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WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM/ THOU/ THANTIFAXATH/ GATES @Soybomb, Toronto ON,...
By Jonathan Smith (Photos Taken and Badly Enhanced By Jonathan Smith) I wasn’t sure where exactly the Soybomb was, having heard it was a fairly non-traditional venue located above a bike shop near...
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Evergrey / Sabaton / Powerglove @ The Opera House, Toronto ON, September 22,...
Evergrey photo by Rob Kachluba By Natalie Zed Powerglove are a much-beloved band for a very good reason: they play very, very geeky music, homages to videogame soundtracks and songs from beloved...
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Napalm Death + guests @ Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver BC, October 27, 2011
Live review by Kyle Harcott; live photography by Ted Reckoning Twelve years. 1999. That was the last time Napalm Death graced our fair Pacific shore – and by the band’s own account, it was a further...
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Mayhem/ Keep of Kalessin/ Hate/ Abigail Williams/ Woe @ The Opera House,...
By Natalie Zed I arrived at the Opera House just in time to catch the tail end of Woe‘s set. This Philadelphia, PA black metal band, helmed by Chris Grigg, have undergone significant lineup changes in...
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Iced Earth / Symphony X / Warbringer @ The Fillmore, Charlotte NC, March 6, 2012
Review and photos by Justin Richardson Even though the golden era of power metal has been over for years now, the double bill of Symphony X and Iced Earth can do nothing but excite someone who...
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Ancients / Burning Ghats / Nylithia / Cathar / Graves @ Rickshaw Theatre,...
By Kyle Harcott, except where noted. Photos by Ted Reckoning It promised to be an epic night. With a good portion of Hellbound West (Rob Hughes/Cara Cross/yours truly) in the house, plus Mr....
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Converge/ Burning Love/ Loma Prieta/ Vilipend @ the Mod Club, Toronto ON,...
Review and Photos by Natalie Zed Well before the doors opened at the painfully early hour of 6pm, a large queue of short-haired, surly-faced hardcore kids gathered in front of the Mod Club, spilling...
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Witch Mountain / Blood Ceremony / Castle @ Hard Luck Bar, Toronto ON, June...
By Natalie Zed Every once in a while there is a concert line-up that makes you do a double take. The bands are so perfect for each other and the show so expertly curated that you almost can’t believe...
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Corrosion of Conformity/ Torche/ Black Cobra/ Gaza @ The Opera House, Toronto...
Live review by Natalie Zed; Photos by Albert Mansour Every live show has it’s own character and pattern. This particular even was an oddly inverted, front-loaded structure, starting off incredibly...
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La Chinga / No Sinner / Three Wolf Moon / Harma White at the Rickshaw...
Review by Rob Hughes Whoa, cleanup on aisle one! Judging by the state of the stairway up to the Rickshaw lobby, this was one of those “party till you puke” kind of shows. Put four hard-rocking bands...
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Hellbound @ Tuska Open Air: The Review – Day 1
Review and photos by Justin Richardson I got to Finland two weeks or so before the Tuska festival. While the festival was the main reason I was traveling overseas, it ended up being the last thing on...
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Steve Hackett @ Oakville Centre For the Arts, Oakville ON, October 8, 2013
By Sean Palmerston; Photos by Albert Mansour Tuesday night was the first of back-to-back performances by former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and his band at the intimate Oakville Centre For the...
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Varga @ Club Absinthe, Hamilton ON, December 7, 2013
Live review by Laura Wiebe; Concert Photos by Adam Wills Nearing two decades since their last album release, Hamilton’s Varga have a new entry in their discography, and they celebrated the occasion...
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The Governor’s Bash 7 w/ Fuck the Facts, Godstopper, Slyde @ Bovine Sex Club,...
Review and photos by Danielle Griscti Nights like this just don’t happen often enough! Bringing together heavy metal and comedy, The Governor’s Bash saw its seventh installment come to life at the...
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Decibel Magazine Tour: Carcass, Gorguts & more, Toronto, April 8, 2014
The weather was sweet, the venue was familiar and comfortable, and the bands were stellar: 2014 Decibel Magazine Tour stop at the Opera House in Toronto featuring Carcass, The Black Dahlia Murder,...
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Ghost and King Dude, Lawrence KS, April 22, 2014
Ghost w/ King Dude At Granada Theatre, Lawrence, Kansas, Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Live review and photos by William Seay I like Ghost. I’ve liked them since they began as a band in 2010. So let’s get...
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Children of Bodom, Tyr, Death Angel in Charlotte NC, March 19, 2014
Children of Bodom/Death Angel/Tyr Halo of Blood Over North America Charlotte, NC (3/19/14) I had my gear packed and ready to head to the show, and I headed out at a pretty good time — enough time to...
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More Maryland Deathfest 2014 – going full bore at MDF
Photos by William Seay This review is quite long. But then, Maryland Deathfest was a long festival. It was full of bands I wanted to see. I also remained sober through the entire festival. This meant a...
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HELLBOUND @ TUSKA OPEN AIR 2014: DAY ZERO
Barren Earth Tuska Open Air Festival 2014 Helsinki, Finland (6/26/14) After spending a nice pre-show vacation in Northern Finland, becoming ill for a few days, and finally feeling like I had adjusted...
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Amon Amarth, Sabaton, and Skeletonwitch in Charlotte NC, October 24, 2014
Photos by Justin Richardson Want to read a review of the Thunder Bay show on the same tour? Check it out here – review by Jonathan Smith, photos by Scott Hobbes. The post Amon Amarth, Sabaton, and...
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