Featured, Reviews, Reviews - Live July 8, 2009
Goatwhore, Abigail Williams, DÅÅTH, Abysmal Dawn, SWWAATS @ Walker's, Saskatoon, SK, July 6, 2009
It was already very cool to have one of the more interesting, eclectic metal tours of the summer run through my city, but to have the five-band Conquer & Curse Tour play a tiny place not much bigger than someone's rumpus room made it all the more enjoyable.
The Canadian Invasion: Maryland Death Fest 2009
With the passing of the once-great Milwaukee Metalfest, the Maryland Death Fest has become the premiere heavy metal festival in North America. Spanning 3 days, 2 stages and over 50 bands, there is no shortage of metal to more than fill the needs of any metal heads looking for a weekend of blast beats and head-banging.
Featured, Reviews - Live June 19, 2009
IRON MAIDEN: Archive of Previously Published Reviews
No, this isn't a review of the cool Eddie's Archives that came out a few years ago, I was never lucky enough to be able to find one of those to buy for myself, instead this is a collection of stuff that I have written on Iron Maiden over the years for various publications…
Remember… HEAVY MTL 2008
Our fearless editor reminisces on last summer's fantastic inaugural HEAVY MTL festival, which happened exactly one year ago from this weekend at Parc Jean Drapeau. Sean wrote reviews for two different publications, which have been collected here for your viewing pleasure.
Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction @ Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto ON, June 2, 2009
Fans gathered en masse at Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre looking for a bit of nostalgia. Some were there to relive Perry Farrell's early 90's Lollapalooza tour. Others who weren't even born at the time were there to find out what they missed. There were definite highlights to this performance but this tour, as almost all other of the nostalgia tours didn't quite live up to the days of old.
Featured, Reviews - Live June 8, 2009
Riot @ Scout Bar, San Antonio TX, June 2, 2009
I can't think of another band so long-running whose output has been so consistently excellent. This truth led to my sole disappointment when I heard that the classic late-80s Thundersteel lineup had reformed: it meant that they were likely to ignore the past 20 years as if they never happened. Normally when some old band pulls a stunt like this, you wish they would ignore their last five or six albums, but Riot didn't put out a single bad album after they retired the speed metal and screams of the Thundersteel years.
Opeth, Enslaved @ The Sound Academy, Toronto ON, May 4, 2009
With the early May sun setting behind the Toronto skyline, the Sound Academy was surrounded by an air of excitement on this Monday night as concert-goers traveled en masse to see Opeth and Enslaved.
Monarque, Csejthe, Pagan Ritual @ Annex Wreck Room, Toronto ON
The warmest weekend of 2009 so far may not have been an appropriate backdrop for an evening of Canadian black metal featuring Monarque and Csejthe at the Annex Wreck Room.
Woods of Ypres, Elevator 22, Will of the Ancients, Musk Ox, Seras @ Club Absinthe, Hamilton, ON
It was a night of firsts and lasts – the first Hamilton appearance of Ontario's independent Woods of Ypres, and the last show for local legends Elevator 22.
Featured, Reviews - Live May 27, 2009
Opeth / High On Fire: Centennial Hall, London ON September 21
No fanfare. Zero theatrics. A barren stage except for the musicians, their instruments, amplification and a simple backdrop sporting their logo is all that Sweden's Opeth (pictured) needed to entertain the nearly 900-strong crowd.