LEATHERS DROPS NEW SINGLE “HIGHRISE” ARTOFFACT RECORDS Vancouver’s own LEATHERS, solo project and darkwave dream of Shannon Hemmett (ACTORS), drops new single “Highrise” today via Artoffact Records. Already racking [...]
Pholo When The Soul Sleeps Artoffact Records Since the late ‘80s, Russian post punk bands are characterized by nostalgic auras and cold haunting melodies composed by synths textures, guitar riffs, drum machines, and brooding bass lines. Siberian [...]
THE FOREIGN RESORT RETURNS WITH NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “OVERTURN” | NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES ARTOFFACT RECORDS Denmark’s enthralling post-punk icons The Foreign Resort return with brand new music video and single for [...]
ACTORS SHARE ELECTRIFYING FELIX BONDAREV REMIX FOR “POST-TRAUMATIC LOVE” ARTOFFACT RECORDS Canadian post-punk icons ACTORS share the fourth and final single “Post Traumatic Love (Felix Bondarev Remix)” from their upcoming [...]
AYRIA – “WE CAN’T LOVE HERE ANYMORE” ARTOFFACT RECORDS Canadian singer-songwriter AYRIA has released the third single from her upcoming album and Artoffact Records debut, This Is My Battle Cry. The new track, “We [...]
POST-PUNK ICONS ACTORS RELEASING REANIMATED DELUXE ON AUGUST 19 | EUROPEAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED NEW SINGLE “POST TRAUMATIC LOVE (HUMANS REMIX)” OUT NOW VIA ARTOFFACT RECORDS Post-punk masterminds ACTORS announce the release of [...]
CANADIAN SYNTH-POP ARTIST AYRIA TO RELEASE UPCOMING ALBUM THIS IS MY BATTLE CRY ON AUGUST 5 ARTOFFACT RECORDS Having already earned an impressive reputation around the globe for her anthemic danceable tracks and energetic live performances, the [...]
ACTORS w/ AUS!FUNKT @ THE HORSESHOE TAVERN, TORONTO APRIL 21, 2022 “I haven’t played in this club since 1998. I was four years old,” joked Actors’ frontman Jason Corbett. The crowd collectively smiled and didn’t stop for the next hour as [...]
Dawn Of Ashes Scars Of The Broken Artoffact Records Some say the best albums take listeners on a journey. That’s exactly what Dawn of Ashes latest album Scars of the Broken is. However, it’s not a journey to a good place. It’s a downward spiral [...]
ACTORS ANNOUNCE NEW TOUR DATES FOR SPRING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ACTS OF WORSHIP OUT NOW VIA ARTOFFACT RECORDS Kicking off in Detroit, Michigan and crisscrossing between Canada and the USA, the ACTORS tour in support of the band’s sophomore [...]
THE FOREIGN RESORT – “SEND YOUR HEART TO THE RIOT (CREUX LIES REMIX)” ARTOFFACT RECORDS The Foreign Resort combines the shadowy mysticism of The Cure’s Pornography era with a driving production aesthetic akin to LCD [...]
ACTORS – “ONLY LONELY” ARTOFFACT RECORDS On new single “Only Lonely,” Corbett’s silky voice rides atop a growling, syncopated bassline, courtesy of new ACTORS bassist Kendall Wooding, and the [...]
ACTORS RELEASES SECOND SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR “STRANGERS” FROM UPCOMING ALBUM ACTS OF WORSHIP ARTOFFACT RECORDS Post-punk foursome ACTORS releases a new single from the upcoming album Acts of Worship. The single, dubbed [...]
Jeremy Inkel Hijacker Artoffact Records Jeremy Inkel was a musical scientist whose work featured prominently in his roles with Frontline Assembly and Left Spine Down. He also offered significant contributions to Delerium and Noise Unit. He spent [...]
Wingtips Exposure Therapy Artoffact Records Chicago goth pop duo Vincent Segretario and Hannah Avalon, also known as Wingtips, has released its debut album Exposure Therapy, and it’s an eclectic mix of pop, synth, darkwave, and goth. If you [...]
ACTORS @ THE GARRISON, TORONTO “Now we want everyone really close. Let’s make this cozy!” ACTORS frontman and guitarist Jason Corbett exclaimed. ACTORS took the stage this night just before 9PM at The Garrison. The energy in the crowd [...]
THAT ‘GOOSE BUMPS ON YOUR ARM CONNECTION’ A CONVERSATION WITH JASON CORBETT OF ACTORS ACTORS has been on tour non-stop since their Artoffact Records debut It Will Come To You was released in 2018, reaching the likes of Sweden, Denmark, [...]
Crash Vegas Brave New Waves Session Artoffact The clubs of Toronto’s Queen Street West were a hotbed of folk, rock, and country music fusion in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Springing from that scene, Crash Vegas – founded by Michelle [...]
OHMelectronic OHMelectronic Artoffact Records OHMelectronic is a Vancouver-based collaboration between producer Chris Peterson and musician Craig Joseph Huxtable. Dubbed the “perfect soundtrack for dark times” by the duo’s publicity team, the [...]
APOPTYGMA BERZERK SDGXXV TRACK LISTING REVEALED ARTOFFACT RECORDS The 25th Anniversary party continues… Following the magnificent releases and shows honouring the 25th anniversary of Apoptygma Berzerk’s debut album Soli Deo Gloria, the [...]
APOPTYGMA BERZERK ANNOUNCES 25 YEAR SOLI DEO GLORIA REISSUES ARTOFFACT RECORDS Norwegian EBM pioneers Apoptygma Berzerk have announced a reissue campaign for their debut album, Soli Deo Gloria, with Toronto-based Artoffact Records. The album, [...]
Front Line Assembly WarMech Artoffact Records This is the first new music from Front Line Assembly since 2013’s Echogenetic, which was a brilliant and very successful album for the band. WarMech is not a follow-up to that album, but it is a [...]
MAKING A SOUNDTRACK FOR THE GLOBAL COLLAPSE OF MODERN CIVILIZATION A CONVERSATION WITH BILL LEEB OF FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY “WarMech is not really a Front Line Assembly album, it is a soundtrack, a follow-up to AirMech (2012), which was a soundtrack [...]
VANCOUVER POST-PUNK RISING STARS ACTORS RELEASES NEW VIDEO FOR “WE DON’T HAVE TO DANCE” ARTOFFACT RECORDS Vancouver’s post-punk rising stars ACTORS released a new video on Friday for “We Don’t Have to [...]