Articles By Joe Smith-Engelhardt
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Toronto's Bad River Explore the Mundane Aspects of Life in "Wisconsin" Video Published Dec 06, 2019Toronto-based three-piece grunge act Bad River bring a blend of post-punk, garage rock and noise to their sound, delicately balancing harsh...
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Toronto's 5 Best Cannabis Destinations Published Dec 05, 2019Toronto is a haven for cannabis enthusiasts with plenty of retail stores and pot-themed activities you can participate in across the city. E...
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Cattle Decapitation Death Atlas Published Nov 27, 2019When it comes to death metal bands, few have built a discography as strong as Cattle Decapitation's. Their early records are captivating, bu...
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Despised Icon Made Their Best Album, 'Purgatory,' After Putting the Band on the Shelf Published Nov 14, 2019When Montreal deathcore inventors Despised Icon made their comeback announcement in 2014, fans were satisfied to see them live again, and la...
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Despised Icon Purgatory Published Nov 12, 2019After a highly successful return in 2016 with fifth studio album Beast, Despised Icon have proven they are here to stay through tight live s...
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God Alone God Alone. Published Nov 06, 2019Plenty of post-metal bands have been diving into elements of prog metal, black metal and more over the past several years, but few manage to...
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Stray From the Path Internal Atomics Published Nov 05, 2019Over their past few albums, Stray From the Path have fully embraced their Rage Against the Machine-worshipping take on hardcore, and while m...
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Edmonton's Winterruption YEG Reveals Initial Lineup with GZA, Ezra Furman, No Age Published Nov 04, 2019Edmonton is getting a brand new festival this winter with Winterruption YEG, and organizers have revealed the artists joining their inaugura...
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Rage Against the Machine Announce 2020 Reunion Shows Published Nov 01, 2019People have been begging for it for years and it's finally happening — Rage Against the Machine are reuniting. Rumours started after an...
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Ed Roman Explores Dyslexia in Animated "Red Omen" Video Published Nov 01, 2019Ontario-based indie-folk rocker Ed Roman manages to blend everything from folk, rock, pop, country and even more across his musical spectrum...
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CASTLEBEAT Drops Nostalgic Video for "Telephone" Published Oct 31, 2019Lo-fi dream-pop project CASTLEBEAT is the brainchild of California musician Josh Hwang and firmly follows the DIY work ethic. Hwang writes,...
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Fit for an Autopsy The Sea of Tragic Beasts Published Oct 25, 2019After showing tremendous growth on their last album, The Great Collapse, Fit for an Autopsy outed themselves as one of the best deathcore ba...
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Norma Jean All Hail Published Oct 25, 2019Norma Jean have been steadily pumping out near-perfect albums of noisy, sludge-oriented metalcore for nearly 20 years and continued evolving...
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Exclaim!'s Top 11 Canadian Cannabis Heroes Published Oct 17, 2019Today (October 17, 2019) marks exactly one year since cannabis was legalized in Canada, and over the past year, we've seen numerous celebrit...
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Kristen Karma Pays Tribute to Late Relatives in New "Dear John" Video Published Oct 11, 2019Toronto-based electro-pop songwriter Kristen Karma has been steadily blossoming her career in her hometown of Vancouver for about a decade s...
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The Terrible, Tragic and Terrific Life of Slipknot Published Oct 04, 2019To people outside of heavy metal, almost every band seems like a terrifying set of weirdoes raging out, but Slipknot truly fit that mould. W...
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Seizures Reverie of the Revolving Diamond Published Oct 04, 2019Orange County mathcore crew Seizures are masters at creating wildly interesting soundscapes within metallic hardcore, and their latest recor...
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Car Bomb Mordial Published Sep 27, 2019Mathcore heavyweights Car Bomb amazed people with their third album, Meta, and became a household name within the genre, but topping that re...
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Hear Poolblood's Minimal New Track "I'm Sorry" Published Sep 26, 2019Toronto dream-pop artist Poolblood is preparing to release their latest EP, Yummy, on November 8 via Accidental Popstar Records, but first t...
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Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Slipknot Published Sep 25, 2019Slipknot have been shocking the world and stoking metal fans for decades, from their highly experimental but brutal sound to their unnerving...