New Song Uploads & Much More Recent Updates!!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! Today at the SMS, we're mostly tackling some smaller news stories, especially as a few big concerts are still awaiting either a venue confirmation, a public announcement that they're indeed happening, or this weekend's concert preview posts, as at least two were announced too late to warrant posting twice in a stretch of a few days. Along with some feature profile updates and more notes, we'll start with some new song uploads, so read on below to get caught up!

First, we have a surprise new live recording upload from defunct local metal band Faithless Sin! Bassist Ryan Gratton (now of Chronic Demonic) uploaded this to his YouTube channel yesterday, and it features their 2006 lineup covering "Die By The Sword" & "Black Magic" from Slayer's first album "Show No Mercy". According to his personal Facebook post on this upload, the lineup present here includes Ryan alongside Winkstinger's Jason Bourcier on vocals, guitarists Joe Falco & Frank La Tassa, and drummer Mark Parent. Ryan did apologize for the recording quality, but it's not unlistenable, just a little rough sounding, especially in terms of vocal clarity. The guys have these songs well in hand, and it's a nice sampling of the sound that Jason & Mark brought to Faithless Sin's late 2000s successors Time of Ruin! Check out Faithless Sin's Slayer combo below, and stay tuned for updates on the members' current & next music projects!



Next up, here's a new song from local goregrind solo project Crucify the Whore! Expected to be on their forthcoming full length demo early next year, this song is called "People These Days", and it was uploaded to their label Blood Shed Productions' YouTube channel on Sunday. Compared to many of their earlier songs, the instrumentation sounds fuller and more complete (I like the guitar work), but it's fairly muffled in contrast to Ringsnaps Gibson's pig squeal vocals, which are still going to polarize listeners who aren't existing fans of the style. I like the musical expansion though! Check out "People These Days" below, and stay tuned for more from the label soon!



Also today, here's three assorted shorter stories from the last little while, and as usual, these are in alphabetical order by band or store name:

• Local sludge/stoner metal trio AlgomA are looking for someone who can film and record their concerts for 62nd Chamber Productions film projects, as per 62nd Chamber's Facebook page yesterday. Experience with video camera & audio recording equipment is a plus, and for now at least, the position is a volunteer role. If you're interested in helping out, message singer/guitarist Darby Wigwaus at boydrendell@gmail.com!
• Spring Street music/lessons shop Colosimo's Music Store has apparently already closed. A statement hasn't been made, but their Facebook page & website are both down, and there has been no employee posts on their surviving Facebook groups since May, so I take it they quietly closed local operations this summer. It's disappointing that they couldn't succeed longer here, but with 4 established Sault Ontario music stores to compete with, they were already in a crowded market. I've moved Colosimo's to our "Other Sault Ontario Links", and best of luck to all of the former staff!
• Sault Michigan classical metal project Theatre of Night have posted two new instrumental demos onto their Reverbnation page, presumably towards their next albums, including a new version of "A Wintery Mix" and a brand new track named "Nosferatu's Dream". Very solid for both, dark and orchestral in tone (though "A Wintery Mix" is heavier), so give it all a look at the above links!

Finally for today, here's some updates to some of our monthly feature posts! Starting in our Battle of the Bands Rewind Profiles, I added a link to the Fresh Magazine interview with Downtown Showdown winners Bring The Fallen in our profile of that battle, as the interview was a prize for their victory, while I replaced the recently inactive Daybreak Johnnies with the newer band The Hydra's Teeth (who also have Late & Loud members) when noting the later bands of performers at the Humane Society Battle of the Bands in our profile of it. Finally, I edited notes on the Battle for the Blood profile to note that the scoring for that battle was done by a paper voting ballot, not by crowd reaction, as a battle under similar rules and promotion is in the works (and we'll have more on that here when announced, so stay tuned!) Moving back to our YouTube Channel Profile Updates, I edited references on our profile of Stillbroke's YouTube channel to further emphasize their breakup last year (with Jesse & Sam moved out of town, it's more than a hiatus at this point) Lastly for now, I expanded the videos on all 2011 profiles & the remaining Sault Michigan profiles in this series. Stay tuned for more updates soon!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and weekend concert previews this week, including last month's poll results & this month's new poll on Friday! Thanks everyone!

