Hellfest 2018: The Preview
Pointless are the summers without music festivals. Hellfest, though, is beyond any definition of rock music festival. It gathers in one place the legends you…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: Uriah Heep @ The Phoenix, February 12, 2019
Man, talk about a blast from the past! On their way down to the Rock Legends Cruise, British prog progenitors Uriah Heep did a whole buncha shows in Eastern Canada for the first time in a really long time, hitting Toronto on a chilly Monday night…
Wacken Metal Battle Canada returns to Hamilton, ON
After a one-year hiatus, Wacken Metal Battle Canada has returned, with this year’s competitions kicking off in Calgary this past January. This month the…
Wardruna in North America
A step back in musical time If you’ve ever wanted to hear the Nordic past summoned into the present, Wardruna is a band you…
AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: The Skull plays Trouble @ Hard Luck, January 30, 2018
What do you do when your fans can’t get their hands on a reasonably priced copy of your classic album without paying shipping costs to the Russian Federation? Well, if you’re The Skull, an outfit featuring Trouble’s former frontman Eric Wagner and bassist Ron Holzner, who both played on said record, you bring the self-titled album to them.
Igorrr: evasive experimentation
Last spring, while perusing some of the new metal releases featured on Youtube, I came across a video that didn’t quite fit the mold,…
Events You Don’t Want to Miss, Toronto – Winter 2018 edition
Welcome back to your monthly roundup of live awesomeness! You’ll notice that this edition is extra meaty; this winter, yours truly is adventuring outside…
UNLEASH THE ARCHERS, WHO KNOW NO REINS
GUEST POST by David Boyle Unleash the Archers, a Canada-based band (Vancouver, B.C.), has reignited my heavy-metal fascination. Since its inception in 2007, the quintet,…
AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: COC/EHG/Pale Mare/Ol’ Time Moonshine @ Opera House, January 9, 2018
While I don’t wish ill will on anyone, Zakk Wylde’s illness turned out to be a blessing in disguise last night. The bill was originally supposed to be Black Label Society, Corrosion of Conformity and Eyehategod at Rebel Nightclub…
GRUESOME GREG’S TOP 15 CONCERTS OF 2017
While 2017 initially didn’t seem like such a special year for shows, when I was looking at my concert pictures, I realized that I had been to quite a few good ones.