Category: Blogs
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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, in a ‘one of these things is not like the other’ kind of situation. Elements like hardcore electronic beats, operatic vocals, and classical guitar aren’t totally unexpected in a metal context,…
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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 of the bitter Toronto cold. This list comprises those gigs which would almost make all that snow and slush worth enduring. Read on, and be sure to pass along the highlights!…
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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, featuring Brittney Slayes (vocals), Scott Buchanan (drums), Grant Truesdell (guitar, vocals), Andrew Kingsley (guitar, vocals), and Nikko Whitworth (bass), has been building a devout fan base, and fast. I had never…
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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…
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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.
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: UNSANE/Big Brave @ Hard Luck, December 16, 2017
The last time Unsane came to town was back in 2010, when they headlined a killer triple bill with Today is the Day and Keelhaul. After not having been particularly active in these past few years, they delivered a solid comeback album a couple months back, leading to a rare winter tour hitting down on…
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WACKEN METAL BATTLE CANADA returns
WMBC band submissions open till December 29 If you’ve been following Wacken Metal Battle Canada at all, you likely know that things were on hold in 2017. Earlier this month, organizer JJ Tartaglia announced that the Canadian competition is back on for 2018, and WMBC has been taking band submissions since November 7. Canadian bands…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR @ DAYS OF DARKNESS: Day Two, October 29, 2017
Day Two of Darkness was all killer, (almost) no filler. You had Boris playing Heavy Rocks, Warning playing Watching from a Distance and Bongripper playing a 60-minute set…
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Event preview: Scream For Me Sarajevo + Prismind @ HFF, 11 Nov 2017
When I found out that this year the Hamilton Film Festival (HFF) is screening a documentary featuring Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden I was definitely intrigued. After watching the trailer for Scream For Me Sarajevo, I still wanted to know more. To that end, I recently had the chance to speak with HFF executive director Nathan…
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Vancouver’s SCRAPE RECORDS Launches Record Label, Signs Zimmer’s Hole
Vancouver has a brand new metal record label albeit one with a very familiar name. Please welcome Scrape Records!