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CATTLE DECAPITATION/IMMOLATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey folks, here's my 14th and last review of 2023, Cattle Decapitation and Immolation!!!!!!!!!!! This was my 3rd time seeing Cattle Decapitation as I saw them back in May when they were on the Decibel Tour with Dark Funeral, 200 Stabwounds and Blackbraid. This was my 9th time seeing Immolation and 2nd time I see them more than once in a year as I saw them as direct support for Obituary 7 months earlier and they're always a treat to see live.

Let's begin the festivities!

First band up was CASTRATOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was the first time I've ever seen this band as it was their first time coming to Toronto as frontwoman Clarissa Badini had mentioned. When I looked them up they were an all female death metal band from New York and of all the members, the one I recognized the best was bassist Robin Mazen as I've met her several times in the past when I bought merch off of her and even though our interactions were brief, she's cool. Although I hadn't heard their material before, this band put on a great live show and I hope they'll return in the future on another stacked death metal tour ie go on tour with Nervosa or perhaps on their own headlining tour.

Second band was SANGUISUGABOGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was another band I hadn't heard before but they put on a great live show and I looked up where they were from and they're from Columbus, Ohio. Frontman Devin Swank was a joker in between songs when he sarcastically said he was a Leafs fan, when in actuality he's a Columbus Blue Jackets fan, and he said "If you're standing still, MOVE IT!!" He also wore a guy's Cat in the Hat hat for 30 seconds much to the crowds delight and I was laughing hysterically at that action. It was also cool how he said that he and the other members were lifelong Rush fans and it was more cool to see his Art the Clown tattoo on his left forearm. Devin had also initiated a game called Murderball in which he threw a gridiron football into the crowd and whoever caught it and held onto it throughout their song, would get merch for free. I didn't see who caught and held onto it, but someone got lucky.

After Sanguisugabogg's set it was time for IMMOLATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my 9th time seeing Immolation and first time in a decade I would see them more than once in a year. This was also the first time in 16 years they played at The Opera House as that occurred when they were on tour with Skinless and Suffocation and also my first time seeing them play at The Opera House as well. Each time I see them live they get better with each performance, particularly Bob Vigna's guitar swinging and his upstrokes and downstrokes he does with authority, and to me that is incredible stage presence. I'll also say I've seen Immolation 3 times in a span of a year since I saw them as direct support for Cannibal Corpse last November. Here's their set:

1. All that Awaits Us

2. The Age of No Light

3. Dawn of Possession

4. Once Ordained

5. When the Jackals Come

6. Let the Darkness In

7. An Act of God

8. Higher Coward

9. Epiphany

After Immolation it was time for CATTLE DECAPITATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was my 3rd time seeing them as I saw them back on May when they blew Dark Funeral or more like Dank Funeral off the stage at the Decibel Tour and as well it was exactly a year ago at the time they returned to Toronto but as an opening act for Amon Amarth alongside Carcass and Obituary at History, in which I sold my ticket at that time as I was sick with a cold and I didn't want to risk infecting the overwhelming amount of people there as they were going to attend Walter Froebrich's viewing and/or funeral at that time. This year around, Cattle Decap returned on as headliners on their own tour and played a sold out Opera House and were crushing from start to finish. In between songs, Travis Ryan had made reference to the first time they came to Toronto 16 years ago and played the Opera House, in which they played the inaugural Summer Slaughter show. He was also a comedian in between songs first when he said "We got a new album called Terrasite, you can get it over there *sporadic cheers* fuck you then Jesus Christ you're supposed to go *flashes horns* "Yay" idiot frontman says some dumb shit. So we got a new album we fuckin know that called Terrasite if you know what the fuck that is, this song is called *speaks in raspy falsetto* SOLASTALGIA IF YOU KNOW WHAT THE FUCK THAT IS!" Then before their last song Travis picked up the guys Cat in the Hat hat and said "I'm gonna fuckin kill you whoever threw this up here, like with most comedy of errors on this entire fuckin tour. Who threw this? Show yourself. I can't do what I'm about to do and give it to you. I'm gonna wipe my fucking ass on this thing *wipes the his ass with hat* I'm gonna put this on Ollie's head". Here's their setlist:

1. Terrasitic Adaptation

2. We Eat Our Young

3. Scourge of the Offspring

4. Dead Set on Suicide

5. The Storm Upstairs

6. Bring Back the Plague

7. Finish Them

8. Solastalgia

9. A Photic Doom

10. Vulturous

11. Time's Cruel Curtain

12. Pacific Grim

Encore:

13. Kingdom of Tyrants

Overall a great show and a great way to spend a Saturday night. Plus this was a great way for me to conclude my concert going season of 2023 as my next gig won't be until February 5th when I catch Machine Head.

HEAVY METAL FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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