Iduna – Adelaide Hall – May 12, 2017

Sometimes it feels like I have been waiting years for this album to drop. Oh wait, it has been. Iduna has been woodshedding for about a year and a half preparing their first full album for mass consumption. Let’s just say they are perfectionists. Formed about four years ago, this four-piece rock outfit plays hard-hitting fast paced tunes with a lot of driving melodic force behind them. They draw inspiration from 1990’s rock and the alt-metal of that era. As I stated previously, they also like to take their time, but after experiencing their performance Friday night it was well worth the wait.

The night at Adelaide Hall started out with Return For Refund, a similarly hard hitting rock outfit. The Bike Club hit the stage next for a very short set, as it was their first show ever. They are a wonderfully fun band composed of the members of Neon Windbreaker and The Elwins. Apparently they get along. Iduna then took the stage to a cheering packed house.

The show was intense and epic, they played for a full hour. The choreographed light show was amazing, but made it challenging to get good photos for me. The evening was filled with love and thankfulness reflecting from the band to the audience. One of my favorite moments was when one of the members of Return For Refund took the stage with a violin to accompany Iduna for a song. So if you want to get your face rocked off by the paradox of new age blistering ‘90s nostalgia rock, go and check Iduna out on June 21, 2017, when they open for Bif Naked once again at Adelaide Hall.

Written by: Gideon Greenbaum-Shinder
Photographs by: Gideon Greenbaum-Shinder
Edited by: Jesse Kline