Articles by Sarah Kitteringham
Daughters Do What They Want on 'You Won't Get What You Want'
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2018
Dense, dark and unhinged, Daughters' long-anticipated return, You Won't Get What You Want, is aptly titled. Born from an internal schism...
Cruciamentum / Thantifaxath / Paroxsihzem / The Long Dark Road
Hard Luck Bar, Toronto ON, November 2
PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2017
On Thursday, November 2, Toronto experienced perhaps the strongest extreme metal show of 2017. Kicking things off was Guelph, ON troupe t...
Neurosis / Converge / Amenra
Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, August 2
PUBLISHED Aug 3, 2017
Amenra's live show was one hell of an introduction to the Belgian band. Kicking off a tight, three-band bill at the Danforth Music Hall, th...
Iron Maiden / Ghost
Budweiser Stage, Toronto ON, July 15
PUBLISHED Jul 16, 2017
With suitably gorgeous sunny weather conditions, pseudo-Satanic occult rock act Ghost kicked off the proceedings at the Budweiser Stage for...
Kreator / Obituary / Midnight / Horrendous
The Opera House, Toronto ON, April 11
PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2017
An exceptionally well-curated bill for a large metal tour is rare, so it goes without saying that when Decibel Magazine's annual bonanza co...
Gevurah / Sortilegia
Smiling Buddha, Toronto ON, April 1
PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2017
The air was thick with fog when Toronto duo Sortilegia began their performance at the Smiling Buddha. With a table sitting front centre ado...
Four Lessons Neurosis Can Teach About Emotional Honesty
PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2016
Neurosis have been around for three decades and made 11 albums, yet they continue to defy easy characterization. The "post-metal" label the...
Neurosis
Fires Within Fires
PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2016
Neurosis are a three-decade staple of thinking (wo)man's music, a band who inspire emotional hyperbole, who are both crushing and fragile,...
