Vana performs live at The Mod Club in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Justin Michael Carriere By: Justin Michael Carriere Toronto, Canada - Congratulations New Zealand, you have a Bonafide Metal Queen. Vana (pronounced VAH-NAH) brought her first headlining tour, The Lady in Red, to The Mod Club in Toronto on Thursday April 28th. Born in California, but raised in Aukland and calling NZ home, the metalcore musician is currently on the road in 2026 after signing with Sumerian Records, joining their...

Dark Tranquility perform live at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, Canada. Photo By: Justin Michael Carriere By: Justin Michael Carriere Toronto, Canada - I have a confession: I am a death metal neophyte. For whatever reason, the genre just had not been on my radar for the longest time. Enter The Scandinavian Heavy Arts Tour (how bad ass is that title?!) … Dark Tranquillity, early originators of melodic death metal, and fellow Swedes Soen ushered me into a new dimension on April 23rd at...

Puscifer perform live at OLG Stage in Niagara Falls, Canada. Photo By: Justin Michael Carriere By: Justin Michael Carriere Niagara Falls, Canada - Puscifer . If you know you know... if not, then I’mma tell ya!! When you step into the Pusciverse, the chaos is palpable. A theatrical world of storytelling populated with characters straight out of a Hunter S. Thompson novel. Maynard James Keenan brought his merry band of misfits to a near capacity OLG Stage crowd at the Fallsview Casino in...