Articles by Sarah Kitteringham

Mastodon Embrace Prog and Weirdness on 'Once More 'Round the Sun'

PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2014

The lumbering behemoth known as Mastodon is a relative anomaly in metal. Their musical lineage and ability are nothing short of remarkable;...

Villainizer / Black Pestilence / Vile Insignia / Arsenal / Hellborn Death Engines


Dickens Pub, Calgary AB, May 30

PUBLISHED May 31, 2014

Metal is at an interesting crossroads in our hyper socio-politically aware and correct era. While the recent Inquisition controversy result...

Sarcófago

Rotting

PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

Contextualizing and providing due credit to the legacy and continuing influence of Brazilian extreme metallers Sarcófago in a review is not...

Serpentine Path

Emanations

PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

The addition of guitarist Stephen Flam of kvlt death/doom legends Winter to Serpentine Path has done little to change the band; indeed, it...

Merzbow / Holzkopf & Botfly / Bitter Fictions

The Palomino Smokehouse, Calgary AB, May 22

PUBLISHED May 23, 2014

Noise thrives on improvisation and inconsistency; even the commercially successful acts with noise integrations, like the wildly different...

Nile / Infernal Majesty / Auroch

Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver BC, May 1

PUBLISHED May 2, 2014

Vancouver's metal heads may not be overtly present in high traffic areas during daylight hours, but they come out at night and dominate the...

Triptykon

Faith Under Fire

PUBLISHED Apr 21, 2014

The infamous Tom G. Warrior and his inconsistent musical trajectory have thrilled, baffled, and enraged metal fans for nearly three decades...

Scythia / Viathyn / Enemyus / Skymir

Lord Nelson's Bar & Grill, Calgary AB, April 19

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2014

There is something metallic coursing through the water in Calgary. As a result, over a hundred bands call the Stampede city home; more are...