The metal enthusiasts of Kitchener and Waterloo were in for a treat last weekend as heavy metal legends, Queensrÿche and Armored Saint, graced the town with their presence. This was not just any tour, but a special one named “The Origins Tour.” Queensrÿche performed their debut EP and their 1984 debut album, The Warning, in…
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Fidlar Brings a Blistering Performance to History in Toronto [Photos]
Los Angeles garage rockers Fidlar touched down at History in Toronto, along with Oliver Tree and Jasiah, and they absolutely stole the show. Someone in the crowd kept yelling out, “Wake Bake Skate,” in between the first few songs. Carper looked at the patron and laughed. He said that “yelling out song names to a…
Mammoth WVH is Red-Hot at Danforth Music Hall with Special Guest Nita Strauss [Photos]
Wolfgang Van Halen and his Mammoth WVH crew tore through Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall with special guests Nita Strauss. It was a hell of a night! This evening was unique as it represented Mammoth’s first Toronto headlining show, a point Van Halen brought up early into his performance, given his past two dates in the…
Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ministry and Filter Get Freaky at Budweiser Stage [Photos]
Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper, Ministry, and Filter brought the Freaks on Parade tour to Budweiser Stage and it was legendary! As a massive black tarp dropped, Rob Zombie, Piggy D., Ginger Fish, and Mike Riggs stormed the Budweiser Stage at 9:45 – Zombie and Fish elevated 20 feet above the stage on risers surrounded by…
The Mega-Monsters Tour (Mastodon, Gojira, Lorna Shore) Tramples Toronto’s Budweiser Stage [Photos]
Billed as a coheadlining tour between Mastodon and Gojira, add on opening act Lorna Shore and you’ve got a recipe for an evening of musical mayhem at Budweiser Stage. While opinions on Mastodon and Gojira can vary amongst fans, there are similarities between the two bands. Aside from their behind-the-scenes friendship (they have toured together…
Steve Vai Brings an Electrical Evening of Guitaring to Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall [Photos]
Currently touring the album ‘Inviolate,’ Steve Vai delivered a set of primarily instrumental material for two and a half hours to a mesmerized audience this past Tuesday night at Danforth Music Hall. Before playing “Bad Horsie,” Vai projected the beginning of his clip from the Crossroads movie, where his memorable appearance as Jack Butler duelling…
Yungblud Delivers the Goods to a Packed House at Toronto’s History [Photos]
The energy from the crowd felt thick; it was so present in the room for this show that it was worth being there for that alone. When Dominic (Yungblud = Dominic Richard Harrison) took the stage, I was struck by how much he looked like a young Gary Numan. His energy on stage was incredible…
Megadeth Continue “Crushing the World” at First Ontario Centre, Hamilton [Photos]
Mustaine asked the audience if it was the first Megadeth show for anyone, and the display of hands was quite telling – a new generation of metal fans are still keen to see Mustaine’s material live. Mustaine lamented the delays around the release of The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!, citing the pandemic and…
Peter Murphy – Lee’s Palace, Toronto – August 10th, 2010
http://www.petermurphy.info | http://www.myspace.com/officialpetermurphyspace Interspersed with his solo material, Murphy and his bandmates played numerous Bauhaus songs (of which ‘Stigmata Martyr’ was my favourite) throughout the ninety-minute set. The first song of the first encore was a wonderful cover of ‘Hurt’ by Nine Inch Nails, performed by just Murphy and his guitarist in a wonderfully quiet…
Boris w Russian Circles – Lee’s Palace August 9th, 2010
http://www.myspace.com/borisdronevil As a remixed version of ‘H.M.A. – Heavy Metal Addict’ played over the speakers before Boris came on stage, I was filled with a mixture of emotions. I was totally stoked that Boris were minutes away from taking the stage, but I have to admit to being a little bummed that a recorded version…
Mike Bax 