Live from the Pit: Apriliis Fest 2024

Apriliis Fest 2024w/ Fuck the Facts, Fuck Toute, Cell Press, Bhatt, Autre Part@ La Sala RosaApril 5th, 2024Montreal, Quebec, Canada Admittedly, Apriliis Fest is something that's a bit out of my wheelhouse when it comes to genre. Focusing more on noise rock and abrasive genres of that nature that are often considered a bit more …

Album Review: Bog Monkey – Hollow

Bog Monkey - HollowMarch 3rd, 2023Sludge / Stoner Metal / Noise RockIndependently ReleasedAtlanta, Georgia, USA I first discovered Bog Monkey when a friend of mind recommended them on Twitter, and I was immediately drawn in by the name of the band and the album cover. Come on, look at that. Does that album cover not …

Album Review: Cell Press – Cages

Cell Press - CagesMarch 8th, 2024Noise Rock / Sludge Metal / MathcoreIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada Describing the music of Montreal noise rock quartet Cell Press has been admittedly quite difficult ever since I was first exposed to them a year or two back. The group combines elements of noise rock, sludge metal, grindcore, and mathcore …

EP Review: Clayman – Enter: Clayman!

"Open wide! Open wide! Open wide! Open wide!" Clayman - Enter: ClaymanMarch 29th, 2024Noise Rock / Experimental PunkGeomorph RecordsMontreal, Quebec, Canada Arisen from the fine-grained soil, Clayman has arrived to deliver unchained sonic terror to the masses from the depths of the Doom Room. This new trio featuring the rhythm bombast of Zilbatar, the electroshock …

EP Review: Mulch – Nothing Grows Out of Dried Flowers

Mulch - Nothing Grows Out of Dried FlowersFebruary 19th, 2024Hardcore Punk / Noise RockIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada Montreal seemingly has no shortage of new hardcore punk bands these days, and Mulch are one of the latest to join the fray. Consisting of photographer extraordinaire Rose Cormier on vocals, William Trottier-Jackson of Typeface and Freezerburn on …

Live from the Pit: KEN mode @ Turbo Haus – 11/07/2022

KEN mode @ Turbo HausW/ Frail Body, Cell Press, SkumstrikeNovember 7th, 2022 Disclaimer: I micro-dosed shrooms before going to this show. I've been following Manitoba experimental noise rockers KEN mode for about ten years now. I remember first reading about these guys on Heavy Blog is Heavy way back when I was a teenager and …

Album Review: Chat Pile – God’s Country

"Why do people have to live outside?" Chat Pile - God's CountryJuly 29th, 2022Noise Rock / Post MetalThe FlenserOklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA If you're like me, you had no idea what a "chat" was in the context of a pile when you first heard about this band and this album. In looking it up I …

Live from the Pit: Perturbator @ Theatre Corona – 09/08/2022

Perturbator @ Theatre CoronaW/ Health, Street SectsSeptember 8th, 2022 Is there any better way to spend your anniversary with the love of your life than going to a sick as fuck synthwave show and dancing the night away in an electrified mosh pit? I think not, my friends! On September 8th my partner and a …

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: Primitive Man @ Bar Le Ritz – 06/06/2022

Primitive Man @ Bar Le RitzW/ Elizabeth Colour Wheel, Body Void, Jarhead Fertilizer, MortiferumJune 6th, 2022 Is there any name in modern death metal that conjures revelations of just batshit stupid heaviness as Primitive Man? Perhaps. Perhaps not. In any case this three piece "deathsludge" band from Denver, Colorado decided to make their way to …