Protest The Hero
I Hate Sally
Also
The Human Abstract
The End
Arise and Ruin
December 9, 2006. The Phoenix Concert Theatre (Toronto, Ontario)
I came to two startling revelations last night. The first: Either I should just quit playing guitar or I need to lock myself in a room and work on my shred. I was schooled by some fuckin' kids and I loved every minute of it.
Protest The Hero (PTH) launched their whirlwind tour of Ontario (with one night in Quebec) at the Phoenix on December 9. In case you missed the announcement, this is the tour where PTH will be playing their album
Kezia in it's entirity for the first and last time.
I love
Kezia, and to hear it played flawlessly was inspiring. This was a quick romp with the PTH set beginning at 7:43 and ending at 8:25. No encore, no nothing, but there are plenty worse ways to spend 42 minutes (like in the coat check line on the way out of the Phoenix).
I could gush for a few hundred more words, but what's the point. Protest The Hero should be your favouite band,
Kezia should be your favourite album.
Go see them
Buy The Album
The second startling revelation was that I am in love with I Hate Sally front woman Dee. Something about a tiny little thing who can growl like that sure does it for me. Their hardcore metal is infectious and the 20 minute steam roller set left me wanting more. If the girl that crowd surfed into back of my head in the photo pit is any indication, the crowd also dug it.
While there are still fifteen shopping days left until Christmas there are only six days left of this tour. Get your tickets now.
Thanks to Katie at Underground Operations for having club.kingsnake and our cameras at the show.
Lots more photos will be in the Gallery as soon as I have the time to wade through them. Right now I'm planning how best to stalk Dee. See you on the 23rd, darlin'.