STRIKER Nominated For Western Canadian Music Award; Band To Tour North America With DARK TRANQUILLITY
April 26, 2017, 7 years ago
Edmonton, Alberta-based shredders, Striker, have been nominated for a 2017 Western Canadian Music Award for “Metal / Hard Rock Artist Of The Year”. This is the band's fifth award nomination for this year to add to their previously announced nominations from the Edmonton Music Awards for ‘Album Of The Year”, “Metal Recording Of The Year”, “Group Of The Year” and “People’s Choice” (nominees list here).
Guitarist Tim Brown comments: "Nominated two years in a row! Here's hoping we can make it winning two years in a row! Thanks to everyone for the support and helping us get nominated."
Striker was nominated alongside the following Western Canadian bands:
“Metal/Hard Music Artist Of The Year”
All Else Fails (Alberta)
Black Thunder (Saskatchewan)
Soul Mates (Saskatchewan)
Striker (Alberta)
Untimely Demise (Saskatchewan)
For more info on nominees, head here.
Striker will be hitting the road in September and October for tour dates across North America supporting Swedish melodic death metal innovators Dark Tranquillity along with American thrashers Warbringer.
Tour dates:
September
6 - Margate, FL - O'Malley's
7 - Winter Park, FL - The Haven
8 - Tampa FL - The Orpheum
9 - Jacksonville, FL - 1904 Music Hall
10 - Charlotte, NC - The Underground
11 - Durham, NC - Motorco
12 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
13 - Halethorpe, MD - Fish Head Cantina
14 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
15 - New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
16 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
17 - Montreal, QC - FouFounes
18 - Toronto, ON - MOD Club
19 - Westland, MI - Token Lounge
20 - Joliet, IL - The Forge
21 - Sioux Falls, SD - Icon Lounge
22 - Minneapolis MN - The Cabooze
23 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre
24 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
25 - Calgary, AB - Dickens
26 - Edmonton, AB - The Starlite Room
28 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater
29 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
30 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
October
1 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
2 - West Hollywood, CA - Whiskey a Go Go
3 - San Diego, CA - Brick by Brick
4 - Tempe, AZ - Club Red
5 - El Paso, TX - Tricky Falls
6 - San Antonio, TX - Fitzgerald's
7 - Dallas, TX - Trees
(Photo - Dana Zuk)