As of today, I am gearing up for only my second show of 2016. An admittedly slow start compared to last year. As a result, it probably goes without saying that hearing the news that The Ocean would not be able accompany Intronaut on their upcoming tour due to visa issues was frustrating. The Ocean was one of the best performances I had experienced a couple years back when they played Pelagial in full. No matter. Learning that Scale the Summit would be jumping on the bill was good news and it’s not like I would skip a show I had already paid for (ok that last part is definitely not a statement I can make). Anyway, it didn’t take long to notice that the other band on this particular bill, North, was set to drop a new album just in time for this run of shows. In my curiosity, and as a means of preparing for this show, I decided to dabble in the sludge metallers for the first time through their new album titled Light The Way. And overall, it is an impressive display of sludge and doom that should set the stage (pun intended) nicely for their companions on this tour.

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