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Vancouver’s KILL MATILDA Return With ‘#Punk#Zombie#RocknRoll’ EP + Cross Canada Tour
L-R – Marcus Luk (Drums) – Mykel Exner (Bass) – Dusty Exner (Vocals/Guitar) (Photo Credit: Terryis Gane)
Kill Matilda just can’t sit still even when the odds are against them. From a tumor in a carotid artery to an Ectopic pregnancy, when a band is on an ass-kicking mission to Punk, Zombie and Rock n’ Roll, who can really blame them to ever stop?
“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/
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 – http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4FivrTDNjqxrUg2TkQz_pg7LyFVyCM85
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.
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.
Upcoming Shows: (more dates to be announced)
http://artistdata.sonicbids.com/kill-matilda/shows/
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 27 – Winnipeg, MB @ TBA
Mar 29 – TBA
Mar 30 – TBA
Apr 5 – TBA
0 Hellbound: Wacken Metal Battle Canada: Canucks winning their way to an international stage
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0 Congratulations to Krepitus! Winner of last night’s Battle One of Wacken METAL Battle Calgary for Wacken METAL Battle Canada! They now move on to the #Calgary final at Lord Nelson’s Bar & Grill on May 3rd!
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Wacken Metal Battle Canada: Krepitus Win Calgary Battle One; Submissions Still Open Until Jan 31st (Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, Vancouver)
Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce that Krepitus has won the first battle during Wacken Metal Battle Calgary and will now go on to perform at the city final on May 3rd at Lord Nelson’s Bar for their chance to compete at the Alberta final on May 23rd at Dicken’s Pub and the national final in Toronto on June 7th at the Opera House.
Band submissions for other competing cities Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal are still open until Friday, Jan 31st. Canadian bands can apply at the following link: http://www.metalbattle.ca/apply.html
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REMINDER – Submissions Now Open! Wacken Metal Battle Canada Returns! ‘One Band To Rule Them All’
Press Release originally issued on December 5, 2013:
Last year’s first ever Wacken Metal Battle Canada 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 in Wacken, Germany where they performed in front of thousands unknown to their behemoth sound of metal. (Video of that champion set can be viewed here.)
With that great success and triumph for Canadian metal, Wacken Metal Battle Canada will be expanding across the country in 2014.
One Canadian band will rule them all and 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 where they will join the 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.
Canadian battle rounds will be judged by a panel of local music industry representatives during the months of March, April and May with the national final being held on June 7, 2014 in Toronto, ON with the following band representation.
1 finalist from Vancouver, BC
1 finalist from Alberta (Calgary & Edmonton will face off)
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1 finalist from Montreal, QC
Submissions are now open as of December 5, 2013 and will be closed on January 31, 2014 with bands selected to be announced at a later date in February.
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0 EPK – Titans Eve – Life Apocalypse – 2012
Titans Eve – Life Apocalypse – 2012
Release Date: July 13, 2012
Contact: PR Rep – Jon Asher – ashermedia(@)gmail.com
Radio Tracking: Barbara Pavone – radiotrackingashermedia(@)gmail.com
Titans Eve – Media Kit – 2012 [PDF]
Canadian Loud Radio Charts (The Divine Equal #7 on The National Loud Top 20 of 2011)
Adding to Loud / Metal Radio Charts June / July/ August/ September/ October
R.I.Y.L. = Trivium, Exodus, Machine Head, Evile, Lazurus A.D., Overkill, Arch Enemy, Mastodon
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“The Canadians’ sophomore retains the thrash shapes of their debut but also allows more room for melody and lyricism to flow, adding an emotive strength to the introspective tales of the human condition, destiny and personal struggle…if the Mayans were right and 2012 is the year we face the apocalypse, Titans Eve are more than an adequate soundtrack.” 4/5 – Terrorizer Mag
“One metal act that should be hitting your radar if it hasn’t already is Canadian thrashers TITANS EVE…The sophomore album from TITANS EVE, “Life Apocalypse” is a tempest. It seldom slows and it’s to the band’s credit they know how far to push and make a statement then summon back their typhoon to leave their listeners breathless…”Overcast”, “Destined to Die”, “Road to Ruin”, “Divided We Fall” and”The Abyss” are some of the fastest and fiercest metal tracks you’ll hear this year.” Blabbermouth.net
