Albums
Tigerleech – The Edge of the End
6/10 Tigerleech is a metal-stoner band out of Paris, France. The Edge of The End is their first full-length release since the formation of the band back in 2013. Pulling from genres like metal, hardcore, […]
Month: July 2019
Albums
The Hangovers – Pardon Our Appearance
7/10 If you are still reeling over Lemmy’s death three and a half years later, then The Hangovers’s sophomore effort Pardon Our Appearance might be able to fill the void. The band might not be […]
Quebec
Piknic Electronik 2019 with Detroit Swindle, Demuja, Fundance, OMNOM, Kate White, Marcbook Pro, and True North – Live at Parc Jean Drapeau – July 28th, 2019 – Montreal, QC
Heading to Piknic Electronik on Sunday, July 28th was strange for me. When I was younger, this weekend in July was always about one festival and one festival only: Heavy Montreal. (Back when it was […]
Quebec
Heavy Montreal 2019 – Live at Parc Jean-Drapeau – July 27th-28th, 2019 – Montreal, QC
And so began another crazy edition of Canada’s biggest metal festival, Heavy Montreal. It was hot. It was dirty. There were boobs. Still every long-haired metalhead (including myself) toughed it out and kept their hair […]
Albums
Ignis – Mirrorless
6/10 Mirrorless is the sophomore album from Albany, NY based duo Ignis. Made up of Colby and Tristan Beach, the duo seems to have a fondness for alternative rock, post-punk, and indie rock. Despite having […]
Quebec
‘77 Montreal with Pennywise, Bad Religion, and More – Live at Parc Jean Drapeau – July 26th, 2019 – Montreal, QC
The most inspiring thing about a punk festival in 2019 is that it means that punk continues to be relevant. It’s pretty depressing that a lot hasn’t changed in the forty years since it hit […]
Albums
Rake-Off – Goin’ Mental
8.5/10 Listening to Goin’ Mental makes me realize how gross we really are. Here we are swimming in shitty desk jobs and fucking depression, with our gross, supersize meals that have enough calories to feed […]
Albums
The Mature Themes – No Less
8.5 / 10 Toronto garage punk trio The Mature Themes crawl up from the dusty basement with their five-song debut EP No Less. The cover features a faceless man cracking a monster truck tire with […]
Quebec
Khemmis with CLOAK and Discrvst – Live at Bar Le Ritz PDB – July 23rd, 2019 – Montreal, QC
On the beautiful night of Wednesday, July 23rd, the equally beautiful city of Montreal was once again blessed by the ever-loved Khemmis, accompanied by the ultimately gracious CLOAK and Discrvst. Fans of doom and stoner […]
Albums
Morale – Left for Dead EP
6.5/10 Morale’s Left for Dead fits squarely into recent years’ outpouring of 90s worshipping, fuzz pedal abusing guitar bands. Bands like Nothing, Yuck, Speedy Ortiz and Ontario’s Chastity, have all found varying levels of success […]