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For fans of Morgion, Yob, Hooded Menace, High On Fire Quebec Death / Doom Duo Norilsk New Video Explores Vanishing Of Canada's Indigenous w/ “Weepers of The Land” Facebook video: https://buff.ly/2L8a0Va Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZliIb1IKHUs Mini album “Weepers of The Land” available from Hypnotic Dirge Records. CD: https://buff.ly/2C2aFEM Bandcamp: https://buff.ly/2LamwDn Spotify: https://buff.ly/2L8KxuN iTunes: https://buff.ly/2C1lGWD

Music Video - Canadian 80's Thrash INFRARED - All In Favour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHmpN-YFo7s Infrared is a thrash metal band from Canada that formed in the 80's, disbanded for 27 years and then reunited to pump out two full length albums (No Peace and Saviours) of classic thrash metal that are true to the era and genre. Buy album at: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/infrared23 More info: http://infraredmetal.ca Direct by James Ramsay of Skytography (http://skytography.ca)

For fans of Drowning Pool, Static X, Slipknot, Deftones, Korn, Mudvayne, P.O.D. DIRTY MACHINE New Video “Self Made Hero” Out Now! New Album “Discord” via Zombie Shark Records #numetal #musicvideo https://youtu.be/OfCc7dmrnz0

For Fans of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, HammerFall, Manowar, Saxon Sonic Prophecy New Video “Night Terror”; New Album “Savage Gods” via Rockshots Records Out Jan 19th, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lZriX_JUrY

Wacken Metal Battle Canada Announce 2018 Band Submissions Wacken Metal Battle Canada Promo Video: http://youtu.be/gQcxqsxchkQ Crowning one Canadian champion from 2013 to 2016 to play Wacken Open Air, the world's largest metal festival in Wacken, Germany, WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA returns for its fifth edition after a one year hiatus in 2017. This year's 2018 edition will be hosted in multiple cities across the country from Vancouver to Montreal and host over a hundred bands to see only one play the prestigious festival and join previous winners Hamilton's Profaner (2016), Oshawa's Vesperia (2015), Montreal's Mutank (2014 winners) and Toronto's Crimson Shadows (2013) whom have had the honour of playing in front of thousands. Live Video @ Wacken - 2016 - Profaner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfphPHynT6s Live Video @ Wacken - 2015 - Vesperia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lwkzc4zGUY Live Video @ Wacken - 2014 - Mutank - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQrLaG8BPL4 Live Video @ Wacken - 2013 - Crimson Shadows - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prOdgG4OwQU Submissions for the 2018 battles will open on November 7th, 2017 and close on December 29th, 2017 at 11:59pm EST. Bands interested in participating can apply at the following link: http://metalbattle.ca/apply.html Bands and battle rounds to be announced in January 2018. Participating Areas & Cities: - Toronto, ON - Hamilton, ON - Ottawa, ON - Montreal, QC - Quebec City, QC - Winnipeg, MB - Saskatoon, SK - Calgary, AB - Edmonton, AB - Vancouver, BC / Lower Mainland - Vancouver Island, BC - BC - Interior About: Wacken Metal Battle Canada is part of an international competition where over a hundred band's from across the country battle each other for one to be selected and join over 20 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 27 years. Wacken Metal Battle 2014 Canada Finals by Ondeschocs.com: http://youtu.be/RrOGyBtqwaQ 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

Black Mourning Light Fest 2017 Line-Up w/ Blasphemy, Revenge, Rites of Thy Degringolade, Antichrist + more Oct 13 / 14 - Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room This year's infernal ritual features legends BLASPHEMY (Vancouver, BC) and REVENGE (Edmonton, AB) headlining plus some of the most insane black metal and death metal acts to ever grace a stage with EVILHEART (Mexico), FORTRESS (Kalispell, MT), FUNERAL OF GOD (Canton, OH) plus a carnage of Western Canada acts that includes THE PROJECTIONIST (Alberta/Ohio), THE LUCIFER PROJECT (Edmonton, AB), RITES OF THY DEGRINGOLADE (Edmonton, AB), AMPHISBAENA (Edmonton, AB), ANTICHRIST (Vancouver, BC), XUL (Vernon, BC), SORGUINAZIA (Edmonton, AB), SCYTHRA (Regina, SK) and GOATHAMMER (Saskatoon, SK). https://blackmourninglight.wordpress.com/

