by Jamila Pomeroy Vancouver’s Hashteroid takes stoner rock in a thrashy, high tempo direction, proving the genre capacity is not…
Celebrating a successful third year, Westward Music Festival’s stacked roster of talent echoed loud throughout its four days at multiple…
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by Ana Krunic VANCOUVER – Traditional heavy metal’s progeny, power metal, has its roots and biggest fan base in Europe….
by Slone Fox VANCOUVER – “It’s cozy with five of us in here,” laughs Spencer Jo Burgess, vocalist and guitarist…
By Jamila Pomeroy After receiving what he referred to as a “courtesy call from [his] eventual death”, Mike Scheidt, vocalist…
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by Ana Krunic VANCOUVER – When thrash metal gained popularity in North America, you had the big four: Metallica, Megadeth,…
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by Brendan Reid VANCOUVER – For curious reasons, there is a lot of derision towards the subgenre of djent. The…
by Ferdy Belland CALGARY – “It’s our first tour of Canada,” beams Joshua McMorran, lead guitarist / bandleader / sole original member…
Bloodshot Dawn, death metal, False Flag, technical death metal
by Johnny Papan VANCOUVER – Daniel James is a local guitar virtuoso who has garnered media attention since childhood. Working…
by Slone Fox VANCOUVER – For Vancouver-based metal band 2Shadows, standing out has never been an issue. With thick streaks…
By Cole Young VANCOUVER – “Every time we go to some Music BC workshop they always say ‘you need to…
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By Brad Simm Even though Calgary is often branded oil and gas, the city has long been a progressive leader…
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