TIGER STAR

Heino Døssing

Toronto Metal Music Examiner
February 7, 2012

Toronto-based Tiger Star is a new name on the Toronto metal scene. January 13th 2012 the female-fronted rock / heavy metal band released its self-titled debut album “Tiger Star,” and on Friday, February 10th 2012, vocalist Mila Star and her band are ready to throw one awesome release party at the Bovine Sex Club, 542 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON.

Leading up to the Tiger Star debut album release party, this Metal Music Examiner touched base with Mila Star, who promised, “Tiger Star fans will NOT be disappointed! We’re planning a lot of really fun stuff.”

Here are the highlights from the rest of the email conversation with Mila Star:


Who is Tiger Star?
Tiger Star is a fusion of the best from heavy metal and rock, with a 21st century modern twist. The leader of the band, Mila Star, has a 5-octave voice, and she is gaining a reputation as the Marilyn Monroe of heavy metal. Tiger Star shocks people by being a heavy metal band that unites both hardcore metal heads and non-metal heads.

How was Tiger Star created?
I’ve been a vocalist my whole life. It’s what I know. It’s what I was born to do. After having been a solo-artist and in several different projects, I felt the itch to start a whole new project – and heavy metal was the natural next step. It just felt right. The timing was right and the passion was definitely there. Cam Carnage, the guitarist, was in on it from day one, and we started writing songs. I focused on lyrics, and he on composition. We both produce. Tiger Star was meant to be, and I’m really proud of what we’re doing.

What is your, Mila Star’s, source of inspiration?
I would say emotions. I sing from my soul, as cheesy as it sounds. I am a very emotional singer. Everyone in Tiger Star is very passionate in their roles. When we create and play our songs, emotions come out.

What does Tiger Star sound like?
We surprise people. Our audience is very eclectic. The heaviest of metal heads reveal that they enjoy our music, and people who wouldn’t normally listen to a metal album follow us – show after show. It’s incredible! I would say we’re a mix of the best things in rock and metal, both classical and modern. We don’t like to be put in a specific box. It’s up to the listener to decipher what we mean to them.

What is unique about Tiger Star?
I think we’re very different in our own way. This is why we invoke a lot of strong feelings. Maybe it’s our energy on stage, song composition, my vocal style or our image. I definitely think it’s a combination of things that you hear and see. We’re proud of being ourselves. We don’t follow anyone or anything. We just stay true to ourselves.

What happens after the Tiger Star release party?
During Music Week in Toronto, March 21st, we are playing for Indie Night in Canada at the Ballroom. Other shows are being nailed down for sure! We’re definitely going to play outside Canada. It’ll be announced soon, and we’re looking forward to whatever that may be!

article link:
http://www.examiner.com/metal-music-in-toronto/interview-with-mila-star-from-tiger-star
- TORONTO METAL MUSIC EXAMINER

``Upcoming major rock talent Tiger Star from Toronto is one of the fresh promising jewels in the Canadian rock music that is rocking the scene more and more.

In the where so many bands chose they easy path of writing flat songs void of climax or substituted guitar skills with 3 chords, vocals with growls Tiger star choose the difficult path of Employing a style of complex style of Iron Maiden/New classical style melodies with up beat riff and a female vocalist with a wide vocal range and a 21st century touch. The band’s front won has a 5 Octave range and she is not afraid to use it.`` “"Best Band to appear in a long time in North America. Extraordinary quality. After one just listen I can say that this record composition in production is close to an early "Iron Maiden" album quality. Mila's voice is a voice you might find as one in a million or one in 10 million......" Ala' Quadi (Live Music Metropolis-Ottawa Chapter)”
- LIVE MUSIC METROPOLIS

Mila Star and Cama Carnage of TIGER STAR interview by FASHIONLINE7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZrWTHBkQIQ - FASHIONLINE7

When I walked into Sneaky Dee’s dark and early, the first band had just begun to play. The first thing I noticed about Tiger Star was not the band, but three drunk hooligans right up front who made enough noise for 15 people, moshing with each other, screaming, grabbing all the free merch Tiger Star offered and generally causing a ruckus. A good-natured ruckus, but enough to keep me well clear of the stage. The band themselves were attired like classic 80s thrashers, and shredding and headbanging passably well. Their set went on a bit too long and was rather light for my taste – too much smoke machine and not enough substance. Vocalist and front woman Mila Star is definitely the, er, star of the show, with an impressive, classically-trained vocal range and a look somewhere between Jem and the Holograms and Courtney Love. - HELLBOUND.CA

Capping off the night was Tiger Star, a band that started off with my seal of approval, as they had a female singer (Mila Star, if you’d like her name) For those who aren’t as familiar with the metal world, female fronters are far from common. From there, the band only went farther up in my esteem because not only were they female fronted, but SHE WAS GOOD, with a tonal quality that was not unlike the legendary Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden.
The precision of the guitars was dead on, backed by a chest-pounding bass beat. Soaring over top was Star’s vocals, which were hardcore and silky smooth at the same time.
I want to take a moment here to emphasize the technical excellence of these guitarists. With influences based in such diverse areas as soul and German classical music, the clarity of the guitars was (literally) music to my ears, crystal clear. On top of that, the guys made it look effortless as they danced, goofed off and stood on chairs as they played.
The best part about Tiger Star, though, was that they had FUN. This in itself made their charisma rocket up 150 points. They were definitely my Buzz Band of the night (this means you need to look them up. Now.) - EXPRESSIONS MAGAZINE

Tiger Star

This is one of my favourite bands out of Toronto these days. I think everyone’s going to start hearing a lot more about them over the next year or so. They have a rad retro sound, they look totally hot, but check out their singer, this chick can seriously wail… - BlondeMetal.com

Mila Star and Chris Powers interviewed by Julz and Gen of one of Toronto's wicked radio stations INDIELOVE

http://www.soundpollutionmag.com/?p=1122

- IndieLove