Articles by Manus Hopkins

Dave Mustaine Explains the "Three A's" of Megadeth's Membership Requirements

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2022

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 v...

Alexisonfire Received a Hero's Welcome in Toronto

History, April 27

PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2022

Relatively little promotion didn't stop the hype for Alexisonfire's return to Toronto Wednesday evening (April 27). The band only announced...

Ghost Give Up Satan for Arena-Sized Ambition on 'Impera'

PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2022

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...

Archspire Attain Technical Death Metal Mastery on 'Bleed the Future'

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2021

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...

Lutharo Head for Heavier Sonic Territory on 'Hiraeth'

PUBLISHED Oct 13, 2021

Ripping onto Canada's underground metal scene in 2013, Lutharo, a Hamilton quintet whose music spans over multiple subgenres of metal, are...

'Aggression Continuum' Is a Bittersweet Last Hurrah for Fear Factory's Core Members

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2021

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 wi...

Gojira Display Plenty of 'Fortitude' on New Album

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2021

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 an...

How Toronto's Brand of Sacrifice Went from Anime Side-Project to Deathcore's Hottest Band

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2021

You wouldn't know it from his glowering stage presence and menacing vocal delivery, but Brand of Sacrifice vocalist Kyle Anderson is an inc...