“Titans Eve is up there with the best Canada has to offer.” – Metallian.com
“Best of all, the hooks on this record are enormous, with none of the eleven tracks feeling like a throwaway. The tunes are so insistent and contagious that it feels like they fly by: you’ve got the Mastodonian stomp of “Destined to Die”, the Maiden-esque guitar melody that sneaks into the thunderous “Road to Ruin”, the melodic thrash of “The Abyss”, the crushing mid-tempo groove that dominates the chorus of “Life Apocalypse.” – MSN.com
“Vancouver’s TITANS EVE have really hit a sweet spot with their second album. ” – Bravewords.com
“Vancouver-based thrashers Titans Eve strike the perfect balance between tuneful, old-school, ’80s–style metal and the more extreme variants that came to dominate in the ’90s on its latest, Life Apocalypse. ” – The Georgia Straight (Vancouver, BC Weekly)
“Titans Eve have kicked their technical proficiency into high gear, delivering an exceptional album of brilliant, horrifyingly astute and elegantly written material; the lyrics are grim poetry set to cruel, brutal and mathematically precise orchestration…The songs “The Abyss”, the title track “Life Apocalypse”, “Hollow Gods” and “The Void” are outstanding on this disc, speaking brutal truth and cruel fact in untenably honest fashion, their individual tales riding well with the overall theme of this collection.” – Confront Magazine
“Titan’s Eve are being outed as one of the rising stars of the Canadian metal scene, and after a few listens to Life Apocalypse, their second album, it’s easy to see why. In fact it’s easy to see this youthful quartet busting the whole darn planet apart within the next five years if they can maintain – or, better yet, improve upon – the quality of material found on Life…Make no mistake this is big time metal, delivered with class and conviction that’ll draw you in after just one listen and keep you in its thrall forever.” – MetalAsFuck.net
“In an age where a plethora of thrash bands are focussing all their energies on trying to recapture the sounds of the 80’s, it’s great to hear a forward thinking, ambitious thrash metal outfit. Canadian Titans Eve have all the essential thrash ingredients in their sound, but they’re trying to forge something original in those flames. Their songs are laced with robust melody, captivating guitar-intricacies, and truly memorable and striking passages, while the powerful vocals of Brian Gamblin provide an imposing focal point. Titans Eve are a genuinely exciting proposition, and Life Apocalypse is quite a superb album deserving of much recognition. 4.5/5” – Zero Tolerance Magazine
“After a brief acoustic intro, Life Apocalypse really gets fired up and under way with “Destined to Die”, a real thrashing, head banging song that sets the pace for the rest of the disc. The combination of old school metal influences with more current metal sensibilities is just aurally stunning. These guys have created an album that kicks some serious ass from start to finish; I was fully engrossed in it from the beginning.” – PureGrainAudio.com
“Now and again, an album comes along that, immediately, on first listen, jumps out of your stereo (or, in this case, a towering 2,000 watt DJ rig), grabs you by your scrawny, hungover little throat and screams at you “bet you weren’t expecting this, muthafucka?”. This sophomore release from Vancouver thrashers Titan’s Eve is one of those.” – PlanetMosh.com
“This is another damn fine thrash metal album that not only brings about memories of times passed but also brings about a need to mosh like there’s no tomorrow.” – Battlehelm.com
“Vancouver, B.C. thrash-edged metal merchants,Titans Eve, wasted no time getting back into the studio to record the follow-up to their 2011 debut,The Divine Equal. The result is a breath of fresh napalm called, Life Apocalypse. The new album contains all the skull-crushing brutality fans have come to expect from Titans Eve, delivered with intellectual impact, and sonic diversity.” – Metalholic.co
“What Titans Eve has managed to do with an album based on hardship is inject an air of triumph into their catchy delivery. The uplifting nature that saturates the album brings hope that no matter what we face in our lives, all our life apocalypses, the strength to rise above them is within us all.” – Hellbound.ca
“What I like(d) the most in Life Apocalypse has to be their vocals and the sheer energy of the songs which abuses the ear drums with a fine thrash assault, competent and is well executed. Vocalist Brian Gamblin works his way through the songs with abandon and more often than not succeeds in providing the finishing touch on songs that are worthy of replay. Those looking for an aggression filled beat down can purchase this album without second thought.” – MetalTitans.com
