Spiritbox Adds Second UK Headline Show, Nominated for Two Juno Awards 


Spiritbox has added an additional second headline concert in London, due to overwhelming demand, after their Download Festival performance. Their debut headline UK performance on Monday 13th June last week, the show promptly sold out in under a minute. The band will now perform at the O2 Academy, Islington, on Tuesday 14th June as well. Age restrictions for both shows are 8+, though under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. There will be no pre-sales for the second night and fans will be restricted to purchasing 2 tickets each only. Tickets go on sale at 10am GMT this Friday 4th March at the link below.

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“Abyss” by Unleash The Archers Wins “Metal Album Of The Year” at The 2021 Juno Awards


 

Canadian Power Metal champs  Unleash The Archers took home the JUNO Awards (the Canadian Grammys) statue for “Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year” for their 2020 album Abyss, released via Napalm Records. They beat out a tremendous field of competition including albums from Annihilator Ballistic, Sadistic (Silver Lining/Warner), KataklysmUnconquered (Nuclear Blast/AEC/Believe), Protest The HeroPalimpsest (Independent), and Vile CreatureGlory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm! (Prosthetic/The Orchard). All the nominees were deserving and congrats to UTA and the entire team at Napalm Records, as well as their publicity teams worldwide! 

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KEN Mode Books North American Tour Dates and Festivals


 

Acclaimed Noise band KEN Mode have booked new tour dates in North American tour this spring. The trek will kick off on May 21 in Regina, SK and will conclude on June 3 in Denver, CO. The band is also performing at several big festivals, JUNOfest, Manitoba Metal Fest, Modified Ghost Festival, and Northwest Terror Fest. KEN Mode is still supporting their 2018 release Loved, out now via Season of Mist. Continue reading


New Trailer For “Once A Upon A Deadpool” Praises Nickelback After Diss


After the first trailer for the PG recut of the holiday-themed version of Deadpool 2 saw Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Fred Savage (The Princess Bride, The Wonder Years) slam Nickelback by comparing the  Fox made Marvel superhero movies to the Beatles, if they were produced by the successful Canadian rock band. Now the tides have turned. In the new trailer ahead of tomorrow’s release of Once Upon A Deadpool, after the slam that Savage served in the first trailer is uttered, he piles on by calling them “overproduced, formulaic ear garbage.” Deadpool defends the band. Proving to be a Nickelback stan, Deadpool defends them discussing all of their record sales and accolades as facts to why they are beyond reproach. Reynolds slyly makes a few references to their Canadian roots he and the band both share. Then after he and Fred reconcile, and they both sing the smash hit “How You Remind Me”, headbanging gleefully. Check out the new trailer below and the rash of accomplishments Mr. Pool shares about the best-selling band ever from Roadrunner Records.Continue reading


Kataklysm Announces More New Album Details


Kataklysm previously announced a new album for 2018, Meditations, due out on April 2018 via Nuclear Blast Records. Now they have named acclaimed Los Angeles based producer Jay Ruston (Anthrax, Stone Sour) to mix and master their new release. This is major news for the underground band to work with such a popular, up and coming producer.Continue reading