Photos by: Tyler Roberts – Acclaimed punk rock band Rancid, who released their newest album, Trouble Maker, on June 9th, 2017 via Hellcat/Epitaph, which was produced by Epitaph founder and Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz, and marks the band’s first album since their 1993 self-titled debut to feature the original Rancid logo on the cover, performed at … Continue reading
By: Staff – East Bay punk rock supergroup Armstrongs, featuring Billie Joe (Green Day), Tim (Operation Ivy/Rancid/Transplants), Joey (SWMRS), and Rey Armstrong, has released their brand new song “If There Was Ever a Time”. Releasing the track via Hellcat Records, Armstrongs will donate 100 per cent of proceeds to 924 Gilman: a DIY, nonprofit, all-ages … Continue reading
By: Staff – Toronto pop-punk outfit Seaway will be releasing their new album, Vacation, on September 15th via Dine Alone Records. Vacation is the follow-up record to Seaway’s critically acclaimed 2015 release Colour Blind and marks a progression in sound, while still giving listeners the high energy and well-crafted hooks they have come to expect. Fans can … Continue reading
By: Staff – Iconic Canadian rock band Alexisonfire has announced rescheduled dates for a limited engagement of performances in Toronto this December. The shows, originally slated in June, were postponed due to illness as reported in a statement from the band on AOF’s official Facebook page. The five members will come together to perform four … Continue reading
By: Staff – METZ will release their new album, Strange Peace, on September, 22nd via Sub Pop, which will serve as an emphatic but artful hammer swing to the status quo. Alex Edkins (guitar, vocals), Hayden Menzies (drums), and Chris Slorach (bass) recorded the album at Electrical Audio in Chicago, live off the floor to tape with … Continue reading
Photos by: Rick Clifford – Chicago-based punk rock band Rise Against, who released their eighth album, Wolves, on June 9th, 2017 via Virgin, which was produced by Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones, Marilyn Manson), performed at Budweiser Stage in Toronto last night with hard rock band Deftones, who released their eighth album, Gore, on April 8th, 2016 via … Continue reading
By: Staff – Death From Above are back with a brand new song called “Freeze Me”. Stream it below. The mustached merchants of death dance discord made a conscious decision to embrace their own penchant for perpetual motion and cooked up the perfect soundtrack to Armageddon’s dancefloor. The resultant track is an undeniably infectious riff machine; an … Continue reading
Photos by: Joanna Glezakos – Alt-Metal band CKY, who will release their fifth album, The Phoenix, on June 16th, 2017 via eOne, performed at the Mod Club in Toronto last night.
Photos by: Katie Kuropas – New York-based pop-punk band Diet Cig, who released their debut album, Swear I’m Good At This, on April 7th, 2017 via Frenchkiss Records, performed at Subterranean in Chicago last night.
Photos by: Sarah Traversy – UK punk rock band Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, who released their second album, Modern Ruin, on January 20th, 2017 via International Death Cult, performed at Hard Luck Bar in Toronto last night.