“One of a relative few genuine thrash albums you’ll hear this year…up-tempo rippers like “Destined To Die,” lumbering, crowd-chanting bulldozers like “Frozen In Time,” and so much more.” – MetalUnderground.com
“Titans Eve are being outed as one of the rising stars of the Canadian Metal scene and after a few listens to ‘Life Apocalypse’, their second album, it’s easy to see why. In fact it’s easy to see this youthful quartet busting the whole darn planet apart within the next five years if they can maintain – or, better yet, improve upon – the quality of material found on ‘Life Apocalypse'”. – MetalTalk.net
“The album is very fast, aggressive and precise, delivering an aural wall of death front to back. Riffs are very catchy and some very fluid guitar work is featured throughout. Vocals are mix of gravelly thrash and clean styled. This band is definitely a sleeper and with major label backing, can make a huge breakout in the thrash world. Definitely check this album out.” – MaximumMetal.com
“Casey Ory has thrash style drums nailed down perfectly and slays on the double bass drum. He is the epitome of a backbone for a band and also really good at making interesting fills and tempo changes. The guitar work is also as notable as ever, in all three categories. There’s plenty of great solo’s to be found all throughout the album, my favorites lying in ‘Road to Ruin’ ‘Life Apocalypse’ and ‘Hollow Gods’. ” – Emurg.com
“As I’ve listened to Life Apocalypse, I’ve come to realize that Titans Eve isn’t trying to sound like the other guys. Titans Eve hasn’t run off with old school fever. Titans Eve hasn’t caved into an over-swollen modern persona of sound either. Instead, Titans Eve truly plays their ownscorching brand of Thrash Metal. Yes, the overall feel, vibe and sound that Titans Eve has tapped into has given me every reason to believe they will be around in another decade… or two.” – MetalOdyssey.net
“Overall, there are many killer riffs here and I cannot believe that this is an independent release as the production is of the highest quality. I also like the length of the album. 11 songs that clock in on 38 minutes is just enough and insures you that you will not be bored with this album.” – Melodic.net
“Titan’s Eve’s Life Apocalypse is solid, intriguing and entertaining platter of modern and melodic, heavy and thrash metal, and superior to most of their peers.” – DangerDog.com
“after a few spins of the new “Life Apocalypse” I can say that the band has followed up their earlier success with an impressive piece of metal… is both heavy and atmospheric, blending blast beats, melodies, and harsh vocals to create an all-out metal attack.” – WeLoveMetal.com
“Vancouver, Canada’s Titan’s Eve are a nice breath of fresh air in a style of music that seems to be half-populated with Exodus clones. Melody, precision and the very occasional semi-clean sung vocal passage give this album a very nice edge.” – Shreddernet.com
“What you will find on this release is 11 tracks of finely-tuned thrash metal with a huge emphasis on melody and driving song structures. Take for instance the title track, “Life Apocalypse” – it’s catchy as hell, and laden with some sick grooves and peppered with gang vocals to boot. They follow this through with another catchy song “Hollow Gods” that solidifies itself through the chorus and utilizes harmonious leads to help push home the sound. The same can be said about “Divided We Fall” and “Frozen in Time” (longest track on album) encapsulates the melodic feel you will find throughout the entire release. ” – Blistering.com
“‘Destined to Die’ is the first single from this album, it’s all about personal apocalypse and personal struggle, a general theme of the entire release, the track itself generalises the Titans Eve sound perfectly.” – Brutalism.com
“TITANS EVE have done a great job in “Life Apocalypse” bringing a more personal character in their music.” – MetalKaoz.com
“The intensity of all instruments comes together very nicely on ‘Life Apocalypse’ – especially on track four ‘The Abyss,’ which is one of the main treats off the album. In addition to being an overall nice and solid track, ‘The Abyss’ offers one of the album’s longest and tightest guitar solos, which stretches over 40-50 seconds.” – Toronto Metal Music Examiner
“Just to pick a couple of highlights, there’s the headlong slam dance ofLife Apocalypse with its blast beat drumming and distinctive signature riffing. Then there’s the high speed thrash out of Destined To Die – a cut that reminds me of Onslaughts classic ‘Power From Hell’ debut album; a gloriously chilled and melancholy out instrumental entitled A Wound That Never Heals – complete with a rather groovy bongo drum line!! and the divinely majestic Frozen In Time – an true mini epic if ever there was that goes from slow and acoustic to Priest-U-like twin guitar harmonies to heavy as fuck grind and pound and back again. All damn good stuff.” 4.5/5 – The BCFM Sunday Rock Show 93.2fm (Bristol UK)
