Tag: live

  • Enslaved – Roadburn Live

    Enslaved – Roadburn Live

    Enslaved have been around for close to three decades playing their brand of Pagan influenced, blackened and progressive tinged death metal. In all those years they have never released an official live album, until now that is. Serving as a chance to sample the band in a live setting without needing to leave the comfort…

  • Goatwhore + Empyrean Plague @ The Garrison, Toronto, May 11th 2017

    Goatwhore + Empyrean Plague @ The Garrison, Toronto, May 11th 2017

    While it’s not quite the weekend, New Orleans extreme metallers Goatwhore are currently rampaging throughout the United States supporting Amon Amarth and have managed to squeeze in a headlining Toronto date without their Viking partners, so late night boozing it is. Although the Americans were most recently in Canada’s most populous city just last year, many…

  • Mokomokia + more at the the Mansion in Kingston

    Mokomokia + more at the the Mansion in Kingston

    Live show at the Mansion in Kingston featuring Mokomokia from Peterborough and some local Kingston acts Well, there’s no better way to spend a Friday evening than going to a local pub or bar to see some good live music, hang with some long time friends, and possibly have a few beverages if you are so inclined. These…

  • John Carpenter – Live Retrospective, 25 October 2016

    John Carpenter – Live Retrospective, 25 October 2016

    Vicar St Dublin, Ireland Tuesday 25th October 2016 Film auteur and composer extraordinaire John Carpenter has been a big part of my life for years, his fantastic films and their soundtracks providing a visual and audio accompaniment to my life, and I have to say, the sheer amount of happiness and entertainment his work has…

  • Saint Vitus – Live Vol 2

    Saint Vitus – Live Vol 2

    Normally, it wouldn’t be all that unusual to see a band announce a new tour in support of a live album, but for Saint Vitus, this one comes with a twist. On this particularly shindig, they’re touring with founding frontman Scott Reagers, whereas the record in question was recorded—in Luxembourg, of all places—with Wino at…

  • Hellbound @ Tuska Open Air 2016 in Helsinki

    Hellbound @ Tuska Open Air 2016 in Helsinki

    Friday At this point for me, Tuska has become a second festival home. It has the right feel in terms of scope of bands, location, weather, and lastly: friends. This year was jam packed with all sorts of stuff I wanted to see. Many of the bands I had seen before, but maybe it has…

  • Amon Amarth, O’Brian’s Event Centre, Saskatoon, SK, May 13, 2016

    Amon Amarth, O’Brian’s Event Centre, Saskatoon, SK, May 13, 2016

    The Viking gimmick has always been a fun little part of heavy metal, dating back to Yngwie Malmsteen’s “I Am a Viking”, Manowar’s Into Glory Ride, Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song”, and hell, all the way back to Wagner’s “Ride of the Valyries”. What metalhead doesn’t like the kind of bracing music that makes them feel…

  • Cradle of Filth, Butcher Babies, and Ne Obliviscaris bring an Inquisition to Charlotte

    Cradle of Filth, Butcher Babies, and Ne Obliviscaris bring an Inquisition to Charlotte

    CRADLE OF FILTH: The Inquisitional Torture North American Tour w/ Butcher Babies, Ne Obliviscaris 31 January 2016 @ Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC The Inquisitional Torture tour ravaged Charlotte recently with English stalwarts Cradle of Filth leading the charge with the Butcher Babies as well as Australian outfit Ne Obliviscaris. The Australian tech-death maestro’s of…

  • FUCK THE FACTS @ Coalition T.O – January 15th, 2016

    FUCK THE FACTS @ Coalition T.O – January 15th, 2016

    Unforgivingly cold winds were at my back as I arrived at Coalition T.O. just in time to catch the last few equally unforgiving moments of Goth Girl’s screaming one-man spectacle.  A cloud of chaos, there wasn’t much chance of escaping the onslaught of noise.  Trembling with pent-up rage and screaming it all into the mic,…

  • Events You Don’t Want to Miss, Toronto – January 2016

    Events You Don’t Want to Miss, Toronto – January 2016

    Starting the new year off right with a plethora of performances here, as the cold winter nights seem to only encourage Torontonians to rock out even harder.  Ranging from the irresistible blackened doom of Old Witch to relentlessly wild thrash of Brutal Wulfsex, and the hot ticket of Sleep with Montreal sweethearts Big Brave, there…