection Legacy out there, but we poured our heart and soul into it, and just being nominated is very gratifying for us! ”
Metal Recording Of The Year
All Else Fails “AntiMartyr”
Death Toll Rising “Malice Incarnate”
Dieuponaday “Enlighten”
Monarch Sky “Circles”
Villainizer “Twin Tower Two-Step”
Nominees List: http://2014edmontonmusicawards.blogspot.ca/2014/02/and-nominees-are.html
About: Featuring a combination of death and thrash metal, the Edmonton-based band are known to devastate their audiences with their high octane performances that has lead them to share the stage over the years with high profile names such as Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, The Haunted, and Aborted (to name a few).
Originally formed in 2003 in Stony Plain, AB, Canada, Death Toll Rising have been grinding the Western Canadian metal scene steadily, gaining huge momentum over the last 3 years. New addition Tylor Dory on guitars has introduced a technical and progressive element to the band they have not had in the past. Add in the intense and relentless drumming provided by Bryan Newbury (recently recruited by Canadian prog/death powerhouse INTO ETERNITY), as well as the well-rounded rhythm provided by Drew Copland on guitar and Mike Puff on bass, and you get a monster that is only now being unleashed upon the masses with vocalist Jesse Berube topping things off with a combination of brutal death growls and Tomas Lindberg-esqe high shrieks, which will be plenty noticeable on their new album ‘Infection Legacy’.
Full album stream of ‘Infection Legacy’ can be listened on Beatroute Magazine here or Soundcloud here along with being purchased on Bandcamp here.
Track Listing: Infection Legacy
1. Infection Legacy [Youtube]
2. Judas Cradle
3. Scorched Earth Policy [Youtube]
4. Born To Defile
5. Malice Incarnate [Youtube] [Bandcamp]
6. Crack Open A Cold One
7. Slaughter To Survive
8. Revelation Despair
9. Septic Entity
For more info on Death Toll Rising, please visit the following links.
Official website: http://www.deathtollrising.net/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/deathtollrising
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/deathtollrising
EPK: https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-death-toll-rising-infection-legacy-2013/
0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Vancouver Round Two Winner!; One Band To Rule Them All!
MetalBattle.ca | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube
FREE DOWNLOAD link: https://wackenmetalbattlecanada.bandcamp.com/album/wacken-metal-battle-canada-compilation-vol-2 (featuring over 80 tracks)
Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Vancouver Round Two Winner!; One Band To Rule Them All!
Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce Witch of The Waste as Vancouver round two winner, they will join Omnisight for the city semi-final on Sat, May 3 @ Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. – Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/594480213935242/
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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):
Sponsors:
Rehearsal Factory – http://rehearsalfactory.com
Pearl Drums – http://pearldrum.com
Boonsdale Records – https://www.boonsdalerecords.com
TicketFly – http://www.ticketfly.com
H.M.M.A.C. – https://www.facebook.com/HMMACANADA
Dungeonworks – https://www.facebook.com/dungeonworksprods
The Invisible Orange – http://www.theinvisibleorange.com
Concertworks – www.concertworks.ca
Big Nate Productions – www.calgarymetalfest.com
Media Sponsors:
Abort Mag – http://www.abortmag.com
Absolute Underground – https://www.facebook.com/groups/10034445807
Asher Media Relations – http://www.ashermediarelations.com
Beatroute Magazine – http://www.beatroute.ca
Bravewords – http://www.bravewords.com
Broken Neck Radio – http://www.BrokenNeckRadio.com
Camuz – http://www.camuz.ca
Chronic Aggression – https://www.facebook.com/ChronicAggressionRadio
CJLO – http://www.cjlo.com
CJSR – http://www.cjsr.ca
Exclaim! – http://www.exclaim.ca
Governor’s Ball – http://www.thegovernorsball.com
Hellbound – www.Hellbound.ca
Long & McQuade – http://www.long-mcquade.com
Metal Master Kingdom – http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com
Montreal Music Scene – http://www.montrealmusicscene.com
Metal Nation Radio – http://www.metalnationradio.com
Metal-Rules – http://www.metal-rules.com
MusikUniverse – http://www.musikuniverse.com
Ondes Chocs – https://www.facebook.com/OndesChocs
Scene Magazine – http://www.thescenemagazine.ca
LiveVan – http://www.livevan.com
0 Broken Neck Radio Wacken Metal Battle Canada Vancouver Battle #1 Round Up
0 Vancouver’s TRIBUNE Announce ‘CANADA SLAYS TOUR’ In Support of Author Inspired Concept Album ‘Tales’
ALBUM PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE
