When I first began writing about music in March of 2010, the very first pieces that I wrote were postcard-length album reviews, and live reviews. Reviewing live music is still one of my favourite forms to write in, and attending shows and festivals has become a passion. My live reviews appear in Exclaim!, Hellbound, Toronto Standard and Canada Arts Connect and Torontoist.
“Messe des Morts III.” Exclaim. December 1st 2013.
“Lamb of God/ Killswitch Engage/ Testament/ Huntress @ Kool Haus, October 22nd 2013.” Exclaim. October 23rd 2013.
“Spread The Metal Festival.” Exclaim. September 8th 2013.
“Constellation: A Night in Toronto featuring Esmerine, Matana Roberts, Saltland, Jerusalem In My Heart.” Exclaim. September 6th 2013.
“Festival de Musique Émergente/Emerging Music Festival Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, August 29 – September 1.” Exclaim. September 1st 2013.
“NXNE 2013 In Review: Five Days That Will Live In Infamy.” Torontoist. June 17th 2013.
“Kylesa/ Blood Ceremony/ White Hills @ Lee’s Palace, June 11th 2013.” Exclaim. June 12th 2013.
“Maryland Deathfest XI: Part 2.” Exclaim. May 27th 2013.
“Maryland Deathfest XI: Part 1.” Exclaim. May 26th 2013.
“Kvelertak/ Black Tusk/ Beards of Prey @ The Annex Wreckroom, May 22nd 2013.” Exclaim. May 24th 2013.
“METZ/ Odonis Odonis/ Soucans @ Lee’s Palace, May 17th 2013.” Exclaim. May 18th 2013.
“Pop Avant: The Weird Canada Showcase at the Music Gallery, May 11th 2013.” Toronto Standard. May 17th 2013.
“Ghost/ Ides of Gemini @ The Opera House, May 7th 2013.” Toronto Standard. May 10th 2013.
“Today is the Day/ Keelhaul/ KEN Mode/ Fight Amp @ Lee’s Palace, April 13th 2013.” Exclaim. April 14th 2013.
“CMW 2013: What We Saw This Weekend.” Torontoist. March 25th 2013.
“Touching a Nerve: Listening Party at the Campbell House Museum with Bruce Peninsula Trio.” Toronto Standard. March 25th 2013.
“Marduk / Moonspell / Inquisition / The Foreshadowing / Death Wolf @ The Wreckroom, February 25th 2013.” Exclaim. February 26th 2013.
“Gojira/ Devin Townsend Project/ The Atlas Moth @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre, February 13th 2013.” Exclaim. February 14th 2013.
“Ty Segall/ Ex-Cult/ K-Holes/ Teenanger @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre, February 6th 2013.” Toronto Standard. February 11th 2013.
“Eluveitie/ Wintersun/ Varg @ The Opera House, December 13th 2012.” Exclaim. December 14th 2012.
“BOBLO, by Kitchenband: An Autobio-Magical Live Review.” Toronto Standard. December 13th 2012.
“Sonata Arctica/ Arsis/ Kobra and the Lotus @ The Opera House, December 11th 2012.” Exclaim. December 12th 2012.
“Gaza/ Code Orange Kids/ Full of Hell/ Vilipend @ The Hard Luck Bar.” Toronto Standard. November 29th 2012.
“Messe des Morts featuring Revenge, Ragnarok, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, Archgoat at Katacombes and Théâtre Plaza, Montreal, QC, November 22-24.” Exclaim. November 26th 2012.
“Volenti Non Fit Injuria: Anaal Nathrakh/ Obscurcis Romanica/ Schizoid/ Deiphagia @ The Annex Wreckroom.” Toronto Standard. November 15th 2012.
“Epica/ Alestorm/ Insomnium/ System Divide @ The Opera House, October 31st 2012.” Exclaim. November 1st 2012.
“Septicflesh/ Krisiun/ Melechesh/ Inquisition @ The Annex Wreckroom, October 12th 2012.” Exclaim. October 15th 2012.
