Black Absinthe – On Earth Or In Hell (2024) – Review

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Ah, yes, we’re back in Punk Rock’s dirty backyard. And this, just after the RMR review desk finally finished with that infamous Bokassa riot. A record rich in velocity and missing pieces.

So, here, the Montreal / Toronto punk rock scene got back onto our radar. And that’s a good thing, the RMR crew usually gets a kick out of its rowdy feistiness. Black Absinthe, the ambassadors of this formerly forbidden fairy drink that comes in at 85% alcohol,1 are again on the prowl. Since their short blurb Early Signs of Denial, the band didn’t produce much … [...] Click to raid more!

Video: Black Absinthe are in The Wild!

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Some time back the Canadian band Black Absinthe got on RockmusicRaider’s mighty rock radar with their 2016 EP Early Signs of Denial. It was this raw mix of red-hot rock that really stuck, and earned them a spot on the RMR blog.

This time they are back with a pretty cool video featuring their flagship track The Wild.

To record the session, they went a-pirating outside of Toronto. A bit like the late Alestorm crew. And shot a jam video session on a pirate boat for kids (forsooth..) with a bunch of fans and friends. 

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Newsflash – Black Absinthe show Early Signs of Denial!

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Black Absinthe! Ah, a hint of the forbidden and past debauchery, but it is not the green fairy, it is the black one. From Canada, no less. An interesting choice for a band name.

The band just served their newest EP Early Signs of Denial to the drinking – ahem – the music-loving public. And it is a good one to boot. 

Being very active in and around the Toronto scene since 2011, they will now focus on a cleaner, heavier, and more professionally produced sound going forward to reach the masses.

Then they up the ante. In the band’s own words, [...] Click to raid more!