Metal’s big guns finally get let loose on the West Coast
EIGHTEEN PSYCHE-
BATTERING months have passed since any of us have enjoyed the sublime privilege of standing in front of a wall of amps, bathing in the deafening squall of a metal show. That all changes this evening as the self-proclaimed Metal Tour Of The Year rolls into the FivePoint Amphitheatre. Originally scheduled for 2020, organisers pushed the dates back a year amid COVID-related uncertainty. There’s a slight change to the bill, though – due to international visa complications (a situation facing most bands hoping to play in the US this year), original openers In Flames have been replaced by PMA masters Hatebreed.