Wacken Metal Battle Canada - Toronto - March 8, 14, 21, 28 April 4

I got this email about this Battle of the Bands and the winner gets to play in Europe at Wackenfest. or whatever its called. (I am not flying over there and attending so it does not matter to me what it's called).
There are some decent bands playing this, likeOneiromancy, Protokult, etc
I think Spewgore tried out for it last year, and there was a bandcamp link to check out a song from each band. Just go  to each band's facebook profile or website, as there is always a chance you can download a demo for free.

Reminds me of highschool and the annual Battle of the bands.

We just announced this last Monday, the official Wacken Metal Battle Canada Line up for 2014 for Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, where one band out the over 100 bands selected will rule them all and play at Wacken Open Air 2014 in Germany this summer. Here's the press release: http://ashermediarelations.com/2014/02/10/wacken-metal-battle-canada-announces-2014-battle-line-up-one-band-to-rule-them-all/ I want to let ya know about the Toronto Battle Qualifying dates March 8, 14, 21, 28, April 4, Semi final dates April 26, May 3, and June 7 for the National Final, which can all be read below. I love to hear your feedback on media coverage of the events. We are looking for preview coverage, interviews with main WMBC organizer JJ Tartaglia, reviews of event, concert mentions, features on competing bands, airplay of competing bands, event listings, etc, and if you like to attend the events, please let me know and I will add you to the media list to check out the battles. Please let me know your thoughts and what can be considered. Cheers, Asher http://www.metalbattle.ca http://www.facebook.com/metalbattlecanada http://www.twitter.com/metalbattlecan Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2014 Line Up: TORONTO Sat, March 8 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W.– Event Details The Parallax Sovereign Council Oneiromancy Pariah Psycho Mad Sally Fri, March 14 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas 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 Dundas 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 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 -- ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS Jon Asher - Music Publicist #.514.581.5780 | ashermedia@gmail.com http://www.AsherMediaRelations.com Facebook | Twitter @AsherMusicPRGuy | LinkedIn Youtube | Tumblr | Pinterest | Stumbleupon Join Asher Media Mailing List Wacken Metal Battle Canada Heavy Metal Music Association of Canada Free Download Compilation: Happy Metal Annihilation Vol. 3 Free Download Compilation: Cupid Metal! Love Hurts! Love Scars!
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MetalBattle.ca | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announces 2014 Battle Line Up! One Band To Rule Them All! “Aspiring thrashers looking for their big break may have just found it with the announcement of the second Wacken Metal Battle Canada contest. Like last year's inaugural edition, the battle of the bands-style contest will bring the hair-whipping victors onstage at the iconic Wacken Open Air fest in Germany.” – Exclaim! “I must say Wacken Battle helped many bands get exposure, The Scene reviewed every show and took photos of all 39 bands. I’ll go see some of the bands I discovered, again.  It’ll be interesting to see what bands will compete in the Wacken Metal Battle next year.”– The Scene Magazine “An event that highlights many Canadian metal indie bands.”– Metal Master Kingdom “For those of you who aren’t metalheads, or who live under, say, a rock, Wacken Open Airis the largest, most acclaimed, revered, debaucherous metal festival on the globe. It’s taken place in Germany for the past 23 years, over the course of three days in a small town called…you guessed it! Wacken...I went in 2006, and I’ll never forget that crazy-ass experience!”– Montreal Music Scene “After a long grueling battle that took 8 weeks and saw 39 amazing bands grace the stages of Katacombes (Montreal) Hard Luck Bar (Toronto), The Rivoli (Toronto) and The Opera house (Toronto),  Crimson Shadows were crowned kings to represent Canada at Wacken Open Air in Germany this summer.”– The Scene Magazine “Every band gave a solid and strong performance, but in the end the victors of the night were none other than CRIMSON SHADOWS.  I know they will represent Canada, (and Toronto), with pride! Now, go give Germany and Wacken hell!”– Metal Master Kingdom One band will rule them all! After reviewing over 400 submissions, Wacken Metal BattleCanada 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 anAlberta final along with the national final being held on June 7thin Toronto, ON atOpera 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 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 Sponsors: Rehearsal Factory - http://rehearsalfactory.com Pearl Drums - http://pearldrum.com Boonsdale Records - https://www.boonsdalerecords.com TicketFly - http://www.ticketfly.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 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 LiveVan - http://www.livevan.com  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 Quebec Metal - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Québec-Métal/252549814787919 Scene Magazine - http://www.thescenemagazine.ca Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2014 Line Up: TORONTO Sat, March 8 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas St. W.- Event Details The Parallax Sovereign Council Oneiromancy Pariah Psycho Mad Sally Fri, March 14 @ Hard Luck, 772a Dundas 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 Dundas 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 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 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 Cadavor 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. 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 TBA 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 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
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