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By: Kathleen De Vere

On January 9th, the fourth
annual Battle of the Bands
rocked out UNBC.
Sponsored by NUGSS and
94X FM, five local bands
competed for the coveted
opening spot at the 8th
Backyard Barbecue next
September. The bands were
judged on factors like origi-
nality, stage presence,
musicianship and overall
presentation, in short, how
much they rocked out the
numerous’ students and
members of the community
that attended.

The first band that played
was the After Dinner

Pinners, whose blend of
radio friendly rock warmed
up the crowd nicely. They
played well and appealed to
the older members of the
crowd by throwing in their

popular radio single.

The second band to take
the stage was Disdain; a
metal band that appealed to
the younger crowd’s aggres-
sive tendencies while pelting
us with Pantera and Slayer
styled riffs, generating a
large mosh pit as a result.

After Disdain came local
favourites Floored, who
were anticipated to win the
event. With the addition of
DJ Weasel on turntables to
their lineup, Floored deliv-
ered a great set with tons of
enthusiasm and _ talent.
Floored’s sound is along the
lines of popular rap-metal
bands like P.O.D, KoRn, and
Limp Bizkit, so they were
accessible yet edgy enough
to satisfy a crowd that
craved metal. Floored fin-
ished their set by doing their
updated and very heavy

Photo: Dana Schwehr

Floored’s guitar player Jeremy Breaks

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cover of Unbelievable, send-
ing the crowd wild, and gener-
ating very briefly, the night's
only crowd-surfer.

Following Floored was a
tough act for Kings Inc. but
they handled it with poise and
delivered a great set of slower
modern rock.

Singer Matt Robinson of Lucas
Blind impressed everyone with
his blues rock sound.

Floored’s bass player

Mike Vanderlanse

The big surprise of the night
was Lucas Blind, a relatively
unknown local band that

delighted everyone with their
short but sweet set. Despite
their young age Lucas Blind
grooved out with some blues
influenced rock that show-
cased their considerable tal-

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Battle of the Bands Rocks UNBC

ent, impressing the judges,
crowd and most of the other
bands in attendance.

The judges had a tough
decision to make, but after a
short deliberation they chose
Floored as the winners, much
to the delight of the crowd in
attendance.

9: Dana Schwehr

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