Obroa-skai

Obroa-skai are a three-piece screamo band from Edmonton, Alberta that formed in 2019. Thus far, they've released one EP and two splits.This band plays a dark, fast-paced and dissonant brand of screamo, mixed in with looming interludes and elements of self-described "harsh noise", which is honestly the most apt description for it. This band hits hard, and its members were previously in some incredible bands also out of Edmonton, Mahria and Rayleigh. Highly recommended, enjoy.

Obroa-skai (2019)

1. Paradox Of Choice

2. Radical Dreamer

3. Wytai

4. L.F.

5. Quiet Dysphoria

Obroa-skai/YSIDRO (2020)

1. Obroa-skai - Solastagia

2. Obroa-skai - Holocene Extinction

3. YSIDRO - Haight

4. YSIDRO - IAWUIAC

The Cold Promise Of Uncertainty (2020)

1. 소나기 - 070587 (blue ticket)

2. 소나기 - endless waltz

3. Obroa-skai - opportunistic activism

4. Obroa-skai - diminution of environmental policy

5. Indisposed - support

6. Coma Regalia - Reach
7. Coma Regalia - Pause

8. Coma Regalia - Break

Science Progresses One Funeral At A Time (2023)

1. Soft Rains

2. It Must Have Been Beautiful

3. 1928 - 1972

4. Myth Of The Disembodied

5. Another World Is Possible

6. Void

7. One Hundred And Fifty Years

8. Nextdoor

9. Syncope

10. Home

11. Blink

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Mortality Rate

Mortality Rate are a five-piece hardcore band from Calgary, Alberta that have been around since 2014. Thus far, they've put out an EP and a split, and hopefully have a ton of great things coming in the near future. Sonically, they're obviously very aggressive and abrasive, and feature some assaultive vocals. To give a broad umbrella of references to their sound, you might dig them if you like bands like Year Of The Knife, Jesus Piece, Expire, Cruel Hand, and Punch, or dig the Entombed/HM-2 guitar tone, or if an always fast-paced Disembodied sounds appealing. Their discography is relatively small, so it doesn't hurt to check it all out yourself (the EP, in particular). This is solid Canadian hardcore, you can't go wrong. Enjoy.

Snake Charmer (2015)

1. Snake Charmer

Sleep Deprivation (2016)

1. Sleep Deprivation

2. Sandman

3. Temple

4. Chapter Six

5. Plaster

6. Beautiful Mouth (ft Melanie Boccabella)

7. Climate Change

8. Nerve Damage

Mortality Rate/Judiciary (2017)

1. Mortality Rate - Forms Of Fear

2. Mortality Rate - Veins

3. Mortality Rate - Lucid

4. Judiciary - Reign Of Turmoil

5. Judiciary - Pure Fury

6. Judiciary - Overthrone

You Were The Gasoline (2019)

1. Lena

2. Roses

3. Selfish Thieves

4. Heathen

5. You Were The Gasoline

6. Lonely Soul

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Spurn

Spurn are a four-piece hardcore/grindcore band from Calgary, Alberta that have been around since 2015. Their debut LP, Comfort In Nothing, was released in 2016, and absolutely rips. The band play this noisy blend of grindcore and metallic hardcore, with elements of death metal in the mix. They utilize very technical, chunky riffs, blast beats, and some guttural, throat-shredding vocals. Lyrically, they tend to focus on sociopolitical subjects. If early Dillinger Escape Plan were really into grind, this would be it. It's a fantastic full-length spanning a ton of extreme genres, and I highly recommend it. Apparently there is a follow-up in the works, which is something to look forward to. Enjoy.

