could be disappointed in seeing these well-traveled hometown rockers lay it on the line for their neighbours.
Song selections appeased most everyone as well, bringing back memories of yesteryear as the first half was heavy with well-known tracks from their early years in Devil in a Midnight Mass and This Suffering. That being said, the new generation, who may have been somewhat late to the party on these now decade-plus running rockers, also seemed more than happy to mosh out to new tracks like Viking Death March from their latest release and even started a large pit off to the side on Saint Veronica - that is until security stepped in to put the kibosh on it. There wasn't much they could do about the steady stream of crowd-surfers floating their way on stage all night though.
Regardless of the songs the talent, pardon the pun, of these four dudes is readily apparent. Aaron's hard-hitting drums keep time for Jon's thick bass lines as Ian, the birthday-boy, D'sa's guitar punches through and Ben lays his slick vocals over it all. Ben is ultimately engaging and the rabid crowd happily shouted along to their signature call and responses throughout, but especially on set closer Devil on my Shoulder.
Not quite satisfied with one strong (and free) set from the boys, an encore was demanded and rewarded with Fallen Leaves, Surprise Surprise, and the anthemic Red Flag closed it all down in style. All the thanks to the band for taking a day from their one week away from touring to put on such a blistering set for their Toronto brethren!
Indian Handcrafts
A duo in the long tradition of duos featuring aggressive drumming and guitar work, Indian Handcraft made a whole bunch of noise while interchanging their singer. They played presumably from their just-released-that-day album, featuring some Rage (RATM) level riffs. It wasn't bad and they certainly benefited from the oversized crowd awaiting Billy Talent who seemed to appreciate this quite well.
Regardless of the songs the talent, pardon the pun, of these four dudes is readily apparent. Aaron's hard-hitting drums keep time for Jon's thick bass lines as Ian, the birthday-boy, D'sa's guitar punches through and Ben lays his slick vocals over it all. Ben is ultimately engaging and the rabid crowd happily shouted along to their signature call and responses throughout, but especially on set closer Devil on my Shoulder.
Not quite satisfied with one strong (and free) set from the boys, an encore was demanded and rewarded with Fallen Leaves, Surprise Surprise, and the anthemic Red Flag closed it all down in style. All the thanks to the band for taking a day from their one week away from touring to put on such a blistering set for their Toronto brethren!
Indian Handcrafts
A duo in the long tradition of duos featuring aggressive drumming and guitar work, Indian Handcraft made a whole bunch of noise while interchanging their singer. They played presumably from their just-released-that-day album, featuring some Rage (RATM) level riffs. It wasn't bad and they certainly benefited from the oversized crowd awaiting Billy Talent who seemed to appreciate this quite well.
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