It’s no secret that Canada has a long and storied history of producing quality Heavy Metal. From classic bands such as Anvil, Annihilator, and Exciter to more recent acts like 3 Inches Of Blood, Cauldron and Unleash The Archers, Canadians always seem to hit the traditional Metal mark. Continue reading
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ALBUM REVIEW: Voivod – Morgöth Tales
Although hard rock and heavy metal existed in Canada before the emergence of Jonquière genre dodgers Voivod, the loudest expulsions of northerly rage still generally belonged to disgruntled ice hockey fans and angry moose. While prog legends Rush had already made a name for themselves and acts like Exciter and Anvil were slowly gaining the attention of metal fans across the world, Voivod were about to take Canadian noise to an entirely new level.
Former Overkill and Anvil Guitarist Sebastian Marino Has Died
Sebastian Marino, former guitarist of both Overkill and Anvil has died. No cause of death has been revealed. According to a post from Sebastian’s friend and business partner Bruce Pilato, Marino died suddenly early on January 1st, after being rushed to a hospital while doing a sound job on New Year’s Eve in Florida. Since leaving the performing, recording, and touring world; Sebastian owned and operated Audio Images, and sound tech, and visuals, and crew services company. Sebastian played on Anvil’s 1991 album Worth The Weight, and was featured on three 1990s-era Overkill LPs in the 1990s:The Killing Kind (1996), From The Underground And Below (1997) and Necroshine (1999). Pilato, Overkill, and Anvil frontman Steve “Lips” Kudlow posted about his passing. RIP Sebastian. Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Annihilator – Metal II
There’s a fine line between “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” and “there’s always room for improvement”, and more often than not the re-recording of old albums usually falls snugly into the former category. No matter how much more accomplished the revised version might sound from a technical standpoint, the overall results rarely change. Lightning in a bottle cannot be captured twice.
January 19th, 2018 Metal Releases
Anvil – Pounding The Pavement
It’s been almost forty years and we’re still reviewing Anvil albums. Would you like to know why? Because, Anvil are like your comfy, furry, winter slippers. Anvil is your grandmother’s meatloaf [I’m assuming this isn’t a euphemism…! ed] Anvil is always there in a comforting, supportive way. You don’t have to dig deep or get all metaphysical about an Anvil album. It’s just Rock n’ Roll. It’s straight-forward, undeviating, good old-fashioned Heavy Metal. Pounding The Pavement (Steamhammer/SPV) is forty-six minutes of throwback tunes from a more simple time in Metal. Continue reading
News: Anvil Releasing Anvil is Anvil In February, Euro Tour with UDO
Canadian metallers Anvil is releasing their new album Anvil is Anvil on February 26, 2016 via Steamhammer/SPV. This marks the debut of new bassist Chris Robertson.
Track Listing:
1. Daggers And Rum 5:26
2. Up, Down, Sideways 3:19
3. Gun Control 4:22
4. Die For A Lie 3:17
5. Runaway Train 3:40
6. Zombie Apocalypse 4:22
7. Its Your Move 3:30
8. Ambushed 3:22
9. Fire On The Highway 4:35
10. Run Like Hell 3:07
11. Forgive Don`t Forget 2:40
12. Never Going To Stop 4:12 (bonus track digipak)
The band will be supporting Udo Dirkschneider on an upcoming European tour.
