Articles by Laura Wiebe Taylor

Amon Amarth / Ensiferum / Belphegor / The Absence

The Phoenix, Toronto ON October 15

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2008

Amon Amarth pulled in a zealous crowd for their latest Toronto show, moving up one venue size from their last headlining gig. Glowing smoke...

D-TRASH Records

PUBLISHED Sep 28, 2008

Name: D-TRASH Records Date of Birth: 1998 Releases to Date: 116 CD-R/MP3 releases, 7 official CDs, 1 seven-inch EP, 1 DVD Biggest Sellers:...

Suidakra

13 Years of Celtic Wartunes

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2008

The main feature of Suidakra’s new DVD/CD offering is a full set filmed at Wacken, a treat for fans who yearn to see the band live, but no...

Therion

Live Gothic

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2008

After the impossible-to-live-up-to multi-disc release Therion put out a few years ago, Live Gothic comes as an anti-climax but one that’s s...

The Old Dead Tree

The Water Fields

PUBLISHED Sep 23, 2008

After three years, losing a founding guitarist and going through a third drummer change, France’s the Old Dead Tree have remained surprisin...

Evergrey

Torn

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2008

Some Evergrey fans might be thrilled by the band’s announcement that Torn is a return to form after their last slightly off-kilter album, M...

Ereb Altor

By Honour

PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2008

Ereb Altor started out well over a decade ago as a Bathory-esque Viking metal band with epic intentions. These origins might be deciphered...

Hammerfall

Master Pieces

PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2008

Hammerfall’s latest CD is a collection of cover songs recorded and released over the years, compiled here simply to gather them all on one...