The Final Fist 2009

One of the Armstrong's local bands Odinfist is getting ready to play their final show of the year before settling down and finishing their next album, "We Are Gods".

So they're doing it with a bang to try and support their album.

The Final Fist 2009 will be held at House Odinfist, now here's the twist. It's going to be a fundraiser show to help Odinfist get some money for making their album...and they need gas money I suppose.

So bring your bottles! Odinfist has said that its perfectly acceptable to steal bottles from neighbors and relatives as a means of bringing as many bottles as you can. They will also be playing some songs from the new album that has yet to be shown to the public. Plus there's always the wicked after party!

Be there, November 28th, 8:35 PM @ House Odinfist. Need directions? Go send Odinfist or Valstar a message on facebook, because I have no idea where it is.

Keep it Metal BC! \m/

Do This Quick Survey!

I'm doing a project in Entrepreneurship 12 right now where I'm writing a business plan for a 'Custom Rock Shop'. Shirts and shit will be made like they would at a Bang On (only better), so it would be done by heat transfer.
The graphics and/or lettering will all be done custom though, drawn or painted up by a artist or team of artists employed by me.

Right now I'm doing research for it, and collecting info and demographics, all that fun shit.

So help me get an A by doing this quick survey I've come up with!

Custom Rock Shop Survey

Thanks everyone!

Okanagan Onslaught Tour

Armstrong/Vernon thrashers Maelstrom will be teaming up with Yukon's Sanktuary, Edmonton's The Order of Chaos, and Nihlus.

So far there are 5 show dates, all start at 8PM and tickets are all $5 at the door!

(Click to go to the facebook event page)
Nov 24th @ Voodoo's (67 Nanaimo Ave E, Penticton).
Nov 25th @ the Kelowna Club (554 Leon Avenue, Kelowna) Xul will be there opening the show.
Nov 26th @ The Dirty Jersey (1200 8th St, Kamloops). This is where The Order of Chaos joins the tour.
Nov 27th @ TBA?
Nov 28th @ The Branding Iron (3445 Okanagan St, Armstrong)

You better be there!

If you have any questions about these events, contact Bretton Melanson via facebook.

Metal Mondays and Bloodloss

Monday night at 11PM, 101.7 CHLY is the radio station to be tuned to for sure! Apparently Bloodloss "talks dirty". Who knows?

This station is doing so good shit and interviewing some good people. Lets keep the metal tunes rolling on air!

And hey, if you have a CD you can send it in to them and quite possibly score yourself some airtime, or even better. Why not shoot for an interview on the air?

Keep it metal BC! \m/

Looking to Play a Show?

Just as the title says, are you looking to play a show? A couple shows??
The Calgary band Aquila wants to come rock it out on British Columbian soil. They are looking to book a tour and share the stage with some wicked BC metal bands!

If you're interested send Aquila a shout on their myspace found HERE!

Come on, you know you want to play a killer show with these dudes, so get on it!

It's Halloweekend @ Pizzarico's, Prince George

October 30th (this Friday) is Devil's night down at Pizzarico's! Be there for a local trio, the Hellsmen, Vexen, and Axis Disrupt!
Show starts at 8PM and tickets are $10. Better hurry, apparently there is a limited supply of tickets!

Halloween night is going to be a night to remember at Pizzarico's. Born in Ruin's first Halloween event! Catch them with Endast, Blood Drunk and Montreal's Red October. Goddamn I would love to be there!
Again, show starts at 8PM and tickets are $10.

Limited supply again so get your tickets for these two nights NOW!!

The First of Halloween

In the coming days there's going to be a lot of Halloween type shows, as well as some footage and interviews coming!
So stay tuned to make sure you know whats going down on Halloween!

This first one is for Mendozza, Tribune, Necrotrench and Merciless Onslaught!
Info is on the poster!



More updates coming. Now the question is, will they be here or will the new site go live?
Hmm...

New Site Coming

I was going to have updates every day, and was getting good with updating.
But the last couple days I haven't updated, after a surge of updates.

So here's the explanation to the random surge of updates.
For starters, I was sick and away from school for two, so I simply had the time for once.