TERRIFIER 'Weapons of Thrash Destruction' Tour (BC/AB)Weapons of Thrash Destruction Mini-Tour:April 5 - The Royal On Baker - Nelson, BC April 6 - Smokehouse Bar and Grill - Lethbridge, ABApril 7 - The Forge On Whyte - Edmonton, AB April 8 - Nite Owl - Calgary, AB - CEMR Metalfest (Headliners) Other Dates:April 22 - SBC Restaurant - Vancouver, BCMay 5 - Logan's Pub - Victoria, BC July 15 - Hassen Arena - Armstrong, BC - Armstrong MetalFest - www.armstrongmetalfest.caAugust 11 - Brookside Resort - Prince George, BC - Metallion Festival - www.metallionfestival.com'Weapons of Thrash Destruction' is available on CD and digital download at the following links:CD order - http://testyourmetalrecords.bigcartel.com/product/terrifier-weapons-of-thrash-destructionDigital order - https://terrifier-tym.bandcamp.com/album/weapons-of-thrash-destructionAlbum stream via TheSludgeLord at http://thesludgelord.blogspot.ca/2017/01/terrifier-album-premiere-canadian.html

ShrEdmonton Fest & Conference Announce 2017 Line Up w/ Unleash The Archers, Psychotic Gardening, Bleed and more! Prairie Fire Events Ltd is proud to announce their 2017 line-up for Edmonton, AB's loudest indoor metal festival and conference, SHREDMONTON. Featuring some of the heaviest acts from across Canada to rumble the Alberta prairies, this year's festival will be headlined by Vancouver power titans UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, Winnipeg's doom funeral PSYCHOTIC GARDENING and Edmonton gore masters BLËED from Friday, May 12th to Sunday, May 14th 2017 at the Mercury Room (full band list below). This year's festival also features an ALL AGES event on the Sunday date, as well as the return of the all-ages industry conference aspect, which includes panels on publicity & promotion, festival booking plus vocal, guitar and recording / live sound clinics. Tickets for ShrEdmonton 2017 are available on www.Shredmonton.com and at the following Edmonton locations Mercury Room, Blackbyrd, Rendezvous Pub, The Forge plus available in Red Deer, AB at Sound House and from Annihilatrix Productions in Calgary, AB. Ticket Prices: Shredpass: $50 Friday, May 12: $20 Saturday, May 13 - Conference - Free with Shredpass, $5 at door Saturday, May 13: $25 Sunday, May 14: $17 Shredmonton 2017 - Line Up All events at Mercury Room (10575 114 St.) Follow festival details on Facebook event - https://www.facebook.com/events/1333399110036554/ Friday, May 12 Show (18+) Doors 7:00 pm 8:00 – 8:45 - Days I Die (Calgary, AB) 9:00 – 9:45 - Osryon (Calgary, AB) 10:00 – 10:45 - Sleeping in Traffic (Edmonton, AB) 11:00 – 11:45 - Leave The Living (Red Deer, AB) 12:15 – 1:00 - Psychotic Gardening (Winnipeg, MB) Saturday, May 13 Seminars (ALL AGES) Publicity/Promotion Clinic - 1:00-1:30 pm Vocal clinic 1:30-2:00 Guitar Clinic - 2:00-2:30 pm Stage Moves with Jesse Valstar - 2:30-3:00 pm Festival Seminar - 3:00-3:30 pm Recording/Live Sound Clinic - 3:30-4:00 pm Show (18+) Doors 6:00 pm 7:00 – 7:45 - Valyria (Edmonton, AB) 8:00 – 8:45 - Burning Effigy (Calgary, AB) 9:00 – 9:45 - W.M.D. (Calgary, AB) 10:00 – 10:45 - Gatekeeper (Vancouver, BC) 11:00 – 11:45 - Eye of Horus (Edmonton, AB) 12:15 – FIN - Unleash The Archers (Vancouver, BC) Sunday, May 14 Show (All Ages) Doors 3:00 pm 3:00 – 3:45 - Disturb The Dead (Devon, AB) 4:00 – 4:45 - Scarlet Serenity (Edmonton, AB) 5:00 – 5:45 - Krepitus (Calgary, AB) 6:00 – 6:45 - Voltang (Hamilton, ON) 7:00 – 8:00 - Bleed (Edmonton, AB) For more info, please visit: www.Shredmonton.com. Last year's first ever ShrEdmonton featured over 20 bands over the course of 3 days at The Starlite Room and The Brixx Bar and Grill (same building), as well as a multi-room industry based conference located at the Shaw Conference Center. The full line up consisted of an ultra heavy hitting bill that included headliners Dying Fetus, Acacia Strain, Jungle Rot, Black Crown Initiate, Goatwhore, Finnish power metallers Thunderstone along with some of Western Canada's best such as Disciples of Power, Planet Eater, Scythia, Tylor Dory Trio, Every Hour Kills among many more! Conference panels were held the Shaw Conference Center on recording, photography, video production, publicity, media relations, journalism, and concert promotion / talent buying for festivals / venues with music industry professionals from across Canada.

