California Love Tour *WOP* (Show)

Date: December 1, 2009
Venue: The Reverb
Location: Toronto Ontario Canada
Promoter: We Got The Movement
Bands: Heritage/On Burning Shores/Circle Of Contempt/Oceano/Sleeping Giant/Stick To Your Guns/Winds Of Plague

HERITAGE
First local band to hit the stage. They were a bit boring with their simple hardcore act with cheese keyboard overlays. I lost interested in them after 2 songs. Being a very new band, I hope they work hard to get better.
MYSPACE

ON BURNING SHORES
Second band to play locally. They had a pretty good stage presence and crowd reaction. Since they have an EP 'Common Ground' out people knew their lyrics. I can't wait to see them again since their from the town beside mine.
MYSPACE

CIRCLE OF CONTEMPT
Held up at the boarder. Sucks cause there an awesome band. I talked to them and there planning to be back early 2010 so look out for that.
MYSPACE

OCEANO
Being the first tour band to play the crowd really started packing up to the front for them. They played some great songs and were very tight with their set. Adam their vocalist sometimes looked flamboyant when he performed with his arm and chest movements. But it didnt matter he had some great growls going on. A funny thing was when he would do a high pitch scream. He is a big black guy covered in tattoos giving off a high pitch scream....AWESOME.
MYSPACE

SLEEPING GIANT
I have never been a fan of these christian rockers but I have to admit I really enjoyed there set. Only thing I did not like was a christian banter but at times they were funny. Seems the singer thinks Jesus is sexy and loves him very much. The guitarist looked like Greg Weeks from The Red Chord. I will have to recheck there music and maybe I will start liking them now.
MYSPACE

STICK TO YOUR GUNS
Wicked metalcore band from Cali. With a strong mixture of hardcore and metal these guys definitely rocked The Reverb. With a strong live presence and also a strong crowd presence created an energetic atmosphere. Playing songs off their two album For What It's Worth and Comes From The Heart. Also they are nice guys. Everyone go buy there merch and support great music.
MYSPACE

WINDS OF PLAGUE
The titans of the tour, come on stage to the track 'Earth' which was the intro to their latest album The Great Stone War. A few tracks were played off their latest release but the majority were played off there first record Decimate The Weak. I like how they had banners for The Great Stone War and then halfway through the set they take them away and we get to see the Decimate The Weak amps. LOVE IT. Also they got a new keyboardist Alana Potocnik (The Breathing Process, Abigail Williams)
MYSPACE

Side Notes:
- Great night but sadly Circle Of Contempt didn't play
- Got to buy the Circle Of Contempt CD at there trailer and its wicked so everyone check out
- When going to the Circle Of Contempt trailer with Risto-Matti Toivonen A dude punched another dude in the face right in front of me. OH SNAP
- Alana Potocnik is awesome, go talk to her at the show shes really nice.
- Thank you Century Media for the glist
- Heres a review I wrote for The Great Stone War HERE



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