Articles by Laura Wiebe

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  Suicidal Tendencies

  Downsview Park, Toronto ON August 11

  PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2012

  More than 25 years after the slow, haunting guitar opening of "You Can't Bring Me Down" first introduced Suicidal Tendencies' Lights…...

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  In Flames

  Downsview Park, Toronto ON August 11

  PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2012

  When Randy Blythe's incarceration in a Czech prison forced Lamb of God to cancel summer tour dates, In Flames were happily announced as the...

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  Dillinger Escape Plan

  Downsview Park, Toronto ON August 11

  PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2012

  In a small club, Dillinger Escape Plan seem larger than life, and that huge presence doesn't shrink a bit when they lay claim to a giant ou...

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  Slipknot

  Downsview Park, Toronto ON August 11

  PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2012

  By the time Slipknot hit the spotlight, after some pre-headliner encore awkwardness from Marilyn Manson, Downsview Park was an endless sea...

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  Dark Forest

  Land of the Evening Star

  PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2012

  One glance at Land of the Evening Star and it's pretty easy to get the gist of what Dark Forest are about. The spidery logo, the band's nam...

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  Nechochwen

  OtO

  PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2012

  In a North American variation on the pagan metal tradition, West Virginia's Nechochwen find their pre-Christian inspirations in Native Amer...

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  Iron Maiden / Alice Cooper

  Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto ON July 13

  PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2012

  It all began with the voice of Vincent Price. On cue, Alice Cooper and band appeared in black and blood (and, in the singer's case, extra s...

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  Moonspell

  Alpha Noir

  PUBLISHED May 8, 2012

  Moonspell have been reliable purveyors of dark, powerful metal since the mid-'90s, delightfully vicious in tone even when their aggressive...