Articles by Manus Hopkins
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...
Brand of Sacrifice's 'Lifeblood' Is the Kick in the Ass Deathcore Needs
PUBLISHED Mar 2, 2021
There's been an eerie, guttural rumbling in the deathcore scene since 2018 thanks to Toronto quintet Brand of Sacrifice. Their interest-piq...
Tribulation Cement Their Status as Heavy Metal Frontrunners on 'Where the Gloom Becomes Sound'
PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2021
Black metal is one of the most prolific metal styles in the world, but its general musical inaccessibility prevents it from being embraced...
Sodom's 'Genesis XIX' Is a Thrash Metal How-To
PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2020
Thirty-nine years, 16 albums, eight million record sales and countless lineup changes in, Sodom are easily still one of the most belligeren...