HEAVY T.O. AND HEAVY MTL ARE HEAVY

Though we cover metal bands from all over the world, we do tend to be pretty U.S.-centric when it comes to writing about tours and festivals. So in this post I’m going to make a small stab at remedying that by helping spread the word about what look to be two awesome shows this August in that very civilized nation to the north of us. Y’know, that place where I’ll be spending lots of time if Mitt Romney wins in November.

One of the festivals is called HEAVY T.O., and it will take place on August 11-12, 2012, at Downsview Park in Toronto, Canada. Part of the reason why I’m posting about this now is because Gojira are weighing heavy on my mind (see our post from earlier today about the full-album stream of L’Enfant Sauvage) and Gojira will be playing at this festival. But Gojira are only one of (to date) 27 bands who are scheduled to perform.

It really is a pretty stunning line-up, including (to mention some of my favorites) Cannibal Corpse, Kataklysm, Between the Buried and Me, Job For A Cowboy, Deftones, Goatwhore, The Faceless, Exhumed, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Origin. And that doesn’t include the headliners, Slipknot and System Of A Down, or the reinvigorated, Jesse Leach-fronted Killswitch Engage (who are sounding more and more like a band on the verge of reclaiming past glories).

NCS may have some boots on the ground at this festival, and if all works out, we hope to bring you some show reports in August. The full line-up, plus more info, is after the jump.

But that’s not the only Canadian festival of note in August. On August 10-12, HEAVY MTL will be kicking ass at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal.

Many of the same bands are playing at both festivals, with a slew of the ones playing in Toronto on August 11 appearing again the next day in Montreal, and many of those performing on August 11 in Montreal showing up on the 12th in Toronto. But the line-ups aren’t completely identical. For example, the audience in Montreal will get to see God Forbid and Voivod (among other acts who won’t be in Toronto). Here are the complete line-ups as of this writing:

HEAVY T.O.

Saturday, Aug 11

Slipknot
Marilyn Manson
Lamb Of God
Dethklok
Suicidal Tendencies
Trivium
Gojira
Overkill
Cancer Bats
High On Fire
Protest the Hero

Sunday, Aug 12

System of a Down
Deftones
Five Finger Death Punch
Killswitch Engage
Cannibal Corpse
Kataklysm
Between The Buried and Me
Veil of Maya
Job For a Cowboy
Goatwhore
The Faceless
Periphery
Exhumed
Fleshgod Apocalypse
Origin
Rose Funeral

To get more info about the HEAVY T.O. festival, including how to acquire tickets, visit one of these web pages:

http://heavyto.com/#
http://www.facebook.com/heavytofest

Now here’s the line-up for HEAVY MTL:

Saturday, August 11

System Of A Down
Deftones
Five Finger Death Punch
Killswitch Engage
Cannibal Corpse
Between The Buried And Me
Kataklysm
The Faceless
Periphery
Veil of Maya
Job For a Cowboy
Goatwhore
Fleshgod Apocalypse
Rose Funeral
Origin
Exhumed
Diemonds
Dark Century
God Forbid

Sunday, August 12

Slipknot
Marilyn Manson
Lamb of God
Dethklok
Suicidal Tendencies
Voivod
Trivium
Gojira
Sword (QC)
Overkill
Emmure
Cancer Bats
Blind Witness
Protest the Hero
Dance Laury Dance
The Agonist
Iwrestledabearonce

And here are the web sites for more info about HEAVY MTL:

http://heavymtl.com/fr/
http://www.facebook.com/HeavyMTL