” blended up into one tasty little metal smoothie…this album is firmly rooted in modern thrash with a hefty dose of groove…should definitely be checked out by any metal fan as there’s something for everyone here. It’s been a very competitive year, but this one just might sneak its way onto my year end list. Hopefully these guys don’t remain unsigned for long.” – TeethofTheDivine.com
Top 2012 Albums Lists
#1 of Top 20 of 2012 – MetalMadeInCanada.com
#9 on Top 10 – BoulevardBrutal.com
#24 on Top 25 – MetalAsFuck.net writer Scott Adams
#57 of Top 100 Albums– MetalAsFuck.net
#6 of Top 30 Most Played Loud Albums of 2012 – CFOU 89.1FM (Trois-Rivieres, QC)
Album of The Week – MSN.com – Life Apocalypse (July 10, 2012)
[Life Apocalypse – Album Cover – High Res JPG]
1. Overcast (1:08)
2. Destined To Die (3:09)
3. Road To Ruin (4:17)
4. The Abyss (4:22)
5. Descension (Instrumental) (0:29)
6. Life Apocalypse (4:47)
7. A Wound That Never Heals (Instrumental) (3:28)
8. Hollow Gods (4:43)
9. Divided We Fall (2:41)
10. Frozen In Time (5:05)
11. The Void (3:54)
Release Date: July 13, 2012
Label: Independent
Distribution: Independent
UPC Code #: 885767092204
Available on: Bandcamp, CD Baby & iTunes
• All songs written and arranged by: Brian and Kyle Gamblin
• Produced by: Titans Eve and Sacha Laskow
• Engineered and Recorded by: Sacha Laskow and Tom Crnkovic
• Mixed and Mastered by: Sacha Laskow
• Recorded at: Perfect Fifth Studios, Calgary AB
• Front and back cover art by: Björn Goosses (http://www.killustrations.com)
• Inside booklet layout design and art by: Abzerv Designs (http://www.abzerv.com)
“Unstoppable Titans Eve” – Georgia Straight (Vancouver) (Riffs Not Riots Event)
“Blistering set of doom thrash” – Beatroute
“Titans Eve has quickly risen through the ranks of the Vancouver metal scene, quickly becoming one of the best thrash bands in town.” – Absolute Underground Magazine
“The Gamblin brothers shred like crazy, easily making Titans Eve one of the best local (Vancouver) thrash bands. They really blew everyone away, and sent beer flying all over the place.” – Absolute Underground Magazine (Live Review)
“Titans Eve churned out their own unique brand of thrash metal. Brothers Kyle and Brian Gamblin did a great job stirring up the crowd,… With a short but sweet set with crowd favourites including “The Tides of Doom”, “Serpent Rising”, “Into the Fire” and “Living Lifeless,” Titans Eve left it all on stage and made a strong impression.” – Abort Mag (Live Review)
“Gotta love bands like this that come from left field and surprise one with their sound, attitude and imagery. Titans Eve hails from Vancouver, hardly a global metal hotspot, and performs traditional and true heavy metal without any of the superfluous gimmickry that has become a hallmark of metal betrayal and ineptitude. The quartet’s sound is heavy and anthemic and blatantly related to the true sounds of Priest, Maiden and Arch Enemy” – Metallian.com
“Titans Eve had everything that was needed to make for a killer show; solid memorable music that can move even the folks who are unfamiliar with the songs, backed by a tight, powerful performance. ” – Metalstorm.net (Live Review)
“TITANS EVE have embraced the old fashioned Thrash ethic of keeping an eye on quality and not going overboard with content. ” – Metal-Observer.com
“Third to the stage was Titans Eve (www.myspace.com/titanseveofficial ), a modern thrash metal band with some epic European metal sounding influences. Their new album, The Divine Equal, is due on February 1st, with possible North American and beyond tour dates to follow. This band already have a rabid fan base, with one devotee informing me “These guys are gong to play Ozzfest one day man – they’re gonna f— headline Ozzfest!” Judging by their proficient heavy talent, you would never guess that this band has only been performing together for around three years.” – Vancmusic.ca – Concert Review
“Thrashy, crunchy goodness that’s perfect to bang your head to.” – Funeralrain.net
“The next act of the night, was again, Vancouver’s own, Titan’s Eve. They had their fans standing strong against the barrier, thrashing amongst one another, and screaming the words back to the guys…Their performance was extremely strong, and energetic. The last song, Brian got the crowd cheering him on to chug a beer, and its my pleasure to say, he successfully chugged a full beer, and finished their set with a song packed with heavy riffs, strong drum beats, and vocals to captivate the audience.” – RockstarWeekly.com (Live Review) from opening w/ Exodus
Album Reviews from ‘The Divine Equal’
Metal Hammer (Germany) – Album of The Month – September 2011
“Returning with their incredible, gap-spanning take on moderately melodic and primeval metal, Vancouver, BC ragers Titans Eve deliver some creative, impressively cohesive work on latest full-length The Divine Equal” – Exclaim!
