WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA -
National Final! - May 13th -
One Band To Rule Them All and Play Wacken Open Air 2023
w/ EATEN BY SHARKS,
STRIGAMPIRE, NECHT - Guest Headliner WHIPLASH, Guest Opener KORROSIVE
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After months of battles across the country, Wacken Metal Battle Canada is
proud to announce its down to three bands for the national final being held in
Toronto, ON on May 13th at Lee's Palace.
Beating out over sixty participating bands, the final three
are EATEN BY SHARKS (St. Catharines,
ON), STRIGAMPIRE (Trois-Rivières, QC),
and NECHT (Calgary,
AB). One band will be crowned champion and represent Canada at the
international battle that hosts 29 other participating countries at one of the
world's most prestigious stages and the largest metal festival Wacken Open Air (Aug 4 -6),
which has an attendance of over 80,000 people, and held in Wacken, Germany for
now over 30 years.
The national final will also host a special guest headliner, the
legendary thrash band WHIPLASH along with openers Toronto's Korrosive.
"The anticipation is really building now. We are doing our
very best to give these incredible finalists the opportunity they deserve and
the stage to showcase their craft. With kick-ass guest bands and a stellar
line-up of judges, in the name of Canadian metal, this will be one to
remember!" adds Wacken Metal Battle Canada organizer
JJ Tartaglia.
For the national final, all three bands will be judged by
experienced industry professionals on various categories of professionalism and
musicianship for only one to be selected to represent Canada on the world stage
at Wacken Open
Air.
Guest Judges:
Pedro Almeida (A&P Reacts)
Antonio Almeida (A&P Reacts)
Noel Peters (Inertia Entertainment)
Tim Henderson (BraveWords)
Thorsteinn Kolbeinsson (Wacken Metal Battle Iceland)
Sarah Lutz (Looters)
Kevin Michaud (Front Row Promotions)
Luc Laine (CFLX 95.5 FM - Alerte Metallique)
Rae Chatten (Rock'n Roam, Live Nation)
Mark Tremblay (Metal on Metal Podcast)
JJ Tartaglia (Wacken Metal Battle Canada)
Event Info - https://www.leespalace.com/event/wacken-metal-battle-presents-whiplash-plus-finalists
About:
WMBC has been on pause since 2019, due
to the Covid pandemic, and has hosted battles across Canada from 2013 until
2019, with one skip year in 2017.
Previous winners have been The
Slyde (Toronto, ON - 2019), Centuries of
Decay (Toronto, ON - 2018), Profaner (Hamilton,
ON - 2016), Vesperia (Toronto, ON - 2015), Mutank (Montreal,
QC - 2014), Crimson Shadows (Toronto, ON - 2013).
Wacken Metal Battle Canada Trailer - https://youtu.be/b55Fh5Vo64k
2023 battles were hosted in Vancouver, BC, Edmonton, AB,
Calgary, AB, Toronto, ON, Hamilton, ON, Ottawa, ON, Montreal, QC, and Quebec
City, QC.
Wacken Metal Battle Canada is
part of an international competition that sees bands from across the country
battle each other for the chance of winning their spot among 29 other
countries’ champions, and represent Canada in an international battle of the
bands at the world’s largest outdoor metal festival: Wacken Open Air. The
battles have been hosted at the festival for over a decade giving independent
bands the opportunity to showcase their talents to an international audience
along with the chance to win multiple prizes.
How it works:
Participating cities will host qualifying rounds plus a city
final organized by a local city concert promoter where one band will move
forward to the Canadian national final (date and city to be determined). The
winner of the national final will move on to perform at the Wacken Open Air
2023 and compete against the winners of 29 other countries in a final global
battle. All bands will be judged during battle rounds by respected local music
industry representatives.
Rules for participation: https://metalbattle.ca/rules.html
Links:
Metal-Battle.com
MetalBattle.ca
Facebook.com/MetalBattleCanada.Official
Twitter.com/MetalBattleCan
Instagram.com/MetalBattleCanada.Official
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