Live from the Pit: Chelsea Wolfe @ Club Soda – 03/16/2024

Chelsea Wolfe @ Club Sodaw/ Divide and DissolveMarch 16th, 2024Blue Skies Turn BlackMontreal, Quebec, Canada Having missed Chelsea Wolfe the past few times that she has toured through Montreal I finally got the opportunity to go see her with this recent appearance at Club Soda this past weekend on March 16th. I've been a fan …

Live from the Pit: Profanatica @ Piranha Bar – 03/01/2024

Profanatica @ Piranha Barw/ Nunslaughter, Tombs, AdultereMarch 1st, 2024Dungeon Works ProductionsMontreal, QC, Canada Similar to my recent review of an Author and Punisher show I saw in Quebec City, Profanatica is another band who I've been aware of for quite some time but haven't really taken the time to really delve into the discography of. …

Live from the Pit: Author and Punisher @ La Source de la Martinière – 02/24/2024

Author and Punisher @ La Source de la Martinièrew/ Morne, and Glassing02/24/2024Les Productions de la MartinièreQuebec City, QC, Canada I've been aware of Author and Punisher for some time but, to be honest, I've never really dug into their albums or gave them much of an honest listen. They were always one of those artists …

Live from the Pit: Thantifaxath @ Cabaret Foufounes – 02/15/2024

Thantifaxath @ Cabaret Foufounesw/ Knoll, TypefaceFebruary 15th, 2024 Interestingly enough, when I first moved to Montreal way back in 2017, Thantifaxath were one of the first bands I saw live. It was 2018 at the now defunct Katacombes (R.I.P.) where they band performed alongside Cruciamentum and Phobocosm, an all around stacked bill of experimental and …

Live from the Pit: Devil Master @ Cabaret Foufounes – 11/03/2023

Devil Master @ Cabaret FoufounesW/ Fuming Mouth, Final Gasp, SkumstrikeNovember 3rd, 2023Extensive EnterpriseMontreal, Quebec, Canada Devil Master are one of the few bands who I will go out of my way to see every single time they come to Montreal. I saw them pre-pandemic twice, once with Obituary and Abbath, and another time with Power …

Live from the Pit: Unleash the Archers @ Le Studio TD – 10/21/2023

Unleash the Archers @ Le Studio TDw/ Lutharo, and PaladinOctober 21st, 2023Heavy MTLMontreal, Quebec, Canada If you've been reading this blog for a while you know that Unleash the Archers released what is in my opinion one of the few masterpiece records of the past few years. 2020's Abyss came out of the gates swinging …

Live from the Pit: Exciter @ Foufounes Electriques – 10/19/2023

Exciter @ Foufounes Electriquesw/ Tower, and SamuraiOctober 19th, 2023Dungeon Works ProductionsMontreal, Quebec, Canada Exciter are a legendary Canadian heavy metal band, no doubt. One of the earliest groups purporting the style of speed metal that broke through the boundary into thrash early on in the 80's, their 1983 record Heavy Metal Maniac is a bona …

Live from the Pit: Tomb Mold @ Foufounes Electriques – 09/16/2023

Tomb Mold@ Foufounes ElectriquesW/ Outer Heaven, and Serpent Corpse I have to be honest that I've never really gotten into Tomb Mold's music all that much in the past. I always recognized them as a very competent death metal band with some very talented musicians behind each record, but for some reason it never clicked …

Live from the Pit: Mr. Bungle @ MTELUS – 09/12/2023

Mr. Bungle@ MTELUSw/ Battles I originally wasn't going to go see this show as the tickets had sold out before I was able to fully commit to the purchase. Thankfully for me, Lady Luck shone her light on me, and a friend of a friend of mine sold me their ticket to this coveted gig. …

Live from the Pit: Black Flag @ The Brass Monkey – 04/18/2023

Black Flag are a band that needs no introduction. The legendary hardcore punk outfit is nothing if not influential and legendary, having gone down in history as one of the most recognizable groups in the entirety of punk history. My War was my introduction to the band, thanks to the Grand Theft Auto V soundtrack, …