Revocation

Last night at Lee’s Palace was an absolute clinic in technical metal. Revocation came into Toronto celebrating 20 years of making ridiculously intricate, aggressive music, and they delivered the kind of set that reminds you why they’ve built such a loyal following over the years. The small, sweaty confines of Lee’s Palace were the perfect setting. There was no distance between the band and the crowd — just wall-to-wall riffs, crushing drums, and enough headbanging to make your neck hurt this morning. The energy in the room was relentless from start to finish. Dave Davidson’s guitar work is obviously a huge part of what makes Revocation special. The guy makes some of those riffs look completely effortless, switching between technical precision, thrash, death metal and wild solos without ever losing the groove. But if there was one person who deserves more attention coming out of this show, it’s Ash Pearson. Ash is seriously one of the most underrated drummers in metal. Watching him live, it becomes even more obvious how much he contributes to Revocation’s sound. The speed and precision are impressive enough, but it’s the control and feel that really stand out. He can absolutely unleash when the song demands it, yet everything still feels locked in and musical rather than being technicality for technicality’s sake. The double-kick work was ridiculous, the transitions were razor sharp, and he somehow made some of those insanely complicated arrangements look completely natural. Pearson has been behind the kit for Revocation for years, and honestly, he deserves to be mentioned in the same conversations as the more celebrated drummers in modern extreme metal. He’s criminally underrated. The whole band was firing on all cylinders, and Lee’s Palace made the experience feel especially immediate. There’s something about seeing a band this technically demanding in a relatively small room that makes the musicianship hit differently.

Awesome show! Revocation were amazing as usual, playing so well and making it look easy. The sound was good, and I liked the venue (my first show there). All around, a fun evening out

Revocation kicks a*s. Wished they came through with a normal lineup and not just local bands. But either way, they're great. Only thing that s***s about them..... They don't play The Grip Tightens. One of my all-time fav metal songs...and their most popular.....and they don't play it.

Excellent lineup with Unearth, Entheos and High Command. The crowd was really into it and it was fun to watch.

Mad respect for all of the performers and crew who continued this awesome tour, after a terrible tragedy! Top tier show for sure!

Revocation performed excellent with a good setlist. David had broke his wrist the night before. He did the vocals with someone else. Taking on guitar duty.

Fantastic show! Every band was on point. I’ve become a fan of Goatwhore. Revocation blew the doors off the place!

Prestation énorme de la part de Revocation. Un groupe qui maîtrise son sujet, ça groove ou ça blaste sans sourciller ! Une salle presque comble, un public acquis à la cause du groupe 👍🏼 Le son était précis mais si on chipote, ça mériterait de meilleures lights pour une ambiance visuelle en accord avec le death metal très travaillé du groupe !!!

Revocation f*****g slays they are so good live they killed it and played a lot of material from Outer ones!!! 😍😍😍

Absolutely great show. All bands cranked out monstrous amounts of metal. Dave and the boys from Revocation not only put on a killer show, they also took the time to interact with the fans and gave us an amazing experience.

Killer show! Venue was small, but it was a great time. Lots of technical difficulties with Dave's monitor, but he played through it like a professional and it was awesome to see the band nail everything live. I also got a picture with Brett so I now have a picture with every member of Revocation!

Revocation was amazing live! My first time seeing one of my favorite bands and they did not disappoint!

Caught these guys for the first time in Chicago opening up for CC. Holy s**t I was blown away. Instant fan! They blew Whitechapel off the stage IMO. Please come back to Chicago soon. Hopefully as a headliner! You guys definitely deserve it.

The band was freaking amazing. The sound was on point. My only complaint is I felt like the venue was to small for the amount of people that were there. I know a handful of people left cause it was so hot and overcrowded. Other then that it was great and I had a blast.

One of the best value for money gigs I've been to. Every band is insane on this lineup currently if you don't have tickets why not?

Great show was really looking forward to seeing Revocation, Rivers of Nihil and Soreption, sound wasn’t great, far too much feedback but none the less great show 🙂

Excellent. 3 bands I knew and 1 I discovered. Sound was mostly good, though too loud at the end, even with plugs. Glad to see bands that are really technical but don't take themselves too seriously.

Everything the bands did was amazing. The venue messed up the mix and the sound wasn't great at times.

