LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Soundcheck) & More Weekend Concert Previews!!

Before we get into things, I just wanted to acknowledge that today is our 12th anniversary at The Sault Metal Scene! No self-aggrandizing here, just a humble "thank you" to all of our readers for the support, encouragement, and usually positive feedback! I couldn't do it withoyt you guys, and here's to our lucky 13th anniversary next year! Now, today's post covers this weekend's remaining hard rock concert previews, and remember that we covered Tym Morrison's shows this weekend in yesterday's post due to his late notice gig this morning at the Duty Free Shop. Here's what you should know, starting with a SHORT NOTICE LOCAL CONCERT ALERT!

Joining their previously announced Reggie's West concerts TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT, local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will reportedly be playing there TONIGHT as well! Apologies for the short notice, the Thursday nighter was only confirmed via drummer Glen Thomas' personal Facebook page in recent days, though the band has not followed suit publically at press time. Thursday nighters are par for the course at Reggie's Place downtown, but TONIGHT'S late notice show at the Reggievelt is actually a fill-in gig, as blues rock veterans Mojo reportedly had to cancel their Thursday jam night for this week. Nice of them to step in, and hopefully Soundcheck's hard rocking covers go over all TONIGHT as well as tomorrow and Saturday at this popular west end venue! Glen's personal Facebook page also hinted at a guest bassist from out of town filling in for Paul Belair tomorrow and Saturday night, but a name was not given there.

TONIGHT'S, tomorrow's, and Saturday's Soundcheck concerts are likely 10:00 PM bookings, there are no announced cover charges, and you must be 19 or older to attend. Fans of Soundcheck's tried and tested cover attack should be more than ready for their west end return this weekend, so don't miss them TONIGHT and beyond, and here's Soundcheck live!



Next up, we'll move to shows with entirely advance notice, starting with a huge punk show TOMORROW NIGHT at The Rockstar Bar, as Toronto hardcore punk legends Random Killing will make their long awaited return to the Soo! Many readers will fondly recall Random Killing's last local concert appearance, when they headlined the Hardcore Homecoming concert at the same venue in September 2014 to a packed house. Almost five years later, the band (alongside local native Andrew "Drool" Kiteley on lead vocals) are ready to do it again, and hopefully their fan favourite originals and intense live show come across just as well tomorrow as they did before! Notably, this is the kick-off date for Random Killing's 35th anniversary tour, which will take them across Ontario until Spiderfest in Meyersburg on July 13th. Joining them locally & on tour is local punk/metal quintet Jack Spades, as they did here in 2014, though note that Toronto hardcore punk band Armed & Hammered are not playing the Soo or Sudbury dates.

Also advertised tomorrow are The Sick Sons (formerly known as The Filthy Dadicals), who are a debuting local punk band of some kind. Public details aren't forthcoming yet, but Bankshot/12 Gauge Ready alum Lucas "Sal Velinus" Schmiedendorf (last seen with The HTs) will reportedly be involved. When public details come out on The Sick Sons, we'll let you know! Early advertising for this concert (including the Facebook event page's cover photo) also included local hardcore punk veterans Destroilet on the bill, which would have been a reprise of their own Hardcore Homecoming set, but they have been left off of the most recent posters geared to just the Soo concert (like this one), with no replacement group advertised. A reason for their apparent withdrawal has not been announced, but remember that Destroilet have played just one public concert in the past 2½ years. Hopefully we see them back at it sooner rather than later, they'd have been a perfect fit tomorrow night!

And just as a reminder: Sudbury groove metal quintet Archelon were only briefly advertised for this show back in April, and are definitely not playing tomorrow. Tickets are $15 in advance at this link, Case's Music, Planetary Pride, and/or The Rad Zone, while the admission at the door will apparently jump to $20. This is absolutely a 19+ show, and a 9:00 PM start time is advertised. Hardcore punk fans would be well advised to head to The Rockstar Bar for all of this old school action tomorrow night, as who knows when we'll see Random Killing locally again? Visit the above links for more updates, and for a preview, here's Random Killing live here in 2014!



Finally for this weekend's currently announced hard rock/punk concert previews, we'll head across to St. Ignace, Michigan, where Traverse City classic metal trio Peril will return for shows TOMORROW & SATURDAY NIGHT at The Northern Pines Lounge at their Kewadin Casino! In the past few months, Peril have exclusively played at Kewadin Casino branches, with this being their first concert weekend in St. Ignace since April, and their first in the E.U.P. since the May 31st weekend. With the Fourth of July soon to be in the rear view mirror, area fans can welcome Jeff, Adam, and Brooks back up north with another double header of fan favourite covers from back in the day and more recently, so don't miss out on all of the action in St. Ignace if you can help it! These are 9:00 PM, 21+ concerts with no announced cover charges. See above for more details, and here's Peril live!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for some long overdue new concert announcements tomorrow! Thanks everyone!