Toronto Kamelot, Battle Beast and Xandria Live at The Opera House Toronto ON Canada Aug 22nd, 2023 Shawn “Animalize” Irwin of CGCM Podcast was back in Toronto for the first time since December 2019 to see a live concert: It is hard to believe it has been almost 4 years since I’ve been to a […]
Every year since 2016, June has been the time I go to Sweden for the most amazing rock festival in the world. With the cancellation in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid, I have recently returned from my 6th Sweden Rock Festival. So many great bands to see, but it was also the chance to […]
I discovered Eleine back in 2016 while going through the Sweden Rock Festival website. I wanted to experience some of the bands that were unknown to me while at my first Sweden Rock. I fell in love with Sweden Rock and have gone every year except of course those 2 years COVID robbed us of […]
You can find the Collective List as well as all our Best of 2022 content including contributors’ individual lists, podcasts and radio DJ shows here: CGCM’s Best of 2022 (Year in Review) BEST OF 2022 – Shawn “Animalize” Irwin (Photographer) 🇨🇦 Shawn “Animalize” Irwin one of CGCM Rock Radio‘s photographers from Canada showcases his personal top ten favourite albums of […]
Sunday at All-Star Festival was right in my wheelhouse, loving the NWOBHM, this was my day “so to speak”. Highway Chile led the charge on this traditional metal/NWOBHM-styled day! To me, they were basically unknown, but a good friend deemed them one of his bucket list bands and so I was paying attention. Again, blown […]
With three team members from CGCM Rock Radio on hand at All-Star Festival, here’s our respective top five favourite performance lists! What were your faves? Be sure to check out our daily blogs and photo galleries as well: Full Band Photo Galleries and More Follow this link for more All-Star Festival coverage on CGCM Rock […]
Saturday, day #2 at All-Star Festival in Antwerp, Belgium. 13:15 was an earlier kick-off today with Steelover. This band was a last-minute addition as well that excited me greatly. My podcast co-host and I had recently recorded an episode on Belgium and feature many Belgian bands that we had discovered. This is one! With an […]
I am an All-Star! Ahead of the event were some well-publicized troubles. Things like low ticket sales and fears of cancellations etc. Bands lineups changing and then closer to the event, bands cancelling and publishing statements of not receiving guarantees and payments. All-Star Festival announced some replacements for the drop-offs but overall, not as many […]
Here continues CGCM‘s Photo Coverage of Sweden Rock Festival 2022. CGCM realized two photographers on site this year, Shawn “Animalize“ Irwin and Brian Ronald, each capturing different bands. Here are some more of Shawn‘s KINGDOM COME captures. KINGDOM COME (from swedenrock.com) (text taken from swedenrock.com) Kingdom Come‘s first two albums, Kingdom Come (1988) and In […]
Here continues CGCM‘s Photo Coverage of Sweden Rock Festival 2022. CGCM realized two photographers on site this year, Shawn “Animalize“ Irwin and Brian Ronald, each capturing different bands. Here are some more of Shawn “Animalize” Irwin‘s ELEINE captures. ELEINE (from swedenrock.com) (text taken from swedenrock.com) In the shape of Eleine, Sweden has gained an internationally […]
