Heavy Montréal
Annual heavy metal and hard rock festival
Heavy Montréal (stylized as 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. 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". In 2023, the festival revived the "Heavy MTL" moniker once again through its logo.
01History
Since the festival's first edition in 2008, Heavy Montréal, known until 2014 as "Heavy MTL", has seen some of the world's most successful heavy metal acts, such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth, Testament, Kiss, Dethklok, Rob Zombie, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer, Alice Cooper, Motörhead, Godsmack, In Flames, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson, Deftones, System of a Down, Five Finger Death Punch, Children of Bodom and Babymetal.
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.
The festival took a one-year hiatus in 2017, citing the renovations taking place that year in Parc Jean-Drapeau and the increase in other cultural events due to Montreal celebrating its 375th anniversary. In November 2019, event promotions company Evenko announced that Heavy Montreal would not occur in 2020, in part due to "the number of non-festival metal/rock concerts that will be announced over the next few months", said Evenko chief operating officer Jacques Aubé.
02Past editions
2019
The lineup included:
| Stage Heavy | Stage de l'Apocalypse | Stage de la Foret | Stage du Jardin |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fever 333 |
Galactic Empire |
Harm's Way |
Brand of Sacrifice |
| Stage Heavy | Stage de l'Apocalypse | Stage de la Foret | Stage du Jardin |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Knocked Loose |
Mountain Dust |
Dopethrone |
Junkowl |
2018
Heavy Montreal returned in 2018 after a one-year hiatus.
The lineup included:
| Stage Heavy | Stage de l'Apocalypse | Stage de la Foret | Stage du Jardin |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pallbearer |
Born of Osiris |
Veil of Maya |
Jungle Rot |
| Stage Heavy | Stage de l'Apocalypse | Stage de la Foret | Stage du Jardin |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Helix |
Blind Witness |
Nonhuman Era |
- Replaced Avenged Sevenfold
2016
The 2016 edition of Heavy Montréal took place on 6-7 August 2016. For 2016 the festival was held on a new site in Parc Jean-Drapeau, la Plaine des Jeux.
The lineup included:
| Molson Canadian stage | Heavy stage | Blabbermouth.NET stage |
|---|---|---|
|
Pop Evil |
USA Out of Vietnam |
Inquisition |
| Molson Canadian stage | Heavy stage | Blabbermouth.NET stage |
|---|---|---|
|
I Prevail |
We Came as Romans |
Mantar |
2015
The 2015 edition of Heavy Montréal took place over three days from 7 to 9 August 2015.
The lineup included:
| Molson Canadian stage | Heavy stage | Apocalypse stage | Forest stage |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Brothers of the Sonic Cloth |
toyGuitar |
| Molson Canadian stage | Heavy stage | Apocalypse stage | Forest stage |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Slaves on Dope |
The Brains |
Mass Murder Messiah |
| Molson Canadian stage | Heavy stage | Apocalypse stage | Forest stage |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fozzy |
Motionless in White |
|
Exes for Eyes |
2014
The lineup included:
| Molson Canadian stage | Heavy stage | Apocalypse stage | Forest stage |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Monster Truck |
Eagle Tears |
Kublai Khan |
| Molson Canadian stage | Heavy stage | Apocalypse stage | Forest stage |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bat Sabbath |
La Corriveau |
Beheading of a King |
- 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.
| Molson Canadian stage | Jägermeister stage | Galaxy stage | Ring Heavy Mania |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Obey the Brave |
Device |
Death Lullaby |
Wall of Death, Battle Royal |
| Molson Canadian stage | Jägermeister stage | Galaxy stage | Ring Heavy Mania |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Huntress |
Augury |
Of Temples |
Wall of Death, Battle Royal |
2012
| Heavy MTL stage | Jägermeister stage | Apocalypse stage |
|---|---|---|
|
Diemonds |
Job for a Cowboy |
Bookakee |
| Heavy MTL stage | Jägermeister stage | Apocalypse stage |
|---|---|---|
|
Dance Laury Dance |
Blind Witness |
Hollow |
- Replaced Dethklok
- Replaced Lamb of God
- Replaced High on Fire
2011
| Heavy MTL stage | Jägermeister stage | Budweiser stage |
|---|---|---|
|
Slaves on Dope |
Dead and Divine |
Mass Murder Messiah |
| Heavy MTL stage | Jägermeister stage | Budweiser stage |
|---|---|---|
|
Lazarus A.D. |
Endast |
Les Guenilles |
- Replaced The Sword
2010
| Heavy MTL stage | Jägermeister stage |
|---|---|
|
Skeletonwitch |
36 Crazyfists |
| Rockstar Mayhem Festival stage | Jägermeister stage | Silver Star stage |
|---|---|---|
|
Hail the Villain |
Beneath the Massacre |
Deadly Apples |
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
| Black stage | Red stage |
|---|---|
|
Lauren Harris |
Unexpect |
| Black stage | Red stage |
|---|---|
|
Death Boat |
Your Favorite Enemies |
Sources and credits
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