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Jungle Rot - Loud as Hell Festival 2023

GALLERY: Loud as Hell Festival 2023

Dana Zuk August 12, 2023

Every August long weekend, something rumbles in the badlands of Alberta… That something is the coveted Loud as Hell Festival! This year’s rendition of the fest was easily one of the best years yet. After photographing this event for the last 8 years, I often look forward to spending time in this area of the province, where I get to catch some wicked bands while rekindling friendships with folks I wish I didn’t get to see only once a year.

Check below for a recap of the handful of bands I photographed at the fest this year!


Day 1

Featuring:
Ashes of Yggdrasil | Silent Line | Whorrify | Lost Nebula | Osyron

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Day 2

Featuring:
Untimely Demise | Necronomicon | Narcotic Wasteland

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Day 3

Featuring:
Wormwitch | Pound | The Convalescence | Jungle Rot

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Tags Dana Zuk Photography, Loud As Hell Festival, Loud As Hell, Jungle Rot, The Convalescence, Narcotic Wasteland, Osyron, Pound, Untimely Demise, Necronomicon, Wormwitch, Silent Line, Ashes of Yggdrasil, Lost Nebula, Alberta, Canada, metal festival, Western Canadian Metal Festivals, music festival, festival, heavy metal, Concert Photography, edmonton concert photography
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DISCIPLES OF POWER

DISCIPLES OF POWER

Edmonton Gets Heavy with Slaughterfest 2017 and Says Good-Bye to Disciples of Power - March 25, 2016

Dana Zuk March 29, 2017

Edmonton was served a heaping dose of heaviness over the weekend, as Slaughterfest came under way down at The Forge on Whyte Ave on Saturday night. Metalheads from all over Alberta rallied together to get a little crazy, and to bid farewell to our cities heavy metal forefathers, Disciples of Power.

The line up for the 2017 rendition of one of Western Canada's heaviest one-day festivals consisted of talent residing from all over central Alberta, with the likes of Disciples of Power, Display of Decay, Vile Insignia, Widows Peak and Misery Tomb, lending their brands of shred for the evening to make this one of the heaviest nights of local metal that Edmonton will see this year.

This night in particular being extra special, not because of the community banding together to have a good time, but because Disciples of Power flew their flag one last time before moving forward under a new name. Details of the name change and a brief history on the band can be found in their most recent interview with Vue Weekly HERE.


Do you want to play Edmonton's Slaughterfest next year? Check out their Facebook page or submit your band to: 
slaughterfestedmonton@gmail.com

 

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Tags Dana Zuk Photography, Slaughterfest YEG, Disciples of Power, Display of Decay, Vile Insignia, Widows Peak, Misery Tomb, The Forge, Edmonton, YEG, metal festival
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Brett Reid - TYRANT

Brett Reid - TYRANT

Slaughterfest 2016 as Edmonton's Kick Off to the New Year at the Rendezvous Pub - January 9, 2016

Dana Zuk January 12, 2016

Choosing Slaughterfest as my first show to photograph of the new year was an excellent choice, as Edmonton's heavy metal community flocked to the Rendezvous Pub on January 9th to get a little crazy on a Saturday night. 

After a prolonged hiatus, Slaughterfest 2016 wouldn't have been possible without the planning and preparation of Sean Watson of Display of Decay, Saturday night's headlining band.  Part of Sean's hard work behind Slaughterfest was primarily to bring light to those of lesser known metal bands of the Alberta heavy metal community, and he did just that! With a bill made up of 8 bands spanning the Alberta scene, the likes of: Display of Decay, Path to Extinction of Calgary, Tyrant, The Dead Cold, Demise Without Reason of Red Deer, Immunize, Tales of the Tomb and Decrepitation were pleasantly received by all attending the evening event.

As concert goers filed into the dimly lit venue, the audience size grew with such momentum, which only made the experience of this event that much sweeter. Voices could be heard whooping and hollering as each band took to the stage to show Edmonton what they were all about; each bringing a different dynamic to the event, while displaying the diversity within the metal community of Alberta with ease. 

It was a pleasant sight seeing so many familiar faces, along with plenty of new ones as well, which makes me so proud to have been a small part of not only this event, but of the heavy metal community in Alberta. The passion and love for heavy metal is alive and well within our music scene, and watching people come together to collectively celebrate the revival of a great festival such as Slaughterfest completely warms my heart! Here's to the strength of our community and to more gigs like Saturday night's Slaughterfest!

