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 amou...
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 t...
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 met...
Whether they've embraced it or simply been unable to escape it, there's something uniquely Canadian about Counterparts' sound. Sure, the Ham...
It's a strange time for the Knot. It practically always is, but what's strange now — strangely enough — is the lack of inner turmoil in the...
If you want to be in Megadeth, you've got to fit the requirements for Dave Mustaine's three A's: ability, attitude and appearance. As the vo...
Relatively little promotion didn't stop the hype for Alexisonfire's return to Toronto Wednesday evening (April 27). The band only announced...
As Ghost's popularity rose over the past decade, it was obvious there would come a day when the Swedish occult-metal outfit would move away...
There's no arguing that when it comes to technical death metal, Canada knows what's up. Several of the genre's modern key players hail from...
Ripping onto Canada's underground metal scene in 2013, Lutharo, a Hamilton quintet whose music spans over multiple subgenres of metal, are f...
The question as to which band will be the "next Metallica" comes up every now and again in the metal world. Usually, it means which band wil...
All too often, extreme metal acts are ceilinged at a moderate level of success. It isn't surprising to see a band like Gojira — 25 years and...
You wouldn't know it from his glowering stage presence and menacing vocal delivery, but Brand of Sacrifice vocalist Kyle Anderson is an incr...
There's been an eerie, guttural rumbling in the deathcore scene since 2018 thanks to Toronto quintet Brand of Sacrifice. Their interest-piqu...
Black metal is one of the most prolific metal styles in the world, but its general musical inaccessibility prevents it from being embraced b...
Thirty-nine years, 16 albums, eight million record sales and countless lineup changes in, Sodom are easily still one of the most belligerent...
The saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" can be applied to a lot of metal music. There are bands who have built entire 30-plus year care...
The new wave of American heavy metal (NWOAHM) was one of the most exciting music movements of the '00s. There are certain bands who grew pas...
During these tumultuous and unpredictable times, fans of Kataklysm were able to breathe a sigh of relief when frontman Maurizio Iacono decla...
It's hard for an artist like Marilyn Manson to not been considered a has-been. The Antichrist Superstar made his name in the '90s as a shock...
