March 2024 in Review

Time for our recollection of everything that happened in March of 2024!

Biggest Stories
– Billy Talent and PUP Announced for Iceberg Alley Performance Tent 2024
– The Order of the Precious Blood Announce 2024 Atlantic Canadian Tour
– Today is the Last Day for the 2024 RPM Challenge

New LPs
– Count Cromulent – Monorail
– Personal Space Invaders – Random Noises, A.I. Choices
– Securitron – Post-Apocalyptic Eras

New EPs
– Corsica – Waves
– Ratpiss – Four Humors

New Singles
– Elder Caius – “Super Destroyer”
– Jaded Truth – “Living a Dream”
– The Order of the Precious Blood – “Cheaper But Will Do”
– Sarra Cenia – “Good News”

New Demos
– JRNL – Demo 3
– Monroe – Repeating Perfect Movements
– The Ram Has Touched the Wall – In the Arms of Death
– Sour Gut – Demo ’24

New Music Videos
– Jaded Truth – “Living a Dream”

Album Announcements
– Jigger Reveals Tracklist for Upcoming LP

New Merch
– Guntmold Release Cassette Copies of Blackened Infection
– Sheavy Announce Vinyl Reissue of 2002 LP Synchronized

Album Reviews
– Glitterglue – Friends Club [by James Titford]
– Needle Crafts – Frow’d Up [by James Titford]

The Scrolls of Akhenaten
– The Scrolls of Akhenaten: March 15th, 2024
– The Scrolls of Akhenaten: March 22nd, 2024
– The Scrolls of Akhenaten: March 29th, 2024

Albums Archived
– 6000apez – The Consequential Mudhole [Demo / Hardcore Punk]
– The Beer Patrice – Dead on the Ship [Live LP / Punk]
– Blender – D03s 1t Bl3nd? [Demo / Cybergrind]
– Clocked In – Clocked In / Year of the Rat Split [Split / Hardcore]
– Coward – King Rat [Demo / Pop Punk]
– Coward – Split [Split / Pop Punk]
– Evan Watton – RPM 2021 [LP / Progressive Metal]
– Kick Gut – Kick Gut / Don’t Split [Split / Garage Punk]
– Kick Gut – The Peter Album [LP / Garage Punk]
– Kristopher Crane – Piss Drunx Theme [Single / Hard Rock]
– Make Mean Everything – Gamma Rays [EP / Progressive Rock]
– Make Mean Everything – Make Mean Everything [EP / Progressive Rock]
– Moss Heather – Summer Flu [Single / Garage Punk]
– Of Wilds – A Ghost at the Strid [EP / Progressive Rock]
– Personal Space Invaders – Eat Your Meat [LP / Experimental Rock]
– Ratpiss – Four Humors [EP / Powerviolence]
– Sarra Cenia – Good News [Single / Stoner Rock]
– Solar Tongue – Consideration [EP / Drone Metal]
– Sons of an Eastern Moon – Borealis [EP / Folk Metal]
– The Strangled – Never Forget [LP / Skate Punk]

~ Akhenaten

February 2024 in Review

With January 2024 out of the way let’s revisit all of the happenings from February 2024. March and April 2024 will be coming soon!

Biggest Stories
– Nameless Friends to Play The Rockhouse on February 27th, 2024
– RPM Challenge 2024 Starts Today

New LPs Released
– Bodydouble – Lullabies for an Anxious Mind

New EPs Released
– Floorwalker – Floorwalker
– The Lurk – The Lurk
– Metaphora – Metaphora

New Singles Released
– Blitzgeek – “Flux”
– Killer9000 – “My Least Favourite Things”

New Live Albums Released
– Mistwalker – Basement Dwellers

New Demos Released
– Disciplinary Action – R.N.C. Demo
– QLOI – The Tuvaq Demos

New Music Videos Released
– Disposition – “Crisis Averted”

Album Announcements
– Guntmold – Untitled New LP
– Jigger Reveals Artwork for Upcoming New LP
– Ratpiss – Four Humors
– Securitron – Post-Apocalyptic Eras

Reviews
– C.A.R.E. – Creating a Righteous Energy [by Akhenaten]
– Carnage – Free at Last [by Akhenaten]
– Falter – Salt in the Soil [by Akhenaten]

New Merch
– Heavy Metal Karaoke Reveal New T-Shirts and Tote Bags

We also released Episode 63 of the Heavy NFLD Official Podcast, New Metal from Newfoundland IV, in which I recount some of the newer releases that have dropped from Newfoundland and Labrador bands in the past few months.

