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PSYCHO LAS VEGAS Day One Recap
When I first saw the lineup for Psycho Las Vegas back in February, I knew I had to be there, and they hadn’t even announced the headliners yet. There definitely hasn’t been such an impressive lineup of stoner/doom/heavy-rock outfits anywhere in North America before…
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Dark Carnival Expo – Hamilton ON, July 9-10, 2016
A horror convention in Hamilton? Sign us up! Thanks to Rue Morgue magazine, Hamilton ON played host to two days of horror madness and mayhem this summer in the form of the Dark Carnival Expo. Actually, things were more in the line of horrific delights than madness and mayhem, but these could be easily imagined. A Friday…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: BORIS/Comet Control @ Lee’s Palace, August 11, 2016
Pink is pretty much the quintessential Boris album. Not only is it the closest they’ve come to that stoner/doom stuff all the kids are listening to these days, but it also contains a few tracks where they kick out the jams like the MC5 on takoyaki…
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Happy 30th birthday to… Motorhead’s Orgasmatron
It seems almost impossible to believe, but thirty years ago on this date Motorhead‘s Orgasmatron album was released on an unsuspecting public. It was the first album to see release after the band’s 10th anniversary celebrations and was the first full-length to feature Phil Campbell and Wurzel on guitar, along with former Saxon drummer Pete…
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Metal notes from Montreal (more to come)
It’s a very metal week in Montreal. Heavy Montreal 2016 kicks off in Parc Jean-Drapeau tomorrow, complete with afterparties scheduled for Katacombes and L’Astral. And today marks the second day of Grimposium’s Doomed to Death events – the reason I’m here. Yesterday’s Grimposium activities covered a broad spectrum. Vastum‘s Daniel Butler presented a paper touching…
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Profaner co-host Kill Eat Exploit the Weak
This week on Kill Eat Exploit the Weak, Adam Wills and I had the pleasure of hosting local heroes / Wacken Metal Battle Canada winners Profaner as special guests on our (pre) Canada Day special. If you’re reading this in July 2016, you can listen to the entire show via the CFMU website: Programming >…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: FLAG/DOA/War on Women @ Lee’s Palace, June 23, 2016
Evidently I can’t be in seven places at once, so for me, Lee’s was the place to be last night for a pair of hardcore pioneers from both sides of the border.
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: BLACK PUSSY/Sons of OTIS/Sierra @ Cherry Cola’s, June 18, 2016
I’ve always thought that Black Pussy was a dumb band name. When I first heard of them opening for Vista Chino a couple years back, I thought “Why would you call your band that!?”
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A metalhead in Montreal, May 2016
It’s not often I get a chance to linger in Montreal, it seems. My first long ago trip to this addictive city was for leisurely pleasure, but usually I go for a specific reason. I arrive, I attend whatever I’m supposed to attend, squeeze in a visit with someone if I can, then head straight home. But this…
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Heavy Metal vs Cancer in Kitchener, ON
Kitchener Metalfest May 28th, 2016 @ The Wax Kitchener Metalfest is a non-profit fundraising event for the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre and a showcase of local and upcoming metal bands, four years running and getting bigger each year. Still need some additional motivation? How about raffle prizes like a Soilwork package donated by Dirk Verbeuren and…