Pagan Fest 2009: The Old Gods are returning!
You may have heard of the Pagan Fest, the biggest folk-metal show that has been held in Montreal. Well, the event returns in strength this year, with a line-up as strong as last year.
The Pagan Fest will bring us the likes of Swashbuckle, Blackguard, Moonsorrow, Primordial and Korpiklaani.
Swashbuckle is a piratical thrash-metal band inspired by the tales of bloodthirsty buccaneers and other drunken corsairs that roamed the seas – Perhaps the least folkloric of the crew, they still have enough talent and energy to give a good show.
I have already talked about Blackguard on this blog, you can always visit the article (in french) here.
Moonsorrow is black-metal inspired folk that communicates a strong energy, and is formed by musicians of high talent. Directly from Helsinki, Finland, they will bring us the classic norwegian metal that you may know, but will definitely love.
Primordial comes to us directly from Ireland, and brings the old celtic legends to song with a classic guitar sound. Definitely a good band, but not as close to metal as the other bands on this tour are, describing their sound as more ”rock and roll”.
And, finally, the show that everyone has been looking forward to for a long time now, KORPIKLAANI! The Clan of the Wilderness (Which is what their name means in Finnish) finally comes to Montreal and will be ready to blast you straight out of your shoes with their incredible music. The classic metal instruments -Electric guitars, bass, and drums- are joined by traditional finnish instruments: The Jouhikko, woodwinds, violin and accordion. Using original instruments instead of synthesizers is particular- Few other bands are lucky enough to find players of folkloric instruments willing to join a metal band.
Swiss-based powerhouse Eluveitie has, once again, dropped out of the Pagan Fest, but has promised a tour this autumn to promote their new acoustic recording.
The Pagan Fest will be held at Le Medley on April 29. Tickets are on sale now for around 35$.
Categories: Restaurants Tags: Blackguard, Folk metal, korpiklaani, live, medley, montreal, moonsorrow, pagan fest, pagan fest 2009, primordial, show, shows, swashbuckle
Blackguard – Le nouveau monstre du metal Montréalais
Les fanatiques du metal ont peut-être déjà vu le groupe Profugus Mortis faire la première partie de spectacles comme Finntroll ou après leurs divers succès comme groupe indépendant. Le groupe existe depuis 2001, et a fait beaucoup de petits spectacles à gauche et à droite depuis l’époque de sa formation. Eh bien, le groupe montréalais a récemment signé avec le label allemand Nuclear Blast pour distribuer leur premier album en Europe et avec Sumerian Records pour le distribuer en Amérique du Nord sous le nom de Blackguard, leur donnant une visibilité internationale.
Le son lourd et puissant inspiré du black metal le plus obscur et des accents folkloriques les plus joyeux, Blackguard offre une musicalité incroyable et donnent un spectacle plein d’énergie, jouant leurs chansons dans le plus pur thème du Folk Metal: Le combat et la boisson. Leur premier album à être publié sous leurs nouveaux contrats, intitulé Profugus Mortis, allie parfaitement les deux genres musicaux démontrant parfaitement l’innovation que les Québécois sont capables de démontrer sur la scène metal.
Blackguard fera partie du tour Nord-Américain de l’édition 2009 du Pagan Fest, qui se tiendra au Medley à Montréal le 29 avril 2009 (D’autres infos à venir sur Multimontreal.com!)
BLACKGUARD est:
Terry Roadcase (Rhythm Guitar)
Justine ”Juice” Ethier (Batterie)
Paul Ablaze (Vocals)
Etienne Mailloux (Basse)
Kim Gosselin (Lead Guitar)
Jonathan Lefrançois-Leduc (Clavier)
Categories: Music Metal, Musique à Montréal Tags: Blackguard, Fest, metal, Mortis, Nuclear Blast, pagan, Profugus, Sumerian Records
