Live from the Pit: Sanguisugabogg @ Foufounes Electriques – 05/09/2024

Sanguisugabogg @ Foufounes Electriquesw/ Jesus Piece, Peeling Flesh, GagMay 9th, 2024Extensive EnterpriseMontreal, Quebec, Canada Sangusiugabogg have undoubtedly had one of the most meteoric rises in the world of underground death metal over the past couple of years. The band cropped up on my radar a few years ago and I've only continued to hear about …

EP Review: Carnage – Free at Last

"No importance held, never will, wait forever, suffer still." Carnage - Free at LastJuly 23rd, 2023Hardcore / Beatdown / PowerviolenceIndependently ReleasedSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada As far as capital H "Hardcore" goes, I've never been the biggest fan of the genre. I've been a fan of NYHC bands like Sick of it All and …

EP Review: Cohezion – Diztorted Vision

"Drifting slowly towards the end. Humbled to know that there's no turning back." Cohezion - Diztorted VisionNovember 4th, 2022Hardcore / BeatdownIndependently ReleasedToronto, Ontario, Canada I first became aware of the Toronto hardcore / beatdown outfit Cohezion when they showed up in Montreal to play a big hardcore show at Foufounes Electriques near the end of …

Album Review: Prowl – The Forgotten Realms

"To the roots of the cave, I won't be the one laying down with you." Prowl - The Forgotten RealmsJuly 22nd, 2022Hardcore / CrossoverIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada It's nice to know that in the modern era, with how much metal and punk have shifted and changed over the years, with how many artists have innovated …

Live from the Pit: Spiter @ Turbo Haus – 09/16/2022

Spiter @ Turbo HausW/ Cell Press, Glowing Orb, GreberSeptember 16th, 2022 If you read my review of Spiter's debut record, Bathe the Babe in Bat's Blood, yesterday, you knew this was coming. Having become a massive fan of this band since that record dropped I knew I'd have to go see these guys at Turbo …

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 …

Album Review: Knocked Loose – A Different Shade of Blue

"Mistakes like fractures, hiding underneath the skin." Knocked Loose - A Different Shade of BlueAugust 23rd, 2019Hardcore / BeatdownPure Noise RecordsOldham County, Kentucky, USA I admit that I was a bit slow on the uptake when it came to the new wave of heavy hardcore bands that seem to have swept through younger generations recently. …