Chronic Demonic Updates, New Videos, And Much More!!

Before I head off to take care of Thanksgiving stuff and family dinner, let's touch on some leftover news on this Sunday morning! We have new song postings from a pair of regional solo projects, a bunch of other recent updates, and leading off, some news from a recently debuted local band's camp, so read on below for what you need to know!

Let's start with the latest updates from newer local metal/punk band Chronic Demonic, who are NOT breaking up! Over a month after their status was questioned on their Facebook page, a band member posted there on Wednesday to announce that "sometimes, you just can't keep a good beast down", while confirming that they had found both a new singer (to replace Sabrina "Strange" Lavoie) and a new drummer, which means that Rick "Styles" White has also left. A reason for Rick's departure was not announced, but I do wonder if the injuries from the incident at The Rosie last month are a contributing factor? I have no idea for certain, but hopefully the split was amicable, and best of luck to Rick in the future! An announcement of the new members (joining Frightlight guitarist Kevin "St. Mayhem" Powe and Faithless Sin alum Ryan Gratton) isn't being given away yet, as they said "where's the fun in that?", but all will apparently be revealed soon. I'm curious to see what Chronic Demonic have in store, especially after recent non-activity and the lineup changes, but stay tuned for updates when they roll in!

Next up, here's the newest video from Dafter, Michigan solo hard rock musician Ken "SweetKenny" Sutton, and it's of his new song "The Scorpion King"! Posted on his YouTube channel last week, this is set to footage of the 2002 Dwayne Johnson movie of the same name,  it is an instrumental (at least in this form), and it will be included on SweetKenny's next album "Cracks in the Wall", which is still slated for a Halloween release. Slower overall, it has a good hard rock influence with some blues flourishes, though I will admit it doesn't seem to fit the Egyptian setting of the movie. Check out SweetKenny's new song below, and stay tuned for more on the CD release!



Also today, here's a new song from Sault Ontario grindcore solo project Brutaly Fatal! A cover of The Beatles' "Come Together", it's the only Brutaly Fatal song on their recent split demo with Malignant Neoplasm and Rotopsy (why not include more songs if it's supposed to be "split" between the three acts?) Uploaded to their label Blood Shed Productions' YouTube channel on Thursday, this maintains Austin McRae's usual "growl & bass only" work, albeit cutting the original song down to 95 seconds in length. If you love death metal & the original song, you might find value in this cover, but it could stand to be longer and more fleshed out. Check out Brutaly Fatal's Beatles cover below!



Finally for today, here's three assorted shorter stories from the last while, and as usual, these are in alphabetical order by artist or event name:

• Suicide Kings frontman Mike Gaetano is looking for artists who can donate their time for an upcoming benefit event for his girlfriend Amy Ellis, who is currently battling cancer. The event will take place at The Canadian Nightclub on Saturday, November 23rd, and tickets will be $25, with live entertainment and a pasta dinner both planned. If you're interested in playing the event, message co-organizer Stephanie Lynn-Poitras at this link, and get more details at the Facebook event page. Hopefully this event's a huge help, stay tuned for updates, and our best wishes go out to Amy, Mike, & her family!
• I've moved local hard rock musician Shane "The Shaner" Solomon's solo project to our inactive band links, as I don't believe he's posted any new material on his Reverbnation page since last fall (though this isn't easy to 100% verify, as Reverbnation doesn't allow you to see the date of song postings.) Shane has guitar talent, so hopefully we'll hear more from his solo work sooner or later!
• Following in singer/guitarist Josh Penno's lead, it looks like his Shit Liver bandmates Mike Kyle & Matt Baic have moved (or soon will be moving) to Southern Ontario, according to personal Facebook posts, with the band beginning work in the Toronto scene afterwards. I hope that this works out for them, but I have seen local bands relocate south and do less as a unit after the fact, so be careful. Stay tuned for updates!

That's likely all until Tuesday, but have a great Thanksgiving weekend, and don't get too stuffed with turkey! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Fuckface Unstoppable), The Return Of The Canadian, And More!!

