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  • KEN Mode in Toronto, September 2019

    KEN Mode @ The Grand Gerrard, Toronto, September 8, 2019 Sunday’s are best known as that one day of the week when you can just stay home, relax and not have to think about anything. However, this past Sunday Canadian hardcore legends KEN Mode were in Toronto and like me, many fans knew this is…

  • KEN mode live in Toronto, October 2018

    KEN mode & Birds in Row @ Bovine Sex Club, Toronto, 26 October 2018 Following the release of their impressive new album Loved in August, KEN mode has hit the road to bring the new songs to life. After a solid run of dates in the United States, the tour made its way across the…

  • KEN Mode – Loved

    Like death and taxes, you can count on KEN Mode to deliver a new record every two to three years. Album number seven from the Winnipeg noise-rock veterans comes on the heels of a trio of Juno-nominated releases, the most recent being 2015’s Success. (Ironically, it didn’t win.) This nine-track, 35-and-a-half-minute effort seems to be…

  • Ken Mode announce European tour with Hark

    The guys in Ken Mode are having a busy year following the success of  their Juno-nominated 2013 album, Entrench. The last of their live summer prairie dates falls on July at the in Winnipeg. They’re scheduled to play the Housecore Horror Film Festival in Austin, Texas in October. And in between they’ll be swinging through…

  • KEN Mode – Entrench

    By Matt Hinch I’m writing this on the day the Juno Award nominees are being announced and while all the bands nominated in the Metal/Hard Music category are stellar, they fall a year short of the honour of being the very first recipient in that category. That distinction went to KEN Mode and their 2011…

  • KEN Mode/ Vilipend/ Purity Control/ Black Faxes @ the Garrison, Toronto ON, March 25, 2011

    By Natalie Zed Caveat: I know, and like, many of the people in these bands; I consider them friends, allies and partners. They also deserve to be written about, so I’m going to write about them. Any bias you may accuse me of, I accept. The night began with Black Faxes, who share vocalist Graham…

  • KEN Mode/ Engineer/ Vilipend/ Gray Acre @ Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto ON, August 31 2010

    Review by Natalie Zed By now, you’re used to me attaching caveats to my reviews. I am profoundly aware that circumstances have a significant effect on my writing, so attempt to identify out any variables as much as possible. Something as simple as a stomach ache or my level of sobriety can influence the way…

  • Video interview:KEN Mode‘s Jesse Matthewson

    Last week Winnipeg’s KEN Mode played Toronto’s Garrison as part of their current North American tour in support of their brand new album Venerable, which is released today on Profound Lore. I caught up with KM guitarist/vocalist Jesse Matthewson outside of the venue just before they played to do a quick video interview in which…

  • Interview: Jesse Matthewson from KEN mode

    Last October, Hellbound’s Gabe Hugh had the chance to talk to Jesse Matthewson from KEN mode at their tour stop in Kingston, Ontario. Here, finally, is the Q&A that emerged from that encounter. Hellbound: You guys are currently on the “Huge Success” tour. What are some essential dining and foods that are always part of…

  • Holy triple bill, Batman!

    Can’t believe we’re a week into June and I’m actually debating whether to wear a jacket tonight.  But hey, at least the sun finally came out, so that’s a start… Anyways, warming the unseasonably cold wastelands of Toronto tonight is a terrific touring package featuring Torche, KEN Mode and Lo-Pan at Lee’s Palace.  It feels…