Articles by Joe Smith-Engelhardt

The Black Dahlia Murder / Suffocation / Decrepit Birth / Necrot / Wormwitch

The Opera House, Toronto ON, October 18

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2017

Having released their exceptional eighth studio album, Nightbringers, melodic death metal titans the Black Dahlia Murder are now on a lengt...

Gwar

The Blood of Gods

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2017

Following the death of Gwar's foulmouthed ringleader Dave Brockie (aka Oderus Urungus) in 2014, there was no question about continuing the...

Amenra

Mass VI

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2017

While distortion and howling vocals can make a band heavy, the emotion behind the music often brings an added element of heaviness that boo...

The Black Dahlia Murder

Nightbringers

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2017

The Black Dahlia Murder have been one of the most exciting death metal bands to watch evolve over the last two decades, so it comes as no s...

Unsane

Sterilize

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2017

Since their self-titled debut record came out nearly three decades ago, noise rock legends Unsane have been creating a blueprint for the ge...

The Autobiography of Gucci Mane

By Gucci Mane with Neil Martinez-Belkin

PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2017

Whether you know him for his relentless work ethic in the music industry, his infamous ice cream cone face tattoo, his role in 2012's Sprin...

Thundercat, Queens of the Stone Age and Partner Lead This Week's Can't Miss Concerts

PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2017

September has arrived and soon enough, the leaves will change colour, the weather will get chillier and the days of basking in the sun will...

Stray From the Path

Only Death Is Real

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2017

Politics have been permanently on the minds of most North Americans since Trump became president, and while many bands and musicians have s...