By Franklin Lau
It was a night of new and veterans of the heavy metal genre for the tour: “Klash of the Titans.” Sharing the spotlight were three of the most iconic, prolific and influential thrash bands of all-time. Sepultura, Kreator and Death Angel who are the veterans, with Sepultura and Kreator being the featured bands and also trading off headliner duties from city to city. In Toronto, Sepultura took their turn as the closers of the concert.
First on stage was the very unique-Spiritworld. A refreshing new form of metal, called “death western thrash,” was curated by this band-Spiritworld. Based out of Las Vegas and formed in 2017 by founding member Stu Folsom. Just think: metal guys, rhinestone jackets, wearing cowboy-hats and maybe a Johnny Cash influenced song when they arrive on stage, but then they start playing with scorching guitar riffs and double-bass drumming that caused a circle mosh pit. The fans were intrigued at the Danforth Theatre with this impressive form of metal that most have never experienced before. The debut album:”Deathwestern” debuted in 2022, and songs like: “Comancheria”their opener, ULCER”, “Relic of Damnation” and their finale Pagan Rhythms were the highlights for this band’s concert. We look forward to seeing this band again with a longer set next time. https://spiritworldprophet.com/
Spiritworld Set List:
San Francisco Bay Area thrash band—Death Angel have been around since 1982. They have released nine studio albums, with guitarist Rob Cavestany and vocalist Mark Osegueda being the constant original members of the band. They are rumoured to be working on a new album soon. Considered one the pioneers of thrash metal that have fused the sounds of their ancestry of the Philippines with the sounds of bands such as:Iron Maiden, Megadeath and Slayer. The amazing set was a blend of Bay Area thrash metal and a stage presence that was second to none. Their energetic stage presence was a high light of the show, they are highly recommended to see in concert and will be around for many years to come. https://www.deathangel.us/
Death Angels’ Set List:
German thrash metal band Kreator has been going strong since the 1982, continually bringing an energy and aggression. Super popular in Europe and of course Canada, and seeing them in an intimate setting like the Danforth Theatre was epic. Their set consisted of eleven songs with thrashing guitar riffs and vocals that really stood out to the fans who were foot stomping, moshing in the pit and having a great time enjoying their set. A constant visual for their shows is the band’s huge monster mascot which was nicely displayed for all to see. Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Miland “Mille” Petrozza delivered a powerful performance with his strong vocals which kept the mosh pit active for their whole show. https://www.kreator-terrorzone.de/
Kreator’s Set List:
1-Sergio Corbucci Is Dead
2-Hate Über Alles
3-People of the Lie
Awakening of the Gods (Teaser intro only)
4-Enemy of God
5-Betrayer
6-Satan Is Real
7-Hordes of Chaos (A Necrologue for the Elite)
8-666 – World Divided
9-Flag of Hate
The Patriarch
(Intro only)
10-Violent Revolution
11-Pleasure to Kill
The headliner was Brazilian thrash metal icons Sepultura and the band were at the top of their game.
They opened up their set with “Isolation” from their ”Quadra” album of 2020, and they played all their standards such as, “Territory,””Refuse/Resist,” and closing up with “Roots Bloody Roots.” Included were some of their newer songs throughout the set.
Drummer Eloy Casagrande and vocalist Derrick Green did not disappoint, as they kept the spirit alive for the metal fans who witnessed this powerful force of nature.https://www.sepultura.com.br/
Sepultera’s Set List:
4-Kairos
7-Ali
10-Arise
11-Ratamahatta
A big shout out to The Danforth Theatre. As part of the culture of metal shows, crowd surfing is a mainstay and continued throughout the whole night with almost every fans really getting involved with multiple ventures into this art,as the Danforth Theatre has always been a venue where fans could express their love for moshing, wall of death and crowd surfing.
We would like to thank Embrace Entertainment Inc. for the invitation to this concert.
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