Loud As Hell Metal Fest Announce 2017 Line Up w/ Battlecross, Bison, Black Wizard, Aggression and more! Aug 4-6 – Drumheller, AB @ Dinosaur Downs Stampede Grounds Tag #LAH666 On Your Social Media Western Canada’s decibel breaking heavy metal festival Loud As Hell returns for its sixth consecutive year presented by Semchuk Productions, Jurassic Ink Custom Tattoo, Prairie Fire Events, and Asher Media Relations. Hosted in the Alberta badlands in Drumheller, this year’s three day festival from August 4th-6th features 40 bands from across Western Canada and beyond. Ready to resurrect the roaring echoes of the dinosaurs that once ruled the area millions of years ago, the 2017 headliners Detroit tyrants BATTLECROSS will be melting the faces off headbangers and sure to stir a massive pit along with stoner rockers Vancouver’s BLACK WIZARD will fellow city comrades sludge riffers BISON and Canadian 80’s thrash legends AGGRESSION. The festival also includes various vendors, tattoo artists, suspension demos, guitar and drum clinics. Full line-up and set times listed below. Weekend passes are now available at pre-sale price for $79 CAD until March 1st and will increase to the regular price of $99 CAD. Weekend passes include tent camping (additional onsite charges for RV’s, trailers, & motorhomes). Tickets available at http://www.loudashell.com/tickets. Loud As Hell – 2017 Line Up & Set Times Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/572801856244503/ Friday, August 4 Cocaine Moustache (Vancouver, BC) – 12:45am Bison (Vancouver, BC) – 11:15pm Exit Strategy (Calgary, AB) – 10pm Mortillery (Edmonton, AB) – 9pm Sentient (Calgary, AB) – 8pm W.M.D. (Calgary, AB) – 7pm Leave The Living (Red Deer, AB) – 6pm Saturday, August 5 Shocker (Edmonton, AB) – 12:45am Aggression (Vancouver, AB) – 11:15pm Planet Eater (Regina, SK) – 10pm All Else Fails (Edmonton, AB) – 9pm Tyrants Demise (Winnipeg, MB) – 8pm Expain (Vancouver, BC) – 7pm Neck of The Woods (Vancouver, BC) – 6pm Shark Infested Daughters (Calgary, AB) – 5:15pm God Said Kill (Port Coquitlam, BC) – 4:30pm Burning Effigy (Calgary, AB) – 3:45pm Social Arsonist (Chile/Vancouver, BC)- 3pm Hammerdrone (Calgary, AB) – 2:15pm Cell (Winipeg, MB)- 1:30pm Tides of Kharon (Edmonton, AB) – 12:45pm The Cadavor Dog (High River, AB) – 12pm Concrete Funeral (Calgary, AB) – 11:15am Nuclear Oath (Medicine Hat, AB) – 10:30am Sunday, August 6 Battlecross (Detroit, MI) – 11:15pm Black Wizard (Vancouver, BC) – 10pm Galactic Pegasus (Vancouver, BC) – 9pm Scythia (Calgary, AB) – 8pm Nylithia (Vancouver, BC) – 7pm Dead Asylum (Vancouver, BC) – 6pm Altars of Grief (Regina, SK) – 5:15pm Skepsis (Edmonton, AB) – 4:30pm Tales of The Tomb (Edmonton, AB) – 3:45pm Tyrants of Chaos (Lethbridge, AB) – 3pm Slaughterhauser (Mission City, BC) – 2:15pm Sovereign Enemy (Winnipeg, MB) – 1:30pm Statue of Demur (Calgary, AB) – 12:45pm Gales of Avalon (Calgary, AB) – 12pm Immunize (Edmonton, AB) – 11:15am Caste of Shadows (Lethbridge, AB) – 10:30am Loud As Hell 2017 social media hashtag is #LAH666. Also check out Metal-Rules.com’s live review of LAH 2016 here. For more info, please visit these links: https://www.facebook.com/LoudAsHellFestival http://www.loudashell.com