Last night at Lee’s Palace was an absolute clinic in technical metal. Revocation came into Toronto celebrating 20 years of making ridiculously intricate, aggressive music, and they delivered the kind of set that reminds you why they’ve built such a loyal following over the years. The small, sweaty confines of Lee’s Palace were the perfect setting. There was no distance between the band and the crowd — just wall-to-wall riffs, crushing drums, and enough headbanging to make your neck hurt this morning. The energy in the room was relentless from start to finish. Dave Davidson’s guitar work is obviously a huge part of what makes Revocation special. The guy makes some of those riffs look completely effortless, switching between technical precision, thrash, death metal and wild solos without ever losing the groove. But if there was one person who deserves more attention coming out of this show, it’s Ash Pearson. Ash is seriously one of the most underrated drummers in metal. Watching him live, it becomes even more obvious how much he contributes to Revocation’s sound. The speed and precision are impressive enough, but it’s the control and feel that really stand out. He can absolutely unleash when the song demands it, yet everything still feels locked in and musical rather than being technicality for technicality’s sake. The double-kick work was ridiculous, the transitions were razor sharp, and he somehow made some of those insanely complicated arrangements look completely natural. Pearson has been behind the kit for Revocation for years, and honestly, he deserves to be mentioned in the same conversations as the more celebrated drummers in modern extreme metal. He’s criminally underrated. The whole band was firing on all cylinders, and Lee’s Palace made the experience feel especially immediate. There’s something about seeing a band this technically demanding in a relatively small room that makes the musicianship hit differently.

Awesome show! Revocation were amazing as usual, playing so well and making it look easy. The sound was good, and I liked the venue (my first show there). All around, a fun evening out

Revocation kicks a*s. Wished they came through with a normal lineup and not just local bands. But either way, they're great. Only thing that s***s about them..... They don't play The Grip Tightens. One of my all-time fav metal songs...and their most popular.....and they don't play it.

Excellent lineup with Unearth, Entheos and High Command. The crowd was really into it and it was fun to watch.

Mad respect for all of the performers and crew who continued this awesome tour, after a terrible tragedy! Top tier show for sure!

Revocation performed excellent with a good setlist. David had broke his wrist the night before. He did the vocals with someone else. Taking on guitar duty.

Fantastic show! Every band was on point. I’ve become a fan of Goatwhore. Revocation blew the doors off the place!

Prestation énorme de la part de Revocation. Un groupe qui maîtrise son sujet, ça groove ou ça blaste sans sourciller ! Une salle presque comble, un public acquis à la cause du groupe 👍🏼 Le son était précis mais si on chipote, ça mériterait de meilleures lights pour une ambiance visuelle en accord avec le death metal très travaillé du groupe !!!

Revocation f*****g slays they are so good live they killed it and played a lot of material from Outer ones!!! 😍😍😍

Absolutely great show. All bands cranked out monstrous amounts of metal. Dave and the boys from Revocation not only put on a killer show, they also took the time to interact with the fans and gave us an amazing experience.

Killer show! Venue was small, but it was a great time. Lots of technical difficulties with Dave's monitor, but he played through it like a professional and it was awesome to see the band nail everything live. I also got a picture with Brett so I now have a picture with every member of Revocation!

Revocation was amazing live! My first time seeing one of my favorite bands and they did not disappoint!

Caught these guys for the first time in Chicago opening up for CC. Holy s**t I was blown away. Instant fan! They blew Whitechapel off the stage IMO. Please come back to Chicago soon. Hopefully as a headliner! You guys definitely deserve it.

The band was freaking amazing. The sound was on point. My only complaint is I felt like the venue was to small for the amount of people that were there. I know a handful of people left cause it was so hot and overcrowded. Other then that it was great and I had a blast.

One of the best value for money gigs I've been to. Every band is insane on this lineup currently if you don't have tickets why not?

Great show was really looking forward to seeing Revocation, Rivers of Nihil and Soreption, sound wasn’t great, far too much feedback but none the less great show 🙂

Excellent. 3 bands I knew and 1 I discovered. Sound was mostly good, though too loud at the end, even with plugs. Glad to see bands that are really technical but don't take themselves too seriously.

Everything the bands did was amazing. The venue messed up the mix and the sound wasn't great at times.