Demo (2015)

1. Spoiled Failures

2. Newsfeed

Comfort In Nothing (2016)

1. Spoiled Failures

2. Comfort In Nothing

3. News Feed

4. Reproduction

5. Obsolete

6. Quota To Meet

7. No Next Time

8. Old Man

9. No Safety

10. Refugees

At The Precipice Of Excitation (2019)

1. Clapping Seals

2. Gioblastoma

3. Lepa Radic

4. Confusing Ignorance For Innocence

5. Eating The Rich For Self Defense

6. The Eleventh Hour

7. Looking Past Your Own Nose

8. Pushing The Flat Earthers Off The Earth

9. Hoist That Rag (Tom Waits cover)

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Revenge

Revenge are a black metal band from Edmonton, Alberta that got started in 2000 by drummer James Read. They've become a staple in both Canadian and international blackened death metal, and have proven why on album after album. Their earlier material is really raw, and they've gradually gotten more progressive with the incorporation of more riffs and such. This band probably doesn't need much of an introduction; if you like black metal, you'll like this. Enjoy.

Attack.Blood.Revenge (2001)

1. Yabssor Born/Blood of my Blood

2. Vengeance Absolute

3. War (Bathory Cover)

4. Annihilate or Serve

Superion.Command.Destroy (2002)

1. Blood Division

2. Superion Revenge

The Toddler And The Priest/Deathless Will (2003)

1. Arkhon Infaustus - The Toddler And The Priest

2. Revenge - Deathless Will

Triumph.Genocide.Antichrist (2003)

1. Decimation Antichrist

2. Blood Of My Blood

3. Heathen Hammer

4. Blood Division

5. Annihilate Or Serve

6. Attack The Enslave

7. Altar Of Triumph

8. Genocide Conquest

Victory.Intolerance.Mastery (2004)

1. Destiny Mastery

2. Traitor Crucifixion

3. Blood Annihilation

4. Atrocity March

5. Hate Oath

6. Victory Revenge

7. Iron Intolerance

8. Doom Order

Infiltration.Downfall.Death (2008)

1. Death Heritage (Built Upon Sorrow)

2. Blood Rose (Hug-Tied Like Swine)

3. Sterilization (Procreation Denied)

4. By Force (The Only Option)

5. Barbed Anti (No Remorse)

6. Survival (The Absolute Truth) 

7. Final Doctrine (Push Forward)

8. Cleansing Siege (Take Them Down) 

Scum.Collapse.Eradication (2012)

1. Us and Them (High Power)

2. Retaliation (Fallout Prayer)

3. Parasite Gallows (In Line)

4. Filth Solution (Intolerance)

5. Banner Degradation (Exile or Death)

6. Burden Eradication (Nailed Down)

7. Pride Ruination (Division Collapse)

8. Scorned Detractor (Trust No One)

Retaliation.Doom.Eradication (2012)

1. Retaliation (Fallout Prayer)

2. Doom Eradication

Holocaustic Death March To Humanity's Doom (2015)

1. Black Witchery - Black Death Conjuration

2. Black Witchery - Curse Of Malignancy

3. Black Witchery - Profanation Triumph

4. Revenge - Humanity Noosed / Equimanthorn

Behold.Total.Rejection (2015)

1. Scum Defection (Outsider Neutralized)

2. Shock Attrition (Control in Decline)

3. Wolf Slave Protocol (Choose Your Side)

4. Mass Death Mass

5. Mobilization Rites

6. Silent Enemy

7. Desolation Insignia

8. Hate Nomad

9. ETHR (Failure Erased)

10. Nihilist Militant (Total Rejection)

Book Of Caverns

Book Of Caverns were a five-piece screamo band from Edmonton, Alberta that formed in 2009 and just recently called it quits in 2016. Along with their recent end came their final release, No Seeds Left To Sow, which is fantastic. Book Of Caverns also appeared on a four-way split with some other incredible bands, namely Lizards Have Personalities and ¡Silencio, Ahora, Silencio!, as well as fellow Alberta scream queens Todos Caerán. As far as their sound goes, I like to think of them as a blend of atmospheric post-rock and the emotional outpouring of a French skramz band, like Daitro or something along those lines. Also a nice dash of midwestern emo, just for good measure. They've given us a ton of great material, so as sad as it is to see them go, at least they've left us with some good shit. Edmonton and Calgary have both been an amazing source of good screamo in the last few years, so if you like this band, look into others from there, there's been some phenomenal stuff coming out. Enjoy.