R.I.Y.L. Clutch, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Down, Lamb Of God, Superjoint Ritual, Volbeat
Tour Dates | TribuneMetal.com | Facebook | Reverbnation
Twitter | Youtube | CBC 3 | Soundcloud
Vancouver’s TRIBUNE Announce ‘CANADA SLAYS TOUR’ In Support of Author Inspired Concept Album ‘Tales’
L-R | Ryan O’Shea – Bass | Jason Brown – Drums | Bryan Baker – Vocals | Terry Anderson – Guitar | Shawn Culley – Guitar (Photo Credit: Matt Neuman – Phrozen Photography)
Heavy metal brewers TRIBUNE are proud to announce their 2014 ‘CANADA SLAYS TOUR’ kicking off in Kelowna, BC on April 3rd and will see the band trek as far East as Montreal, QC and return West to wrap up the tour in Nanaimo, BC on May 3rd. This is the band’s second cross Canada Tour since 2012, when they toured the US and Canada in support of their album ‘Elder Lore/ The Dark Arts’.
“Greetings and salutations, friends of Tribune. We have news for you! After two years of musical scheming and dubious machinations, we’ve decided to serve you our eclectic brand of heavy metal in person. Tribune will be touring our newest album, ‘Tales’, across Canada. This means that we’ll be stuffing our tall, sweaty selves into a van for the sake of your personal amusement. The new CD and Skeletal Lich Shirts are available, so come prepared if you want to put some gas into the tank of our voracious bandwagon. Her thirst is unending…We’re calling this tour ‘Canada Slays Tribune 2014’. It’s all about our friends and fans, as if it never were before… Come on out and have a good time with us. Cheers! Terry Anderson (guitarist)”
The Vancouver quintet unleashed their concept album ‘Tales’ this past October via their indie label Corpse Corrosion Music. Inspired entirely by literature, ‘Tales‘ features a wide array of influences, from Homer to Mary Shelley to H.P. Lovecraft, to more extreme 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
Highlight: #11 on December 2013 Top 20 Loud Charts – Canadian College Radio – (Earshot)
“Tribune first came to my attention with their free-willed debut, 2011′s Elder Lore/ The Dark Arts – and I’m happy to report they have expanded their unfettered approach even further. These talented Canadian draw influences and inspirations from all over the metal map, fusing extremity with accessibility, the traditional with the contemporary, sweet simplicity and exceptional complexity. What’s more, they have brought all the diversity together into one smooth, cultured, and satisfying whole. There is so much to enjoy on this thoughtfully presented and powerfully produced CD: well worth seeking out for those looking for some fresh, creative metal.” – Zero Tolerance Magazine
“Lyrically, this is steeped in the lore of Lovecraft and Wells, but the music on offer goes through many changes, from raging trad and thrash to technical death metal, changing Tyr into Arsis, Slough Feg into The Black Dahlia Murder. With a production that is healthy and full of fire, ‘Tales’ is a must hear for those looking for something unique and unclassifiable in the metal world. A rare treat.” – Powerplay Magazine
“Tales is one of the most distinctive records I’ve heard this year…undoubtedly delivers difference right off the bat, putting its best foot forward and defying expectations the moment it begins by spotlighting Bryan Baker’s unprecedented singing style.” – Angry Metal Guy
“This is the release that I would expect Tribune to break through with; this is very strong material that is well written, interesting and technically excellent.” – Brutalism
“Canadian band, TRIBUNE, are an eclectic mix of different sounds and genres that result in a refreshing style that can only be heard to fully understand. The progressive quintet’s second full-length album, Tales, is a concept album based on the writings of renowned authors, like Lovecraft and Wells, but the music remains intensive and enjoyable.” – Metal Observer
“very now and then, a band comes around with a defined sound unlike anything previously heard by the listener. Such is the case with Tribune, and their latest release Tales.” – Kosher Metal
‘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
0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada – Vancouver, Edmonton Round One Winners; One Band To Rule Them All!; Unleash FREE Download Compilation of 2014 Battling Bands
MetalBattle.ca | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube
FREE DOWNLOAD link: https://wackenmetalbattlecanada.bandcamp.com/album/wacken-metal-battle-canada-compilation-vol-2 (featuring over 80 tracks)
Wacken Metal Battle Canada – Vancouver, Edmonton Round One Winners; One Band To Rule Them All!; Unleash FREE Download Compilation of 2014 Battling Bands
Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce the following round one winners in Edmonton and Vancouver.
