Some footage from Diminished Fifth Records 5 Year Anniversary Party!


The warm welcoming from old friends, chill of a fresh beer combined with the sweat dripping down your back and the sweet sounds of metal tickling your ears. Welcome to the best anniversary party the worlds ever seen! Happy 5 years D5R! Halifax’s metal record label diminished Fifth Records celebrates five years of supporting the … Continue reading

It gives us great pleasure to tell you of the 5 year anniversary of the most influential and predominent label to ever grace VisiONtheNet, D5R: The Little Label That Could


Diminished Fifth Records is pleased to announce they will be celebrating their 5 Year Anniversary with an incredible live show as well as specials on their entire catalog. To kick off the celebrations the label will be making their entire catalog available for $5.00/CD from the D5R Online Store for the entire month of September. … Continue reading

Children of Bodom in Halifax, July 21, 2011


July 21st has been the date I’ve looked forward to for the past… I dunno, 3 months or so… The reason? Because Children of Bodom was set to come to Halifax and play at the Forum on July 21st. Now, I’ve never been a big Bodom guy, I think they’re totally overrated because Alexi Laiho … Continue reading

Tonight we drown beneath the sound of the question…. Is this what I have chosen or is this what has been chosen for me?


Last Saturday was one of the best nights of my life. I made the two hour drive from Kentville to Halifax for one of the best lineup of four bands I have ever dared to imagine at the Halifax Pavillion. After a quick stop at the NSLC and a forty minute drinking session in the … Continue reading

The East Coast Music Awards, Loud Stage, is now accepting submissions


The East Coast Music Awards were first brought together in 1989, the ECMA Event has since then become a national and international event. The annual awards ceremony has This event attracts industry professionals, talent buyers, media and record labels from around the globe. This year the event takes place in Charlottetown, PEI. Among the many artists showcasing … Continue reading

Dr. SHITAcula, the top five reasons not to wear a bandana on your face!


I’m not one to bash any bands or anyone’s interests or tastes in music but what the hell! First off Dr. Acula‘s music is the same as any other cookie-cutter Deathcore act out there, second this is whole video is a cross between Ghost Busters and Batman. Here are my top 5 reasons not to … Continue reading

A Sight For Sewn Eyes, Last Call Chernobyl, For The Hollow and We’re Doomed take part in the biggest article to ever hit VisiONtheNet!


Halifax’s own A Sight For Sewn Eyes have been slaying the pages here at VisiONtheNet! Martin and I caught their EP Release show this past Saturday, the place was fucking packed! 4 killer bands, one killer show and we’ve got tonnes of killer stuff coming to you after the jump! The boys are setting out … Continue reading

More news about our Featured Artist, A Sight For Sewn Eyes


Yesterday we told you about A Sight For Sewn Eyes releasing their first single entitled “Dead’d” from the upcoming EP “Nonsense”. “Nonsense” was recorded, mixed and mastered by Justin Felix at Compact Audio Studio’s in Dartmouth. The EP features 4 tracks, The EP is set to be released January 15th at the Pavilion with guests; … Continue reading

Staff pick of the “Top Ten Heavy Albums of 2010”!


We asked all of our album reviewers to give us their Top 10 albums of this year. We put these into a master list and added up the results using; 10 points for #1, down to 1 point for #10. Here’s the results: 1. Periphery-Periphery Periphery really stands out within today’s metal. They formed in … Continue reading

Starring Janet Leigh announce new begginings with the “Lastt Call Tour” (The extra “T” is for “let’s get completely wasted”)


Ironclad Recording artists Starring Janet Leigh have announced their final tour under their name. The bands previous album, Spectrum, was released on May 12th, 2009, and is available on Amazon.com and iTunes.com. The band’s guitarist, Matt Zadkovich, had the following to say about the bands name change and progress recording their new album! “Due to … Continue reading