Baptized in Blood

This past weekend's HeavyTO was the inaugural Toronto counterpart to the aptly named Montreal metal fest Heavy MTL. Situated in Downsview Park (ironically, also the location for the 2002 Pope-squat, the controversial two-week long Catholic convention that hosted Pope John Paul II and brought shame to the park due to massive septic flooding), the two-day fest boasted a who's who of the metal world

Don't expect any eyeliner or designer looks from Baptized in Blood. This Canadian riff monster, endorsed by none other than Megadeth's Dave Mustaine, wants to bring the grit back to metal. " brought sexy back, now we're bringin' dirty back...

The great white shark gnashing down on the name Baptized in Blood wasn't the first album cover design Killswitch Engage bassist Mike D. (also of Dark Icon Design) came up with for the Canadian punk-metal act's Roadrunner debut. Baptized in Blood were in Massachusetts recording their album with producer Zeuss (Hatebreed, Shadows Fall) when they learned that Mike D...

Baptized in Blood singer Johl Fendley thought it was "a twisted joke" when he was told that Dave Mustaine was interested in managing them. The Megadeth frontman has now partnered with his manager, Mark Adelman, to guide the career of his new Roadrunner labelmates...

Vancouver's own Bison B.C. have finished recording their third album, 'Dark Ages,' which they'd been working on for several months at Hive Studios. The four-piece band worked with Jesse Gardner, who recorded both of their prior releases. "He's taking us on a dark, mystical, next level s--- kinda journey," vocalist Dan And recently told Noisecreep in a studio update last December... Read