Local Concert Preview (Blind Witness), And More News!!!

Hello, one and all! As I promised a few days ago, I have one more concert to preview for you guys, so let's start this post with, as usual, a local concert preview! Afterwards, I have some assorted news items, so allow me to begin!

So tomorrow night at The Oddfellows Hall, Big Voiced Records are putting on a concert jam packed with hardcore metal mayhem! Your headliners will be Montreal based hardcore rockers Blind Witness, making their long awaited return to Sault Ontario! They were to have played here in March with Carnifex, but a car accident scuttled that plan. Luckily, they're back and ready to rock at this show! As a bit of a preview, check out this music video for their song "Bleeding Blades"!



But that's not all! This concert will feature a total of five other bands! Uxbridge Ontario-based Christian hardcore band To Cherish, Calgary hardcore band The Fallacy, and Belleville's own Amnesia Amnesia will all make their way up here to entertain what should be an excited crowd! As well, two local bands will play support on this night, including the recently formed Loyalty Is Dead (any info from the readers on these guys? E-mail me!), and local punk rockers The Fury, who will open the concert at 7:00 PM! And remember, fellow locals As It Stands are NOT on the lineup anymore, just in case anyone didn't hear.

Doors open at 6:30, and tickets have been knocked down in price from $12 to $10! Advance tickets will NOT be sold, so if you're interested in attending, bring your money to the door! Click on each band's name to go to their official MySpace pages, and check out some of their quality original songs! And if anyone's going to the concert tomorrow night, let us know!

Next up, some Kiss updates! Yes, we are still in third in the voting for the Kiss fan-routed tour! As of 2:00 PM Sunday, there were 9,845 votes cast for Sault Ontario, still only behind Oshawa and Winnipeg. Keep the votes coming, everyone, and ensure Kiss make their way here on their upcoming tour! Vote today at the top right of the page!!!

On a related note, Tiny Bubbles on 332 Queen Street has a lot of new Kiss merchandise available for purchase, which you can buy at the store or online at their official website! As you may already know, Tiny Bubbles, formerly connected to Planetary Pride, sells lots of metal band merchandise, alongside other items, like jewelry, accessories, antiques, candles, and much more! I didn't know there was a site for Tiny Bubbles before, but now that I do, you can find it in the Other Local Metal Links!!!

And finally, I figured I should remind you guys about something coming up in terms of The Sault Metal Scene itself. On July 4th, we will be celebrating our second anniversary! So I figured I'd give you guys some preliminary info about what to expect! First of all, the Free CD Giveaway will return, with a completely new track listing, and I will make up another 50 to distribute for free as a promo to anyone interested! Also, I'm planning July 4th to be the official relaunch date for The Sault Metal Scene on Facebook, in a new format, be it as a reworked group, or maybe as a fan page. I'll withhold any information on that for the time being.

And finally, I have decided that on July 4th, I will unveil a brand new logo for The Sault Metal Scene. Why? Well, for one, the current logo is too Sault Ontario-centered, with no real cues to Sault Michigan. And two, it's not easy to manipulate and customize for specific concerts, events, and holidays. Plus, the Metallica font I've used for the wordmark isn't original at all. So I've been working on a new logo that will stand out more, be easier to manipulate, and not weigh in favor of either side of the Twin Saults, but still look metal and be awesome. That too, will be unveiled on July 4th, our second anniversary, so stay tuned for all of this!

That's all for now, stay tuned for more local metal news as it comes in!