Last night was one for the books with the fall Revocation/Voivod tour plowing its way through Toronto with the 3rd show of the tour and the 3rd of its Canadian leg. This show instantly caught my eye a few months back with a stacked line up and a few of the bands on my absolutely must see list. I have seen Revocation a few times but playing "The Outer Ones" in its entirety with Conjurer, Psycroptic, Voivod, and Skeletal Remains at their back? This tour showcases five of my favourite releases of 2018 all in one place with The Outer Ones, Mire, The Wake, As The Kingdom Drowns, and Devouring Mortality all on my 2018 AOTY list! This tour is a no brainier if its coming through your area.I basically crashed the doors of the Opera House when it was time for the show. I met up with some good friends and we braced ourselves for the what was before us. Conjurer started things off and delivered the devastation in full capacity. Their chunky and heavy as hell riffs shook the place to its core with an emotional and no holds bar performance. Screaming the lyrics so loud they didn't even need a mic for a portion and ending with the bassist jumping into the crowd to amp the pit up to satisfactory carnage. Conjurer did not disappoint! Skeletal Remains played next and kept the fury going as the Opera House filled in fast with battle jackets and a sea of band shirts.
The Tasmanian terrors of Psycroptic took the stage by force delivering a mix of songs off their older and more recent albums, with "Cold" being a highlight of the set for me. Lead singer Jason Peppiatt looked like a shark pacing back and force, eyeballing the crowd and demanding energy from the pit. I love front-men like this. Psycroptic cranked the crowd up a notch and set the tone perfectly for the main event yet to come. Voivod are Canadian gems and they got a warm welcome last night, although it did seem that most were not familiar with the material. Regardless, they lit the place up with old school jams for the "moshers", the "headbangers", and the "rock and rollers".
The Opera House was buzzing as Revocation started their chaotic decent into the void. Starting from the opening track and working their way towards "A Starless Darkness", they did exactly what they said they'd do... and god damn did they do it in style. The pit churned like a maelstrom of lovecraftian horrors in response to energy emitting from the stage. Revocation closed the night off with an old gem and everyone used up what they had left to give! What an unbelievable tour and every band completely delivered the goods! Check out some photos from the madness below! Cheers to all the crazy animals I clashed with in the pit all night and another big cheers to the bands and support crew on this killer tour! /../;,,;/../ Metal Yeti
Revocation
Holy that was a good time! Got to hear Revocation play one of my favourite albums of 2018 in it’s entirety. Here’s some of the #metal fun! 🤘💀🔥 pic.twitter.com/BBf3BNocHY— Heavy Metal Yeti (@HeavyMetalYetii) September 15, 2019
Voivod
Psycroptic
Agreed they were great. And psycroptic were great too, they have a wicked energy and demand a lot from the crowd, which I love! The lead singer is like a shark up there! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/e4HdKFs1wi— Heavy Metal Yeti (@HeavyMetalYetii) September 15, 2019
Skeletal Remains
Conjurer
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