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0 Not Your Scene – Feature / Wacken Metal Battle Canada: Vancouver Edition

  • March 5, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

http://www.notyourscene.ca/feature-wacken-metal-battle-canada-vancouver-edition/

0 Vancouver Province: Wacken Metal Battle Canada strikes first powerchord

  • March 5, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

http://blogs.theprovince.com/2014/03/05/wacken-metal-battle-canada-strikes-first-powerchord/

0 Metal Master Kingdom explores tonight’s competing bands in #Vancouver’s round 1 battle w/ Crucifliction, DEAD ASYLUM, OmnisighT, Without Mercy

  • March 5, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada
http://www.metalmasterkingdom.com/6/post/2014/03/wmbc-vancouver-bc-round-i.html

0 The Front Row Report: Kill Matilda – #Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll

  • March 3, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Kill Matilda

http://thefrontrowreport.com/kill-matilda-punkzombierocknroll-review/

1 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Unleash FREE Download Compilation of 2014 Battling Bands; Line Up Announced! One Band To Rule Them All!

  • February 27, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

MetalBattle.ca | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube

Wacken Metal Battle Canada Unleash FREE Download Compilation of 2014 Battling Bands; Line Up Announced! One Band To Rule Them All!

     Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to unleash in promotion of this year’s 2014 battle line up, a FREE DOWNLOAD compilation featuring some of the indie metal bands competing in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.

FREE DOWNLOAD link: https://wackenmetalbattlecanada.bandcamp.com/album/wacken-metal-battle-canada-compilation-vol-2

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

wacken metal battle canada - 2014 trailer

For more info on Metal Battle Canada, please visit these links:

Official Website: http://www.metalbattle.ca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetalBattleCanada

Twitter: @MetalBattleCAN

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/WackenMetalBattleCAN

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

Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2014 Line Up:

TORONTO

Sat, March 8 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details – Ticket Link

The Parallax
Sovereign Council
Oneiromancy
Pariah
Psycho Mad Sally

Fri, March 14 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Our Covenant
Operus
Protokult
The Fiction In Folklore
Endemise

Fri, March 21 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Burning The Day
The Curse Within
SludgeHammer
Empyrean Plague
My Hollow

Fri, March 28 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Beg For Mercy
Tsargrad
At Dawn’s Edge
Shattered Remains
Santuarium

Fri, April 4 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Shotgun Cure
The Blackcloud Syndicate
Dawn Vally
Wretchedpain
FINAL TRIGGER (Special Guest Headliner)

Toronto – Semi-Finals:

Sat, April 26 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details

Sat, May 3 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details

National Final:

Sat, June 7 @ Opera House, 735 Queen St E. – Event Details

MONTREAL

Sun, April 27 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent

NearGrey
Sudden Spawn
Fanachronic
Eclipse Prophecy

Thur, May 1 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent

Kruhl
Warsenal
Mutank
Chemical Way

Wed, May 14 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent

The Catalyst
Forbidden Sin
Ogenix
Evertrapped

Wed, May 21 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent

Hidden Pride
Dark Century
Tunguska Mammoth
Uriel

Montreal Semi-Final:

Wed, May 28 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent

CALGARY

Sat, Jan 25 @ The D, 222 7 St S.W. – Event Details

Shark Infested Daughters

Krepitus – WINNER

Zipgun Wisdom

Dethgod

Druidus

Video – Calgary Battle One – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU2_jT9elUI

Sat, March 8 @ Dicken’s Pub, 1000 9 Ave SW. – Event Details

Derailed

Penitentz

Osyron

Skymir

Breed of War

False Flag

Sat, March 22 @ The D, 222 7 St S.W. – Event Details

The Archon Prophecy

The Cadavar Dog

Morbidly Depraved

Vile Insignia

Hell Hounds

Sat, April 26 @ The D, 222 7 St S.W. – Event Details

The Reckless Heroes

Anakronis

Black Pestilence

Hammerdrone

Slagduster

Scythia

Fri, May 2 @ The D, 222 7 St S.W. – Event Details

Moosifix

Train Bigger Monkeys

Burning Effigy

Exit Strategy

Every Hour Kills

 

 

Calgary Semi-Final:

 

Sat, May 3 @ Lord Nelson’s Pub, 1020 8 Ave SW. – Event Details

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

EDMONTON

Wed, March 5 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Event Details

Bring Us Your Dead
Immunize
Quietus
These Colors Don’t Run
With Malice

Wed, March 19 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW.

