![\"\"](\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Truck-Violence-9.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next on the bill is distraction4ever, a rapidly rising synth-punk duo that borrows sounds from acts like Molchat Doma, the GothBoiClique cinematic universe, LUCY (Cooper B. Handy), and even local sensation Alix Fernz\u2014though it would be wrong to call their sound derivative. Frenetic and frantic, distraction4ever puts on quite the show. With stunning analog synths that seem to only ever climb higher, climactic guitar, distorted vocals, and punchy, irresistible drum machines, the pair bounce across the stage. There\u2019s something tongue-in-cheek about them, some kind of irony to this post-post-post-punk act that thankfully comes off as exciting and enticing rather than indulgent. But whether you\u2019re in on it or not, distraction4ever creates a stunning soundscape of glitter and grime, like a firework display detonating over some drab Soviet bloc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And lastly, we of course had the men of the hour: Truck Violence themselves. Screamer and poet-in-chief Karsyn Henderson opens the night with a few words read from his notebook, spitting out vague but poignant words attacking those who abuse their positions within artistic communities. This isn\u2019t the first time I\u2019ve heard him allude to bad behaviour in Montreal\u2019s various music scenes, and at this point, I\u2019m dying to hear Henderson just name and shame some bands instead of cryptically gesturing to them for those who already know\u2014but I suppose it\u2019s not his style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What we get instead is an utterly eruptive performance from the latest iteration of Truck Violence. Here is the band\u2019s debut LP, Violence<\/em>, in its near entirety (with the noted exception of the album\u2019s two somber banjo-driven tracks\u2014no time for that sad shit). Every anguished wail flies from Henderson like freshly-exorcised hellspawn, cutting into us, coating us in Truck Violence\u2019s signature blend of existential dread and barely healed wounds. Paul Lecours\u2019 harsh guitar lines fire out like a chain whip across the back, a flagellation that only comes once we\u2019ve been brought to our knees by the throaty, animalistic bass of Chris Clegg. The band\u2019s newest member, Ga\u00ebl Parnas-Zver, puts on a spirited performance on drums, particularly on one new song that he presumably got to write his own part for, though he still seems to be finding his stride in this sludgy sonic mixture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n We go on like this all night. Eventually, the siren song of Truck Violence draws me towards the front, where I\u2019m blasted by shirtless, sweaty boys and obnoxious crowd-killing teenagers. The floor is slick with sweat. I turn around at one point to see a young girl face down on the floor, completely motionless. We help her up. Her friends escort her out of the pit. I guess she\u2019s fine. I don\u2019t have time to think about it for much longer, as I\u2019m suddenly raising my elbows to defend myself from yet another dripping-wet mass of human flesh and unbridled energy. Henderson drops off the stage and into the crowd, screaming into our faces one by one like he\u2019s looking for a fight. It\u2019s hard to breathe. Hard to stand. I think I might find myself facedown as well if it keeps up like this, but then suddenly: Silence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n As if the car has smashed through the guardrail, crested the hill, and finally stopped rolling around the tenth rotation, I take a breath, check myself for injuries, and clamber out from the wreckage. Another Truck Violence gig survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n photos by Stephan Boissonneault <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n As we descend the steps of the no-doubt haunted basement of \u00c9glise St-\u00c9douard, we\u2019re greeted by a veritable mob of underage concertgoers, a Lynchian, curtain-filled stage fit for a Christmas pageant, and a noisy wash of wiped-out guitars and ragged vocal delivery that will probably hurt in the morning. Fishnets and camo as far as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1390,"featured_media":123757,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":""},"categories":[8152],"tags":[],"genre":[3189,3101,8968,6485],"salle":[],"ville":[],"class_list":["post-123756","gig_review","type-gig_review","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-critiques-de-concerts-en","genre-hardcore-2","genre-noise","genre-punk-hardcore-en","genre-sludge-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Truck-Violence-21.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Truck-Violence-12.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Truck-Violence-4.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"