Today's post features a new performance video and a new song posting, but we're leading off with some big news relating to a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT, and the location of said concert, given it's recent return to arms! Without any further delay, read on below for what you need to know!

Professional skateboarder and Jackass/Viva La Bam star Bam Margera is coming to Sault Ontario on Saturday, December 14th with his punk/metal band project Fuckface Unstoppable for a concert at the newly re-opened Canadian Nightclub! Yes, it's already back, we'll touch on that in a minute. Featuring members of CKY in their live band, this is Bam's own music project that has been touring hard this year, and there's a fun recklessness to their covers and live show, so if you love Bam's past work, this blend of covers and amusing originals should be a welcome sight for metal, punk, and Jackass fans alike! Detroit hard rock partiers Wilson will also join Bam & company for the local date, and they have a very solid and energetic heavy sound that should get fans moving, so don't miss them! Local support will be provided by local hardcore punk quintet Destroilet and promoter J.D. Pearce's newest punk/metal band Jack Spades, both of which will be making their full Canadian Nightclub debuts, and they should both fit well there like they will over the Halloween weekend with The Ripcordz! Note that while Fuckface Unstoppable pages credit New York electronica/metal band Kissing Candice as playing on this tour, they are not currently listed for the Soo show.

This 19+ concert has a $25 ticket price, and while you can buy them right now online at this link, no details on local in-store sales have been announced yet (but we'll keep you guys posted on that front.) If you want the VIP experience (including a meet & greet with Bam), that will cost $40 through the same link above, so keep that in mind as well! An 8:00 PM start time is announced, and there could be another band added to the bill, according to the Facebook event page. I'm a fan of Bam Margera's work, and I got a kick out of his music, so this should be a fun experience come December 14th, so get your tickets A.S.A.P., and stay tuned for updates!

Leading from the above news, yes, The Canadian Nightclub has re-opened once again! As you may remember, the Pim Street bar and concert venue had been closed for the past month due to major flooding that took place during the rainstorm on September 9th, but despite reports that the damage was worse than the mid-2011 flood there, the re-opening happened a few weeks sooner, which is great news! The venue came back with the return of their Thursday night dance party yesterday, but of course, it's too late to move tonight's Ray Brown benefit back there, though you couldn't assume when The Canadian would be open again at the time. The flood damage and re-opening was covered in a Sault Star article yesterday by Michael Purvis which features interview remarks by owner Carmen Marelli, and while I won't go into major details on what's described there in terms of damages and the recovery, Carmen blames the city's storm sewer system for the flooding, and he's seeking compensation from the city.

Regardless of any claims, issues, or anything else regarding The Canadian's location and flood preparedness, I'm just glad to see it back in operation! It's a very nice and large venue for local concerts, it's close to my place, and it has sentimental value as the site of my first 19+ concert (Sandman in June 2008), and I just hope that after all of the renovations, damages, and floods they've had in recent years, this is the last of it. They've been through enough there, if you ask me. Stay tuned for updates on their next heavier shows, and best of luck all around!

We'll close today with some new YouTube uploads, including a new solo cover performance video from Ashes to Dust guitarist Alex Hemy! Continuing his recent trend of softer covers featuring him on vocals as well as guitar, this video (uploaded to his YouTube channel on Tuesday) is of him covering Oasis' "Wonderwall", and it might be the best match yet for his vocal range, so it adds to his proficiency on this cover! I still would like to see him tackle a hard rock song vocally, but while we wait for Ashes to Dust news, check out Alex's newest cover below!



Finally for today, here's the newest song posting from new local goregrind project Rotopsy (formerly Spitneck), courtesy of their label Blood Shed Productions' YouTube channel last week! Oddly titled "Please Don't Feed The Cardboard Urinals", this is off of the split demo that the label released featuring Rotopsy, Malignant Neoplasm, and Brutaly Fatal. Short track overall, and it suffers thanks to muted instrumentation and Dylan Taylor's vocals are nothing more than start & stop growl noises with no discernable words. We'll have to see if other Rotopsy songs expand to a fuller sound and structure, but give their newest song upload a look below!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes this weekend! Thanks everyone!

