Slim Dunlap – The New Old Me / Times Like This (2LP reissue)
Of course, after the collapse, crash and burn of The Replacements in 1991, it was almost instantly hoped that somebody in the band would…
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Psychostick live in Ottawa, 31 July 2018
The Very Serious Business Tour w/ Urizen, July 31 – Ottawa, ON – Maverick When you go past a venue and see a marquee or…
Deafheaven live in Toronto, July 2018
Deafheaven with Uniform – Friday, 27 July 2018 @ The Opera House, Toronto, ON I cannot believe I just saw Deafheaven. The show felt like it took…
Various Artists – Contract In Blood: A History of UK Thrash Metal boxset
This is a superb collection of music to provide the soundtrack to Ian Glasper’s fine book of the same name which I feel is…
Integrity & Krieg Split
Integrity and Krieg join up for a brutal, crushing split following the release of Integrity’s critically acclaimed 2017 album, Howling, For the Nightmare Shall…
Hellbound @ Tuska Open Air 2018 in Helsinki
Friday Denmark’s Baest started the 2018 edition of the Tuska off with with a surprisingly tight death outfit in the veins of Entombed or…
Witch Mountain – Witch Mountain
The three previous albums from Witch Mountain – Cauldron of the Wild, South of Salem, Mobile of Angels – are truly superb. This is the…
Hellfest 2018 in review: Day 3
Similar to Saturday at Hellfest, during the last festival day I was very selective with the acts that I would shoot versus the acts…
Myth and Magic in Heavy Metal Music
This book scores major kudos by having Cronos of the mighty and highly influential Venom on the cover. It’s a fine idea to explore the…
Hellfest 2018 in review: Day 2
One could have felt that the weekend had come to Hellfest, as the festival site was more than overfilled on Saturday, the second fest…