Black XIII
Death Assembly
Display of Decay
Samandriel
Arrival of Autumn

Wed, April 2 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW.

BLËED
Earth’s Ashes
Eye of Horus
Netherward
This is War

Wed, April 23 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW.

Death Toll Rising
Dieuponaday
Ides of Winter
Kryosphere

Edmonton Semi- Final:
 
Wed, May 7 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW.
 
 
Alberta Final:
Fri, May 23 @ Dicken’s Pub, 1000 9 Ave SW., Calgary, AB – Event Details

 

VANCOUVER

Wed, March 5 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Crucifliction
Dead Asylum
Omnisight
Without Mercy
 
Wed, March 12 @ Fortune Sound Club, 147 E Pender St. – Event Details – Ticket Link
Celestial Ruin
Hallowed Catharsis
Witch of The Waste
The Fifth Circle

Wed, March 19 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Lethal Halo
Mournir
Over The Coals
Scimitar
Sun, March 30 @ Venue Night Club, 881 Granville St. – Event Details – Ticket Link
 
Neck of the Woods
88 Mile Trip
Unleash The Archers
Xul

Vancouver Semi-Final:

Sat, May 3 @ Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Special Guest Headliners: Mitochondrion and Aevangelist

Sponsors:

Rehearsal Factory – http://rehearsalfactory.com
Pearl Drums – http://pearldrum.com
Boonsdale Records – https://www.boonsdalerecords.com
TicketFly – http://www.ticketfly.com
Long & McQuade – http://www.long-mcquade.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
Canadian Music News – http://www.canadianmusicnews.com
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
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 AllAboutTheRock – Kill Matilda – #Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll

  • February 25, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Kill Matilda

http://allabouttherock.co.uk/kill-matilda-punkzombierocknroll/

0 KILL MATILDA Post New Music Video ‘Law Abiding Citizen’; ‘#Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll’ Tour + EP

  • February 24, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Kill Matilda

ALBUM PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE

R.I.Y.L: Hole, The Distillers, The Misfits, The Offspring, Paramore

Tour Dates | KillMatilda.com | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube

Reverbnation | Soundcloud | Instagram | Google +

Buy Links: iTunes | Bandcamp

EPK | Press Photo | Download EP Cover | Download Album Lyrics

KILL MATILDA Post New Music Video ‘Law Abiding Citizen’; ‘#Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll’ Tour + EP

L-R – Marcus Luk (Drums) – Mykel Exner (Bass) – Dusty Exner (Vocals/Guitar) (Photo Credit: Terryis Gane)

    Vancouver’s Kill Matilda has posted a new music video for their track ‘Law Abiding Citizen’ from their upcoming six song EP/ re-release ‘#Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll‘ due out on March 4th. The EP features tracks from their 2011 full-length album ‘I Want Revenge’ with an acoustic rendition of ‘Geisha With A Switchblade’ and will be accompanied by a comic book created by vocalist/guitarist Dusty Exner.

