Author: Danielle Griscti
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Headbanging for a Cure 2014
Photos by Danielle Griscti Headbanging for a Cure 2014 Night 1 – Friday, June 20th El Mocambo (upstairs), Toronto hbfac.org twitter.com/HBFAC Comedic hosting and prize giveaways: Andrew Epstein of The Governor’s Ball http://www.zombitrol.com/ Featuring: SLUDGEHAMMER (Toronto) http://sludgehammermusic.bandcamp.com/ ESOTERIC DOCTRINE (Orillia) https://soundcloud.com/esotericdoctrine OL’ TIME MOONSHINE (Toronto) http://www.oltimemoonshine.com/ MUFFLER CRUNCH (Gatineau) http://mufflercrunch.com/ PROFANER (Hamilton) https://www.facebook.com/profaner VALKYRIE’S CRY…
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Agalloch – The Serpent and the Sphere
From beginning to end this album is a wonder, combining moments of crushing heaviness with overwhelming beauty, and I found it a tall order to find the words to describe this feat. Produced by Billy Anderson and featuring three acoustic interludes, and using elements like a waterphone and a 100 year old zither, Agalloch’s The Serpent…
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Musk Ox – Woodfall release show in Ottawa, June 6, 2014
Musk Ox Woodfall album release Mercury Lounge, Ottawa ON June 6th, 2014 Enchanting Ottawa – the setting was perfect for the release of Musk Ox‘s epic Woodfall. The neo-classical trio may not seem initially to fit in with the usual suspects of the metal world, but nonetheless they delivered a powerful punch to a packed…
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A Metal Day in Portland
May 16th 2014 Wandering contentedly, feeling like the proverbial kid in a candy store in downtown Portland on a gorgeous spring afternoon, I strolled straight into the enticing entrance of 2nd Avenue Records. Overflowing from floor to ceiling with goodies of every genre from rock to reggae and everything in between, I knew I was…
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Agalloch Record Release Show, Portland OR, May 16, 2014
Agalloch: The Serpent & The Sphere Record Release Show at the Star Theater, Portland OR, May 16th, 2014 Agalloch would like to thank the following people, bands, and venues for all their help and support during our two recent shows in Portland and Seattle: The Star Theater, The Highline, Yob, Wounded Giant, Lasher Keen, Sedan,…
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Metal Alliance Tour: Behemoth & more, Toronto, April 23, 2014
METAL ALLIANCE TOUR: BEHEMOTH with GOATWHORE, 1349, and INQUISITION At The Opera House, Toronto, April 23rd, 2014 Recap and photos by Danielle Griscti An ambitious tour like this inevitably means early set times; so though I didn’t make it for Black Crown Initiate, I was still endlessly pleased to see the size of the crowd gathering…
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AGALLOCH US/CANADIAN tour announced
New album The Serpent & The Sphere out from Profound Lore May 13th: http://www.profoundlorerecords.com/agalloch-complete-work-on-new-album/ New track “Celestial Effigy” streaming link: http://agalloch.bandcamp.com/album/the-serpent-the-sphere Soaring and epically beautiful, what longtime fans know as the standard from Portland, Oregon’s AGALLOCH. From 1999’s Pale Folklore their sound has often invoked the atmosphere of a dark forest; this track follows that path…
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Blood Ceremony with Volur, Toronto, April 19, 2014
BLOOD CEREMONY with VOLUR at the Trash Palace in Toronto on April 19th 2014 Photos and recap by Danielle Griscti Yes, the Trash Palace Cinema. Toronto’s Blood Ceremony held an intimate show supported by Völur, playing early in the evening and screening a classic horror film from the venue’s vault afterwards. Despite the early set times,…
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Photo Gallery: TUNGUSKA MAMMOTH and more in Toronto, April 12, 2014
Hellbound photographer Danielle Griscti was at The Comfort Zone on Saturday, April 12, 2014 for a Briefcase presentation of Tunguska Mammoth with openers Hammerhands, Old Witch and IRN. Here’s a taste of what she saw. IRN (Toronto) irndoom.com OLD WITCH (Hamilton) oldwitch.bandcamp.com HAMMERHANDS (Mississauga) hammerhandstheband.bandcamp.com TUNGUSKA MAMMOTH (Montreal) tunguskamammoth.bandcamp.com
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Photo gallery: Will of the Ancients CD release, Toronto, April 4, 2014
Toronto live photos: WILL OF THE ANCIENTS release To Our Glorious Dead Photos by Danielle Griscti willoftheancients.bandcamp.com With support from ISCHEMIC, ONEIROMANCY, SLUDGEHAMMER ischemic.bandcamp.com oneiromancy.bandcamp.com sludgehammermusic.bandcamp.com Smiling Buddha Bar, Toronto FREE from Heavy Mentality events April 4, 2014