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TALES OF THE TOMB
TALES OF THE TOMB
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Tags Slaughterfest YEG, Dana Zuk Photography, Display of Decay, Path to Extinction, Tyrant, The Dead Cold, Demise Without Reason, Immunize, Tales of the Tomb, Decrepitation, Edmonton, metal festival
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DEATH TOLL RISING

DEATH TOLL RISING

Breakdowns for BreakFEST 2015

Dana Zuk August 25, 2015

On August 22nd 2015, heavy metal fans of all ages flocked to the St. Albert Community Hall for the first installment of Breakdowns for Break-FEST, put on by the rock stars at Breakdowns for Breakfast, who are working non-stop to put on epic all-ages shows for everyone to enjoy. With Edmonton's delectable death metal heavy-weights, Death Toll Rising as the evening's headliner, volunteers generously catered to about 150 people while serving breakfast to attendees of the festival, making this a truly tasty event! 
Saturday's stage was jam packed with excellence. The likes of: Sleeping in Traffic, Protosequence, Krepitus, Valyria and Great White Shark Fight, were pleasantly received by all in the room, each having a lively crowd, chanting and cheering for more. Not only was this the first festival put on by Breakdowns for Breakfast, it was also a goodbye to Great White Shark Fight. The St. Albert deathcore band has decided to go on hiatus under personal reasons, but being their last show, Great White Shark Fight shredded and boomed through their set, more aggressively than I have ever seen before. As the rhythms of their songs bled through the monitors for one last time, smiles and hugs were exchanged among band members and their nearby fans, making this a sentimental evening for all. Finally, as Death Toll Rising took the stage, the 10-year-strong, five-piece death metal masterpiece sliced and diced their way through their performance with precision and excellence. Playing a hefty amount of songs from their newest album "Infection Legacy", and surprising their audience with a new track, as well as some older songs, and one of my personal favorites, "Demon Rot". 
It warms my heart to be a small part of events like Breakdowns for Break-FEST; Seeing smiling faces in the crowd and on stage all while happiness in general sits thick in the air, is a pleasant reminder of why I photograph concerts. The power of music and how it brings people together is unmatched! Here's to more sweet shows and smiling faces! 

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GREAT WHITE SHARK FIGHT
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Dan Cleary - STRIKER

Dan Cleary - STRIKER

Loud As Hell Festival 2015 - DAY 1 - July 31, 2015

Dana Zuk August 4, 2015

On Friday July 31st, I hit the road to Drumheller, Alberta for the 4th year of Loud As Hell festival. It was my 3rd year shooting LAH, but was unfortunately cut short for me due to having to leave on account of personal reasons. However, I did catch some snaps of the Friday night bands. Headlined by Edmonton's Striker, an arsenal of killer acts hit the stage such as: Death Toll Rising, Stab Twist Pull, Black Pestilence and Maimed Wolf, opening day for Loud as Hell was just that... LOUD AS HELL!
Kicking off opening day was Didsbury's own, Maimed Wolf, who were awarded by festival organizers, Ryan & Geoff, for playing the festival for four consecutive years, and kicking ass on stage even harder than the year before, making them an excellent opener for the festival. Following on to Calgary's noisy black metal-punks, Black Pestilence. Despite slight guitar troubles on stage, these punkers brought the chaos to Drumheller! Playing a crushing set, packed with apocalyptic and unusual imagery and that thrashy-crossover goodness. Third of the night, Stab Twist Pull, was absolutely WILD! Also from Calgary, Stab Twist Pull drew their audience in by blasting hardcore ferociousness through the monitors with no mercy. Second last on the bill was Edmonton's death metal heavy weights, Death Toll Rising. Playing fast and heavy, with relentless shreddery, Death Toll Rising had a full floor of people headbanging and moshing with no remorse. Headlining Friday night was Edmonton's own, Striker. Playing the festival for two years in a row now, they were an excellent choice for Friday's headliner. With energy thick in the air, Striker smashed, bashed and crashed their way through their set, exchanging mile-wide smiles with each other and their crowd, and playing a number of fan favorite songs that had the audience singing along from the bottom of their hearts and the tops of their lungs. 
I always look so forward to hitting this festival every year, as the great people who work so hard to put this event on truly know the meaning of the word 'hospitality'. It breaks my heart to have had to leave early, but hey! Shit happens!  All the more reason to rip it up even harder next year! Until next time, Loud As Hell! 

