The Trews & Gord Sinclair perform live during The Edge Holiday Rocktail Party 2025. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick (with thanks to Corus Entertainment and 102.1 The Edge for the approval to post their event) Toronto, Ontario - The Edge ’s Holiday Rocktail Party (and the previous iterations) has always been a coveted ticket. And it's not one that you just purchase... the event is exclusively for contest winners, making the 100-capacity theatre at Corus Q

All Them Witches perform live at History in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Toronto, Canada - Toronto’s History was buzzing on December 9, 2025, as All Them Witches brought their stoner rock magic to a sold-out crowd. Originally slated for Danforth Music Hall, the show was upgraded to History due to overwhelming demand, a testament to the band’s growing cult following. The venue was packed wall-to-wall, with fans eager for a night of heavy groove

Krisiun perform live at The Garrison in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Jojo Taylor By: Jojo Taylor Toronto, Canada - The Garrison is a small but mighty club that can bring in some of the best underground acts from around the world. In this case it was three bands from America and one from South America. This was a wild mixture of Death metal from Fargo, North Dakota, Long Island, New York, and Los Angeles, California. The headliner this night came in from Brazil. Gorgatron Roxa

The Andy Kim Christmas 2025 at Massey Hall in Toronto. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Toronto, Ontario - One month ago, I had the distinct pleasure of chatting with Canadian music legend Andy Kim about the annual Andy Kim Christmas Show. The 2025 edition returned to Massey Hall on December 3rd, with all the warmth, humor, and musical brilliance that has made it a Toronto holiday tradition for 21 years. More than just a night of live music and Christmas celebrati

54.40 perform live at Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Photo By: Michael Drukarsh By: Michael Drukarsh Toronto, Ontario - If you thought crowd participation and singalongs were reserved for the pop star fans of the world you would be sorely mistaken and have obviously never attended a 54-40 show before. Playing to a sold out crowd at the Danforth Music Hall , 54-40’s final show before a well deserved break over the holidays was incredibly energetic and full of tunes

Econoline Crush performs live at Lee's Palace in Toronto, Ontario. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Toronto, Ontario - Before doors even opened for the Econoline Crush show, the vibe was already electric. Out front of Lee’s Palace , I found myself chatting with a couple of early fans about the joys of live music, and sharing personal experiences from the shows of yesterday. That anticipation carried inside, even with the late start. With four bands on the bill toni

Death to All perform live at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Toronto, Canada - Winter has gnashed its ugly teeth here in Toronto, the death of summer clearly not a dream. The biting cold and first snowfall outside felt ironic for tonight’s showcase, a night dedicated to the legacy of Chuck Schuldiner , one of the most influential figures in heavy metal history. Inside the Danforth Music Hall , however, warmth came not fro

Emery perform live at Adelaide Hall in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Josh Friesen By: Josh Friesen Toronto, Canada - Toronto’s Adelaide Hall was buzzing long before the first note rang out. The small venue quickly filled shoulder-to-shoulder with fans eager to mark a milestone: Emery ’s 20th anniversary of The Question . But nostalgia wasn’t the only force at play. With Wolves at the Gate’s faithful following fueling anticipation, and Josh Scogin's new project '68, the night

Killer Dwarfs perform live at The Biltmore Theatre in Oshawa, Ontario. Photo By: Michael Drukarsh By: Michael Drukarsh Oshawa, Ontario - Coming home is always a special feeling and that was certainly evident at the Killer Dwarfs show at The Biltmore Theatre in Oshawa on November 8th, 2025. Surrounded by a jam-packed house filled with friends, family and fans, the Killer Dwarfs were home, along with two more home grown bands, Darren James Smith Band and Oshawa’s My Own Addi

THRICE perform live at Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Toronto, Canada - As the sun sat directly on the horizon and literally blinded the westbound commuters on Highway 401, I left the office and headed toward Danforth Music Hall (one of my favourite venues to photograph at), already feeling the sting of early November darkness. But the promise of live music, and the mystery of a band that I was not completely familiar with,

Will Ramos of Lorna Shore performs live at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Toronto, Canada - Toronto’s Great Canadian Casino Resort got a baptism by fire on October 27 as deathcore juggernauts Lorna Shore tore through the third-last night of their tour with Shadow of Intent and The Black Dahlia Murder. This is the first time I've even attended a show at this venue, let alone covering a show here, and it quickl

