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Concert Review: Anciients, Howling Giant, November 7, Lee’s Palace

Posted on
8 Nov 2025
by
Paul

Partway through their set opening for Anciients, Nashville’s Howling Giant gave a shout out to their tourmates, promising that they would melt our faces off. “So I hope you’re not attached to them. Because they’re gone,” they joked. They weren’t wrong – the Vancouver-based band put on a stellar show at Lee’s Palace on Friday night.

I’ll give credit where credit is due though – Howling Giant were no slouches themselves, putting on an impressive display of melodic psych/stoner rock. Also impressive was their use of a vintage Dusty Rhodes sample as an intro to one of their tunes. Good stuff.

Running through a set that featured songs off their latest, the Juno Award-winning Beyond The Reach of the Sun, as well as a few choice older tracks, Anciients sounded fantastic. With a heavy progressive sound reminiscent of Opeth, Mastodon and even Alice in Chains at times, Anciients absolutely impressed .

And speaking of the Junos, I have to give them credit as well – not only for recognizing Anciients twice, but also for honouring bands like KEN Mode, Cryptopsy, and Voivod in the past. That’s a far cry from the Grammys giving the inaugural Hard Rock/Metal Grammy to Jethro Tull over Metallica. But I digress. Back to Anciients.

All in all, it was one of those shows that just hits right – killer riffs, great energy, and two bands clearly having a blast doing what they love. Faces were definitely melted.

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