| 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: metalbattle.ca/rules.html Wacken Metal Battle Canada Promo Video: youtu.be/gQcxqsxchkQ For more info on Metal Battle Canada, please visit these links: Official Website: www.metalbattle.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/MetalBattleCanada Twitter: @MetalBattleCAN Youtube: 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 Dundast St. W. - Event Details The Parallax Sovereign Council Oneiromancy Pariah Psycho Mad Sally Fri, March 14 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundast St. W. - Event Details Our Covenant Operus Protokult The Fiction In Folklore Endemise Fri, March 21 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. - Event Details Burning The Day The Curse Within SludgeHammer Empyrean Plague My Hollow Fri, March 28 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundast St. W. - Event Details Beg For Mercy Tsargrad At Dawn's Edge Shattered Remains Santuarium Fri, April 4 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. - Event Details Shotgun Cure The Blackcloud Syndicate Dawn Vally Wretchedpain FINAL TRIGGER (Special Guest Headliner) Toronto - Semi-Finals: Sat, April 26 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundast St. W. - Event Details Sat, May 3 @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St W. - Event Details EDMONTON Wed, March 5 @ Pawn Shop Live, 10551 82 Ave NW. 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 Fear The Living 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. VANCOUVER Wed, March 5 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. - Event Details Crucifliction Dead Asylum Omnisight Without Mercy Wed, March 12 @ Fortune Sound Club, 147 E Pender St. - Event Details Celestial Ruin Hallowed Catharsis Witch of The Waste The Fifth Circle Wed, March 19 @ Red Room Ultra Bar, 398 Richards St. - Event Details Lethal Halo Mournir Over The Coals Scimitar Sun, March 30 @ Venue Night Club, 881 Granville St. - Event Details 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 Special Guest Headliners: Mitochondrion and Aevangelist *Press release courtesy of Asher Media Relations Metal Master Kingdom is a proud media sponsor for WMBC | 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: Weds, 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 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU2_jT9elUI Sat, March 1 @ The D, 222 7 St S.W. - 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. The Reckless Heroes Anakronis Black Pestilence Hammerdrone Slagduster Scythia Fri, May 2 @ The D, 222 7 St S.W. 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. Alberta Final: Fri, May 23 @ Dicken's Pub, 1000 9 Ave SW. National Final: Sat, June 7 @ Opera House, 735 Queen St E. - Event Details Sponsors: Rehearsal Factory - rehearsalfactory.com Pearl Drums - pearldrum.com Boonsdale Records - www.boonsdalerecords.com TicketFly - www.ticketfly.com H.M.M.A.C. - www.facebook.com/HMMACANADA Dungeonworks - 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 - www.abortmag.com Absolute Underground - www.facebook.com/groups/10034445807 Asher Media Relations - www.ashermediarelations.com Beatroute Magazine - www.beatroute.ca Bravewords - www.bravewords.com Broken Neck Radio - www.BrokenNeckRadio.com Camuz - www.camuz.ca Chronic Aggression - www.facebook.com/ChronicAggressionRadio CJLO - www.cjlo.com CJSR - www.cjsr.ca Exclaim! - www.exclaim.ca Governor’s Ball - www.thegovernorsball.com Hellbound - www.Hellbound.ca Metal Master Kingdom - www.metalmasterkingdom.com Montreal Music Scene - www.montrealmusicscene.com Metal Nation Radio - www.metalnationradio.com Metal-Rules - www.metal-rules.com MusikUniverse - www.musikuniverse.com Ondes Chocs - www.facebook.com/OndesChocs Scene Magazine - www.thescenemagazine.ca LiveVan - www.livevan.com |
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