Billed as a coheadlining tour between Mastodon and Gojira, add on opening act Lorna Shore and you’ve got a recipe for an evening of musical mayhem at Budweiser Stage. While opinions on Mastodon and Gojira can vary amongst fans, there are similarities between the two bands. Aside from their behind-the-scenes friendship (they have toured together…
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Gojira – Rebel, Toronto – October 20th, 2016
Review and photos by Mike Bax Earlier this year, Gojira unleashed their heaviest, and best album to date – a beast of a disc entitled Magma. This evening’s performance at Rebel (formerly Sound Academy) was Gojira’s first stop in Toronto showcasing this new material live, the band playing 50% of the album this evening. There’s an…
Rammstein w Gojira – Festival D’été de Québec, July 17th, 2016
Review and Photos by Mike Bax Rammstein kehrt in Quebec in glorreiche Art und Weise!! It’s been 6 years since Rammstein performed the Québec Festival D’été. They returned this year in a much similar fashion to their 2010 appearance, performing the final night of the 2016 festival with Gojira opening the evening this time around….
Heavy Montréal – Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal – August 7th, 8th and 9th, 2015
Review by Mike Bax Photos by Tim Snow and Eva Blue The seventh presentation of Heavy Montréal once again managed to deliver on many fronts. While the attendance felt a bit less than last year, I think the festival’s expansion to three days as opposed to two and the fact that last year’s headlining draw…
Mastodon – Métropolis, Montreal – October 29th, 2014
Review and Photos by Mike Bax You could call this tour a victory lap, seeing as Mastodon went on the road in North America with Gojira and Kvelertak earlier this year. I’m betting that many of the attendees this evening were repeat offenders (like myself) getting back in on a good thing. Tonight, much like…
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