” ‘The Divine Equal’ presents an opportunity for the band to save underground thrash metal from its current ‘nu-thrash’ moniker and that in itself is something exciting….The energy from “Judgement” carries on throughout the rest of the record and helps to maintain a level of head banging that will surely cause permanent neck damage…an impressive debut. 4/5″ – MetalUnderground.com
“Titans Eve have built a considerable foundation to springboard from on THE DIVINE EQUAL and I would optimistically look forward to what the future holds for the four of them. ”
– Metal-Rules.com
“Every track is a full blown “Arena Anthem.” You can sing along at any point with very distinct choruses that leave the listener anticipating their next chance to belt along with vocalist Brian Gamblin.” – WeLoveMetal.com
“ ‘The Divine Equal’ is a full on aural assault from beginning to end.” – PureGrainAudio.com
“I’d like to point out Titans Eve is a band I like because of their anthem filled nature. The songs on show are very easy to sing along to, and that could be just what is needed in metal today. Stand out tracks: Judgement, Nightfall and Becoming The Demon.” – Ultimate-Guitar.com
L-R – Jesse Hord – Bass/Backing Vocals | Brian Gamblin – Lead Vocals / Guitar | Casey Ory – Drums | Kyle Gamblin – Vocals/Guitar – (Photo Credit : Shimon Karmel) [High-Res Press Photo – Download]
So it’s 2012 and the end of time may be near, or so they say, but that’s no reason to panic because Vancouver-based metal masters Titans Eve have unleashed their second full-length album, the extremely timely and aptly titled, Life Apocalypse.
The perfect musical end for the perfect apocalypse, the 11 tracks of Life Apocalypse were produced by Titans Eve and recorded by Sacha Laskow of Divinity at Perfect Fifth Studios in Calgary, AB in a manner that was strikingly different from the band’s first foray into the studio while creating their critically-acclaimed debut, The Divine Equal. After all, time was of the essence.
“This album was written faster and was more of an aggressive attempt at writing and recording an album,” says guitarist Kyle Gamblin. “We hammered out the songs and bunkered down to record in Calgary with Sacha Laskow for a month and recorded every day.”
Taking a turn from their debut, which was released in February of last year, but staying true to their personal interpretations of honest, powerful modern metal, “the result, Life Apocalypse, shows our efforts and captures the best performances from all four members of our band. We worked very hard to deliver something that wouldn’t disappoint fans of our last album,” says Brian Gamblin.
Following the release of Life Apocalypse this summer, Titans Eve once again piled into the “Titan Train” (i.e. their 2007 Ford E-350 van) to bring their music to as great an audience as possible. Opening for Korn, supporting Canadian metal heavyweights Anvil plus Kill Devil Hill, which features legendary drummer Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, DIO) and bassist Rex Brown (Pantera, Down) and a fall European tour with Arch Enemy. Titans Eve has brought their metal to thousands across the globe with more plans to continue their unstoppable machine of touring and playing music.
