Toronto is turning things up to 11 for two straight weekends, as the Wacken Metal Battle semifinals rage on at Hard Luck Bar and the Rivoli. Each night, five bands will play in hopes of making it to the final round, and ultimately, the Wacken Open Air Metal Festival in Germany. Warm up those neck and hand muscles, as there’s plenty of headbanging and horn-throwing to be done with Santuarium, Shotgun Cure, Psycho Mad Sally, the Parallax, and My Hollow taking the stage on April 26, followed by the Blackcloud Syndicate, Burning the Day, Endemise, Our Covenant, and Shattered Remains on May 3.

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