Great weight

A couple of years back Iron Man came to town for All That Is Heavy and made quite an impression, not only winning over fans but making a bunch of fans on the local metal scene. Naturally Jenn Bradshaw invited then back for the latest round of All That Is Heavy. This edition rounded out the bill with a trio of local acts; Muffler Crunch and Loviatar make regular National Capital Rock Appearances, while Longhouse is new on the scene. They went on first. This was also an album-release show for their Mike Bond-recorded debut Earth From Water, a very High On Fiery slab. Here's bassist Joshua.



Marc frets!



And so on!



More Joshua!



Mike hits!



More Marc!



Faceoff action!



Monitor-standing action!



Long action!



On to Loviatar, back on stage after a bit of a break from live performance.



Justin sings!



J.P. hits!



Bendy blue action!



Mike Bond handles the low end.



Shane frets!



Bonus Bond!



Extra Justin!



More Sadek!



Gripping action!



The whole lot!



It feels like a long while since I've seen Muffler Crunch live - February 2014, if the blog is to be trusted. I'm going to try to see them a little more frequently than once a year because they always put on a killer show.



Angie hits!



Luc shouts!



Extra Angie!



More Luc!



Cymbal action!



Iron Man, mighty Maryland titans of doom, were in town for the 2012 edition of All That Is Heavy; this time around they got to headline. In the intervening years they also were signed by Relapes and released South Of The Earth. Here's main man Albert Morris III.



Lawrence handles the low end.



Jason hits!



As before Screaming Mad Dee was in great form.



Extra Albert!



Extra Lawrence!



Manos Cornudo action!



Gesticulating action!



Rhythm section action!



Monitor-standing action!



Iron action!



A great night of music.

Heavy ending

Blood Ceremony capped All That Is Heavy II's marathon of metal off with a fine set; The crowd had dwindled a bit (things were getting late enough that they had to chop a couple of songs off their set list to make closing time), but the T.O. combo kicked out a fine set of traditional doom a la Sabbath.

Sean Kennedy rocks the Yamaha.



They're under there somewhere.



Alia O'Brien, never without fringes.



Lucas Gadke on bass.



Flautist action!



Extra Lucas!



Extra Alia!



Michael Carrillo hits!



Bloody action!



The end!



Their summer plans are to work on a new album and play a wedding or two.

• Show reminder: Pressed hosts Marine Dreams, Baby Eagle & The Proud Mothers, Nick Ferrio & His Feelings; Eric Gilmore & The Mad Hatters play Zaphod's; Sean Burns and Laurel Jackson & The Attractives are at the Elmdale.

Boots of lead

On to what I shall call the main event. Yes, Blood Ceremony were the headliners and were great, but but it's not often that legends like Iron Man grace the stage es of Ottawa. This was actually the first time they've played Canada, if I heard correctly. Albert Morris' Black Sabbath cover band has had its ups and downs - whatever course the fates have in mind, they'll always have a place in the hearts of fans of true doom.

Screaming Mad Dee rocks the bandanna.



Wretched bassist Louis Strachan shows the Thin Lizzy love.



Albert Morris drops the riffs.



Bonus Strachan.



Extra Dee!



Mot Waldman mans the skins.



Singalong action!



Ferrous action!



More Mot.



The crowd goes wild!



Yet more Mot!



Extra Albert!



They've just released a new EP, at halla dig over (there are umlauts and such in the title I don't know how to reproduce), available at their website.

• Show reminder: Dead Horse Stampede, Southern Soil and The Botched Suicides play Zaphod's. WHOOP-szo, Roberta Bondar and Say Domino squeeze into Raw Sugar. The Elmdale hosts Billy Dre and The Poor Boys , Ship Shapes and Old Whiskey Road. Micarza Camaro and Spark Society rock the Avant-Garde.