ARMSTRONG METAL FEST 2017 w/ REVOCATION, NINJASPY, AGGRESSION, GOLERS and more! Tickets On Sale Now! Nestled in the Okanagan valley, the town of Armstrong has become British Columbia's largest mosh pit. Trembling the Rocky Mountains and creating a gathering of metalheads like no other in Western Canada, ARMSTRONG METALFEST, now in its ninth year returns with a 2017 line up that metal fans from across country will feast on from sunrise till way past sunset on July 14th and 15th at the Hassen Arena. Weekend pass available for $120 CAD regular pre-sale with camping included in ticket price. Weekend of festival, the weekend pass will be $160 CAD at the festival gate. Day pass will be available at the festival gate only for $70 CAD. Camping is an additional $20 CAD for day pass per night. Please visit the following link for details and purchase: https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/tickets/ Confirmed for the fest is the following line-up: (day line-ups and set times will be revealed at a later date) Aggression Angelmaker Apollyon Arkenfire Atrous Leviathan Cell Citizen Rage Cocaine Moustache Dahlmers Realm Dead Quiet Dragstrips Devils Drop Dead Fred Exit Strategy Expain Eye of Horus Galactic Pegasus Gardener Gatekeeper Gladius Sky Golers Ninjaspy Nomad Odinfist Ossific Planet Eater Revocation Serephic Nihilist Slagduster Spore Tales of The Tomb Terrifier The Avulsion Train Bigger Monkeys W.M.D. Xul Zuckuss About: Taking influence from Europe's music festival circuit, Armstrong Metal Fest is a heavy metal celebration that encourages metal heads from across Canada and the globe to mosh and camp with the backdrop of great outdoors of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. What started as a backyard party in 2009 with nothing but eleven local metal bands such as Terrifier, Xul and Odinfist to name a few, has grown into a a huge success admired by the Western Canadian Metal scene. 2016 was the eighth year of the festival and was its largest year for music and attendance. Previous years of the festival have seen line ups with Cattle Decapitation, Suffocation, Beyond Creation, Dayglo Abortions, Rivers of Nihil, The Zenith Passage, Anciients, Bison BC, Striker, Crimson Shadows, Holy Grail, Archspire, Cryptopsy, Unleash The Archers, Divinity, Into Eternity, Ninjaspy, Vesperia, XUL, Odinfist, Death Toll Rising, Gomorrah among many others. For more info, please visit www.ArmstrongMetalFest.ca

Band Submissions Now Open! Brutal Battle Cuba 2017 Attention Canadian Bands! Want to tour Cuba on Brutal Summer Fest 2017? BRUTAL BATTLE CUBA is proud to announce its 2017 edition across Quebec and Ontario to send one lucky Canadian band to tour across the country during August 2017. Submissions are now open as of November 1st, 2016 and end on November 30th, 2016 11:59 pm EST. Apply your band at the following link: http://www.piranhaproductions.ca/soumission.php Participating Cities: Ontario: Oshawa, Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Kingston Quebec: Montreal, Quebec City, Trois Rivieres The winning Canadian band of BRUTAL BATTLE CUBA will join five to seven other international bands along with crew members, drivers and one big bus for a two week tour across Cuba. The winning band will also be provided a 500$ worth package that will include a custom banner, shirts and stickers for the tour. While on the road, the Canadian band will also be introduced to every aspect of Cuban culture. Watch video from last year's tour with 2016 champions Montreal's DEALER with Verbal Abuse (USA), Fang (USA), Neige Morte (France), Euglena (Russia), KESS'KHTAK (Switzerland) and local Cuban bands Switch Adox, Sex By Manipulation and Spermask - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE-aCoVppuA For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/BrutalBattleCUBA.

