Spring 2022 Issue

The 30 Artists Who Defined Exclaim!'s First 30 Years

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2022

So much has changed since Exclaim! published its first issue in April 1992, but 30 years and over 300 issues later, what remains the same i...

'Glee' at 25: How Bran Van 3000's Eclectic Debut Became a Timeless "Canadian Folk Record"

PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2022

James Di Salvio thought he was making an instrumental trip-hop record and that would be it. He never imagined those late-night jam sessions...

Cancer Bats on Motorcycles, German Honesty and Ska-core Origins

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2022

Back in 2004, Cancer Bats formed with the aim of channelling "the Misfits being covered by ZAO being played by Black Flag in the back of a...

8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in April 2022

PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2022

Our latest batch of emerging Canadian artists each offer their own distinct sonic world; uncompromising, singular and transporting. Keep re...

Wet Leg Are Here for a Good Time, All the Time

PUBLISHED Apr 6, 2022

This is all a bit of a shock to Wet Leg. Seemingly overnight, the Isle of Wight duo of Hester Chambers and Rhian Teasdale became the bigges...

In an Era of Home Recording, Producers Still Find a Home in the Studio

PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2022

On the eighth trip Gayance took to Brazil, she had a spiritual epiphany. She found herself seeing altars everywhere — in the street, a back...

How Black Fans and Artists Are Reclaiming Rock Music

PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2022

Kris Cromwell walked into a mosh pit that took up the entire room at one of the first age-restricted shows she got into — a past-curfew gig...

Meshuggah Marinate in Their 'Immutable' Sound

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2022

Meshuggah offer more than consistency, having unveiled new facets of their polyrhythmic avant-metal throughout their career. Whether it was...