Articles by Laina Dawes

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  Primate

  Draw Back a Stump

  PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2012

  Primate's vocalist, Kevin Sharp, wrote a year ago in Decibel Magazine about the trials and tribulations the band had in wrangling a record...

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  Laser Flames on the Great Big News

  Lambs to the Slaughter

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2012

  It's tempting to say that Laser Flames on the Great Big News came out of nowhere and, to be cynical and a tad snobbish, they sort of did: M...

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  Electric Wizard

  Witchcult Today

  PUBLISHED May 23, 2012

  To coincide with their upcoming headlining set at Maryland Deathfest X (and their first North American show in years), Metal Blade is relea...

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  Alabama Shakes / Lee Bains the III & the Glory Fires

  Lee's Palace / Toronto, ON April 17

  PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2012

  It's amazing the cultural difference between Alabama and Toronto. Not only was opener Lee Bains the III's heavy 'Bama drawl slightly alarmi...

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  Van Halen / Kool and the Gang

  Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON March 17

  PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2012

  While there was some doubt about the opening act, funk does make a great appetizer for hard rock, but it probably took a few drinks for ske...

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  Mastodon / Dillinger Escape Plan / Red Fang

  Kool Haus, Toronto ON November 25

  PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2011

  With Mastodon already doing more than 20 performances on their North American tour for The Hunter, either the band were going to be at the...

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  Animals As Leaders

  Weightless

  PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2011

  Tucked amongst the plethora of young-ish metal dudes whose wild stage antics are just as popular ― if not more so ― as their mu...

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  Surachai

  To No Avail

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2011

  The New Yorker recently annoyed metal fans with their observations on the U.S. black metal scene ― there's inevitably some ire when a...