Mandroid Echostar is a 6 piece progressive metal band from Guelph, Ontario. The band was formed in the summer of 2010 by bassist Adam Richards, guitarist Sam Pattison, and drummer Matt H-K. Over the course of the next year they filled out their line up with the addition of guitarist/keyboardist James Krul, guitarist Stephen Richards and vocalist Michael Ciccia. By the winter of 2011 Mandroid were finished writing their debut EP and were ready to record. They chose a studio close to home, Sundown Studios, owned and operated by Jordan Valeriote (Dead and Divine, Silverstein, Structures) who engineered, mixed and co-produced the EP. The album was then sent for mastering at Masterdisk in NYC by the legendary Roger Lian (Rush, Muse, Deftones, The Mars Volta). With their second release “Citadels” released November 21, 2013 by the same production team of Lian and Valeriote, they are surely a band to look out for. Combining the melody and technicality of progressive rock with the heavy, hard hitting groove of metal, these musicians have forged a fresh sound that todays music scene is hungry for.

Find their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/mandroidechostar

Check out their merchandise here: 
http://absolutemerch.com/collections/mandroid-echostar

Listen to their SoundCloud here: https://soundcloud.com/mandroidechostar

GUNNER

Gunner is a four-piece prairie rock band from the Regina area.
Recently upgrading from a tricycle to a four-wheeler, Gunner is revving up louder than ever before. Slinging folky tunes with punky licks and rockin' beats, they smack down sweet melodies harder than a pile driver on a sunny Tuesday morning.

http://www.soundcloud.com/gunnerband

PORT NOISE

From the middle of the prairies comes a noise. It's loud, distinctive and addictive. It's not just noise... it's Port Noise.

Port Noise is a hard rock band from Regina, Saskatchewan. Having met through various friends and former bandmates, Port Noise consists of Angus Livingstone on bass and vocals, Andrew Strilchuk on guitar and vocals, Andrew Brandt on guitar and vocals, and Chris Johnston on drums/percussion. With all four members influenced by entirely different genres and bands ranging from Green Day and Breaking Benjamin to Atreyu and Disturbed to AC/DC and Guns 'n' Roses to Dream Theater and U2, Port Noise creates a very unique sound in and of itself. Forming in 2008, Port Noise has been a strong part of the local music scene since releasing their debut album in 2011, As Lies Bind, and has regularly played at McNally's Tavern, the Exchange, the Club, the Gaslight Saloon, the Artful Dodger, and the German Club, as well as several shows at the Distrikt before it's closure, as well as traveling out of Regina for shows, playing in Yorkton, Saskatoon, Regina Beach, and Radville. The sky is the limit, and Port Noise does not intend on coming back down.

www.reverbnation.com/portnoise