In conjunction with I Love First Peoples non-profit, the collective aims to collect 300 gifts for aboriginal youth this holiday season Calgary, Alberta – Bands for Community, a local music collective, along with I Love First Peoples are having their second annual gift shoebox drive for underprivileged aboriginal youth this...
Fast fast fast. That’s the first impression of the debut album from Calgary, Canada’s Hazzerd. Misleading Evil is nothing short of what is expected of a thrash band but there is something a bit different about this album. While there is the throwback to old school thrash metal complete with...
Shark Infested Daughters is a local abnormality making waves in their hometown of Calgary, Alberta. They are one of the few local bands who manage to garner as many rabid haters as devoted fans. When expressing dislike for the band, people rarely make mention if it’s the music they dislike, or...
This debut album by the Canadian melodic metal quartet is amazing. Lots of reverberated vocals with a good range, double kick goodness, sweeping guitar solos, a dose of djent, crushing bass riffs and a dash of some mechanical samples. The production on this album is so well done, it’s worth...
I finally got my hands on one of the few Shrapnal demos that were released in June 2014, appropriately named DEMOlition. One of the newest (and youngest) bands in Calgary right now, Shrapnal brings a new but recognizable take on traditional thrash metal. Skyler Mills’ clear classical thrash vocals are...