That all changes on October 3rd when me and the boys roll on down in typical fashion to Montreal for the Frak The Gods Tour. Bound to be one of the shows of the year, and one of the many premium fall tours making the rounds it features Periphery as headliners, with support from The Human Abstract, Textures and The Contortionist. As a bonus, I'll be featuring all of the bands during the week on 365 Days of Metal, dubbing it Frak The Gods Week.
It's tours like these that often make my year, as it features four of my favorite bands all in one night, so how can you really go wrong when you've got this much talent to choose from.
Periphery is coming off another strong year after releasing their Icarus EP featuring a few new tracks and remixes of their song Icarus Lives as created by their fans. They've put out details about their next efforts which includes two new full-length releases scheduled for 2012. Misha Mansoor commented that this would include a concept album, which he had been thinking of working on for years. Both records would be set to release about three to six months apart, as to make sure they're distinguished as separate works, with the concept album being the second release.
The Human Abstract released their long awaited third album Digital Veil back in March and it easily ranks as one of the better albums of the year. The return of A.J. Minette was a much needed catalyst as the band returned to their original sound, while also including new elements, heaviness and a new vocalist. Travis Richter recently left THA at the end of August, which left people questioning what they would do next, and myself questioning what would be the result come tour time. Luckily the band brought in Ryan Devlin of Corelia shortly after, and I'm quite interested in seeing and hearing the results come next Monday.
Textures new album Dualism was released on September 23rd and is their first record since the release of Silhouettes in 2008, and the first record to feature their new vocalist Daniel de Jongh. The record is phenomenal, as has been the rest of their catalog throughout the years, so I'm doubly thrilled to finally get a chance to see them live, and to soak in some of the new vibes.
I reviewed Exoplanet by The Contortionist about a week after I chose my favorite LP's and EP's from 2010, as I was pretty cross with myself for not having listened to the album until afterwards. They're one of my favorite bands who blend progressive with death metal and I have a feeling, despite the range of talent of all four bands, will be my favorite set of the night on October 3rd.
The Frak The Gods Tour hits La Tulipe in Montreal on October 3rd, one of the final dates on the tour, as it wraps up on October 8th.
- J
0 comments:
Post a Comment