Edmonton heavy rock band Black Mastiff are glad to be coming back to Lethbridge to play the Owl acoustic Lounge withLondon, UK heavy rock quartet Bad Guys, Oct. 25.
“ We’re sad to see the Slice go, but we‘re glad to Owl decided to have us,” said Black Mastiff bassist/vocalist Clay Shea, who is joined by drummer Allan Harding and guitarist Bob Yiannakoulis.
“Our drummer moved to Vancouver, so we’ve been working on that long distance relationship and still having him as a drummer,” Shea said.
The trio are working on a new album, but it is still in the beginning stages.
In the meantime Black mastiff are excited to take a break from a busy home life.
“ I’ve got an 18 month old and a 3-and-a-half year old, so I’m busier than I ever thought I’d be. So I’ll be glad to get away on tour. My poor wife,” he chuckled.
They are excited to shared the stage with Bad Guys.
“We’re just going to roll with it,” he continued.
Shea said to expect to hear a heavy and fun set from Black Mastiff.
“We’re not officially supporting an album now, so it will be fun to revisit some of the older songs,” he said.
He said they are sorry to be playing Lethbridge in the middle of the week rather than a weekend.
“The Bad Guys only had 10 days to work with, so that’s the way it goes I hope people will come out,” he continued.
The show begins, Tuesday, Oct, 25 at approximately 9 p.m. Admission is by donation.
— By Richard Amery,L.A. Beat Editor