Presented by Inertia Entertainment.
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Show review written by: Kirsti Heitz
Photography: Navneet Johal Published: May 6, 2014 NILE
Panzerfaust, Fragile Existence, Necrodios The Opera House Toronto, Ontario Thursday April 24, 2014 It was a very exciting night at the Opera House. Fans celebrated not only because they finally remodelled the bathrooms, but for the fact that Nile finally was able to cross the Canadian border!! Huzzah! Fans lined up the bars at the Opera House as soon as the doors opened, gathering a pretty decent crowd for the local openers. Necrodios made the best of the still half asleep crowd and played a decent set, getting a lot of head bobbers.
Fragile Existence tried to amp up the crowd a bit more, calling everyone “heathen mother fuckers” and raising a toast to Nile. Their set was fast and heavy, with an enthusiastic headbanger here and there. Vocalist Dan Glover loves the laughs and would take a generous time between tracks talking up the crowd. Panzerfaust brought the essence of darkness to the stage, with vocalist Goliath donning a grim hood and noose. Their tunes were heavy, dark and atmospheric creating the grimmest of grim vibe. To top off their intense set, Goliath choked himself onstage with the noose (which I thought was completely ornamental) and finished the set by taking off his mask and flogging himself onstage. Definitely a set to remember. |
Finally! After years of waiting, Toronto fans witnessed Nile take the stage! The pit took off within seconds of the first riff and the faithful headbangers windmilled away. Nile did it right. They hit up more than a few Nile anthems at the start of their set, opening up with “Sacrifice unto Sebek” and “Defiling the Gates of Ishtar” and moving along their albums towards their newer material like “Kafir!” Hair flew on stage and off, as the boys from Nile windmilled like the pro’s they are and riled fans up into a drunken frenzy. They closed up their set with the absolute must haves “Unas, Slayer of the Gods” and “Black Seeds of Vengeance.” Simply mind blowing.
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Fragile Existence
Dan Glover: Vocals/Guitars Eric Machacek: Guitars Morten Siersbaek: Drums Matt Hems: Bass www.facebook.com/FragileExistence |
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Panzerfaust
Goliath: Vocals Kaizer : Guitar/Vocals Lord Baphomet: Drums Morbid: Bass www.facebook.com/PANZERFAUST.BM.OFFICIAL |
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Nile
Karl Sanders: Guitars, Vocals, Instrumentals Dallas Toler-Wade: Guitars/Vocals George Kollias: Drums Todd Ellis: Bass/Vocals Label: Nuclear Blast www.nile-catacombs.net/ |
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