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C's Recap - Eden Hazard to Spokane as Canadians Walk It Off in 11 Innings for 5th Win in a Row

C’s Recap – Eden Hazard to Spokane as Canadians Walk It Off in 11 Innings for 5th Win in a Row

The Spokane Indians were a strike away from bookending victories of their six-game series against the Vancouver Canadians but the C’s rallied for a 7-6 victory in 11 innings at Ron Tonkin Field Sunday afternoon. Hagen Danner looked to wrap things up for the C’s who were clinging to a 5-4 lead in the ninth. Danner retired the first two hitters he faced but singles by Niko Decolati and Brenton…

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Prospect Profiles Toronto Blue Jays

MLB A Look at the Toronto Blue Jays Farm System After back to back to seasons of being eliminated in the ALCS, the Blue Jays lost some of their key players to the club’s success. Despite their recent success for the first time in 23 years at the major league level, they gutted the farm system during their 2015 postseason run, shipping off names like Jeff Hoffman, Miguel Castro, Daniel Norris and…

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GYGAX have released the first single, “The Eyes Have It” from their impending third LP, High Fantasy, which was let loose on the world on 21 June! Out on Creator-Destructor Records

Orders have also been launched for the new album, including 3 variants of colored vinyl, a digital CD, and some exclusive new merch items as well. Get your copy secured now by heading over to our online store!

Just over a year after the release of their acclaimed “2nd Edition” LP, GYGAX returns with their third, and most triumphant album to date, High Fantasy. The band’s fantastic storylines come blazing to life in the nine brand new tracks on the new LP, which surges with powerful riffs, killer harmonization, and unavoidable hooks from beginning to end.

High Fantasy was recorded live in GYGAX’s hometown of Ventura, California, with former guitar player Armand Tambouris at the helm. As with their prior album, the High Fantasy artwork was completed by Fares Maese.

The album is an absolute Natural 20 of a Critical Hit as each and every song has a high powered edge to it. Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma, High Fantasy has it all. From the first song “Light Bender” to the ninth “High Fantasy” this is a 2019 polished nostalgia trip into the fantasy infused power metal of the Seventies/Eighties with fantastic riffs and thundering choruses. If you love your Roleplaying a la Dungeons & Dragons, this is a great band to check out, If you love your metal, this is a great band to check out. If you love both, then you will feel you get an absolute headbanging, dice rolling buzz from GYGAX.

The Album was mixed, mastered and engineered by Armand John Anthony at The Captain’s Quarters in Ventura, Ca. All songs written and recorded by GYGAX

GYGAX is a no-frills, classic rock/heavy metal hybrid, heavily steeped in the imagery of fantasy literature and role playing games, and rooted in the musical stylings of metallic ‘70s rockers Thin Lizzy and Deep Purple, with equal parts metal and boogie-inducing groove. Though their name is attributed to the creator of Dungeons & Dragons, the band has described themselves more simply as “a beacon and an anthem for anyone who’s interests lie in creativity and the powers of imagination.”

Hailing from Ventura, California, GYGAX was born out of the ashes of vocalist/bassist Eric Harris’ previous heavy-metal brainchild, Gypsyhawk, whose Patience & Perseverance 2xLP also saw release through Creator-Destructor in 2009. Bryant Throckmorton, who played second guitar in Gypsyhawk also joins Harris in GYGAX on guitar. When Gypsyhawk decided to disband, Harris and Throckmorton took some time alongside friend and fellow guitarist Armand John Lizzy to begin demoing new material, then solidifying their lineup with Justin Dempsey on drums.

The debut from GYGAX , Critical Hits boasts nine feverishly triumphant burners backed by huge solos and even more massive choral melodies which come alive with a fuzzed-out and hazy attitude but immortalized with crystal clear production values on Critical Hits, an LP that could accidentally get sucked into your ragin’ uncle Bob’s dust-encrusted classic rock platters and your older brother’s equally grimy classic metal/early doom collection and blend right into either. The first public listen to the GYGAX sounds can be heard in an exclusive premiere of the album’s third fist-pumpin’ number, “Draw Breath,” which now thrives exclusively through a premiere at Decibel Magazine.

