Incura was back in Lethbridge to play a couple of shows for their old fans, friends and family, first at an all ages gig at the
Gate on Friday, Oct. 1, then again at the Slice, Oct. 2.
I only caught a couple of their newer opearatic metal numbers from their upcoming new CD at the Slice.
Lead singer Kyle Gruninger showed he has an impressive set of vocal pipes, as he leaped al over the stage and belted out his lyrics like Freddie Mercury’s ghost was possessing him and Billy Talent singer Ben Kowalewicz was pitchforking him.
There were also layers and layers of keyboard sounds from Jim McLaren and Gatlin Fitzgerald, Jon Olson and Phil Gardner added their own textures to the music on guitar, bass and drums respectively.
They audience howled appreciateively for the new material but lit up when Gruninger said, after thanking his family and old friends for all coming out and being there for him as he purrsued his music dreams, he was going to start playing older material that they could party to.
The openers were worth noting too, especially as they were called upon to play at the last minute due to local rock band Eyes of Isis being unable to open as scheduled as one of the members is underage.
Instead Rob Ursel played a dynamite set of original acoustic music to warm up the audience. This was followed by a wild bass/ drums and percussion jam from Brad Brouwer, Anthony Pittarelli and Paul Holden, who locked in and cut out a cacophonic mix of jazz and Carribean tinged rhythms which had the full house howling for more.
— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor
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