Love Letters to Lewis Releases New LP ‘Ruminations’

Love Letters to Lewis, the solo project of progressive metal instrumentalist and vocalist Evan Foote of The Tangerine Machine, has released a brand new record. Coming as the project’s first full length record, Ruminations was released on Friday, June 14th, 2024 through streaming services. The album is 73 minutes long and features 12 tracks along with a host of guest appearances from Sarah Newell, Peter MacDonald, Matthew Cadigan, Spencer Fitzgerald, Jessica Gosse, Connor Whalen, Jordan Thorne, and Jonathan Simms.

You can listen to Ruminations through our Spotify embed below.

~ Akhenaten

CBC NL Interview for Heavy NFLD Fest 2024

Yours truly had the opportunity to speak to Madison Ryan over at CBC NL about this year’s installment of Heavy NFLD Fest. The interview aired last week and you can listen to it at the link / Spotify embed below. During this interview I spoke about what our goals are with the fest, who is coming to the island from elsewhere in the country to play it, as well as the inspiration behind the fest in the first place.

Check it out!

~ Akhenaten

Protest the Hero to Hit St. John’s in August, First Show Sold Out, Second Show Added

Ontario progressive metalcore band Protest the Hero have never been shy about their love for Newfoundland, thus it should come as no surprise that the band will be making their way to the Rock for two shows in St. John’s on Tuesday, August 20th and Wednesday, August 21st. The band is currently preparing to embark on tour in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their 2013 record Volition.

Almost as soon as the first show was announced it sold out, and so Sometimes Productions has added the second show. However, as of the time of this writing the second show has also sold out.

Protest the Hero will be joined at The Rockhouse by local experimental hardcore / mathcore warriors The Order of the Precious Blood for both dates.

~ Akhenaten

Conditioner Releases New EP ‘COW’

St. John’s garage punk / power pop group Conditioner have released a new EP. Entitled Cow, this new EP was released through Bandcamp on May 17th, 2024 via Barely There Records. Cow was recorded and produced by Liam Ryan and mixed and mastered by Micah Brown. The EP features artwork created by the band’s guitarist and vocalist Glen May.

You can listen to Low by Conditioner through our Bandcamp embed below.

~ Akhenaten

Chokeslam Release Debut Single “Moneybags”

Chokeslam is a relatively new beatdown hardcore band from St. John’s, Newfoundland comprised of Jake McGuire on vocals, Nick Hudson on lead guitar, Kyle Crotty on rhythm guitar, Ryan Thornhill on bass, and Brad Ivany on drums. The band released their very first single, entitled “Moneybags”, through Bandcamp on Saturday, June 8th, 2024.

You can listen to “Moneybags” by Chokeslam through our Bandcamp embed below.

~ Akhenaten

Sons of an Eastern Moon Announce New Guitarist Angus MacKenzie

Following the departure of founding member and previous guitarist John N. Roach, St. John’s folk metal quintet Sons of an Eastern Moon were in search of a new guitarist to sling the secondary axe. The band would find this person in Angus MacKenzie, who has now joined the band as their official second guitar player.

MacKenzie’s joining of the band was announced through the band’s Facebook on May 27th, 2024 along with a video of him playing guitar.

Check out MacKenzie’s skills at this video: here!

~ Akhenaten

Alter Releases New Demo Single “Suicide”

St. John’s alternative rock outfit Alter have released a demo version of a new single. Entitled “Suicide”, the new track was released on Monday, June 3rd, 2024 through streaming services.

You can listen to “Suicide” by Alter through our Spotify embed below.

~ Akhenaten

Sick Puppy to Perform at Sappyfest 2024

St. John’s garage punk outfit Sick Puppy are heading to the mainland for a show at Sappyfest 2024. Sappyfest is a three day music and arts festival that occurs in Sackville, New Brunswick. This year it will be occurring between August 2nd and August 4th.

Check out the fest’s LinkTree for more info at this link: here!

~ Akhenaten

Snitfit Release First Demo

Snitfit are a brand new riot grrl / hardcore punk outfit from St. John’s and they’ve just released their first demo. Featuring Etta on vocals, Ruairi on guitar, Sydney on bass, and Alex on drums, their first demo features five tracks of aggressive, heavy, pissed off hardcore punk with a feminist message. The demo features art designed by Lauren Georgeff and was recorded and mixed by Chris.

Demo by Snitfit was released on Saturday, June 1st, 2024 and you can listen to it through our Bandcamp embed down below.

~ Akhenaten

LÜND Releases Debut Single “Ancient Steel”

LÜND is a brand new traditional heavy metal project from multi-instrumentalist Devon Milley and Ted Samson. Milley handles vocals, guitars, drums and lyrics in this project while Samson handles bass and also did the recording, mixing, and mastering on this single. The track in question, entitled “Ancient Steel”, was released on Monday, June 3rd, 2024 through Bandcamp and features artwork designed by Cristina Popa.

LÜND‘s sound could best be described as a mixture of bands like The Sword and Sumerlands.

You can listen to LÜND‘s first song through our Bandcamp embed below.

~ Akhenaten