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Here are the Toronto Independent Music Awards metal nominees
On Oct. 6, five independent metal bands from Ontario will be battling it out at the Toronto Independent Music Awards. Thirdrite, Blind Race, The Marked, Sumo Cyco and Nephelium are all nominated in...
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Woodstock Funfest is just around the corner
On Sept. 29, the death metal/groove metal band Misguided Aggression hosts the third annual Woodstock Funfest. Although you'll be able to spot several dudes with long hair, check out some good music,...
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Misguided Aggression's Ben Dobson opens up about Woodstock Funfest
Sept. 29, 2012, Woodstock-based Misguided Aggression will be hosting the third iteration of the one-day metal music festival Woodstock Funfest. About an hour ago, this Metal Music Examiner caught up...
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Awesome new folk metal tracks from Scythia
This upcoming week, on Sept. 25, the folk metal quartet Scythia will release an EP entitled "For The Bear" – the third release in less than two years from the Vancouverites. "For The Bear" contains...
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October metal concerts in Toronto – Morbid Angel, Rush and more (Photos)
Gobble gobble; Thanksgiving and Halloween are just around the corner, and so is a decent load of high quality Toronto metal shows. October opens with none other than Morbid Angel and Dark Funeral at...
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Toronto-based Nephelium wins Best Metal Act award
Earlier this month, the Toronto Independent Music Awards (TIMA) celebrated and awarded noticeable Ontario music artists within such different styles as electronic, world and acoustic music. As...
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November metal concerts in Toronto – Dethklok, Machine Head, Fatality and...
While folks across Canada promote men's health by proudly growing bushy mo's above their upper lips, Torontonians will have the pleasure of celebrating Movember to some awesome live metal. Throughout...
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Lethal Voltage electrifies the Hard Luck Bar (Photos)
Last night, Blacktooth Entertainment hosted an awesome thrash metal party with loads of shred guitar, flying beer cans and a good crowd of enthusiastic metal heads. On stage, the local heavy metal...
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Fatality and Aggressor brings thrash'n'love to the Hard Luck Bar (Photos)
Last night, Blacktooth Entertainment hosted an awesome thrash metal party with loads of shred guitar, flying beer cans and a good crowd of enthusiastic metal heads. On stage, the local heavy metal...
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Tony Sannicandro shares Job For A Cowboy 10 year anniversary plans
The first week of December, Job For A Cowboy – solid metalcore from Glendale, Arizona – kicks of a 12-show headlining tour, which will bring the band to the Annex WreckRoom, 794 Bathurst Street,...
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Introducing Adrenechrome from Orillia (Photos)
The Sunshine City Orillia, Ontario, is best known for its annual Scottish Festival, Couchiching Beach Park and the Ontario Provincial Police headquarters. But, the local thrash/progressive metal band...
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Meet the death thrashers of Mortor
Back in September, 2012, Ottawa/Gatineau-based Mortor released its second full-length album “Shoot 'Em Up,” which has received loads of praise by metal heads across the globe; Global Metal Apocalypse...
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Mortor drummer Jay Cross elaborates on 'Shoot 'Em Up'
According to the drummer of Ottawa/Gatineau-based Mortor, Jay Cross, his band's music is all about about “War, guns, blood, and guts!” In September, 2012, Mortor realeased its second full length...
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Toronto metal crowd disapproves of homophobic Gwar monologue (Photos)
Saturday night Gwar from Richmond, Virginia, visited Toronto as a part of the band's “Fate or Chaos” Fall tour. On stage, Gwar was preceded by Legacy of Disorder, Toronto-based Cancer Bats and...
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DevilDriver and Cancer Bats rip up the Sound Academy (Photos)
Saturday night, the Sound Academy was soaked in equal amounts of sweat and fake blood and mired in mega circle pits, a throng of raised middle fingers and numerous crowd surfing metal heads. On Nov....
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December metal concerts in Toronto – Killswitch Engage, JFAC and Eluveitie
This Holiday season sure is loaded with heavy metal gifts for the people of Toronto. Local fans of Alexisonfire from St. Catharines, Ontario, are even served four straight nights with Alexisonfire...
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DevilDriver's Mike Spreitzer on Toronto and touring
On Nov. 24, 2012, the Californian groove metal band DevilDriver stopped by Toronto, Ontario, to take part in Gwar's “Fate or Chaos” tour. On stage at the Sound Academy, DevilDriver delivered an...
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Goatwhore opens up about December tour with High On Fire
Goatwhore, blackened death metal from New Orleans, is currently on the road with High On Fire, Primate and Lo-Pan. After commencing the tour in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 15, Goatwhore and Co. stopped by...
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Man The Machetes opens up about Toronto recordings
Roughly six months after recording its debut album "Idiokrati" at Vespa Studios in Toronto, Norwegian Man The Machetes was ready to release its awesome 10 track hardcore piece in January, 2013....
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Introducing Enferno from Toronto
Enferno is a brand spanking new heavy metal/hard rock band from Toronto, and a while back this Metal Music Examiner sat down with Enferno to learn more about the band, the music and the band members'...
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