This Weekend's Sault Ontario Metal/Hard Rock Concert Previews!!

In our second post of the day, we're previewing this weekend's slate of metal & hard rock concerts! All are in Sault Ontario (at least, for ones that I can confirm at present), but if any across the river (or any short notice ones in general) turn up, we'll have them here tomorrow or Saturday! There's a pair of big multi-band concerts with very different aims and sounds in store, but we'll start with a new acoustic solo gig, so read on below for the previews, and check out this month's Defunct Local Band Profiles in the post below this one! (Updated on Friday at 12:18 AM)

Caveman Morrison frontman Tym Morrison will return to The Roadhouse Bar & Grill ("Roadhouse" is officially one word now) TOMORROW NIGHT! Despite earlier word confirming tomorrow's date, this show was publically advertised on it's Facebook event page as taking place tonight, but it's since been confirmed there that this is a Friday night show as usual, so apologies for any confusion! Tym's acoustic hard rock and metal covers are always a welcome sight at a local venue, and if you can't make the Ray Brown benefit tomorrow night (more on that in a second), you can still see Tym somewhere in the next few days! TOMORROW's show has a 19+ age limit, and there isn't an announced cover charge, but for more details, checl the above links! Keep the return of Tym's solo act in mind for tomorrow night if you're up for some acoustic rock action in the East End, and for a preview, here's Tym covering Heart's "Alone" at Mill Square!

Also this weekend, a variety of local musicians will gather for a bittersweet benefit/tribute show TOMORROW NIGHT at The Verdi Hall to honour local drummer Ray Brown (formerly of The Chosen and some past heavier local bands), who is currently battling cancer in the lungs & liver, and was given only a few months to live last month. As a result, his friends and fellow local musicians have banded together to help raise money to cover his final expenses, and to help him and his family out and honour him as a person and musician. A pasta dinner will be provided for attendees at 7:00 PM tomorrow, while there will be raffles, a door prize, and games to help the cause, so visit the Facebook event page for full details on the non-musical entertainment. Confirmed bands for tomorrow night include local rock cover band Boxcar Junction (formerly Cleveland Steamer), newer local hard rock quintet The Thrill Junkies, alternative hard rockers Lucky 13, fellow hard rock quartet Griphook, Obsession singer Valerie Powley and some unidentified friends, and the aforementioned Tym Morrison (who will also be playing in between breaks.)

Local punk trio Redundant were also confirmed initially for the event, but have dropped out due to drummer Rick White's ongoing recovery from last month's hospitalization. His brother & bandmate James had suggested that his other band Caveman Morrison could fill in, but this hasn't been confirmed by event organizers. Also note that this event was moved from The Canadian Nightclub last month following the major flooding that took place there, and it was bumped from Saturday to Friday due to The Verdi Hall not booking events on the actual Thanksgiving weekend. Advance ticket sales closed yesterday, but you can still get one at the door for $25 IF you inform an administrator of the Facebook event page linked above so they can hold your ticket (also, there's no announced age limits.) Check the above links for more details! I don't know Ray personally, but I know he's a very talented musician and a good guy who's been hit hard by cancer, and it's just sad that news like this is what draws everyone together.

I just hope it's a huge success to help his family through a very trying time, and I know Ray will enjoy and be grateful for everyone's help as a result! On the musical side of things, this event really reminds me of Toystock from last year given it's base of veteran cover bands, so there should be a solid assortment of proven talent to entertain everyone and give Ray his due! Check the above links for more details on this very special event, and for a preview, here's Lucky 13 covering The Stone Temple Pilots last year!




Finally for the known hard rock concerts this weekend, a rare concert on the outskirts of Sault Ontario goes down THIS SATURDAY when new local concert promotion agency Oh! Right Arm! Promotions host The Big Loonie Bus Show, a metal concert at La Cucina (the bar underneath Bucci's Place) in nearby Echo Bay, right near the big loonie! As recently hyped with video interviews with half of the announced bands, the bands playing on Saturday include local sludge/stoner metal trio AlgomA (in just their fourth show & third public concert), popular local death metal quartets The Bear Hunters & Crimson Crusade, and local hardcore punk quintet Destroilet (in a rare show for them with no out of town headliners), while the Facebook event page still hypes a "special secret attraction" to perform as well. Note that most of the bands have new material to debut, so there's more reason to attend! Besides the unique location in Echo Bay (40 minutes east of the Soo), another unique angle is that promoters will be renting a bus to trek fans to and from La Cucina for free on Saturday night!