Music Video – Law Abiding Citizen

After a small hiatus due to health issues from a tumor in a carotid artery and an Ectopic pregnancy, Kill Matilda hasn’t let the odds against them stop them from an ass-kicking mission to Punk, Zombie and Rock n’ Roll across Canada. (tour dates listed below)

“I have a guitar, I have a microphone. One week out of my hospital bed, I will meet you onstage.” Dusty Exner (vocalist/guitarist) – A Rocky Start, A Re-commitment – http://trailerparkdusty.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/a-rocky-start-a-recommitment/

EP Stream – http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4FivrTDNjqxrUg2TkQz_pg7LyFVyCM85

#Punk#Zombie#Rocknroll - EP Cover - High Res
Track Listing: #Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll

1. Pomegranate [Youtube]
2. I Want Revenge [Youtube]
3. Zombie Apocalypse [Youtube]
4. Law Abiding Citizen [Youtube]
5. PBJ [Youtube]
6. Geisha With A Switchblade (Acoustic) [Youtube]

Also in the plans for later this year, the band will be releasing their yet to be titled follow up EP produced by producer extraordinaire Garth Richardson.

“The amazing attention of Garth Richardson! Although this man has produced so many amazing albums and we’re not the only band getting some attention and love, he took the extra steps to personally engineer our new album, which is something he has not done in like, 10 years or something. That makes me feel very, very special.” says KM vocalist/guitarist Dusty Exner.

Upcoming Shows: (more dates to be announced)

http://artistdata.sonicbids.com/kill-matilda/shows/

Feb 28 – Abbotsford, BC @ Gators Pub – w/ Gnar Gnars, Hot Damn – Show Details
Mar 6 – Vancouver, BC @ Railway Club – w/ Tickling Grandma, The Injectors
Mar 7 – Maple Ridge, BC @ The Wolf Bar
Mar 8 – Mission, BC  @ The Zoo – w/ La Chinga, Random Dander, War Baby, Justice Against Monsters
Mar 11 – Kamloops, BC @ Cactus Jacks – w/Real McKenzies
Mar 13 – Vernon, BC @ The Green – IDES OF MARCH METALFEST – Show Details
Mar 14 – Williams Lake, BC @ Overlander Pub
Mar 15 – Prince George, BC @ TBA
Mar 16 – Burns Lake, BC – HOUSE PARTY SHOW – email km[@]killmatilda.com for an invitation

Mar 17 – Valemount, BC – Log and Rail Bar
Mar 18 – Hinton, AB @ Valley Zoo (Acoustic Show)
Mar 20 – Edmonton, AB @ Foundation Music w/ Reckless Rebels, Betty Sues A Tramp, Knuckledown – Show Details
Mar 21 – Edson, AB @ Fat Greasy’s Metal Lounge
Mar 22 – Calgary, AB @ Dicken’s Pub
Mar 23 – Red Deer, AB – Slumland
Mar 24 – Siksika, AB @ Gordon Yellowfly Memorial Arbour
Mar 25 – Moose Jaw, SK @ 23 Main Street (Acoustic Show)
Mar 26 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange w/ Abandon All Ships, Skynet, Palisades, Collections – Show Details
Mar 27 – Brandon, MB @ North Hill Inn
Mar 28 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Black Pirates Pub
Mar 29 – Timmins, ON – Victory Pub
Mar 30 – TBA
Apr 3 – Sherbrooke, QC – Bar Le Magog
Apr 4 – Montreal, QC @ Katacombes w/ The Nailheads, Talk Sick, Ol School Johnny
Apr 5 – Sorel-Tracy, QC – Pub O’Callaghan’s
Apr 8 – Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club (Punk Night!)

About KM:

The band is charged again with the task of clearing the nation of a spreading zombie epidemic after a life or death encounter one fateful night, Kill Matilda is rising to the challenge of zombie management. Specially trained to combat these unruly creatures, Kill Matilda is armed with two incomparable, indestructible, advantageous tools: With their bone-crushing music and front woman Dusty Exner’s famous cookies.

Showcasing the energy, power and adrenaline-soaked insanity Kill Matilda is famous for, anyone who chooses to tempt fate and not pick up ‘#Punk#Zombie#Rocknroll’ and ‘I Want Revenge’, or anyone who opts to not support KM’s zombiecide mission on the band’s upcoming cross-Canada tour, you’ve been warned – Kill Matilda may be coming for you next.