New Music Video - Chariots of The Gods - Tusk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBGOJ5aUJmQ

2017 - Armstrong Metal Fest Band Submissions Now Open! After a successful 2016 line up that included headliners Beyond Creation, Dayglo Abortions, Unleash The Archers, Archspire, Rivers of Nihil, The Zenith Passage and more. ARMSTRONG METAL FEST announces they are now taking submissions for their 2017 edition held in Armstrong, BC at the Hassen Arena. The festival has been showcasing a high caliber of Western Canadian metal along with international touring acts for the last 8 years. Band submissions open September 1, 2016 and end November 1, 2016 11:59pm PST. Please send submissions to the following email: [email protected] What should you send? - BAND NAME - ONLINE MUSIC (Where can we check out your music example: bandcamp) - AREA/CITY BANDS FROM - GENRE/ DESCRIPTION OF WHAT KIND OF BAND YOU ARE - HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TOGETHER AS A BAND? - LAST ALBUM RELEASE DATE/NEXT PLANNED ALBUM RELEASE DATE - EXPERIENCE/ WHO HAVE YOU SHARED THE STAGE WITH - CONTACT PERSON/CONTACT EMAIL - ADDITIONAL INFO/COMMENTS Don't worry about sending an EPK right off the start! They are great to have, but not for AMF's initial submission; once a band is on the roster an EPK may be requested for media outlets. Last year AMF had 162 band submissions! 69.4% of the total band line up for AMF 2016 was made of bands that had placed a band submission. 58.3% of AMF 2016's line up were bands that had never played the festival before. http://www.armstrongmetalfest.ca/

Music Video - Montreal Blackened Doom - Eohum - Eurocide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnQcdUcOv2I

On Saturday, September 17th, 2016 at Flames Central, Big Nate Productions and Hubb Music Proudly Present: A Historic Night of Canadian Metal! International touring act ANNIHILATOR will perform a blistering 75 minute set, their first show in Western Canada since 1993. Also appearing will be the recently reformed and original lineup of speed/thrash metal pioneers EXCITER, their first Western Canadian performance since 1985. The show will be opened by thrash veterans RAZOR and SACRIFICE. These bands are all hot off the heels of multiple critically acclaimed festival performances in the US, Europe and South America. Calgary’s GATEKRASHÖR will provide last call entertainment. A real collection of thrash metal pioneers, this bill has never happened anywhere in the world! Friday, September 16th, 2016 at Dickens Pub, Portland-based TOXIC HOLOCAUST will headline their first Calgary appearance since 2011. Support by DISCIPLES OF POWER, THE ORDER OF CHAOS, FORNICATION, BLACK PESTILENCE and CONCRETE FUNERAL. Thursday, September 15th, 2016 at Distortion sees THE EXALTED PILEDRIVER in their first ever Western Canadian performance with support from CRYSTAL MESS, SAVAGE STREETS, PROFITS OF CRIME and ACCOSTAL. Wednesday, September 14th Kick-off Party at The Ship and Anchor lineup TBA. New this year, VIP packages will be offered and include sound check viewings, band meet and greets, and autograph sessions. Check out http://calgarymetalfest.com and http://bignateproductions.com for more info! Tickets and VIP Passes on sale through https://www.myshowpass.com/s/events/all/calgary-metalfest/ and https://calgarymetalfest.com/ and at Sloth Records in Calgary.

Tickets On Sale Now! Edmonton's Doom & Black Metal Festival 'Black Mourning Light' 2016 Line-Up w/ UADA, Panzerfaust, Erimha, Helleborus and more! Tickets: http://crownofviserys.bigcartel.com/product/black-mourning-light-metal-festival-tickets Line Up: https://blackmourninglight.wordpress.com/2016/08/01/black-mourning-light-announces-2016-lineup/

Music Video - Endemise - Anathema https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ3NsOpSixQ Title track off of our upcoming full length album "Anathema". Mixed and Mastered by: Ken Sorceron. Recorded at The Bunker Music Studio. Video by: Dale Sauve. Filmed by: Dale Sauve, Franky Falsetto, & Endemise in Ottawa, ON.

