Tag: review
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Cobalt + Brütal Wülfsex @ Coalition, Toronto, 22 October 2017
Tonight’s show makes up for yet another metal cancellation earlier this year. Colorado black metallers Cobalt were to crash into Toronto in July but frontman Charlie Fell was involved in a nasty accident on stage in Poland where his leg was nearly amputated. Fortunately, he was able to save his leg but understandably his recovery…
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The Atomic Bitchwax – Force Field
The Atomic Bitchwax is back with 12 new tracks on this, their seventh studio album. The band that brought us such classic burners as “Birth to the Earth,” “Shitkicker” and “Hope You Die” is heavy on the riffs and the drug references on here. Toke ‘em if you got ‘em! In stark contrast to many…
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Tuskar – Arianrhod EP
The bio I read for this British sludge duo said that they grew up listening to Conan… which seems a little weird, until you get to the part where they’re barely 20 years old. And on Tuskar‘s debut EP, you can hear that influence—if Conan had no bass, they might sound something like this. Arianrhod kicks…
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The Black Dahlia Murder in Toronto, 18 October 2017
+ Suffocation + Decrepit Birth @ Opera House What’s the best way to get over Wednesday hump day? Why, exposing yourself to some loud and skillful death metal, of course! Tonight’s midweek feast offers a varied selection of tech, brutal, slam, old school and melodic death metal so there’s something for all of the subgenres’…
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FAITH NO MORE – We Care a Lot [reissued and revisited]
Their earliest days were way back in 1979 when they formed as Sharp Young Men, later adopting Faith No Man as their moniker along the way. But it was in 1985 when this dynamic ensemble released their initial full-length, We Care a Lot, which was reissued last year with additional demo tracks, live recordings and…
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Deathcrawl – Acceptable Level of Misery
How much misery is too much? Cleveland sludge dealers Deathcrawl seem to have found a level that does not exceed the maximum on their third studio album, with eight tracks checking in just shy of 49 minutes. The album opens with a couple shorter songs, with “False Oracle” wasting little time getting into the downtuned…
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Soulfly does Point Blank (NAILBOMB) in Toronto, 19 October 2017
Soulfly does Point Blank by NAILBOMB with Cannabis Corpse, Noisem & Lody Kong October 19, 2017 at The Opera House in Toronto It’s been a while since I’ve written a show review so bear with me. It’s also been a while since I’d driven to Toronto so naturally I got lost when the GPS on my…
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Denizen – Songs from the Kraken EP
I’ve been a big fan of this French outfit since their Whispering Wild Stories album, which was practically the perfect blend between Fu Manchu and Eyehategod. Denizen have put out a couple more albums since then, before this three-song EP, which I presume to be a stop-gap of sorts before their next full-length. “The Fall”…
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Clouds Taste Satanic – The Glitter of Infinite Hell
Hey, at least they don’t have Witch or Wizard in their name. This New York instro doom quartet has played a couple of the underground doomfests in the U.S. while self-releasing four albums over the past four years—these guys are pretty prolific! And not having any vocals allows Clouds Taste Satanic to spread their wings…
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Acid Witch / Vanik @ Hard Luck Bar, Toronto, 14 October 2017
When October comes around, horror aficionados salivate at the thought of Halloween – the creepy highlight of the month. And what better way would there be to honour this ghoulish time of year than to see the purveyors of hallucinogenic Halloween death metal, namely Acid Witch? Speed metal outlaws Vanik are notable for frontman Vanik’s…