2021

August 24, 2021

Dawn Vally performing at The Rockpile in Toronto on August 22, 2021. #metalcore #dawnvally #metal #torontoband

Show announcement! Scarfold, Powerbomb, Old Ceremonies @ Monarch Tavern in Toronto

August 13, 2021

Trumpet Smash is pleased to present three rad bands in concert! Scarfold (Montreal hardcore), Powerbomb (GTA hardcore), and Old Ceremonies (Toronto doom/post-rock) will be bringing the heavy to Monarch Tavern on September 4. $10. 19+. Attendance will be capped at 50 due to Covid restrictions.

Throwback: Hot Rods & Hogs show

July 27, 2021

Artist Carla Segura and heavy metal bassist Necro Hippie at the Hot Rods & Hogs show at Super Wonder Gallery on July 12, 2019. #radart #heavymetal #skulls

TRUMPET SMASH #3 (SUMMER 2021) print magazine is here!

May 30, 2021

Trumpet Smash issue #3 (print magazine) is here! Released Summer 2021, with 68 pages of rad coverage from the Toronto underground scene. Metal! Punk! Alternative! Hardcore! Art!

PURCHASE in our store: https://trumpetsmash.com/new-products

IN THIS ISSUE:

It’s a profilepalooza! We’ve got in-depth looks at 20 of our favourite vocalists, guitarists, bassists and drummers. Read all about their weird gig happenings, freak injuries, pandemic ponderings, and lots more. Featuring Kole Frank (Single Wound/Rival Town), Carly Harris (Roach), David Kristiansen (Bleeding Out), Katelyn Molgard (Bad Waitress), Marcin Zach (Losers), Miranda McGillivray (Lilim/Humanities/So Tired/Chris), Isabelle Tazbir (Ischemic), Daniel G. Wilson (Joncro/Festival Lingua Franca), Brandon Walton (Damage Control), Michael Burton (Powerbomb), plus 10 more! A whopping 52 profile pages in total!

Feature interviews with:

-Sean DeCory, music photographer and publisher of Toronto DIY (2008-2013), gives us the goods on his book about the Toronto punk/hardcore scene that was raging a decade ago.

-Casey Cuff, co-owner/operator of Tarantula Tapes, spills the beans on the ins-and-outs of running a punk-focused cassette label.

PLUS:

-a Nailbox photo gallery; a back-page comic by Spite about how musicians have been keeping busy during the pandemic; and the usual dose of rad art!

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#torontozine #musiczine #metalzine #fanzine #punkzine #hardcorezine #musicphotographer #concertphotographer #undergroundmusic

TRUMPET SMASH #2 (FALL 2020) digital magazine is here!

November 19, 2020

Trumpet Smash issue #2 (digital magazine) is here! Released Fall 2020, with 68 pages of rad music coverage from the Toronto underground scene. Metal! Punk! Alternative! Hardcore! Art!

PURCHASE in our store: https://trumpetsmash.com/new-products

IN THIS ISSUE:

-10 profiles of personalities from Toronto’s underground music scene: Nicole Cain (Bad Waitress), Spencer Mitchell (Burdizzo), Deshaun Molloy (Burner), Lautaro C (Tashme), Andie (Piper Maru), Michael Roman Buchta (Peacemaker), Gayton Corkett-Turk (Trauma Lanes), Conor McMaster (Old Ceremonies), Nathan Noble (Specks), Rosa Venenosa (Maldita). Read all about their weird gig happenings, most heinous injuries, tour shenanigans, and lots more.

Feature interviews with:

-Neurotic Entertainment’s Karina Davy, who gives an in-depth look into what it’s like to be a show promoter in Toronto

-bassist/illustrator/designer Andrew Wright (Choices Made, Rue Morgue, Rolling Chaos) talks about growing up in South Africa, his passion for motorcycle culture, his musical journey from punk to rockabilly to hardcore, and more.

-hardcore heavyweight Jaret Maillet (Powerbomb / Hostage) talks the ‘ugly’ side of hardcore, why 2019 was the worst year of his life, the time Powerbomb laid the smackdown on a bunch of metal bands, and more.

-AMMO lead guitarist Brett Williams discusses his heavy metal aspirations, touring with guitar legend Uli Jon Roth, the time a guitar company CEO stole his sandwich, and more.

-grunge-metal musician and guitar pedal wizard Adam Peach (Doors & Fours, AP Boutique) answers everything you ever wanted to know about guitar pedals.

PLUS:

-a GAZM photo gallery, a back-page comic by Theo Kapodistrias about the first hardcore show he ever went to, and lots of other rad art.

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#torontozine #musiczine #metalzine #fanzine #punkzine #hardcorezine #musicphotographer #concertphotographer #undergroundmusic

TRUMPET SMASH #1 - digital magazine (FREE) now available!

November 11, 2020

Trumpet Smash #1, digital download is finally available! This is a FREE download. Available WORLDWIDE. Get it in our store at trumpetsmash.com! Originally released in the Fall of 2018, this is the one that started it all. Featuring 68 pages of coverage from Toronto's underground music scene, with a bit of rad art thrown in for good measure. Heavy metal profiles include Zach Schottler (Skull Fist), Necro Hippie (Phantom), Daniel Dekay (Diemonds, Exciter), and many more!

Also featuring in-depth interviews with punk/psychobilly queen Lauren Spike, Conversation frontman Tim Bolton, bassist/lowbrow artist Amy May, punk rock aficionado Mikey Hawdon, and artist/ex-hardcore punk frontman Theo Kapodistrias. Plus, five pages of photo coverage from Neurotic Death Fest. Get it now! FREE! #torontozine #musiczine #metalzine #fanzine #punkzine #hardcorezine #musicphotographer #concertphotographer #undergroundmusic

TRUMPET SMASH #2 (Fall 2020) - print mag is here!

October 8, 2020

Trumpet Smash issue #2 is here! 68 pages of rad music coverage from the Toronto underground scene. Metal! Punk! Alternative! Hardcore! Art! Currently available in Canada only. Order from our store https://trumpetsmash.com/new-products.