For more info, please visit these links:
www.KillMatilda.com
http://www.facebook.com/killmatilda/
http://twitter.com/KillMatilda
Music Video – She’s A Killer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUqS_hbgUDc

Music Video – Fault Lines – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YA0ZI-TkLo
EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-kill-matilda-punkzombierocknroll-2014/

0 More Dates Added To Canadian Tour! Vancouver’s KILL MATILDA Return With ‘#Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll’ EP

  • February 20, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Kill Matilda

ALBUM PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE

R.I.Y.L: Hole, The Distillers, The Misfits, The Offspring, Paramore

Tour Dates | KillMatilda.com | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube

Reverbnation | Soundcloud | Instagram | Google +

Buy Links: iTunes | Bandcamp

EPK | Press Photo | Download EP Cover | Download Album Lyrics

More Dates Added To Canadian Tour! Vancouver’s KILL MATILDA Return With ‘#Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll’ EP

L-R – Marcus Luk (Drums) – Mykel Exner (Bass) – Dusty Exner (Vocals/Guitar) (Photo Credit: Terryis Gane)

    Announcing their return after a small hiatus due to health issues from a tumor in a carotid artery and an Ectopic pregnancy, Kill Matilda won’t let the odds stop them from an ass-kicking mission to Punk, Zombie and Rock n’ Roll.   With fans excited for their return, more dates have been added to their cross Canada tour where the band will be hunting zombies in a city near you!

“I have a guitar, I have a microphone. One week out of my hospital bed, I will meet you onstage.” Dusty Exner (vocalist/guitarist) – A Rocky Start, A Re-commitment – http://trailerparkdusty.wordpress.com/2014/01/23/a-rocky-start-a-recommitment/

Upcoming Shows: (more dates to be announced)

http://artistdata.sonicbids.com/kill-matilda/shows/

* = New Date Added

Feb 28 – Abbotsford, BC @ Gators Pub – w/ Gnar Gnars, Hot Damn – Show Details
Mar 6 – Vancouver, BC @ Railway Club – w/ Tickling Grandma, The Injectors
Mar 7 – Maple Ridge, BC @ The Wolf Bar
Mar 8 – Mission, BC  @ The Zoo – w/ La Chinga, Random Dander, War Baby, Justice Against Monsters
Mar 11 – Kamloops, BC @ Cactus Jacks – w/Real McKenzies
Mar 13 – Vernon, BC @ The Green – IDES OF MARCH METALFEST – Show Details
Mar 14 – Williams Lake, BC @ Overlander Pub
Mar 15 – Prince George, BC @ TBA
Mar 16 – Burns Lake, BC – HOUSE PARTY SHOW – email km[@]killmatilda.com for an invitation

Mar 17 – Valemount, BC – Log and Rail Bar
Mar 18 – Hinton, AB @ Valley Zoo (Acoustic Show)
Mar 20 – Edmonton, AB @ Foundation Music w/ Reckless Rebels, Betty Sues A Tramp, Knuckledown – Show Details
Mar 21 – Edson, AB @ Fat Greasy’s Metal Lounge
Mar 22 – Calgary, AB @ Dicken’s Pub
Mar 23 – Red Deer, AB – Slumland
Mar 24 – Siksika, AB @ Gordon Yellowfly Memorial Arbour
Mar 25 – Moose Jaw, SK @ 23 Main Street (Acoustic Show)
Mar 26 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange w/ Abandon All Ships, Skynet, Palisades, Collections – Show Details
Mar 27 – Winnipeg, MB @ TBA
Mar 28 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Black Pirates Pub
Mar 29 – Timmins, ON – Victory Pub
Mar 30 – TBA
Apr 3 – Sherbrooke, QC – Bar Le Magog
Apr 4 – Montreal, QC @ Katacombes w/ The Nailheads, Talk Sick, Ol School Johnny
Apr 5 – Trois-Rivieres, QC – Cafe Rock Le Stage
Apr 8 – Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club (Punk Night!)

