Working in the arts is often like playing a game of chicken with poverty and obscurity. There’s no guarantee for any artist that they’re going to be successful within their own lifetime. There is, however, always the off chance that you might make it big posthumously.
Over the weekend, Saint John local metal legends Elevate The Virus released a new single and lyric video for their track “Ramshackle.” This track brings a deadly arsenal of fine-tuned talent and truly heavy riffs together in perfect harmony. The precision use of arpeggiated melodies and pinpoint drumming in this track brings back memories of early Lamb of God work with a new and refreshing take on the classic heavy metal genre. Continue reading Single: Elevate The Virus Debut New Vocalist on ‘Ramshackle’→
In the five years since Tyler Hache’s 2015 debut album, Silence, for which he received Music/Musique NB’s award for Solo Recording of the Year, he was also named CBC Searchlight Regional Champion, had his music featured in the film Love Alaska (2019), and four more of his songs were featured in the television drama The Wedding Planners (2020). So, he’s been busy, and all the more busy completing an MA in English in the Field of Creative Writing at the University of Toronto – a fact that becomes all the more apparent when you realize his new single, “Let the Colours Run”, is really a deep dive in historical fiction. Continue reading Single: Tyler Hache Flexes Hard on Historical Fiction with ‘Let the Colours Run’→
Even with COVID-19’s swift overtake of the world, one would be foolish to underestimate the hardiness of artists, especially those on Canada’s East Coast. Indeed, Fredericton’s electronica darlings Bleum have found a way to brave the pandemic’s challenges and sound good as ever doing so, thanks to their new single “Welcome To My Life” and its accompanying t-shirt bundle. Continue reading Single: Bleum Comes In Swinging Hard With ‘Welcome To My Life’→
