Author: Elena Francis
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Ares Kingdom live in Toronto, 15 June 2018
Ares Kingdom / Riotor / Demontage @ Coalition, Toronto on 15th June 2018 Last year, Missouri natives Ares Kingdom hit up western Canada and this year, they have returned to hit the east all guns blazing. This death/thrash band formed way back in 1996, never breaking up to reunite when extreme metal enjoyed more potent…
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Bölzer in Toronto, 29 May 2018
Easily one of the fastest rising stars in black metal’s subterranean, it’s surprising that it has taken Switzerland’s Bölzer this long to indent Toronto. Bölzer’s rapid escalation to the nearest thing that can be considered black metal rock star-ism before the duo even released an album is an astonishing rarity. Without any gimmicks or tangible…
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Angel Witch live in Toronto, May 2018
Angel Witch / Blood Ceremony @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto on Wednesday 16th May 2018 Calling all heavy metal maniacs! Here’s a very rare sight – New Wave of British Heavy Metal boys Angel Witch are in town for their Toronto debut and an exclusive Canadian date (take that, Montreal!). Toronto is definitely a heavy metal…
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Gigan & Sunless in Toronto, May 2018
Gigan / Sunless @ Coalition, Toronto on May 9th 2018 Let’s get tech! Tonight marks the return of progressive death metal weirdos Gigan, hitting one of two Canadian dates as part of their Undulating Waves Across North America tour. This tour seeks to air out selections from last year’s underground full-length Undulating Waves of Rainbiotic…
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Augury live in Toronto, April 2018
Augury / Unbeing / Centuries of Decay @ Hard Luck Bar, Toronto on Saturday April 29th 2018 It’s almost been a decade since progressive death metal horde Augury spawned a new album. The Montreal natives’ third album Illusive Golden Age just came out last month and was awarded fantastic reviews in the subterranean metal community.…
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Neal Morse in Toronto, April 2018
An Evening with Neal Morse @ The Great Hall – 21 April 2018 This weekend is one of unadulterated progressive rock for Toronto. On Friday, supergroup Sons of Apollo levelled the Opera House. Tonight sees Toronto host esteemed prog rocker Neal Morse. Tomorrow, a sold-out Danforth will marvel at prog royalty Steven Wilson. In the centre…
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Thantifaxath and more in Toronto, March 2018
Thantifaxath / Cleric / Pyrrhon / Suffering Hour @ Coalition T.O, 28 March 2018 Metal is often accused of lacking creative development and rehashing the past. Briefcase Show Inc. has done a fine job at curating tonight’s event and laying waste to such trite assertions. The bands at the Coalition are all relatively youthful outfits, each…
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Iced Earth / Sanctuary in Toronto, March 2018
Iced Earth / Sanctuary @ Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto – 26 March 2018 Tonight is a more solemn affair for melodic metal fans. US heavy metal battalion Sanctuary were confronted by sudden tragedy. In December last year, the metal world was struck with the devastating news that vocalist Warrel Dane had died of a heart…
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Primitive Man / Spectral Voice in Toronto, March 2018
Devastating death metal is the order of the night. Concrete slab-throwers Primitive Man have returned to desecrate TO alongside fellow Denver inhabitants Spectral Voice – one of the more dynamic acts to ignite the death metal subterranean in recent history. Lee’s Palace is buzzing with extreme metal adherents eager to abuse their aural capabilities. Primitive…
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Morbid Saint live in Toronto, March 2018
Morbid Saint @ Coalition T.O on March 9th, 2018 Time to lock up your children! Underground thrashers Morbid Saint have arrived in Toronto. Formed in 1982 in Wisconsin, the five-piece released the highly respected Spectrum of Death debut album before undertaking the route of so many ‘80s thrash acts and dissolving by 1994 when the subgenre…