Bruce Peninsula play the Music Gallery Friday, Nov. 27 and Saturday, Nov. 28 Everything’s come full circle for Bruce Peninsula. This Friday and Saturday, barely 11 months since the release of their critically-acclaimed debut album A Mountain is a...

What happens when you take a group of seasoned Toronto indie musicians and set them loose in a grassroots Kensington Market recording studio? Judging by “Don’t Be Mine,” the first track off Steamboat’s soon-to-be-released Live In Nassau EP, it’s likely...

“Things are a little safe in heavy music right now,” says Mike Crossley, bassist and vocalist for Toronto’s Vilipend, one of a handful of local hardcore-metal bands influenced by Converge, Botch and Coalesce who are pushing the boundaries of what it...

Sacrifice play the Opera House for their CD release Saturday Nov. 21. Over 25 years since conception and four years since their infamous reunion show, Toronto thrash metal legends Sacrifice admit they are influenced by the same old school bands they...

Quest for Fire album cover by Andre Ethier In the current age of Myspace and blog hype, it’s important for a new band to have a reference point. Toronto’s Quest For Fire has three: The Deadly Snakes, Cursed, and No No Zero. This is an impressive...