All Aboard The Pleasure Cruise, Brought To You By Ontario's - Islands

Photo Credits: Steve Haining

The Question: Got Djent?
The Answer: Ontario does!

And it's brewing something up in full force. Welcome to the next greatest thing to come out of the Hamilton area of Ontario; Islands. A 5 piece act that have taken the Djent genre and given it a heavy injection of hardcore. Described as a reminder of "Periphery and Suicide Silence", a few more listens may have you thinking to yourself that they have a sound similar to Volumes, pumped full of hardcore, alongside a tall glass of cold Canadian beer finished off with a swift kick in the ass.

Still don't get it? Ok, here it is in plain English.

Combining heavy riffs with powerful melodies, crushing vocals with lyrics that hit close to home, and a little bit of ambiance to top it all off, it's easy to see that you can expect big things from this line up in 2012. While only being fully active for a short period of time, they have already managed to grab a lot of attention on the internet from metal blogs and social networks. And it's no wonder why. Islands is taking the scene by storm with their "do it yourself" attitude, tastefully providing themselves with top notch productions and getting ready to start booking their own shows. Simply put, Islands is the real deal, and the "Waves" EP certainly showcases their talent and musicianship and has easily pushed the expectations of unsigned bands to a whole new level.

So, local Ontario acts, forget what you knew, it's time to step your game up, because Islands is coming to a town near you, very soon, and sure enough the weak will be put on the back burner.

The search ends here if you are looking for "the cream of the crop" in Southern Ontario, or anywhere else for that matter.

If you are a promoter, book them. If you are in a band, learn from them. And if you are a listener of music and the genre of Djent... for the love of god go check these guys out! You will only be doing yourself a favor.

Be sure to "Like" them on Facebook, Follow them on Twitter, and check out their new music video for the song "Deception".

Video -"Deception" - Islands
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/islandsmusic
Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/islandsofficial

Until next time friends!

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Gage Funkenhauser
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