Hive Mind Narcosis is an album of dueling identities. On the one hand, the album features bleak and cold elements of black metal. On the oth...

Phantom Lung harken back to a golden period of death metal/grindcore in Canadian music. Following in a similar vein to that of Ion Dissonanc...

The best kept secret in Ontario's doom metal scene, They Grieve — the project of Gary Thibert and Deniz Guvenc, of Alaskan and Stay Here res...

Over the course of seven studio albums, BIG|BRAVE have carved out an unconventional career as a heavy band. Guitarists Mathieu Ball and Robi...

Over the course of their first seven albums, Pile have developed the particular brand of dissonant yet melodic rock that fans have come to...

Throughout KEN mode's headlining show at the Baby G, there seemed to be a constant acknowledgement of the past while looking to the future,...

KEN mode never lets up and never stops innovating with their sound. Even after creating music for more than 20 years, the Winnipeg four-piec...

While it features much of what listeners have come to expect from Greber, Fright Without — the band's first record in four years — is full o...

WAKE have become an institution in Canadian heavy music. Starting out as an extremely raw grindcore band on 2014's False, then becoming a ps...

On their first two records, Viagra Boys earned a reputation as one of the most eccentric bands in modern post-punk with their exciting takes...

Cancer Bats have been an institution in Canadian hardcore for their 18-year existence. Through their punk beginnings on Birthing the Giant a...

At first glance, Swedish post-punks Viagra Boys looked like a band of middle school gym teachers fronted by a speed dealer. On stage, howeve...

Listening to Soul Glo is a constant experience of confronting the past and present simultaneously. The Philadelphia quartet force audiences...

Sophomore albums are never a pleasant process. Vein.fm's debut, Errorzone, was so well-received by the hardcore community (even topping Excl...

At long last, Botfly have release the follow-up to 2018's Dark Days. Following similar influences as their debut record, Lower Than Love see...

On Leaving None but Small Birds, the Body and Big Brave — two of the most consistent and prolific acts in heavy music — have come together t...

Four very different heavy bands in Anthesis, Cell Press, Greber and Botfly have come together on a new split album. Even though each band ha...

Somewhere sonically between Pissed Jeans and the Coathangers lies Toronto-based punks PRETTYBOY, who showcase their full range on dual EPs B...

Nashville-based three-piece Yautja set the bar high with their 2014 debut, Songs of Descent, and sophomore album The Lurch exceeds all expec...

Big Brave are consistently in a state of self-discovery. Since the release of their second record, 2015's Au De La, the band has pushed the...