Articles by Bradley Zorgdrager

Waterloo's Hope Fest Announces Inaugural Lineup

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2018

This September, Ontario's Hope Fest will aim to fill the KOI Fest-sized hole left in Kitchener-Waterloo, as something of a spiritual succes...

Struckout

"Don't Translate; Adapt" (video)

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2018

Struckout bill themselves as a "punk-ish" band, and new single "Don't Translate; Adapt" leans more on the "ish" side. Sure, we can't rule o...

William Ryan Key

"Vultures" / "Old Friends" (Acoustic) on No Future

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2018

William Ryan Key came to prominence as frontman and guitarist of pop punks Yellowcard. Now the singer-songwriter is back without a band, pl...

Matt Barnum Learned Max Cavalera Likes Homewrecker Thanks to a Picture Ice-T Posted

PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2018

Ice-T's penchant for heavy music is well-known; the rapper fronts Body Count, so it wasn't a huge surprise that he'd post a picture with Ma...

Citizen

"Jet" / "In the Middle of It All" (Acoustic) on No Future

PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2018

Citizen have never been a band to sit still, growing from their aggressive pop-punk roots into a fusion of emo, grunge and other alt influe...

Genocide Pact Explain the Political Impacts of Living in Washington

PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2018

Genocide Pact don't just have one of the bleakest band names — they have the music and lyrics to match. The troupe from Washington, DC, lef...

Strung Out

"Town of Corazon" / "The Architect" (Acoustic on No Future)

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2018

After nearly three decades of blazing punk with a metallic twist, Strung Out returned this year with Black Out the Sky, an acoustic EP to s...

We Talked to the Guy Who Tried to Swim Back into Slayer's Toronto Show, and Here's What He Had to Say

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2018

For most Ontario metalheads, the Toronto show on Slayer's final North American tour was a night to remember, but for Chris LaRocque the nex...