| EDMONTON | Wed, March 5 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Event Details |
| Bring Us Your Dead | |
| Immunize | |
| Quietus – WINNER | |
| These Colors Don’t Run | |
| With Malice |
Quietus, winner of Edmonton round one will move on to the city-semi final on Wed, May 7 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. and compete for a spot at the Alberta Final in Calgary on Fri, May 23 @ Dicken’s Pub, 1000 9 Ave SW. – Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/571319229622396/
| VANCOUVER | Wed, March 5 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. – Event Details |
| Crucifliction | |
| Dead Asylum | |
| Omnisight – WINNER | |
| Without Mercy |
OmnisighT, winner of Vancouver round one will move on to the city semi-final on Sat, May 3 @ Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. – Event Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/594480213935242/
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):
Sponsors:
Rehearsal Factory – http://rehearsalfactory.com
Pearl Drums – http://pearldrum.com
Boonsdale Records – https://www.boonsdalerecords.com
TicketFly – http://www.ticketfly.com
H.M.M.A.C. – https://www.facebook.com/HMMACANADA
Dungeonworks – https://www.facebook.com/dungeonworksprods
The Invisible Orange – http://www.theinvisibleorange.com
Concertworks – www.concertworks.ca
Big Nate Productions – www.calgarymetalfest.com
Media Sponsors:
Abort Mag – http://www.abortmag.com
Absolute Underground – https://www.facebook.com/groups/10034445807
Asher Media Relations – http://www.ashermediarelations.com
Beatroute Magazine – http://www.beatroute.ca
Bravewords – http://www.bravewords.com
Broken Neck Radio – http://www.BrokenNeckRadio.com
Camuz – http://www.camuz.ca
Chronic Aggression – https://www.facebook.com/ChronicAggressionRadio
CJLO – http://www.cjlo.com
CJSR – http://www.cjsr.ca
Exclaim! – http://www.exclaim.ca
Governor’s Ball – http://www.thegovernorsball.com
Hellbound – www.Hellbound.ca
Long & McQuade – http://www.long-mcquade.com
Metal Master Kingdom – http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com
Montreal Music Scene – http://www.montrealmusicscene.com
Metal Nation Radio – http://www.metalnationradio.com
Metal-Rules – http://www.metal-rules.com
MusikUniverse – http://www.musikuniverse.com
Ondes Chocs – https://www.facebook.com/OndesChocs
Scene Magazine – http://www.thescenemagazine.ca
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Last year’s first ever Wacken Metal Battle Canada was witness 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.
This year over 100 metal bands from across the country have been selected to compete.
As an official sponsor The Scene Magazine is offering an Ultimate Feature to the winner of the Wacken Metal Battle Canada Fan Favourite contest.
The winning band and one lucky fan will also be given a Honey Bubble Multi-Vaporizer kit, so they can vape their favourite herb, wax or oil, anytime, anywhere! (value of $79each) courtesy of 180smoke.ca
The winner will be interviewed by The Scene and have a track featured on the home page for 1 month.
The contest is open to all bands competing in Wacken Metal Battle Canada and the winner will be announced at the finals at the Opera house in Toronto June 7th.
The WMBC Fan Favourite contest does not guarantee any placement in the competition itself and all bands even those who have been eliminated from the live competition are qualified to win.
Fans can vote once per day
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