The Black Dahlia Murder in Toronto, 18 October 2017
+ Suffocation + Decrepit Birth @ Opera House What’s the best way to get over Wednesday hump day? Why, exposing yourself to some loud…
Read More+ Suffocation + Decrepit Birth @ Opera House What’s the best way to get over Wednesday hump day? Why, exposing yourself to some loud…
Read MoreIf there’s one band that fully deserves a “victory lap” tour, it’s Children of Bodom, who after a good dozen years plying their distinct brand of melodic extreme metal, is finally experiencing some significant success in North America. For most fans who live in the smaller centres, they best they could manage before was to catch Alexi Laiho and his booze-fueled band of flashy Finns as part of a package tour, be it the Unholy Alliance or Gigantour, which usually meant a measly eight or nine songs, maximum, and when a band has six studio albums under their belts, it’s tough to get some variety. So the venue was packed with fans hoping to get a huge dose of the old stuff, and that’s exactly what Bodom gave them.
Adrien Begrand reviews the recent Saskatoon stop on the CoB/BDM/Skeletonwitch tour.
Read Moreeta: new rules!!! Like to win things? Yeah, us too! Well, courtesy of the fine folks over at Metal Blade we have two (2) copies of the brand new BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Deflorate album to give away. And if that in itself wasn’t good enough, these are the limited edition CD/DVD versions of the album and it comes fully autographed by the members of the band.
Read MoreIt’s November 10th, 2022, and somewhere along the highway in a van on the way to Portland, Matt Harvey is getting ready to kick…
Read More4-7 July, Newark Showground, UK UK Tech-Fest is a festival that celebrates all things technical, progressive and djent. Festival was formed in 2011 and…
Read MoreUK Tech-Fest is a festival that celebrates all things technical, progressive and djent. The festival was formed in 2011 and has seen over the…
Read MoreThe weather was sweet, the venue was familiar and comfortable, and the bands were stellar: 2014 Decibel Magazine Tour stop at the Opera House…
Read MoreDuring the time Carcass has been on my radar, the band — and metalheads’ perception of what Carcass signifies — has passed through several…
Read MoreHellbound Metal: “So, as you may or may not have noticed, we took June 30th off to spend with our significant others and get ready for Canada Day. However, we were back in full force this past Sunday – or at least Kevi Metal was. Yes, we made Mr. Metal do a solo show once again, but thankfully he had loads of new stuff to play. Here’s what he spun…”
Read MoreOne believes that what makes Omnivium a successful album is that it is willing to take chances, whether it be playing a slower, more intricate melodic passage when the listener is expecting a battering ram riff, or indoctrinating your ears with further gravity blast bliss and shredding guitar when the average human’s arms and headbanging cranium would want to fly off.
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