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Battlesoul

About Me


Battlesoul was founded in the Fall of 2007 by guitarist Mike Grund (ex-Heaven Ablaze) and drummer Nich Ireland (ex-Distrot/ex-Whitechapel). After several rehearsals they began to audition bass players and finally came across Jon Doyle (ex-O' Faolain) who as an added bonus brought vocals and keyboards to the mix. They began to practice to only find they were missing the last piece of the puzzle, a lead guitarist. After unsuccessfully auditioning several guitarists it dawned on them that Nich's older brother Thomas Ireland (ex-Perish/Blind Eye Era) would be a perfect fit. Moments later a call was made and it became official.
Battlesoul has perfected their unique brand of Celtic thrash fused with melodies from various Celtic instruments while playing shows throughout Ontario. A self titled EP of 5 songs was released in Fall of 2008 and quickly sold out. The band is currently writing for their full length entitled "Gaul", a concept album based on the bloody war between the Romans and the Celts...

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Music:

Member Since: 1/13/2008
Band Members: Jon Doyle - Vocals/Bass
Mike Grund - Guitars
Thomas Ireland - Guitars/Samples
Nich Ireland - Drums
Influences: Guiness, Jameson's & At The Gates
Sounds Like: An Irish Car Bomb
Record Label: For Inquiries: DDI Management - [email protected]
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New Management

Battlesoul would like to proudly announce that they are now officially represented by David Perri of D.D.I. Management from Montreal, Quebec and are excited to begin working with both him and the comp...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 13:50:00 GMT

Two New Album Reviews & One Live Review

Valhalla Promotions:http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blo g.view&friendId=235179307&blogId=478571953Metal Archives:http://www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=222447E xclaim!http://exclaim.c...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:56:00 GMT

Interview

Scroll down to read our interview,http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog .view&friendID=110985489&blogID=469998078
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:33:00 GMT

Battlesoul needs your help!

Hey everyone, we have registered for a couple of Euopean festivals this summer that require us to be voted into. So please follow the links below and help us acheive this amazing opportunity. Thank yo...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:17:00 GMT

Huge Thanks To:

Battlesoul would like to thank both Derek Lee of Heaven Ablaze and Bill Elliott of Blind Eye Era for stepping in and learning our tunes in less then a week, allowing us to take a show at the Oper...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:04:00 GMT

New Track Posted

Hailz everyone! After months of writing and rehearsing we are finally putting the finishing touches on our 5 song self titled EP. We will be posting 2 more songs very shortly but for now enjoy our deb...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:32:00 GMT