The Metal Battle celebrates its 11th anniversary in 2015. Three bands from Lebanon will compete, and the winner will go to Egypt to battle with the winner from the UAE battle for the Metal Battle Middle East title and then represent the Middle East in WOA Metal Battle on the Headbanger’s Stage in the holy land of Metal: Wacken – Germany.
Lebanese Bands Participating:
– April
Founded in 2010, April is a Progressive Psychedelic Rock band that emerged into the scene and managed to gather loyal fans from all over the country. In 2013, the band released a cover of Porcupine Tree’s “Open Car”, preparing the way for the release of their debut EP “Archives of the Mind” in February 2015.
– Turbulence
Turbulence, a Progressive Rock & Metal band, was founded in 2013 when Alain Ibrahim from Monarchy & Mood Yassin from Amadeus Awad got together on a musical journey. The band quickly built a loyal fan base by performing 3 Dream Theater tribute nights and releasing one demo, “Richardson’s Nightmare”, from their debut album which is in the process of being recorded.
– Blaakyum
Founded in 1995, Blaakyum is the oldest still active Lebanese Metal band. They have been around quite enough to build a fan base that gathers the old and new generations of Metal Heads. They released their debut album, “Lord Of The Night”, in 2012. Their last major performance was opening for Epica at Byblos International Festival.
Cost
20,000 LL