Tag: "Heavy MTL"
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS GOJIRA
Jean-Michel Labadie, the bassist of the band Gojira met with me for a brief interview on Sunday afternoon at Heavy MTL. Despite some difficulties caused by a difference in first languages, we managed to have a great discussion about the band’s name, inspiration, and newest album, L’Enfant Sauvage. Erin: Welcome to Heavy MTL! How [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS TRIVIUM
I met with Paolo Gregoletto, Trivium’s bass player on Sunday of Heavy MTL. Trivium are a metal band from Florida, who’s sound draws a lof of inspiration from Iron Maiden and Metallica. Paulo spoke with me about those influences, as well as their tour, and a bomb threat incident in New Mexico. Erin: So! Welcome [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS PERIPHERY
Misha Mansoor, one of Periphery’s guitarists took some time to have a chat with me on Saturday afternoon of Heavy MTL. The band is heavily influenced by Dream Theater, and they were lucky enough to have a featured solo from John Petrucci (amongst others!) on their most recent album, “Periphery II: This Time It’s Personal”. [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
I met with Killswitch Engage’s drummer, Justin Foley on Saturday afternoon of Heavy MTL. The most pleasant of gentlemen, Justin spoke with me about their tour, touring with Unearth, and how their former singer, Jesse Leech, is with the band again Erin: So you guys are just coming off the end of a [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
Between the Buried and Me played Saturday afternoon at Heavy MTL. They are a great band that picks from a lot of musical genres to create a full bodied sound that only keeps growing. Their next album is due in October of this year, and it is a continuation of the previous EP that they [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS CANNIBAL CORPSE
I caught up with Pat O’Brien, the lead guitarist from Cannibal Corpse on Saturday afternoon. For a guy from the most brutal band ever, he was definitely an incredibly nice guy. Pat took the time to talk to us about their newest album Torture, the secret to his success, the band’s controversy, and a run [...]
LIVE ‘N LOUD MEETS JOB FOR A COWBOY
On Saturday afternoon of Heavy MTL, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Job for a Cowboy’s bass player, Nick Schendzielos. Nick told me about his other band, Cephalic Carnage, talks about travelling and makes a good few jokes in between. This interview was one of my favorites, just because Nick has a really [...]
HEAVY MTL 2012 DAY TWO: MUSICAL MAYHEM ON SUNDAY FUNDAY
Day two of Heavy MTL was just as excellent as day one, but this time, with sun! After the rain on Saturday, it was nice to get a bit of sun on Sunday. The Jagermeister stage and the Heavy MTL stage switched places, which was probably nice for the people who paid extra for bleacher [...]
HEAVY MTL 2012 DAY ONE: METAL AND MUD
My second weekend in a row spent in Parc Jean Drapeau was for Heavy MTL. A vast departure from my previous weekend, spent at Osheaga, it was still a very pleasant weekend. Even though pleasant is the least metal word that I could use to describe a weekend of metal. This weekend, the [...]
HEAVY MTL 2012: THE SCHEDULE IS HERE!
TICKETS ON SALE ON SALE NOW! Tickets on sale at the Bell Centre Box Office By Phone: (514) 790-2525 or 1 877 668-8269 Order online: www.HeavyMTL.com Prices (including taxes and service fees): Weekend Passes – General Admission : $153.50 Weekend Passes - Reserved Seating: $238.50 Single Day tickets: $85.50 HEAVY MTL is proud to unveil the schedule [...]
