Watain + Deströyer 666 + Revenge The Palace Theater Calgary, Alberta March 9, 2018 Photos & Review by Monika Deviat Watain has been touring across North America since February on the Pandemoniac Wolf March tour supporting their newest release Trident Wolf Eclipse [Century Media Records, 2018]. Joining the Swedish death metal…
Decibel Magazine Tour 2018 – Photo Review
Enslaved + Wolves in the Throne Room + Myrkur + Khemmis MacEwan Hall Ballroom Calgary, Alberta March 2, 2018 Photos by Monika Deviat On March 2, 2018 the Decibel Magazine Tour came through a very snowy Calgary, Alta., to take over the MacEwan Hall Ballroom. Our editor and the reviewer…
Nate Renaud – Founder – Calgary Metalfest
Nate Renaud – Founder – Calgary Metalfest On September 14th, 2016 the biggest rendition of Calgary Metalfest (CMF) will be kicking off it’s fifth year and the line up has been catching international attention. The big deal this year is of course the final night of the festival where attendees…
Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Delain: Calgary AB Mar 5, 2016
Nightwish w/ Sonata Arctica & Delain March 5, 2016 Review by JP Wood Photos by Monika Deviat I have not seen the 2500+ capacity MacEwan Hall sold out for a Metal show in a long, long time. Not even for bands that also pull in the more mainstream crowds like…
Slayer, Testament & Carcass: Calgary AB March 14, 2016
Slayer w/ Testament & Carcass March 14, 2016 Review by JP Wood Photos by Monika Deviat It is not too often that the 2500+ capacity MacEwan Hall gets completely sold out for Metal shows, but Slayer, who have performed at this same venue a few times before, managed to do…
Blind Guardian and Grave Digger: Calgary AB Nov 13, 2015
Blind Guardian & Grave Digger November 13, 2015 Review by JP Wood Photos by Monika Deviat There is an interesting trend emerging with promoters announcing show many months in advance, even well over a year in some cases. I think it they want to maximize time for ticket…
Overkill and Symphony X: Calgary AB, Sept. 29, 2015
Overkill & Symphony X September 29, 2015 Review by JP Wood Photos by Monika Deviat The last time Overkill was in Calgary was about a decade ago in a small bar. It was the first time the New Jersey thrashers had ever been to Calgary. I had the pleasure of…
Calgary Metalfest IV – June 3-7, 2015
Calgary Metal Fest IV June 3-7, 2015 Calgary, Alberta Review and Photos by Monika Deviat Please follow and like us:
Cannibal Corpse & Behemoth, Calgary AB – Feb 14, 2015
Cannibal Corpse & Behemoth w/ Aeon & Tribulation February 14, 2015 Review by JP Wood Photos by Monika Deviat Could there be a more perfect date on the calendar for a brutal Death and Black Metal show than February 14th, St. Valentine’s Day? I think not! That was the scenario for…
Sock Hop ‘O Doom 2015 – Calgary AB
Sock Hop ‘O Doom 2015 Black Label Society w/ Hatebreed and Butcher Babies December 31, 2014 Review & Photos by Monika Deviat To end off 2014 Black Label Society took Hatebreed and the Butcher Babies on tour across Canada with a trek through the US to finish off January 2015. The New…
Punk Rock But Kinda Not Tour – Calgary AB – Dec 14
Punk Rock But Kinda Not Tour 2014 Down and Orange Goblin w/ King Parrot December 14, 2014 Review & Photos by Monika Deviat The “Punk Rock But Kinda Not” tour featuring headliners Down stopped in Calgary Alta., to play at Flames Central on December 14, 2014. Main support for the tour was Orange Goblin from England.…
Abstract Reality Tour – Calgary AB – Nov 22
Abstract Reality Tour 2014 Co-headliners Devin Townsend Project and Animals As Leaders w/ Monuments November 22, 2014 Review & Photos by Monika Deviat The Abstract Reality tour with Co-headliners Animals as Leaders and the Devin Townsend Project stopped at the Gateway in Calgary, Alta., on November 22, 2014. It was a technically skilled…
Swamp Leper Swamp Tour 2014 – Calgary
Swamp Leper Stomp Tour 2014 Death To All Tours with Obituary, Massacre & Rivers of Nihil November 21, 2014 Review & Photos by Monika Deviat Swamp Leper Stomp ’14, is the latest edition of the Death To All (DTA) tours to cross North America. DTA features former members of Death, celebrating the life and music of…
Gwar @ MacHall, Calgary Alberta
Gwar Gwar Eternal Tour 2014 with Corrosion of Conformity and American Sharks November 6, 2014 Photos & Review Monika Deviat The Gwar Eternal Tour is just that, the continuation of GWAR and a demonstration that they can keep the story and music going – perhaps for the “next thousand years”. Gwar is…
Gwar – Interview with Beefcake the Mighty
Interview with Beefcake the Mighty of Gwar Interview by Monika Deviat November 15, 2014 The day before I experienced the Gwar Eternal Tour in Calgary Alta., I had the opportunity to speak to bassist Beefcake the Mighty while Gwar was in Spokane. Or “Spo-cane” as he pronounced it, saying “It…