Category: Blogs
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Tyrant – Hereafter
Now, there are a lot of Tyrants in the metal world – this outfit isn’t even the only Tyrant from California. But, other than the Tyrant that changed its name to Saint Vitus or the other Tyrant that changed its name to Jag Panzer, these guys are probably the most well known Tyrant, as their…
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Volcanova – Radical Waves
I guess it’s maybe not so unusual to come across a stoner rock band from Iceland – after all, nearby Sweden has done just about as much for the subgenre as California. And kudos to Volcanova for coming up with a sufficiently stonerfied name that still reflects where they’re from. Hey, there might not be…
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16 – Dream Squasher
It’s almost hard to believe that sludge metal is roughly 30 years old now, but as SoCal outfit 16, which put out its first record in ’91, is now releasing its eighth album (plus countless splits, EPs, etc), it really speaks to the longevity of the genre. And sludge at 30 is still not music…
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Pale Divine – Consequence of Time
In some ways, Beelzefuzz’s loss was Pale Divine’s gain. The two outfits already shared three (out of four) members before the latter played its last gig at last year’s Maryland Doom Fest. And while Pale Divine previously had more of a straightforward, traditional doom sound, the proggier influences of the now-defunct Beelzefuzz are much more…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: CULT OF LUNA/Emma Ruth Rundle/Intronaut @ The Opera House, March 3, 2020
Now, I don’t listen to Cult of Luna very often, but the last time they came to town with Julie Christmas, it was an epic experience — albeit a somewhat abbreviated one…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: CHURCH OF MISERY/Black Wizard/Forming the Void @ The Garrison, February 18, 2020
For many Canadian fans, the wait to see Church of Misery was very long. Their last set of scheduled Canadian dates were cancelled by the U.S. government shutdown back in 2013, and no attempt had been made to return to our country…until now.
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GRUESOME GREG’S TOP 15 CONCERTS OF 2019
Gruesome Greg looks back on some of the best shows he shot in 2019.
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: KADAVAR/Ruby the Hatchet @ Lee’s Palace, December 17, 2019
The last time Kadavar came to Toronto was over five years ago, when they put on a solid 75-minute headlining set…and then we waited, and waited, and waited for them to come back.
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: High on Fire/Power Trip @ Danforth Music Hall, November 25, 2019
The first High on Fire tour without Des Kensel was also the first time I’ve seen ’em at the Danforth Music Hall, which makes a big difference. While nobody likes paying 12 bucks for a beer, the superior sightlines and sound system are often worth the trek out to Greektown. Thing is, with the venue’s…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: Chron Goblin/Black Mastiff @ Hard Luck Bar, October 18, 2019
Chron Goblin and Black Mastiff are two of the longest-running heavy rock bands in Alberta, if not all of Canada, with around 20 years of history between them.