Articles by Laura Wiebe

Avram

Metal Noam

PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2014

Noam Chomsky: linguistics scholar, leftwing political commentator, enemy of media propaganda, and now, inspiration for a metal EP. Consider...

Divine Circles

Oblivion Songs

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2013

If you're familiar with the music of USX/US Christmas, you've heard Meghan Mulhearn's violin, the instrument that dominates Oblivion Songs,...

Leaves' Eyes

Symphonies of the Night

PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2013

The latest from Leaves' Eyes is very much what you would expect from a release titled Symphonies of the Night. The record is narrative-heav...

Paradise Lost

Tragic Illusion 25

PUBLISHED Nov 4, 2013

As Paradise Lost celebrate their 25th anniversary with Tragic Illusion 25, the range of sounds on this collection of rarities offers a sens...

Katatonia Discuss Crowdfunding Their Unorthodox 'Dethroned and Uncrowned'

PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2013

When guitarist Anders Nyström from Katatonia came up with the idea of de-metallizing the band's last record, Dead End Kings, he had to pers...

Katatonia

Unplugged

PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2013

One of the first things you might hear from Katatonia's Anders Nyström is that things are very busy. It's been barely a year since the band...

Noctis 666: Lucifer Rex Metal Festival

Day 3, Ramada Downtown and Mac Hall, Calgary AB, September 21

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2013

The final day of this year's Noctis metal extravaganza was the longest and best, a fitting close to the three-­day event. The metal expo an...

Noctis 666: Lucifer Rex Metal Festival

Calgary AB, September 19 and 20

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2013

The latest of Scarab Production's annual Noctis events (six festivals and four conferences) began with a night of simultaneous live perform...