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NEWS: Full On Dungeons & Dragons Metal Band @GygaxGuild Release Third Album "High Fantasy" @CD_Records @MetalPlanet72 @Bandcamp @livinrockranger @bruty_steve GYGAX have released the first single, "The Eyes Have It" from their impending third LP, …

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C's Recap - Dinger from De Los Santos, Solid Pitching by Van Eyk + Eisert Help Canadians Assert Themselves in 2nd Straight Win over Spokane

C's Recap - Dinger from De Los Santos, Solid Pitching by Van Eyk + Eisert Help #VanCanadians Assert Themselves in 2nd Straight Win over Spokane. #MontysMounties #WeAreBlueJays

The Vancouver Canadians are over the .500 mark for the first time in three years thanks to a 3-2 victory over the Spokane Indians at Ron Tonkin Field Thursday. Spokane scored the game’s first run in the fourth inning when Brenton Doyle took Canadians right-hander C.J. Van Eyk deep to center field on the first pitch of the frame. The Canadians responded in the sixth against Spokane reliever…

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C's Recap - Canadians King Kloff, Schultz + Morris Good as Gold Again to Win 2nd Straight Over Dust Devils

C's Recap - #VanCanadians King Kloff, Schultz + Morris Good as Gold Again to Win 2nd Straight Over Dust Devils. #MontysMounties #WeAreBlueJays

The Vancouver Canadians salvaged a split of their six-game series with the Tri-City Dust Devils thanks to a 7-2 victory at Gesa Stadium Sunday afternoon. Tri-City starter Dustin Daniel was one out away from escaping the first inning when Tanner Morris was thrown out trying to steal second after getting the game’s first hit. Cameron Eden extended the inning with a four-pitch walk and raced home…

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C's Recap - 2021 Vancouver Canadians Roster Features 18 Players Set to Wear the Red + White Again

C's Recap - 2021 Vancouver Canadians Roster Features 18 Players Set to Wear the Red + White Again. Plus a Zoom Call with manager Donnie Murphy, C-Notes & C-Tweets. #VanCanadians #MontysMounties #WeAreBlueJays

The Vancouver Canadians have released their 30-player roster for the 2021 season and it has plenty of familiar names on it. The pitching staff will be led by ‘King Kloff’, Adam Kloffenstein, who returns to the club from 2019 along with fellow right-handers Nick Fraze and Parker Caracci and left-hander Luke Gillingham. Kloffenstein put in a season worthy of 2019 Northwest League Pitcher of the…

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C's Recap - Canadians Overpowered Again by AquaSox in Series Loss

C's Recap - Canadians Overpowered Again by AquaSox in Series Loss. #VanCanadians #MontysMounties #WeAreBlueJays

The Everett AquaSox offence was just too much for the Vancouver Canadians once again as the C’s were overwhelmed 11-5 at Everett Memorial Stadium Saturday. Canadians starter Brian Rapp could not locate the strike zone in the first inning. He walked Zach DeLoach on four pitches to begin the game and though DeLoach was thrown out trying to steal second by Ryan Gold, he issued another walk to…

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C's Recap - Canadians Cannot Get Down to Brash Tacks In Second straight Loss to Everett

C’s Recap – Canadians Cannot Get Down to Brash Tacks In Second straight Loss to Everett

The Vancouver Canadians have dropped a season-high four games in a row as the Everett AquaSox handed them a 2-1 defeat at Everett Memorial Stadium Wednesday. The AquaSox touched up Adam Kloffenstein for a first inning run. Zach DeLoach tripled to left on an 0-2 pitch to begin the game and would score on a one-out Austin Shenton ground ball to second. Everett scored again in the second when…

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C's Recap - Bullpen Meltdown Costs Canadians in Second Straight Loss to Emeralds

The Vancouver Canadians lost another heartbreaker to the Eugene Emeralds as they dropped a 7-5 decision at P.K. Park Wednesday. After being held to just one hit by Emeralds starter Taylor Rashi over the first three innings, the Canadians opened the scoring in the fourth against reliever Nick Avila. Cameron Eden singled to left field with one out, stole second and third and came in to score on a…

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C's Recap - Four Multi-run Innings by AquaSox Down Canadians in Second Straight Loss

C's Recap - Four Multi-run Innings by AquaSox Down Canadians in Second Straight Loss. #VanCanadians #MontysMounties #WeAreBlueJays

