The Rockpile The Rockpile has been a dedicated venue for up-and-coming heavy Rocking Musicians for 15 Years. They focus on our local Metal scene as well as brining in international Heavy Metal, Like Chris Holmes from WASP, Green Jelly and Marc Rizzo from Soulfly. They...
The Garrison The garrison is a small but mighty club that can bring in some of the best underground acts from around the world. In this case it was from three bands from America and one from South America. This was a wild mixture of Death metal from, Fargo, North...
Posted on November 05,2025 More information about Cradle of Affliction While they hail from the City of Angels, Abysmal Dawn remain one of death metal’s most consistently crushing creative forces. Two decades removed from their very first tour, next...
I am a huge Halloween fan and I try to see a few shows before the big day. It’s the pre-game show. It’s the tailgate parties before going in for the game. I like seeing people dress up and get creative with their costumes. When you have three Heavy Metal bands that...
A bit of History Acid Bath formed in 1991 and departed in 1997. They are a heavy, sludgy doom band that was pioneering a different sound for the nineties. Combining Sludge, Doom, Hardcore and Thrash music, Acid Bath became an important influence on a new musical...
The Rockpile is famous for bringing in amazing Hard rock and Metal to the west side of Toronto. This particular night was pretty special because there were two solid bands that made this evening special. Ryder Hailing all the way from Queens, New York was the hard...
Aug 24—Like the opening four words from the (in)famous novel Atlas Shrugged, "Who is John Galt?, we want to know: "Who is Guss!?" It is a substantial and pondering question. One of many we sought to answer as Jojo and Lawrence returned to Gussapolooza in picturesque...
I spoke with Sam from the Band Astaroth. He is the demon of many voices who organized a very special show for the people of Toronto who like to look at villains. Toronto is filled with talented bands that should be playing on larger stages. Sam understands this...
By: Jay Broderick Oshawa, ON - The Atria in Oshawa, known for its relentless dedication to live musicseven nights a week, was the battleground for the Zero Tolerance Death by ThrashTour, and it did not disappoint. Presented by Toronto's live music promoter...
The Rockpile said Goodbye to Romance and Ozzy Osbourne who passed away on July 22 this year. The tributes have been pouring in from all over the world praising Ozzy for his contribution to Heavy Metal music. I have a feeling these tributes will be going on for quite a...
