Articles by Manus Hopkins
Spiritbox Bassist Josh Gilbert Loses Home in California Wildfires: "Everything Is Gone"
PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2025
Spiritbox bassist Josh Gilbert is among the many who have lost their homes amid the wildfires raging through the Los Angeles area. Gilbert...
Limp Bizkit Proved You Can’t Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree in Toronto
Budwesier Stage, July 24
PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2024
It's slightly astounding to see how many people turn up for a Limp Bizkit show in 2024. But under each red cap at their Loserville 2024 ...
Kittie Return to Set the Record Straight: "Fuck You, We Were Right"
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2024
"We're burning shit!" laughs Kittie vocalist and guitarist Morgan Lander, before adding, "Sorry — I guess I'm in a mood today." The retort...
Knocked Loose Polish Their Blade on 'You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To'
PUBLISHED May 7, 2024
Knocked Loose are something of a love-them-or-hate-them band, or at least a name that comes up often in pedantic internet arguments, with ev...
Slipknot's Corey Taylor Finds New Chemistry with His Solo Band — Even If He Sometimes Farts on Them
PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2023
Corey Taylor doesn't like to take breaks. He does, however, like taking naps, something he says he now needs to do at his age. "The amoun...
Witchrot Transcend the Chatter on 'Live in the Hammer'
PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2023
Most people who know Witchrot's name learned it the same way — that infamous 2018 Facebook post that sent the Toronto band viral, in which...
Obituary Are Still Obituary on 'Dying of Everything'
PUBLISHED Jan 9, 2023
You always sorta know what you're gonna get with a band like Obituary. One of the most successful stalwarts of Florida's '80s–'90s death me...
On 'A Eulogy for Those Still Here,' Counterparts Build a Maze Worth Getting Lost in
PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2022
Whether they've embraced it or simply been unable to escape it, there's something uniquely Canadian about Counterparts' sound. Sure, the Ha...
