Toronto Archive



OM @ Great Hall, Toronto, November 18th, 2012

 OM @ Great Hall, Toronto, November 18th, 2012 Toronto was beautifully brisk as a friend and I headed down Queen Street West to the Great Hall to catch Wyrd Visions, Sons of Otis, Daniel Higgs and the headliner for that November 18th evening, OM. Playing tracks off “Advaitic Songs” such as ‘State of...

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Heavy T.O. Festival Preview – Sunday

 Heavy T.O. Festival Preview – Sunday Heavy T.O. Festival Preview – Sunday Sunday kicks off with a guttural roar (a theme that will continue throughout the day) as Rose Funeral take the stage! This death metal band from Cincinnati are said to bring “crushing breakdowns, and just the right amount of...

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Heavy T.O. Festival Preview – Saturday

 Heavy T.O. Festival Preview – Saturday Heavy T.O. Festival Preview – Saturday It’s been a wild ride getting to Canada’s biggest heavy metal festival. Heavy T.O. has suffered a few lamentable losses since the lineup was first announced. High on Fire was the first to have to give the fest a...

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Rush – Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland

 Rush – Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland The early roots hail back as far as “1969ish” solidifying in the early 70’s with Peart coming on around 1974 in place of Rutsey. This line-up has remained unchanged  for the last 37 years and in those years the trio of Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee,...

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Cauldron – Burning Fortune

 Cauldron – Burning Fortune “Burning Fortune” is the second full-length release from Toronto metallers, Cauldron.  They play a hard rock/metal that is nostalgic of the 80’s style of metal. To many the word nostalgia has some negative connotations. It almost implies the liking of something just because it reminds...

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