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Satyricon live in Toronto, 23 May 2018
I saw Satyricon for the first and last time in Toronto on May 23rd and it was one of the best shows I’ve ever been to in my life. All the openers were amazing (Panzerfaust and Goatwhore especially) and led up perfectly to Satyricon’s set. Even as a fairly new Satyricon fan, only having listened…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: BRUJERIA/Dayglo Abortions @ Opera House, June 16, 2018
You probably know me as a doom metal guy, but both of these bands are guilty pleasures for me.
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Jinjer live in Frankfurt, 18 May 2018
It’s been a while since I attended a concert in a small venue but I have to say that even though they are not the best lighted places, they offer the most intimate shows and the interaction between the bands and the fans is at its loveliest and most honest levels. It was just such a…
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Pallbearer live in Toronto, 8 May 2018
This spring Pallbearer hit the road with Dust Bolt, Skeletonwitch and Obituary, on a tour that hit Toronto May 8, with Canadian openers Untimely Demise. Hellbound’s Daniel Smith captured Pallbearer’s Opera House performance.
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Angel Witch live in Toronto, May 2018
Angel Witch / Blood Ceremony @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto on Wednesday 16th May 2018 Calling all heavy metal maniacs! Here’s a very rare sight – New Wave of British Heavy Metal boys Angel Witch are in town for their Toronto debut and an exclusive Canadian date (take that, Montreal!). Toronto is definitely a heavy metal…
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AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: ANGEL WITCH/Blood Ceremony/Cauldron @ Lee’s Palace, May 16, 2018
Angel Witch has been an active outfit, more or less, since 1978…but they had never played Toronto until 2018.
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Gigan & Sunless in Toronto, May 2018
Gigan / Sunless @ Coalition, Toronto on May 9th 2018 Let’s get tech! Tonight marks the return of progressive death metal weirdos Gigan, hitting one of two Canadian dates as part of their Undulating Waves Across North America tour. This tour seeks to air out selections from last year’s underground full-length Undulating Waves of Rainbiotic…
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Carpenter Brut in Toronto, April 2018
Energized by the first signs of spring weather here in Toronto the strong, a packed Danforth Music Hall welcomed Frances’s synthwave sensation, Carpenter Brut. The latent dance moves were just bursting to get out with the opening set from Le Matos. With a carefully constructed lighting setup, these Montréal wonders had people screaming for “Turbokid” –…
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Dark Tranquillity in Saarbrücken, April 2018
Dark Tranquility / Equilibrium / Black Therapy / Miracle Flair @ Garage, Saarbrücken, 29 April 2018 Garage, Saarbrücken – the perfect place to have been on a Sunday evening, (re)enjoying a live show of one of my favourite bands. As part of the Atoma tour, the pioneering band of the Gothenburg metal scene, Dark Tranquility, has…
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Augury live in Toronto, April 2018
Augury / Unbeing / Centuries of Decay @ Hard Luck Bar, Toronto on Saturday April 29th 2018 It’s almost been a decade since progressive death metal horde Augury spawned a new album. The Montreal natives’ third album Illusive Golden Age just came out last month and was awarded fantastic reviews in the subterranean metal community.…