Is Sanction's New Album 'Broken in Refraction' Heavy Hardcore? Deathcore? "We Don't F***ing Care"

Published Aug 07, 2019

Sanction have long been carving out their place in the lineage of heavy music from their native Long Island, but their debut album, Broken i...

All Out War Crawl Among the Filth

Published Jul 17, 2019

All Out War have almost always sounded like some sort of sadistic, feral animal. Truth in the Age of Lies and For Those Who Were Crucified a...

The Beths / Girl Friday Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, July 5

Published Jul 06, 2019

"Turn it up!" was a repeated heckle from the crowd at the Horseshoe Tavern throughout the Beths' second headlining appearance in Toronto. It...

GAZM, Mortality Rate, Wild Side: Meet Three of the Best New Canadian Hardcore Bands

Published May 18, 2019

There's enough happening in Canadian hardcore right now to make a music fan crazy trying to keep up. We spoke to three of our new favourites...

Wild Side Who the Hell Is Wild Side?

Published May 07, 2019

Just Who the Hell is Wild Side? Wild Side are Niagara Falls, ON born and bred; much like the streetscapes of Clifton Hill, their music is as...

Ringworm Death Becomes My Voice

Published May 01, 2019

Since 1991, Ringworm have been innovating a severe and novel amalgamation of extreme thrash, sinister death metal and traditional Cleveland...

Trade Wind Certain Freedoms

Published Apr 23, 2019

The members of Trade Wind do play in other noteworthy bands, but to call the group a side project is doing a disservice. Stick to Your Guns...

A New Wave of Bands Are Giving Straight Edge New Meaning

Published Apr 11, 2019

Asked why the straight edge message that his band advocates — a lifestyle free of drugs, smoking and alcohol — has begun to resonate with mu...

Hatebreed / Obituary / Cro-Mags / Terror / Fit for an Autopsy Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, April 8

Published Apr 09, 2019

"If anyone fucks with you out there, let them know that today is not the day," remarked Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta. An evening strictly...

Sworn Enemy Gamechanger

Published Apr 03, 2019

Sworn Enemy formed in 1997, playing as Mindset until getting picked up by Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta's Stillborn Records for their infam...

Mourn Beneath the Beloved Axe

Published Mar 26, 2019

Mourn are a project with skeletons in their closet. The five-piece feature members of Exalt and Uplift, using their experiences in those pro...

Dream Ritual Trips Around the Sun

Published Mar 19, 2019

Gritty, riffing alternative rock has become an increasingly hard one to stumble upon, especially in an era where combinations of pop and rap...

xServitudex Serve Vegan Straight Edge Metalcore "As Extreme As Possible" on 'Bringing Your Hell'

Published Feb 05, 2019

Despite the progressive values espoused by his metalcore band xServitudex's recent EPs, January's Bringing Your Hell and 2017's Path to Amne...

Wristmeetrazor Misery Never Forgets

Published Jan 18, 2019

Wristmeetrazor is an alias as endearing as it is alienating. Similarly, their music conceives the tongue-in-cheek, opaque sentiment of screa...

Old Wounds Suffer Health Scares and Lineup Conflicts Before Rediscovering Their 'Glow'

Published Nov 14, 2018

There aren't many things that Kevin Iavaroni likes to wake up for, but the Old Wounds vocalist affirms that the group's morale has never bee...

King Nine Death Rattle

Published Nov 06, 2018

King Nine have been sporting their insatiable "anti-human" mantra on their merchandise for several years, as their fan base anticipated the...

Old Wounds Glow

Published Nov 06, 2018

New Jersey metalcore alumni Old Wounds were on the cusp of something special in 2015. After a rewarding stint on that summer's Vans Warped T...

(Sandy) Alex G / Half Waif Mod Club, Toronto ON, November 1

Published Nov 02, 2018

Alexander Giannascoli — known as (Sandy) Alex G, formerly Alex G — took to Toronto's Mod Club stage last night as a Rascal Flatts' rendition...

Drug Church Cheer

Published Oct 30, 2018

For their first two full-lengths, Drug Church leaned on the distorted side of alt-rock, unifying grunge, punk and hardcore curated for the r...

Terror Total Retaliation

Published Sep 25, 2018

Terror's 2017 EP The Walls Will Fall was a perfected nine-minute crash course on hardcore essentialism, and a vital raised middle finger to...