ANVIL as special guest with DIRKSCHNEIDER
Feb 19: Folken -Stavanger (NO)
Feb 20: Byscenen – Haugesund (NO)
Feb 21: Rick`s – Bergen (NO)
Feb 24: Train – Aarhus (DK)
Feb 25: KB – Malmö (SE)
Feb 26: Trädgarn – Gothenburg (SE)
Feb 27: Folket Hus – Sundsvall (SE)
Feb 28: Fryshuset Klubben – Stockholm (SE)
Mar 01: Tavastia – Helsinki (FI)
Mar 04: Lutakko – Jyväskylä (FI)
Mar 05: Rantasipi – Vaasa (FI)
Mar 11: Hellraiser – Leipzig (DE)
Mar 12: Music Hall – Markneukirchen (DE)
Mar 13: Rockfabrik – Ludwigsburg (DE)
Mar 22: Essigfabrik – Cologne (DE)
Mar 23: Zeche – Bochum (DE)
Mar 25: Garage – Ostrava (CZ)
Mar 26: Masters Of Rock Café – Zlin (CZ)
Mar 27: Meet Factory – Prague (CZ)
Mar 31: Backstage – Munich (DE)
Apr 01: VAZ – Burglengenfeld (DE)
Apr 02: Kaminwerk – Memmingen (DE)
Apr 03: Z7 – Pratteln (SI)
Apr 05: La Riviera – Madrid (ES)
Apr 06: Sala Totem – Pamplona (ES)
Apr 07: Razzmatazz 2 – Barcelona (ES)
Apr 21: Markthalle – Hamburg (DE)
Apr 23: MusicHall – Geiselwind (DE)
Apr 24: Postbahnhof – Berlin (DE)
Lord Dying Streaming “Offering Pain” Performance Video
Portland, OR’s Lord Dying is streaming a series of performance videos for the song “Offering Pain,” off their latest album Poisoned Altars, out now via Relapse Records. Watch it here or below.
The band is currently on tour across North America supporting Anvil.
LORD DYING w/ Anvil
Mar 01: Kapones – San Antonio, TX
Mar 04: Joes Grotto – Phoenix, AZ
Mar 05: Flycatcher – Tucson, AZ
Mar 06: Blu Phoenix – Albuquerque, NM
Mar 07: Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
Mar 08: Marquis Theater – Denver, CO
Mar 09: Mesa Theatre – Grand Junction, CO
Mar 11: Metro Bar – Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 12: DB’s – Idaho Falls, ID
Mar 13: Whisky Dicks Saloon – South Lake Tahoe, CA
Mar 15: Adrenaline – Las Vegas, NV
Mar 17: The Whisky – W Hollywood, CA
Mar 18: The Granada – Morgan Hill, CA
Mar 19: Tonic Lounge – Portland, OR
Mar 20: Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
Psycho California Fest:
May 15 – 17: @ Psych California Fest – Santa Ana, CA
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Lord Dying Supporting Anvil On US Tour
Lord Dying will be direct support on Anvil’s 2015 US Tour with Sunlord opening. They will be supporting their forthcoming album Poisoned Altars, out January 27, 2015 via Relapse Records.
Feb 05: The Shop – Brooklyn, NY
Feb 06: Cafe 611 – Frederick MD
Feb 07: Brighton Bar – Long Branch, NJ
Feb 08: Drunk Horse – Fayetteville, NC
Feb 11: New Mountain Theater – Ashville, NC
Feb 12: Freebird Live – Jacksonville, FL
Feb 13: West End Trading Co – Sanford, FL
Feb 16: The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
Feb 17: The Fifth Quarter Lounge – Indianapolis, IN
Feb 18: Red Line Tap – Chicago, IL
Feb 19: Fubar – St. Louis, MO
Feb 20: Holiday Inn Plaza – Ft. Smith, AR
Feb 21: BFE Rock Club – Houston, TX
Feb 22: Siberia – New Orleans, LA
Feb 24: Club Status – Shreveport, LA
Feb 25: The Rail Club – Dallas, TX
Feb 27: The Blue Max – Midland, TX
Feb 28: Aces North – McAllen, TX
Mar 01: Fitzgerald’s – San Antonio, TX
Mar 02: Sector 7 – El Paso, TX
Mar 04: Nile Theater – Phoenix, AZ
Mar 05: Flycatcher – Tucson, AZ
Mar 06: Blue Phoenix – Albuquerque, NM
Mar 07: Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
Mar 08: Marquis Theater – Denver, CO
Mar 09: Mesa Theatre – Grand Junction CO
Mar 11: Metro Bar – Salt Lake City, UT
Mar 12: DB’s – Idaho Falls, ID
Mar 15: Dive Bar – Las Vegas, NV
Mar 17: The Whisky – W Hollywood, CA
Mar 18: The Granada – Morgan Hill, CA
Mar 19: Tonic Lounge – Portland, OR
Mar 20: Studio 7 – Seattle, WA