“Kreator/ Accept/ Swallow the Sun @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre, September 12th 2012.”Hellbound. September 21st 2012.
“Corrosion of Conformity/ Torche/ Black Cobra/ Gaza @ The Opera House, June 21st 2012.”Hellbound. August 13th 2012.
“Agalloch/ Taurus/ Musk Ox @ the Opera House, July 23rd 2012.” Exclaim. July 24th 2012.
“Witch Mountain/ Blood Ceremony/ Castle @ The Hard Luck Bar, June 13th 2012.” Hellbound. July 20th 2012.
“NXNE: Part 2.” Canada Arts Connect. June 26th 2012.
“NXNE: Part 1.” Canada Arts Connect. June 22nd 2012.
“Metric @ The Opera House, Toronto ON June 12th 2012.” Exclaim. June 13th 2012.
“Marduk/ 1349/ Withered/ Weapon @ The Wreckroom, Toronto ON June 5th.” Exclaim. June 6th 2012.
“Maryland Deathfest: Electric Wizard, Outside Stage 1, Baltimore MD May 27th 2012.” Exclaim. May 28th 2012.
“Maryland Deathfest: YOB at Club Sonar, Baltimore MD May 27th 2012.” Exclaim. May 28th 2012.
“Maryland Deathfest: Rwake at Club Sonar, Baltimore MD May 27th 2012.” Exclaim. May 28th 2012.
“Maryland Deathfest: Disma, Outside Stage 2, Baltimore MD May 27th 2012.” Exclaim. May 28th 2012.
“Maryland Deathfest: Noothgrush at Club Sonar, Baltimore MD May 26th 2012.” Exclaim. May 27th 2012.
“Maryland Deathfest: The Devil’s Blood at Club Sonar, Baltimore MD May 26th 2012.” Exclaim. May 27th 2012.
“Maryland Deathfest: Dragged Into Sunlight at Club Sonar, Baltimore MD May 26th 2012.” Exclaim. May 27th 2012.
“Maryland Deathfest: Napalm Death, Outside Stage 2, Baltimore MD May 25th 2012.” Exclaim. May 26th 2012.
“Maryland Deathfest: Negură Bunget at Club Sonar, Baltimore MD May 25th 2012.” Exclaim. May 26th 2012.
“Maryland Deathfest: Today Is The Day at Club Sonar, Baltimore MD May 25th 2012.” Exclaim. May 26th 2012.
“Maryland Deathfest: Agalloch at Club Sonar, Baltimore MD May 24th 2012.” Exclaim. May 25th 2012.
“Maryland Deathfest: ABSU at Club Sonar, Baltimore MD May 24th 2012.” Exclaim. May 25th 2012.
“Meshuggah/ Baroness/ Decapitated at the Sound Academy, May 17th 2012.” Exclaim. May 18th 2012.
“Behemoth/ Watain/ The Devil’s Blood/ In Solitude at the Opera House, Toronto ON May 8th 2012.”Exclaim. May 9th 2012.
“Paganfest: Turisas/ Alestorm/ Ex Deo/ Arkona/ Huntress/ Protokult @ The Opera House, April 2nd 2012.” Hellbound. April 23rd 2012
“Opeth/Mastodon/Ghost @ the Sony Centre, April 7th 2012.” Exclaim. April 9th 2012.
“Castevet/ Æsahættr/ Sound Asleep/ The Sustained Low ‘C’ of Richard Strauss’ ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra’ @ Soybomb, March 24th 2012.” Hellbound. March 30th 2012.
“Canadian Music Week: The Young Lion’s Showcase at Sneaky Dee’s. March 23rd 2012.” Canada Arts Connect. March 25th 2012.
“Children of Bodom/ Eluveitie/ Threat Signal/ Revocation @ The Sound Academy, February 26th 2012.” Exclaim. February 27th 2012.
“Kittie/ Nothing Left For Tomorrow/ Mary and the Black Lamb/ Aetherborn/ Polarity @ The Opera House, February 18th 2012.” Exclaim. February 19th 2012.
