The Hyperspace Metal Festival is a three-day metal festival positioned as Canada’s premier power and melodic metal fest. Sadly, due to personal reasons, we were able to attend just the first day, but the opening night was delightful. The fifth edition of the festival was held at the Rickshaw Theater in Vancouver from April 11th to 13th; with a total of 15 bands performing during the 3 days. The first night acts were performed by Skelator, Syryn, Tymo, Naitaka and Kayas. Kayas was the first band to hop on the stage; the four-piece melodic death metal band from Vancouver put on a show for their local fans. They had a 6-song set opening with “The Winter Curse” from their 2019 EP Ascension, followed by “Deadwood” from the same EP. They continued with “For a Star,” “The Harvester,” “Reflections...