Three Bands, One Mission: Total Destruction at The Garrison
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By: Jay Broderick
Toronto, Canada - Still reeling from the storm of the century on January 25th, Toronto continued to be a disaster zone when I headed down on February 4th to take in Left To Suffer's The Eternal Suffering Tour. Snowbanks swallowing sidewalks and parking lots, and downtown traffic moving at a crawl. But inside The Garrison, none of that mattered. Metal fans packed the room wall‑to‑wall for another Inertia Entertainment triple‑threat lineup that promised chaos and absolutely delivered! By the end of the night, the only thing louder than the bands was the collective “holy shit” echoing from everyone stumbling back out into the cold.
FR3AK
FR3AK hit the stage first, and within seconds it was clear they weren’t here to simply warm up the room. There is not a lot available from the band regarding their beginnings and where they are from, but the band has a handful of released singles, an EP release from 2024, and most recently released a 7 track album thelasttimeyousawme. Tonight, they were here to make a statement!
Leading the charge musically by ferocious female guitarist and bassist, the band ripped into a brutal, heavy opener that fused punk attitude with death‑metal grit. Bassist Chrissy Kaminski immediately gave off Sean Yseult (White Zombie) energy... she was commanding, stylish, and locked into every groove. The whole band was fired up. Their guitarist was swinging hard, the drummer pounding like he was trying to crack the stage in half, and the vocalist pacing like a fuse ready to blow. Then he jumped into the crowd!!
That’s when I realized the venue was already packed. Fans were screaming, moshing, and singing along. They clearly knew FR3AK well, and the band fed off every ounce of that energy. Their set was short, but damn, it was powerful. A perfect, chaotic start to the night.
THE LAST TEN SECONDS OF LIFE
Before they even started, fans were screaming and cheering during soundcheck, specifically after fill in drummer Jaxson Tackett (The Crimson Armada) tested his kit. That should’ve been the warning.
The Last Ten Seconds of Life vocalist Tyler Beam belted the first line of "O Canada", and the band exploded into their opening track with zero hesitation. The pit immediately went alive!
Hailing from Pennsylvania, Beam asked if anyone had heard of them. When a chunk of the crowd didn’t react, he grinned and shouted, “THIS IS HOW WE DO IT!”, and they launched into their fourth track with even more force. Once again, the mosh pit turned into a storm of fists, elbows, and bodies colliding. As a photographer, I got bumped on a few occasions, trying to shoot the furious action on stage while being mindful of getting moshed from behind. Never a good thing to get your camera smashed into your face while it's up by your eyes.
Despite lineup fill-ins due to some members not making the trip north (Isaac filling in on bass, and Jaxson stepping in on drums) the band sounded massive. Beam was amped beyond belief, pacing the stage like a man possessed. The crowd went wild for the old‑school cuts, and when the vocalist promised to “fuck some shit up,” they delivered an unreleased track that hit harder than anything else in their set.
The band's vocalist promised that they’ll be back in April, and after this performance, Toronto will be waiting.
LEFT TO SUFFER
Then came the main event... Left To Suffer, Atlanta’s heaviest export! Vocalist Taylor Barber summoned the crowd to fill every gap in the room and “give it their all.” Little did he know, they didn’t need to be asked twice.
Holy! Fuck!! This was some of the heaviest music I’ve ever seen unleashed inside The Garrison. The first crowd surfer appeared almost immediately, floating toward the stage as the band hammered through their opening tracks. Every member was locked in and banging hard, delivering an intensely powerful set.
By the fifth track, the Barber paused to welcome the crowd, only to tell them to “wake the fuck up” before launching into the next song. As the beat dropped, he demanded a wall of death. The room split clean down the middle. He held them there. “Don’t go until I say so.”
"3… 2… 1… GO."
Bodies stormed toward each other and collided. If you are unfamiliar with this ritual, you may want to just leave it at that! But it's all in good fun. The floor shook, and Barber yelled, “Keep going!” until the track cut off abruptly. Then he pulled everyone closer, promising the band didn’t bite.
During Left To Suffer's track "Disappointment Me", the crowd screamed the lyrics during the song's breakdown. The band exploded from one song to the next, mixing old and new which had the entire room airborne, jumping in unison to the pounding beats. By the time they hit "Set The World On Fire", they might as well have set The Garrison on fire too. The energy was unmatched.
With what was a seemingly short set, they closed with "Artificial Anatomy", Barber shouting, “This is the last song! You’ve got three minutes to get the fuck up here! Let’s go!” The crowd obeyed, giving everything they had left. And perhaps any longer of a set would have knocked the fans on their asses for good!
When it was over, the room was drenched, breathless, and buzzing. The fans at The Garrison were definitely NOT left to suffer! It was anything but. And all I could say walking out into the frozen Toronto night was, "WOW!!"
Concert Photo Gallery (all photos by: Jay Broderick)
Left To Suffer Online
Show Date: February 4, 2026