Bitter Dregs Magazine

Heavy T.O.

DownsviewPark, Toronto

August 11-12, 2012

Story and photos by Dave MacIntyre

One week after the completion of the VELD in Toronto, DownsviewPark will host the second annual Heavy T.O. festival, and with it comes a complete transformation from the euphoric danceable electronic beats that VELD promises to offer, to some of the darkest and heaviest guitar riffs in the metal genre.

This year’s lineup is a major departure from the classic heavy metal icons of Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth and Motorhead present at last year’s epic festival, but bands such as Slipknot, System of a Down, Marilyn Manson, Five Finger Death Punch and host of other great acts promise to deliver a heavy as all hell performance.

And to add icing to the already delicious metal cake, the fine folks at Jägermeister are offering an amazing contest to win VIP tickets to the festival.  Visit this link for your chance to win!

http://jagercontest.ca/contests/heavy-to/

To those not following the news, Lamb of God have had to cancel their set and have been replaced by In Flames due to the incarceration of singer Randy Blythe in the Czech Republic over a manslaughter charge stemming from the death of a fan who rushed the stage in 2010.

Other bands to catch at this year’s event are:

Protest the Hero, Cancer Bats, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicidal Tendencies, Goatwhore, Killswitch Engage, Deftones, Job for a Cowboy,  and Exhumed.

For more information, complete lineup information and ticket availability, please visit the official Heavy T.O. website HERE.