Shared Stage w/
• Arch Enemy
• Voivod
• Hackneyed
• Kill Devil Hill
• Anvil
• Korn
• Exodus
• Finntroll
• Ensiferium
• Woods Of Ypres
• Blackguard
• Bonded by Blood
• Inquisition
• Swallow the Sun
• Moonsorrow
• Lazarus A.D
• Holy Grail
• The Agonist
Tours & Fests
• 2012 – European Tour w/ Arch Enemy + (Spain dates) w/ Voivod
• 2012 – Western Canadian Tour w/ Kill Devil Hill
• 2012 – Western Canadian Tour w/ Anvil
• 2012 – opening for KORN – June – Dawson Creek, BC
• 2011 – Divine Equal North American Tour
• 2010 – Burning Canada Tour w/ The Seven Gates, Auroch
• 2010 – Domination Festival – Montreal
• 2010 – Vancouver Metal Fest
• 2009 – Scorched Earth Western Canadian Tour
Music Placements
Titans Eve – Into The Fire (Instrumental) – Documentary – 2010 – Sweet Science: The Boss – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-uWdCWnfUA
Produced & Directed by Evan Chan
Original Score by Steve Karagianis
Television Run: Aired on The Fight Network starting in May 2010, and continues to be replayed. – http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news/10580:the-sweet-science-the-boss-documentary/
Film Festival Run:
2010 Okanagan International Film Festival (Won “Best Canadian Short Documentary”)
2010 YoungCuts Film Festival (Nominated “Best Documentary”)
2010 NSI Online Short Film Festival (Official Selection)
Discography
2011 – The Divine Equal
(Metal Hammer (Germany) – “Album of The Month” Sept 2011)
(#7 on Top 20 Most Played of 2011 on Canadian Radio Loud Charts)
1. Mourning Star
2. Judgement
3. Becoming The Demon
4. Into the Fire
5. Serpent Rising
6. Tides Of Doom
7. Dusk
8. Nightfall
9. Living Lifeless
10. Searching for Nothing
11. The Divine Equal
• All songs performed by: Brian Gamblin, Kyle Gamblin, Casey Ory, Sacha Laskow
• All songs written by: Brian and Kyle Gamblin
• Produced by: Titans Eve, Sacha Laskow, and Curt Wells
• Mixed by: Sacha Laskow
• Mastered by: Sacha Laskow
• Singles released: Becoming The Demon, Judgement, Tides of Doom
• Available on: February 1, 2011
• CD Cover Artwork Julia Hein
• Layout design, artwork colour additions and photo editing by Nibiru Designs (www.Nibirudesigns.com)
• Genesis Unholy Trinity Designed by Kristin Ory
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WACKEN METAL BATTLE COMES TO CANADA; ONE CANADIAN BAND TO RULE THEM ALL!
The world’s most prestigious metal festival, Wacken Open Air, known for its elite line up of the globe’s best metal bands is bringing the largest metal contest on the planet to Canada. Wacken Metal Battle Canada will be recruiting one independent Canadian band to perform at this year’s highly celebrated gathering of metal heads in Wacken, Germany. Searching for the strongest contenders, Metal Battle Canada will showcase Canada’s premiere talents for one true champion to represent the nation with highest honor at the Wacken Open Air Festival.
Being held in Toronto, ON and Montreal, QC during the months of May and June, Canadian metal bands from across the country will challenge one another to join 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.
The W:O:A Metal Battle was founded in 2004 to encourage future generations of heavy metal and rock, as Wacken Open Air believes in supporting the future of metal music and its musicians.
Submissions for Metal Battle Canada can be completed via the online application at the following link below and will be open from Feb 18th to deadline on March 10th. (Please remember to select the city in which you would like to potentially compete.)
Metal Battle Canada application link – http://www.metalbattle.ca/apply.html
Promo Video – Wacken Metal Battle Canada
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Battling rounds for Metal Battle Canada will be held on the following dates:
TORONTO DATES:
QUALIFYING
April 28 – Rivoli – Toronto, ON
May 2 – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
May 5 – Rivoli – Toronto, ON
May 9 – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
May 12 – Rivoli – Toronto, ON
May 16 – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
SEMI-FINALS
May 24 – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
May 31 – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
June 7 – Rivoli – Toronto, ON
MONTREAL DATES:
QUALIFYING
May 9 – Katacombes – Montreal, QC
May 15 – Katacombes – Montreal, QC
May 22 – Katacombes – Montreal, QC
May 31 – Katacombes – Montreal, QC
MONTREAL SEMI-FINALS
June 7 – Katacombes – Montreal, QC*
* 2 MONTREAL BANDS MOVE TO FINALS – June 22 at Opera House, Toronto, ON
FINALS – METAL BATTLE CANADA
June 22 – Opera House, Toronto, ON
RULES
All bands that wish to participate in the Metal Battle must read the following rules and guidelines. Bands who send in an application automatically agree to the rules and terms.
