Wacken Metal Battle Canada has announced that CRIMSON SHADOWS, VESPERIA, HOLLOW, and DISSENSION, along with ADRENECHROME - a wild card selection - will be performing at this year's Wacken Metal Battle Canada Finals on Saturday, June 22nd at The Opera House in Toronto, ON.

Wacken Metal Battle Canada organizer JJ Tartaglia comments: "We've got ourselves a truly impressive lineup of finalists, which depicts what is happening in Canadian metal today. Be prepared for an incredible showcase of talent and superb metal. It shall be a real battle to the very end... with a wicked soundtrack!"

After after hundreds of submissions, 39 independent bands were selected to compete in Toronto and Montreal this spring with the final five now set to battle it out for one to rule them all and perform at this year's Wacken Open Air in Germany from August 1st - 3rd. The winner of this final will join a list of Canadian bands such as VOIVOD, EXCITER, RAZOR, ANNIHILATOR, ANVIL, KATAKLYSM, CRYPTOPSY, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, DESPISED ICON and DANKO JONES, whom have performed at the festival in years past.

All bands were judged by a panel of local music industry representatives.

Event details can be found at this location.

In additional news, Toronto's skrap metal innovators FINAL TRIGGER have been announced as the special guest band to perform at this year's Wacken Metal Battle Canada final. The band recently returned from their US tour with MUSHROOMHEAD and will be releasing their new album, Skrap Metal Vol. II, on Boonsdale Records on July 9th.