BATTLESOUL - New Song Available For Streaming, Live Dates For Ontario And Quebec Announced
March 17, 2010, 14 years ago
Canadian Celtic thrash act BATTLESOUL, who recently supported ORPHANED LAND and SUIDAKRA for two shows, have posted a new song entitled 'Wolf' on MySpace for streaming. Click here to check it out.
In addition, Battlesoul have updated their live schedule with shows in Ontario and Quebec. Their schedule is now as follows:
March
26 - Moon Over Marin - London, Ontario (all ages)April
3 - The Coach & Horses - Windsor, Ontario8 - Music Hall Lounge - London, Ontario (with POWERGLOVE)
August
13 - Grind Your Mind Land - Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Consei, Quebec14 - Grind Your Mind Land - Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Consei, Quebec
Following is an excerpt from a recent story on Battlesoul:
Spawn Of A Dirty Old Town
Introducing Battlesoul. Folk metal from Goderich, Ontario. Really.
Not quite as unfathomable as an Italian folk metal band singing the praises of Finland, but pretty damn close. Montreal-based Blackguard are able to get away with playing the extreme folk card in that they hail from a part of the Canadian continent – yes, it is large enough to be a continent – steeped in a history of exploration, native Indians, prohibition-era Americans in search of alcohol, and the best poutine in the country (and the world, for that matter). Goderich boasts ice hockey, tailgate parties and a town square. All kidding aside, Battlesoul’s self-titled five song EP shows promise of bigger things to come; strong enough to stand out in an overcrowded scene, conjuring up images of an illegitimate Corrs sibling showing up unannounced for a round of Ensiferum-flavoured Celtic thrash. At the very least it’s proof of Battlesoul’s claims of Guinness, Jameson’s and At The Gates being major influences in all things metal.
“We’ve been around since the fall of ’07 and playing shows since February 2008,” says vocalist / bassist Jon Doyle. “I can speak most accurately from my own motivations for doing this. My family has an Irish Catholic background, and even though I don’t practice any of that I grew up around Irish culture and music. A lot of that goes hand-in-hand with the folk acts that are out there now. As I was growing up I fell in love with metal, and it was many years before I was even exposed to the idea of combining the two. It’s something that’s quite common today, especially in Europe, so I know it’s not a groundbreaking idea or anything like that, but it’s something that really appealed to me.”Go to this location for the complete interview.
