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MARY MCCOMISH The show was entertaining, with [email protected] Cormier screaming and the crowd screaming his words right back at him. The crowd at Average Joe’s went in The band attracted a reasonably large expecting drinks and to watch the latest crowd and had a decent mosh pit going. sports game but, instead they were treated Cancer Bats fan Brendon Heal really to a hardcore concert. enjoyed the show, and says that the band JUNO nominated band Cancer Bats never fails to get the crowd going. graced the bar with its presence last “There was a good crowd, and everyone Saturday night, performing not one, seemed to enjoy themselves. The band was but two full sets, one as the Cancer Bats energetic and both Dusty Tucker and the and one as Bat Sabbath, the band’s Black Cancer Bats did a great job at getting the Sabbath cover band. bar involved.” Heal said. The opening band, Dusty Tucker, from After their first set, the band took a Red Deer proceeded to get the crowd short break and came back as their alter pumped for the main event. egos, Bat Sabbath with Cormier now Lead singer Travis Hallonquist has sporting a black cape. an amazing set of pipes and though few The band infused their hardcore sound probably knew who the band was, he was into Sabbath’s classic hits, such as “Iron still able to scream his heart out. Man.” They managed to keep everyone Cancer Bats have played in Lethbridge partying, from the youngest person in the before and they always enjoy coming back. crowd, to the oldest. It’s a different crowd from the ones in their It was a night that the crowd won’t soon hometown of . forget. “The cool part about us playing Western But one question remains, does Black Canada is that it’s all age groups that Sabbath know about Bat Sabbath? come out,” said Cancer Bats vocalist Liam “We actually met them () Cormier. in the U.K., we presented them with an “I find it’s like the old metal head guys, award when they were first doing their especially in Lethbridge, there’s definitely reunion, two summers ago,” Cormier said. the rad old dudes who come in old “We were giving them the award because Metallica shirts who are like total ripper of the Bat Sabbath thing that we do so we dudes. Lethbridge is such a metal town got to hang out with them and we told and I’m stoked to party with all those them about our cover band that we do and Photo by Mary McComish ripper dudes and girls.” they were super nice.” Cancer Bats vocalist dominates the stage at Average Joes on Saturday.

Cancer Bats made their presence known at Average Joes on Saturday. The band gathered an intense crowd who rocked out all night long. Photo by Mary McComish