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Vesperia Book Upcoming Tour With Laika

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Canadian epic metallers Vesperia have announced upcoming tour dates with Laika, in support of their upcoming EP The Iron Tempests. The effort was co-produced by Ryan Bovaird (Hallow’s Die) and artwork was created by band frontman Morgan Rider at his own White North Studios.

Jun 05: The APK – London, ON
Jun 06: The Opera House – Toronto, ON (Wacken Battle Final)
Jun 08: Piranha Bar – Montreal, QC
Jun 09: Hot Shot’s – Charlottetown, PE
Jun 11: Gus’ Pub – Halifax, NS
Jun 12: Esquire Tavern – Moncton, NB
Jun 13: Charlotte St. Arts Centre – Fredericton, NB
Jun 16: Belle Pub – Belleville, ON

Jul 10: venue TBA – TBA, ON
Jul 11: venue TBA – Sudbury, ON
Jul 12: The Zoo – Winnipeg, MB (w/ Laika)
Jul 13: Venue tba – Saskatoon, SK (w/ Laika)
Jul 14: V8 – Edmonton, AB (w/ Laika)
Jul 16: Distortion – Calgary, AB (w/ Laika)
Jul 18: Armstrong Metalfest – Armstrong, BC
Jul 21: North Hill Inn – Brandon, MB
Jul 23: Algonquin Hotel – Sault Ste. Marie, ON
Jul 25: Venue TBA – TBA, ON

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Vesperia – The Iron Tempests EP Track Listing
01: Iron Saga
02: The Western Tempests
03: In The Hall of the Mountain King

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Canadian death metallers Laika are a rather underground act, but their sophomore album, Somnia (Filth Regime), is something that deserves to at least be brought to the attention of the genre’s fans. The songs sometime fall into the trap of sounding too generic, the album has some great moments.

‘Restless Mind’ is a beautiful opening featuring a piano and then blasts right into the next song, appropriately titled ‘Escalation of Terror’. Some of the songs feature great guitar parts by Ian Garraway and Alex Kling as heard in ‘Caligae A Galea’. Too often the songs sound the same but ‘Dream of Nothing’ is a refreshing break about halfway through the album. Just like ‘Restless Mind’, it is an instrumental. ‘The Immortal’ provides the band an opportunity to change the sound of the album but it unfortunately comes too late.

What the album has going for it is that the songs are full of power, energy, and metal assault; they are sure to get any pit going. Sadly, Somnia fails in that there is not enough diversity in its sound. Laika are still stuck in their comfort zone but one still hopes that they are able to overcome their fear of stepping out and come back stronger next time.

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MELISSA CAMPBELL