The lineup for this year’s Armstrong Metal Fest has just been announced, featuring headliners Fallujah and Warbringer.
The fest will take place July 14 and 15 at Hassen Arena in Armstrong, BC, Also recently announced are Enterprise Earth, The Zenith Passage, Vale of Pnath, and Striker.
The fest’s website describes the history of the event:
“Taking influence from Europe’s music festival circuit, Armstrong MetalFest 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 huge success admired by the Western Canadian Metal scene.
“Previous years of the festival have seen line ups with Cattle Decapitation, Suffocation, Beyond Creation, Dayglo Abortions, Rivers of Nihil, The Zenith Passage, 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.
Festival co-founder Jesse Valstar says about this year’s show:
“I am very proud of the work our team has put into this year of Armstrong MetalFest. Our work is paying off; so far this year, we have broken every record for ticket sales we have ever had. As a community, we built this festival from the ground up. As the festival grows, so does our community. We are all proud of this big, beautiful beast!”