Articles by Laura Wiebe
Cradle of Filth
Evermore Darkly
PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2011
The latest aural excretion from Cradle of Filth is a transitory creature, revisiting last year's Darkly, Darkly, Venus Aversa while looking...
Opeth
Heritage
PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2011
First, a piano prelude ― a soft, evocative introductory moment, more Chopin than Opeth (at least the Opeth we've heard before) ―...
Leprous
Bilateral
PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2011
The second full album from Norway's Leprous (the artists that back Ihsahn, of Emperor fame, on his solo jaunts), Bilateral starts punchy an...
Heavy T.O. featuring Megadeth, Rob Zombie, Motörhead, Opeth, Slayer
Downsview Park, Toronto ON July 23-24
PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2011
One Canadian metal fest in July wasn't enough. After two successful renditions in Montreal, the "Heavy" branched off to Toronto as well thi...
Devin Townsend
PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2011
Devin Townsend is known for the sonic complexity of his musical work, whether its fronting now-retired metal band Strapping Young Lad, reco...
Eyeswithoutaface
Monotoneoteny
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2011
A minute or so of sinister samples and a short melodic intro trigger the ear—brain neural connections, warming up your sensory appara...
Amorphis
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2011
When Finland's Amorphis released their first death metal demo, Disment of Soul, in 1991, both the band and their genre were young. Only thr...
Devin Townsend Project
Ghost
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2011
Completing the Devin Townsend Project's four-album journey, Ghost is a dramatic departure from its companion release, moving away from Deco...
