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KEN mode Map Out Fall Tour with Seven Canadian Stops

PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2024

After delivering a furiously sludgy set at Toronto's Prepare the Ground festival in June, KEN mode are bringing their fearless live show to...

Here's the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Long List

PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2024

Canada's Polaris Music Prize has unveiled its 2024 long list. The 40-album long list for the annual prize can be found in full below...

Prepare the Ground Closed with Considered Catharsis

Lee's Palace and the Garrison, June 2

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2024

Prepare the Ground closed their inaugural fest's Sunday night across three venues, ending the three-day affair at Lee's Palace. The absolut...

Pixies, Laura Jane Grace, KEN Mode Pay Tribute to Steve Albini

PUBLISHED May 8, 2024

The music world has been shaken to its core by the sudden loss of legendary producer and musician Steve Albini from a heart attack today...

Toronto's Prepare the Ground Festival Gets Liturgy, KEN Mode, Mares of Thrace, Burning Love, Orchid for Inaugural Edition

PUBLISHED Dec 5, 2023

Prepare the Ground organizers have announced that the brand-new heavy music festival is ready to scream into Toronto for its inaugural edit...

Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: KEN mode, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Dragonette

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023

It's been a big week for celebrating the shimmering stars in Canadian music, with DEBBY FRIDAY taking home this year's coveted Polaris Musi...

KEN Mode Are Cold, Brutal and Somehow Inviting on 'Void'

PUBLISHED Sep 22, 2023

There are many ways people deal with trauma, with pain, with isolation. Some retreat into themselves; others search for company and connect...

​KEN mode Reclaim Their Crown: "We Became Like Poison — Pariahs"

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2023

What do you do when you're a highly respected heavy act who have worked with some of the most sought-after producers in metal and punk, won...