Brigata Vendetta – This Is How Democracy Dies LP
Brigata Vendetta This Is How Democracy Dies LP (Pirates Press Records) Okay, after the last few years of pundits both educated and ill-informed questioning…
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Kirkby Kiss – Ouroboros EP
Kirkby Kiss Ouroboros EP (Council Records) It might sound unlikely, but working in the music press can be surprisingly frustrating. The reason for that…
SC.U.M. – Born Too Soon LP Reissue
SC.U.M. Born Too Soon LP (Reissue) (Porterhouse Records) Listening to the reissue of Montreal-based punk/hardcore outfit SC.U.M.’s Born Too Soon LP really takes me…
Heavy Picks for Bandcamp Friday – May 2023
It isn’t slowing down at all – there’s an even bigger bouquet of fresh riffs out there since the last edition of Bandcamp Friday,…
Metal Picks for Bandcamp Friday – April 2023
It’s a bit of a long one this month. A veritable bouquet of fresh riffs – for you! In the April 2023 edition of…
Sweat – Gotta Give It Up LP
Sweat Gotta Give It Up LP (Pirates Press Records) On the surface, the cliche that, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” writes…
Rise Against – Nowhere Generation LP
Rise Against Nowhere Generation LP + 7” (Loma Vista Records/Universal Music Group) It feels difficult to believe that, with Nowhere Generation, Rise Against has…
Seized Up – Brace Yourself LP
A deeper look at the grooves pressed into Seized Up’s Brace Yourself LP. Ever heard an album which hits the mark brilliantly and causes…
Subhumans – Crisis Point LP
Mark Twain once said that in order to truly find one’s way to genuine inspiration, “First, get your facts straight – then distort them…
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…