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Korpiklaani To Headline Calgary's Noctis II - The Age Of Darkness Metal Fest |
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Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
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 Scarab Metal Productions has announced Noctis II – The Age of
Darkness Metal Fest, a Folk-Black-Pagan Metal Fest at University of
Calgary’s MacEwan Hall Ballroom on Saturday, October 4th, 2008.
Headlining the show will be Finland’s premier folk metal act,
KORPIKLAANI, who will make their first appearance on North American
soil. Their use of genuine folk instruments, such as the juhikko,
accordion and violin, along with a combination of rough and yoik vocals
and “a fierce twist of metal” have earned them a spot as one of the
most original acts in metal today. Fuelled by high energy and a love of
beer, Korpiklaani is one of the most popular acts at metal festivals
across Europe.
Also featured will be underground Canadian black/doom/folk
metalers WOODS OF YPRES in a rare Canadian appearance. Their most
recent album Woods III: Deepest Roots and Darkest Blues was released to
critical acclaim and was the best selling album for 4 weeks in a row at
The End Records. The German funeral doom metal band AHAB will also
appear in their first North American appearance. Their 2006 debut CD
Call Of The Wretched Sea retells the story of Melville’s Moby Dick and
captured intense underground interest.
Rounding out bill will be support from folk/heavy metal act VERBAL
DECEPTION, and pagan black metal band DARK FOREST, both well known
Calgary metal acts; and BEGRIME EXEMIOUS, black/death metalers from
Edmonton, who return to the scene after a short hiatus and a line-up
change. The metal fest will also introduce URHEIMAT, an experimental
black metal act from Calgary featuring members of Dark Forest,
Nebucadnezzer and I Die Screaming.
Doors to the MacEwan Hall Ballroom will open at 5:30 PM with band performances beginning at 6 PM until midnight.
Tickets can be purchased in advance for $15 in advance at local ticket outlets and online at www.noctisvalkyries.com and at the door for $20. This is an all ages event.
For more information on the bands, venue and tickets visit www.noctisvalkyries.com and www.scarabproductions.ca.
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