Written by Alex Stojanovic

THE POISONED ASCENDANCY TOUR 2025
TRIVIUM / BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
w/ August Burns Red and Bleed From Within
@ Great Canadian Casino Resort
Toronto, ON, Canada
May 4, 2025

​If you wanna talk about feeling old, just know that 2005 was 20 years ago.  At that time, metalcore was the dominant new force in metal that was trending, and a ton of killer bands of that scene were just starting out and releasing their signature albums.  Of all those bands, many have gone on to great heights, but at the time, two bands and albums in particular stood out, and those were Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine when in 2005, they released their juggernauts with Ascendancy and The Poison.  Both albums have joined the ranks of Master Of Puppets, Rust In Peace, Reign In Blood, Number Of The Beast, British Steel and so on, as classic albums that have inspired many bands of the current generation coming up now.

Written by Alex Stojanovic

METALLICA
w/ Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies
@ Rogers Centre
Toronto, ON, Canada
April 24, 2025

​Every year has a bunch of tours going on all across the world, but when the mightiest metal band of all time comes through town, and even if you have to fork out a mortgage for tickets, you somehow always need to find a way to witness the majestic live spectacle of Metallica.  It should almost be a law.  Having already cemented their place as the leaders of the pack after Black Sabbath decades ago, Metallica still contain the magnetic power of attracting new fans of all ages with timeless music.  Even if they didn't get the new extension of life, thanks to Stranger Things, they'd still have all the power in the world to attract massive amounts of people to the giant stadiums and fill them up without issue.