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With a new Ross the Boss album, By Blood Sworn set for release April 20th, the hype around the band is reaching fever pitch. Currently on a European tour, where they slay big festivals and monster concerts, their North American dates are…

Ross the Boss - By Blood Sworn Label: AFM Records Release Date: April 20, 2018 A summoning by Ronnie James Dio, the Holy Diver himself, led to an introduction between Ross ‘the Boss’ Friedman and Joey Di’Maio. The duo would go on to form…

Against Evil - All Hail the King Label: Independent Release Date: April 6, 2018 Hailing from the world’s most populace democracy, India’s Against Evil returns with its sophomore effort, All Hail the King. The album is a mission statement…

If you are a serious Canadian underground metal band who's got their act together, then at some point applying to compete at the Wacken Battle Canada competition is a must. This is 'The biggest metal contest on the planet', the winner…

  In two centuries, when music historians and anthropologists study the enduring cultural phenomena called metal, I believe the conclusion will be that we are living on the cusp of the age of thrash. Four decades of thrash releases in the…

If you're a hard drinking prowler in the Toronto metal scene, then there are 3 things you know: don't drink and drive, the transit system is run as well as a former Soviet republic, and when it's time for the Wacken battles, you go. Round…

Thy Kingdom Slum - A History of Dissent EP Label: Self-Release Release Date: February 17th 2018 Windsor Ontario is a city with an underrated music scene. It is, in fact, a bastion of great metal music, as the influential and beloved…

If you're a headbanger who's regularly on the prowl for loud underground metal around the city of Toronto, then you know and look forward to the yearly Wacken Metal Battles. This is the 'biggest metal contest on the planet', and…

This winter, Dave Mustaine and Dave Ellefson are back in the studio recording Megadeth album number 16. The record will mark the second for guitarist Kiko Loureiro (Angra) and the first for new drummer, Dirk VerBeuren (Soilwork, Bent Sea).…