Author: Daniel Smith

  • Ulthar – Helionomicon Review

    Ulthar – Helionomicon Review

    When I heard that Ulthar were back with not just one but two brand new albums, I was very excited but also a bit confused. How can you put out two, brand new full-length albums at the same time and manage to keep them from being too similar? Anthronomicon is toted as being the more…

  • Ulthar – Anthronomicon Review

    Ulthar – Anthronomicon Review

    When I heard that Ulthar were back with not just one but two brand new albums, I was very excited but also a bit confused. How can you put out two, brand new full-length albums at the same time and manage to keep them from being too similar? Anthronomicon is toted as being the more…

  • Tithe – Inverse Rapture Review

    Tithe – Inverse Rapture Review

    On February 17th , Tithe will release their 2 nd album after Penance (2020) titled Inverse Rapture; and released in conspiracy with Profound Lore Records. Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Tithe are a trio consisting of Kevin Swartz, Matt Eiseman and Alex Huddleston. They play a hybrid of Death/Doom and Grindcore that’s fast, heavy and unrelenting. Inverse…

  • Minors – Abject Bodies

    Minors – Abject Bodies

    After seeing Minors about a year ago with Primitive Man and Spectral Voice in Toronto, I quickly grew deeply in love with these guys. Their first record, Atrophy, was simply perfect and when I heard they were doing a new album I was immediately excited. Minors are a powerviolence group from Windsor, Ontario that are…

  • Behemoth live in Toronto, November 2018

    Behemoth live in Toronto, November 2018

    Behemoth with At The Gates and Wolves In The Throne Room @ The Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON – 6 November 2018 What could honestly be a better lineup? Wolves in the Throne Room, At the Gates and Behemoth were absolutely all amazing and seeing as it was my first time witnessing Behemoth, I…

  • Cantique Lepreux – Paysages Polaires

    Cantique Lepreux – Paysages Polaires

    Cantique Lepreux are gearing up to release their second full-length album on Eisenwald on November 30, 2018 and it’s proving to be the perfect album to listen to during the snowy months. Quebec trio are yet again putting out some of the best black metal in Canada and they have nothing but masterpieces behind them.…

  • Dying Fetus live in Toronto, 2018

    Dying Fetus live in Toronto, 2018

    Dying Fetus, Incantation, Gatecreeper & Genocide Pact at The Opera House in Toronto, 28 October 2018 Once again Dying Fetus was back in Toronto. Having already have seen them I went mostly for the supporting acts and boy was this show completely perfect. Genocide Pact, Gatecreeper and Incantation were all absolutely amazing, especially Incantation, death…

  • Suffocation @ Lee’s Palace, 24 October 2018

    Suffocation @ Lee’s Palace, 24 October 2018

    Death Chopping North American Tour: SUFFOCATION, CATTLE DECAPITATION, KRISIUN, SOREPTION The “Farewell Frank” tour went absolutely great in Toronto on October 24. Every single act perfectly built hype surrounding Toronto’s last time to watch original Suffocation vocalist Frank Mullen, live and it was an absolutely killer show. I thoroughly enjoyed every single act especially Cattle…