Starting the new year off right with a plethora of performances here, as the cold winter nights seem to only encourage Torontonians to rock out even harder. Ranging from the irresistible blackened doom of Old Witch to relentlessly wild thrash of Brutal Wulfsex, and the hot ticket of Sleep with Montreal sweethearts Big Brave, there really is something for everyone this month. Here’s a rundown of what’s going on this January.
Friday the 8th
SLAVE TO THE GRIND FEST | Coalition 7 pm | $10/$13 | 19+ | Briefcase
Sunday the 10th
VENOM, INC., NECROPHAGIA, BRUTAL WULFSEX, DROID | Hard Luck 7 pm | $25 | 19+ | Embrace
Friday the 15th
FUCK THE FACTS, FLYING FORTRESS, VOLUR, NAGASAKI | Coalition 9 pm | $10 | 19+ | Zombitrol
Saturday the 16th
VOLK, MY FROST, ESOTERIC DOCTRINE, SLUDGEHAMMER | Smiling Buddha 9 pm | $8 | 19+ | Neurotic
Friday the 22nd
SLEEP, BIG BRAVE | Phoenix | Sold Out! | Inertia
Friday the 29th
THE APEX, ANCRESS, VILEDRIVER, JOHN XII, OMNIVERT | Coalition 8 pm | $8 | 19+ | Briefcase
Saturday the 30th
Triple Header! Whatcha gonna do?
[tape release] GUILTFEEDER, WASTED POTENTIAL, HARANGUE, DRAGGED IN, SARIN | Hard Luck 8:30 pm
OLD WITCH, OLD HOPE, THE LONG DARK ROAD | Coalition 8:30 pm | $10 | 19+ | Prime Directive
PROTOKULT, NOTHING LEFT FOR TOMORROW, TSARGRAD, AERON’S WAKE | Bovine 9 pm | $8 | 19+ | Neurotic
