Wacken Open Air Festival! Just saying the name excites me as a Metal fan but it also makes me a little bit upset as well because its something that while I have longed to be a part of it, I just have not yet been able to do it. So what is this particular post about? Well, the other day I received some press about a “Battle Of The Bands” going on for some Canadian Metal acts and to make sure that I don’t miss any important details I will share this press with you.
The Press Release:
Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to present this year’s digital sampler of competing bands from across the country. Featuring over 80 tracks, this compilation is sure to annihilate your ear drums with its brutality of Canadian Metal! Get your FREE DOWNLOAD at the following link here.
About: Wacken Metal Battle Canada is part of an international competition where band’s from across the country in Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City will battle each other for one to be selected and join over 30 other countries for an international battle of the bands at the world’s largest outdoor metal festival Wacken Open Air, which has been taking place in Wacken , Germany for the last 25 years. Toronto’s Crimson Shadows (2013 winners – video at Wacken) and Montreal’s Mutank (2014 winners – video at Wacken) have had that honour playing in front of thousands. This year’s festival will be taking place from July 30th to August 1st.
How it works: Each city will hold their qualifying rounds plus city finals from the months of January to May 2015 selecting the top band to move forward to the national finals in Toronto, ON in June (date to be determined) with one being selected to perform at the 26th edition of Wacken Open Air taking place from July 30th to August 1st. All bands will be judged during battle rounds by respected local music industry.
The finalists will be selected as follows.
1 finalist from BC (Vancouver & Victoria will face off)
1 finalist from Alberta (Calgary & Edmonton will face off)
2 finalists from Toronto, ON
1 finalist from Quebec (Montreal & Quebec City will face off)
1 finalist from Ottawa, ON
1 finalist from Saskatoon or Winnipeg (Saskatoon and Winnipeg will face off)
That’s pretty cool right? Anyway, the press release also led you to a download area for the entire batch of bands and that is super duper cool. I have made sure to list all of these tracks for you right below this paragraph so you know what you are in for. You will need to hit the link at the bottom of it to hear any of the bands though.
1. … From The Deep – Labyrinth [of melting thoughts] 04:46
2. A Scar For The Wicked – Necrobutcher 03:44
3. Accalia – Left Inside 05:23
4. Adrian Pain & The Dead Sexy – February 30th 04:19
5. Altars of Grief – The Plague that Haunts the Darkness 07:34
6. Among The Betrayed – Eraser 04:25
7. Answer With Metal – Generations 05:29
8. Apokalyptik Warrior – Street Metal 02:48
9. Arrival of Autumn – Shadows 05:01
10. Ascendia – At The End of It All 05:35
11. AxMinister – Suicide Pact With The Devil 05:40
12. Black Absinthe – Tyranized 05:52
13. Black Eve – Iron and Blood 06:23
14. BlackXIII – I Am Machine 04:05
15. Bleed – Redeye 04:15
16. Bookakee – Whorrific 04:12
17. Cadence Calling – The Fated 03:33
18. Call of the Wild – Voyager 06:00
19. Cat The Adversary – Automaton 04:46
20. Caym – Willow Farm 02:59
21. Chariots of The Gods – Starborn 03:24
22. Decadawn – It All Ends Today 06:41
23. Deformatory – Dehumanized 04:30
24. Dieuponaday – Step It Up 03:52
25. DISPERSIA – Dispersia 04:16
26. Distorthead – Invasive-Species 03:57
27. Draft – Believe (feat. Justin Bezaire) 04:53
28. Elysium Echoes – Wolf of the Plains 07:18
29. Endless Chaos – Condemned To The Pit 04:52
30. Éohum – Equatorial Rains 05:08
31. Epiphany From The Abyss – Biopsychological Enslavement 05:28
32. Eternal Rising- Break Me Free 05:10
33. Evertrapped – Underneath The Deep 05:30
34. Fayne – Believers 04:05
35. Fear The Living – Nycrophobia 03:19
36. Firecult – Revelations of The New Aeon 05:44
37. Hallows Die – A Serpent in Judecca 04:46
38. Harmful Effects – Holocaust 02:58
39. Hellborn Death Engines – Dianoga 04:00
40. Kaotik – Creature 04:02
41. Krunch Mustard – Zest of Man 04:14
42. Kymatica – For Lilith 04:50
43. La Corriveau – Come to Me 04:25
44. Lung Flower – Beyond Burnt Out 07:00
45. Mad Parish – A Stitch In Crime 04:15
46. Medevil – A Sacrifice (Demo) 04:55
47. Midnight Maliace – Dead Of Night 04:35
48. My Own Chaos – Losing My Mind 04:24
49. Netheriel – Regnum Inferni 02:42
50. Noire – Dark Reverence 07:40
51. Nordheim – Get Drunk or Die Tryin’ (featuring TrollfesT from Norway) 02:56
52. Nothingness Theory -The Maze 05:36
53. OLDE – Rise To Fall 04:04
54. Ossific – Sojourn 05:16
55. Our Darkest Moments – A Broken State of Mind 04:37
56. OXEN – Sombras Oscuras 03:41
57. Phantom – Blood & Iron 04:02
58. Plethora – Chem Trails 06:07
59. Requiomend – Cure 04:17
60. Rivers Run Red – Terror Lays Beneath the Ruins 04:51
61. Rusted – Rock Patrol 03:19
62. Saints of Death – ARMY of the DEAD 04:25
63. Sanguine Glacialis – Into The Heart Of Chaos 06:44
64. Scarecrowz – Reborn 04:24
65. Scimitar – Wandering at the Moon 02:21
66. Sentient – Of Dreams 04:30
67. Shark Infested Daughters – Attack On Trust 04:34
68. Skymir – Hung Drawn and Quartered 05:06
69. Slagduster – Silverwing Sunwing 04:05
70. Sleeping In Traffic – Fermi’s Paradox 07:25
71. Speed Demon – No Fear 04:18
72. Sudden Flames – Gabriel’s Quest 05:21
73. The Messiah Complex – Triumvirate 04:56
74. Tides of Kharon – Ferry Us Home 06:03
75. Tribune – Red Crescent 04:02
76. Tsargrad – Galant Few-Victory 05:46
77. Valyria – The Blinded Torch 05:23
78. Vathek – Syphilis Shotgun 03:27
79. Vesperia – The Swordsman 04:19
80. Windy City Slaughter – A Grave For Two 03:26
81. Wretchedpain – Hatriot (Featuring Jon Howard of Threat Signal) 05:08
Now I will admit that I do not know a lot about almost all of these bands but the chance to put this much free Metal into the ears of my readers makes me feel that this is a non-issue. You can download the whole enchilada via the link right below and I strongly suggest giving the whole thing a listen because you never know which band is going to hit you the hardest. Perhaps that will let you be the first in your circle of Metal friends to know about a particular band who is looking to rise above their contemporaries. My plan is to sit and enjoy this whole offering the moment that some free time is here for me to do so but that should not stop you from running with the ball. Go get em and feel free to let me know which ones were your favorites in the comments section.
Download Tunes w https://wackenmetalbattlecanada.bandcamp.com/album/wacken-metal-battle-canada-compilation-vol-3