INIRE - New Music Video - Endless - https://www.youtube.com/

Scythia - New Track 'Soldier's Lament' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHd5Hr_TWZQ

Celestial Ruin new track 'Sense of Exile'; EP Out May 20th https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvAkngpgs28

Prairie Fire Events Ltd is proud to announce its full line up for the official Farmageddon Open Air indoor sister festival SHREDMONTON Metal Festival and Conference taking place from Friday, May 6th to Sunday, May 8th.Featuring over 20 bands over the course of 3 days at The Starlite Room and The Brixx Bar and Grill (same building), as well as a multi-room industry based conference located at the Shaw Conference Center. The full line up consists of an ultra heavy hitting bill that includes headliners Dying Fetus, Acacia Strain, Jungle Rot, Black Crown Initiate, Goatwhore, Finnish power metallers Thunderstone along with some of Western Canada’s best including Disciples of Power, Planet Eater, Scythia, Tylor Dory Trio, Every Hour Kills among many more! Plus clinics by Tylor Dory (Tylor Dory Trio), Tim Waterson and panels at the Shaw Conference Center on recording, photography, video production, publicity, media relations, journalism, and concert promotion / talent buying for festivals / venues with music industry professionals from across Canada (full conference schedule and list of industry reps here).TICKETS: http://shredmonton.com/tickets/ SHREDPASS (Limited quantity) – $100.00Access to all FIVE shows, PLUS the conference. Includes a special memento, ability to reserve a festival shirt, and a discount voucher to Farmageddon Open Air 2017.***$100 Early Bird SHREDPASS pricing in effect until the announcement of the Sunday event…approximately Feb 15/16. SHREDPASS Ticket price will increase to $120.00 after Sunday lineup announcement. Any remaining SHREDPASS tickets will again increase to $140.00 starting May 7 2016.***—–Single Event Tickets:Shredmonton Conference @ The Shaw Conference Center (Salon 4) – $30.00 (details below)Seminars, discussions, and Q+A sessions with over 20+ industry professionals.ShrEdmonton Conference and Line Up 2016: http://shredmonton.com/bands/Venue: Brixx and Starlite Room (same building) (10030 102 St. NW.) Friday, May 6, 2016 @ The Brixx Bar and Grill – $20.005:30pm – Guitar Clinic (Tylor Dory)6:30pm – Drum Clinic (Tim Waterson)8pm – Spruce Moose9pm – Armifera10pm – The Dead Cold11pm – Every Hour KillsFriday, May 6, 2016 @ The Starlite Room – $30.008:15pm – Tylor Dory Trio9:15pm – Trollband10:15pm – With Malice11:15pm – Quietus12:15am – Disciples Of PowerSaturday, May 7, 2016 @ The Brixx Bar and Grill – $20.007pm – Juliet Ruin8pm – Mongol9pm – Shocker10pm – Noire11pm – Planet EaterSaturday, May 7, 2016 @ The Starlite Room – $35.007:15pm – WMD8:15pm – Mortillery9:15pm – Sleeping In Traffic10:15pm – Scythia11:15pm – Thunderstone12:30am – Goatwhore—–Sunday, May 8, 2016 @ The Starlite Room – $35.00 **TIMES APPROXIMATE** (Final times TBA)5:00 pm – Exit Strategy6:00 pm – Nylithia7:00 pm – Black Crown Initiate8:00 pm – Jungle Rot9:00 pm – The Acacia Strain10:00 pm – Dying Fetus—–Conference Schedule: http://shredmonton.com/conference/ Saturday, May 7, 2016 @ Shaw Conference Center – Salon 4 (9797 Jasper Ave NW.)Panelists and seminars will cover a wide range of skills, markets, and issues in the music industry and topics/agendas will be geared towards further educating the Canadian heavy metal scene about its inner workings. The main panel will feature an eye opening discussion on how the Alberta metal community can break down barriers, grow relationships, and become an internationally known destination where heavy metal thrives.Ticket Info: $30.00 – http://shredmonton.com/tickets/ —————-M.C. = Cory Bosse (Sonoluminescent Sound)10:30 AM Introductionw/ Tyson Travnik, Robert Kreed (ShrEdmonton Organizers)Tyson Travnik (President) and Robert Kreed (Vice President) of Prairie Fire Events, will be greeting you with a warm welcome to the conference and a summary of what is to be expected during the conference. You will also be introduced to the Master of Ceremonies for the conference, the one and only, Cory Bosse.—————-11:00 AM Recording and Live Productionw/ Tyson Travnik, Glen Fricker (Spectre Sound Recording Studios), James Seabrook (Two Bodies of Water Productions), Nate Reno (Big Nate Productions), Ryan Semchuck (Loud As Hell Fest), Nino Laruenne (Sonic Pump Studios, Thunderstone, Hevisaurus)Want to learn how to save money to record your next album? Still on that hunt for the “perfect” guitar tone? Want to get into recording or doing live sound professionally, but don’t know where to start? Here’s a chance to hear from professionals from around the globe, who will address these questions, and many more!—————-12:00 PM – Photography and Videographyw/ Penny Vanderheyden (Photographer), Dana Zuk (Photographer), Barret Klesko (Fadeback Studios United/All Else Fails/The Order of Chaos)What makes a promo shoot, a GOOD promo shoot? What do you need to look for when shopping around for a photographer or cinematographer? What is the importance of the music video in today’s industry, and what does it REALLY entail? Recognizable Alberta based professionals are here to help you find out.—————-1:00 PM – Publicity/Media/Journalism w/ Jon Asher (Asher Media Relations), Cara Ashbey (Asher Media Relations), Cameron Dalgetty (Metal Nation Radio), Glen Fricker (Spectre Sound Recording Studios), Lacey Paige (Freelancer Writer), Joshua Wood (CJSW 90.9 FM Megawatt Mayhem/Metal Rules)What does it take to get “big and famous”? How do you grow your fan base? Is it really worth it to spend money on good publicity? These are key points (and more), which will be covered in this seminar.—————-2:00 PM – – Promotion/Talent Buying/Festivals/Venues – Promotion/Talent Buying/Festivals/Venuesw/ Tyson Travnik (ShrEdmonton), Ryan Semchuck (Loud As Hell Fest), Jesse Valstar (Armstrong Metal Festival), Nate Reno (Big Nate Productions), Kaje Annihalatrix (Annihalatrix Productions), Justin Shadows (Shadows Productions/Leave The Living), Rod Gillis (Dv8), Craig Martell (Promoter)The “big granddaddy” of seminars that you won’t want to miss. Addressing the current state of the Western Canadian metal scene, and brainstorming what needs to be done as a community to improve it. Anything you’ve ever wanted to know about promoting events, metal festivals, promoters, or venues will be talked about. This segment will prove to be a huge eye opener for many and will prove to inspire!—————-Instrumental ClinicsBrixx Bar and Grill(Included with Conference ticket and Shredpass)5:30 PM – Guitar Clinic with Tylor Dory and GuestsLearn some of the wizardry behind some of Alberta’s most iconic metal guitarists, and how to incorporate it into your own playing. Entertainment and education guaranteed!—————-6:30 PM – Drum Clinic with Tim WatersonAs one of the fastest double bass drum players in the world, watching Tim Waterson play is something that cannot be described, but has to be witnessed to be appreciated. Noting key points from his instructional DVD “Techniques, Motions and Applications for Bass Drum Playing”, Tim will demonstrate how to improve a skill that has proven to be a notable backbone of heavy metal music.

