Glutton for Punishment – metal poetry by Christopher Doda
Heavy metal has been around long enough to inspire creativity well past its own borders. Or, perhaps, long enough to redefine many creative arts…
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Tengger Cavalry + Felix Martin + Malphas @ Hard Luck Bar, Toronto on June 5, 2017
Dreaming of being a Viking is so passé! How about being a Mongol Shaman? Mongolian folk metal gallops into Toronto yet again tonight. Following…
AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: WEEDEATER/Black Wizard/Serial Hawk @ Velvet Underground, June 22, 2017
At this point, I’ve probably seen Weedeater more times than Dixie’s got toes, but they keep me coming back for more.
Hard Charger + Satanarchist @ Coalition, Toronto on June 8, 2017
Countless bands blur the line between metal and punk so it makes sense to see a tour that showcases these two extreme genres together…
Windhand + Satan’s Satyrs @ Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto May 19, 2017
What better way to kickstart the weekend than at a gathering of dirty doom metal? Tonight sees US doom mongers Windhand and Satan’s Satyrs…
Destruction + Jungle Rot + Warbringer @ The Mod Club Theatre, Toronto, May 30, 2017
Destruction strikes back, devastating thrash attack! A full force metal package hits Toronto tonight, part of the Teutonic thrash titans’ North American promotional trek…
Book reviews from Steve Earles: June edition
A Gentleman In Moscow By Amor Towles Published by Hutchinson In this humorous and beautifully written book we are introduced to a certain Count…
Cryptopsy + Rivers of Nihil + The Zenith Passage @ Hard Luck Bar, Toronto, May 23, 2017
Quebec death metal icons Cryptopsy are infesting Toronto yet again but fans are in for a very special delight this time. This Devastation on…
BriefcaseFest: Sunday May 21st @ Coalition, Toronto
It’s Victoria Day weekend, which means Toronto’s premier extreme music underground fest is here! Now in its fifth year of existence, local promoter Max…
Sirenia + Arkona + MindMaze @ Mod Club Theatre, Toronto, May 17, 2017
It’s unbearably hot in Toronto but that doesn’t prevent a wave of melodic metallers going to the stuffy Mod Club to catch a coheadlining…