Articles by Laura Wiebe

Paradise Lost

Tragic Idol

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2012

Paradise Lost, as part of the original unholy trinity of UK gothic doom, have a great deal of history to live up to. The band's path forwar...

Anathema

Weather Systems

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2012

If you didn't know that Anathema started out a couple of decades ago as a UK doom metal band, Weather Systems wouldn't tell you. And yet, u...

Paradise Lost

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2012

Paradise Lost, as part of the original unholy trinity of UK gothic doom, have a great deal of history to live up to. The band's path forwar...

Woods Of Ypres

Woods 5: Grey Skies and Electric Lights

PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2012

When Woods of Ypres released an album preview last fall, debuting a track from their upcoming record, the song was nearly too catchy to bel...

A Memorial Concert for David Gold featuring Novembers Doom, Gypsy Chief Goliath, Musk Ox

Annex Wreckroom, Toronto ON April 5

PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2012

"Love the living while they're still alive" -- this is a line from Woods of Ypres's fifth and final album, W5: Grey Skies & Electric Light,...

Barren Earth

The Devil's Resolve

PUBLISHED Mar 13, 2012

The fusion of progressive rock and death metal running through Barren Earth's intro EP and debut album continues to define the Finns' sound...

DRUDKH

Eternal Turn of the Wheel

PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2012

Drudkh's latest is being touted as a return to the band's black metal roots, abandoning the more progressive flow of its predecessor, Handf...

Megadeth / Motörhead / Volbeat / Lacuna Coil

Copps Coliseum, Hamilton ON February 8

PUBLISHED Feb 9, 2012

Resurrected in 2012 after a four-year break, Megadeth's Gigantour is no massive touring fest, but it is a monumental event for heavy metal...