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Hellfest 2018 in review: Day 1
As a first time goer to one of the biggest European metal festivals, Hellfest‘s 13th edition was for me a time to remember. Starting with the grounds filled with all kind of rustic buildings, pyro & bonfires all around and continuing with the killer lineup, this was an experience I am already looking forward to repeating. Over…
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Mortuary Drape / Volahn in Toronto, 21 July 2018
Mortuary Drape / Volahn live in Toronto @ Coalition T.O on 21st July 2018 Witches rejoice! Italy’s ancient black metal occultists Mortuary Drape have descended over Toronto. This Coalition show marks the final date of their North American Necromantic Doom Returns: Northern Continental Tour. For this tour, the headliners have announced that they would perform…
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Megaliths, dinosaurs and flying boats (book reviews by Steve Earles)
Spirits in Stone: The Secrets of Megalithic America Written by Glenn Kreisberg Forward by Graham Hancock We traditionally associate megalithic stone structures with places like Ireland (Newgrange). France (Carnac), and England (Stonehenge), yet there are in actuality hundreds of megalithic stone structures in North America. That they exist is in no doubt, but what is their…
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BOOK REVIEW: Contract in Blood by Ian Glasper
Contract in Blood: A History of UK Thrash Metal Written by Ian Glasper I’m starting this review of UK author/musician Ian Glasper’s latest book, Contract in Blood: A History of UK Thrash Metal, with a frank admission. I’m going to be repeating a few ideas I originally expressed elsewhere. That’s because the impending arrival of Contract…
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BOOK REVIEW: David Bowie in Darkness
A Study of 1. Outside and the Late Career Written by Nicholas P. Greco There are probably more books written about David Bowie covering the period from Space Oddity to Ashes to Ashes than the later stages of his career, as these were so long considered his ‘Golden Years’. Yet Bowie always created interesting music, none more…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: YOB/Bell Witch/Vile Creature @ Mod Club, July 4, 2018
Yob’s latest album, Our Raw Heart, is a comparatively lighter, more melodic effort–but that doesn’t make it any less crushing live.
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Of Feather and Bone live in Toronto, June 2018
6/26/2018 @ Coalition T.O – Toronto, ON w/ Tomb Mold At Coalition, Of Feather and Bone truly delivered a terrifying performance. Bestial Hymns of Perversion, their second full-length record, was played from start to finish with extreme talent. Alvino on bass and vocals, Preston on drums and Dave on guitars and vocals all delivered amazing…
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Ares Kingdom live in Toronto, 15 June 2018
Ares Kingdom / Riotor / Demontage @ Coalition, Toronto on 15th June 2018 Last year, Missouri natives Ares Kingdom hit up western Canada and this year, they have returned to hit the east all guns blazing. This death/thrash band formed way back in 1996, never breaking up to reunite when extreme metal enjoyed more potent…
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Crossfaith in Wiesbaden, 15 June 2018
The series of the toughest pits to step into for photography continues. Sweat all over the lens, intense moshing and rarely a chance to get the camera above the heads of all the fans that rocked the Schlachthof venue in Wiesbaden on Friday, the 15th of May. The band was Japanese, and it was intense – it…
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Bölzer in Toronto, 29 May 2018
Easily one of the fastest rising stars in black metal’s subterranean, it’s surprising that it has taken Switzerland’s Bölzer this long to indent Toronto. Bölzer’s rapid escalation to the nearest thing that can be considered black metal rock star-ism before the duo even released an album is an astonishing rarity. Without any gimmicks or tangible…