Outer Limits Lounge is happy to host Canadian heavy-rock monsters Freeway:
“Indeed, Freeways are a breath of fresh, northern air. Honoring the mysticalundercurrents of so much classic Canadian rock of the past, the quartet's sound is firmly built upon a foundation of '70s giants - such as UFO, Thin Lizzy, and April Wine - along with the distinctive twists of the unsung heroes of the NWOBHM.”
Joined by local hitters Demon Bitch:
“'Heavy metal' is really a pretty lacking descriptor for this group, as it's got strong power/speed influence as well as incorporating some neoclassical elements. It's pretty out-there stuff, but the closest comparison I can make is definitely a sped-up version of Cauldron Born's Born of the Cauldron; the obtuse, constantly changing riffs and oddly piercing vocalist are definitely quite similar, although Demon Bitch don't have the obsession with technicality or tendency to include doom influences that Bentley had with that album.” -metalarchives
”White Magician is undoubtedly one of the most special and interesting active bands in the blurry sphere that includes both hard-rocking heavy metal and metallic hard rock. Regressive almost to a fault, the band offers insight into an alternate timeline in which bands like UFO or Blue Öyster Cult happily swapped ideas with Mercyful Fate and Angel Witch, and in which being smooth and groovy was as cool as being evil.” -invisibleoranges
Lansings’ Locust Point open the bill:
“It’s riff-driven, punk-y, working-class rock ‘n’ roll with a lot of hooks,” Lynch said. “We’ve all played in metal bands before, so that element bleeds through, too. Musically our album draws from groups like Thin Lizzy, ’70s-era Aerosmith and ZZ Top. There’s some Motörhead and Guns N’ Roses in there, too.
“We were influenced by the day-to-day drudgery of living and working in a city that’s only nice about four months out of the year and the bad habits that spring up around that kind of malaise,” Lynch said. “It’s about music being one of the only healthy outlets for that kind of stuff. Playing music with your friends is definitely worth getting up in the morning for when you don’t have much else to look forward to.” -Lansing City Pulse