Do you remember the post I made last week or whatever asking how I can improve? Well only two hardcore dudes replied to my call, and they actually gave me good tips and ideas. I'm going to sort of combine these ideas with things I already had kicking around in my head.

Which brings me to the second reason, there is a new site on the way that I'm working on, with new goodies that will be implemented.

It's going to (hopefully) rock, so you better stay tuned for when it goes live!

Keep on rocking! \m/

Hand of the Horsewitch Shows

Just like Blood Drunk, Hand of the Horsewitch also has a lot going on with Hunger!

Kelowna Club on the 25th

Deathfest II on November 14th

Nov 20th. TBA in Vancouver w/ Hunger and Haggatha

Nov 21st. TBA in Victoria w/ Hunger and Six Brew Bantha


Nov 23rd @ Hoperiver Lions Hall (47130 Hoperiver rd, Chilliwack) w/ Hunger and Joyce Collingwood. Show starts at 8 PM and tickets are $5

Nov 24th @ Little Big House (128 Columbia Street, Kamloops) w/ Hunger. Show starts at 8PM

Nov 25th @ Pizza Rico's (Pringe George) w/ Hunger and Gyibaww

Blood Drunk Shows

Just a follow up on the Kamloops band, Blood Drunk.
They have some other shows coming up besides what was said in the previous posts.

Oct 24th @ the Dirty Jersey (1200 8th Street, Kamloops) w/ Endast and Fenrirs Thirst. Tickets are 8 bucks, show starts at 9PM.

Kelowna Club on the 25th

Oct 31st @ Pizza Ricos (Prince George) w/ Endast and Adamant. Show starts at 8PM

Deathfest II on November 14th

November 17th @ The Pouge Mahone (Kamloops) w/ NinjaSpy & We The Undersigned. Tickets are $5 and show starts at 8PM

I Can't Believe I Didn't Post This Sooner..

I've known about this event for quite a long time now, but I guess I'm just too bloody lazy. xD

Anyways, just as we have some metal in Kamloops on November 14th, we got some metal going on in Kelowna too!

Catch Severed Serenity (good band), Endast, Hand of the Horsewitch, and Blood Drunk on October 25th @ the Kelowna Club. 554 Leon Ave.

Tickets are 8 bucks, doors open at 6PM, show starts at 7.

Hopefully I can get a ride out there, so I hope to see you all there!

Deathfest II

Are you going to be in the Kamloops area on November 14th? You better be because it will be time for Deathfest II!

8 bands for $16 at the door, or $13 at the Rock N Smoke shop in Vernon. Show starts at 3 PM

It all goes down at the KXA White Tent, 472 Chilcotin

Sinister in Nature, Violent By Design

Disconcert Music has put up a promo for death metalers Muspellheim.
You can buy their debut album, Violent By Design, for $10 Canadian, and it comes with a FREE poster, as well as FREE shipping!

The promo can be found here. Click on the left side for Muspellheim.
From previews, it sounds like it's going to be a solid album. So solid that I for one am taking advantage of this deal.



Want to see Muspellheim live? Catch them in Vancouver on October 27th @ The Venue. 8PM
They'll be playing with Moonspell, Samael, Book of Black Earth, Secrets of the Moon, and Anatolian Wisdom.
Tickets are $30

If only I could go.. =[

Something Is Missing..

Things take time to improve and become more effective, I know this. There is a lot that can be added or changed to make this blog better, and I want to make as many improvements as I can in the early development stages of this blog. Without having to bring out my wallet, of course.

So I need some help, the help of all you fucking awesome BC metalheads, and even those viewers simply passing by.

What do you think this blog needs? How can I make this the best blog, to better support the best music?
Getting better content and more updates will come naturally with time, but what are the missing elements?

Just leave a comment or contact me at bcmetalblog@live.ca


Keep on rocking BC! \m/

Facebook Group Up Now!

Well I've finally gotten around to making a fagbook group for the metal blog.

So please mosey on over and join.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=179059505554


Keep on rocking, more metal updates coming tomorrow! \m/

Armstrong Open Air 2010 Needs Helps!