Drop-off and pick-up will take place outside of the Station Mall Wal-Mart and at the front entrance of the Wellington Square Mall (the earlier Wendy's/Tim Hortons spot on Great Northern is no longer planned), so if you can't/don't want to drive, or want to take a unique ride to and from this very heavy show, keep it in mind! Tickets for this 19+ show (complete with a chocolate loonie) are still available at The Rad Zone or through AlgomA members (with free delivery!) for $10, but the price jumps to $11.50 at the door, regardless of your method for getting to Echo Bay. For more details, and to get your tickets, check the above links! I know Oh! Right Arm! are really hoping that this show's a huge hit, and will encourage more concerts in Echo Bay, so take advantage of the unique location and the party bus to not miss out! Besides, with new material and that surprise band, why not go? I've got family coming up from London that night, so I can't confirm my attendance yet, but make this show a hit, the promoters deserve it and they've put in a lot of work to make this a brutal and unique concert! For a preview, here's AlgomA live at The Rosie in June!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and any late notice concert alerts shortly! Thanks everyone!

Defunct Local Band Profile Series: Elements Of Madness & No More Landmines

In our first of two posts today, we have this month's Defunct Local Band Profiles! This monthly feature series looks at 1 or 2 defunct or inactive local metal/hard rock bands (selected randomly), in order to profile them and their work for a current audience, and outline their successes and output! For a second straight month, we're looking at two different bands due to the first selected band not having enough information, so read on below for this month's profiles (one for each side of the border), and if anything's missing or incorrect, let me know!
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Elements of Madness

Genre: Hard Rock

Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie/Newberry, Michigan

Members: (Members not in their last full lineup in italics)

Tyler Fox, vocals/bass
Cody Rosebohm (All The Dirty Words In One), guitar/vocals
Joe Pine, guitar
Landon Mattson (The Pick-Me-Ups), drums
Kyle Hummelgard, drums

Info/Analysis: Originally named ThatOneBand, Elements of Madness were a short-lived hard rock band from Sault Michigan that was active for roughly a year between June 2011 & mid-2012. Influenced by everyone from Les Claypool to John Mayer, information on their run is minimal, but it doesn't appear like they got very far off the ground, despite optimism towards songwriting sessions & a potential open mic night appearance at Zim's. There is surviving media of their songs courtesy of guitarist Cody Rosebohm's YouTube channel, which features solo acoustic portions of their songs "Falling" and "The Beast Inside", and while they're generally well performed, they're raw unplugged takes and would probably differ greatly from their forms with the full band (though they're more similar to Cody's current band All The Dirty Words In One.) I'd be curious to hear expanded recordings of Elements of Madness, but hopefully the members find larger musical success in later projects, and here's a longer clip of Cody playing "Falling"!


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No More Landmines

Genre: Comedy Metal/Rockabilly

Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Members: (Members not in their last full lineup in italics)

Ryan Walsh, vocals
Robert McClelland, guitar/drums
Brett Trudeau (Lankee), drums
Mitchell Fera, drums

Audio/Video: None known, though posts on their PureVolume page indicated that they were working on original material and a music video in mid-2008. As well, the 7 albums and credited songs featured there do not appear to have been recorded as such. In any event, No More Landmines likely weren't similar to drummer Brett Trudeau's more active rock band Lankee, who had more of a general/indie rock sound.

