Cold Shoulder - T.O.H.C.

Toronto's Cold Shoulder seemingly came out of nowhere and destroyed everything around them. Recorded at Jettomars Studio in Granada Hills, California by Nick Jett,Clocking in around 13 minutes, T.O.H.C. serves up 4 tracks of modern hardcore that fans of Stick To Your Guns, Exalt, and Comeback Kid should be all over.

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Twin Rivals - 2016 Demo

Twin Rivals are a melodic hardcore band from Toronto, Ontario. Their 2016 demo is 4 tracks of blistering hardcore that fans of bands like Defeater, Counterparts and early Stick To Your Guns should be into. This one's been on repeat since I found it last month and I highly recommend checking it out, big things coming from these guys.

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Reliever - Two Songs

Reliever are a three piece hardcore band from Windsor Ontario. Two Songs, their newest outing was released November 15th, 2016. Opening track "Scale" starts of with an ominous riff and swells of feedback before leading into a blistering barrage of punk riffs that just build and build until it eventually hits a peak and drops you into a breakdown that'll have you banging your head like you're at a Slayer show, while the second track "Hunt" opens with a groovy two-step part before bringing in some blast beats only to switch seamlessly back and forth between the two before turning into a pit riff free for all. Overall this is a strong outing for these boys and a solid follow up to their previous EP "Something Wrong".

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Sleeping Field - Self Titled

Hailing from Montreal, Quebec, Sleeping Field play a brand of melodic hardcore comparable to bands such as Defeater or Pianos Become The Teeth. Their debut self titled EP came out earlier this month and serves up 4 tracks of gnarly yet beautiful hardcore sure to satisfy fans of the genre.

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Prophets Tour Dates

The killer crew of Prophets are heading out on the road around Ontario, check them out if you can!

April 29th - Brantford - Club NV

April 30th - Sarnia - Station Music Hall

May 1st - Cambridge - The Warehouse 

May 6th - Burlington - The Black Bull

May 7th - Newmarket - Laser Lounge 

May 8th - Barrie - The Foxx Lounge  

Discoverson

Discoverson are a 4 piece Hardcore/Metalcore band from Collingwood, Ontario. Their newest release "Increase/Decrease" came out last August and features 8 tracks of melodic and straight to the point hardcore. I'm probably biased when I say you should check them out (my band's played shows with these guys a few times) but "Increase/Decrease" is a great release and a huge step up from their previous release Black Sheep.
So go check out "Increase/Decrease" and catch them in Toronto next Saturday (Feb 20th) at The Smiling Buddah alongside Die Hexe, Theriac, and Robot.

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