Photographs by Dale Benvenuto The Black Dahlia Murder have surprisingly been around for a while. It seems like yesterday that I had Miasma on repeat for days on end, and that album is nearly a…
Gorguts and Noisem at Opera House, April 8, 2014
April 9, 2014
Photographs by Dale Benvenuto The Decibel Magazine Tour of 2014 featured Carcass and The Black Dahlia Murder as the two main acts of the night, so there was only one way to open the show…
Carcass at Opera House - April 8, 2014
April 9, 2014
Photographs by Dale Benvenuto The headlining of Decibel’s festival this year seems like an obvious choice before you even attend this ear shattering night of band after band. Carcass are a veteran metal group that…
La Dispute at The Opera House - April 7, 2014
April 8, 2014
Photographs by Neil Van Having met the band from Michigan moments prior to their Toronto show, La Dispute seemed to be having fun and not taking anything too seriously. They were tossing beer caps into…
Toronto Screenwriting Conference - April, 2014
April 7, 2014
Early in the morning at Ryerson’s Ted Rogers School of Management, many lanyard bearing people sat in the seats, preferably as close to the front as possible, in a lecture hall patiently waiting. This weekend,…
Filthy Souls - Secret Broadcast (2014)
April 3, 2014
Final Rating: 7.1/10 Secret Broadcast are the latest band to have worked with legendary producer Adam Kasper, of whom has helped bands like Nirvana, Queens Of The Stone Age, Soundgarden and more. To have Kasper…
Death Valley High at The Phoenix - April 1, 2014
April 2, 2014
Photograph by Katrina Wong Shue The crowd was still and waiting at The Phoenix, as they waited for Death Valley High to make their way onto the stage. As soon as the band came on,…
Photographs by Katrina Wong Shue When I was a high school student, I loved Mindless Self Indulgence. I found their music hilarious, the beats catchy, and what they stood for infectious. Naturally, a band of…
Nymphomaniac (2014)
April 2, 2014
Final Rating: 8.2/10 Volume I: 8.0/10 Volume II: 8.4/10 Lars Von Trier is either your friend or your enemy. You can either put up with his indulgences or you can find disgust in his controversies,…