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

Metal Mouth Media’s Louis-Paul Chiasson isn’t a handyman but he sure is a Metal man!


Halifax based media company, Metal Mouth Media, have taken an idea between friends and transformed it into to something that has swept the east coast, now branching out to fans in the States as well as overseas! Originating as Headbangers World, the group has overcome many obstacles, invested in gear and equipment and worn themselves … Continue reading

ThrashFest, now in it’s fifth year returns with more bands, mayhem and total destruction!


Halifax’s premiere metal festival ThrashFest has announced it’s full line up including Baltimore’s deathgrind band Misery Index, Quebec’s Fuck The Facts, Ottawa’s Aggresor, as well as local openers Hellacaust, The.Daisy.Anthesis, Orchid’s Curse and many more. The festival is set to take place on August 19th and 20th at Gus’ pub; tickets are $20 in advance … 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

All Shall Perish flourish on This Is Where It Ends


It is 5:33 in the morning on Sunday, July 10, 2011 and I am wide awake because of back pain… What better time to peruse the latest release of one of my all-time favorite metal bands All Shall Perish? Exactly, there is no better time! So I throw on my headphones and crank the iPod … Continue reading

Workin’ for the Weekend-The Sunday Recap!


It turns out that the difference between youth and adulthood can actually be summed up in a fairly simple, and musical fashion. You have your Rebecca Blacks, and you have your Loverboys. For the youthful Rebeccas, you’ve had a hard week of going to school and making difficult decisions such as whether to sit in … Continue reading

The Show Must Go On, As Orchid’s Curse Release Their New Music Video!


Kicking off the night was labelmates Death Valley Driver, of Charlottetown, PEI! A thrash/groove metal band that brings bands like Pantera and Throwdown to mind. They really got things started off with a bang, filling the bar with catchy, beer raising tunes! Just to start this off, let me just inform you that Black Moor … Continue reading

Bustin’ a Recap in Your Ass!


Hey there, hooligans of the interweb. Another week has come and gone here at VisiONtheNet, and that means it’s time for us to sit back and revisit all the laughs, trials and tears we’ve gone through over the past week (okay, you caught me, a week and a bit). All those things happened, right? Crying? … Continue reading

Win tickets to see Orchid’s Curse, Black Moor and Death Valley Driver at Orchid’s Curse Video Release Party!


Diminished Fifth Recording artists, Orchid’s Curse, based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia are releasing their brand new music video. The video was written, directed and edited by Aaron Elliott and was made for the song “The Workhorse Walks Alone”. The group is also working on a follow-up music video to their instrumental track, “It Was … 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