Articles by Jason Schreurs
Neurosis / Converge / Amenra
Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver BC, July 7
PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2018
Dream lineups come along every so often. For fans of heavy, emotional sounds, a Neurosis / Converge / Amenra triple bill was pretty much th...
Thrash Legends Overkill Explain the Military Inspirations Behind 'White Devil Armory'
PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2014
Some bands have a hard enough time getting motivated to write a second album, never mind album No. 17. So when New Jersey thrash metal inst...
Overkill
White Devil Armory
PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2014
On album 17 (yup), New Jersey thrash maniacs Overkill continue with the kind of rekindled speed-freak metal that first made a career for th...
Top Punk Bands That Will Never Reunite
PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2014
It's normal to have deeply rooted hopes that some of our favourite, long-ago-broken-up punk bands will somehow reunite and bring us rushing...
Greys
Generation Next
PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2014
Toronto abrasive rock four-piece Greys have always worn their influences on their sleeves and their debut, If Anything, is no exception. Wh...
Touché Amoré
#1 Legion Downstairs, Calgary AB, June 21
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2014
Touché Amoré's afternoon set at the #1 Legion on the last day of Sled Island was the stuff of legend. But don't take my word for it; ask an...
The Blind Shake
Olympic Plaza, Calgary AB, June 21
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2014
Imagine a combination of Devo, Nomeansno, Shellac, the New Bomb Turks and early Amphetamine Reptile bands like Tar and Cows. Let that settl...
Rocket From the Crypt
Olympic Plaza, Calgary AB, June 21
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2014
When John Reis and Rocket from the Crypt announced last year that they'd be playing live again, minions from their legion of über-fans prep...