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 …

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 …

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 …

Album Review: KMFDM – Let Go

"Turn the lights on, the roaches run for cover." KMFDM - Let GoFebruary 2nd, 2024Industrial Metal / RockMetropolis RecordsHamburg, Germany Unlike Ministry who have still managed to maintain a certain level of heaviness and aggression over the course of their career, KMFDM seems like the opposite. As someone who grew up listening to some of …

Album Review: Sleepytime Gorilla Museum – Of the Last Human Being

"The last human being in the world is an ape, but it's worthy of your consideration." Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - Of the Last Human BeingFebruary 23rd, 2024Avant-Garde Metal / Brutal Prog / Experimental RockIndependently ReleasedOakland, California, USA There are very few people who I've spoken to in real life who have ever heard of this …

Album Review: Chelsea Wolfe – She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She

"I've been losing days here, do you know what that's like?" Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to SheFebruary 9th, 2024Electronica / Industrial / Goth RockLoma Vista RecordingsSacramento, California, USA American singer-songwriter and modern goth icon Chelsea Wolfe is back with her seventh full length studio album, She Reaches Out to …

Album Review: The Skeats – The Skeats IV

“To find a better place and time, to gain a different frame of mind.” The Skeats – The Skeats IVDecember 2nd, 2023Hard Rock / Alternative Rock / Punk RockIndependently ReleasedSt. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada St. John’s hard rock power trio The Skeats are back with their fourth full length album in as many years, …

Discography Deep Dive: Baroness – Purple

"But good fortune never was shining on me, the way it shone on you." Baroness - PurpleDecember 18th, 2015Progressive Sludge Metal / Progressive RockAbraxan HymnsSavannah, Georgia, USA In 2012, following the horrible bus accident that Baroness encountered near Bath, England, two of the band's members, long time drummer and founding member Allen Blickle and bassist …

Discography Deep Dive: Baroness – Yellow and Green

"I took your advice and the requisite pills, and the forbidden pies from a white windowsill." Baroness - Yellow and GreenJuly 17th, 2012Progressive Sludge Metal / Progressive RockRelapse RecordsSavannah, Georgia, USA Having revisited the band's first two releases, Red Album and Blue Record, we come to the first album from the band that I wasn't …

Discography Deep Dive: Baroness – Blue Record

"Now it's time for medication. Stallions on the eiderdown." Baroness - Blue RecordOctober 13th, 2009Progressive Sludge Metal / Progressive RockRelapse RecordsSavannah, Georgia, USA While Red Album may ultimately be my personal favourite of Baroness' discography, I have to admit that the first time I heard Blue Record it blew me the hell away. It feels …