Here’s our list of 50 of the best indie and underground bands currently based in Toronto (and surrounding areas), with a focus on the punk, metal, hardcore, and alternative rock scene. Click the link below to see the full list!
Powerbomb • Hardcore/Punk
Powerbomb / Duffy’s Tavern
AMMO • Heavy Metal
AMMO / Izakaya
Chainbreaker • Thrash/Speed Metal
Chainbreaker / Sneaky Dee’s
Lilim • Feminist Metal
Lilim
Torque Down • Hardcore
Torque Down / Duffy’s Tavern
Specks (London) • Hardcore/Punk
Specks / Coalition
Doors + Fours (Hamilton) • Punk/Grunge/Metal
Doors + Fours / Coalition
Phantom • Heavy Metal
Phantom / Cherry Cola’s
Lauren Spike • Punk
Lauren Spike / The Rockpile
Black Absinthe • Heavy Metal
Black Absinthe / Cherry Cola’s
Conversation • Post-Hardcore
Conversation / Mod Club
Draft • Heavy Metal
Draft / The Rockpile
RYLS • Alternative Rock
RYLS / Sneaky Dee’s
In The Act Of Violence • Deathcore
In The Act Of Violence / Duffy’s Tavern
A Primitive Evolution • Alternative Rock
A Primitive Evolution / Sneaky Dee’s
Autumn’s Blind Embrace (Mississauga) • Hardcore
Autumn’s Blind Embrace / Duffy’s Tavern
Piper Maru • Hardcore Punk
Piper Maru / Owls Club
What Remains • Metalcore
What Remains / The Grand Gerrard Theatre
The Anti-Queens • Punk
The Anti-Queens / The Bovine
The House Of Haunt • Psychobilly
The House Of Haunt / The Rockpile
Your Own Deathbed • Death Metal
Your Own Deathbed / Coalition
Bleeding Out • Grind/Punk/Death
Bleeding Out / See-Scape
Nailbox (Brampton) • Hardcore
Nailbox / Duffy’s Tavern
Dawn Vally • Metalcore
Dawn Vally / Duffy’s Tavern
Burnt Knives • Hardcore/Punk
Burnt Knives / Tail of The Junction
Quiet Earth • Metal/Sludge/Hardcore
Quiet Earth / The Baby G
Bad Waitress • Punk
Bad Waitress / Monarch Tavern
Wasting Time • Punk
Wasting Time / The Baby G
Cellphone • Thrash/Noise
Cellphone / Owls Club
Tomorrow Today • Pop Punk/Alternative
Tomorrow Today
Droid • Heavy Metal
Droid / Coalition
Pretty Matty • Punk/Pop
Pretty Matty / Owls Club
Ischemic • Doom/Black/Death Metal
Ischemic / Sneaky Dee’s
Fairmounts • Pop Punk
Fairmounts / Cherry Cola’s
Nervcast • Metal/Hard Rock
Nervcast / The Bovine
Losers • Noise Rock
Losers / Monarch Tavern
Seize (Hamilton) • Metal/Hardcore
Seize / See-Scape
Sago • Hardcore Punk
Sago / See-Scape
Choices Made • Punk
Choices Made / The Bovine
Single Wound (Vaughan) • Hardcore
Single Wound / Hard Luck Bar
Parliament Owls • Post-Hardcore/Prog Rock
Parliament Owls / Sneaky Dee’s
Old Ceremonies • Post-Rock/Post-Hardcore
Old Ceremonies / Coalition
Respire • Post-Hardcore
Respire / Sneaky Dee’s
Burner • Hardcore Punk
Burner / Monarch Tavern
The Effens • Alternative Rock
The Effens / Monarch Tavern
Hostage (Hamilton) • Hardcore
Hostage / Tail of The Junction
Maldita • Latin Punk
Maldita / See-Scape
Red Handed Denial • Post-Hardcore
Red Handed Denial / Sneaky Dee’s
Tashme • Hardcore Punk
Tashme / Duffy’s Tavern
Humanities • Post-Hardcore/Art Rock
Humanities / Coalition