Articles by Mark Tremblay

BIG|BRAVE Channel Trauma into Punishingly Heavy Music

PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2023

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

Pile Write New Stories on 'All Fiction'

PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2023

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

KEN mode's Toronto Show Put a Fresh Spin on Classic Noise

The Baby G, November 8

PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2022

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 Reach Their Apex on the Molten 'NULL'

PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2022

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

Greber Find Details Amid the Noise on Punishing 'Fright Without'

PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2022

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...

WAKE Reimagine What Heavy Music Means on 'Thought Form Descent'

PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2022

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

'Cave World' Adds Cohesion to Viagra Boys' Chaos

PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2022

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

Cancer Bats Keep Spreading Their Wings on 'Psychic Jailbreak'

PUBLISHED Apr 14, 2022

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