Tag: live photos
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Bridear – October 7th, 2021 – Birmingham, UK
It is not very often we see a Japanese band playing in Birmingham; therefore I did not want to miss the chance to catch Bridear – an all female heavy metal band performing live at the Castle & Falcon. Setting sights on the global stage, Bridear began hitting the road at the end of September to tour Europe…
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Hard Rock Hell 2019, 7-9 November, Great Yarmouth, UK
Reef ft. Andy Taylor Electric Mary Cloven Hoof Tequila Mockingbyrd Killcode Liberty Lies Main Stage Buckcherry Gun Wayward Sons Brian Downey’s Alive and Dangerous Praying Mantis Those Damn Crows Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disaster Twister Saturday 09.11.2019 Main Stage Michael Monroe Doro Diamond Head Zodiac Mindwarp Hand of Dimes Ablaze Chemia
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Blind Guardian in Toronto
Thursday October 29th 2015, and it was a beautiful evening to see a giant lineup of eager fans outside the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto. Guests Grave Digger joined the power metal legends, Blind Guardian.
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DTRASH + Schizoid & Melt Banana in Toronto, 17 May 2015
In these days of digital music production and distribution my snail mailbox sees a lot less action than my email inbox. In some ways it’s a relief (I ran out of shelf space for my CD collection years ago). But that fact also makes it all the more special when something more tangible does actually show…
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BRIEFCASEFEST 2015, Toronto ON, June 5
Night 1 The word “diverse” doesn’t even begin to cut it. This bill was off the beaten path for sure, with a number of acts featured on both nights. Spanning a broad spectrum and encompassing many types of energy, all were dark, some were surprising. I tried to capture some of that energy in pictures.…
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Not Of in Toronto, ON – April 18, 2015
Not Of album release show @ The Magpie Taproom, Toronto, ON – April 18, 2015 It’s only in this day and age of digital music distribution that a band can throw an album release party on Record Store Day with nary a physical album to be found. Up-and-coming noise rock duo Not Of showed up…
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The Return of Faith No More
Vancouver BC @ PNE Forum, 4/15 Seattle WA @ Paramount Theater, 4/16 When announcing their reunion in 2009, Faith No More described themselves as “… some sort of unique beast: part dog, part cat—its music almost as schizophrenic as the personalities of its members.” Indeed, there is something very special about Faith No More. When…
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Enslaved and Yob in Toronto – March 19, 2015
Enslaved, Yob, Ecstatic Vision and Kosmograd Live at the Opera House, Toronto, Ontario, March 19th, 2015 A show like this was by most in the extreme metal community of south-eastern Ontario considered a must attend. There a are a couple reasons, one being that the last time Enslaved was supposed to be in town they couldn’t make…
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Zombitrol & Blacktooth Black/Doom showcase in Toronto, Nov 29, 2014
Zombitrol/Blacktooth Joint FREE BLACK/DOOM SHOWCASE starring Volür, Godstopper, Empyrean Plague, Sortilegia Saturday November 29th, 2014 Smiling Buddha, 961 College St., Toronto Great all-Canadian lineup put together by Andrew Epstein (Zombitrol Productions, The Governor’s Ball) and Blacktooth Entertainment on November 29th at the Smiling Buddha Bar as a free gig (on a Saturday night in Toronto, eh!). Volür volur.bandcamp.com Sortilegia www.last.fm/music/Sortilegia…
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Devin Townsend Project, Animals as Leaders and Monuments in Toronto, Nov 30, 2014
Devin Townsend Project, Animals as Leaders and Monuments The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto ON November 30, 2014 Many years ago, my first gig as a teaching assistant was grading papers for an introductory university course on popular music. Though he respected my interests enough to invite me to give a guest lecture on metal music,…