Vanessa Heins

2 weeks ago | kerrang.com | James Hickie |Vanessa Heins

April 28, 2025Words:James HickiePhotos:Vanessa HeinsIt’s a strange time to be a Canadian. In a development that follows the once seemingly ridiculous plot of the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, relations between the United States and Canada have become strained, as Donald Trump continues to make enemies of everyone, as part of a trade war in which he’s threatened to annex America’s neighbours to the north. For Stefan Babcock of Toronto punks PUP, it’s no laughing matter.

Oct 10, 2024 | revolvermag.com | Gregory Adams |Vanessa Heins

Following more than 15 years of heavy touring and six full-lengths of concussively crushing, but melodically-jolted punk tunes, Toronto, Ontario trio METZ have announced they’re heading on an indefinite hiatus by the end of the year. The long-running outfit announced the decision today (October 10th), confirming in an Instagram post that their upcoming fall tour across Europe and the UK will be their last.

Jun 7, 2023 | kerrang.com | Emily Carter |Vanessa Heins

PUP are back with a couple of ‘new’ tunes following last year’s awesome THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND album. The Canadian punks have today unveiled two previously-unheard tracks from those sessions – How To Live With Yourself and Smoke Screen – ahead of a summer of festivals and more shows later in the year. Detailing where the former came from, vocalist Stefan Babcock explains: “This was the first song we wrote when we started working on our last album.