The bassist of Odinfist has put out a important message concerning Armstrong Open Air 2010.

CALLING ALL PEOPLE AROUND ARMSTRONG! I need a Lead on a few possible places to have armstrong open air 2010... i would like to do it in a field somewhere surrounding armstrong... if anyone knows anywhere, any help is awesome

if anyone knows anyone, please e-mail me right away...

Jesse Valstar

If you don't know what AOA is, then you must have missed out on the event during the summer. It's going to be the biggest, baddest and funnest metal fest going on right here in Armstrong BC! It's first year was last year and it already had a pretty surprising turn out, and it only gets better from here.

There are a list of improvements that will be made for the 2010 fest, things like two stages (constant metal, fuck ya! \m/), and hopefully and softer moshpit (ouch, gravel!).

You can find the group for AOA 2010 on facebook by clicking here!
You can contact Jesse Valstar with info on a AOA location by going to his myspace.

Maelstrom

North Okanagan's Maelstrom is still looking for a new rhythm guitarist.
They want someone that can play and keep a tight rhythm but can pull off into a lead part for the odd guitar harmony.
This would be an awesome position for any of you bandless players looking for a good band to get into!

For you chance to audition you can contact Maelstrom through Myspace or their Facebook page!

And that's the Thankgiving Metal update!
Stay tuned for more BC metal updates tomorrow!

Stratovarius, Archon Legion, Unleash the Archers

Tonight in Victoria @ the Sugar Night Club on Yates Street.

Stratovarius w/ Archon Legion and Unleash the Archers.

Should be an awesome show, don't miss out!
Price is $27 bucks, and it all goes down at 9PM.

Can't get enough of Archon Legion?
Catch them again at Logans Tavern, w/ Evil Survives and SFA!
Price is $10 and starts at 8 PM

Metal In Prince George

If you're in the Prince George area you should probably head down to Pizzarico's on October 4th @ 7PM.

Born In Ruin, Fall In Archaea, Abrogations Crown, Seraphic Nihilist.
It's going to be a good Sunday night in Prince George!

The 4th not soon enough to satisfy your craving for live metal?
Why don't you got rock out to Fall of Archaea before hand then?
Oct. 1st - Pub 340 - Vancouver
Oct. 3rd - The Loft - Kamloops

Then they head off to Alberta after the show on the 4th, so catch them while you can!
More info can be found on their myspace.

Another Quick Odinfirst Update

Jesse Valstar, bassist of Odinfist, has said it on all our myspace (which can be found here).

Odinfist will be playing a couple more shows before they hit the studio to record their second album, 'We Are Gods'.

They are expecting to release it by March 14th, 2010.

Remember, if you're a band in BC and want to be featured, give me a shout at bcmetalblog@live.ca

And be sure to add us on myspace!

Stay tuned for more updates on BC Metal! \m/

Calling All BC Metal Bands

Yes you!
The BCMB's myspace is up and running, so I need you to add it!

There's a long road ahead to success, so help me out and lets get started with networking and weaving out all the awesome metal bands in BC!

You can find our myspace by clicking here!

Keep on rocking BC \m/

Ps - Don't mind that it's boring and plain, the blog and myspace will both get an appearance overhaul fairly soon!

Odinfist Update

To start this blog off, I think it's appropriate to take a look at the band that's becoming the savior of the soon-to-be Okanagan Metal scene.

That band is Odinfist!

There is still no apparent word of when their new EP will be finished and released.

An interview with Jesse Valstar (bassist) will come shortly.

In the mean time, if you're cruising around Kelowna you might as well catch Odinfist live!
October 3rd @ The Kelowna Club - 7PM is when it all goes down.
They will be joined by Bloodloss, Sarcophagus, and Pain Reborn.
Tickets are $10 at the door.

Bound to be an awesome metal show, don't miss out!

Stay tuned for more BC Metal!

Welcome to BC Metal!

British Columbia, home of some amazing marijuana, and some amazing metal bands.

This is the blog to be reading for updates on everything metal in BC.
Fuck ya! \m/