Tag: Metal Blade
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Amon Amarth – Live in Toronto – December 2022
The Great Heathen Tour saw Viking metal legends Amon Amarth joined by death metal giants Carcass, Obituary and Cattle Decapitation for a North American tour of epic proportions. Belatedly, here are some captures of the tour’s stop in Toronto at the east-end venue History, by guest photographer Keith Ibbitson of Lower Eastside Photography. Follow Keith…
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The History of Metal Blade Records
For the Sake of Heaviness: The History of Metal Blade Records By Brian Slagel with Mark Eglinton Foreword by Metallica’s Lars Ulrich Being an imaginative, restless, and generally unfuckwithable music nerd has its lonely moments. It doesn’t always matter – some of the most incredible experiences are those that make us feel separate from everything else…
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Cannibal Corpse – Red Before Black
When it comes to household Death Metal names, Cannibal Corpse has to be near the top. Despite lineup changes over the years the band has stayed relevant and continues to produce solid material. And if you’re one of “those” guys who say “Cannibal died when Chris Barnes left the band”, you need to get over…
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Harlott – Extinction
Generally speaking I don’t get too excited for new releases from bands I’m not familiar with, because let’s face it, there is a lot of bad music out there. When Metal Blade Records sent me a copy of Harlott’s upcoming release entitled Extinction, due out on April 7th , I had the usual lack of excitement,…
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Primordial – Live at Cernunnos Festival preview
If you haven’t been fortunate enough to experience Primordial live, or if you have and just want to revisit the breautality of the band’s live performance, Metal Blade appears to be looking out for you. This latest find comes courtesy of Hellbounder Danielle Griscti: “Pretty well shot, sound is good, and the rendition of ‘Coffin…
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Cancer Bats – Searching For Zero
Two Hellbounders weigh in on the latest from Toronto’s Cancer Bats… I’ll freely admit that when I first started listening to Searching for Zero, the latest from the hard-touring Cancer Bats I was a little let down. Then again, anything they commit to tape will pale in comparison to their incendiary live performances. But as…
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Visigoth – The Revenant King
I’m probably the last person I’d expect to see reviewing an album by a band such as Salt Lake City’s Visigoth. I’m usually the coward running the other way when “power metal” is mentioned but something about these traditionalists and their debut The Revenant King threw a bolas around my ankles and dragged me into…
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Downfall of Gaia – Aeon Unveils the Thrones of Decay
Aeon Unveils the Thrones of Decay is in many ways similar to Suffocating in the Swarm of Cranes, the last album from Germany’s Downfall of Gaia. It’s also heavier in sound and less immediately accessible. Thus, the record is less memorable and cohesive-sounding as a whole but as equally rewarding with repeated listens. The slight…
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King Diamond / Jess and the Ancient Ones @ Sound Academy, Toronto ON, October 18, 2014
Review by Sean Palmerston – Concert photos by Adam Wills This was a Saturday night worth remembering. A cold, crisp October evening just a few weeks before Halloween made for a fitting return of King Diamond to a Toronto stage. It had been over ten years since King had played Toronto with any of his…
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Brimstone Coven – Self-Titled
I actually just saw these recent Metal Blade signees about a month ago at Days of the Doomed IV, where I was knocked out by their exuberance, their raw power – and their punctuality! (They took the stage promptly at 3 pm.) Not sure if that performance led to their new record deal or if it…