Albums Archived
The Beer Patrice – Can’t Talk to Fish [Single / Punk]
The Beer Patrice – Who are the Beer Patrice? [LP / Punk]
Breaker – Breaker [EP / Pop Punk]
Breaker – Do It Yourself [EP / Pop Punk]
Death Ray – Murder Mouth [Single / Sludge Metal]
Fennway – Demo 2015 [Demo / Melodic Hardcore]
Fennway – Julianne [Single / Melodic Hardcore]
Hot x Proxy – Fake It [Single / Hard Rock]
Hot x Proxy – Mean to Me [Single / Hard Rock]
Hot x Proxy – The Operator [Single / Hard Rock]
Hot x Proxy – Tonite [Single / Hard Rock]
Mistwalker – Basement Dwellers [Live EP / Black N’ Roll]
Not Friends – Demo 2012 [Demo / Hardcore Punk]
Not Friends – Stowaway [EP / Hardcore Punk]
Securitron – Post-Apocalyptic Eras [LP / Thrash Metal]
The Strangled – Dead Music [EP / Punk]
The Strangled – Disconnected [Single / Punk]
The Strangled – Straight to Ghost [EP / Punk]
Twerp – Just a Little [EP / Grunge]

~ Akhenaten

January 2024 in Review

This year has been crazy in a lot of ways, mostly in terms of my own life getting in the way of trying to maintain regular updates on this blog, but still we soldier forth! The slow march of time won’t stop me from catching up on all the stuff I missed, so here’s the in review segment for January of 2024.

Biggest Stories
– Andrew Grimes Joins Disposition
– John N. Roach Parts Ways with Sons of an Eastern Moon

New LPs Released
– Neko Suicide – Alien Abduction Techniques
– Todd What? – Todd What? [Remaster]

New EPs Released
– Guntmold – Blackened Infection
– WXO – Stardust: Coda

New Singles Released
– Killer9000 – Buck/Hog/Elk
– Lil Dirtbag – Kenopsia (Wasted On U)
– Nemophilist – The Forest Was Silent and Clear

New Demos Released
– Bloody Wallop – Demo
– Brandon Monkey Fingers – Raw Shitty Punk Demo 2023
– Casualty – Demo
– Glass Jaw – Eat Shit
– JRNL – Demo One
– JRNL – Demo 2

New Compilations
– Feral Cat Records – Fogtown United, Vol. 1

Album Announcements
– The Hellfire Club – Volume III
– Nuthouse – Prosperity

Album Reviews
– Despertá – Despertá [by Akhenaten]
– Jaded Truth – Bitter [by Akhenaten]
– Knarl – Bad Luck [by Akhenaten]
– Lil Dirtbag – It’s Been Too Real [by Akhenaten]
– Mistwalker – Oceanic Heritage [by James Titford]
– The Skeats – The Skeats IV [by Akhenaten]
– Wiremouth – EP2 [by Akhenaten]

Other Stories
– Triton Reveal New Logo

New Merch
– Guntmold Reveals New Patches

We also released Episode 62 of the Heavy NFLD Official Podcast in which we recount some of the best heavy music to come out of Newfoundland and Labrador throughout 2023.

Albums Archived
– Aaiesieux – A.C.U. Volume 1: How to Kill an Idea [LP / Harsh Noise]
– Aaiesieux – A.C.U. Volume 2: Hubris, as Shown by the Audience [LP / Harsh Noise]
– Aaiesieux – The Monster Mash Vol. 1 [Compilation / Harsh Noise]
– Bad Plan – EP 2016 [EP / Hardcore Punk]
– Guntmold – Blackened Infection [EP / Blackened Thrash Metal]
– Guntmold – Munging [Single / Blackened Thrash Metal]
– Icefog – Firharbour [EP / Dark Ambient]
– Lithops – ((BendeR)) [LP / Dungeon Synth]
– Neko Suicide – Neko Suicide Suicide Neko [LP / Harsh Noise]
– Nemophilist – The Forest was Silent and Clear [Single / Dark Ambient]
– Nemophilist – The Nightlight Man [EP / Dark Ambient]
– Outta the Basement – Outta the Basement [LP / Hard Rock]
– Pretty Little Flowers – 11:39 – 2:20 [Single / Drone]
– Pretty Little Flowers – A Tribute to Hoedh [Single / Drone]
– Pretty Little Flowers – Betrayal in August [Single / Drone]
– Pretty Little Flowers – Litani Til Satan [Single / Black Metal]
– Pretty Little Flowers – Pretty Little Flowers [Single / Drone]
– Pretty Little Flowers – Truly Alone [Single / Drone]
– Pretty Little Flowers – Wits End [Single / Drone]
– Scary Haunted Castles – Those Damn Castles are Scary [Single / Dungeon Synth]
– That Night a Forest Grew – Demo [Demo / Metalcore]
– Wet Cheeze Delirium – Live at Bar None – November 10th, 1999 [Live LP / Noise / Experimental]
– Wretched Invention – Wretched Souls [EP / Groove Metal]

