Tag Archives: Canada

(review) Burning Nickels – Cobwebs e.p. (High End Denim Records)

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Canadian punkrockers Burning Nickels are releasing their brand new e.p. with High End Denim Records. I must admit that I have never listened to this band prior to this release, but now I am happy that I discovered another great band for my listening pleasure. This e.p. contains four songs, first Bootstraps which features guest performance by Sam Russo this song has such beautiful dual vocal harmonies that are so sweet topped with awesome main song melody and energetic drumming and fast parts, that make this one epic listening. The music of Burning Nickels is melodic punk, bordering somewhere between faster skate punk and nineties melodic punk that I love so much. The title song was released prior to this record, it features guest performance by Dannyboy from The Corps and it is my personal favorite with such strong goosebump making melody and superbly written. Sentiment features guest performance by Alex from Debt Neglector and is another testament why I love melodic punk so much and why it is is one of the best things on this planet besides chocolate pudding. This one also features clever use of samples and I love when bands do that. Summer Boner is more of a pop punk song, being easy, full of uplifting yet somehow melancholic vibe and this is a great little e.p. I can´t wait for the full length to come out.

Go Great Guns release 5th single and Roots EP

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Quebec City skatepunk foursome Go Great Guns is back with a new EP titled “Roots”, streaming everywhere March 10th via Thousand Islands Records. You can check it out right HERE.

Jeff Girard of Go Great Guns describes the newest single, Bite The Bullet: The bonds we have with our friends and family sometimes make us stronger and better, sometimes take us away from who we really are. “Bite the Bullet” is about how relationships can turn toxic, even with those who should be the most meaningful. Our heaviest song to date and one of our favourites.

For Roots, the band returns with their blend of melodic and skate punk, this time pouring in hardcore elements for a more refined sound.

About Go Great Guns:

Go Great Guns is a melodic punk act formed in 2015 in Quebec City, Canada. Their eponymous debut album was released in 2017 on Thousand Islands Records. In 2020, with their friend and sound engineer Pierre Lemire, they went back to the shed to record “Roots”, the new EP released in march 2021 on the same label. The band found the exact sound and style they were after: a faster, heavier punk rock, while still being harmony and melody-oriented.

Go Great Guns: Facebook | Spotify

Thousand Islands Records: Website

(review) The Slime – COMING SOON TO AN ALLEY NEAR YOU

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The Slime are relatively new band based in Toronto, Canada, although all of the members come from different sides of the world. I am really glad to discover great new bands and this one is no different. This new release contains 7 songs of hardcore punk mayhem, with fast and nervous music, angry screaming vocals and discordant and almost noisy feel in some of the song structures. But, there is also a little bit of subtle melody in some of the songs, which I love very much. I love how they used Vincent Price sample in Life of Agony, one of my favorites on this record. Songs are short, hit you square in the face with old school hardcore punk speed and ferocity, my personal favorites are a bit rock influenced title song, before mentioned Life of Agony and Look and See, damn that is half of this short record. Can´t wait for further released, this one is a keeper!

https://theslimehardcore.bandcamp.com/album/coming-soon-to-an-alley-near-you

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