“Lock Up/ Goatwhore/ Strong Intention @ The Annex Wreckroom, February 12th 2012.” Hellbound. February 17th 2012.
“Machine Head, Suicide Silence/ Darkest Hour @ The Sound Academy, January 28th 2012.”Hellbound. February 6th 2012.
“Lamb of God/ The Acacia Strain/ Manahan @ The Phoenix, January 27th 2012.” Hellbound. January 31st 2012
“Tool/ Intronaut @ The Air Canada Centre, January 25th 2012.” Exclaim. January 26th 2012.
“Ghost/ Blood Ceremony/ Ancient VVisdon @ The Mod Club, January 22nd 2012.” Hellbound. January 25th 2012.
“Devin Townsend Project @ The Opera House, Toronto ON, December 10th 2011.” Exclaim. December 10th 2011.
“UnexpecT/ Hallows Die/ Legions @ The New Hard Luck Bar, Toronto ON, November 18th 2011.”Hellbound. November 30th 2011.
“Mayhem/ Keep of Kalessin/ Hate/ Abigail Williams/ Woe @ The Opera House, Toronto ON November 10th 2011.” Hellbound. November 22nd 2011.
“Arkona/ Talamyus/ Bolero @ The Wreckroom, Toronto ON, November 12th.” Exclaim. November 13th 2011
“Dragonforce/ Crimson Shadows @ The Opera House, Toronto ON, October 20th 2011.” Hellbound. October 28th 2011.
“Boris/ Asobi Seksu @ Lee’s Palace, October 23rd 2011.” Exclaim. October 24th 2011.
“Enslaved/ Alcest/ Junius @ The Opera House, September 30th 2011.” Hellbound. October 7th 2011.
“Evergrey/ Sabaton/ Powerglove @ The Opera House, September 2nd 2011.” Hellbound. October 4th 2011.
“Arch Enemy/ Devildriver/ Skeletonwitch/ Chthonic @The Phoenix September 14th 2011.” Canada Arts Connect. September 29th 2011.
“Weedeater/ Saviours/ Bison B.C./ Fight Amp @ Lee’s Palace, Toronto ON, September 13th 2011.”Hellbound. September 17th 2011.
“Vreid/ Kampfar/ Necromicon @ the Annex Wreckroom, August 25th 2011.” Hellbound. September 2nd 2011.
“Toxic Holocaust/ Inepsy/ Holy Grail/ Kommando @ the Annex Wreckroom, August 21st 2011.”Hellbound. August 29th 2011.
“Mares of Thrace/ Vilipend/ Enabler/ Godstopper @ the Shop, August 12th 2011.” Hellbound. August 17th 2011
“NXNE Part II.” Canada Arts Connect. Friday, July 17th 2011 & July 8th, 2011.
“NXNE The Beginining: June 15th and 16th.” Canada Arts Connect. June 23rd, 2011
“A Storm Of Light/ Tombs/ Vilipend/ Purity Control @ Sneaky Dee’s, June 11th 2011.” Hellbound. June 21st, 2011.
“Marduk/ Aura Noir/ Black Anvil/ Panzerfaust/ HOD @ The Wreckroom, May 30th 2011.” Helbound. June 6th 2011.
“Cake @ The Sound Academy, May 21st 2011.” Canada Arts Connect. May 27th, 2011.
“Cancer Bats/ 3 Inches of Blood/ Barn Burner @ The Mod Club, May 19th 2011.” Hellbound. May 27th, 2011.
“The World/Inferno Friendship Society/ The Wierdies @ Lee’s Palace, May 16th 2011.” Canada Arts Connect. May 20th, 2011.
“Vilipend/ The Great Sabatini/ Memories of an Old Man @ Hard Luck Bar, May 14th 2011.” Canada Arts Connect. May 18th, 2011.
