Author: Laura Wiebe
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NXNE 2014 Diaries: Sumo Cyco
NXNE 2014 – reports from the trenches It’s North by Northeast time in Toronto, that moment that comes every June when the city’s venues and the odd public space become host to ten days of music, film, comedy, art and interactive events. Hard to believe this has been going on for 20 years now! NXNE is not…
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Hopeless Youth
Montreal’s Hopeless Youth have been on the road since late May, touring in support of Disgust, their Candlelight Records debut. From the outside, it looks like their collective career has moved as quickly as their music. In two years (Hopeless Youth formed in 2012) they recorded an EP and album with engineer Frank Daniel Shooflar (Blessed By A…
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Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2014: who are the final combatants?
This coming Saturday five bands will step up to compete in Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2014 one last time, each striving to represent their home and native land in the international metal battle competition at Germany’s Wacken Open Air festival. If you can make it out to the show, don’t hesitate – it looks to be…
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Maryland Deathfest 2014: belated Day 4 recap
MDF XII: Saturday, May 24, 2014 After a bit of a delay, I offer you a few thoughts on the last day of Maryland Deathfest 2014. After a morning spent record shopping and a failed attempt to brunch at what turned out to be a rather busy eatery called Jack & Zach’s, I sent Wills and Walschots off…
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Maryland Deathfest 2014: Day 3
MDF XII: Saturday, May 24, 2014 I woke up on Saturday to the sound of my own voice asking someone if they’d rather walk or bike. We have managed to cover a fair bit of ground in Baltimore on this visit, but so far walking has been our only ped-powered option. I’m not sure where I thought I…
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Maryland Deathfest 2014: Day 2
MDF XII: Friday, May 23, 2014 Day 2 of Maryland Deathfest 2014 is a wrap (or make that Day 1, if you’re counting by full-on multi-venue fest days). There were a few less than ideal things too significant not to notice: the time needed to move between venues (not that I actually tried), the lack of free…
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Maryland Deathfest 2014: Day 1
MDF XII: Thursday, May 22, 2014 Hellbound is at MDF once again (well, some of us at least). So far, our experiences of Maryland Deathfest 2014 and of Baltimore have been rather varied – more on this to come. For now, here a couple of thoughts on my first day back at MDF. The weather So,…
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Staff playlists: the May two-four edition (2014)
Whatever monarchistic or memorial functions are attached to the first long weekend in May in North America, it’s also (and for many people, it’s predominantly) the first party weekend of the year. Americans have to wait another week, but here in Canada we’re just about ready for the party to start. And, behold, we have…
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Wacken Metal Battle Canada continues – semi-finals updates
With each live event Wacken Metal Battle Canada draws closer to the final rounds of the competition — choosing a band to represent Canada at Wacken Metal Battle in Germany this summer. The most recent Wacken Metal Battle contest (April 23) sends Death Toll Rising to join Quietus, Samandriel, and Eye of Horus in the Edmonton semi-final round, scheduled for May 7.…
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Decibel Magazine Tour: Carcass, Gorguts & more, Toronto, April 8, 2014
The weather was sweet, the venue was familiar and comfortable, and the bands were stellar: 2014 Decibel Magazine Tour stop at the Opera House in Toronto featuring Carcass, The Black Dahlia Murder, Gorguts and Noisem, April 8, 2014. Review by Laura Wiebe Photos by Adam Wills We didn’t make it in time for Noisem (sorry…