Album Review: Sentiment Dissolve – The Orwellian Dream

"Sacrifice autonomy and be a part of something great." Sentiment Dissolve - The Orwellian DreamMay 24th, 2024Progressive / Technical Death MetalCDN RecordsLondon, Ontario, Canada Sentiment Dissolve are a relatively new face in the world of Canadian death metal. Formed in 2022 the band released their debut album, The Orwellian Dream, in May of this year, …

Live from the Pit: B.A. Johnston @ L’Hemisphere Gauche- 03/30/2024

B.A. Johnston @ L'Hemisphere Gauchew/ Thunderkok, Basement DwellerMarch 30th, 2024Montreal, Quebec, Canada I was first introduced to B.A. Johnston last year when my band Ratpiss was on tour with another band from Hamilton, Twin Banshee. Of course, being from B.A.'s hometown, this crew well aware of his existence and had seen him perform multiple times …

An Interview with Braindown

Photo credit: Alexandre Bibeau Braindown is an old school death metal band originally based in Delson, Quebec, Canada, that is now based in Montreal. They have been active since 2016 and have released one full length album, 'A World to Forget'. First off, can you let our readers know who we’re talking to? We are …

Album Review: Tomb Mold – The Enduring Spirit

"Every word primes the nerves. They dissolve our euphoric cluster. We are at each other's mercy, but what pushes you onwards?" Tomb Mold - The Enduring SpiritSeptember 15th, 2023Progressive Death Metal20 Buck SpinToronto, Ontario, Canada Canadian death metal heavyweights Tomb Mold are back with their fourth full length record since their formation in 2015. The …

EP Review: Twin Banshee – Rattle

"Crush me on this day, the way you wished for so long, deserve not a tear, forgiven 'cause you forgot." Twin Banshee - RattleAugust 31st, 2023Sludge MetalIndependently ReleasedHamilton, Ontario, Canada When it comes to sludge metal, you've got a couple of different schools at work. There's the crusty kind of sludge that veers on punk …

Live from the Pit: Unleash the Archers @ Le Studio TD – 10/21/2023

Unleash the Archers @ Le Studio TDw/ Lutharo, and PaladinOctober 21st, 2023Heavy MTLMontreal, Quebec, Canada If you've been reading this blog for a while you know that Unleash the Archers released what is in my opinion one of the few masterpiece records of the past few years. 2020's Abyss came out of the gates swinging …

Live from the Pit: Tomb Mold @ Foufounes Electriques – 09/16/2023

Tomb Mold@ Foufounes ElectriquesW/ Outer Heaven, and Serpent Corpse I have to be honest that I've never really gotten into Tomb Mold's music all that much in the past. I always recognized them as a very competent death metal band with some very talented musicians behind each record, but for some reason it never clicked …

EP Review: Infrared – Back to the Warehouse

Infrared – Back to the WarehouseJune 14th, 2019Thrash MetalIndependently ReleasedOttawa, Ontario, Canada Infrared are a name that many in the Canadian thrash scene may either remember fondly from a bygone age or have only heard of very recently. The reason for that is that Infrared achieved national attention way back when, with their single “Thoughts Caught (In Between)” but then …

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 …

Album Review: Chainbreaker – Lethal Desire

Chainbreaker - Lethal DesireFebruary 15th, 2019Blackened Heavy MetalHells HeadbangersToronto, Ontario, Canada I was first informed of Chainbreaker through a friend of mine who told me that it was essentially a new band formed by the members of Cauldron. Consisting of both current and former members of that vaunted Canadian NWOTHM band, Chainbreaker is a noticeable …