First, here's a true relic. It's an actual MUSIC VIDEO from a broken up local hair metal band! They were known as Amethyst, and thanks to me asking a notable source, I know that this band actually released an album in the early 90s! They recorded it in Sudbury, but it wasn't a success locally, and the band eventually broke up. The band included guitarist Jose Temporao, his brother Phil on drums, and singer Rick Dellavedova, among others! Video is not really great quality (it was ripped from VHS), but it's a solid hair metal song! I'll wanna hear it with clearer audio, but I like what I heard! Also, gotta love the band playing on the giant chairs and table outside the Art Gallery near the end of the video! Check out Amethyst's video for the song "Waste of Time" right here! All credit to Mark Allemang for the upload, and to Glen Thomas for extra info on the band!
Next up, can you picture Woods of Ypres without David Gold singing? You probably know how it sounds already, as "Against The Seasons" featured Brian McManus & Aaron Palmer on vocals. But for a time in 2003, Woods of Ypres actually had a singer in the band that DIDN'T play an existing instrument! His name is Robin Cross, and you may have seen him in the CBC News report on black metal that featured Woods of Ypres! A few videos of Woods of Ypres with Robin Cross are available to check out on David Gold's YouTube channel, and it's definitely interesting! While David's vocals to me are part of what makes the band special, Robin Cross wasn't a bad black metal singer himself! Here's a clip of this brief Woods lineup performing the songs "Shams of Optimism" and "Crossing the 45th Parallel" from The Northern Lights Festival in 2003!
Alright, now here's a clip of a band you may remember from the mid-2000s! Does the name Redefined ring a bell? They were a local hard rock band who played a bunch of shows back then! The band included ex-Driving Dave Home/Fingerbone frontman John Barber, guitarist Matt Sibilo, bassist Josh St. Amour, and drummer Dan O'Shea! The band won $5,000 worth of prizes at an "Extreme Band Slam" in North Bay once! At one point, there were going to release an album entitled "Risk and Uncertainty", but I have no idea if it ever came out. Their PureVolume page is still online, with two songs! Good stuff, solid radio friendly hard rock! John Barber's a good singer, hopefully he gets with a new band one of these days! John uploaded three studio-quality Redefined songs onto YouTube, with accompanying videos, check out this one, for the song "Vertigo Centre"!
And finally, here's something that's not really that "old", but still worth mentioning, as it's a notable local band's first show EVER! Sault natives Lion Ride played their first ever show at Foggy Notions on July 7th, 2007 (or in other words, 07/07/07!) As it was their first concert, bassist Nathan "Lionel Itchy" Sauve and drummer Marc "The Italian Stallion" Muto are still in the band! Video's well filmed, everything looks nice! My only real gripe is the audio. The band synced their original studio demos over the videos from this concert, so I can't hear how they sounded in their debut. No matter, the demos sound good, it's no huge deal! Get a glimpse into Lion Ride's beginnings below, with their performance/studio demo of "Cocaine Crazy"! Check out more from this show (and more) at Nathan Sauve's YouTube channel!Check out these, and more videos from local metal bands, concerts, and musicians, at The Sault Metal Scene's YouTube channel! If you have a YouTube account, feel free to add us as a friend or subscribe to us! That's all for today, more news will be coming very soon! Thanks everyone!
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