Tag: Buffalo
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Ruin/Anthropic Split
Horrifying samples, trudging through filth, and I keep turning up the volume. Let’s see, what is this song called – oh, “Trapped in Relentless Terror” – alright, well, that makes sense. You can practically hear Gollum skulking around in the cave, losing yourself in the first half of this crushing split from Ruin and Anthropic. …
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Sons of Apollo in Buffalo, February 2018
Sons of Apollo @ Town Ballroom, Buffalo on February 16th, 2018 Everyone is probably in agreement that the term ‘supergroup’ is thrown around far too much in musical spheres today but given the prestige of the acts that the members of progressive metallers Sons of Apollo come from, it feels justifiable using this never-dusty marketing term.…
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Decibel Magazine Tour 2013 @ Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON, May 31, 2013
“By this point in the night the press of bodies on the main floor was damn near suffocating. Coupled with the intense heat, it was a sweaty affair indeed. Hair flying and riffs flying faster, Cannibal Corpse set a blistering pace for their 90+ minute, 20 song set.” Matt Hinch reviews the May 31st Toronto…
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Torche/ Big Business/ Helm’s Alee @ Mohawk Place, Buffalo, NY, July 22, 2011
Renee Trotier reviews the July 22nd show by Torche, Big Business and Helm’s Alee at Buffalo NY’s Mohawk Place.
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70000 TONS OF METAL Cruise Recap Part 1
Last week the inaugural 70000 TONS OF METAL cruise sailed from Miami, FL to Cozumel, Mexico and back and featured live performances by forty-two metal bands. Hellbound.ca was lucky enough to have been able to send four of its contributors on the cruise and here is what they had to say about getting to Miami…
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Portal/ Krallice/ Bloody Panda @ Mohawk Place, Buffalo NY May 24, 2010
The energy that Portal projected, both in their music and their sheer physical presence, was overwhelming. Every gesture that The Curator made was impossibly intense. I spent the entire set staring wildly up at the band, certain that any moment something Very Bad was going to happen. They’re masters at wielding this carefully managed sense…
