10 July — Little Italy, Toronto, ON. At Monarch Tavern, the 3rd annual Golden Horn awards kicked off an evening of Thrash, Hardcore & Death Metal. This was not my wheelhouse, but Jojo was out of town so I made my way over to the Monarch Tavern, not quite knowing...
The Rockpile The Rockpile is no stranger to new and heavy music. This evening brought four new bands onto my radar. Devilwitch was the only band that I have seen multiple times. The rest woke me up to new possibilities. Cruciferous I found their name intriguing. What...
21 June 2026—Toronto. A beloved local landmark – Sneaky Dee's – is threatened with demolition to make way for hi-rise condominiums that no local could even afford. Sneaky Dee's is one of our go-to places for Toronto punk, metal, emo, and other alternative styles —...
Toronto having a Blast! The trend I usually see in Toronto audiences is that we are very polite at concerts. I have heard many artists say this about our city. I truly believe they are saying we are too quiet. We usually wake up at the end of a show to get that encore...
A Disappointing start Let me start this off with that I was disappointed because of circumstances beyond our control. I went to History at a reasonable time so I could be there for all four acts, Immolation, Rotting Christ, Deicide and Behemoth. I walked to the pit at...
Triple Bill Toronto got to witness a pretty sweet triple bill at the Garrison. AMMO is our local Metal Band that started the fire. Thunderor is also a Toronto band that came crashing down hard on us. Burning Witches heated the place up all the way from Switzerland....
Cancer Bats fans, you may regret reading this. If you missed their 20th anniversary party at the Opera House recently, you miss the best show of the year so far. This was a celebration like no other. But I will digress already to let you know who else showed up before...
Neurotic Entertainment Neurotic Entertainment is well known for promoting the local Metal scene in Ontario. Well, this time it was a brutal assault of five intense bands. Karina has a wild way of putting together bands that will fit your style of Metal and leave you...
Lee’s Palace What I love about Lee’s Palace is they are a club that hosts a wide variety of music. They support local acts that want to play a bigger stage or they are a stage for international artists to play to an intimate crowd. So, when a band come in from around...
Alkaloid is a super group consisting of members from Obscura, Triptykon and Dark Fortress. They have released a live album that breaks open new territories in music. With the concept of creating a space odyssey with forms of classical music mixed with Progressive and...
