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SASKATCHEWAN FINAL BATTLE ROUND

3/14/2016

SASKATCHEWAN FINAL

FRIDAY, MARCH 25 @ The Exchange (2431 8 Ave)
(winner will move on to Prairie Final in Calgary
on April 16 @ Distortion (3828 MacLeod Trail S.)

Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1708636519405051/

Singularity
Scythra
Deadrot

REGINA ROUND 1 WINNERS

3/14/2016

Judges:
Damian Smith - Altars of Grief
Nate Cradock - Psyborum
Stephanie Hluska - Itchy Stitches

Event Link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/143528636030863/

Regina Round 1
(two bands from round will move on to SK final)
@ The Exchange
March 12, 2016

Magnetic
Northern Fallout
Planet Eater - dropped
Scythra - WINNER
Deadrot - WINNER
Kelevra

Scythra photo: Zandra from The Infernus Tour

Deadrot

HAMILTON ROUND 1 WINNER

3/14/2016

Hamilton Round 1
(winner will move on to semi-final in Toronto on April 16)
@ This Ain't Hollywood
March 12, 2016

Lutharö
Profaner - WINNER
Act of Sin
Full Dead
Death Perception

Judges
Sean Palmerston (Hellbound.ca / Sonic Unyon)
Laura Wiebe ( Exclaim!/ Hellbound / 93.3 CFMU)
"The Rev" Ross Ingall (Metal Nation Radio)

SASKATOON ROUND 1 WINNER

3/14/2016

Saskatoon Round 1
(one band from round will move on to SK final)
@ Vangelis Tavern
March 11, 2016

Singularity - WINNER
Maelstrom Vale
CORVATHRA

Judges:
Chris Douglas - SPARKY
Murray Cuthbertson - Untimely Demise
Darius Rye - ChronoBot

Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/581089642067319/

EDMONTON ROUND 1 WINNER

3/14/2016

Judges
Michael James - Alberta Music
Jonathan Schieman - With Malice
Anthony Farruato - Sony Music Entertainment
Rob Kreed - BLËED
Stephanie Bell - Slayer of Pixels
Tall Brian - CJSR-FM Heavy Metal Lunch Box -https://www.facebook.com/groups/30263104382/

Event Link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1108318332519851/

EDMONTON ROUND 1
@ The Mercury Room
March 11, 2016

Tales Of The Tomb - WINNER
These Colours Don't Run
Silent Line
Red Skull Ritual

Toronto round 2 winner announced

3/12/2016

Toronto round 2 @ The Rivoli
March 11, 2016

At Dawn's Edge
Slow Death Lights
Devilz By Definition
Pyramid Theorem - winner
Vodnik

Photo: Alex Iacobellis

Guest judges for the night:
Andrew Epstein
(Zombitrol Productions / A Journal of Musical Things)
Drew Masters (M.E.A.T)
Daniel Tsourounis (Producer)
Dan Turcotte (Pet Shop Productions)

MANITOBA FINAL – MARCH 18 – One Band To Rule Them All!

3/8/2016

WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA_ is proud to announce the MANITOBA Final on March 18th at The Windsor Hotel for this year’s 2016 national competition to send one independent metal talent to the world stage at Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany, which holds an attendance of over 80,000 metalheads from around the world.

After two battle rounds in Winnipeg on Feb 27th and March 5th the following four bands (listed below) from the area will be performing for one to move on the Prairie Final in Calgary on April 16th. One finalist from the Prairie Final will then move on to perform at the National Final in Toronto on June 11th for ‘One Band To Rule Them All’ and play at Wacken Open Air 2016.

Competing bands:
Cell
Commencing Human Desperation
Perilous
Speed Demon

(winner will move on to Prairie Final in Calgary on April 16)

Live Video @ Wacken – 2015 – Vesperia – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lwkzc4zGUY

Live Video @ Wacken – 2014 – Mutank – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQrLaG8BPL4

Live Video @ Wacken – 2013 – Crimson Shadows – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prOdgG4OwQU

Winnipeg Round II winners

3/7/2016

Perilous

Speed Demon

ROUND 2 - SATURDAY, MARCH 5 @ Windsor Hotel (two bands from round will move on to MB final)

Ossific
Perilous - WINNER
Speed Demon - WINNER
The Void.

Judges:

Mike Menza and James Burton from Endless Chaos
Craig Peeples from Noire
Carl Brown from Vathek/ Entity

MANITOBA FINAL - FRIDAY, MARCH 18 @ The Windsor Hotel (187 Garry St.)
(winner will move on to Prairie Final in Calgary on April 16

Cell
Commencing Human Desperation
Perilous
Speed Demon

Toronto Round I winner

3/5/2016

Toronto Round I
Friday March 4, 2016 @ The Bovine

MeNTaL CirCuiT
My Frost
Six of Swords
PYTHON - WINNER
Crawl

Guest Judges:
Morgan Rider (Vesperia)
Ingrid Newton (Metal Master Kingdom)
Dan Turcotte (Pet Shop Productions)

Vancouver Round 1 Winner

3/4/2016

ROUND 1 - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2
@ Red Room Ultra Bar

Mournir
Uncle Sid
Process - WINNER
Sleepcircle
Ætherion

Judges:
Mark McKitrick from Rain City Recorders
Myk Shaflik from The Red Room and Allstar Show Industries
JJ from SCRAPE records
Mayo from at The Invisible Orange

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