“Krallice/ Withered/ Titan/ Kosmograd @ Sneaky Dee’s, April 26th 2011.” Hellbound. May 4th, 2011.
“Sepultura/ Belphegor/ Hate/ Keep of Kalessin/ Neuraxis @ The Opera House, April 18th 2011.”Hellbound. April 22nd, 2011.
“Fair To Midland/ Periphery/ Scale The Summit @ The Mod Club, March 29th, 2011.” Hellbound. April 8th, 2011.
“KEN Mode/ Vilipend/ Purity Control/ Black Faxes @ The Garrison, March 25th 2011.” Hellbound. April 5th, 2011.
“Exes For Eyes/ Teethmarks/ Godstopper/ Vices @ The Hard Luck Bar, March 18th, 2011.” Hellbound. March 28th, 2011.
“Rotting Christ/ Melechesh/ Hate/ Abigail Williams/ Lecherous Nocturne @ The Mod Club, March 16th 2011.” Hellbound. March 23rd 2011.
“Kalmah/ Warcall/ Woods of Ypres/ Bolero @ The Mod Club, March 13th 2011.” Hellbound. March 17th 2011.
“Barren Earth Interview: The Blessing and the Curse (Kaspar Mårtenson).” Metallus Maximus. Archived: April 7th 2011.
“Cauldron/ Diemonds/ Flying Fortress/ Tiger Star @ Sneaky Dee’s, February 11th 2011.” Hellbound. February 16th 2011.
“Eluveitie/ Death Angel/ 3 Inches of Blood/ Holy Grail/ Lazarus A.D./ System Divide @ The Opera House, February 6th 2011.” Hellbound. February 11th 2011.
“Kylesa/ Rosetta/ Fight Amp @ The Annex Wreckroom, January 22nd 2011.” Hellbound. January 28th 2011.
“Hellbound.ca’s Events of the Year.” Hellbound. December 28th 2010.
“Dimmu Borgir/ Enslaved/ Blood Red Throne/ Dawn of Ashes @ The Sound Academy, December 12th 2010.” Hellbound. December 17th 2010.
“Something Wicked This Way Comes: Watain/ Goatwhore/ Black Anvil @ The Opera House, December 4th 2010.” Hellbound. December 8th 2010.
“Blind Guardian/ Holy Grail/ Seven Kingdoms @ Kool Haus, Noveber 26th 2010.” Hellbound. December 2nd 2010.
“Forbidden/ Evile/ Gamma Bomb/ Bonded By Blood @ The Mod Club, November 23rd 2010.”Hellbound. November 29th 2010.
“Darkest Hour/ Veil of Maya/ Periphery/ Revocation @ The Mod Club, November 17th 2010.”Hellbound. November 23rd 2010.
“The Devin Townsend Project/ TesseracT @ The Mod Club, November 3rd 2010.” Hellbound. November 9th 2010.
“Nevermore/ Warbringer/ Blackguard @ The Opera House, October 22nd 2010.” Hellbound. November 2nd 2010.
“Unexpect/ Stream of Passion/ Manahil/ Modified/ Half Past Four @ Sneaky Dee’s, October 19th 2010.” Hellbound. October 25th 2010.
“Katatonia/ Orphaned Land/ Swallow The Sun @ The Opera House, Setember 13th 2010.“ Hellbound. September 17th 2010.
“Spewgore/Redeemer CD Launch Party @ The Blue Moon, September 17th 2010.” Metallus Maximus. Archived: November 19th 2010.
“Nachtmystium/ Zoroaster/ Dark Castle/ The Atlas Moth @ Lee’s Palace, September 11th 2010.” Hellbound. September 16th 2010.
“KEN Mode/ Engineer/ Vilipend/ Grey Acre @ Sneaky Dee’s, August 31st 2010.” Hellbound. September 9th 2010.
“Aborted/ Augury/ System Divide @ Sneaky Dee’s, August 28th 2010.” Hellbound. September 3rd 2010.