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BLACK PESTILENCE
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CATTLE DECAPITATION

CATTLE DECAPITATION

Armstrong Metalfest 2015

Dana Zuk July 22, 2015

Heavy metal lovers flocked to Armstrong, British Columbia this past weekend for western Canada's most notorious metal festival, Armstrong Metalfest, as they triumphed over their 7th year of creating a dangerously awesome, fun-filled festival weekend at Armstrong's Hassen Arena. This was my second year shooting AMF, and I had an absolute blast. I'd be lying if I told you that I wasn't waiting for this weekend all year long, and though it's come and gone in the blink of an eye, my time here was just too great to put into words. It was refreshing to get out of Alberta for a weekend, and to marvel at the beauty of British Columbia along the way; I love being in B.C, and this was totally an adventure that my soul needed. The majority of my time spent in Armstrong consisted of shooting 36 incredibly sick bands over the course of 2 days, as well as reconnecting with friends who I only get to see a few times a year, and of course meeting a few new cool kats that made the weekend that much better. 
Friday July 17th - Day #1 was jam packed with all sorts of in-your-face bands, all from across Canada; each dominated the stage, and had the room spinning from start to finish. Kicking off the show with Ziege Schwanze, followed by the talented likes of: Apollyon, Slitsoul, Drop Dead Fred, Seraphic Nihilist, Bushwhacker, Galactic Pegasus, Blackest Sin, Without Mercy, The Hallowed Catharsis, Neck Of The Woods, Display of Decay, Xul, Out Of The Ruins, The Order Of Chaos, Terrifier, and Toronto's Crimson Shadows, with Vancouver's Anciients as our Friday night headliner. 

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SERAPHIC NIHILIST
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BUSHWHACKER
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GALACTIC PEGASUS
GALACTIC PEGASUS
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BLACKEST SIN
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WITHOUT MERCY
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THE HALLOWED CATHARSIS
THE HALLOWED CATHARSIS
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NECK OF THE WOODS
NECK OF THE WOODS
NECK OF THE WOODS
NECK OF THE WOODS
NECK OF THE WOODS
NECK OF THE WOODS
NECK OF THE WOODS
NECK OF THE WOODS
NECK OF THE WOODS
NECK OF THE WOODS
DISPLAY OF DECAY
DISPLAY OF DECAY
DISPLAY OF DECAY
DISPLAY OF DECAY
DISPLAY OF DECAY
DISPLAY OF DECAY
DISPLAY OF DECAY
DISPLAY OF DECAY
DISPLAY OF DECAY
DISPLAY OF DECAY
XUL
XUL
XUL
XUL
LYLIA CHOROSIVE
LYLIA CHOROSIVE
XUL
XUL
XUL
XUL
XUL
XUL
OUT OF THE RUINS
OUT OF THE RUINS
OUT OF THE RUINS
OUT OF THE RUINS
OUT OF THE RUINS
OUT OF THE RUINS
OUT OF THE RUINS
OUT OF THE RUINS
OUT OF THE RUINS
OUT OF THE RUINS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
THE ORDER OF CHAOS
TERRIFIER
TERRIFIER
TERRIFIER
TERRIFIER
TERRIFIER
TERRIFIER
TERRIFIER
TERRIFIER
TERRIFIER
TERRIFIER
TERRIFIER
TERRIFIER
TERRIFIER
TERRIFIER
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
ANCIIENTS
ANCIIENTS
ANCIIENTS
ANCIIENTS
ANCIIENTS
ANCIIENTS
ANCIIENTS
ANCIIENTS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
CRIMSON SHADOWS
ANCIIENTS
ANCIIENTS
ANCIIENTS
ANCIIENTS
ZIEGE SCHWANZE ZEIGE SCHWANZE ZIEGE SCHWANZE APOLLYON APOLLYON APOLLYON APOLLYON SLITSOUL SLITSOUL SLITSOUL SLITSOUL SLITSOUL SLITSOUL DROP DEAD FRED DROP DEAD FRED DROP DEAD FRED DROP DEAD FRED DROP DEAD FRED DROP DEAD FRED SERAPHIC NIHILIST SERAPHIC NIHILIST SERAPHIC NIHILIST SERAPHIC NIHILIST BUSHWHACKER BUSHWHACKER BUSHWHACKER BUSHWHACKER GALACTIC PEGASUS GALACTIC PEGASUS GALACTIC PEGASUS GALACTIC PEGASUS GALACTIC PEGASUS GALACTIC PEGASUS GALACTIC PEGASUS BLACKEST SIN BLACKEST SIN BLACKEST SIN BLACKEST SIN BLACKEST SIN WITHOUT MERCY WITHOUT MERCY WITHOUT MERCY WITHOUT MERCY THE HALLOWED CATHARSIS THE HALLOWED CATHARSIS THE HALLOWED CATHARSIS THE HALLOWED CATHARSIS THE HALLOWED CATHARSIS THE HALLOWED CATHARSIS THE HALLOWED CATHARSIS NECK OF THE WOODS NECK OF THE WOODS NECK OF THE WOODS NECK OF THE WOODS NECK OF THE WOODS DISPLAY OF DECAY DISPLAY OF DECAY DISPLAY OF DECAY DISPLAY OF DECAY DISPLAY OF DECAY XUL XUL LYLIA CHOROSIVE XUL XUL XUL OUT OF THE RUINS OUT OF THE RUINS OUT OF THE RUINS OUT OF THE RUINS OUT OF THE RUINS THE ORDER OF CHAOS THE ORDER OF CHAOS THE ORDER OF CHAOS THE ORDER OF CHAOS THE ORDER OF CHAOS THE ORDER OF CHAOS THE ORDER OF CHAOS TERRIFIER TERRIFIER TERRIFIER TERRIFIER TERRIFIER TERRIFIER TERRIFIER CRIMSON SHADOWS CRIMSON SHADOWS CRIMSON SHADOWS CRIMSON SHADOWS CRIMSON SHADOWS CRIMSON SHADOWS CRIMSON SHADOWS CRIMSON SHADOWS ANCIIENTS ANCIIENTS ANCIIENTS ANCIIENTS CRIMSON SHADOWS ANCIIENTS ANCIIENTS

