Truck Violence (Montréal, QC) is a medley that wails its way through the bitters of modern Western Canadian hardcore and folk, an honesty and shamelessness in disappointment that is both a comfort and a stern regard. Starting in 2021 with a move from the prairies of Alberta to Montréal, guitarist-banjoist Paul Lecours and singer-poet Karsyn Henderson, from sticks to city, have had to adapt whilst maintaining roots and authenticity. Also informed by punk, shoegaze and sludge, their unique sound is the product of a multiple-project span that saw an array of sonic changes.
First introducing their brazen yet heartfelt racket to unsuspecting punks in Montréal’s underground venues under the moniker No Cru5t, the group soon morphed into their sophomore incarnation, Truck. This musical transit saw the pair mixing hardcore, electronics and experimental rap, releasing the mind-bending digital full-length Hinterlands in July of 2023, while sharing the stage with the likes of Deli Girls, Dear-God and Crabe, and performing at FME and Taverne Tour. As Truck Violence alongside new members Chris Clegg (Bass) and Ryley Klima (Percussion), the themes and messages have now been cemented through signature emotional, intensely community-oriented live performances, the group effectively departing from electronics and rap all together. Playing live shows that are more an expression of pain than concert, regularly tears are shed and blood spilled in the tightened grips of a wholly positive community fostered thereby.
With the full-length release of Violence (July 5th, 2024 via Mothland), the route is set for Truck Violence’s crashing ode to their roots and violent betterment to continue at full speed. Aiming to embrace the catharsis of hardcore, while commemorating their roots in folk and country music, this debut long-player from the Montréal four-piece is concerned with the all-too-hushed addiction, abuse and dysfunction in isolated country families. Highly recommended for fans of earnest heavy music with an experimental edge à la Show Me The Body, Chat Pile or The Chariot.
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“Truck Violence’s lurid combination of blast beats, breakdowns, and banjos is the perfect conduit for Karsyn Henderson to express his plain distaste for the West’s stereotyping as a wasteland. [...] Violence is an album hellbent on forcing the listener to confront the daily dehumanization that people both go through and put themselves through. It’s a shot of sobering honesty, a shot of sneering rage that demands you engage with its modus operandi lest you succumb to complacency.”
“[...] there’s something unique about the way that Truck Violence blends its Western Canadian influences with hardcore. On Violence, scotch flannels, trapper hats and rubber boots meet twangy banjo licks, thrashing guitars and a wobbling voice that echoes into nothingness – starkly bouncing off hardened stone walls and flowing through cold, rushing rivers. 8/10”
“Violence is abrasive, overwhelmingly volatile, and as heavy as a black hole. It shakes the Earth with the power of a volcanic eruption and buckles any speakers that dare play it.”
“[...] this self-produced experimental epic stylishly amalgamates elements from hardcore, punk, shoegaze, sludge, and folk, disrupting well-structured styles in a way you’ve probably never heard before – carrying a unique spirit that roams somewhere between the countryside, eerie folk, and something nestled in the intricate corners of cities.”