“Mares of Thrace/ Spitfist/ Drunk Hussy @ Rancho Relaxo, August 14th 2010.” Hellbound. September 2nd 2010.
“Exodus/ Bonded By Blood/ Fatality/ Black Elysium @ The Mod Club, August 24th 2010.” Hellbound. August 30th 2010.
“Volbeat/ The Sleeping/ Dommin @ The Mod Club, August 17th 2010.” Hellbound. August 20th 2010.
“Fatality/ Terrorhorse/ Hallows Die @ El Mocambo, August 6th 2010.” Hellbound. August 20th 2010.
“Cynic/ Intronaut/ Dysrhythmia @ The Opera House, August 2nd 2010.” Hellbound. August 9th 2010.
“Slayer/ Megadeth/ Testament @ The Molson Amphitheatre, July 29th 2010.” Hellbound. August 3rd 2010.
“Sylvus/ Vilipend/ Thantifaxath/ Eyeswithoutaface @ The Hard Luck Bar, July 22nd 2010.” Hellbound. July 29th 2010.
“Soilwork/ Death Angel/ Mutiny Within @ The Opera House, July 19th 2010.” Hellbound. July 28th 2010.
“Fear Factory/ 36 Crazyfists/ After The Burial @ The Opera House, July 23rd 2010.” Metallus Maximus. Archived: September 17th 2010.
“Woods of Ypres/ Battlesoul/ The Great Collapse & the Womb @ the Blue Moon, July 16th 2010.”Hellbound. July 21st 2010.
“Charred Walls of the Damned/ Piledriver/ Ash Lee Blade @ The Opera House, July 4th 2010.”Hellbound. July 8th 2010.
“Iron Maiden @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, July 3rd 2010.” Hellbound. July 7th 2010.
“Fatality @ The Blue Moon, June 19th 2010.” Hellbound. June 29th 2010.
“Hellbound Does NXNE 2010.” Hellbound. June 25th 2010.
“Pestilence/ Wetwork/ Necrodios @ The Mod Club, June 15th 2010.” Metallus Maxmimus. Archived July 19th 2010.
“Obituary/ Entombed/ Rumplestiltskin Grinder @ The Opera House, June 1st 2010.” Hellbound. June 10th 2010.
“Hypocrisy/ Scar Symmetry/ Blackguard @ The Wreckroom, May 29th 2010.” Hellbound. June 3rd 2010.
“Portal/ Krallice/ Bloody Panda @ Mohawk Place, Buffalo NY, May 24th 2010.” Hellbound. May 27th 2010.
“Lacuna Coil/ Warmachine/ Doll @ The Opera House, May 25th 2010.” Metallus Maximus. Archived: July 7th 2010.
“3 Inches of Blood/ Goatwhore/ Burning The Day @ The Mod Club, May 13th 2010.” Hellbound. May 18th 2010.
“Dark Tranquility/ Threat Signal/ Mutiny Within/ Hallows Die @ The Opera House, May 20th 2010.”Metallus Maximus. Archived: June 29th 2010.
“Porcupine Tree @ The Sound Academy, May 8th 2010.” Hellbound. May 12th 2010.
“Týr/ Crimson Shadows/ Bolero @ Sneaky Dee’s, April 30th 2010.” Hellbound. May 3rd 2010.
“Alcest/ Monarque/ Thantifaxath @ The Hard Luck Bar, April 23rd 2010.” Hellbound. April 26th 2010.
“Amon Amarth/ Eluveitie/ Holy Grail @ The Opera House, April 21st 2010.” Metallus Maximus. Archived: May 26th 2010.
“Ludicra/ Krallice/ Empyrean Plague @ Rancho Relaxo, April 14th 2010.” Hellbound. April 16th 2010.
“Dillinger Escape Plan/ Darkest Hour/ iwrestledabearonce @ The Opera House, March 14th 2010.”Hellbound. March 19th 2010.
“Kreator/ Voivod/ Nachtmystium/ Evile @ The Opera House, March 9th 2010.” Hellbound. March 12th 2010.