The Vancouver Canadians dropped their second straight against the Everett AquaSox as they were crushed 12-4 at Ron Tonkin Field Saturday. Everett racked up three runs against C’s righty Sam Ryan in the first. Patrick Frick got aboard on a one-out walk before getting singled over to second by Austin Shenton. A two-out single to second by Zach DeLoach scored Frick to give the Frogs the…

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C's Recap - Fraze Continues to Amaze + Gold Goes Deep as Canadians Blank AquaSox

C's Recap - Fraze Continues to Amaze as Canadians Blank AquaSox. #VanCanadians #MontysMounties #WeAreBlueJays

The Vancouver Canadians beat the Everett AquaSox for a second straight night with a 3-0 whitewash at Ron Tonkin Field Friday. C’s starter Nick Fraze set the tone early as he needed just five pitches to retire the Frogs in the top of the first and he would have a two-run lead to work with for the top of the second. Luis De Los Santos appeared to hit a leadoff home run for Vancouver in the bottom…

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C's Recap - Horwitz, Schultz Hammer Down Hops for Series Victory + Manoah Gets the Call to the Show

C’s Recap – Horwitz, Schultz Hammer Down Hops for Series Victory + Manoah Gets the Call to the Show

The Vancouver Canadians won their fourth game in six tries against the Hillsboro Hops with a 5-4 victory at Ron Tonkin Field Sunday afternoon. The C’s broke out on top with two runs in the fifth inning. After being retired in order in the first four innings, Spencer Horwitz started the frame with Vancouver’s first hit of the game, a base hit to right field off Drey Jameson that eluded diving…

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C's Recap - Kirwer + Eden's Homers Help Miller Draft Another Canadians Win Over the Hops

C's Recap - Kirwer + Eden's Homers Help Miller Draft Another Canadians Win Over the Hops. #VanCanadians #MontysMounties #WeAreBlueJays

Round two of the “Battle for the Boro” went to the Vancouver Canadians as they defeated the Hillsboro Hops 6-1 at Ron Tonkin Field Thursday night for their seventh win in a row. Tanner Kirwer jumped on the second pitch of the game by swatting one over the left field fence off Hillsboro starter Ryne Nelson to give the C’s a 1-0 lead. https://twitter.com/wcbleague/status/1395210387184754689 The…

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C's Recap - AquaSox Hang Not-So-Sweet Sixteen on Canadians

C's Recap - AquaSox Hang Not-So-Sweet Sixteen on Canadians. #VanCanadians #MontysMounties #WeAreBlueJays

The Everett AquaSox embarrassed the Vancouver Canadians 16-9 at Ron Tonkin Field Tuesday in a sloppy game that seemed to take forever and a lifetime. Sean Wymer got through a scoreless first inning with just a two-out walk but he did not get anybody out in the second. Carter Bins homered on the first pitch he saw to start the frame and Patrick Frick would add a three-run shot to make it 4-0…

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C's Recap - Kloffenstein + Bats Back on Track as Canadians Down Spokane

C's Recap - Kloffenstein + Bats Back on Track as Canadians Down Spokane. #VanCanadians #MontysMounties #WeAreBlueJays

The Vancouver Canadians got their offence rolling again as they knocked off the Spokane Indians 9-4 at Avista Stadium Friday. The C’s struck early in the first off Spokane starter Will Ethridge. Tanner Kirwer watched four pitches sail wide of the strike zone and stole second base. Philip Clarke also walked before Cameron Eden put one over the left field fence for a three-run home run. Ethridge…

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C's Recap - Schultz Mows Down Emeralds + Six Canadians Have Two-hit Games in Series Finale Victory

C's Recap - Schultz Mows Down Emeralds + Six Canadians Have Two-hit Games in Series Finale Victory. #VanCanadians #MontysMounties #WeAreBlueJays

Photo credit – Christopher Oertell (@cjimagesnw) The Vancouver Canadians lost their first series of the season but it ended on a winning note as they downed the Eugene Emeralds 7-3 at Ron Tonkin Field Sunday. The C’s were held down by Aaron Phillips in the first two innings but they broke through in the third. A one-out infield single to third base by Tanner Kirwer got things started and the…