Heavy Montréal
{{Short description|Annual heavy metal and hard rock festival}}
{{Update|date=March 2018}}
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{{Infobox music festival
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| location = Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| years_active = {{hlist|2008|2010–2016|2018–2019|2023}}
| dates = 27 & 28 July (2019 dates)
| website = {{URL|https://heavymontreal.com/}}
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Heavy Montréal (stylized as Heavy MONTRÉAL, formerly known as Heavy MTL) is a two-day, summer heavy metal and hard rock music festival held annually at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It also includes various other events at different venues across the city. The "MTL" in the former name, Heavy MTL, served as both an abbreviation for "Montreal" and "Metal". In 2014, the festival was officially renamed as "Heavy Montréal".[https://web.archive.org/web/20140625055509/http://heavymontreal.com/blog/heavy-mtl-becomes-heavy-montreal/ Heavy MTL Becomes Heavy Montréal] In 2023, the festival revived the "Heavy MTL" moniker once again through its logo.
History
Since the festival's first edition in 2008, Heavy Montréal, known until 2014 as "Heavy MTL", has seen some of the world's most successful heavy metal acts, such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth, Testament, Kiss, Dethklok, Rob Zombie, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer, Alice Cooper, Motörhead, Godsmack, In Flames, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Deftones, System of a Down, Five Finger Death Punch, Children of Bodom and Babymetal.
In 2011, a sister event, Heavy T.O., was created for Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Both events were held during the same weekends, with most bands playing one day in Montreal and the other in Toronto. Despite the Toronto event's popularity, however, promoters ceased operations there after the festival's 2012 incarnation.
For the 2014 festival, Heavy MTL was officially rebranded as "Heavy Montréal". This was done as an "evolution" of the festival, with efforts made to include a wide array of styles in its programming.
The festival took a one-year hiatus in 2017, citing the renovations taking place that year in Parc Jean-Drapeau and the increase in other cultural events due to Montreal celebrating its {{Interlanguage link|375th Anniversary of Montréal|lt=375th anniversary|fr|375e anniversaire de Montréal}}.{{Cite web|last=Slingerland|first=Calum|date=2016-12-07|title=Heavy Montreal Will Not Return in 2017|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/heavy_montreal_announces_2017_hiatus|access-date=2021-03-20|website=Exclaim!|language=en-ca}} In November 2019, event promotions company Evenko announced that Heavy Montreal would not occur in 2020, in part due to "the number of non-festival metal/rock concerts that will be announced over the next few months", said Evenko chief operating officer Jacques Aubé.{{Cite web|last=Olivier|first=Annabelle|date=2019-11-21|title=Heavy Montreal hits pause on 2020 metal music festival|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6200368/heavy-montreal-hits-pause-on-2020-metal-music-festival/|access-date=2021-03-20|website=Global News|language=en-US}}
Past editions
=2019=
The lineup included:{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/02/heavy-montreal-2019-lineup/|title=Heavy Montreal 2019 lineup|date=12 February 2019|work=consequence.net|access-date=29 July 2020}}
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+ Saturday, 27 July 2019 |
Stage Heavy
!Stage de l'Apocalypse !Stage de la Foret !Stage du Jardin |
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| style="width:175px;"| Galactic Empire | style="width:175px;"| | style="width:175px;"| |
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+ Sunday, 28 July 2019 |
Stage Heavy
!Stage de l'Apocalypse !Stage de la Foret !Stage du Jardin |
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=2018=
Heavy Montreal returned in 2018 after a one-year hiatus.
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+ Saturday, 28 July 2018 |
Stage Heavy
!Stage de l'Apocalypse !Stage de la Foret !Stage du Jardin |
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+ Sunday, 29 July 2018 |
Stage Heavy
!Stage de l'Apocalypse !Stage de la Foret !Stage du Jardin |
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| style="width:175px;"| Ultra Vomit | style="width:175px;"| | style="width:175px;"| Nonhuman Era Get the Shot Necrotic Mutation |
- Replaced Avenged Sevenfold{{cite web|url=https://canadianbeats.ca/2018/07/24/avenged-sevenfold-to-cancel-their-performance-at-heavy-montreal-limp-bizkit-to-take-over/|title=Avenged Sevenfold to cancel their performance at HEAVY MONTRÉAL; Limp Bizkit to take over|date=24 July 2018|work=canadianbeats.ca|access-date=11 December 2018}}
=2016=
The 2016 edition of Heavy Montréal took place on 6–7 August 2016.{{cite web|url=http://heavymontreal.com|title=Heavy Montréal: Destination nord-américaine par excellence|work=heavymontreal.com|access-date=31 January 2017}} For 2016 the festival was held on a new site in Parc Jean-Drapeau, la Plaine des Jeux.
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+ Saturday, 6 August 2016 |
Molson Canadian stage
!Heavy stage !Blabbermouth.NET stage |
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| style="width:175px;"| USA Out of Vietnam | style="width:175px;"| Inquisition Skeletonwitch Repulsion Attila |
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+ Sunday, 7 August 2016 |
Molson Canadian stage
!Heavy stage !Blabbermouth.NET stage |
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| style="width:175px;"| | style="width:175px;"| Mantar Beartooth Memphis May Fire B.A.R.F. |
= 2015 =
The 2015 edition of Heavy Montréal took place over three days from 7 to 9 August 2015.
