Teke::Teke – Shirushi LP
Teke Teke Shirushi LP (Killrockstars) Without question, Teke::Teke is a creature completely in its own quadrant of the pop diaspora. Does that mean that…
Montreal
The Great Sabatini – Goodbye Audio
Montreal’s favourite bearded noise-rock wizards – The Great Sabatini – are back with their fourth full-length album, featuring such family-unfriendly titles as “Still Life…
Messe des Morts VIII – Genèse
Piranha Bar, Montréal. Thursday the 22nd of November, 2018. It’s the eighth edition of this feast of black metal. Having attended a few times…
The Great Sabatini – Goodbye Audio
On the surface this is a well-recorded and played album of Melvins-inspired music. However, what sets it apart is the fact that the songs…
Tunguska Mammoth song premiere: Phénix
In setting up his review of Breathless, the soon-to-be released new album from Tunguska Mammoth, Hellbound’s Gruesome Greg remarked on the fitting resonance between the Quebec band’s…
Vantablack Warship – Abrasive Pulmonic Speak
Vantablack Warship continue to progress in leaps and bounds, and I could see them being a valuable addition to any quality metal label’s roster. Imagine…
WarCall – Invaders
Like a black metal Motorhead or the mutant offspring of New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends Tank, WarCall really live up to their…
A Devil’s Din – One Hallucination Under God
Montreal psychedelic power trip A Devil’s Din continues to impress with this, their wittily titled third album. It is a timeless album, one with…
Metal notes from Montreal (more to come)
It’s a very metal week in Montreal. Heavy Montreal 2016 kicks off in Parc Jean-Drapeau tomorrow, complete with afterparties scheduled for Katacombes and L’Astral….
A metalhead in Montreal, May 2016
It’s not often I get a chance to linger in Montreal, it seems. My first long ago trip to this addictive city was for leisurely pleasure, but…