metal

Elder’s ‘Omens’ Wonderfully Blends Space Rock With Prog

April 24, 2020 Jean-Frederic Vachon

Elder’s ‘Omens’ skillfully blends prog, psychedelic and stoner rock into a delightful collection of 5 ten-minute songs that feel almost cinematic. [read on]

Deadly Ripping Tour Rocks Heavy En Ville

July 30, 2019 Maxime Allard

Holy Grail, Striker and Bewitcher played as part of Heavy En Ville, and we got the chance to speak with Striker drummer Adam Brown. [read on]

Heavy Montreal 2019: Who to Watch?

July 22, 2019 Jean-Frederic Vachon

Heavy Montreal is right around the corner. We take a deep dive into the lineup to pick our must-see acts. [read on]

Striker Plays to Win With 80’s Style Metal

December 21, 2018 Jean-Frederic Vachon

Edmonton rockers hit the mark with their vintage melodic metal [read on]

From Nepal to Montreal: Cancer Bats Brings its Metal to Fans

December 3, 2018 Jean-Frederic Vachon

Cancer Bats will play at Club Soda on December 7th 2018. [read on]

Dumpster Mummy in action. Wacken Metal Battle. Photo Lawrence Sim.

The Battle Begins: Wacken Metal Battle in Photos

March 22, 2018 Montreal Rampage Team

Metal competition blazes the bar in order to represent Canada at the Wacken Open Air Festival. [read on]

First Tour, And Playing With Their Idols: An Interview With Mutank

May 19, 2017 Kyle Lapointe

Montreal band Mutank discusses playing with their idols and the Wacken road to get there. [read on]

Sicocis Brings Metal Out of the Neon Lights of Las Vegas

May 14, 2017 Jean-Frederic Vachon

You wouldn’t expect to find a metal band amongst the neon and glitter of Las Vegas, but melodic metallers Sicocis call Sin City home. The band started with friends playing covers in a garage, with [read on]

Five Punk Songs Against Trump

December 2, 2016 Chris Aitkens

Many are trying to stay positive in these dark times. Here’s a small silver lining: anti-Trump punk songs! [read on]

Chronicles of Israfel. Petit Campus. Photo Thea Gregory.

Chronicles of Israfel Rocks Petit Campus

October 27, 2016 Thea Gregory

Small but proud crowd makes prog metal show a rocking one. [read on]

Ghost’s New EP Skillfully Melds Metal And Pop

September 22, 2016 Jean-Frederic Vachon

We’ll have to wait a little longer for a proper follow up to 2015’s “Meliora“, but to bridge the gap between albums, the Swedish genre-spanning band Ghost has released “Popestar”, an EP of covers with [read on]

Learn History Through Metal with Sabaton’s New Album

September 12, 2016 Jean-Frederic Vachon

The new album from Sweden’s Sabaton is arguably their best yet. It’s an evolution of their classic sound. [read on]

Grimposium 2016: Concordia’s Annual Metal Conference In Review

August 22, 2016 Chris Aitkens

Exploring Montreal’s unique symposium on extreme metal music and culture [read on]

Black Metal Arrives with Grimposium and Ivar Bjornson’s Blekkmetal

June 30, 2016 Sinj Karan

Norwegian black metal festival Grimposium arrives with a film and performances. Interview with filmmaker David Hall and organizer Viviek Venkatesh here. [read on]