Most Of This Weekend's Hard Rock & Metal Concert Previews, Plus Related Updates!!

Today marks the third in a five consecutive day run of new posts on the SMS, with a concert review coming tomorrow, and the conclusion of this weekend's concert previews on Saturday (namely Toystock, so look for that then.) With things quiet in Sault Michigan over the American Thanksgiving holiday weekend, this latest round of concert previews is all Sault Ontario-centric, so let's lead off in rough chronological order, with a new concert video, a band drop-out, and a missed show apology all thrown in for good measure!

We'll start this weekend's hard rock concert previews with a big metal concert TONIGHT, as local/St. Catharine's grindcore trio Shit Liver will headline a Thursday metal night throwback of sorts at The New American Pub! Last seen during their album release tour concert seven months ago, this will be a solid way for fans to see Josh, Mike, and Matt back in their hometown for another blast of explosive crust punk and death metal originals, so don't miss out tonight! Despite being a fully out of town band, Sudbury party violence" quintet The Therapists will get the middle slot tonight in their Sault Ste. Marie debut proper, though Oh!No festivalgoers will recall this band replacing Shit Liver in Leeburn this year. With their fan-favourite blend of hardcore punk and an irreverent sense of humour, The Therapists should attract a strong audience tonight, and might they have costumes again? Opening tonight's show is the long awaited return of local death metal standouts The Bear Hunters, ending a year+ long hiatus from the stage in the process. It's great to have them back after far too long!

Will we get any surprise reveals towards "The Dead Testament" tonight? Be there early to find out! Note that hardcore punk sextet Destroilet dropped out of the show for unannounced reasons and were not replaced, as per the Facebook event page yesterday, meaning that "later rather than sooner" will likely extend past two years. Hopefully all's well in their camp! A $10 cover charge is in effect for this 19+ event, which starts at 9:30 PM, and given the school/work night scheduling, organizers are aiming to wrap things up by midnight, which is kind of them! This should be a can't miss show for extreme metal and hardcore punk fans, so see the above links for more details, and for a preview, here's a newly discovered video of Shit Liver live! Posted online in June by YouTube user sad dad, this is of Shit Liver's headlining set at Mags 99 in Squamish, British Columbia back in April, and they were filmed along with one video of openers The Beer Disposal Experts that same night.

Filmed from a close side-stage angle, this captures their fast-paced and ferocious onslaught nicely, and the audio quality holds up, though the camera placement might not be to everyone's liking unless you frequent venues where you can get beside the band like this. Give it a look below, and don't miss Shit Liver and company tonight at The New A!



Next up, we'll head to Gliss Restaurant on Spring Street, where Tym Morrison will return for his fourth week of matinee concert bookings at the relocated venue TOMORROW & SATURDAY! Things sound like they are going well for Tym's resumed arrangement at the former Gliss Steak & Seafood since it's relocation, and expect another fun weekend full of acoustic hard and classic rock covers there over these two nights! While we're on the subject, I did want to apologize for a missed show of Tym's, as he played a special set at Tamar's Trends Flower Shop this past Thursday in conjunction with their Moonlight Magic sale event (source here), similarly to when he played outside of this Queen Street business during a Downtown Street Party this July. While Tym didn't promote it on his own pages, I profusely apologize for missing it, and hopefully it was a great concert!

As far as I know, Tym is just at Gliss this weekend, and you can see him tomorrow and Saturday for 6:00 PM shows with no announced age limits or cover charges, though mind the locale. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and here's Tym live!



Finally for today's concert preview post (Toystock is coming on Saturday), we'll head to The Rockstar Bar, where new-ish veteran hard rock quintet Fluid 5ive will return for one night only THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! With their concert schedule moving a little faster than usual, this will be their second show since confirming Liam Vaillancourt as a new guitarist, and could serve as a tune-up of sorts before their Habitat For Humanity Builder's Bash concert next Friday. Though public videos are still not out of Fluid 5ive in action, this talented lineup of familiar local faces should deliver a fun set of hard rocking covers, so don't miss out on Saturday! This is a one-nighter, and while I cannot confirm what's going on at The Rockstar Bar tomorrow at press time, note that they've had a lot of Friday night karaoke events for Christmas Cheer as of late. Also, note that the Sault Music News Letter Facebook page lists both Fluid 5ive AND Soundcheck as playing at The Rockstar Bar on Saturday, so what's going on there?

As far as I can tell, that's an accidental remnant from their concert calendar post last week, as Soundcheck did play at The Rockstar Bar this past Saturday, so just ignore that minor error. Fluid 5ive should be on at 9:00 PM or so, there is no announced cover charge, and you must be 19 or older to attend. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and that's all for today, but stay tuned for our review of the aforementioned Shit Liver concert tomorrow! Thanks everyone!