Gold Winner Black Moor Silver Winner Dumpster Mummy Bronze Winner Orchid’s Curse “Black Moor plays pure, unapologetic heavy metal. Think bullet belts, air guitar solos, denim and leather and you’re on the right track,” declares the band’s bio. Which is great, but where’s the followup to Brave to the Grave we talked about this time […]
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Halifax rockers share thoughts for Kurt Cobain’s birthday
On Saturday, the world will once again mourn the loss of Kurt Cobain: tomorrow, February 20th, would have been his 49th birthday. Without a doubt, the Nirvana frontman is one of the most influential and legendary figures in the history of rock music. In a few short years (roughly five), he made his Seattle garage […]
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Best Metal Artist / Band
Gold Winner Black Moor Silver Winner Dumpster Mummy Bronze Winner Orchid’s Curse A perennial favourite in this category, Black Moor might just be the loudest, most brutal band ever named after a fish. Top three, anyway. With their newest album, titled Lethal Waters (another possible fish reference?) on Diminished Fifth Records, the ECMA Fan’s Choice […]
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Help Bring Kevin Hall Back to Halifax
You may not know Kevin Hall by name (yet) but chances are you’ve seen this recent NSCC Music Business graduate busting his ass backstage at various shows and festivals around the city. This very nice young man got the chance of a lifetime to tour with We’re Doomed on their Warped Tour dates a couple […]
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ECMA Roundup
Obsydian play Coconut Grove this Saturday. Can’t make it down to Charlottetown next week for the East Coast Music Awards? Don’t fret, you sad bastard — you can watch the ECMA Awards Gala in the comfort of your own home via live stream at bellaliant.net/ecma starting at 8pm on Sunday April 17. You can also […]
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ECMA 2011 Nominees Announced
Complete list below. Take a look, give high-fives to your favorites, etc.Congrats! ECMA 2011 MUSIC & INDUSTRY AWARD NOMINEES|MUSIC AWARD NOMINATIONS: Alternative Recording of the Year Pathological Lovers – Calling all FavoursRacoon Bandit — CampcraftRuth Minnikin – Depend on ThisRyan MacGrath – Cooper Hatch ParisSlowcoaster – The Darkest of DiscosWintersleep – New Inheritors Blues Recording of the Year John Campbelljohn – Good to GoMatt Andersen – PiggybackRoss Neilsen & The Sufferin’ Bastards — RedemptionScott Parsons – Live at Mahogany HallThe Dungaree Brothers with The Hupman Brothers Band – The South Mountain Swamp Rock OperaThom Swift – Blue Sky Day Children’s
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Roll Call: Clutch
And, uh, Children of Bodom, and Black Label Society, and 2 Cents. Do you have your ticket yet to see Maryland’s finest (and those other bands, I guess?) It starts at 7:30pm at the Cunard Centre and afterwards you can go see Orchid’s Curse, Iron Giant and Big Game Hunt for free at the Seahorse. […]
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Orchid’s Curse Release an Album, and Last Call Chernobyl has a Close Call
orchid’s curse eat the rich After a summer chewing up the road on Vans Warped Tour, Last Call Chernobyl take the stage this Saturday at Coconut Grove with Black Moor supporting their buddies Orchid’s Curse, who are celebrating the release of their latest album Voices: The Tales of Broken Men. We asked LCC bassist Jay Szetzo if they had any stories from touring across the United States—-and, well, did you know they almost died? Szetzo: “We arrived in California two days before our first show. We decided to hit the beach. Being from the East Coast, we were extremely loud
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Orchid’s Curse Wants Your Voice
Nomnomnomnomnom Local metal death dealers Orchid’s Curse have put out a call asking fans to lend “growls, screams, yells and shrieks” to their upcoming album, Voices: The Tales of Broken Men. As someone who is, admittedly, a huge fan of yelling, this sounds highly therapuetic and also a blast. Fans interested in participating can head […]
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Hell Freezes Over afterparty tonight at Gus’ Pub!
Metal fonts: Possibly the most innovative fonts of all. (That says Fistfight) Because of my computer troubles, this is posted too late, but as any loyal Scene and Heard reader will know, it was published Thursday in the newspaper. Remember papers? Those dry, fluttery things that make your fingers dirty? What you really need to […]
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Pick up Black Moor’s The Conquering Saturday at Monte’s
Dartmouth’s metal moguls Black Moor release their long-awaited album, The Conquering, at Monte’s Bar and Grill this Saturday ($6adv/$8door, 10pm. With Orchid’s Curse and Death Valley Driver). “I really can’t even express how stoked we are to finally get this album out to the public,” says Rob Nickerson (bass). The Conquering is being released through […]