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Sacred Ally

BALLS DEEP IN METAL!!!

About Me

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One of the newest up and coming bands in Canada's heavy metal roster has burst out of the gates with both guns blazing. Sacred Ally, well known to Alberta and especially Calgary's metal scene for their intense live shows and memorable songs; they have been honing their writing and live skills since their formation in the spring of 2005. With their long awaited debut in the works, Sacred Ally is storming the Canadian metal scene like never before; fast, aggressive, technical and fucking loud!
The History of Sacred Ally started out with jamming sessions between Tyler Gregg and Collin Wo which produced some of the riffs and structures for the songs "Valor in War" and "Final Juggernaut". The original vision was of a technical metal band, with fast riffs, dual solos and influences pulled from the best bands on the planet. The addition of Jason Oliynyk is what solidified the bands formation and added an extremely solid foundation for the band to build off of. Several weeks of jam sessions led to auditions for a singer and a bass player. As local bass players being somewhat of a rarity the addition of Erik Smistad came by pure luck, and his pure talent made him a perfect addition to the bands roster. What the band needed the most at this point was a singer. John Chaisson was called in to fill that void for the time being. A little time afterwards Pamela Porosky also joined the ranks with her keyboard skills.
Thus became the first incarnation of Sacred Ally. A few weeks later, there would be the first lineup change. Vern Thompson would fill the role of vocalist in place of John. It was a natural fit since the band had been abusing his studio and equipment for months exclusively!
Eager to start playing shows, Sacred Ally entered Roli Mack’s “Bandwarz” Sacred Ally’s debut show happened on Halloween 2005. With polished instruments in hand, they were ready to lose their ‘show’ virginity! The out come of that show was overwhelming. With overflowing kudos and votes they would advance. What was an impromptu show led them on a gauntlet to the finals.
Over three rounds of fierce competition. Sacred Ally has finally arrived at the finals. The finals also marked a beginning and an end of a chapter. This would be the first show without original member Pamela Porosky. With the taste of victory so near, Sacred Ally would pull out all stops and give it their all for this final round. After 4 rounds and elimination of 54 bands victory was theirs!
The next incarnation for Sacred Ally happened in the fall of 2006. Following the show with fellow metal heavyweights Caveat, Erik would decide to leave the band. With uncertainty as to who would fill Erik’s impressive bass skills, former Skulldozer frontman Pete Klassen stepped up to the plate.
June 30th, 2007 would be the next very big landmark date in the history of Sacred Ally. Their long awaited Cd "Balls Deep in Metal" was officially released! A 3 song Ep of testicle crushing power. This date also marked the departure of original member Jason Oliynyk.
After a summer long hiatus, the drummerless void has been filled. Heavy metal veteran Tom Ryan has officially filled Jason's impressive drum duties.
Two and a half years in the making, Sacred Ally is a serious contender on the Canadian metal scene. They will conquer then annihilate anything in their way. Just you wait and see!
Final Juggernaut at the Underground 05/06/06
High Seas live at the Underground 07/08/06

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/24/2006
Band Website: sacredally.net
Band Members: [email protected]

Influences: Pantera, Extreme, Black Sabbath, Suicidal Tendencies, Dragonforce, Opeth, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Annihilator, Gamma Ray, Cryptopsy, Death, Helloween, Rage, Sonata Arctica, Megadeth, Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Diamond Head, Blitzkrieg, Mercyful Fate, CoB, Lamb of God, Saxon, Judas Priest, Testament, Rising Force, Hammerfall, Nile, Thin Lizzy, Amon Amarth, Stratovarius, Nevermore, 70s & 80s cheese, video games.
Sounds Like: A metal orgasm
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New drummer!

Oh yes, we now have the mighty Tom Ryan as our new drummer!Expect our songs to be faster, more tech, and just downright meaner. Very excited for our next show, come check it out and bring spare underw...
Posted by Sacred Ally on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:20:00 PST

Line Up Change pt 3

It is with great sadness that we part ways with our drummer Jason Oliynyk. Currently a 4 piece we are looking for a new drummer tofill his mighty shoes. If you are interested or know of anyoneinterest...
Posted by Sacred Ally on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:36:00 PST

Summer break

Hello fellow blog readers, summer is here and we are takinga little break from everything. Yes there is such thing as rest for the wicked.We will return into the foray this fall!
Posted by Sacred Ally on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:01:00 PST

EP Finally Finished!!!

Our 3 song EP is now finally finished!!!Balls Deep in Metal!This cd features the original 3 heavy weight songsFinal JuggernautHigh SeasValour and warIf you would like a copy, they can be purchased at ...
Posted by Sacred Ally on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:13:00 PST

1000 friends!

Excellent, 1000 friends! !Thanks for choosing Sacred Ally to satisfy your metal cravings!!
Posted by Sacred Ally on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 01:18:00 PST

Sacred Ally on Alberta Metal Compilation!

Hell yeah, Sacred Ally  is now part of "The Greatest Underground Show on Earth Pt.2"On this disc there are a busload of other killer Alberta based metal bands. |m|Some of the confirmed bands are:...
Posted by Sacred Ally on Mon, 07 May 2007 02:08:00 PST

5000 Views!!

Wow 5000 views, thats pretty kick ass!Cheers!
Posted by Sacred Ally on Sat, 05 May 2007 08:49:00 PST

Review in Beatroute!

Hey check it out, our last show was reveiwed by Beatroute newspaper.Dynomite! ...
Posted by Sacred Ally on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:03:00 PST

Booyah!! Demo up!

Alright fans, this is the moment you guys have been waiting for. 3 song demo is up!We havent done the mastering yet, but for now we will give you what we got for now.Artwork, mastering and other ...
Posted by Sacred Ally on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:27:00 PST

Into the studio we go

Alright folks here is the news you all have been awaiting for.....(dun dun dun)As of the first week of april, we are finally entering the studio to record our 3 song demo!We have chosen the illustriou...
Posted by Sacred Ally on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:48:00 PST