      Touring and moving around their native country of Canada relentlessly, Kill Matilda has called B.C., Quebec and Ontario home over the last few years, making it exceptionally clear that they mean business. As their journey continues, the band is gearing up once again to hit the road across the country from Vancouver to Montreal and settling in Toronto for a second time.

The zombie hunters will be on tour in promotion of their new release ‘#Punk#Zombie#Rocknroll’, a six song EP/ re-release featuring tracks from their 2011 full-length album ‘I Want Revenge’ with an acoustic rendition of ‘Geisha With A Switchblade’. The EP is set for official release on March 4th and will be accompanied by a comic book created by vocalist/guitarist Dusty Exner.

EP Stream

Also in the plans for later this year, the band will be releasing their yet to be titled follow up EP produced by producer extraordinaire Garth Richardson.

“The amazing attention of Garth Richardson! Although this man has produced so many amazing albums and we’re not the only band getting some attention and love, he took the extra steps to personally engineer our new album, which is something he has not done in like, 10 years or something. That makes me feel very, very special.” says KM vocalist/guitarist Dusty Exner.

#punk#zombie#rocknroll ep

#Punk#Zombie#Rocknroll - EP Cover - High Res
Track Listing: #Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll

1. Pomegranate [Youtube]
2. I Want Revenge [Youtube]
3. Zombie Apocalypse [Youtube]
4. Law Abiding Citizen [Youtube]
5. PBJ [Youtube]
6. Geisha With A Switchblade (Acoustic) [Youtube]

About KM:

The band is charged again with the task of clearing the nation of a spreading zombie epidemic after a life or death encounter one fateful night, Kill Matilda is rising to the challenge of zombie management. Specially trained to combat these unruly creatures, Kill Matilda is armed with two incomparable, indestructible, advantageous tools: With their bone-crushing music and front woman Dusty Exner’s famous cookies.

Showcasing the energy, power and adrenaline-soaked insanity Kill Matilda is famous for, anyone who chooses to tempt fate and not pick up ‘#Punk#Zombie#Rocknroll’ and ‘I Want Revenge’, or anyone who opts to not support KM’s zombiecide mission on the band’s upcoming cross-Canada tour, you’ve been warned – Kill Matilda may be coming for you next.

For more info, please visit these links:
www.KillMatilda.com
http://www.facebook.com/killmatilda/
http://twitter.com/KillMatilda
Music Video – She’s A Killer – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUqS_hbgUDc
Music Video – Fault Lines – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YA0ZI-TkLo
EPK – https://ashermediarelations.com/epks/epk-kill-matilda-punkzombierocknroll-2014/

0 Wyrd Ways Rock Show Review – Kill Matilda – #Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll

  • February 19, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Kill Matilda

http://wyrdways.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/kill-matilda-punkzombierocknroll/

0 Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announces 2014 Battle Line Up! One Band To Rule Them All!

  • February 10, 2014
  • by Asher
  • · Wacken Metal Battle Canada

MetalBattle.ca | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube

Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announces 2014 Battle Line Up! One Band To Rule Them All!

     One band will rule them all! After reviewing over 400 submissions, Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce its selection of 103 independent Canadian metal bands to participate in this year’s 2014 battle line up for 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 independent Canadian metal 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

wacken metal battle canada - 2014 trailer

For more info on Metal Battle Canada, please visit these links:

Official Website: http://www.metalbattle.ca

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetalBattleCanada

Twitter: @MetalBattleCAN

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/WackenMetalBattleCAN

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

Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2014 Line Up:

TORONTO

Sat, March 8 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details – Ticket Link

The Parallax
Sovereign Council
Oneiromancy
Pariah
Psycho Mad Sally

Fri, March 14 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Our Covenant
Operus
Protokult
The Fiction In Folklore
Endemise

