Photos by: Amy Ray – Iconic industrial metal band Ministry, who released their thirteenth and final album, From Beer to Eternity, on September 6th, 2013 via 13th Planet, performed at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on June 12th.
Photos by: Amy Ray – Swedish metal band Amaranthe, who released their third album, Massive Addictive, on October 21st, 2014 via Spinefarm, which follows up their 2013 album, The Nexus, and which spawned the singles “Drop Dead Cynical”, “Trinity”, “Dynamite”, and “Digital World”, performed at The Rickshaw in Vancouver last night with Michigan-based post-hardcore band I Prevail, … Continue reading
By: Staff – Grammy-nominated metal band Lamb of God will release their seventh full-length album, VII: Sturm Und Drang, this July via Epic Records. Today, the band unleashed a brand new track, “Still Echoes”, via www.lamb-of-god.com. Lamb of God frontman Randy Blythe states, “The time has come to give the fans their first taste of the new Lamb of God album. This is a … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Japanese heavy metal/j-pop trio Babymetal, who released their self-titled album on February 26th, 2014 via BMD Fox, which featured the singles “Doki Doki ☆ Morning”, “Babymetal × Kiba of Akiba”, “Head Bangya!!”, “Ijime, Dame, Zettai”, and “”Megitsune”, performed at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Justin Roth – San Francisco-based alt metal band Faith No More, who will release their seventh album, Sol Invictus, on May 19th, 2015 via Ipecac, performed at Sony Centre in Toronto on May 9 as part of CMW 2015.
By: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – If you’re a fan of classic metal, flailing guitar solos, airy vocals, and bum-length stringy hairstyles, then Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre was the place to be on May 3rd. Metal artisans, Kamelot, and DragonForce stormed through the venue, and they blew the roof off. DragonForce enjoyed a moment in the spotlight after the release of their jaw-dropping song … Continue reading
By: Gwendolyn Lee – Finnish cello-rock band, Apocalyptica, composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, Perttu Kivilaakso, drummer Mikko Sirén, and vocalist Franky Perez, released their new album, Shadowmaker, on April 17th, 2015, and prior to a show opening for Sixx:AM at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, we spoke to Eicca Toppinen, and Mikko Sirén about … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Ray – Maryland-based hard rock band Clutch, who released their tenth album, Earth Rocker, on March 15th, 2013, which was their first studio album since their 2009 album, Strange Cousins from the West, performed at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night with Atlanta-based heavy metal band Mastodon, who released their sixth album, Once More ‘Round … Continue reading
By: Raymond Ahner (@photoray) – European countries have been known to stage spectacular metal festivals during the summer months, but nothing can compare to Hellfest. Now in it’s tenth year, Hellfest has unleashed a line-up for 2015 that is truly mind-blowing, and promises to be the European festival of the season. Headliners include Slipknot, Scorpions, Faith No More, … Continue reading
Photos by: Amy Ray – The 2015 Decibel Magazine Tour visited The Venue in Vancouver on March 30th with Swedish melodic death metal band At The Gates, who released their fifth album, At War With Reality, on October 28th, 2014 via Century Media Records, which was produced by Fredrik Nordström (Opeth, In Flames), and Arkansas-based doom metal … Continue reading