This is an odd one track EP from Milo and Alexander Kollman. This is a little different sound to what Milo has done with his solo projects. The production from Alexander Kollman is a little quirkier and at times theRead more…
Kosmograd – Orbiter
Have you heard of Kosmograd? They’re a Post-Metal/Sludge band hailing from Toronto, ON. Perhaps you have caught them opening for Intronaut, The Ocean and Solstafir? Maybe? Truthfully, the band has not participated in any extended touring circuits and unless oneRead more…
Smashing Pumpkins – Monuments To An Elegy
You don’t have to like Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. He’s arrogant, he’s prickly, he’s notoriously difficult to work with and has been known to repeatedly troll his fans for his own amusement. However, when he makes his grand proclamationsRead more…
Headstones – One In The Chamber Music
One In The Chamber Music is the latest offering from Kingston Can-rock vets the Headstones. They’ve gone through their back catalogue and have recorded acoustic arrangements of some familiar favourites. To make the package more enticing, a couple new songsRead more…
Soen – Tellurian
In 2012, US/Swedish group, Soen debuted their first full-length album, Cognitive. The album promptly made ripples in hard rock and metal circles due in part to the band’s all-star rhythm section comprised of Martin Lopez on drums/percussion (Opeth) and bassRead more…
Culprate – Deliverance
I had this album recommended to me with the description of “interesting glitchy goodness”. I did a quick search for Culprate on Spotify and listened to the first EP I found. It was some good but fairly standard dub stepRead more…
Soso – Not For Nothing
Soso is a musician and artist from Saskatoon. His style of music has a very unique and personal sound. The music is hip hop but has a very organic sound. The drums in particular are hand picked samples and notRead more…
AC/DC – Rock Or Bust
I have a good rule for parties. If you follow this rule, you will have good parties. AC/DC will always make your party better. It doesn’t really matter which record. Back In Black has the most crowd pleasers. Highway ToRead more…
Beneath Augusta – You Gotta Come Down Sometime
Beneath Augusta was the evolution of (criminally under-appreciated) Toronto space-rock/shoegaze act Mellonova. After parting ways with their rhythm section, singer/guitarist Michael Brennan and guitarist Matthew Cromarty formed a new band and named it after one of the tracks on theirRead more…
At The Gates – At War With Reality
Along with Dark Tranquillity and In Flames, At The Gates is considered to be an originator of the Gothenburg Melodic Death Metal sound, or “melodeath” for short. The idea behind melodeath is to convey melody through guitar instead of vocals.Read more…