WAKE’S “THOUGHT FORM DESCENT” NOMINATED FOR METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR AT 2023 JUNO AWARDS!
This morning at CBC Studios in Toronto, Ontario, the JUNO Awards announced the nominees for the 2023 awards. Presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), the JUNOs have been celebrating Canadian music and Canadian musicians since 1971 and have evolved from an industry awards event to a weeklong festival that travels city to city across the country.
Nominated for the Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year, is WAKE’s most recent release – “Thought Form Descent”, released July 22, 2022 via Metal Blade Records. Calgary, Alberta’s own WAKE has taken the heavy scene by storm since their humble beginnings back in 2009. Never a band interested in repeating themselves, WAKE has evolved with every release. 2020’s Devouring Ruin made this clearer than ever, they hammered the point home with the Confluence EP in the same year, and as the JUNO Awards appear to agree, Thought Form Descent is their most dynamic, diverse and emotional release to date.
Having released numerous EPs and six full-length albums and toured extensively including a recent performance at the sold-out Decibel Magazine Beer & Metal Festival in Denver, CO, there’s nothing but good things on the horizon for these metal powerhouses.
WAKE will be joining Khemmis and Conjurer in a North American tour starting April 21st in Minneapolis, MN, running through the USA and Canada and ending in Portland, OR May 20th. All tour dates listed below.
“I cannot think of a tour that we’ve done with a more diverse, unique, and riff-centric package than this one,” said Wake guitarist Rob LaChance.
LISTEN TO “THOUGHT FORM DESCENT” HERE – MORE FROM WAKE HERE
Also nominated in the Metal/Hard Music Album Of The Year category is VOIVOD’s “Synchro Anarchy”, the Cancer Bats’ “Psychic Jailbreak”, Get The Shot’s “MercilessDestruction”, and Skull Fist’s “Paid In Full”.
This year’s winners will be announced at the JUNO Awards ceremony in Edmonton on March 13th, 2023. The ceremony can be watched from anywhere on via the CBC website – HERE.
TOUR DATES:
Khemmis / Conjurer / Wake — 2023 Tour Dates
4/27/2023 Studio B @ Skyway Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
4/28/2023 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL
4/29/2023 The Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
4/30/2023 The Foundry – Cleveland, OH
5/02/2023 Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON
5/03/2023 Bar Le Ritz – Montreal, QC
5/04/2023 Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA
5/05/2023 The Monarch – Brooklyn, NY
5/06/2023 Underground Arts – Philadelphia, PA
5/07/2023 Union Stage – Washington, DC
5/09/2023 The Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
5/10/2023 Hop Springs – Murfreesboro, TN
5/11/2023 Amplified – Dallas, TX
5/12/2023 White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
5/13/2023 Parish – Austin, TX
5/15/2023 Nile Underground – Phoenix, AZ
5/16/2023 The Lodge Room – Los Angeles, CA
5/17/2023 Cornerstone – Berkeley, CA
5/19/2023 Substation – Seattle, WA
5/20/2023 Mississippi Studios – Portland, OR
WAKE line-up:
Josh Bueckert – Drums
Arjun Gill – Guitars
Rob LaChance – Guitars
Kyle Ball – Vocals
Ryan Kennedy – Bass
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