Articles by Joe Smith-Engelhardt

Hear Raise Ghosts New Album 'Only in Darkness We Can Find True Light'

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2019

Toronto punks Raise Ghosts were birthed from the ashes of emo-punk band Peace Be Still after their abrupt end, and now they're back with th...

Hunting Deliver Crafty New Video for Cover of Sparklehorse's "Gold Day"

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2019

Vancouver indie-rock outfit Hunting are gearing up for the release of their upcoming album, Whatever You Need, and the band are preparing f...

The Number Twelve Looks Like You

Wild Gods

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2019

It's been a full decade since the Number Twelve Looks Like You released an album, and while most fans never expected them to come back, the...

Mike Patton and Jean-Claude Vannier

Corpse Flower

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2019

There really is no musician with as vast of a range of skills and styles as Mike Patton, and his latest collaborative album with French mus...

Betraying the Martyrs

Rapture

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2019

French metalcore act Betraying the Martyrs have been consistently improving their sound since their 2011 debut, but their fourth full-lengt...

Microwave

Death Is a Warm Blanket

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2019

Emo alt-rockers Microwave are having their heavy moment with their third album, Death Is A Warm Blanket. The band haven't strayed too far f...

Seizures Mix Metal and Dancy Psych Grooves on New Song "Bedlam Blues"

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2019

Taking an experimental approach to hardcore has led to some of the genre's best acts over the years, and California crew Seizures are no ex...

KEN Mode

Grand Gerrard Theatre, Toronto ON, September 9

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2019

For an underground metal band, two decades together is a long time to stick around, but Winnipeg noisemakers KEN Mode have done so with gra...