Maple Metal Records presents Toronto XMAS METAL MASSACRE PARTY 2

Maple Metal Records presents Toronto XMAS METAL MASSACRE PARTY 2 - Metal Master Kingdom show review

12/21/2016

First on stage was the Melodic Goth Metal band Mortalfall, with the talented singer Anastasia Utoplova. Their sound is very much their own combining a mixture of melodic keyboards, clean vocals and guttural back ups. With songs involving dark and deep themes, they got the night started by rocking the first set. A little taste of holiday cheer was even added as keyboardist Martin Drozd stylishly wore a festive Santa hat.

Third up was a Celtic Thrash band out of London Ontario, Battlesoul. These guys really took the night away with their music, stage performance and humour. All members aside from vocalist Jon Doyle wore nothing but kilts and seemed all too happy to play. Their set was full of smiles, jokes, with their long swinging in the air. They finished off with both guitarists and bassist doing a little synchronized number; feet stomping and guitars being raised into their air vertically.

Writer and photographer: Rob Botten

@ The Hard Luck Bar
Toronto, ON Canada
December 17, 2016

A night of cold winter weather with snow covered ground and freezing rain was not enough to stop a small group of hardcore metal fans from attending the “Toronto Xmas Metal Massacre Party” at the Hard Luck Bar. Although numbers were low and one band was unable to make it out, the show maintained an amazing atmosphere of energy. The four bands played their hearts out each putting on their own great performance, and some even added a little humour here and there. Maple Metal Records’ presented and absolutely stellar small venue show that was enjoyed by all till the last few remaining audience members at the end.

Next on stage was Odium; semi finalists in the “Ontario Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2016.” They came out strong and carrying their stage presence all the way to their last song. Andrew Fullerton utilized a great mixture of guttural and occasional clean vocals setting the mood for each song that could make you rock out and headbang song to song.

Death Perception from Hamilton Ontario finished the night strong with their fusion of death and thrash metal. Ryan Martin maintained some impressive vocal work, but the highlight of the set was Josh Billard on bass and vocals. His energy was bar none the best all night as he continued to rock out on his extended-range 6-string bass. These guys did such a great job they were cheered on the play a song for an encore.

Poor weather and a small crowd aside, this was a show to remember. Passion for music was seen throughout the night from the intricate range of bands. Maple Metal Records proved that Ontario has a powerhouse of bands to be discovered and that smaller venue shows have quite a lot to offer.

Mortafall
Anastasia Utoplova
Martin Drozd
Stanislav Velikolepnyi
Yaroslav Sokruto
Alexander Volpati

Odium
Joe Mullen,
Jake Fortney,
Andrew Fullerton,
Bo Louther,
Marc Dobson

Battlesoul
Jon Doyle
Thomas Ireland
Andrew Murray
Bill Elliot
Nich Ireland

Death Perception
David Bowman
Ryan Martin
Josh Billard
Nathan Fraser

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