Far From Home, Fully Heard: Unprocessed Sell Out Montreal
On May 1, German prog metal band Unprocessed brought their second headlining tour to Le Studio TD, in Montreal, joined by Cleveland based Midwinter and Swedish band Allt. The crowd stayed energetic throughout the night, with the energy in the room building from set to set before crowd surfers began making their way across the venue during Unprocessed’s performance.
Unprocessed, Photo Credit: Marilena Postolache
Midwinter opened the night with a set that hit straight in your face, backed by a solid balance of heavy sections and clean vocals. Frontman Billy Toth kept things loose and engaging, stepping on stage in Canadian flag socks, pointing them out mid-set, throwing in hockey jokes, and telling the crowd, “I fucking love Canada.” The energy carried beyond the stage as guitarist and backing vocalist Kody Archer jumped into the pit to play among the crowd, turning the performance into something more immediate and interactive. Midwinter was a confident opener that didn’t just warm up the audience but pulled them in.
Allt followed with one of the tightest sets of the night. Midway through, the vocalist took a moment to share that Viktor, their second guitarist, was back home in Sweden after recently becoming a father — a brief pause that added a more personal note to the performance. Even without him on stage, the band sounded locked in, delivering a precise and controlled set that never lost intensity. This stood out as a highlight of the night, balancing technical execution with a strong sense of cohesion that kept the crowd fully engaged throughout.
With sold out shows marking their rise, Unprocessed are building serious momentum across their second headlining tour. Their performance at Le Studio TD felt like a standout moment as frontman Manuel Gardner Fernandes told the crowd it was the best show of the tour so far. Mid-set, Fernandes thanked the audience for turning “four boys from a small town in Germany” into a band capable of selling out shows far from home. The Montreal crowd responded with a loud “olé, olé, olé” chant that echoed across the venue.
Blending djent heaviness with clean melodic vocals, the band delivered a set built around complex guitar phrasing and technically demanding leads that remained impressively clean throughout the night. The technical precision never came at the expense of intensity, with the room growing more chaotic as the set progressed and crowd surfers beginning to make their way over the barricade.
From there, the set moved through moments like a spontaneous guitar improvisation and a cover of “Creeping Death” by Metallica, which was met with immediate recognition. “Oh, you guys get it,” Fernandes said, highlighting Montreal as one of the few crowds on the tour to recognize the cover.
The night closed with “Deadrose” and “Terrestrial”, a pairing that summed up what made the set work so well. “Deadrose” gave the audience a moment to breathe before “Terrestrial” brought the energy back up for one final release. Even with minor disruptions from overly aggressive security during crowd surfing, the energy in the room never dropped. For Unprocessed, this felt like more than just another stop on the tour.
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