Info/Analysis: Active from roughly 2007-2009, No More Landmines were a comedic metal project from Sault Ontario featuring then-Sir James Dunn students. Despite their lack of public material and live concerts that I can source, their online biography is quite detailed & often amusing, outlining members' numerous stage names, instrument roles, and fictional back stories that painted members as Mexican immigrants who formed the band while locked in jail. There's a likeable absurdity to No More Landmines' posts and fake albums, but it's hard to get a bead on how they would have sounded as a full band, especially with the minimal local music credits for their members aside from this project. Comedic metal isn't something we get a lot of in the Soo, but hopefully media of No More Landmines will turn up at some point, as I have a feeling their music may have had some humour value, if nothing else!
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I hope you guys liked this month's Defunct Local Band Profiles! Next month in this series, we'll actually be looking at two bands again, as the first randomly selected band doesn't have enough online information again. With that said, next month's bands will be Central Algoma hard rock sextet The Diego Experience (later Durera) and 2008 Sault Michigan metal project Deprecor (featuring two later members of Analog Deficiency), so watch out for these profiles on or around November 10th! That's all for now, but stay tuned for weekend concert previews later today! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (Banned), Glen Yaps On The Local Scene, And New Guitar Covers!!

The news keeps strolling in, so for this Wednesday afternoon, we have new guitar covers from a Sault Michigan musician, some very interesting new videos from a prominent musician on the local scene, and first, a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT! Here's what you need to know!

Kinross, Michigan classic hard rockers Banned have announced a return to Dan's Place in Rudyard for one night only on Friday, November 1st! This was announced on their Facebook page last night, along with noting a private party that they're playing this Saturday, and reiterating their shows in Hessel and Sault Michigan next month that were previously announced. This will be Banned's first stop in Rudyard (roughly a half hour from both the Soo and St. Ignace) in over three months, and barring any interim announcements, it will be their first public show in four weeks, so just in case, keep it in mind to see Alex and company rock out with their diverse originals and covers! A 9:00 PM start time and 21+ age limit are to be expected, and there's no announced cover charge. For more details, check the above links! This should be another fun concert from this prolific regional band (even if a Halloween weekend show isn't in the cards this year), so don't miss out at Dan's Place on November 1st, and stay tuned for updates!

Next up, I thought this might be an interesting discussion point, so I thought I'd share it here.Yesterday, Flat Stanley drummer (and former local metal band member) Glen Thomas posted four videos in his ongoing "Glen Yaps" series onto his YouTube channel that, unlike his past videos on recording and gear, talk about the Sault Ontario music scene as a whole. The four videos run for over an hour combined, but if you have the time, they're an interesting listen, as Glen talks about what's good and bad about the local music scene as it currently stands, including the metal angle of things. I won't spoil it all, because I won't do it justice summing it up, but he does mention that metal bands need a reliable location dedicated to the genre, they need their own space during Rotaryfest to get their music out to fans, and they should be more vocal on websites and forums like this one to discuss and promote artists. While he did take some shots at local news media, the lack of a Canadian rock radio station in the area, and some venues, his opinions are noticeably not as vibrant as they have been on his Freq's Music Planet forum, where he has been known to be more vocal in his criticisms.

I agree with a lot of what Glen said, and I think that if local news media was more open in it's coverage of local bands, and if there was more venues (or at least more genre-specific ones), it would help things. He was also very gracious when complimenting the SMS and my work here, and while I will agree that it'd be nice to get more comments on our posts, you can't force the issue, and many of the few we do get are only to correct errors, so it is what it is. I would have been curious to hear him praise or critique individual bands, but given the nature of these thoughts, maybe this was a conscious decision to avoid any controversy or bias that's already happened on his forum with certain bands, especially from certain events in late 2009. The local scene (regardless of genre) always changes and always has room for improvement (i.e. the lack of well used local music sites/forums), but he gave credit where it was due, including to home recording studios and other "do it yourself" methods of promotion, and venues that do well promoting one genre of music only, but opinions of listeners will be subjective.

I like Glen's honest opinions, and I often check his forum to see what he has to say on various issues (I miss his rumour mill posts, for example), but hopefully these new "Glen Yaps" videos gain some attention and create some discussion about the presented topics in their own ways! I've embedded part 1 below, but check out parts 2, 3, and 4 by following those links, and stay tuned in case Glen shares any other opinions like this online!