Lawnya Vawnya 14 Announces Lineup

Lawnya Vawnya, the annual arts and music festival that occurs in St. John’s, Newfoundland, has unveiled its lineup for the 2024 installment, its 14th iteration. These year’s fest will take place across four days spanning from June 5th to June 8th. Among the heavier and loud artists performing this year are Bread Clip, Carnage, Cuerpos, Doberman, Needle Crafts, and Tunnel Vision.

You can get tickets to the event through this link: here!

~ Akhenaten

Alter Releases New EP ‘Currents and Unknowns’

St. John’s alternative rock / hard rock / grunge band Alter have released a brand new EP. Entitled Currents and Unknowns, this EP contains four tracks and was initially released on May 20th, 2023 but was only recently uploaded to Bandcamp.

You can listen to Currents and Unknowns through our Bandcamp embed below.

~ Akhenaten

Blockbuster Releases Debut Singles ‘Phone Calls / YouTube’

Blockbuster is a new slowcore / alternative rock / shoegaze / grunge band from Liam, Kyle, and Jacob Cherwick, a trio of musicians whose musical output is unceasing and ever-growing. The band released their first recordings, a pair of singles, through Bandcamp on April 26th, 2024. The tracks in question are entitled “Phone Calls” and “YouTube”.

You can listen to Phone Calls / YouTube through our Bandcamp embed below.

~ Akhenaten

Jaded Truth Release New EP ‘Sweet’

St. John’s grunge trio Jaded Truth are back with a brand new EP, entitled Sweet. Sweet follows the band’s last EP, Bitter, which was released in September of 2023. This new EP was released on April 12th, 2024 through Bandcamp and streaming services and features six tracks.

You can listen to Sweet through our Bandcamp embed below.

~ Akhenaten

Liz Fagan Band Releases New EP ‘Leaning In / Se Pencher Vers’

St. John’s grunge / alternative rock group Liz Fagan Band have released their first full EP. This new release, entitled Leaning In / Se pencher vers, was released on March 22nd, 2024 through Bandcamp as well as streaming services, and features six tracks.

Liz Fagan Band consists of Liz Fagan on vocals and guitars, Chad Feehan on bass, James Benoit on drums, and Kendall Pittman on synths. The album photo and layout design was done by Krissy Breen, with the EP being mixed by James Benoit and mastered by Sarah Shin, along with band photos being provided by Tony Dawe. The songs “Fleurs fan​é​es” and “Azure” were co-authored by Caroline Fortune. Each song on the EP also features unique artwork which were created by Scotti, Emily Bishop, Darcy Sedgwick, Anatasia Tiller, and Shan Leigh Pomeroy.

You can listen to the new EP from Liz Fagan Band through our Bandcamp embed below.

~ Akhenaten

Bog Rot Parts Ways with Tomas Hiscock

St. John’s grunge and sludge outfit Bog Rot have parted ways with guitarist and founding member Tomas Hiscock. The split was amicable and Hiscock remains a member of both Everose and Merlin’s Inferno. Bog Rot have not announced a search for a new guitar player and will continue on as a band.

~ Akhenaten

Jaded Truth Release New Single “We’re Not Going to Talk About Judy”, Share EP Art and Release Date

St. John’s grunge trio Jaded Truth are gearing up for the release of their second proper EP, Sweet, the follow-up to 2023’s Bitter. The band have already released one single from the EP, entitled “Living a Dream”, and have now followed that up with this next track, “We’re Not Going to Talk About Judy”. The song, whose title is a reference to the David Lynch film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, was released on Friday, March 29th, 2024.

Sweet is set to be released on April 12th, 2024. You can listen to “We’re Not Going to Talk About Judy” through our YouTube embed below.

~ Akhenaten