FREE DOWNLOAD - WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA COMPILATION VOL. 4 OVER 90 TRACKS AND 7 HOURS OF CANADIAN METAL! https://wackenmetalbattlecanada.bandcamp.com/album/wacken-metal-battle-canada-compilation-vol-4

MARTRIDEN Free Download ‘Cold And Silence’ Producing blackened death metal with progressive and symphonic highlights that sound straight from the depths of hell. Denver, CO nightmare MARTRIDEN are offering fans a FREE download of the title track from their most recent album ‘Cold And Silence’ unleashed during November 2015 to follow their previous releases 2010’s ‘Encounter The Monolith’ and 2007’s ‘The Unsettling Dark’ (Candlelight Records). The track is one of seven off the full length that deals with each telling a story and theme about the insignificance of human life compared to the vast entirety of the universe. FREE DOWNLOAD – ‘Cold And Silence’ – https://martriden.bandcamp.com/track/cold-and-the-silence

If ya know HELLEBORUS then you'll be familiar with the Black Metal Houseman Brother Duo behind Akhenaten whom are Offering Fans A Free Download 'Ninurta: The Fall Of Anzu' From Debut Album 'Incantations Through the Gates of Irkalla' https://akhenatenmusic.bandcamp.com/track/ninurta-the-fall-of-anzu For fans of Nile, Septicflesh, Melechesh, Al-Namrood, Narjahanam

Striker Offer Free Download 'Too Late', Launch Pre-Order Campaign For New Album 'Stand In The Fire' https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/striker# For Fans of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Enforcer, Skullfist, Steelwing Full Pre-order details can be found at http://www.striker-metal.com Pre-Order Video - https://youtu.be/EzzDLzy_vNA