Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Special Guest

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Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce Special Guest Headliner SKULL FIST At National Final!

     Wacken Metal Battle Canada is proud to announce special guest headliner SKULL FIST for the national final in Toronto on Saturday, June 7 @ Opera House (735 Queen St E.) where one independent Canadian metal band will be chosen to perform at the international Wacken Metal Battle during Wacken Open Air 2014 taking place from July 31- Aug 2.

"We're thrilled to have Skull Fist as our guest headliner this year. They are a world-class band, Canadian on top of that, and they've been upholding metal culture for many years. Their quest for heavy metal glory is highly respected and aligns with the values and goals of the Metal Battle. Alongside all of the finalists, it should be one hell of a show." comments WMBC organizer JJ Tartaglia.

Bands from Vancouver, Toronto have completed their rounds and wait for the top bands from Alberta and Montreal to join them in the final.

Hosted by The Governor from "The Governor’s Ball"

ALL AGES EVENT
Doors: 7pm

About: Over 100 independent Canadian metal bands have been selected to participate in this year's Wacken Metal Battle Canada line up in 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 an Alberta final along with the national final being held on June 7th in Toronto, ON at Opera House.

One 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

Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2014 Line Up (listed by date):