September 2021 Issue
How Canada Helped Bring Metallica's 'Black Album' to the World
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2021
Entering the '90s after two years of touring behind the cerebral thrash of 1988's …And Justice for All, Metallica felt it was high time for...
How Men I Trust Became Canada's Biggest DIY Band
PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2021
Depending on how you look at it, Men I Trust are either totally obscure or very famous. On the one hand, they're a DIY indie band without a...
Spiritbox Want to Be the "2 Chainz of Metalcore"
PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2021
Heavy metal is on the verge of a revolution. The old guard is retiring (Goodbye Slayer! So long Necrophagia!) and the future is in the hand...
Holy Fuck's Graham Walsh Releases First Solo Track "Dummy Head"
PUBLISHED Aug 18, 2021
As a longtime member of electro-rock provocateurs Holy Fuck and a producer, mixer and engineer who's worked with the likes of Alvvays, METZ...
Lorde Is Already "This Weird Elder Stateswoman of Pop"
PUBLISHED Aug 17, 2021
Lorde would rather be outside, basking in the sun. Instead, she is speaking to Exclaim! on a video call from a New York hotel room, where s...
'Fear Street' Director Leigh Janiak Reveals R.L. Stine's Reaction to the Gory Film Trilogy
PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2021
This isn't the Fear Street you might remember from your childhood. Although R.L. Stine's series of horror novels contained some scary theme...
11 Films Where Toronto Is Basically Its Own Character
PUBLISHED Jul 20, 2021
Pixar's upcoming feature Turning Red is billed as a "love letter to Toronto," marking the latest in a long line of films set in the city. W...
Shannon Hemmett of ACTORS and LEATHERS Shares Her Best Work as a Tattoo Artist
Show & Tell
PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2021
Shannon Hemmett just might be Vancouver's leading source for shadowy, '80s-inspired post-punk. Not only does she play synth in the band AC...
