Tag: metal
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Despumation Vol 1: Issue 1
Des`pu`ma’tion n. 1. The act of throwing up froth or scum, separation of the scum or impurities from liquid, scumming, clarification Or the title of a spankin’ new literary journal. Despumation Vol. 1: Issue 1 is a collection of short stories, poems, and art. Not being terribly familiar with literary circles, the closest comparison I…
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Crowned by Fire contest – Space Music for Cave People
While we were distracted by Canada Day celebrations up here in the hinterlands, a snarling beast from Los Angeles launched its latest global invasion campaign. That beast is called Crowned by Fire, the invasion campaign goes by the name Space Music for Cave People, and you can be among the next wave to succumb by winning…
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Harangue CD release show Friday, June 27th @ The Garrison, Toronto
HARANGUE CD release show with SIGNIFIER, GUILTFEEDER Friday June 27th The Garrison, Toronto By the Strength of the Mighty Atlas, the new full-length from Toronto hardcore outfit HARANGUE, got a release show worthy of its name at the Garrison. The opening act Signifier kicked off a solid night of wholly energetic aggression. While their sound…
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Triptykon – Melana Chasmata
A picture can often be worth a thousand words and you only have to look a picture of Tom G. Warrior (I know his real name, but to me, Tom G. Warrior is more real than any birth name). You can see his life experience etched into his face, those intense eyes burning out from…
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Headbanging for a Cure 2014
Photos by Danielle Griscti Headbanging for a Cure 2014 Night 1 – Friday, June 20th El Mocambo (upstairs), Toronto hbfac.org twitter.com/HBFAC Comedic hosting and prize giveaways: Andrew Epstein of The Governor’s Ball http://www.zombitrol.com/ Featuring: SLUDGEHAMMER (Toronto) http://sludgehammermusic.bandcamp.com/ ESOTERIC DOCTRINE (Orillia) https://soundcloud.com/esotericdoctrine OL’ TIME MOONSHINE (Toronto) http://www.oltimemoonshine.com/ MUFFLER CRUNCH (Gatineau) http://mufflercrunch.com/ PROFANER (Hamilton) https://www.facebook.com/profaner VALKYRIE’S CRY…
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Agalloch – The Serpent and the Sphere
From beginning to end this album is a wonder, combining moments of crushing heaviness with overwhelming beauty, and I found it a tall order to find the words to describe this feat. Produced by Billy Anderson and featuring three acoustic interludes, and using elements like a waterphone and a 100 year old zither, Agalloch’s The Serpent…
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Inside Mastodon’s Next Revolution
The anticipation of getting to play Once More ‘Round The Sun – Mastodon’s sixth full-length album – has finally overcome drummer Brann Dailor. He has reached the point where he wants everyone to hear all of his band’s new album and to start playing it live. “I am so excited to start bringing this album…
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Full Metal Parenting #3: Image
The birth of this Full Metal Parenting series is all thanks to one offended parent. Let me explain. Last year, as I waited to pick my son up from school one day, a parent told me that my tee shirt, which happened to feature a picture of a church in flames on the front, was…
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Doomeastvan – ‘Tis We
If you guessed, judging by their name, that Doomeastvan was a Vancouver doom-metal band… well, you’d only be half-right. The artwork on this album screams 90s death metal, while their song titles and stage names (ie. Cazbo Low Rifferson, 333 Thee Half Beast) would make Oderus Urungus proud. I guess you could call opening track “Humans…
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Staff playlists: the May two-four edition (2014)
Whatever monarchistic or memorial functions are attached to the first long weekend in May in North America, it’s also (and for many people, it’s predominantly) the first party weekend of the year. Americans have to wait another week, but here in Canada we’re just about ready for the party to start. And, behold, we have…