Armstrong Metal Fest are proud to reveal the full schedule for this year’s 2016 line up that includes headliners Beyond Creation, Dayglo Abortions, Unleash The Archers, Archspire, Rivers of Nihil, The Zenith Passage and more!

The fest is held in Armstrong, BC on July 15th and 16th at the Hassen Arena showcasing a high caliber of Western Canadian metal along with international touring acts. Follow event details and news at the following facebook event here or www.ArmstongMetalFest.ca.

Schedule:

Friday, July 15th:

11:00am – 11:25am – Apollyon (Kelowna, BC) – http://apollyon-ca.bandcamp.com
11:35am – 12:00pm – Vehement Dissent (Edmonton, AB) – http://soundcloud.com/user-190217290/desolation-sound-1
12:10pm – 12:35pm – Crucible of Scorn (Prince George, BC) – http://www.facebook.com/crucibleofscorn
12:45pm – 1:10pm – Defiling The Nasma (Vancouver, BC) – http://defilingthenasma.bandcamp.com
1:20pm – 1:45pm – The Mountain Man (Vancouver, BC) (Broken Neck Radio People’s Choice Award Winner) – http://mountainmanmetal.bandcamp.com
1:55pm – 2:20pm – Nomad (Enderby, BC) – http://www.facebook.com/nomadmetalband
2:30pm – 2:55pm – Apprentice (Vancouver, BC) – http://apprenticevancouver.bandcamp.com
3:05pm – 3:30pm – Revenger (Vancouver, BC) – http://revengermusic.bandcamp.com
3:40pm – 4:05pm – DropDeadFred (Kelowna, BC) – http://dropdeadfredcanada.bandcamp.com
4:15pm – 4:40pm – Entity (Winnipeg, MB) – http://entitywinnipeg.bandcamp.com
4:50pm – 5:15pm – W.M.D (Calgary, AB) – http://www.wmdofficial.com
5:25pm – 5:50pm – Kataplexis (Calgary, AB) – http://kataplexis.bandcamp.com
6:00pm – 6:30pm – Saints of Death (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.saintsofdeath.com
6:40pm – 7:10pm – DEAD ASYLUM (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/deadasylum
7:20pm – 7:50pm – Tyrants Demise (Winnipeg, MB) – http://tyrantsdemise.bandcamp.com
8:00pm                  – 100 MAN SHOTGUN (at Campground)
8:15pm – 8:50pm – XUL (Vernon, BC) – http://xulmetal.bandcamp.com
9:10pm – 9:55pm – Nylithia (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.nylithia.com
10:15pm – 11:00pm – West of Hell (Vancouver, BC) – https://www.facebook.com/WestofHell
11:20pm – 12:20am – Unleash The Archers (Vancouver, BC) (Whammy Award Metal Winner) – http://www.unleashthearchers.com

Saturday, July 16th:

11:00am – 11:25am – Odinfist (Armstrong, BC) – http://odinfist.bandcamp.com
11:35am – 12:00pm – ArkenFire (Kelowna, BC) – http://www.arkenfire.com
12:10pm – 12:35pm – Leave the Living (Red Deer, AB) – http://www.leavetheliving.bandcamp.com
12:45pm – 1:10pm – Slagduster (Grand Forks, BC) – http://slagduster.com
1:20pm – 1:45pm – BLËED (Edmonton, AB) – http://www.bleedband.com
1:55pm – 2:20pm – Cryptic Enslavement (Nanaimo, BC) – http://crypticenslavement.bandcamp.com
2:30pm – 3:00pm – Trollband (Edmonton, AB/ Vancouver, BC) – http://www.trollband.bandcamp.com
3:10pm – 3:40pm – Eye of Horus (Edmonton, AB) – http://eyeofhorusofficial.bandcamp.com
3:50pm – 4:20pm – Noire (Winnipeg, MB) – http://deathboundrecords.bandcamp.com
4:30pm – 5:00pm – Inverted Serenity (Winnipeg, MB) – http://invertedserenity.bandcamp.com
5:10pm – 5:40pm – Planet Eater (Regina, SK) – http://planeteater-sk.bandcamp.com
5:50pm – 6:25pm – Black Wizard (Vancouver, BC) – http://blackwizard.bandcamp.com
6:25pm – 6:50pm – TRASH WRESTLING (Outside Arena)
6:50pm – 7:30pm – The Zenith Passage (Los Angeles/ Bay Area) – https://www.facebook.com/TheZenithPassage
7:30pm – 7:55pm – TRASH WRESTLING (Outside Arena)
7:55pm – 8:35pm – Rivers of Nihil (Reading, PA) – http://www.metalblade.com/riversofnihil
8:35pm – 9:00pm – TRASH WRESTLING (Outside Arena)
9:00pm – 9:45pm – Dayglo Abortions (Victoria, BC) – http://thedaygloabortions.com
10:10pm – 10:55pm – Archspire (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.season-of-mist.com/bands/archspire
11:15pm – 12:15am – Beyond Creation (Montreal, QC) – https://beyondcreation.bandcamp.com

