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- Sep 26, 2026
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Rastak Tapped Into the Community Core of Folk Music by Bringing Iranian Traditions to Toronto │ Exclaim! (opens the original)
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The Creative School Chrysalis, September 25 Gracing the Creative School Chrysalis on Toronto Metropolitan University's campus last night (September 25) was the most prolific name in Iranian contemporary folk music, Rastak. They played for approximately two hours with no opening acts, and carried the crowd along a journey through different Iranian cultures and periods in history through song. Rastak has made it a mission to travel Iran and immerse themselves in different Indigenous and nomadic cu
Dying Fetus and Sanguisugabogg Welcomed Toronto to Their Swamp │ Exclaim! (opens the original)
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With Crowbar, Left to Suffer, Scorching Tomb Last night (September 23), the Danforth Music Hall hosted a lineup of bands so heavy, in every literal and figurative meaning of the word, it's a pure miracle that the entire venue didn't collapse into itself like a sinkhole. A four-band death metal lineup, graced by the presence of a single legendary sludge act: Maryland's Dying Fetus co-headlined with Ohio new-bloods Sanguisugabogg, rounded out by the one and only Crowbar. Starting off the night wer
'The Samurai and the Prisoner' Packs a Philosophical Punch │ Exclaim! (opens the original)
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Starring Masahiro Motoki, Masaki Suda, Yuriko Yoshitaka The Samurai and the Prisoner, the latest film from prolific Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, is one of the most philosophically dense movies in recent memory. It has a lot to say, and even more it doesn't intend to, all while turning the conventions of the samurai subgenre on its head in interesting ways. The film, adapted from a novel of the same name by Honobu Yonezawa, follows Araki Murashige (Masahiro Motoki), a warlord in feudal Jap
Abyssal Rift Bridge the Gap with 'Relics of Great Ash' │ Exclaim! (opens the original)
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Relics of Great Ash, the latest from Columbus, OH-based black/doom/death project Abyssal Rift, is a towering, atmospheric and catchy genre meld with a central vision that shines through. The band self identifies as a "death doom" outfit, but the elements that stand out to me the most on this album in particular are the black metal elements. The riffs are surfy and catchy in ways that compliment and transition well into the heavier, more chug-dependent doom sections. But there are influences from
Big Ass Truck Map Out North American Tour │ Exclaim! (opens the original)
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They've booked a lone Toronto gig this fall Straight from the Inland Empire, San Bernardino hardcore outfit Big Ass Truck have announced a headlining North American tour. The band had recently supported No Cure on their tour, with a lone Canadian stop last July at the Hard Luck Bar in Toronto. Same as before, Truck will only be stopping at Hard Luck on this run, with no other Canadian dates. (I'm shocked they can fit a truck that big in there, to be honest.) They will be joined on this tour by C
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