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. It is one of the largest heavy metal festivals in the world, with usually around 70,000 people attending each year. 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."
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History
Since the festival's first edition in 2008, HEAVY MONTRÉAL, known until 2014 as "Heavy MTL," has seen some of the world's biggest and most successful heavy metal acts, such as Iron Maiden, Mötley Crüe, Disturbed, Dethklok, Rob Zombie, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Alice Cooper, KISS, Motörhead, Godsmack, In Flames, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Deftones, System of a Down, Five Finger Death Punch and Children Of Bodom, as well as many others.
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.
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Past Editions
2016
The 2016 edition of HEAVY MONTRÉAL took place on August 6-7, 2016. Headliners were Five Finger Death Punch, Nightwish, Volbeat and Disturbed. For 2016 the festival was held on a new site in Parc Jean-Drapeau, la Plaine des Jeux.
2015
The 2015 edition of HEAVY MONTRÉAL took place over three days from August 7 to August 9, 2015.
The lineup included:
2014
The lineup included:
- 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.
2012
- Replaced Dethklok
- Replaced Lamb of God
- Replaced High on Fire
2011
- Replaced The Sword
2010
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.
2008
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