Neal Morse in Toronto, April 2018
An Evening with Neal Morse @ The Great Hall – 21 April 2018 This weekend is one of unadulterated progressive rock for Toronto. On Friday,…
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Hallux – Hallux
It would be fair to describe Hallux as a trend-free band. Hallux are a three-piece in the classic vein of Motorhead circa The Three Amigos…
The Second Coming of Heavy Chapter VIII (Ride the Sun/The Trikes split)
While I don’t think there’s been a bad installment in Ripple Music’s Second Coming of Heavy series, I’ve enjoyed certain editions more than others….
My Silent Wake – There Was Death
My Silent Wake play the genre of metal known as death/doom, a genre I believe is slowly picking up in popularity. The music is…
Ford Madox Ford – This American Blues LP
Remember a couple of decades ago when, against some fairly long odds, The Blasters managed to cross-wire punk rock and Americana/roots music? The results…
Limb – Saboteurs of the Sun
It’s always great to hear a band progress and grow organically. Limb’s song-writing has improved massively. Saboteurs of the Sun (a fine title by the…
Sleep – The Sciences
Those sneaky bastards! After being my most-anticipated album for the past two or three years in a row, Sleep finally released their first full-length…
Hashteroid – self-titled
I gotta hand it to this Vancouver outfit—as far as stoner band name puns go, Hashteroid is a pretty good one. But if you’re…
Bang – Best of Bang
Back in the early 70’s, it wasn’t unusual for a heavy rock band to score a major-label deal, release two to three albums, and…
Vamos – 1,2,3 LP
The problem with every great music revival is that, as energizing and exciting as it might be, there’s a certain safety and security in…