Sled Island and Absolute Underground present: TORCHE with guests

TORCHE
The Miami metal heroes' return to Sled Island brings with it a hummable breath of fresh air into hard rock's often stale, dudely nihilism. Their music is dense in physicality but never oppressively crushing, creating an optimistic way to deal with subjects like annihilation and mindless minions. It's metal music that stands tall with the giants that came before them, while always looking thoughtfully forward.

Barn Burner
Montreal metal gods (and honorary Calgary citizens) Barn Burner are back! After initially calling it quits in 2013, the stoner-shred party and goddamn riff machine makes an all-too-rare re-appearance with a singular, righteous mission: To melt your faces off.

Gone Cosmic
Expansive, evocative and unexpected, Gone Cosmic is a synthesis of groove-mining breakdowns, soaring Joplin-style vocals and hard-hitting psych rock. Fierce, melodic and charged with raw energy, Gone Cosmic will take you from sweltering Southern sludge pits to breath-stealing sonic spacewalks: A heavenly tapestry of velvety fuzz tones that will send your gaze skyward.