ANCIIENTS are a
Canadian
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heavy metal band from
Vancouver, British Columbia
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.
["Best of bands 2013: Anciients"]
''The Georgia Straight
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'', September 18, 2013. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Kenny Cook, guitarists Brock MacInnes and Chris Dyck, bassist Aaron "Boon" Gustafson and drummer Mike Hannay.
The band was formed in 2011 following the demise of Spread Eagle (not the New York hard rock band of the same name), a band which included Cook, Gustafson and Dyck.
["Interview: Anciients discuss signing with Season of Mist, playing with Lamb of God"]
''Metal Insider'', November 15, 2013.
The band released their debut album, ''Heart of Oak'', in 2013 on
Season of Mist
Season of Mist is an independent record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pag ...
. The album was named a long-listed nominee for the
.
In spring 2013, the band toured part of the United States as an opening act for
Lamb of God
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.
[ In fall 2013, the band were slated to tour both Canada and the United States as an opening act for selected dates on ]Sepultura
Sepultura (, "grave")Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 17. is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte. Formed in 1984 by brothers Max and Igor Cavalera,Barcinski & Gomes 1999, page 16. the band was a major force in the groove metal, thras ...
's "Tsunami of Metal" tour, although the tour was cancelled due to Sepultura's difficulties in obtaining travel visa
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s to enter the United States.
In 2014, Brock MacInnes left Anciients to join the band Dead Quiet. Dyck left the band in January 2017, but the band had recorded their second album ''Voice of the Void'', which was released in October of 2017. The album won the Juno Award
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for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018
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.
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''Heart of Oak'' (2013)
* ''Voice of the Void'' (2016)
;EPs
* ''Snakebeard'' (2011)
References
External links
ANCIIENTS
on CBC Music
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Canadian heavy metal musical groups
Musical groups from Vancouver
Musical quartets
Musical groups established in 2011
2011 establishments in British Columbia
Season of Mist artists
Juno Award for Heavy Metal Album of the Year winners