Articles by Bradley Zorgdrager

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  Knocked Loose

  Laugh Tracks

  PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2016

  Have you ever watched sitcoms without the laugh tracks? It's a little uncomfortable and slightly slow, with a slight pause after each punch...

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  In This Alone

  "L.I.P."

  PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2016

  In This Alone ain't exactly true for the Toronto band, as they've accrued a following before even releasing a song. Fortunately, for those...

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  Norma Jean

  Polar Similar

  PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2016

  Polar Similar — a play on "polar opposites" — is an almost ironic title, because the band that created it is so far from the one that once...

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  Dwell

  Innate

  PUBLISHED Sep 7, 2016

  The dependence on melodramatic dynamics in modern metalcore has gotten overbearing. Sure, it's courteous to give a listener a slight reprie...

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  ​Music School: Where I Play

  Northern Studio

  PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2016

  Call it a Montreal Assault — the technical deathcore that Despised Icon have been blasting from their hometown since 2002. The band — and t...

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  Withdrawal

  "The 6th Psalm"

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2016

  It's taken Winnipeg's Withdrawal over eight years from formation to release a full-length — long enough to earn them this "Is the Withdrawa...

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  Nothing Gold Can Stay

  "Wilt"

  PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2016

  Edmonton's Nothing Gold Can Stay took their name literally, ditching their shiny pop punk sound for a grittier post-hardcore one. The chang...

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  CONVERSATION

  "Cheek Biter" (video)

  PUBLISHED Jul 19, 2016

  Toronto's CONVERSATION just might be worth yelling about, as their capitalized name suggests. And yell they do, with their post-hardcore so...