Haggith & Pillory Videos, David Gold Tribute Album Updates, And A Band Looking To Play Here!!

Keeping up with our recent news, we've got more today despite the generally slow recent news and updates from bands and shows in the area, so here's what we've got for this Wednesday morning! Today, we have a band looking to play here later this month, a new video from a new local band, and some updates on a locally relevant tribute album, but first, here's lots of new material from another newer recent hard rock act!

Continuing with our Haggith news from yesterday's post, the new local grunge band have posted a bunch of original song recordings onto their newest YouTube channel! Uploaded over the last couple of days, these include the apparently final recordings of their original songs "Wanko", "The Married Massacre", "No Cure For Insanity", "Sandman", "Yesterday's Frustration", "Livin' It On The Run" (and a radio edit of that track), and "I Am", so click each of the above links to hear them! These will apparently be among the tracks on their debut album "Dragon Joy Ride", and most of these have been alluded to in past band postings & uploads, though a few songs like "Rage Train", "Fin", "Public Enemy", and "Leon The Janitor" (a Mike Haggith solo track previously) are either unposted or will be on later releases. As I'm operating under the premise that they are formally releasing albums in the near future, I'll hold on full critiques yet, but these are pretty well recorded given the nature and independent status of it all, and grunge and alternative hard rock fans might wanna sit up and take notice! As it's the newest revealed track of the ones mentioned above, here's Haggith's new original "Sandman", but check the above links for more, and go see Haggith's Sault Ontario debut at The Rosie next Thursday!



Next up, here's the latest news on the upcoming tribute album "A Heart of Gold: A Tribute to Woods of Ypres"! Sessions for the two CD set in memory of late Woods of Ypres frontman David Gold are ongoing or completed depending on the band, and in one case, a band has been replaced, as Hamilton metal quartet Deathmarch have dropped off of the album for unannounced reasons. Replacing them to cover the "Woods V" song "Lightning & Snow" are Illinois folk metal act Earthen, so watch out for them and the array of other artists that you can learn more about at the above links! From what I understand, songs are due to be sent for mixing by late next week, but deadlines have changed in the past, so keep up to date at the album's Facebook group for info on that front. Finally for recent updates on the tribute album, organizers are looking for fans to submit photos of Woods of Ypres and/or David Gold for inclusion in the album booklet/packaging, and yes, they can include merchandise or yourselves, as long as there's even a minor visible Woods of Ypres connection. I already suggested some of what I have available, but if you want to help contribute, message or contact organizers on the designated comments at the above links, and stay tuned for more on this album as it comes in!

Thirdly today, here's the latest video from new Sault Ontario thrash band Pillory! The band featuring ex-Bear Hunters and Roadkill alumni posted this instrumental cover of Megadeth's "Hangar 18" onto guitarist Robert Sartini's YouTube channel on Monday, which marks their first posted cover, and it sounds pretty good! Not for the camera quality, that's scratchy, but the guys seem to have the song down well after a rough start, and this gives me some hope to hear them tackle more covers! Check out Pillory's latest video below, and stay tuned for updates and news from them as I hear it!



And finally for today, here's a metal band looking for a local concert booking later this month! With the recent slowdown of metal and hard rock concerts in the Soo, this could be appealing for any active local bookers, so here's what you need to know! The other day, we were alerted on the SMS' Facebook page to the search for a show on September 26th here by Montreal punk/metal quintet Trigger Effect, as per their booking agency Galy Records. They're willing to do a door deal, and the hoped date is a Wednesday in between Thunder Bay & Toronto shows. Their sound has a different style, sort of reminding me of a band like Clutch, and they have some solid heavier tunes with a punk flair and some straight forward elements, and they'd be cool to have here! If any bookers or venue employees are interested in bringing Trigger Effect here for a concert in three weeks, give Galy Records or Trigger Effect a shout at the above links, and hopefully a show with them on the bill can inject some life into the season for local metal concerts!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for weekend concert previews and more news by Friday! Thanks everyone!