Canadian metal

The riffs resonate with strong harmonies, only a little dirty with a heavy walking bass line. The cadences borrow from stoner rock.

‘Who is this young lad coming over to my table?’ I pondered, as I waited for Danko Jones to arrive. ‘Fuck me! It's Danko!’ was my next thought.

The first ninety seconds of Mortillery's Murder Death Kill has that Motorhead meets Motley Crue meets California metal vibe to it.

Stuck in horrendous Melbourne traffic, I missed dredg much to my annoyance.

There’s a particular twinge of grief that threads itself through this record – of course, the untimely passing of David Gold was as saddening as it was sudden.

Rock music in Canada, it seems, doesn’t get the respect it deserves as some musicians such as fellow countryman Danko Jones and others lament.