Articles by Connor Atkinson

Vein Are About to Release Debut 'Errorzone,' But First Want to Settle Scores with .Gif From God

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2018

"Maybe just write 'fuck them.'"   Speaking to Exclaim! from his home in the Merrimack Valley, Vein vocalist Anthony Didio explains that, al...

Vein

Errorzone

PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2018

Most bands do not come close to Vein's output of brusque hysteria. The Massachusetts unit's 2017 split seven-inch with .Gif From God impale...

Harry Styles / Kacey Musgraves

Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON, June 16

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2018

Before Harry Styles took the stage for a headlining appearance at the Air Canada Centre, his audience was already hysterical. A tongue-in-c...

Madball

For the Cause

PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2018

Madball are prolific, and their name alone draws synonymous imagery of the group's burning "Ball of Destruction" mascot, "Hardcore Lives" m...

Tourniquet

I Hate the Way This Makes Me Feel

PUBLISHED Jun 11, 2018

The Eastern U.S. has a beautiful thing going right now. To those out of touch with the present boom, a handful of acts (namely Vatican, San...

Purgatory

Cold Side of Reality

PUBLISHED May 29, 2018

There are only 35 seconds of moderate ambience on the latest offering from Purgatory. Back with an enlivened lineup that now features membe...

Power Trip / Sheer Mag

Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, May 13

PUBLISHED May 14, 2018

One word can describe the Toronto stop of Power Trip's latest headlining tour: irate.   Vocalist Riley Gale took to the stage in a button-d...

Parkway Drive

Reverence

PUBLISHED May 4, 2018

Parkway Drive made a career, spanning 15 years, of bruising breakdowns and mosh-inducing metalcore, but with their latest effort, Reverence...