Live from the Pit: At the Gates @ Theatre Corona – 08/26/2022

At the Gates @ Theatre CoronaW/ Enforced, Municipal WasteAugust 26th, 2022 When I was a teenager, I discovered the album Slaughter of the Soul by At the Gates thanks to the Rock Band video game franchise, which included the song "Blinded by Fear" as a downloadable song. When I first heard that song I was …

EP Review: Fugitive – Maniac

Fugitive - ManiacAugust 8th, 2022CrossoverIndependently ReleasedFort Worth, Texas, USA Two years ago, we, meaning the metal community at large, lost an important member. Riley Gale of Power Trip passed away tragically in August of 2020, shocking many and leaving both Gale's family and friends as well as his bandmates stunned, no doubt. As is typically …

Live from the Pit: Church of Hardcore Fest 2022 – 08/21/2022

Church of Hardcore Fest 2022W/ Scarfold, Northwalk, Extinction A.D.,Soulthief, Shut Away, C.I.D.B., Total WasteAshes to Emperor, Deadbolt, RatpissAugust 21st, 2022 Church of Hardcore is a brand new (prospective) annual hardcore festival hosted in Pointe-au-Chêne, Quebec, a small town of about 3000 people about an hour's drive from Montreal. The fest was organized by Jason Maher …

Live from the Pit: Hellshock @ Traxide – 08/14/2022

Hellshock @ TraxideW/ Warkrusher, Collapsed, FracturedAugust 14th, 2022 I've never heard of Hellshock before, let alone been to an early show on a Sunday at the infamous Traxide. Yet despite having walked through a pile of poison oak the night before and being itchy beyond all belief, I decided to don my combat boots and …

Live from the Pit: Sumac @ Bar Le Ritz PDB – 08/11/2022

Sumac @ Bar Le Ritz PDBW/ Big Brave, Tashi DorjiAugust 11th, 2022 So having been to Bar Le Ritz PDB the night prior to witness the blackened thrash assault of Sadistic Ritual, my partner and I figured we might as well head on back to the out-of-the-way venue in Montreal's Jean-Talon neighborhood to bare witness …

Live from the Pit: Sadistic Ritual @ Bar Le Ritz PDB – 08/10/2022

Sadistic Ritual @ Bar Le Ritz PDBW/ ØbeliskAugust 10th, 2022 I hadn't heard about Sadistic Ritual until I found out that the band was coming here as part of the tour in support of their most recent record, The Enigma, Boundless. I checked out the band's two records and, if you've been reading this blog …

Live from the Pit: La Armada @ Turbo Haus – 08/09/2022

La Armada @ Turbo HausW/ The Last MileAugust 9th, 2022 I forget if it was 2018 or 2019 but I had seen La Armada the last time they rolled through Montreal. It was at Foufounes Electriques where they were playing alongside Belvedere and Satanic Surfers. Of the lineup of that show they were by far …

Album Review: Cross Dog – Hollow

"We all make mistakes, but you've done some fucked up things." Cross Dog - HollowJuly 19th, 2019Hardcore / Noise RockIndependently ReleasedPeterborough, Ontario, Canada I forget which year it happened, it was either 2018 or 2019, when I first was introduced to Cross Dog when they came to Montreal and played a show at Turbo Haus. …

Live from the Pit: Sasquatch @ Piranha Bar – 08/07/2022

Sasquatch @ Piranha BarW/ Hippie Death Cult, Doom 'An Blue, The Naked HighAugust 7th, 2022 I had heard of Sasquatch before and I even think I might have listened to them a long time ago when I had a huge stoner rock phase in my teenage years. However as I got older and my musical …

Album Review: Wormrot – Hiss

"When talking fails, it's time for violence!" Wormrot - HissJuly 8th, 2022GrindcoreEarache RecordsSingapore Singaporean grindcore outfit Wormrot have gained a considerable amount of notoriety in the world of extreme music since their debut record, Abuse, was released in 2009. While the band gained awareness mostly through their kickass, brutal grind, they also attained meme status …