Book Of Caverns (2011)

1. Born Of Salt

2. Leviathan

3. Tuxedo Mask

4. Shorelines

5. Ocean Rites

Damages/Book Of Caverns (2011)

1. Damages - Suppression Therapy

2. Book Of Caverns - Subsuburban

Lizards Have Personalities/¡Silencio, Ahora, Silencio!/Todos Caerán/Book Of Caverns (2011)

1. Lizards Have Personalities - Je suis fait d'ombre et de marbre

2. Lizards Have Personalities - Ptolomea

3. ¡Silencio, Ahora, Silencio! - Dr. John Dee

4. ¡Silencio, Ahora, Silencio! - Sin Dolor No Hay Presencia

5. Todos Caerán - The Gernsback Contiuum

6. Todos Caerán - The Fragments of a Hologram Rose

7. Book Of Caverns - Marial Bai

8. Book Of Caverns - Champion City

Don't Stop Me Now (Queen Cover) (2011)

1. Don't Stop Me Now (Queen cover)

Homes (2012)

1. Names & Numbers

2. Iris Chang

3. Smooth Stones

4. Hold Tight

5. Margins

6. Champion City

7. Mighty Sea

8. Empty Mouth

Coma Regalia/Book Of Caverns (2013)

1. Coma Regalia - We've All Got Our Ghosts, Man

2. Coma Regalia - Eh, I Guess I'm Alright

3. Coma Regalia - Serpentine Dreams

4. Coma Regalia - A Weekend In The Snow

5. Book Of Caverns - Force Fed

No Seeds Left To Sow (2016)

1. Fault

2. Matches

3. Bright Eyes

4. Second Feet

5. Buried Feet / Broken Back

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I Hate Sex

I Hate Sex are a four-piece emo/screamo band from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada). They began earlier this year, and put out their debut EP a few months. It's got to be one of my favourite releases within the emo/screamo realm this year, it's definitely worth the listen. There's tons of melodic guitar parts that are nicely balanced with the harsh, screamed female vocals, making them a more noodly Cerce, or something like that. Either way, check them out, they're one of the many amazing screamo bands that have come out of Edmonton in the past few years, and they are definitely a good example of what makes bands from there so good. Enjoy.

Demos (2015)

1. January 24th

2. Sleep Paralysis

Circle Thinking (2015)

1. January 24

2. I Fucking Hate Sports

3. San Francisco

4. One by Metallica

5. Sleep Paralysis

6. Happy Anniversary

7. You + Me = Slipknot

Low Level/I Hate Sex (2015)

5. weird dream, conscious stream

6. old new girlfriend

7. new new girlfriend

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I Hate Sex/Black Knight Satellite/Algae Bloom (2016)

1. I Hate Sex - This Floating World

2. Black Knight Satellite - Unrequited Love! The North Pole Aurora

3. Black Knight Satellite - Nü Jersey

4. Algae Bloom - A Weight in Space

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Todos Caerán

Todos Caerán are a screamo/post-hardcore/post-rock band from Calgary, Alberta, Canada (which has an awesome screamo scene, with a bunch of bands that are definitely worth checking out, this band included). These guys take influence from all the greats of the genre, such as Portraits Of Past, City Of Caterpillar, Funeral Diner, Daïtro, etc. It's been amazing to follow them from release to release for the past few years and hear their development, as they began incorporating more experimental dark, atmospheric, post-rock stylings into their core screamo sound, making their songs more dynamic and expansive, and for lack of a better word, epic. This is displayed on their newest album, called Town Of Cats, which is easily one of the best records this year in its genre, even though its only been out for a few days now. So check it out, and be sure to check out all of their other material, too. These guys are an amazing band that deserve all the attention they can get. Enjoy.

