Wrapping up their USA and Canadian tour last week,power new wave metallersStrikerreturned home just in time to receive their award win at this year'sEdmonton Music Awards for Metal Recording of The Yearfor their track"Too Late"fromtheirlatest album"Stand In The Fire"released this past February.
"Huge thanks to Edmonton Music community, as well as everyone that has helped us out over the years including the AFA, Edmonton Arts Council, FACTOR, and many others! We hope this award can bring some awareness to all the other great bands coming out of Edmonton these days as well."comments guitarist Tim Brown.
Strikerwere nominated alongside the following Edmonton bands listed below for Metal Recording of The Year.
Face First - Killing Me
Monarch Sky - Hell's A Little Closer
Striker ' Too Late
The Order of Chaos - Apocalypse Moon
Vanity Red - Kingdom Come
In additional news,Strikerare nominated for aWestern Canadian Music Awardfor "Metal/Hard Rock Artist of The Year" alongside Ken Mode (MB),Shooting Guns (SK),Third Ion (SK),Van Halst (AB).The awards will be heldin Regina, SK onOctober 13th. For more info, please visit the following linkhere.
