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Blind Race Metal Nominee
Interview: Blind Race - best Ontario metal act nominee
”A victory rock show,” that's how Blind Race will celebrate, if they're crowned best metal act at the 2010 Toronto Independent Music Awards (TIMAs), tonight at the Phoenix Concert Theater.
The band's guitarist, Costas Kentros, elaborates, ”on July 30th we're going to do a show for our friends and devoted fans. If we win the TIMAs, we're going to make it a party for everyone. Moreover, we will be showcasing some of our new material.”
Read: TIMA announce nominees for best Ontario metal act
Blind Race Metal'N'Roll Concert
Concert review: Blind Race - metal'n'roll at the Velvet Underground
Yesterday, at the Velvet Underground, 510 Queen Street West, Toronto-based Blind Race threw a metal'n'roll concert that made the women scream of joy and the audience cheer.
Blind Race is vocalist Tommy, Costas on guitar, Natalie on bass and Stelios on drums. Most of the band's music is written by Costas, ”I write the music and that sets the direction for where the songs are going to end. Then Tommy automatically writes the lyrics,” Costas explains and continues, ”normally, I will not tell Tommy what I was thinking when I wrote the music, but somehow he always comes up with lyrics that express exactly what I was feeling when writing the music – we have an almost spooky mental connection.”
Yesterday, Tommy also had a great connection with the audience at the Velvet Underground. The crowd got really engaged in the concert when Blind Race played their metal cover version of Elvis Presley's ”Hound Dog;” a fine version spiced up with a little bit of heavy guitar and double pedal bass drums.
Blind Race Seeing Red Review
Hailing from Ontario, Canada this distortion fueled four piece have the honesty to admit they are inspired by such luminaries as Alice In Chains and Soundgarden, whilst adding a Latin style to the acoustic guitar of some of their gentler tracks. The first track of the CD, “Seeing Red”, with its flowing wall of distortion interweaving with megaphone twisted vocals harked back to the heyday of the 90’s, with the shouted barking of Tommy Geraldes lending a modern slant to the delivery, a style guaranteed to attract the new Kerrang audience, whilst offering enough nostalgia to keep old grungers happy.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Listings:
Date: Saturday May 26th
Location: Opera House in Toronto, Ontario
Time: Doors Open at 8pm
