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Based out of Brooklyn, New York, Battle Trance is performing for their first time in Kelowna as the sixteenth instalment of the Skin And Bones Music Series at Kelowna Forum, Jan. 29.

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Band members Jeremy Viner, Matt Nelson, Patrick Breiner and Laplante formed in 2012, after Laplante sought out each musician to collaborate on a project.

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Doors open at 7:30 p.m. To find out more about Battle Trance visit their .

General admission is $20 and $15 for students and Alternator members. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at Milkcrate Records on Ellis Street or at the Alternator located inside the Rotary Centre for the Arts.