LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Bring The Fallen), Amethyst Updates, And Do You Want To Open For KISS?!

Hey guys, back to news today, and there's some exciting stuff to get to! Let's begin with a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT!!!

I can now officially confirm that there will be metal representation at the Battle of the Bands at The Speakeasy on December 1st! Local death/thrash metal band Bring The Fallen will be among the competitors, and will be looking to win their second straight Battle of the Bands, following their victorious performance at the YMCA battle in March! Other already confirmed bands joining them include notable local band The Fury, and punk rockers The Scary Uncles! The other confirmed band so far is a group called "Creedon and the Animal Detectives" (can anyone give me more info on these guys?) The remaining three bands are to be announced. The only other new update is that a representative from The United Way will be among the judging panel! But now that we have a metal band confirmed, I can confirm this as an upcoming metal concert! Not sure if I'll be able to get there, but hopefully you can, so you can show Bring The Fallen the support they deserve! Get full details on the battle at this location! As I hear more, I'll let everyone know!

In other Bring The Fallen news, the band have officially launched their very own Facebook page! Become a fan at this location! Support local metal and become a fan today!

While we're on the subject, here's an idea that has to be exciting: Would you or your band like to open for KISS?! Well, here's your chance! Rock 101, in association with The Canadian Nightclub, are holding a 3 night Battle of the Bands to find an opener for Kiss when they play at The Essar Center on December 15th! So how can you enter? Well, your band must be locally based, not signed to a label, and have enough ORIGINAL material (no covers) to cover a 30 minute set. To sign your band up, head to The Canadian Nightclub on Pim Street with a $25 entry fee to cover the PA system, as well as this information: A bio on your band, your band's performance history with references, a CD of some type with two original songs (NO COVERS), and band contact info (at least one name, address, phone, cell phone and email address.) The first 20 bands that give all of this to The Canadian will be entered into The Battle!

So when is the Battle? Well, 10 bands each will perform at least 2 songs each on one of two nights: Monday, November 30th, and Tuesday, December 1st! Each band will get 10 minutes to wow the crowd! The top bands from the Monday and Tuesday battles will meet in the finals on Wednesday, December 2nd at The Canadian! A winner will be chosen following the Wednesday performances, and Kiss themselves will have final say on who wins. Whoever wins the battle will get to open for Kiss with a 30 minute opening performance, as well as getting 10 tickets to the concert, and a picture with Kiss themselves! Get full details on this very special Battle of the Bands at Rock 101's official website! As I find out more about the performers, I'll update everyone on what metal bands to expect over these three nights! ENTER TODAY! Head to The Canadian A.S.A.P. to get a chance to open for Kiss!!!

And finally for tonight, remember yesterday when I shared a video from an old local hair metal band named Amethyst? Well, I've found out more information about them! It turns out that there's a lot more about them online than I knew, and all I had to do was eliminate Sault Ste. Marie from searches, oddly. As it turns out, their album was called "Innocent As Hell" (album cover on the left), and it featured 11 tracks! (Curiously, "Waste of Time" from the video I shown yesterday wasn't on it.) I can also now confirm the rest of the band members, though they all went under stage names: Rick "Rick Widow" Dellavedova on vocals, Jose "Jose Wales" Temporao on guitar "Mike Haas" on guitar and keyboards, "Chipp Robb" on bass, and Phil "Phily S. Tempo" Temporao on drums!

There's even torrent files floating around of it, but no one's seeding it, sadly. Online sites (almost all foreign) are selling it, ranging from $30 on cassette to $150 on CD, which is insane! I wanna track down the album even still though, they have some great stuff! I have another Amethyst video to share with you guys, thanks again to Glen Thomas for sending this song! I posted this on YouTube to share with the world, hope you like it! Here's "Guilty By Suspicion", from "Innocent As Hell!"



That's all for tonight, I'll see you guys at The Bottoms' Up Lounge tonight for Tym Morrison's show! Review tomorrow!