Armstrong Metal Fest is proud to announce Beyond Creation, Rivers of Nihil, and The Zenith Passage as the final additions to complete this year’s 2016 line up featuring a powerhouse of bands from across Western Canada. Full line up of bands listed below, with schedule of days and times to be announced at a later date.

“This is going to be the best line up Armstrong Metalfest has ever had. We have worked hard this year to make ensure the talent is front to back awesome!” comments Jesse Valstat co-organizer of AMF.

Armstrong Metal Fest will be taking place on July 15th and 16th in Armstrong, BC at the Hassen Arena. This year’s fest plans to showcase a high caliber of Western Canadian and international bands. Follow event details and news at the following facebook event here or http://www.ArmstongMetalFest.ca.

The final line-up:

Archspire (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.season-of-mist.com/bands/archspire
Apollyon (Kelowna, BC) – http://apollyon-ca.bandcamp.com
Apprentice (Vancouver, BC) – http://apprenticevancouver.bandcamp.com
ArkenFire (Kelowna, BC) – http://www.arkenfire.com
Beyond Creation (Montreal, QC) – https://beyondcreation.bandcamp.com
Black Wizard (Vancouver, BC) – http://blackwizard.bandcamp.com
BLËED (Edmonton, AB) – http://www.bleedband.com
Crucible of Scorn (Prince George, BC) – http://www.facebook.com/crucibleofscorn
Cryptic Enslavement (Nanaimo, BC) – http://crypticenslavement.bandcamp.com
Dayglo Abortions (Victoria, BC) – http://thedaygloabortions.com
DEAD ASYLUM (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/deadasylum
Defiling The Nasma (Vancouver, BC) – http://defilingthenasma.bandcamp.com
DropDeadFred (Kelowna, BC) – http://dropdeadfredcanada.bandcamp.com
Entity (Winnipeg, MB) – http://entitywinnipeg.bandcamp.com
Eye of Horus (Edmonton, AB) – http://eyeofhorusofficial.bandcamp.com
Inverted Serenity (Winnipeg, MB) – http://invertedserenity.bandcamp.com
Kataplexis (Calgary, AB) – http://kataplexis.bandcamp.com
Leave the Living (Red Deer, AB) – http://www.leavetheliving.bandcamp.com
Noire (Winnipeg, MB) – http://deathboundrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dark-reverence
Nomad (Enderby, BC) – http://www.facebook.com/nomadmetalband
Nylithia (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.nylithia.com
Odinfist (Armstrong, BC) – http://odinfist.bandcamp.com
Planet Eater (Regina, SK) – http://planeteater-sk.bandcamp.com
Revenger (Vancouver, BC) – http://revengermusic.bandcamp.com
Rivers of Nihil (Reading, PA) – http://www.metalblade.com/riversofnihil
Saints of Death (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.saintsofdeath.com
Slagduster (Grand Forks, BC) – http://slagduster.com
The Mountain Man (Vancouver, BC) (Broken Neck Radio People’s Choice Award Winner) – http://mountainmanmetal.bandcamp.com
The Zenith Passage (Los Angeles/ Bay Area) – https://www.facebook.com/TheZenithPassage
Trollband (Edmonton, AB/ Vancouver, BC) – http://www.trollband.bandcamp.com
Tyrants Demise (Winnipeg, MB) – http://tyrantsdemise.bandcamp.com
Unleash The Archers (Vancouver, BC) (Whammy Award Metal Winner) – http://www.unleashthearchers.com
Vehement Dissent (Edmonton, AB) – http://soundcloud.com/user-190217290/desolation-sound-1
West of Hell (Vancouver, BC) – https://www.facebook.com/WestofHell
W.M.D (Calgary, AB) – http://www.wmdofficial.com
XUL (Vernon, BC) – http://xulmetal.bandcamp.com

