“You see, what makes this band so unique,” lectures the bespectacled Gen-Z gentleman in a cardigan behind me to his friend, “is how happy this band sounds. It’s a complete contrast from metal, which you know is all about darkness and misery.” I had just… Read More »A High Place of Darkness and Light: Live Review: Agriculture
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– February 20th, 2026 – Tickets on Sale Friday, 20/02 at 10amCET at messaband.com and mc2live.it Italian doom metal band MESSA are pleased to announce their first UK & European headline tour following the release last year of their critically acclaimed album THE SPIN. MESSA… Read More »Messa Announce Headline UK and Europe Tour
Wasaga Beach Provincial Park is one of Ontario’s most beloved natural places and provides habitat for endangered piping plovers. Stretching 14 kilometers along the Georgian Bay, it attracts more than one million visitors annually, making it the most visited provincial park in the province. Beyond… Read More »Removing Provincial Park Protections from Wasaga Beach Puts Piping Plovers at Risk
London-based black metal quartet Unmother return with their new full-length album, State Dependent Memory on February 20 with physical editions available on vinyl and cassette via Fiadh Productions. But you can hear the whole thing with us now! Formed in 2019 by members of Those Damn Thieves,… Read More »Album Premiere: Unmother – State Dependent Memory