CONTINUING ON AGAINST THE ODDS One of the hardest parts of starting a band of any musical style is finding a group of like-minded individuals to share the arduous process […]

DON’T CALL THEM DJENT Why is it that bands and fans get so up in arms about something as meaningless as sub-genre classification? The chances are pretty good that you’re […]

MARCELLO CASTRONUOVO All of the roles played in an ecosystem as rich and varied as one surrounding a music community are extremely important to stability, sustenance and growth. Whether one […]

Check the section for shows not mentioned here! We’ve got great profiles on Cauldron, Greber, Netheriel, Veil of Maya, Kylesa, Calgary Metal Fest, Immolation, and more, who are performing with […]

DEFENDERS OF THE HEAVY METAL FLAME Grab some occult practitioner’s hair, an Angel Witch shirt, a dash of denim, a handful of chains, stir it and then jump into the […]

SONIC CHURCH OF THE INFLUENTIAL Ghost is not your typical metal band and arguably aren’t a metal band at all. They themselves would tell you they never set out to […]

MYTHOLOGICAL OCCULT MASTERS Subgenre classification within the metal landscape can be ugly. Fiery debates as to the finer details of a band’s sound lead to swarms of angry metalheads attacking […]

BREAKING THE BLACK METAL MOULD Calgary’s metal scene, as is many a music subculture, is defined by an element of elitism that shapes the tastes of bands and fans at […]

REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD Long has the underground cried their love for Edmonton death-tech-thrash band, Disciples of Power. The group began performing on the Canadian metal circuit in […]

FOR THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE When I call Iron Lung drummer Jensen Ward, he is in the Bay Area, dreaming of record shopping and gearing up to jump back […]