YouTube Channel Profile Series: Fuller - Topic & xCrimsonCrusade's Channel

It is now time for this month's YouTube Channel Profiles after a few days' delay, and as usual, we're taking a look at YouTube channels whose content is at least half devoted to local metal, hard rock, or punk musicians/concerts! This month's randomly selected channels both take us to local bands who originated local content over a decade ago, with one completing said music last year and the other emerging improved after this, so here's what you should know on both fronts! We're doubling up because the first channel only has uploads from one album and I only felt comfortable spotlighting two songs without getting too repetitive, so a single-video channel was sourced.

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Fuller - Topic (http://youtube.com/channel/UC_vmb5Gu_u_dKwscM4LOI8Q)

Owner: If anyone, Fuller frontman Jamie Vincent, but this channel is auto-generated to facilitate Fuller's newest studio album being available on YouTube Music

Channel Timeline: Launched on March 27th, 2025; All videos uploaded that same day

Channel Summary: This channel solely features all ten songs from the local midwest emo/post-hardcore band's second album "II", which was released to major streaming platforms as part of their mid-2020s revival, with the release sandwiched between Fuller's two reunion concerts in December 2023 and July 2025

Why You Should Watch: If you were a fan of Fuller's dating back to their early-mid 2000s heyday, and/or are a fan of this era of emo and alt-rock, you'll definitely enjoy hearing "II", which finally saw Mark/Nathan-era originals of theirs recorded in studio as originally intended! However, the band has not made their 2002 self-titled EP (the one where no song was titled) available to match.

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And I End: The most popular song on YouTube Music from this album is its second track and first advance single "And I End", a slower but melodic number that will appeal to emo fans of the era while also still harbouring a raw DIY indie rock edge! Fuller are represented here by singer/guitarist Jamie Vincent (ex-AlgomA) and bassist Mark Rand (Cross Dog), with David Peredun (Convergence) taking over drums for Nathan Sauve, who retained writing credits. Producer Dustin Goodall (who guested with Fuller at Rotaryfest Stage 2 last year) provided "additional instrumentation" on the album, but they didn't specify his exact roles and on what songs.

 

Six: Fuller ended this album with a re-recording of the untitled sixth song from their self-titled 2002 EP, even bringing back original drummer James Kersley to record backing vocals for it. While it is currently the least streamed song from "II" on YouTube Music, it's actually one of my favourite cuts on the album, so I wanted to highlight it anew. Technically beginning with a two minute intro at the end of the preceding song "Kerosene", the 2025 revision is louder, has a more satisfying ending, and is a better produced, in-your-face midwest emo song that builds and gets the point across with an interesting trancey vibe. I'll likely be moving Fuller to our inactive band links next month, but it would be neat to see Jamie and crew make new versions of the rest of their first EP at some point down the road!

 

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xCrimsonCrusade's Channel (http://youtube.com/xcrimsoncrusade)

Owner: A member of 2010-2013 local/Central Algoma death metal band Crimson Crusade, exact identity unclear

Channel Timeline: Launched on September 13th, 2010; Only video uploaded that same day

Channel Summary: The original YouTube channel for "The Crimson Crusade" saw just one upload, featuring an audio recording of their original song "Left For Dead" from an empty theater, credited as "thy shitty demo". They apologized for the recording quality, blaming the sound tech, but I'll let you determine if the only comment is from the same sound tech. As best as I can gather, this features original singer Curtis Moir, guitarists Devon Lucier (Pillory) and Brent Beaulieu, bassist Riley Marshall, and Curtis' ex-Inhuman Methods bandmate Robert Crossley. Despite the audio quality, there is promise here for death metal fans, especially given that members were still CASS students at the time, but the vocals do sound somewhat forced, and they would develop a Death-influenced technicality by the time their 2013 album "Upon The Eve Of War" came out, so give that a listen afterwards!

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I hope you guys liked this month's YouTube Channel Profile! This series will return on or around July 26th when we look at another randomly selected channel, this time Stonesmyth, featuring many original songs and videos from the defunct local hard rock project Stone Smyth (R.I.P. Troy), so look for that then, and for more news and notes this week! Thanks everyone!