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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 23/12/2004 (7835 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The occasion: Metal Meltdown, a Winnipeg metal showcase with reunited ’80s band Labyrinth, rap-metal outfit THC, speed demons Suiciety and groove-metalheads TDH. After a 12-year hiatus, Labyrinth is back together and recording songs for a new album due out next year.
What kept you apart for so long? “Some goals. When you beat your head against the wall — which is what happens when you don’t get signed — it’s difficult to keep a band together when the world isn’t going your way,” says drummer Jeff Didham, 39.
What do you mean? “When we broke up, metal wasn’t happening. First, it was the Seattle scene, and then the boy bands, and then Britney Spears. That sort of killed it for a bit.
“Now, 18-year-old kids walk into a record store and get blown away by Iron Maiden. It’s totally new to them. If you haven’t heard something before, it’s new to you.”
Is metal back for good? “It’s going to take on a different (sound) than it had before. The stuff we’re recording is still melodic with a heavy edge, but it doesn’t sound like the ’80s.”
Or look like it, hopefully. I think Poison and Bon Jovi were the most liable for killing metal. “Yeah, well, a lot of real metal guys had a lot of hair, too.”
The damage: $5 at the door.
— Bartley Kives