New Book Documents Toronto’s Lost & Wild Heavy Metal Scene of the ‘80s In October 2018, UXB Press released Tomorrow is Too Late, the award winning book about Toronto’s hardcore punk scene in the eighties. Having won the 2019 Heritage Toronto Book Award and several international design and print awards,…
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Desfosses, Felix – No Speed Limit:Quebec Metal (1964-1989) (Book review)
Reviewed: March 2021 Published: 2021, Quartz Publications Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: JP This book has been in the works for what seems like years and it finally available. It is no secret that the largely French-speaking province of Quebec is undisputedly the most ‘Metal’ province of Canada. They have had the…
Interview with Felix Desfosses, author of No Speed Limit:Quebec Metal.
Interview with Felix Desfosses, author of No Speed Limit:Quebec Metal. by JP Tell us how this book came into fruition? I understand it was a long and collaborative process with several people involved. The idea came from Ian Campbell (ex-singer of Neuraxis) and a few people who were involved putting…
JAPANDEMONIUM…LIVE!! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Live Hard Rock/Metal albums recorded in Japan.
Japandemonium! Live!! A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Live Hard Rock/Metal albums recorded in Japan. (Version 1.2) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial content and…
REBORN IN BLASPHEMY-A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Re-Recorded Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Albums.
REBORN IN BLASPHEMY A Very Brief And Incomplete History Of Re-Recorded Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Albums. (Version 1.9) by JP PREFACE As we hit the 50th anniversary of Heavy Metal this year (2020), as Managing Editor of Metal-Rules.com, one of my goals is to try to add more editorial…
Maspero, Davide. & Rubric, Max.-Wolves Among Sheep (Book Review)
Review Date: April 2020 Released: 2013 (Italian), 2015 (English) Publisher: Tsunami Edizioni Rating: 4.5/5 Review: JP Black Metal is one of the more, shall we say… anti-social, misanthropic sub-genres of Metal and NSBM even moreso. Due to the transgressive nature of the imagery, lyrics and presentation of National Socialist Black…
Rife, J. -General Admission (Book Review)
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2016, Publisher: Indie Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP Christian Metal (or White Metal if you prefer) usually generates a fair amount of opinion, debate or even controversy. As a relatively small sub-genre of Metal, it has survived and thrived for almost as long as secular Heavy Metal…
Need to catch-up with Sabaton History?
Sabaton History Roundup So here is what has been happening on Sabaton History… It has been a month since the launch of Sabaton History and we wish to thank all of our fans for supporting this initiative and for subscribing to our new channel. We have released 6 episodes so…
Endstille @ The Barfly, Camden
Endstille @ The Barfly, Camden 30th October 2015 Review by Demitri Levantis Photography by Jo Blackened Altercarnated Photography