From the land down under comes the metal/hardcore quintet known as Parkway Drive. The band is just on the brink of becoming a household name all around the world…
Hitting up the world with a dash of horrorbilly punk is Canada’s own The Creepshow. The band hails from the heart of Toronto and the GTA. For only a year and a bit The Creepshow have been around, but have a steadily rising fan base, and are usually found on tour. The newest album, Sell Your Soul has just dropped, after quite the delay I might add. But fans should all agree that the wait was well worth it. Sell Your Soul is…
Mastery is an instrumental-only metal band based in Ontario, Canada. Their album Lethal Legacy was released May 16th, 2006 on Spinerazor records. The CD release party was held on April 14th in Toronto. In this interview guitarist Markus Armellini and drummer Kevan Roy describe how Lethal Legacy was created, their expectations of the album, and the possibility of acquiring a lead singer.
At the moment, one of the most intense and brilliant metal acts in the world has to be Chimaira. Ironically, despite the fact that this the Cleveland, Ohio sextet is already touring in support of their fifth full-length studio release, they remain one of the most under-appreciated groups around. This my friends is what we in the music business call “fucking bull-shit.” For a band as freakin’ phenomenal as Chimaira to still be relatively…
Never judge a book by its cover! Yeah I know, everyone’s heard this damn age-old adage before, but to actually live it out is something quite different from speaking it aloud. For me, it was during this interview with DevilDriver frontman and all-around Metal visionary Dez Fafara, that the truth behind this book cover theory couldn’t have been more apparent. You see, I was admittedly a tad nervous when I scored this gig. I mean, I’ve done…
Rocking in the name of Satan is what the Matadors are all about. Don’t be fooled by the name though, the only kind of bull being fought off by these matadors is bullshit music that does not rock hard enough. Their album Horrobilly 9000 dropped on Tuesday, May 9th on Stereo Dynamite records and has been a long time in the making for these London, Ontario locals. This incredible album is now available across Canada…
Death metal can reach people all over the world. Whether it’s a giant scene such as Gothenburg in Sweden, or a small hometown scene, there will always be those hidden gem bands… those certain bands which arise from the dirt and make something for themselves. Porphyria are in the process of becoming one these aforementioned bands. All of us locals in another country know about them already. And with only one EP that was released…
The underground punk scene always seems to have quite a few kick ass bands. Bands come and bands go, leaving the local punks with many favourites. But for the past few years one band seems to maintain a large fanbase in the Toronto Area. This Newmarket, Ontario based band seemingly stands out from the rest with a style which is unique enough for appeal and yet similar to other bands allowing them to fit right in with your favourite…
They say that the 3rd time is a charm. I’m not sure if it is, but my third interview was with the drummer from the Horrorpops! That’s right! The drummer of this world famous band and myself stepped outside The Opera House in Toronto, Canada before his set the night of Wednesday April 19th, 2006 and conducted one of my favourite interviews yet!
One of the most well respected names in all of popular music is the name Joshua Craig Podolsky. Joshua is a multi-talented musician who is not only a wizard on guitar, but also an excellent producer who has worked with some of the biggest names in rock and even pop music.
She sings like Bif Naked. He calls himself Cactus… I don’t know why. Together with their fellow band members, they are Sinkin’ Ships, and they are everything a punk band should be – loud, fast, and occasionally destructive. Rumour has it that Naomi tends to break shit on stage… but that could just be a rumour. In any case, these guys are kickin’ it old school – playing as many shows as they can get, and putting out records…
While you might think rickets is a medical term used to describe a child with a bulky head, it’s also a hard rock band. Rikets is a six-piece band originating from Cleveland, Ohio who is quickly gathering lots of attention in the hard rock community. The group’s debut EP Anything For the Devil has been receiving much praise since its release last year and the band has been hard at work promoting the disc for months now.
There is nothing at all hasty with Haste The Day’s brand of metal/hardcore/screamo influenced tunage.
Remember the days of down and dirty, rebellious, hard hitting punk rock? Probably not since most of you likely aren’t old enough to remember the days of the Sex Pistols and their raw and sometimes violent redefinition of rock and roll in the late 1970s. A band that has resurrected some of that Pistols’ rawness and attitude in 2006 is the aptly named London band, The Towers of London.