Canadian Metal

Aeternam – Ruins of Empires Review

Aeternam – Ruins of Empires Review

By GardensTale on February 25, 2017 in 2017, Canadian Metal, Death Metal, Reviews, Self-released, Uncategorized, Symphonic Metal, 67 comments

“Us no-wage slaves ceaselessly cranking the almighty Angry Metal Guy Patented Review Mill (patent pending) usually have the choice between handing a review in at least 12 days before release or receiving 50 lashes and a metalcore promo. But now and then, the brutal roar of Steel Druhm’s voice comes through the trap door above, barking orders to review a promo that has already been released but is so good it still requires a write-up, lest the unwashed masses find themselves missing out. Such was the case with Aeternam’s latest opus, Ruins of Empires.” Sand, Steel and slave labor.

Ex Deo – The Immortal Wars Review

Ex Deo – The Immortal Wars Review

By Madam X on February 16, 2017 in 2017, Canadian Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Napalm Records, Reviews, Symphonic Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Metal, 53 comments

“With the strength of 37 mighty African elephants, Hannibal marched 40,000 of his bravest men, 1,500 miles through the Alps, to challenge Rome’s supremacy on their own soil. Such is the premise of Ex Deo’s latest historical undertaking.” People show know when they’re conquered by historical metal.

Terrifier – Weapons of Thrash Destruction Review

Terrifier – Weapons of Thrash Destruction Review

By Huck N Roll on January 19, 2017 in 2017, Canadian Metal, Reviews, Speed Metal, Test Your Metal, Thrash Metal, Thrash Metal, 35 comments

“Old-school thrash metal warms the cockles of my olde, sinewy heart. Canadian thrash warms them even more. Having grown up on a Canadian thrash diet of Exciter, Annihilator, Anvil, and others, a solitary tear comes to my eye when some young upstarts attempt to bring the glorious past back to life. When Vancouver thrashers Terrifier’s second album, Weapons of Thrash Destruction, landed in my promo bin, I donned my denim vest, my studded leather wristbands, and my kamikaze headband, and I sat back in my lawn chair with the stereo volume beyond acceptable, hoping to be taken back to a simpler time in life.” WTD’s do exist!

Concert Review: Ulcerate, Zhrine, Phobocosm, and Vukari at Reggie’s, Chicago, Illinois – November 27th, 2016

Concert Review: Ulcerate, Zhrine, Phobocosm, and Vukari at Reggie’s, Chicago, Illinois – November 27th, 2016

By Kronos on January 8, 2017 in American Metal, Bindrune Recordings, Black Metal, Canadian Metal, Dark Descent Records, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Icelandic Metal, Live Reviews, New Zealand Metal, Progressive Death, Relapse, Season of Mist, Technical Death Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 22 comments

“So it was with great portent that night fell upon Reginald’s Emporium of the Fine Arts, cloaking Chicago in a sickly sodium glow. Just on the edge of Chinatown, next to a bombed-out taco joint under the Green Line, brutality was brewing, summoned in darkness from the ragged edges of the Earth. And as the sun set, than the venue was assailed by… no one at all.” The abyss is a lonely place.

EP Edition [Things You Might Have Missed 2016]

EP Edition [Things You Might Have Missed 2016]

By El Cuervo on December 20, 2016 in 2016, Reviews, Things You Might Have Missed 2016, Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Heavy Metal, Neofolk, Progressive Rock, Thrash Metal, 57 comments

“Another year, another influx of new readers and writers at this mighty blog. Yet compared to those previously, this year has seen a significant growth in the consistency of our posts. A sad consequence of this is that EPs have increasingly fallen by the wayside as reviews of shitty full-length albums are summarily assigned to the probationary writers with reckless abandon.” We fixed the glitch.

Protest the Hero – Pacific Myth EP [Things You Might Have Missed 2016]

Protest the Hero – Pacific Myth EP [Things You Might Have Missed 2016]

By Dr. Wvrm on December 19, 2016 in 2016, Canadian Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal, Self-released, Things You Might Have Missed 2016, Metalcore, Progressive Metal, 43 comments

“In the past, mentioning Protest the Hero among the trve resulted in long side-eyes or questions of “Are they really metal?” (I can’t wait to see how well this review goes over.) But since we let a certain fat-lipped band in here, you’re damn sure I’m going to feature my favorite Verb the Noun.” Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should.

Flidais – Kazador Review

Flidais – Kazador Review

By GardensTale on December 3, 2016 in 2016, Canadian Metal, Heavy Metal, Reviews, Self-released, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, 19 comments

“Judging a book by its cover is an age-old tradition, despite the advice of moms everywhere. Albums are much the same. For instance, if the cover is a black passe-partout around a black and white figure, with a logo I can’t read, it’s usually a one-man black metal band. With the name of an ancient Celtic goddess and an album cover more lilac than the air freshener aisle in the local Wal-Mart, Flidais seem intent to have you believe they play some sort of flowery hippie folk metal, like the Grateful Dead with more distortion.” Lilac is the new black.