Review + Photoset: The Real McKenzies + The Dreadnoughts
The real Mckenzies & The Dreadnoughts with territories and class action Photoset: Facebook Instagram Envelope BAGPIPERS, BEER, AND BLISTERING CELTIC PUNK Dickens Pub in Calgary was packed with rowdy fans on March 22, 2025, as The Real McKenzies and The Dreadnoughts took the stage for a night of bagpipes, sea shanties, and pure punk […]
Review: Oceans of Slumber’s “Where Gods Fear to Speak”
Review Review: Oceans of Slumber’s “Where Gods Fear to Speak” Facebook Instagram Envelope Oceans of Slumber’s Where Gods Fear to Speak offers a haunting, post-apocalyptic soundscape, taking listeners on an emotional journey that merges raw intensity with delicate introspection. This album—characterized by beautifully cathartic and poignant lyricism, and enhanced by tones, melodies, vocals, and raw […]
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Hanabie / Left to Suffer
Photoset + Review: Hanabie. with Left to Suffer Ever heard of harajuku-core? In the ever-diversifying world of metal and its many sub-genres, it takes something extraordinary to stand out. Enter Hanabie: an all-women band drawing on the distinct aesthetic of Tokyo’s famous hub of fashion and youth culture, infusing something a bit different into an […]
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Decapitated / Septicflesh / Kataklysm / Allegaeon
Photoset + Review: Cancer Culture Tour: Decapitated with Septicflesh, Kataklysm, and Allegaeon Continuing a packed concert season, controversial Polish death metallers Decapitated stormed the stage with Septicflesh, Kataklysm, and Allegaeon at Calgary’s Back Alley Nightclub earlier last week. While the venue left a few things to be desired, each band in the lineup left fans […]
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Amon Amarth / Cannibal Corpse / Obituary / Frozen Soul
Photoset + Review: Metal Crushes All: Amon Amarth with Cannibal Corpse, Obituary, and Frozen Soul If the dwarves and pirates (see Wind Rose and Alestorm) didn’t quite cut it for you, Sweden’s most notorious metal vikings Amon Amarth invaded and subsequently pillaged Calgary’s sold-out Grey Eagle Event Centre last month. Joined by fellow 90s death […]
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Wind Rose / Xandria
Photoset + Review: Dwarves and Metal Queens: Wind Rose with Xandria The world’s first and (possibly) only self-identified Italian dwarf metallers Wind Rose played a sold-out MacEwan Hall with German symphonic metal outfit Xandria in Calgary last week, and we had the chance to check it out! We’ve collaborated with Metal-Rules.com to photograph and review […]
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Insomnium / Omnium Gatherum / Wilderun
Photoset + Review: Melodeath Maelstrom: Insomnium with Omnium Gatherum and Wilderun Finland’s iconic melodeath mainstays Insomnium played a sold-out Dickens Pub in Calgary last week, and we had the chance to check it out! We’ve collaborated with Metal-Rules.com to photograph and review the event. Check out the photo recap here, and head over to Metal-Rules.com for […]
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Korpiklaani / Visions of Atlantis / Illumishade
Photoset + Review: Rankarumpu: Korpiklaani with Visions of Atlantis and Illumishade Finland’s finest folk metal superstars made a stop in Calgary last week, and we had the chance to check it out! We’ve collaborated with Metal-Rules.com to photograph and review the event. Check out the photo recap here, and head over to Metal-Rules.com for the […]
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Alestorm / Elvenking / Glyph
Photoset + Review: Voyage of the Dead Marauder: Alestorm with Elvenking and Glyph Scotland’s most notorious pirate (metal) clan Alestorm have washed ashore on Canadian soil: armed to the teeth with kilts, inflatable ducks, and an insatiable thirst for mead, the crew brought their raucous high-energy party metal to a sold-out Palace Theatre in Calgary […]
Review: Glyph: Honor, Power, Glory (2024)
Review: Glyph: Honor, Power, Glory (2024): An Interstellar Power Metal Trip It’s official: Canadian intergalactic power metallers Glyph have launched themselves into a galaxy near you with their debut release, Honor, Power, Glory. New in name (but certainly not to the scene), this stacked lineup offers some serious promise for a bombastic, cinematic, and simply […]