Saturday July 18th had another bangin' bill of musicians that came to wreak havoc on stage and kick every ass in the room. Starting off headliner day with Nomessiah, followed by: Odinfist, The Press Gang, The Hellsmen, Tribune, Eye of Odin, Caveat, Stab Twist Pull, Skull Vultures, Dead Asylum, Planet Eater, Angel Maker, Wake, Mortillery, Villainizer, with Wacken Battle Canada winners, Vesperia, as our first full stage headliner, accompanied by the thrashing antics of fellow Canadians, Aggression, and finally, San Diego, California's very own, Cattle Decapitation, as the 2015 headliner for Armstrong Metalfest, whom, might I add, absolutely blew the roof off of the Hassen Arena. 

NOMESSIAH
NOMESSIAH
NOMESSIAH
NOMESSIAH
NOMESSIAH
NOMESSIAH
NOMESSIAH
NOMESSIAH
ODINFIST
ODINFIST
ODINFIST
ODINFIST
ODINFIST
ODINFIST
ODINFIST
ODINFIST
ODINFIST
ODINFIST
ODINFIST
ODINFIST
ODINFIST
ODINFIST
THE PRESS GANG
THE PRESS GANG
THE PRESS GANG
THE PRESS GANG
THE PRESS GANG
THE PRESS GANG
THE PRESS GANG
THE PRESS GANG
THE HELLSMEN
THE HELLSMEN
THE HELLSMEN
THE HELLSMEN
THE HELLSMEN
THE HELLSMEN
THE HELLSMEN
THE HELLSMEN
THE HELLSMEN
THE HELLSMEN
TRIBUNE
TRIBUNE
TRIBUNE
TRIBUNE
TRIBUNE
TRIBUNE
TRIBUNE
TRIBUNE
TRIBUNE
TRIBUNE
EYE OF ODIN
EYE OF ODIN
EYE OF ODIN
EYE OF ODIN
EYE OF ODIN
EYE OF ODIN
EYE OF ODIN
EYE OF ODIN
EYE OF ODIN
EYE OF ODIN
CAVEAT
CAVEAT
CAVEAT
CAVEAT
CAVEAT
CAVEAT
CAVEAT
CAVEAT
STAB TWIST PULL
STAB TWIST PULL
STAB TWIST PULL
STAB TWIST PULL
STAB TWIST PULL
STAB TWIST PULL
STAB TWIST PULL
STAB TWIST PULL
STAB TWIST PULL
STAB TWIST PULL
SKULL VULTURES
SKULL VULTURES
SKULL VULTURES
SKULL VULTURES
SKULL VULTURES
SKULL VULTURES
SKULL VULTURES
SKULL VULTURES
DEAD ASYLUM
DEAD ASYLUM
DEAD ASYLUM
DEAD ASYLUM
DEAD ASYLUM
DEAD ASYLUM
PLANET EATER
PLANET EATER
PLANET EATER
PLANET EATER
PLANET EATER
PLANET EATER
PLANET EATER
PLANET EATER
PLANET EATER
PLANET EATER
ANGEL MAKER
ANGEL MAKER
ANGEL MAKER
ANGEL MAKER
ANGEL MAKER
ANGEL MAKER
ANGEL MAKER
ANGEL MAKER
ANGEL MAKER
ANGEL MAKER
WAKE
WAKE
WAKE
WAKE
WAKE
WAKE
WAKE
WAKE
WAKE
WAKE
MORTILLERY
MORTILLERY
MORTILLERY
MORTILLERY
MORTILLERY
MORTILLERY
MORTILLERY
MORTILLERY
MORTILLERY
MORTILLERY
MORTILLERY
MORTILLERY
VILLAINIZER
VILLAINIZER
VILLAINIZER
VILLAINIZER
VILLAINIZER
