Upcoming: W.O.A. 2014 Metal Battle

Before I get all you metalheads excited to bask and marinate in sweet sweet metal heaven this weekend – know this – the 2014 Wacken Metal Battle will not be happening in Beijing this year. Instead the metal competition which pits metal bands against one another for the grand prize of heading to Germany’s Wacken Festival this summer will be held in cozy riverside city of Zhenjiang (that’s between Nanjing and Shanghai). As much as that sucks for us Beijingers, I’m happy the festival is getting a proper outdoor setting and that audiences from elsewhere in China will be getting the chance to see how far metal has come. Remember last year, Nine Treasures took home the prize and received quite high praise at Wacken later that summer, so I’m curious to see who’ll take home the prize this year – I’m hoping Nuclear Fusion G gets some loving. Winners will be announced on April 26^th so keep your eyes peeled. And if you get a chance throw your vote in here for your metal band. Here’s the 16 contenders:

Before The Daylight

Evocation

Seven Light Years

Ready To Die

Never Before

Nuclear Fusion G

Skeletal Augury

From The Red

Silent Resentment

Eternal Wings

Saving Molly

Heavy Duty

Four Five

Teifra

Crack

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