CANNIBAL CORPSE drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz will be doing a meet and greet with local Montreal fans on Wednesday, May 16th at Boutique Labryinthe (486 Ste-Catherine West) from 2:30 - 3:30 PM.

Mazurkiewicz has been announced as the special guest judge for Round 5 of Heavy MTL's Battle Of The Bands, where the cities heaviest and loudest bands take to the stage for a chance to win one of two prized spots on the Heavy MTL 2012 lineup at Parc Jean-Drapeau from August 11th to 12th.

Round 5 will take place at Les Katacombes (1635 St. Laurent) on Wednesday, May 16th with the following competing bands: BOOKAEE, CROSSTITUITION, FIRST FRAGMENT, THROUGH DEATH.

Heavy MTL will return to Montreal, QC at Parc Jean-Drapeau on August 11th and 12th and organizers have announced the addition of eight new bands to their 2012 lineup including: DEFTONES, DETHKLOK, VOIVOID, SWORD, TRIVIUM, EMMURE, DIEMONDS and DANCE LAURY DANCE.

As of now, weekend passes for Saturday, August 11th and Sunday, August 12th at Parc Jean-Drapeau as well as single day tickets are on sale via HeavyMTL.com, by phone at (514) 790-2525 or 1-877-668-8269 in person at the Bell Centre box office.

Acts scheduled for Heavy MTL include:

Saturday, August 11th - SYSTEM OF A DOWN, DEFTONES, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, KATAKLYSM, THE FACELESS, PERIPHERY, VEIL OF MAYA, JOB FOR A COWBOY, GOATWHORE, FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, ROSE FUNERAL, ORIGIN, EXHUMED, DIEMONDS.

Sunday, August 12th - SLIPKNOT, MARILYN MANSON, LAMB OF GOD, DETHKLOK, GOJIRA, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, VOIVOD, SWORD, OVERKILL, CANCER BATS, EMMURE, HIGH ON FIRE, SWORD, PROTEST THE HERO, DANCE LAURY DANCE, THE AGONIST, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE.

A few more bands will be added to this line up and other events that will take part of the festival will be announced soon.