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Metal

Slayer / Lamb of God / Amon Amarth / Cannibal Corpse @ CTC

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Slayer are going out with a bang.

The thrash metal icons are embarking on their final tour – accompanied by an all-star line-up of some of the finest thrash and death acts on the scene.

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May 22, 2019May 24, 2019 Madison McSweeney Tagged Amon Amarth, Canadian Tire Centre, Cannibal Corpse, Heavy Metal, Lamb of God, Metal, Ottawa, Slayer, Thrash Metal Leave a comment

LORDS OF CHAOS is a different kind of rock biopic [review]

Commentary, Film and Television

Jonas Åkerlund’s Lords of Chaos is a hyper-violent rock biopic that provides an intimate (and perhaps revisionist) take on notorious black metal band Mayhem.

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April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 Madison McSweeney Tagged Cult film, Heavy Metal, Jonas Akerlund, Lords of Chaos, Metal, Review Leave a comment

Judas Priest – Firepower [album review]

Commentary, Music

Firepower, the latest offering from heavy metal pioneers Judas Priest, is nothing short of epic.

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December 28, 2018December 31, 2018 Madison McSweeney Tagged Firepower, Heavy Metal, Judas Priest, Metal, Music, Review Leave a comment

Diemonds / Pigeon Park @ House of TARG

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Diemonds and Pigeon Park brought their cross-Canada tour to Ottawa’s House of TARG for a night of earth-rattling hard rock.

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December 3, 2016December 17, 2018 Madison McSweeney Tagged Canadian Music, Diemonds, Heavy Metal, House of TARG, Metal, Ottawa, Pigeon Park, Rock Leave a comment
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“If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you.”
-Ray Bradbury

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