Mike Scott, Author at Metal Express Radio

A full-shot photo of Matt Walst and Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace performing live at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada. Matt Walst, on the left, is wearing a black jacket and pants, with his left hand on his knee, leaning into a microphone. Adam Gontier, on the right, is wearing a long black leather coat and dark pants, singing into a microphone. Both are illuminated by warm stage lights, with a drum kit visible in the background.

THREE DAYS GRACE / VOLBEAT (Live)

July 10, 2025 Mike Scott Leave a comment

It was a triumphant return to Edmonton for both Three Days Grace and Volbeat with openers Wage War, a metalcore outfit from Florida. Wage War’s set was too short, but quite powerful. Frontman, Briton Bond …READ MORE

MEGADETH (Live)

May 11, 2023 Mike Scott Leave a comment

ME-GA-DETH! ME-GA-DETH! ME-GA-DETH! Close to 5000 punters chanted for a good five minutes before the Thrash masters took the stage at the Edmonton Convention Centre recently. We were treated to a video and musical montage …READ MORE

REED ALTON (OSYRON): “There Were No Shows And We Had No Budget To Work With So We Had To Think Outside The Box”

November 28, 2022 Mike Scott Leave a comment

These days there is a lot of new music being released and it’s becoming harder to stand above the noise. A new form of Metal is also being created, part symphonic, part thrash, part power …READ MORE

MASTODON (Live at Edmonton EXPO Centre, Canada, May 5, 2022)

OPETH / MASTODON / KHEMMIS (Live)

May 14, 2022 Mike Scott Leave a comment

Edmonton was treated to an assault of Doom, Prog and Sludge Metal earlier this week. The last time Opeth and Mastodon shared a stage in Edmonton, little known Ghost opened for them. Those of us …READ MORE