Finally for today, here's a local guitarist's YouTube channel that I recently discovered, and it's courtesy of former Intrepid guitarist Nick Pavlat, who has uploaded 13 solo guitar cover videos there in the last 4 months! The channel includes three Deftones covers and two Alter Bridge covers, but the other 8 cover a wide array, from Black Label Society & Chelsea Grin songs to Franz Ferdinand & Modest Mouse tracks, but check the above links to give them all a look! Some of the covers start a bit messily, but Nick does seem to know everything pretty well, and he has diverse influences, so hopefully he keeps at it and posts some more videos soon! I've embedded his cover of Hellyeah's "Stand or Walk Away" below, but see more above!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for this month's Defunct Local Band Profiles and weekend concert previews tomorrow! Thanks everyone!

Two New Local Bands, Plus Some New Song Postings!!

Even when you think you're low on new stories, more turn up, partially thanks to a pair of new band discoveries! I was aware of both before, but I only just discovered full online pages for each just recently. Those are joined by some new song uploads, so as always, read on below for what you need to know! (Yes, I'm aware of a couple show announcements from recent days, but I'm awaiting confirmation of a public venue before covering them on here. Stay tuned!)

New local classic/hard rock cover quartet Glitch finally have an online presence via the launch of their new Facebook group, so we can now add them to our band links! Actually, the group has been around since the end of September, but it's privacy setting was only changed to "open" this morning. Of course, this is the new band featuring Sneaky Pete singer/drummer Mike Oakley & bassist Sean Berlinguette alongside Tripod The Dog/Foothill Road alum Mark Oliverio on vocals & guitar, and Lion Ride alum Marco Pedalino on guitar, though each member is credited for at least partial vocals on Facebook. As you may remember from their live debut at The Rockstar Bar last month, Glitch are self-described as a "party band" on their group and are emphasizing that angle, but each band member has experience in past hard rock bands, so you know they'll have a solid amount of hard edged material in store! Aside from photos from their first show, there's not a whole lot up yet (no new show announcements either), but keep an eye out for more, and they're now in our active Sault Ontario band links!

The other new band addition is one we just alluded to yesterday, as local guitarist Matt Parr's solo project Hiroshima Mutant Mindframe has pages beyond Soundcloud, so we can add them now! In fact, the project's on Facebook, Bandcamp, and Soundclick, among others, so what else should you know on them? Matt has recorded solo material under the Hiroshima Mutant Mindframe moniker since June 2010, but until last summer (I think), he and the project were based out of London, Ontario. Most of his solo music activity has been related to song postings, generally on Soundcloud in recent months, but his pages include album cover mockups, and a variety of unique material ranging from progressive and djent metal to acoustic tracks to even some electronic/MIDI work, with some select material featuring screamed vocals. Matt's a really talented rhythm guitarist with a lot of diversity and skill, and it'd be cool to see him in a full band project in the area, so give his variety of original work a listen at the above links, and remember, click here for his Musicians Wanted Facebook group search for a local band!

We'll close today with new song postings, starting with a new 4 song sampler from local hardcore punk/quintet Destroilet! Five days out from their Big Loonie Bus Show appearance in Echo Bay (yes, the bus WILL happen), this YouTube upload was posted onto the band's YouTube channel earlier today, and it features the first three songs on their self-titled album ("Truly Infected", "R.O.Y.C.", and "Eternal Fire"), along with the seventh track (and first on their original EP) "End Me", covering all but three of the original tracks on the full length disc. Solid material as ever, especially if you love old school hardcore punk from these local veterans, so check out their sampler video below (with plugs and credits at the end!)



Finally for today, here's another new song from local goregrind label/studio Blood Shed Productions' YouTube channel, this time another song from Austin McRae's death metal solo project Brutaly Fatal! Entitled "The Night of 1,000 Nightmares" and from their "Acidic Sky's" demo, this is a longer song than most Blood Shed grind tracks, and while it shows Austin's bass skill well, the vocals aren't as consistent as they have been, and the emptiness from no guitars & drums continues to show. Give Brutaly Fatal's new track a look below, and also visit the Blood Shed YouTube channel to hear Austin cover Beatles and C.C.R. songs!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for either another news post tomorrow, or weekend concert previews and this month's Defunct Local Band Profiles on Thursday! Thanks everyone!