 | Written by Amina Abdelwahab Photography by Robert Singh (C) 2019 All rights reserved by www.metalmasterkingdom.com @ Coalition January 25, 2019 Toronto, ON, Canada COMPETING BANDS Psychotic Pulse Chainfall Experiment Specimen GUEST HEADLINER Profaner GUEST JUDGES Craig Rose (ROSE Management) Tal Vaisman (Producer, ex-Hammercult) Aaron Price (Metal Injection, Five Magics Music) |
Winter is in, and the metal battles are back! On January 25th, our metal soldiers trudged towards Coalition in Toronto for round 2. It was a night of extreme, thrash, death and technical metal. With an incredible lineup and an album release to end the night, fans prepared to end their workweek with a night of metal salvation.
First up were Psychotic Pulse, an energetic industrial death metal band hailing from Toronto. They opened the night decently, bringing the essentials: fast and heavy metal, perfect for a mosh pit. However, they lacked the originality and uniqueness necessary to establish themselves as different from other local death metal bands. Of all the band members, the vocalist stood out to me most – being as both his technique and stage presence brought my attention to the band at first. That being said, the whole band played solidly, and the audience received them well.
Next up, Chainfall - the thrash kings of the night. In a slew of catchy, yet complex riffs, they brought an impeccably professional performance to the stage. Not a detail was missed. Even the moments they spent between songs were organized and rehearsed. It’s no surprise that they won, and made it to the next battle rounds. Eager to see how far they will go in the competition, I look forward to following their journey both online and in person.
The third and final band participating in this round of the Wacken Battles was Experiment Specimen. The death/extreme metal band from Toronto had the only female vocalist of the night, impressing us with dark and ghoulish-like guttural technique. On drums was Cory Hofing from Crimson Shadows, making their sound a musical endeavor for the masters. Yet, like Psychotic Pulse, I felt that they lacked original songwriting material, leaving them lost with the several hundred other local death metal bands.
Being the winner of the 2016 Wacken Battles in Canada, it was only fitting that Profaner headline the night – and with an album release! The Hamilton bred band played with their usual fervor, bringing melodic death metal with a twist of thrash to the stage. Even though they do not fall within my taste range when it comes to metal, they spoke well for the extreme metal genre – and set an example for all the competitors that night.
First up were Psychotic Pulse, an energetic industrial death metal band hailing from Toronto. They opened the night decently, bringing the essentials: fast and heavy metal, perfect for a mosh pit. However, they lacked the originality and uniqueness necessary to establish themselves as different from other local death metal bands. Of all the band members, the vocalist stood out to me most – being as both his technique and stage presence brought my attention to the band at first. That being said, the whole band played solidly, and the audience received them well.
Next up, Chainfall - the thrash kings of the night. In a slew of catchy, yet complex riffs, they brought an impeccably professional performance to the stage. Not a detail was missed. Even the moments they spent between songs were organized and rehearsed. It’s no surprise that they won, and made it to the next battle rounds. Eager to see how far they will go in the competition, I look forward to following their journey both online and in person.
The third and final band participating in this round of the Wacken Battles was Experiment Specimen. The death/extreme metal band from Toronto had the only female vocalist of the night, impressing us with dark and ghoulish-like guttural technique. On drums was Cory Hofing from Crimson Shadows, making their sound a musical endeavor for the masters. Yet, like Psychotic Pulse, I felt that they lacked original songwriting material, leaving them lost with the several hundred other local death metal bands.
Being the winner of the 2016 Wacken Battles in Canada, it was only fitting that Profaner headline the night – and with an album release! The Hamilton bred band played with their usual fervor, bringing melodic death metal with a twist of thrash to the stage. Even though they do not fall within my taste range when it comes to metal, they spoke well for the extreme metal genre – and set an example for all the competitors that night.
| PSYCHOTIC PULSE Vocals - Kyle Clyma Guitars - Wes MacDonald Guitars - Will Warford Bass - Stumpy Drums - Alex Rise Label: Unsigned Website: www.facebook.com/psychoticpulse | PROFANER Stephen Brindley - Guitar Anthony "Tooty" Tuttolomondo - Vocals Rusty - Bass, Backup Vocals Pat Rogers - Guitar Craig Piggott - Drums Label: Profane Entertainment Website: www.facebook.com/profanerofficial |
| EXPERIMENT SPECIMEN Rory Kennedy - Bass Cory Hofing - Drums Isabelle Tazbir - Vocals Nick Radlovic - Guitars Label: Unsigned Website: www.facebook.com/experimentspecimen | CHAINFALL Mike Cowan - Vocals Spike Way - Guitar AC Burns - Bass Liam Williams - Drums Label: Unsigned Website: www.facebook.com/chainfallband |
| PSYCHOTIC PULSE Photo credit: Robert Singh / (C) 2019 www.metalmasterkingdom.com | CHAINFALL Photo credit: Robert Singh / (C) 2019 www.metalmasterkingdom.com |
| EXPERIMENT SPECIMEN Photo credit: Robert Singh / (C) 2019 www.metalmasterkingdom.com | PROFANER Photo credit: Robert Singh / (C) 2019 www.metalmasterkingdom.com |
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