So here I am tasked to review the new Despised Icon album, Purgatory (Nuclear Blast). The easy route for most skeptical heavy music reviewers is to just proclaim it as another Despised Icon release, give it a quick write-up and denounce Deathcore as the scourge of metal. Sure, I could trudge down that path, call it a day and down some more adult beverages, but that’s not quite it. Truth be told, I was looking forward to Purgatory. Continue reading
Wardruna just wrapped up their short run of dates here in North America, and did not disappoint. Continue reading
Igorrr released Savage Sinusoid to the world back in June, and it was, without a doubt, one of my favorite records of 2017. Since its release, they’ve been performing that new material all across Europe, and now they’ve finally made their way to North America. Continue reading
It was a sad say indeed when, on February 17th 2014, Canada’s Ex Deo announced they were going on an indefinite hiatus and a third album was “unlikely”. Thankfully, it transpires that the Canadian definition of “indefinite” means just over a yearContinue reading
Three days of the best grindcore and death metal North America will see the rest of 2015 takes place as Obscene Extreme America gets underway from August 20-23 in Montreal, Canada. The fest as released the final line-up and running times. The three clubs that make up the home base for the weekend Trh Bar, Théâtre Telus, and Katacombes. Tickets are available at their website: http://www.obscene-extreme.com/en/tickets
Thursday:
19:00 – 19:25 – Tba
19:40 – 20:05 – Purgatoire
20:20 – 20:50 – Who Cares?
21:05 – 21:35- Obsolete Mankind
21:50 – 22:20 – Homewrecker
22:35 – 23:05 – P.L.F.
23:20 – 00:00 – Putrid File
00:15 – 01:00 – Noisem
Friday:
12:00 – 12:20 – Talk Sick
12:30 – 12:50 – G.O.D.
13:00 – 13:20 – Homolka
13:30 – 13:55 – The Drip
14:05 – 14:30 – Corrupt Leaders
14:40 -15:05 – Soil of Ignorance
15:15 -15:40 – Power Of Cup
15:50 – 16:15- Hard Charger
16:25 – 16:50 – Archagathus
17:00 – 17:30 – Aggression
17:40 – 18:10 – P.L.F.
18:20 – 18:50 – Fuck The Facts
19:00 – 19:40 – Putrid Pile
19:50 – 20:30 – Morpheus Descends
20:40 – 21:25 – Jig-Ai
21:25 – 22:20 – Agathocles
22:30 – 23:30 – Gruesome
23:45 – 00:45 – Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench
00:55 – 01:25 – Abdicate
Saturday
11:00 – 11:20 – Crosstitution
11:30 – 11:50 – Goemagot
12:00 – 12:20 – Biological Monstrosity
12:30 – 12:55 – Mother Brain
13:05 – 13:30 – Putrescence
13:40 – 14:05 – Mesrine
14:15 – 14:40 – Department Of Correction
14:50 – 15:15 – Rumplestiltskin Grinder
15:25 – 15:50 – Full Of Hell
16:00 – 16:30 – Psycho
16:40 – 17:10 – Total Fucking Destruction
17:20 – 17:50 – Soothsayer
18:00 – 18:40 – Inhumate
18:50 – 19:35 – Malignancy
19:45 – 20:30 – Magrudergrind
20:40 – 21:30 – Broken Hope
21:40 – 22:30 – Trap Them
22:45 – 23:35 – Dropdead
23:50 – 00:50 – Immolation
01:00 – 01:30 – Saccage
01:40 – 02:00 – Deche-Charge
Sunday
15:00 – Bbq / Meet & Greet
16:40 – 17:05 – Deboned
17:20 – 17:45 – Holy Cost
18:00 – 18:30 – !!!TENTACLES!!!
18:45 – 19:15 – Napalm Raid
19:30 – 20:00 – Dysentery
20:15 – 21:00 – System Shit
21:15 – 22:00 – Jig-Ai
22:00 – 01:00 – End Metal Dj
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