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Bison BC, Teethmarks rip through an earbleeding set at Sneaky Dee’s

By Marsha Casselman

Only in Toronto. Bison BC’s Sneaky Dee’s gig on Friday night saw a weirdly diverse bill of heavy genres try to make peace with each other: Hardcore, 80s thrash metal, Southern bandana-core, and of course the Vancouver headliner’s version of thick-riff wounded-animal metal. »

Prog-core vets Buried Inside say farewell after 13 years

By Marsha Casselman

The thermostat in Sneaky Dees read 30 degrees after most patrons were out the door Thursday, so imagine the sauna in which Ottawa progressive hardcore veterans Buried Inside found themselves in their last Toronto gig ever. »

Quest For Fire turns into trip for stone(r)s

By Marsha Casselman

In the current age of Myspace and blog hype, it’s important for a new band to have a reference point. Toronto’s Quest For Fire has three: The Deadly Snakes, Cursed, and No No Zero. This is an impressive musical pedigree for a fresh group hoping to get heard, but in the case of Quest... »

MP3: Rats!

By Marsha Casselman

Montreal’s retro rock revival collective Red Mass is set to hit Sneaky Dees with Toronto’s Teen Anger on October 30th, right after their stint at Halifax Pop Explosion (which seems to be more and more worth the trip each year). To tide you over until their psychotic stage show, here is one of their latest... »