- Your band doesn’t have a record deal and isn’t about to sign to a record label in the near future.
- Your band must be able to play a 30 minute set consisting of your own original material.
- PA, lighting, and sound engineer will be provided for all bands by Metal Battle Canada.
- Backline arrangements TBA.
- The bands must bring their own instruments such as guitars, bass, drum breakables, keyboards and effect pedals and may also bring and use their own guitar amps.
- To keep the changeover times as short as possible, bands with left handed drummers will play as first or last band. All bands have to follow the directions given by the promoters or stage manager.
- Semi playback is not allowed. All bands must play live.
- Jury of respected music industry folk will decide the winners each night.
If a band overruns its allotted performance time, then the band-members should be aware of the fact that in this case their sound will be faded out. The running order for the concert will be released a few days before the event takes place.
About Wacken:
Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) is a summer open air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany. With 80,000 festival visitors, and including personnel a total of roughly 86,000 attendees in 2011,[2] it attracts all kinds of metal music fans, such as fans of black metal, death metal, power metal, thrash metal, gothic metal, folk metal, and even metalcore, nu metal and hard rock from around the world.
The festival was first held in 1990 as a small event for local German bands. By 1998 the event had become the major festival on the European metal calendar and has included over 70 bands from all over Europe, North America and Australia. W:O:A is usually held at the beginning of August and lasts three days, during which the festival-goers camp on several large camping grounds surrounding the actual festival area. The 70 or more bands perform across four separate stages over the course of the event.
Since 2002, the Wacken Firefighters, the local volunteer fire department band, opens the festival.
The 2009 edition set a sales record when it sold out its 70,000 tickets by December 30, 2008, just 200 days prior to the festival. However, the 2012 edition broke this record; when it sold out on November 29th, 2011, 8 months before the opening of the festival with 75,000 tickets sold. The W:O:A 2012 took place with 137 bands, performing on seven stages.
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
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Wacken Metal Battle Débarque Au Canada; Un Seul Vainqueur Au Sommet Ultime
Le festival Métal le plus important au monde, Wacken Open Air, reconnu pour mettre à l’affiche les plus grands du Métal, annonce que le plus prestigieux concours Métal de la planète arrive au Canada. ‘Wacken Metal Battle Canada’ sélectionnera un groupe Canadien indépendant pour performer à l’édition 2013 du plus grand rassemblement de Métalleux à Wacken en Allemagne. Cherchant à recruter les meilleurs concurrents, ‘Metal Battle Canada’ présentera le talent Canadien pour couronner un champion ultime qui représentera honorablement notre pays au festival Wacken Open Air.
Ayant lieu à Toronto, ON et Montréal, QC durant les mois de mai et juin, les groupes de Métal Canadiens d’un bout à l’autre du pays rivaliseront pour joindre la liste des poids-lourds Canadiens comme Voivod, Exciter, Razor, Annihilator, Anvil, Kataklysm, Cryptopsy, 3 Inches of Blood, Despised Icon, et Danko Jones qui ont tous performé sur les scènes du festival dans le passé.
Le W:O:A Metal Battle Canada a vu le jour en 2004 dans le but d’encourager la relève de la scène Métal et Rock, car le Wacken Open Air supporte le futur du Métal et les générations à venir de ses musiciens.
Les soumissions pour Metal Battle Canada peuvent être compléter via le formulaire en ligne à l’addresse suivante ci-dessous. (SVP assurez-vous de sélectionner la ville dans laquelle vous aimeriez potentiellement compétitionner.)
