Today, six-time JUNO-nominated Canadian hardcore punk heavyweights Cancer Bats are thrilled to announce that they will be returning to the road as their legendary alter egos, Bat Sabbath. Having launched the tribute band in 2011 to showcase their raw admiration and love for the pioneers of Heavy Metal, Black Sabbath, Bat Sabbath are once again set to perform covers of some of the greatest metal songs of all time at venues across Western Canada this August/September. With support from Edmonton rockers Black Mastiff, the 15-date run will kick off with an intimate show at The Buckingham in Edmonton on August 24th and will wrap up with a performance at Winnipeg’s SOS Festival on September 9th. For a complete list of dates, please see below. To purchase tickets, visit: https://www.cancerbats.com/live
Today, GRAMMY® Award-nominated act In This Moment releases their brand new single, “THE PURGE” from their forthcoming new studio album GODMODE out October 27, 2023 via BMG.
Today, critically-acclaimed Yukon-based singer-songwriter Joey O’Neil shares new track “Mirroring”. The gorgeous new track mesmerizes with O’Neil’s signature haunting melodies, richly textured instrumentation, and spiritually introspective lyricism. Delicate finger picked guitar, enchanting organs, and crystallized vibraphone cement an ethereal atmosphere which is taken even further with O’Neil’s continued creative use of the theremin, stepping as far back as possible to produce a deep melody line almost evoking a cello. The reflective theme comes fully to fruition with the doubling of O’Neil’s vocals, described in her own words, “as if I’m singing to myself in the mirror – and my reflection’s singing back.”
Illustrious pop-twisting duo Fur Trade – the ambitious collaboration between four-time JUNO nominee Steve Bays and Parker Bossley – are excited to announce their new LP Dark Celebration, a ten-song tell-all of happiness and heartbreak to be released September 22 via their new label home, Light Organ Records. Alongside the LP announcement, the band shares a new single and video for “Signature Moves”, an infectious track that unveils its intricate design layer by layer as it builds to an explosive dance chorus.“Signature Moves” joins the previously shared indie-sleaze glam rock “LOL Trash”, and 80s city pop anthem “Make it to the Morning”.
17-year-old indie prodigy AVIV has just released the music video for “Blue Eyed Boy,” her new single portraying the evolution of a 300-day rollercoaster relationship that started with excitement and ended with pure emptiness. The tempo and melody emulates those varying up and down stages, beginning with a slow mystifying rhythm representing the exhilaration of discovery and lust. It speeds up to encapsulate the thrill, anxiety, and complexity of sustaining the relationship and finally returns to a slow sedated ending, leading to a sad demise. “I was left with a huge void, only remaining with stoic, yet beautiful blue eyes,” AVIV reflects.