Sneering vocals, chugging guitars with simple, catchy lines that are too raw to be sweet, and drumming that sounds like there’s an octopus behind the kit.
Formed from the ashes of doom metal band Vox Populi, it’s not much of a surprise that Reign is as tight as a virgin and as heavily-plodding as Big Foot.
If you combine the sensuality of Type O Negative with the roaring bloodlust of Swedish death metal, you might have a foothold on understanding Pyogenesis.
An ambitious young band. Tackling questions of the human spirit and the dark seduction of losing yourself in the crowd, Raine Maida’s voice strips bare.
While this Canadian trio has only been touring since ’94 (in their chicken and egg costumes), their debut 15-song CD is a solid collection of punk ditties.
Is it indie? Post punk? Noise pop? They play too well to be punk. The production is too good to be noise. They don’t sing well enough to be pop. A keeper.