VILLAINIZER
VILLAINIZER
VILLAINIZER
VILLAINIZER
VILLAINIZER
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
VESPERIA
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
AGGRESSION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
CATTLE DECAPITATION
NOMESSIAH NOMESSIAH NOMESSIAH NOMESSIAH ODINFIST ODINFIST ODINFIST ODINFIST ODINFIST ODINFIST ODINFIST THE PRESS GANG THE PRESS GANG THE PRESS GANG THE PRESS GANG THE HELLSMEN THE HELLSMEN THE HELLSMEN THE HELLSMEN THE HELLSMEN TRIBUNE TRIBUNE TRIBUNE TRIBUNE TRIBUNE EYE OF ODIN EYE OF ODIN EYE OF ODIN EYE OF ODIN EYE OF ODIN CAVEAT CAVEAT CAVEAT CAVEAT STAB TWIST PULL STAB TWIST PULL STAB TWIST PULL STAB TWIST PULL STAB TWIST PULL SKULL VULTURES SKULL VULTURES SKULL VULTURES SKULL VULTURES DEAD ASYLUM DEAD ASYLUM DEAD ASYLUM PLANET EATER PLANET EATER PLANET EATER PLANET EATER PLANET EATER ANGEL MAKER ANGEL MAKER ANGEL MAKER ANGEL MAKER ANGEL MAKER WAKE WAKE WAKE WAKE WAKE MORTILLERY MORTILLERY MORTILLERY MORTILLERY MORTILLERY MORTILLERY VILLAINIZER VILLAINIZER VILLAINIZER VILLAINIZER VILLAINIZER VESPERIA VESPERIA VESPERIA VESPERIA VESPERIA VESPERIA VESPERIA VESPERIA VESPERIA VESPERIA AGGRESSION AGGRESSION AGGRESSION AGGRESSION AGGRESSION AGGRESSION AGGRESSION AGGRESSION AGGRESSION AGGRESSION CATTLE DECAPITATION CATTLE DECAPITATION CATTLE DECAPITATION CATTLE DECAPITATION CATTLE DECAPITATION CATTLE DECAPITATION CATTLE DECAPITATION CATTLE DECAPITATION CATTLE DECAPITATION CATTLE DECAPITATION CATTLE DECAPITATION

The audience on Saturday night was especially wild; Stage diving and moshing more aggressively than the night before, creating an energetic vibe that you could feel the moment you step foot into the venue. The general atmosphere of AMF is something beyond words. It's like one big family reunion with people you've never met, and people you already know, who all share the same passion towards aggressive music, and are all there for the same reason. I'm so honored to be a part of this killer event, and I'm so looking forward to coming back next year! Stay sweet, Armstrong!

Tags Dana Zuk Photography, Armstrong Metalfest, Cattle Decapitation, British Columbia, festival, music, metal, metal festival
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