Author: Gabe Hugh
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Publicist UK – Forgive Yourself
It’s always nice to hear new music in the form of yesterdays or decades gone by or in terms of genre. This may be even more true in the case of musicians who come from a background of extreme metal. This is just the case for Publicist UK, who have created a post-punk era album with some…
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Satan – Atom by Atom
Usually each year we’re faced with much uncertainty when hearing new metal music, especially a band with veterans such as Satan. But we have been lucky this year to listen to lots of new material from the genre of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, such as Venom, Raven, Motorhead, Iron Maiden and now…
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Making Fuck – Self-titled Limited Edition 7″ Vinyl
Here we have another interesting project from Salt Lake City. Making Fuck will draw some comparisons to their friends Subrosa but definitely have a sound and vibe all their own. This group consists of Kory Quist (guitars and vocals) (also of Ditch and the Delta), Jeff Wells (drums) and Jessica Bundy (cello). There’re only two…
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Mad Trapper – Dead Living
Mad Trapper is a four-piece band from Toronto and this is their second full length. On Kill Us, Start Anew, which some would say was very popular in the metalcore scene in Toronto, the band demonstrated some fantastic hardcore and metal chops. Now with Dead Living the band is hoping to expand on that and…
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The Ditch and the Delta – We Rust EP
Over the past couple year’s one band in particular has been making a buzz in Salt Lake City and that band is Subrosa. The Ditch and the Delta is another such band from the same city that is up to the challenge of following in their footsteps. The band consists of Elliot Secrist (Guitar / Vocals),…
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Barren Earth – On Lonely Towers
Barren Earth is a six-piece progressive metal band from Finland. They play a style that some might say is akin to Opeth and their albums Still Life and Blackwater Park – this meaning that the music is epic in scope and shape and contains retro progressive rock elements. Most fans of this genre may remember…
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Enslaved and Yob in Toronto – March 19, 2015
Enslaved, Yob, Ecstatic Vision and Kosmograd Live at the Opera House, Toronto, Ontario, March 19th, 2015 A show like this was by most in the extreme metal community of south-eastern Ontario considered a must attend. There a are a couple reasons, one being that the last time Enslaved was supposed to be in town they couldn’t make…
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Six of Swords – Polar Vortex EP
Six of Swords is a five-piece band from Toronto, Ontario. They put out an exciting demo in 2013 which was filled with the type of extreme music cuts that all brutal death metal fans would enjoy diving into. They have also been creating a buzz in the local scene, so it’s about time they release…
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Kosmograd – Orbiter
Kosmograd is a four-piece band from Toronto, Ontario. Their sound consists of a variety of elements and influences from all over the music board. Orbiter, an EP released late in 2014, follows up their self-titled album from 2011. Being from Toronto Kosmograd has had the opportunity to open up for bands like Intronaut, The Atlas Moth and Solstafir. Now they are…
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Through Space and Grind Tour in Toronto – Feb 4, 2015
Through Space and Grind Tour: Napalm Death, Voivod, Exhumed, Iron Reagan and Black Crown Initiate Wednesday, February 4th, 2015 The Opera House, Toronto Well, this writer was happy the weather had held off for the roads to be safe enough for him to make the long trek to Toronto on a Wednesday. After dinner with a…