Kataklysm perform live at Lee's Palace in Toronto, Ontario. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Toronto, Ontario - Toronto’s metal faithful (a number of whom I see at every single show I cover) packed into Lee’s Palace for an Inertia Entertainment presentation of the 2025 'Carnival of Death' Tour. While I lined up awaiting the doors opening, there was still a buzz about the Sacrifice show 10 days prior. With a stacked bill featuring Skeletal Remains, Malevolent Crea

Acid Bath perform live at Rebel in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Joe Taylor By: Joe Taylor Toronto, Canada - Acid Bath formed in 1991 and departed in 1997. They are a heavy, sludgy doom band that was pioneering a different sound for the nineties. Combining sludge, doom, hardcore and thrash music, Acid Bath became an important influence on a new musical direction. The band broke up due to the death of their bassist Audie Pitre. They hail from Houma, Louisiana and recorded two s

Modest Mouse perform live at History in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Toronto, Canada - History Toronto was the perfect setting to wrap up a long weekend of indulgences, in the relation to both food, and live music. My counterpart here Michael Drukarsh headed to Orillia on the Friday for Nazareth , and I attended the thrash metal blowout with Sacrifice on Saturday. To close off the long weekend celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving, Monday night br

Sacrifice perform live at The Concert Hall in Toronto, Ontario. Photo By: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Toronto, Ontario - Returning to The Concert Hall , the same venue where I first saw Sacrifice at the Toronto Metal Massacre show on March 18, 1988, felt like stepping into a time machine powered by power and adrenaline. I arrived at the Yonge Street venue at 6:30 PM, half an hour before doors opened, and already the line stretched down Yonge Street. The buzz was distin

Nazareth perform live at Casino Rama in Orillia, Ontario. Photo By: Michael Drukarsh By: Michael Drukarsh Orillia, Ontario - Once again the Casino Rama Entertainment Centre turned into a 1980s rock concert jam with the triple bill of Nazareth with support from Canadian hard rock legends Helix, and Killer Dwarfs. Killer Dwarfs Killer Dwarfs bow for the Casino Rama crowd. Photo By: Michael Drukarsh Taking the stage first, Killer Dwarfs open their short but mighty set with t

Sonata Arctica perform live at The Mod Club in Toronto, Canada. Photo by: Jay Broderick By: Jay Broderick Toronto, Canada - Toronto was glowing with summertime vibes on a late September evening. City dwellers in shorts and tank tops strolled down College Street, as Heavy Metal fans lined up outside the Mod Club , buzzing with anticipation. The Mod Club, Axis Club to some, Mod Club to the nostalgic, is probably the most cumbersome venue for me to get to, but despite the logis

By: Michael Drukarsh Toronto, Canada - I was a little bummed that I didn't receive my meda accreditation for the Judas Priest / Alice Cooper show on September 29th here in Toronto at Budweiser Stage . However, I was fortunate enough to be offered tickets from a very good friend and for the first time in a very long time I attended a major concert not as a representative of LoudTO but as a fan along with my buddies A.J. and Mitch. The last time I was at Budweiser Stage was b

Ryder performs live at The Rockpile in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Michael Drukarsh By: Michael Drukarsh - Hailing from Queens fucking New York, Ryder have crossed the border to bring four shows to their Canadian fans while supporting Chris Holmes and his 'Sound of W.A.S.P.' Tour , and are they ever having fun! Evident from some of their Instagram posts, the band, consisting of Lead singer and rhythm guitarist James Ryder, Bassist and backup vocalist Rod Viquez, lead guitar

Chris Holmes performs live at The Rockpile in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Michael Drukarsh Toronto, Canada By: Michael Drukarsh - Once again The Rockpile became a portal in time as it brought the packed house on Saturday September 27th back to the 80s with a lineup of incredible hard rock bands that culminated with headliner Chris Holmes . Gypsy Brydge Gypsy Brydge perform live at The Rockpile. Photo By: Michael Drukarsh Warm up act Gypsy Brydge , out of Caledon Ontario, br