Fri, March 21 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Burning The Day
The Curse Within
SludgeHammer
Empyrean Plague
My Hollow

Fri, March 28 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Beg For Mercy
Tsargrad
At Dawn’s Edge
Shattered Remains
Santuarium

Fri, April 4 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Shotgun Cure
The Blackcloud Syndicate
Dawn Vally
Wretchedpain
FINAL TRIGGER (Special Guest Headliner)

Toronto – Semi-Finals:

Sat, April 26 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W. – Event Details

Sat, May 3 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. – Event Details

National Final:

Sat, June 7 @ Opera House, 735 Queen St E. – Event Details

MONTREAL

Sun, April 27 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent

NearGrey
Sudden Spawn
Fanachronic
Eclipse Prophecy

Thur, May 1 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent

Kruhl
Warsenal
Mutank
Chemical Way

Wed, May 14 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent

The Catalyst
Forbidden Sin
Ogenix
Evertrapped

Wed, May 21 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent

Hidden Pride
Dark Century
Tunguska Mammoth
Uriel

Montreal Semi-Final:

Wed, May 28 @ Katacombes, 1635 Boulevard Saint-Laurent

CALGARY

Sat, Jan 25 @ The D, 222 7 St S.W. – Event Details
Shark Infested Daughters
Krepitus – WINNER
Zipgun Wisdom
Dethgod
Druidus
Video – Calgary Battle One – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU2_jT9elUI
 
Sat, March 8 @ Dicken’s Pub, 1000 9 Ave SW. – Event Details
Derailed
Penitentz
Osyron
Skymir
Breed of War
False Flag
 
Sat, March 22 @ The D, 222 7 St S.W. – Event Details
The Archon Prophecy
The Cadavar Dog
Morbidly Depraved
Vile Insignia
Hell Hounds
 
Sat, April 26 @ The D, 222 7 St S.W. – Event Details
The Reckless Heroes
Anakronis
Black Pestilence
Hammerdrone
Slagduster
Scythia
 
Fri, May 2 @ The D, 222 7 St S.W. – Event Details
Moosifix
Train Bigger Monkeys
Burning Effigy
Exit Strategy
Every Hour Kills
 
Calgary Semi-Final:
Sat, May 3 @ Lord Nelson’s Pub, 1020 8 Ave SW. – Event Details
 
Alberta Final:
Fri, May 23 @ Dicken’s Pub, 1000 9 Ave SW. – Event Details
 

EDMONTON

Wed, March 5 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. – Event Details

Bring Us Your Dead
Immunize
Quietus
These Colors Don’t Run
With Malice

Wed, March 19 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW.

Black XIII
Death Assembly
Display of Decay
Samandriel
Arrival of Autumn

Wed, April 2 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW.

BLËED
Earth’s Ashes
Eye of Horus
Netherward
This is War

Wed, April 23 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW.

Death Toll Rising
Dieuponaday
Ides of Winter
Kryosphere

Edmonton Semi- Final:
 
Wed, May 7 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW.
 
 
Alberta Final:
Fri, May 23 @ Dicken’s Pub, 1000 9 Ave SW., Calgary, AB – Event Details

VANCOUVER

Wed, March 5 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Crucifliction
Dead Asylum
Omnisight
Without Mercy
 
Wed, March 12 @ Fortune Sound Club, 147 E Pender St. – Event Details – Ticket Link
Celestial Ruin
Hallowed Catharsis
Witch of The Waste
The Fifth Circle

Wed, March 19 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Lethal Halo
Mournir
Over The Coals
Scimitar
Sun, March 30 @ Venue Night Club, 881 Granville St. – Event Details – Ticket Link
 
Neck of the Woods
88 Mile Trip
Unleash The Archers
Xul

Vancouver Semi-Final:

Sat, May 3 @ Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. – Event Details – Ticket Link

Special Guest Headliners: Mitochondrion and Aevangelist

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