I don’t get hardcore bands like Guiltfeeder. I mean, I kind of get them. They are to music what brutal, gory, horror movies are to film. It seems less of an exercise in musicality but rather a display of aggression,Read more…
Phantom – The Powers That Be
Over the past couple years, Toronto has been going through a revival of old-school heavy metal. Metalheads will recognize the term NWOBHM which stands for “New Wave of British Heavy Metal.” This movement started in the early 80’s with theRead more…
The Baseball Project – 3rd
The Baseball Project is a group I’ve always been interested in, but it took me a couple years to pick up one of their records. After hearing how great 3rd is, I feel pretty late to the party. The groupRead more…
Rhinosaur – Live
Rhinosaur is the new project from Mick Srivastava who was last seen as the singer/drummer of The Atomic Ravens: a space-rock outfit that is best described as “the best damn band you’ve never heard of.” For the first time, however,Read more…
Kill Matilda – #Punk #Zombie #RocknRoll
West coast punkers Kill Matilda’s latest release “#Punk #Zombie #RocknRoll” is essentially an abridged version of 2011’s “I Want Revenge” with an acoustic version of “Geisha With a Switchblade” tacked on to the end. Ragers is the name of theRead more…
Sean Nelson – Make Good Choices
Anyone remember that song “Flagpole Sitta” from the 90’s by Harvey Danger? Okay, that was an easy one. How about their critically acclaimed (but criminally overlooked) sophomore album “King James Version” that followed in 2000? Still with me? Do youRead more…
The Bynars – X vs. X
I caught The Bynars during their NXNE set at The Cameron House. I immediately found myself drawing comparisons between them and a fictitious east coast Can-Rock version of Weezer except with more outlandish guitar harmonies and an even nerdier appearanceRead more…
Arch Enemy – War Eternal
Thousands of metal-heads’ jaws (including mine) hit the ground with a resounding thud back in March when it was announced that not only was longtime Arch Enemy vocalist Angela Gossow stepping down from her duties, (though sticking around to manageRead more…
The John Holmes Book Club – Skin To Skin
Whenever I tell a friend about The John Holmes Book Club I get one of two reactions: a hearty chuckle over the absurdity of the band’s name or a dumbfounded “who is John Holmes?” The Cameron Switzer-led quartet barged ontoRead more…
RVIVR – The Beauty Between
I got turned on to RVIVR from reading a Top 5 list from 2013. I think it was something like “The Return of Pop Punk.” Most of the bands on the list were pretty blah but one of them stuckRead more…