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New MUTANK video has premiered today on Bravewords.com Album out Nov 29!
06/11/2024

New MUTANK video has premiered today on Bravewords.com
Album out Nov 29!

Canadian demolition thrash crew Mutank will be unravelling their newest collection of bangers and first taste of new neck-breaking tunes in seven years with their new album Think Before You Think once again on Boonsdale Records on November 29, 2024 to follow 2017's EP W.H.A.T.S...

New MUTANK album! After years in the works, the band finally presents their 3rd album “Think Before You Think” out Nov 2...
29/10/2024

New MUTANK album! After years in the works, the band finally presents their 3rd album “Think Before You Think” out Nov 29 on
Physical pre-orders are avail now from our web shop (link in bio)
CD in jewel case, limited to 250 copies.
Drawing inspiration shortly after their Canadian tour with Canadian thrash maniacs MUTANK return with their newest collection of bangers and first taste of new neck-breaking tunes in seven years. “We want this album to energize people and make them feel the way we do when we listen to some of our favourite artists” says Vocalist/Bassist Stephen Reynolds.

Band submissions for Metal Battle 2025 are now open!
08/10/2024

Band submissions for Metal Battle 2025 are now open!

WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA Opens Band Submissions For 2025 Battles
\m/ One Band To Rule Them All & Play Wacken Open Air \m/

Unsigned bands ONLY can apply. Please fill out your information at the following link (please select Canada and then the City that your band would like to perform in)
- ​https://www.metal-battle.com​

(Band Submissions open from October 8th - November 20th, 2024)

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Media Partners:​
Bravewords.com
Metal-Rules.com
Absolute Underground Magazine
Broken Neck Radio
V13 Media
Metal Devastation Radio
Rich Embury (internationally syndicated DJ)
Ghost Cult Magazine
Rock'n'Roam
Vox&Hops Metal Podcast
The Metal Voice

Promoter Partners:​
Boonsdale Records
Dungeon Works Productions
The Invisible Orange
Big Nate Productions
ConcertWorks
Asher Media Relations



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Great live review by Allfather Metal!
27/09/2024

Great live review by Allfather Metal!

THE SHOW The all-Canadian heavy metal lineup rolled into Toronto on Saturday, September 14th, at Lee’s Palace, with headliners Striker, special guests Lutharo, and opening act Thunde…

07/08/2024

Hey maniax, now that Decimator is out and rumbling across the planet taking no prisoners, it's time to give a shout out to who performed and recorded the drums at Boonsdale Studios and brought the initial drum tracks that were written by Vijit to life. Their amazing efforts laid the bedrock for what turned out to be possibly our best album so far.

12/07/2024

A fantastic heat wave of Canadian underground metal hit the city of Toronto this Sunday night with three of the most must-see bands of the current scene. OPENING ACTS: Invicta and Thunderor The hea…

02/07/2024

This tour starts Friday in Waterloo! Can't wait to meet many new friends!

Artwork by Shannon O'Shea

04/06/2024

Here it is! Our (almost) complete Constricting Canada/European 2024 tour. We can't wait to play these new cities and meet tons of new people!

Huge thanks to and Alexander Pakhomov for all the booking help!

24/05/2024

UPDATE! Wacken Metal Battle Canada Eastern Final runner up Montreal's RED RAVEN CHAOS have been added to the National Final to replace DEAD VELVET
Info - https://wp.me/pciNW-lr0

2024 WMBC National Finalists
Spotify - 2024 WMBC National Finalists Playlist
- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6qJB4HknavlPio5fLWYIyl?si=870774c28044434a
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Vancouver, BC - Arrow In The Quiver
- https://linktr.ee/arrowinthequiver​
- Music Video - Wall of Jericho - https://youtu.be/FJ-XWOX3iPU​
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Calgary, AB - Infrastrvctvre
- https://www.facebook.com/people/Infrastrvctvre/100075727610348/​
- Lyric Video - Celestial Awakening - https://youtu.be/po48pW341dQ​
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Edmonton, AB - Ageofashes
- https://www.facebook.com/Ageofashesband​
- EP Stream - Nuclear Shadows - https://youtu.be/BDF8lCF97kE​
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Toronto, ON - Beguiler
- https://linktr.ee/Beguiler​
- Visualizer - Unrepentant - https://youtu.be/H7Unh3rKcQ0​
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Please Note: Eastern Final Runner Up - Montreal's RED RAVEN CHAOS will replace DEAD VELVET who have forfeited their participation at the national final.
- ​https://www.facebook.com/redravenchaos​
- Lyric Video - Red Raven Chaos - https://youtu.be/M8-N3U1etZg

JUDGES FOR THE CANADIAN NATIONAL FINAL!​
JJ Tartaglia - Wacken Metal Battle Canada, Boonsdale Records, Skull Fist, Thunderor
Luc Lainé - CFLX 95,5 FM - Alerte Metallique (Sherbrooke, Quebec)
Dan Cleary - Striker
Kim Aebly - The Invisible Orange, Vancouver
Dana Zuk - Dana Zuk Photography
Jon Asher - Asher Media Relations
Nancy Barnes - Big Nate Productions
Celestia Scarlett - Owner/Artist Manager - The Celestial Agency

Media Partners:​
Bravewords.com
Metal-Rules.com
Absolute Underground Magazine
Broken Neck Radio
V13 Media
Metal Devastation Radio
Rich Embury (internationally syndicated DJ)
Ghost Cult Magazine
Rock'n'Roam
Vox&Hops Metal Podcast
The Metal Voice

Promoter Partners:​
Boonsdale Records
Dungeon Works Productions
The Invisible Orange
Big Nate Productions
ConcertWorks
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05/05/2024

Betrayal de Death Club

New Thunderor video out tomorrow!
29/04/2024

New Thunderor video out tomorrow!

