Late & Loud's Return & EP Release, Plus New Videos!!

We have some new Sault Ontario news and notes on this Tuesday morning, so what's on deck? We have a new archive album posting, a new video blog from a prominent local metal band, and leading off, plenty of updates from a thought-inactive metal quartet, including their return gig and planned EP release, so here's what you need to know!

The new openers for The Saigon Hookers' headlining concert on The Rockstar Bar have been found, and they are.... Late & Loud?! Yes, the prominent classic metal quartet are back for at least one more concert, as per postings on their Facebook page and this new Facebook event page created by The Rockstar Bar, so check them out for proof of their return! Note that the show's official event page & poster still list Garden of Bedlam as the openers, but as we alluded to this weekend, they had to pull out due to scheduling conflicts. This will be Late & Loud's Rockstar Bar debut, their first concert since they opened for Skull Fist at the end of August (and just their second since their battle victory in April), and it comes barely two months after they went on hiatus or broke up (depending on your source), so hearing that they're back is a nice surprise! However, when I asked guitarist Jonathan Tiberi on Facebook whether this is this is just a one off gig or not, he said he "couldn't confirm or deny that statement", but he did add that Late & Loud "cannot die", so take that for what you will.

Note also that The Rockstar Bar's event page indicates that two opening bands will be present, but if there will indeed be a second opening band, nothing's public about them yet. The good news continues for Late & Loud fans though, as it's been revealed on their Facebook page that their long awaited demo/EP will finally be released at Saturday's concert! This is the cover, as we have previously seen on Facebook in an extended shot, and according to this photo of the album cases, the track listing will include seven tracks: the five previously confirmed songs that were posted for free on Reverbnation this summer, and two self-recorded bonus tracks ("Love Letter Lockdown" & "Never Again".) Apparently self titled (though the spine says "Heavy Rockin' Hard Metal" on at least one side), at least 24 copies have been produced for this run of the EP (no word on possible future pressings), and they'll be available for purchase for $6 at Saturday's show, so there's all the more reason to show up!

This is awesome news for Late & Loud fans, and hopefully this sparks a big turnout and interest for this return show (possibly their last?) and the EP! I'm glad to see them finally put this out, as they put in enough work on it, and you know I'll be there on Saturday to pick it up and see them and The Saigon Hookers in action! And yes, if I do get the EP, I'll likely review it this month on the SMS (and move Mike Haggith's newest album's review to December to avoid any biases), but stay tuned as the week progresses for more on this show and the EP itself, and for at least the next week, rejoice in Late & Loud's return!

Next up today, here's a neat new video from local horror punk quintet Frightlight! In a similar vein to Woods of Ypres' old tour vlogs, guitarist Rick "Styles" White posted this vlog onto his YouTube channel on Sunday, and it's of random footage before and during their set opening for The Misfits at The Opera House in Toronto on October 25th! I won't spoil the entire contents, but you'll see a vuvuzela, footage of the road trip, what was in Rick's hotel room, The Opera House itself, and yes, some concert footage (including The Misfits themselves), and an oddly named Chinese restaurant, among other random clips! This is a neat look at a local band's tour cycle, despite patchy video quality, and hopefully they have more tour vlogs from future out of town gigs to come! Check it out below, and stay tuned for more Frightlight updates as they roll in!



Finally, Haggith drummer Mike Haggith has uploaded another archive solo album of his onto his YouTube channel! Posted there yesterday, this is of his 40th solo album "Ace", which was released in May 2010, and acted as a compilation release of songs from his three 2009 albums "The Curse Was The Cure", "I Hate My Life & I Want To Die", and "Hotel For Transients", featuring 3, 4, and 6 songs respectively from each (which are all on YouTube already too.) The upload of "Ace" leaves just two of his post-2008 albums unavailable on YouTube ("For My Fallen Angel" and his second "Best of Mike Haggith" release), and it's good to see Mike posting more of his old original material! While you can hear these songs on other albums, "Ace" features some of his best and favourite 2009 work, so give it a look/listen below, and check the above links for more streaming and purchase copies of his solo material!



That's probably all for today, but stay tuned for more news, weekend concert previews, our next Defunct Local Band Profile, and more in the next little while! Thanks everyone!