During a bitterly cold winter weekend, Montreal’s Théâtre L’Olympia was warmed by a Southern wind. Kerry King was in town with an all-star band of heavy metal heroes along for the ride on this tour in support of his debut solo album, From Hell I Rise. We got a small taste of their power last August when they were in town supporting Lamb Of God and Mastodon, but this return as a headliner showed off the band and all of the musical power. One look at Kerry King, and you know that he means business. In a musical genre full of characters, none say ‘heavy metal’ more than him. With his shaved head, tattoos, beard and attitude on stage, few others better define the music that they play. As a co-founder of one of the most legendary thrash metal bands of all time, Slayer, Kerry King could easily r...