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+ Friday, 7 August 2015 |
Molson Canadian stage
!Heavy stage !Apocalypse stage !Forest stage |
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| style="width:175px;"| | style="width:175px;"| Brothers of the Sonic Cloth | style="width:175px;"| toyGuitar .moneen. |
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+ Saturday, 8 August 2015 |
Molson Canadian stage
!Heavy stage !Apocalypse stage !Forest stage |
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| style="width:175px;"| | style="width:175px;"| The Brains B.A.R.F. | style="width:175px;"| Mass Murder Messiah Dig It Up |
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+ Sunday, 9 August 2015 |
Molson Canadian stage
!Heavy stage !Apocalypse stage !Forest stage |
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| style="width:175px;"| | style="width:175px;"| | style="width:175px;"| Exes for Eyes Sandveiss Dead Tired Wilson |
=2014=
The lineup included:[https://web.archive.org/web/20140524044134/http://heavymontreal.com/lineup/ Lineup]
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+ Saturday, 9 August 2014 |
Molson Canadian stage
!Heavy stage !Apocalypse stage !Forest stage |
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| style="width:175px;"| | style="width:175px;"| Eagle Tears | style="width:175px;"| Biblical Beyond Creation |
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+ Sunday, 10 August 2014 |
Molson Canadian stage
!Heavy stage !Apocalypse stage !Forest stage |
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| style="width:175px;"| | style="width:175px;"| La Corriveau | style="width:175px;"| Beheading of a King Gideon The Motorleague |
- Replaced Dirty Rotten Imbeciles
=2013=
For the 2013 edition, Heavy MTL also featured a live pro wrestling event showcasing men and women of the Montreal independent wrestling scene.
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+ Saturday, 10 August 2013 |
Molson Canadian stage
!Jägermeister stage !Galaxy stage !Ring Heavy Mania |
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| style="width:175px;"| | style="width:175px;"| Death Lullaby | style="width:175px;"| Wall of Death – Battle Royal Buxx vs. Franky 3.0 vs. TDT Green Phantom vs. SeXXXy Eddy |
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+ Sunday, 11 August 2013 |
Molson Canadian stage
!Jägermeister stage !Galaxy stage !Ring Heavy Mania |
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Huntress Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals | style="width:175px;"| | style="width:175px;"| Of Temples Structures Pallbearer | style="width:175px;"| Wall of Death – Battle Royal 6 Way Scramble Kickin n' Stompin+Green Phantom vs. TDT+ Buxx Belmar Player Uno vs. Franky the Mobster |
=2012=
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+ Saturday, 11 August 2012 |
Heavy MTL stage
!Jägermeister stage !Apocalypse stage |
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top; width:235px;"| | style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top; width:235px;"| Bookakee Dark Century Rose Funeral |
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+ Sunday, 12 August 2012 |
Heavy MTL stage
! Jägermeister stage ! Apocalypse stage |
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Dance Laury Dance | style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top; width:235px;"| | style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top; width:235px;"| Hollow B.A.R.F. |
- Replaced Dethklok
- Replaced Lamb of God
- Replaced High on Fire
=2011=
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+ Saturday, 23 July 2011 |
Heavy MTL stage
!Jägermeister stage !Budweiser stage |
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top; width:235px;"| | style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top; width:235px;"| Mass Murder Messiah Necronomicon |
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+ Sunday, 24 July 2011 |
Heavy MTL stage
!Jägermeister stage !Budweiser stage |
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top; width:235px;"| Endast | style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top; width:235px;"| Les Guenilles |
- Replaced The Sword
=2010=
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+ Saturday, 24 July 2010 |
Heavy MTL stage
!Jägermeister stage |
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+ Sunday, 25 July 2010 |
Rockstar Mayhem Festival stage
!Jägermeister stage !Silver Star stage |
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| style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top; width:235px;"| | style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top; width:235px;"| Les Ékorchés |
=2009=
Due to the high number of metal live shows performed in Montreal during the year (Metallica, AC/DC, Kiss, Dream Theater, Marilyn Manson, Motörhead and many more) it was announced that the festival would not take place in 2009 and return in 2010.{{cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/heavy-mtl-2009-cancelled |title=Heavy MTL 2009 Cancelled|date=21 April 2009|work=montrealgazette.com|access-date=31 January 2017}}
=2008=
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+ Saturday, 21 June 2008 |
Black stage
!Red stage |
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+ Sunday, 22 June 2008 |
Black stage
!Red stage |
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Death Boat | style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top; width:356px;"| |
See also
- Osheaga Festival, music festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau
- ÎleSoniq Music Festival, music festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau
- Heavy Montreal, music festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau
- Piknic Électronik, weekly electronic music festival at Parc Jean-Drapeau during summer
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}}
- [http://www.myspace.com/heavymtlfestival Heavy Montréal] on Myspace
- [http://invertedmag.com/august-11-12-heavy-mtl/ 2012 Heavy MTL Line-up and preview]
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Category:Music festivals in Montreal
Category:Heavy metal festivals in Canada