Wake

Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2020

PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2020

This was a year of solitude and introspection, whether we wanted it or not. It was a year that forced everyone to confront their deepest, d...

Exclaim!'s 33 Best Albums of 2020 So Far

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2020

We've all heard it a million times before: six months ago, at the start of the calendar year, who could have predicted what 2020 had in sto...

16 Must-Hear Canadian Albums from Winter 2020

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2020

Each day may feel like it lasts an eternity, but we're finally a quarter of the way through 2020. With the sun shining and the weather warm...

Wake

Devouring Ruin

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2020

The title of Calgary outfit Wake's new record is bang on: Devouring Ruin is a massive leap forward in the band's sonic approach, intensely...

Watch Wake Blast Through "Paradigm Lost" for the Alberta Spotlight Series

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2019

Alberta grindcore act Wake honed the complexity of their sound and created a diverse body of work on their latest record, Misery Rites, and...

Armstrong Metal Fest Announces 2019 Lineup with Origin, Wake, Nekrogoblikon

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2019

Armstrong Metal Fest is gearing up to once again bring heavy metal thunder to the British Columbia city this July, and organizers have now...

Wake

Misery Rites

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2018

Calgary, AB grind outfit Wake released one hell of a gritty/sludgy/noisy opus with 2016's devastating Sowing the Seeds of a Worthless Tomor...

Wake

"Embers"

PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2018

Wake ought to be careful — with the blazing grindcore of aptly named new song "Embers," this Calgary band might ignite their hometown's oil...