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Beneath Augusta – You Gotta Come Down Sometime

Dec 9, 2014By Jon

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…

Dec 9, 2014Jon

Playlist Monday: Nu-Gaze

Dec 8, 2014By Jon

The shoegaze revival has been in full force for a number of years now. I’ve been hearing other fun terms like nu-gaze and doomgaze. Today’s playlist consists of a handful of noisy bands that may or may not be fascinatedRead more…

Dec 8, 2014Jon

At The Gates – At War With Reality

Dec 7, 2014By Jon

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…

Dec 7, 2014Jon

Anderson Paak – Venice

Dec 6, 2014By Craig

Anderson Paak recently released his debut album Venice. I have previously talked about his EP of covers and also mentioned his feature on the latest TOKiMONSTA EP. I like what Anderson Paak offers. He falls some where between Cee LoRead more…

Dec 6, 2014Craig

Tales from the Bargain Bin: Zebrahead – MFZB

Dec 5, 2014By Jon

There are a ton of bad pop-punk albums out there. Most of them sprung up in the late-90’s in the wake of the success of bands like Green Day, NOFX, Pennywise but really mostly Green Day. Suddenly you couldn’t turnRead more…

Dec 5, 2014Jon

Antemasque – S/T

Dec 4, 2014By Mike Quan

After the demise of The Mars Volta was abruptly announced via Twitter, it was a relief to find out that vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala and guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez joined forces once again and formed Antemasque earlier this year. This eponymous debutRead more…

Dec 4, 2014Mike Quan

Diamond Head – Death and Progress

Dec 3, 2014By Jon

Diamond Head is best known as the favourite band of Lars Ulrich, drummer for Metallica. Ulrich and Metallica famously covered Diamond Head’s Holst-inspired “Am I Evil?”, making the song, if not the band, a household name. To say that DiamondRead more…

Dec 3, 2014Jon

Latyrx – The Second Album

Dec 2, 2014By Craig

I was listening to this album the past week and thinking it was a candidate for a top albums of the year. When I checked the release date I was surprised that it’s already been over a year since it’sRead more…

Dec 2, 2014Craig

Playlist Monday: Deep Purple – Mark I: 1968-69 Playlist

Dec 1, 2014By Brad Murray

Deep Purple: we all know them, we all love them. Undoubtedly the band’s most memorable era is the legendary “Mark II – Version I” line-up (1970-1973) comprised of Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Jon Lord (Hammond organ), Ian Paice (drums), Roger GloverRead more…

Dec 1, 2014Brad Murray

Torche – Harmonslaught

Nov 30, 2014By Jon

Torche tends to operate in two gears. First is their knack for writing catchy pop songs and recording them alongside booming drums and massively detuned guitars, giving the songs an unexpected heaviness. The second gear, perhaps their trademark, is theirRead more…

Nov 30, 2014Jon
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