Photo Gallery: Kalmah, Mongol, Vesperia, Trollband April 19th, 2016 Starlite Room, Edmonton Alberta

Kalmah, Mongol, Vesperia, Trollband April 19th, 2016 Starlite Room, Edmonton, Alberta Photo Credit Dana Zuk Photography  

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Hell Not Hallelujah. Marilyn Manson @ South Okanagan Events Centre

Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids were initially formed in 1989. It took six years before they landed their first big taste of success, both with their fantastic cover of The Eurythmatics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’ and as opening act on the infamous Nine Inch Nails ‘Self Destruct’ tour.

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March 2015 Vandala Magazine – Getting Struck By Lighting (Twice!) with AWOLNATION, toyGuitars, Exhumed, Aeon & More

This month we are very proud to have AWOLNATION on the cover! This just after the recent release of the single ‘Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf)’  and it  has already  hit […]

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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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Interview – “Behind the Scenes with the Metal War Historians, Sabaton”

Sabaton is quite possible the next biggest thing on the global metal stage. They’ve opened for Iron Maiden, toured relentlessly over the last 7 or 8 years and are one of the most prominent bands on the Nuclear Blast roster. Vandala caught up with the band for an interview on October 4th before they played their second gig ever in Calgary, Alberta.

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“Swedish Metal Onslaught: Sabaton and Amon Amarth Crush Calgary”

On October 4th Calgary was ablaze with a full-speed, melodic metal onslaught of Europe’s finest (with one US band paying homage to the style). Never did I think I’d be at a posh venue like Flames Central watching long-haired, bearded veterans of metal dishing out face-melting riffs in rapid succession. Yes, I’m talking about the experience that was seeing Amon Amarth live with the likes of Skeletonwitch and Sabaton.

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