All posts by Andre Skinner
Cannibal Corpse / Behemoth / Aeon @ The Phoenix, Toronto February 24th, 2015 Sweaty bodies and by a barrage of death metal ripping through the venue’s PA system greeted fans upon setting foot into the jam-packed Phoenix Concert Theatre on [...]
Danko Jones Fire Music New Damage Records The return of Danko Jones comes with great timing, challenging a music scene that is overrun by shoeless, whistling and clapping hipster bands. Their new release Fire Music cuts through the crap and [...]
Marilyn Manson The Pale Emporer Hell, Etc. The king of industrial doom rock is back in top form for 2015 promoting another set of sick, disturbing, and irresistible tracks on his new album The Pale Emperor. Marilyn Manson just unleashed his 13th [...]
No Fame – No Fortune – Just Music: An Interview With Nick Sewell Of Biblical When the band name BIBLICAL is mentioned, there’s only a select few that know them despite having an enviable resume on the Canadian music scene since 2010. [...]
Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto September 28th, 2014 Uncle Acid’s debut Toronto appearance was a highly anticipated show for the stoner metal purists, this up and coming psych-metal mega force has toured Europe [...]
Lykke Li I Never Learn EMI/Atlantic The mysterious music of Lykke Li brings pleasure, pain, sadness and joy among other intense feelings. Her unique style of swooping ambient sounds with an eerily beautiful voice will stun you and have you [...]
Flash Lightnin’ For The Sinners Pheromone Recordings In a few words, Flash Lightnin’s new album, For The Sinners, kicks mammoth ass. If you go back in time to the killer four on the floor stadium rock bands of the ‘70s and ‘80s, like [...]
Jerry Leger Early Riser Latent Recordings Early Riser marks Jerry Leger’s seventh album in less than 10 years and it’s clear that he’s a man on a mission to reinvigorate the Canadian Roots Rock landscape for the better. When [...]
Various Artists Ronnie James Dio: This Is Your Life (Tribute Album) Rhino In honour of Ronnie James Dio’s incredible music career and immeasurable influence on heavy metal and hard rock, the best of today’s metal bands congregated [...]
Bonobo Flashlight EP Ninja Tune With Bonobo’s latest release Flashlight EP, we are once again graced by the subtle groovy sounds that seem to be designed to alter your state of mind and get your feet moving. Scott Green, AKA Bonobo, is one of [...]
Mastodon Live At Brixton Warner Music Live At Brixton is a punishing set of pure metal mayhem that only Mastodon can deliver. Having previously seen these guys live, I’m not at all surprised by their technical perfection. Mastodon was destined [...]
Helloween Straight Out of Hell The End Records Hair Metal seems to be raising a lot of fans from the dead these days, making the return of ’80s fantasy Hair band Helloween perfectly timed. 2013 is seeing big tours and Vegas residencies by bands [...]
Lee Harvey Osmond The Folk Sinner Latent Recordings The great thing about Lee Harvery Osmond is that you can immediately set the band apart from others. They have their own sound that puts them in an elite group of Canadian roots rockers. A [...]
TRENT SEVERN @ THE DAKOTA TAVERN, TORONTO NOVEMBER 27, 2012 I never thought I would see a band as superbly talented as Trent Severn in a small environment like the Dakota Tavern in downtown Toronto. The words “mesmerizing,” “phenomenal,” [...]
Bison B.C. Lovelessness Metal Blade For those wondering why there are only six songs on this full-length release from Vancouver’s Bison B.C., the answer is simple; the average track is over seven minutes long. These dudes are the kings of [...]
Ladyhawk No Can Do Triple Crown Audio Recordings The opening tracks of Ladyhawk’s No Can Do, “Footprints,” “I’m a Witch” and “No Can Do,” are rather strong and catchy tunes that get the album going with a strong start. After these three songs [...]
Jason Collett Reckon Arts & Crafts Jason Collett keeps turning out amazing songs regardless of his high-profile as one of the lead members of Broken Social Scene. The impressive opening song, “Pacific Blue,” immediately gets your attention [...]
Old Man Luedecke Tender is the Night True North If you’re looking for old school Country charm, spark up Old Man Luedecke’s latest release, Tender is the Night, and you will not be disappointed. After traveling to Nashville to record [...]
Deerhoof Breakup Song Kill Rockstars On Deerhoof’s incredible 11th LP, Breakup Song, the band continues to push audio innovation to parts unknown. They remind me of Blonde Redhead and Stereo Lab in a perfect marriage. Satomi Matsuzaki’s sweet [...]
The Lost Sounds Lost Lost Demos Goner Records Having never heard the Lost Sounds before, and being a big fan of Jay Reatard’s music, I found the latest release from Lost Sounds a fitting addition to Mr. Reatards seemingly endless catalogue of [...]
Purity Ring Shrines Last Gang Entertainment Purity Ring’s eerie and direful sound is certainly what draws such a big audience; they are mysterious, highly talented and simply irresistible. The band is fresh and modern with comparisons to [...]
Eddy Current Suppression Ring So Many Things Goner Records When it comes to sloppy playing, shitty production and GREAT songwriting Eddy Current is a genius. His latest release, So Many Things, delivers a host of amazing tunes clearly pumped out [...]
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats Blood Lust Metal Blade It’s been a while since I’ve heard deep and dark retro sounds from a modern Metal band. Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats sound like they were pulled right out of the early ’70s black magic era of [...]
Blondes Business/Pleasure – Lover/Hater MEROK/RVNG INTL With Blonde’s latest release you will find a rather bland set of chilled out Electronica tunes that barely get a passing grade. The music does not come across all that evolved from [...]
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