Earlier this week, Mat was kind enough to publish his review of Moonsorrow + Swallow the Sun + Finntroll (aka. The Finnish Metal Tour) live in Montreal, CA.  Now thanks to the guys in Moonsorrow and Swallow the Sun, you can see for yourself a little bit of the action, as well as some behind the scene footage from the road.  After tonight’s show in Vancouver, the tour will have only eight stops before they hop on a plane and get their sweet Finnish asses back to the motherland.  So, read Mat's review, check out the remaining dates after the jump and if you so desire, secure your tickets before it’s too late.  

*A small disclaimer: you will probably be tempted to turn your speakers all the way up at the beginning of the video because these dudes are pretty soft spoken, but resist the urge. It gets really loud during the performance footage and I'm pretty sure one of my tweeters is blown.  Now you can’t say I didn't warn you.*

Date:  Saturday April 10th 2010
Place:  Club Soda in Montreal
Tour name:  Finnish Metal
Bands (in order of play):  Swallow the Sun + Moonsorrow + Finntroll
(The tour was supposed to feature Survivor Zero as an opening act but they weren’t in Montreal).

The show started with Swallow the Sun—a band I’ve only recently discovered.  Swallow the Sun plays a melodic doom/death metal genre that suits them quite well.  The signer, Mikko Kotamäki, used his clean vocals as well as his growls during the whole show, complimenting each song.  The sound was excellent, I haven’t seen many opening bands with as good a show and was stunned by the quality.  I didn’t have any expectations going to this show, but Swallow the Sun really amazed me with the calibre of their live music.  

They mainly played from their latest album, featuring songs such as ‘New Moon’ and ‘These Woods Breathe Evil’.  They also included a few other songs from their previous records.  During the performance, you could feel the crowd following the dark ambiance of their songs.  The only downside of this band is they look like trees on stage.  I wish they were more energetic and would move more, but still, it fits with their music being somewhat slow and dark.  They finished the show with the song ‘Swallow’, which was executed impressively live.  They gave us a surprise at the end, saying they’ll be back in September.   READ ON...