EP Review: Motorwolf – Burnin’ Daze

Motorwolf - Burnin' DazeSeptember 20th, 2020Speed MetalIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada Motorwolf is one the most exciting newer acts to crop up in Montreal in recent memory. Originally hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, the recent expat to the metal capital of Canada Alys Stobbart is the sole person behind this project which has since evolved into …

Demo Review: Hedonist – Sepulchral Lacerations

Hedonist - Sepulchral LacerationsJune 10th, 2022Death MetalNeon Taste RecordsVictoria, British Columbia, Canada This demo popped across my feed in the past few weeks as I was endlessly scrolling through social media and so I decided to check it out. I wasn't familiar with the band, nor their label, nor the British Columbian extreme metal scene …

Album Review: Gatekeeper – From Western Shores

"Companions of circumstance, chance upon the fallen city, pursuing their draconian foe into the ruins." Gatekeeper - From Western ShoresMarch 23rd, 2023Traditional Heavy Metal / Power MetalCruz Del Sur MusicVancouver, British Columbia, Canada If you've been reading this blog for some time you'll know that I was a big fan of the first Gatekeeper record, …

Live from the Pit: Dayglo Abortions @ Traxide – 06/25/2022

Dayglo Abortions @ TraxideW/ Citizen Rage, Union Thugs, FeedJune 25th, 2022 Dayglo Abortions are a legendary Canadian hardcore punk band. Based out of Victoria, British Columbia and active since 1979, the band is considered one of the foremost punk bands in Canadian history. As such when the band rolled through Montreal for a performance at …

Album Review: Archspire – Bleed the Future

"Disintegrate the carotid barrel in our ever grinding wheel of meat". Archspire - Bleed the FutureOctober 29th, 2021Technical Death MetalSeason of MistVancouver, British Columbia, Canada I first listened to Archspire back in 2017 when their third album, Relentless Mutation, dropped, and I remember being blown the absolute fuck away. I had no idea technical death …

Album Review: Gatekeeper – East of Sun

"Seraphim ryde in a radiant chaine in the light of the moon..." Gatekeeper - East of SunApril 27th, 2018Power MetalCruz Del Sur MusicVancouver, British Columbia, Canada I first became aware of Vancouver's own power metal upstarts Gatekeeper when a member of the band followed me on Twitter, coincidentally enough. I decided to check out their …

Akhenaten’s Best Albums of 2020

10. Midnight - Rebirth by Blasphemy It's undeniable that Midnight's sound has changed a little bit over the years, and that change of sound has culminated in the band's most recent effort, 2020's Rebirth by Blasphemy. With higher production value the group has lost a little bit of their roughshod and raw sound but has …

Album Review: Unleash the Archers – Abyss

Now to the edge of imagination. Open my eyes to phenomenon and hope. Unleash the Archers - AbyssAugust 21st, 2020Power MetalNapalm RecordsVictoria, British Columbia, Canada “Holy. Shit”. That was my initial reaction the first time I finished listening to Abyss, the fifth album from Canadian power metal group Unleash the Archers. But it was also …