Lien pour le formulaire d’application – http://www.metalbattle.ca/apply.html
Vidéo Promotionnel – Wacken Metal Battle Canada
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQcxqsxchkQ
Les rondes de la compétition Metal Battle Canada auront lieu lors des dates ci-dessous:
TORONTO:
QUALIFICATIVES
28 avril – Rivoli – Toronto, ON
2 mai – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
5 mai- Rivoli – Toronto, ON
9 mai- Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
12 mai- Rivoli – Toronto, ON
16 mai- Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
DEMI-FINALES
24 mai – Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
31 mai- Hard Luck – Toronto, ON
7 juin- Rivoli – Toronto, ON
MONTRÉAL:
QUALIFICATIVES
9 mai- Katacombes – Montreal, QC
15 mai- Katacombes – Montreal, QC
22 mai- Katacombes – Montreal, QC
31 mai- Katacombes – Montreal, QC
DEMI-FINALES
7 juin – Katacombes – Montreal, QC*
* 2 groupes Montréalais s’avancent à la finale – 22 juin – Opera House, Toronto, ON
FINALE – METAL BATTLE CANADA
22 juin – Opera House, Toronto, ON
RÈGLEMENTS
Tous les groupes désirant participer à Metal Battle doivent lire les règlements et conditions. En soumettant votre application vous acceptez automatiquement ces règles et conditions.
- Votre groupe n’a pas de contrat avec une maison de disque et n’est pas en processus d’en signer un dans un futur proche.
- Votre groupe doit être en mesure de jouer une prestation de 30 minutes contenant entièrement du matériel original
- Système de son, lumières, et technicien de son seront fournis pour tous le groupes par Metal Battle Canada
- Les arrangements d’équipement (‘backline’) sont à déterminer
- Les groupes doivent apporter leurs propres instruments (guitares, basse, pièces pour la batterie, clavier, pédales, etc.), ainsi que leurs têtes d’amplificateurs.
- Pour réduire le temps de changement, les groupes avec un batteur gaucher doivent jouer en premier ou en dernier. Tous les groupes doivent suivre les directions données par le promoteur ou le régisseur.
- Aucun pré-enregistrement n’est permis. Tous les groupes doivent jouer en direct
- Un jury respecté de l’industrie de la musique décidera des gagnants chaque soir.
- Si un groupe dépasse son temps alloué pour la performance, leur son sera coupé.
L’horaire du concert sera annoncé quelques jours avant que l’événement ait lieu
À propos de Wacken :
Wacken Open Air (W:O:A) est un festival plein-air d’été de musique Heavy Métal. Le festival se déroule à chaque année dans la petite ville de Wacken en Schleswig-Holstein, dans le nord de l’Allemagne. En 2011, Wacken a accueilli 80,000 visiteurs, ainsi que 6,000 travailleurs et gens de l’industrie. Ce festival attire tout genre de fanatiques de musique Métal incluant les amateurs de ‘Black Métal’, ‘Death Métal’, ‘Power Métal’, ‘Thrash Métal’, ‘Gothic Métal’, ‘Folk Métal’, ‘Metalcore’, ‘Nu Métal’, et ‘Hard Rock’ de partout au monde.
C’est en 1990, avec un petit événement organisé pour des groupes locaux de musique Métal, que le festival Wacken a vu le jour. Dès 1998, l’événement était dèjà devenu le premier festival Métal du calendrier Européen avec plus de 70 groupes provenant d’Europe, d’Amérique du Nord, et d’Australie. W:O:A a habituellement lieu au début du mois d’août et dure trois jours. Les festivaliers s’installent sur plusieurs immenses sites de camping qui entourent les sites de l’événement. Il y a plus de 70 groupes qui performent sur quatre uniques scènes tout au long de l’événement.
Depuis 2002, le groupe local de pompiers volontaires ‘the Wacken Firefighters’ ouvre officiellement le festival.
L’édition 2009 a brisé des records de ventes; les 70,000 billets ont tous été vendus 200 jours avant le début du festival. Toutefois, l’édition 2012 a brisé ce dernier record en vendant 75,000 billets huit mois d’avance. Cette dernière édition de W:O:A nous a présenté 137 groupes qui ont performé sur sept différentes scènes.
Pour plus d’informations au sujet de Metal Battle Canada, veuillez visitez les liens suivants :
Site web officiel: http://www.metalbattle.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MetalBattleCanada
Twitter: @MetalBattleCAN
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