Chat Pile

Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2024

PUBLISHED Nov 27, 2024

With the charts ruled by generic country, and the pop vanguard turning in work that fell far short of their best, 2024 was a time of...

Montreal's 7 Can't-Miss Concerts in November 2024

PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2024

So long spooky season, welcome back November, the "filler month" as the countdown towards the holidays begins to slowly defrost. However...

Chat Pile Won't Look Away from the Horror on 'Cool World'

PUBLISHED Oct 9, 2024

In Ralph Bakshi's 'Cool World,' a femme fatale in a supposedly "created" cartoon world uses her wits and her sexuality to try and overcome...

Chat Pile Extend North American Tour Behind Sophomore Album 'Cool World'

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2024

As previously confirmed, enigmatic hardcore innovators on the rise Chat Pile have completed their sophomore album — and are now officially...

Chat Pile Complete New Album for 2024 Release

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2024

Chat Pile were one of Exclaim!'s favourite musical discoveries of 2022, and the noisy OKC outfit have confirmed the completion of a...

Chat Pile Were a Thrilling Enigma in Toronto

Lee's Palace, September 23

PUBLISHED Sep 24, 2023

Chat Pile is a strange and cavernous enigma. Everything about the Oklahoma City quartet — whose members, vocalist Raygun Busch, guitarist L...

Chat Pile Book North American Tour

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2023

Politically-minded metal mavericks Chat Pile released one of Exclaim!'s favourite albums of 2022 with God's Country, and now they've announ...

Exclaim!'s 25 Best Songs of 2022

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2022

Thanks to TikTok and streaming services, all eras of popular music have been condensed into one, where young listeners rediscover and reapp...