In support of the tour we’ll release a new song & video tomorrow! ⚡️
Europe tour with kicks off May 1!
Photo by

Great review of Thunderor Fire It Up album. Thanks Metal Gods TV
11/04/2024

Great review of Thunderor Fire It Up album. Thanks Metal Gods TV

THUNDEROR“Fire It Up”Album Review by Iron Mathew 9/10 Thunderor are a heavy metal band from Canada formed in 2020 by (current and former) Skull Fist members JJ Tartaglia (drums, vocals, keyboards) and Johnny Nesta (guitars) – the line up completed by bass player Oscar Rangel (Mortifex) for the...

05/04/2024

Shout out to photographer Rae Chatten.

Thank you Bravewords.comDeath Club!
29/03/2024

Thank you Bravewords.com
Death Club!

Canadian modern metal three-piece Death Club have released their debut album Betrayal, along with a music video for the song "Bring Me Home". “This album was intended to empower anyone who has been let down by others, felt abandoned, or has experienced the desire for vengeance. Betrayal - being th...

Death Club album and video are out!
28/03/2024

Death Club album and video are out!

➊ ℭ𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔡𝔬𝔴𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔡𝔞𝔶𝔰 𝔲𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔩 𝔅𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔶𝔞𝔩!
Betrayal Debut Album OUT 3.28.24

"Bring Me Home" OFFICIAL Music Video by Boonsdale Records

🔗Video: https://tinyurl.com/37c3cwnf
💿Order Online: https://tinyurl.com/398nk2et

Photo: Rae Chatten

Band applications are now open!
07/11/2023

Band applications are now open!

WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA Opens Band Submissions
- One Band To Rule Them All & Play Wacken Open Air 2024 -

One band to rule them all! Wacken Metal Battle Canada has opened submissions for 2024 battles for one Canadian independent band to be crowned champion and perform at one of the world's most prestigious and largest metal festivals Wacken Open Air (July 31st – August 3rd) (Attendance of over 80,000 people in Wacken, Germany for over 30 years).

Unsigned bands ONLY can apply. Please fill out your information at the following link (please select Canada and then the City that your band would like to perform in) - https://www.metal-battle.com/countries/

Application deadline for 2024 ends on December 15, 2023, at 11:59 PM PST.​

2024 battles will be taking place in the following cities listed below, with the national final being hosted in Edmonton, AB during May (date to be determined):

Vancouver, BC,
Edmonton, AB
Calgary, AB
Toronto, ON
Ottawa, ON
Montreal, QC
Quebec City, QC

The 2023 battles hosted over sixty participating bands from across Canada with Trois-Rivières, QC's STRIGAMPIRE being selected to represent the country at the international battle that hosts 29 other participating countries at Wacken Open Air. At the 2023 WMBC national final, STRIGAMPIRE performed alongside Western Canadian finalist NECHT (Calgary, AB) and Ontario finalist EATEN BY SHARKS (St. Catharines, ON).

The Wacken Metal Battle Canada national final was held in Toronto, ON on May 13th at Lee's Palace where the three final bands from Western, Central, and Eastern Canada were judged on various categories of professionalism and musicianship by a panel of experienced industry professionals that included 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) and JJ Tartaglia (Wacken Metal Battle Canada).

Since 2013, with a pause year in 2017 and 2020 due to COVID-19, Wacken Metal Battle Canada has hosted battles across the country to send one independent metal band to perform at the world’s largest metal festival Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany. 2019 saw the festival celebrate its 30th anniversary, but due to Covid, the 2020 and 2021 editions were both canceled. As the metal community regains its strength, Wacken Open Air 2024 will be the 33rd edition of the festival and will be held from July 31st – August 3rd. The 2024 event is already sold out with a line-up that includes Scorpions, Amon Amarth, Blind Guardian, In Extremo, Pain, Beast In Black, and many more. Details here.

Strigampire joins the list of previous winners 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).

2023 battles were hosted in Vancouver, BC, Edmonton, AB, Calgary, AB, Toronto, ON, Hamilton, ON, Ottawa, ON, Montreal, QC, and Quebec City, QC.

About:

Wacken Metal Battle Canada is part of an international competition that sees bands from across the country battle each other for the chance to win 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 2024 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://www.metal-battle.com/rules/

Media Partners:​
Bravewords.com
Metal-Rules.com
Absolute Underground TV
Broken Neck Radio
V13
Metal Devastation Radio
Rock'n'Roam
Rich Embury (internationally syndicated DJ)
Ghost Cult Magazine
Rock'n'Roam

​Promoter Partners:​
Boonsdale Records
Dungeon Works Productions
The Invisible Orange
Big Nate Productions
ConcertWorks

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Oct 21st  it’s gonna be Metalween!  returns to Hamilton with this killer 🔪lineup     LIMITED CAPACITY VENUE!!! TIX IN BI...
21/09/2023

Oct 21st it’s gonna be Metalween! returns to Hamilton with this killer 🔪lineup LIMITED CAPACITY VENUE!!! TIX IN BIO!!! 🎃
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Next  show will be with  .official   November 8th tickets at    Presented by
15/09/2023

Next show will be with .official November 8th tickets at Presented by



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