Slayer / Lamb of God / Amon Amarth / Cannibal Corpse Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa ON, May 22

Published May 23, 2019

Most people won't understand the gravity of this night for headbangers in Ottawa. The impact that Slayer have had on thrash metal over their...

KISS Bell Centre, Montreal QC, March 19

Published Mar 20, 2019

Hours before the show was set to begin, the buzz in downtown Montreal began to amplify, as the KISS Army shuffled toward the Bell Centre to...

Ghost Place Bell, Laval QC, December 7

Published Dec 08, 2018

Funnelling into the warm confines of Place Bell from a piercingly cold December night, thousands assembled for an evening with Ghost in Mont...

Relive Montebello Rockfest in Photos

Published Jun 18, 2018

The 13th edition of Montebello Rockfest is in the books, and this year brought another exquisite and diverse collection of bands. Once again...

U2 Bell Centre, Montreal QC, June 5

Published Jun 06, 2018

Legend has it, 42 years ago in Dublin, a group of teenagers responded to a note on their high school notice board looking for musicians, and...

Judas Priest / Saxon / Black Star Riders TD Place, Ottawa ON, March 25

Published Mar 26, 2018

If you run into someone in Ottawa today who seems half deaf and can't wipe a grin off their face, chances are they caught the Judas Priest s...

Avenged Sevenfold / Breaking Benjamin / Bullet for My Valentine Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa ON, January 21

Published Jan 22, 2018

Described in many circles as the future of hard rock — heir apparent to legends like Black Sabbath and Metallica — Avenged Sevenfold enliste...

Arch Enemy / Trivium / While She Sleeps / Fit for an Autopsy MTELUS, Montreal QC, November 5

Published Nov 06, 2017

It was an evening of jaw-dropping metal on Sunday (November 5th) at the newly rebranded MTELUS theatre, formerly known as the legendary Metr...

Roger Waters Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa ON, October 10

Published Oct 11, 2017

Roger Waters' titanic "Us + Them" production docked at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Tuesday night (October 10), and brought with it al...

Scorpions / Megadeth Place Bell, Laval QC, September 19

Published Sep 20, 2017

The brand new Place Bell in Laval, Quebec celebrated hosting music events by kicking off with some serious firepower last night (September 1...

​Guns N' Roses / Our Lady Peace Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal QC, August 19

Published Aug 20, 2017

Twenty-five years after their infamous, riot-inducing meltdown at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Guns N' Roses made their long-awaited ret...

​Despised Icon / Carnifex / Fallujah / Lorna Shore Barrymore's, Ottawa ON, March 18

Published Mar 19, 2017

Canadian deathcore heavyweights Despised Icon arrived in Ottawa to lay waste to a raucous, packed Barrymore's, and they brought three of the...

Striker Striker

Published Feb 22, 2017

Canada's emerging power metal outfit Striker are back from the high seas, having just performed the 2017 edition of the 70000 Tons of Metal...

Chariots of the Gods Ages Unsung

Published Sep 14, 2016

It's been three years since melodic metal five-piece Chariots of the Gods released their first full-length album, Tides of War. Their new al...

Slayer / Anthrax / Death Angel Metropolis, Montréal QC, September 13

Published Sep 14, 2016

Death Angel, Anthrax and Slayer are three of the biggest and most influential heavyweights in the history of thrash metal. Over 100+ collect...

Suffocation Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal QC, August 7

Published Aug 08, 2016

Of all the crushing, devastating metal acts that have passed through the gates and into Heavy Montreal over the years, you could argue that...

Killswitch Engage Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal QC, August 7

Published Aug 08, 2016

Melodic yet hard-hitting metalcore troupe Killswitch Engage stormed the Heavy Stage at Heavy Montreal on Sunday (August 7) to power through...

Hatebreed Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal QC, August 7

Published Aug 08, 2016

American hardcore juggernauts Hatebreed bombarded a voracious crowd at Heavy Montreal on Sunday afternoon (August 7) with a nonstop barrage...

Blind Guardian Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal QC, August 7

Published Aug 08, 2016

Germany's Blind Guardian, best described as folky power metal, took to the main stage at Heavy Montreal on Sunday (August 7) to regale thous...

Mastodon Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal QC, August 6

Published Aug 07, 2016

American heavy metal stoner overlords Mastodon stopped by the Molson Canadian Stage at Heavy Montreal on Saturday (August 6), making welcome...