EARLY BIRD PRE-SALE SOLD OUT!
Tickets are available for $120 CAN per ticket! Camping is included in the ticket price and for those who can only make certain nights, day passes are available at the festival. Tickets can be purchased at the following link: https://armstrongmetalfest.ca/tickets/

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 will be the eighth year of the festival and is planned to be the largest year for music and attendance yet. This year’s team of organizers known as the West Metal Entertainment Society is the most dedicated to date and are excited to present an incredible line up along with some changes to come for AMF 2016. Previous years of the festival have seen line ups with Cattle Decapitation, Suffocation, 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 http://www.ArmstrongMetalFest.ca

Revealing their first six bands last week, Armstrong Metalfest is proud to reveal its next batch of bands for this year’s line up taking place on July 15th and 16th in Armstrong, BC at the Hassen Arena. This year’s fest plans to showcase a high caliber of Western Canadian and international bands, which will include this year’s Best Metal winner from the Whammy Awards taking place in Vancouver on Feb 12th whom will be invited to perform at the fest. Event details here.

Bands confirmed for AMF are the following:

XUL (Vernon, BC) http://xulmetal.bandcamp.com
Trollband (Edmonton, AB/ Vancouver, BC) -http://www.trollband.bandcamp.com
Apprentice (Vancouver, BC) – https://apprenticevancouver.bandcamp.com
Kataplexis (Calgary, AB) – http://kataplexis.bandcamp.com
DEAD ASYLUM (Vancouver, BC) – http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/deadasylum
Leave the Living (Red Deer, AB) -http://www.leavetheliving.bandcamp.com

Also confirmed last week:

ArkenFire (Kelowna, BC) – http://www.arkenfire.com
Bleed (Edmonton, AB) – http://www.bleedband.com
Black Wizard (Vancouver, BC) – http://blackwizard.bandcamp.com
WMD (Calgary, AB) – http://www.wmdofficial.com
Slagduster (Grand Forks, BC) – http://slagduster.com
Cryptic Enslavement (Nanaimo, BC) – https://crypticenslavement.bandcamp.com

Tickets can be purchased at this location. 

Armstrong Metalfest are proud to reveal its first six bands for this year’s line up taking place on July 15th and 16th in Armstrong, BC at the Hassen Arena. This year’s fest plans to showcase a high caliber of Western Canadian and international bands.

Confirmed for the fest are the following:

ArkenFire (Kelowna, BC) – http://www.arkenfire.com

Bleed (Edmonton, AB) – http://www.bleedband.com 

Black Wizard (Vancouver, BC) – http://blackwizard.bandcamp.com

WMD (Calgary, AB) – http://www.wmdofficial.com 

Slagduster (Grand Forks, BC) – http://slagduster.com

Cryptic Enslavement (Nanaimo, BC) – https://crypticenslavement.bandcamp.com

Early Bird Presale have begun!

Tickets prices as follows: 
– $90 limited early bird Presale, online only (November 1st to January 31st)
– $120 regular presale (February 1st to July 14) 
– $160 at the door.

Promo video:

Armstrong Metal Fest is proud to announce they will be taking band submissions until November 1st for this year’s 8th annual 2016 edition taking place on July 15th and 16th in Armstrong, BC at the Hassen Arena to showcase over thirty Western Canadian and international bands.

Festival co-founder Jesse Valstar comments:

“I make it my mission to actively check out every single band submission and check out their music! No matter how much time it takes. This is a big job because currently we have over 60 band submissions in the opening week! And we look forward to more.”

Previous years of the festival have seen line ups with Cattle Decapitation, Suffocation, 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 .

Band Submissions at this location. (Deadline November 1, 2015)

Promo Video here:

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 will be the eighth year of the festival and is planned to be the largest year for music and attendance yet. This year’s team of organizers known as the West Metal Entertainment Society is the most dedicated to date and are excited to present an incredible line up along with some changes to come for AMF 2016.

For more info, please visit http://www.ArmstrongMetalFest.ca