ALBUM REVIEW: Unity Through Tragedy “Shut Your F*cking Mouth” (Hardcore)

The members of Unity Through Tragedy are each a rare treasure, who shocked me to my core the moment they touched their instruments when I saw them on Halloween night this year. They’re loud, aggressive, and one of the best things to come out of Canada since the invention…..

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ALBUM REVIEW: Visigoth “The Revenant King” (Heavy Metal)

This album is loaded with unanswered questions. Is the song “Creature of Desire” about freedom and motorbikes, or repressed sexual urges? Will Visigoth release the best “Necropolis” cover of 2015? I know I spout a lot of crap in my reviews but trust me when I say that we’ve got just about the full monty from the debut album of these Salt Lake City-based bandits.

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ALBUM COVER FEATURE – Whitehorse – “Leave No Bridge Unburned”

Hamilton, Ontario’s Whitehorse are a husband and wife duo that play sleek and sexy pop music with an exciting mix of influences and sounds in the makeup.
The band’s upcoming album ‘Leave No Bridge Unburned’ is poised to be their breakout. This despite………

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ALBUM REVIEW – Striker “City Of Gold” (Heavy Metal)

Just when your faith in the underground was a pile of burnt-out coal in your little sister’s Christmas stocking, Edmonton’s high-octane rockers pours some kerosene on the sparks by releasing their meanest album to date. I like this album more than 2012’s Armed to the Teeth, which was not as toothy as the robotic-dinosaur cover art implied. It’s kinda different.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Dine Alone Records “Winter Sampler December 2014” (Various)

Dine Alone Records is a Toronto based indie label, which has proven itself to be a surprising source of broadly varied, quality artists. Personally, I am an individual who is very prone to disappearing into niche genres (and reappearing baggy eyed months later, much to everyone’s surprise) and merely dabbles in the loosely defined ‘indie’ scene.

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January 2015 Vandala Magazine – Zakk Wylde, Battlecross, Photo Special, Best of 2014 and More

What better way than to start 2015 than with Zakk Wylde on the cover. We caught up with him to talk about everything from guitars to Catholicism. Plus we have […]

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