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Canadian Teen Crossover. A potent hybrid of metal-tinged hardcore drenched in progressive thrash. STICK FARM from Victoria, BC secured a record deal before performing live or entering a real studio, releasing two 7” EPs in a fast-paced, two-year rise. Fro

Canadian Prairie Punk! Early 80s greats RIOT .303 from Calgary featuring ex-Sturgeons rhythm section and future Beyond Possession vocalist. 17 punk rock anthems recorded 1981-83, including their full studio output — four each from 1982’s super-rare Crowd

Pink Steel were a staple of the Victoria BC music scene 1979-83, playing alongside the Infamous Scientists, Neos, Nomeansno and more. Their sound was powerful, earnest and original punk rock unlike other groups — they had seven members and showed great de

Chaotic African Thrash. PHARAONS from the island nation of Madagascar were quite possibly the first extreme metal band from Africa. Influenced by early Sarcófago and Sepultura – with lyrical themes on government corruption, church sex abuse, war and destr

Canadian 80s Heavy Metal Rock. Kradle ruled the Vancouver metal scene with hits’n’hooks, heavy melodic rhythms, virtuoso guitars, and a charismatic frontman adorned in leather and studs. Torn from the same vest as their Sunset Strip brothers, Kradle playe

Mission Of Christ were the band that united the punks and metal-heads in Victoria, BC. Young skater kids riding into the collision between metal and punk — those wild days of early crossover. Albums such as COC “Animosity”, early Metal Church, Accused “Ma

Orange vinyl! Short sonic blasts of teen angst at breakneck velocity – Canada’s NEOS, from Victoria, BC, were pioneers of hyper-speed-punk at the dawn of hardcore. With profound lyrics, humour, bizarre arrangements, and general insanity, NEOS inspired thr

Karrion were forerunners of Vancouver, BC’s early extreme metal scene, featuring guitarist and main songwriter Shawn Pitts previously of Delta speed metal group Witches Hammer. Karrion hit the scene strong and headlined nearly every show they played, comm

Classic Canadian thrash metal. Malevolence from Victoria, BC held their fists high amidst Western Canada’s metal scene for a full decade with their distinct brand of Bay Area-influenced thrash. “Apparitions” comprises their full 9-song session recorded by

New York City’s mysterious lost & found hard rock / protopunk-metal masterpiece from 1974 — Pandora echoed of stardom with dynamic rhythms, fuzz-drenched guitar dexterity, and flamboyant, vigorous rockstar vocals. A world class group with members of Plum