For Immediate Release:
Updated!
Noctis III: Tritagonist - Scarab Metal Productions announces third annual fall Metal Fest and new Metal Music Conference for Calgary, Friday and Saturday, October 2nd and 3rd, 2009.
Calgary, Alta. Canada (July 30, 2009)
Scarab Metal Productions is proud to announce
NOCTIS III: TRITAGONIST; a metal festival taking place over two days at the University of Calgary’s Den and MacEwan Hall; and the Distillery Nightclub in downtown Calgary. Headlining the Main Stage on Saturday, October 3rd, will be progressive metal veterans
CYNIC (USA)whose comeback album “Traced in Air” earned critical acclaim after a 12-year absence in the metal scene. The show will also feature war metalers
DESTROYER 666 (AUS-NLD) in their first ever-Canadian appearance, fresh off the July release of their new album “Defiant”; and black thrashers
AURA NOIR (NOR) who played the Maryland Deathfest this year. Headlining the show on “Club Night” at the Distillery on Friday Oct. 2, 2009 will be Chicago’s
NOVEMBERS DOOM, with support from the underground folk/heavy metal favourites
SLOUGH FEG (USA), and death/thrashers
ARES KINGDOM (USA).
Opening the shows will be Alberta bands:
EXIT STRATEGY,
BEGRIME EXEMIOUS, DEATH TOLL RISING, SACRED ALLY, KILYAKAI, NORRATH, AKAKOR, and the new, two-woman sludge band,
TOSCA. An all ages bandshowcase featuring
A BLOODSHED NIGHTMARE, HROM, and
FORNICATION will open the second stage.
The Festival also now includes a
METAL MUSIC CONFERENCE to be held on Friday October 2nd at the Ramada Hotel, downtown Calgary. A partial list of speakers includes guest appearances from
Martin Popoff (Toronto) famed metal author/ music reviewer and the former Editor of the now retired
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine;
Paul Masvidal and
Sean Reinert of
Cynic,
Michael Berberian, (France) CEO of
Season of Mist Records,
Miranda Born (Holland) a freelance metal music photographer for
metalshots.com,
Metalhammer, and
Terrorizer;
Dan Rozenblum (Florida)
Thunderdome Touring;
David Gold (Ontario) from
Woods of Ypres, and . Topics for the conference will include items of interest to metal bands and fans and will feature live interviews; discussions on what it takes to get signed to a label; how to get endorsements and distribution deals; the latest in DIY recording; how to promote your band; improving your live metal photography; etc.
For more information on the metal music conference, bands, venue and tickets please visit: Website:
www.noctisvalkyries.com
For even more information please contact:
Terese Fleming:
terese.fleming@scarabproductions.ca +1.403.240.7850 or +1 403.862.8773
Matt Petti: matt@scarabproductions.ca +1.403.240.7850 --
matt@scarabproductions.ca
403.240.7850
Another terrific Calgary metal event put on by Terese! I know that there are a ton of metal fans in this city but only a very small percentage support the AMAZING local scene and events like this, which are created by local promoters.
C'mon out, support and enjoy! \m/