After performing at one of the worldsa国际传媒檚 biggest metal festivals in 2018 to more than 80,000 people, will unleash their 2017 debut, self-titled album on Kelowna at Muninnsa国际传媒檚 Post this Saturday.
Typically, bands play locally, nationally and then internationally, but Centuries of Decay skipped ahead a step.
sa国际传媒淲e are doing things a little out of order,sa国际传媒� vocalist and guitarist Devin Doucette said.
The Toronto-based band earned a slot at Germanysa国际传媒檚 Wacken Open Air Festival after defeating Canadasa国际传媒檚 top metal bands in the annual countrywide Wacken Metal Battle.
sa国际传媒淔or us, wesa国际传媒檝e only really played smaller clubs and venues,sa国际传媒� Doucette said. sa国际传媒淎 good night is a packed club of about two to three-hundred people. Nothing was really going to prepare us for the Headbanger Stage in Germany.sa国际传媒�
And now that theysa国际传媒檝e crossed that off the bucket list, theysa国际传媒檙e going on their first cross-country tour.
sa国际传媒淭his will be our very first time playing outside of Ontario in general,sa国际传媒� Doucette said. sa国际传媒淲esa国际传媒檙e really excited to play in Kelowna. We hear the scene is pretty great.sa国际传媒�
sa国际传媒淲e feel that Canada has a lot to offer in metal, especially outside of Ontario,sa国际传媒� he added.
The four-piece kicked off their nine-day Odyssey to the West Tour on Canada Day in Sudbury, Ont., and then continue to Vancouver with notable festival stops at Decimate Metal Fest in Calgary and Armstrong Metal Festival.
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sa国际传媒淲estern Canada has lots of great metal festivals,sa国际传媒� Doucette said. sa国际传媒淲e want to experience everything the Canadian metal scene has to offer.sa国际传媒�
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Brothers Devin and Derrick Doucette, along with Rob McAllister and Matt Hems meld heavy, atmospheric melodies with brutal down-tuned riffs and blast beats in their self-titled debut that will satisfy anyone craving a unique, thematic album.
sa国际传媒淚 was told recently that someone found our sound very unique and refreshingsa国际传媒� drummer Derrick Doucette said on the bandsa国际传媒檚 website. sa国际传媒淭hat really meant a lot to me and I would love if that opinion was shared by old and new fans.sa国际传媒�
sa国际传媒淚 find wesa国际传媒檝e taken our influences from various sub-genres of extreme metal and turned them into a tasteful blend of compelling, climactic and devastating intensity on these seven tracks,sa国际传媒� he said.
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Fans of Strapping Young Lad, Enslaved, Isis and Gojira will most likely find a familiar kinship with Centuries of Decay.
As for the Doucettes, McAllister and Hems, theysa国际传媒檝e been listening to Yob on their long drive through Ontario, but Devin Doucette said some different tunes may be necessary once they cross into the mountains.
sa国际传媒淚 cannot wait to see the Rockies,sa国际传媒� he said. sa国际传媒淧erhaps some Enslaved will make it to the playlist for that one.sa国际传媒�
The band will take the stage during Metal Night at Muninnsa国际传媒檚 Post on Saturday alongside Tortured Saint from London, Ont., and local deathcore band Dropdeadfred on July 6. Tickets are $10 at the door and the show is all ages.
sa国际传媒淲e cansa国际传媒檛 wait to finally meet the west coast metal scene,sa国际传媒� the boys in Centuries of Decay wrote.
Caitlin.clow@kelownacapnews.com
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