EP Review: Jaded Truth – Bitter

Jaded Truth – BitterSeptember 8th, 2023Grunge / Alternative Rock / Hard RockIndependently ReleasedSt. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Jaded Truth, the St. John’s grunge trio, are perhaps one of the most prolific heavy groups in the city. Having released three full length records and a slew of singles in between, this is the band’s first …

Album Review: Doors and Fours – Black Magik and Other Aphrodisiacs

"Sacrifice yourself for me. Let's have a Satanic orgy." Doors and Fours – Black Magik and Other AphrodisiacsFebruary 1st, 2019Grunge / Garage PunkAborted ProductionsHamilton, Ontario, Canada Hamilton-based three piece rock and rollers Doors & Fours are a hard nut to crack in terms of genre. They describe themselves as “metal(ly) punk” and that’s honestly the best term …

EP Review: Cloned Apparition – The Coming of Spring

Cloned Apparition - The Coming of SpringFebruary 10th, 2023Grunge / Alternative RockIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada In my years of traversing the live music scene in Montreal, Quebec I encounter plenty of bands who either strike my fancy, exceed expectations, are just kind of okay, or bore me to tears. In my first few interactions with …

Album Review: High on Fire – Death is this Communion

"Now you realize, DEATH IS THIS COMMUNION!" High on Fire - Death is this CommunionSeptember 18th, 2007Sludge MetalRelapse RecordsOakland, California, USA And so here it is. We have come to the penultimate review in this month's edition of Discography Deep Dive and what is, in my opinion, the best gosh darned record in High on …

Album Review: Jaded Truth – Take a Seat

"Last days are here, nothing to fear." Jaded Truth – Take a SeatNovember 25th, 2022GrungeIndependently ReleasedSt. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Having been on the go since 2019, it’s certainly impressive that St. John’s grunge band Jaded Truth have released three full length albums in that time, with each record clocking it at just over or …

Akhenaten’s Best EPs of 2022

Did you think I was finished talking about 2022 just because I already released my list of best records for the year? Hah! I've fooled you! Full length albums are not all that matters under the sun. Extended plays also deserve some love, and so here we are to count the top five EPs I've …

Live from the Pit: The Chats @ Theatre Corona – 10/21/2022

The Chats @ Theatre CoronaW/ Drug Church, ScowlOctober 21st, 2022 Usually when I name these Live from the Pit segments, the title usually reflects the band that's headlining the show, whereas the other acts are included in the description box beneath the tour poster, like above. However, for this article I have to refrain from …

Live from the Pit: Gatecreeper @ Foufounes Electriques – 05/02/2022

I've been a fan of Gatecreeper for some time. Ever since my partner introduced them to me I've been hooked on their particular style of old school death metal that takes influence and elements from hardcore and mixes them together in a blender. It's a fascinating style that is super heavy, deep and supremely catchy. …

EP Review: Boring Girls – Bad Mammal

"Nobody cares! Nobody cares! Nobody cares about my nightmares!" Boring Girls - Bad MammalAugust 1st, 2021Hardcore / Experimental Punk / GrungeIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada Boring Girls are a relatively new punk band emerging from the underground of Montreal, Quebec. I saw these guys perform once at everybody's favourite underground punk venue, Traxide, last year, a …

Album Review: Poppy – Flux

Poppy - FluxSeptember 24th, 2021Alternative Rock / Dream PopSumerian RecordsWhitman, Massachusetts, USA Those who have been following this blog for some time know that I named I Disagree one of the best records of 2020 on my personal 'best of' year end list. As such I was very excited to hear what Poppy would bring …