Todos Caerán (2010)

1. Comfort In Chaos

2. Lilliputian Heroes

3. The Futility Of The Fight Or Flight Response

4. Answers

5. Questions

Bears/Todos Caerán (2011)

1. Bears - A Boy In Paris

2. Bears - We All Have Rocks In Our Shoes

3. Todos Caerán - Aspirations

4. Todos Caerán - Illusions

Lizards Have Personalities/¡Silencio, Ahora, Silencio!/Todos Caerán/Book Of Caverns (2011)

1. Lizards Have Personalities - Je suis fait d'ombre et de marbre

2. Lizards Have Personalities - Ptolomea

3. ¡Silencio, Ahora, Silencio! - Dr. John Dee

4. ¡Silencio, Ahora, Silencio! - Sin Dolor No Hay Presencia

5. Todos Caerán - The Gernsback Contiuum

6. Todos Caerán - The Fragments of a Hologram Rose

7. Book Of Caverns - Marial Bai

8. Book Of Caverns - Champion City

Todos Caerán/Gumilinski (2011)

1. Todos Caerán - The Disposessed

2. Todos Caerán - Left Hand Of Darkness

3. Todos Caerán - The Gernsback Continuum

4. Gumilinski - The Blind Opera Overtue

5. Gumilinski - La Guerra

6. Gumilinski - Yes, We Know...

After Dark (2011)

1. After Dark

2. The Wild Sheep Chase

3. Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

4. Dance Dance Dance

5. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle

Mahria/Todos Caerán (2011)

1. Mahria - Scarlet Letter

2. Mahria - Blind

3. Mahria - Mask

4. Mahria - Self Sacrifice

5. Mahria - Smog Line

6. Todos Caerán - Diamond Age

7. Todos Caerán - Snow Crash

Polina/Bonehouse/Kaddish/Todos Caerán (2013)

1. Polina - Sexposiyouth

2. Polina - Monroe Is A Hole

3. Bonehouse - Gentle Bones

4. Bonehouse - Paper Thin Lungs

5. Kaddish - Catastrophising

6. Kaddish - To Make Use Of Fate. To Take Care Of Time.

7. Todos Caerán - Perdido Street Station

8. Todos Caerán - City And The City

Epilogue Of A Car Crash...A Tribute To Orchid (2013)

21. Todos Caerán - Tigers (Orchid cover)

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Tel Fyr/Todos Caerán (2013)

1. Tel Fyr - Almsivi Intervention

2. Tel Fyr - Sermon 15

3. Tel Fyr - Cult Of Winter

4. Tel Fyr - Aedra

5. Todos Caerán - Flow My Tears

6. Todos Caerán - Man In The High Castle

7. Todos Caerán - Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep

8. Todos Caerán - Valis

Town Of Cats (2013)

1. Norwegian Wood

2. South of the Border, West of the Sun

3. Underground

4. 1Q84

5. Kafka On The Shore

6. Sputnik Sweetheart

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Fall City Fall

Thanks to Patrick for the request.

Fall City Fall are a five-piece hardcore/metalcore/post-hardcore/I don't really know what to call them since every one of those tags are technically inaccurately used outfit from Calgary, Alberta that formed in 2008. The band features two vocalists, which they certainly use to their advantage by constantly playing off of each other and varying their vocal styles. I admittedly am not usually into bands like this, but Fall City Fall actually seem quite authentic, and actually make some decent music to back it up, or at least I think so. This is some quality stuff, definitely check them out. Enjoy.

1629 (2010)

1. The Gate

2. Dead Eyes

3. Blackout

4. Trodden Black

5. The Body Discourse

6. From The Dust, To The Grave

7. Still Life In Stop Motion

8. 1629

Dead Saints (2012)

1. Intro

2. Fearamid

3. Psalmute

4. Unawarewolf

5. Funeralationship

Victus (2013)

1. St. James

2. Dissentipede

3. Anxiety Attack

4. Bitter To The End

5. Lovebirds

6. Many Masters

7. Many Lives

8. Shallow Believer

9. Dead Saints

10. Taken

11. Victus

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