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New Album "Death of Don Valley" Out August 29th, 2025 Cross Canada Tour Dates (ON/NS/PEI/NB/QC/MB/SK/AB/BC)
L-R - Andrew Blackborow (Guitar, Vocals), Joe Zandwyk (Drums, Vocals), Sebastian Hogg (Keyboards) Photo Credit by Luka Kartveli Niagara Falls, Canada's Ivy Gardens has erupted from the underground with their latest single and music video, "Eye Witness", a blistering preview of their upcoming sophomore album "Death of Don Valley", set to drop on August 29th, 2025, via Paper Cut Recordings. Clocking in at just under three minutes, the track is an intricate whirlwind of violence, precision, and catharsis, embodying the album’s dark themes and Ivy Gardens’ signature “dog-ass music", a term the band uses lovingly to define their sludge-soaked, high-decibel aesthetic. "Eye Witness is one of the most intricate and technical tracks on the album, but also blasted through as fast as possible. Coming in at a cool 2:50, its lyrics detail a double-homicide," adds the band. Watch the video for “Eye Witness” via its premiere on Doomed and Stoned HERE. In additional news, fans can expect a live experience unlike any other as Ivy Gardens is hitting the road for a cross-Canada tour in kicking off on August 29th in St. Catharines, ON, and will wrap up in Victoria, BC on October 25th (dates listed below). Ivy Gardens' influences are vast, ranging from progressive icons like Rush, Yes, and King Crimson to sludge pioneers like EYEHATEGOD and Iron Monkey. Their sound blends elements of stoner metal, sludge, math rock, and progressive rock, creating an unpredictable listening experience that takes the listener through a series of emotional and sonic landscapes. "Death of Don Valley" (out August 29th) is available for pre-order at https://ivygardens.bandcamp.com/ Previous single - "Burden" Music Video - https://youtu.be/r4o-YPv-RcY Spotify - https://bit.ly/3FWpqwD
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"The follow-up to the sans-bass three-piece’s well-received 2024 debut, Goon, is introduced with the lead single “Burden,” which you can find the band playing live in the video premiering below. This ethic would seem to be the crux of Death of Don Valley itself, hence “live off the floor sophomore album” in the headline below. “Burden” benefits from the lack of trickery behind it, from the visually-evidenced capacity on the part of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Blackborow, key-specialist/synthesist Sebastian Hogg and drummer/vocalist Joe Zandwyk, the latter two of whom are also responsible for samples on the record, and while one can hear a bit of Melvinsian do-rock-and-make-it-weird ethos underlying, “Burden” brings charge to coincide with its telltale rhythmic intricacy — not quite doing ‘math’ in the musical sense, but not far off. They say the album’s more complex than the last one, and even if it was tracked entirely live with no overdubs, “Burden” bears that out." - The Obelisk Reviews - Goon (2024): The Canadian National College Radio - May 2024 - Top 20 Loud - #9 Ivy Gardens (Earshot) The Canadian National College Radio Loud Chart - #8 Ivy Gardens (Earshot) - For the Week Ending: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Goon - #38 on DoomCharts.com (April 2024) “...the sonic equivalent of a panic attack.” - Canadian Beats "Stoner metal, a little chilled sounding, but fast paced, cool stuff." - Mosh Pit - WORT 89.9 FM (Madison, WI) "“Boner” has got a really cool groove, too, showing you what can happen when you’ve got a band that is truly possessed by the power of The Riff. It’s one of those grinding, motoriffic jobs in the spirit of Kyuss’ “Green Machine.” And it doesn’t take long before we, too, are caught under its sway. The retro organ sound from the keys provides a spooky touch to the chorus, which comes like a sigh of relief after the tense build-up of those guitar-driven verses. The drumming is swarmy and frenetic, and strikes with power at pivotal moments. The breakdown at 4 minutes is a headbanging oasis, made even cooler with the synthesizer’s late-'60s garage twist." - Doomed and Stoned "This Canadian trio are promising us a debut album that is “a relentless onslaught of vulgar, belligerent punk, sludge and sweat” when it is released in April. If this lead single is anything to go by, things are going to get very belligerent and sweaty when the full-lengther finally hits our death decks." - Uber Rock "GOON is an action packed and turbocharged release powered by Pissed Off grooves and a snarling Punk Rock Attitude which allows IVY GARDENS to deliver a devastating FREAKY slice of Psychedelic Sludge/Stoner Metal." - Outlaws of The Sun "Nothing about Ontario’s Ivy Gardens is predictable. Describing it is just going to sound trite. I love it when I know I’m going to miss the mark no matter what I write. But here’s my take: take some awesome keyboard parts from 1967, link them to 80’s New Romantic Synth parts played on guitar, add equal parts Stoner, Punk and Post-Metal. I mean, these guys drank the wrong whiskey and mixed it with the wrong drug while listening to the Clash, and then came down listening to Elvis Costello and early Queens of the Stone Age. Someone somewhere was blasting the B-52’s and the Stooges. It’s a heady mix that when mashed together is cohesive, fresh and original." - Clean And Sober Stoner "“Goon” by IVY GARDENS. Pretty cool stuff. I like the inventiveness of it. Not something you’ll find carbon copies of. I also like the Stoner edge. Definitely worth checking out." - Metal-Temple "Alright, folks, if you haven’t already been swept up by Ivy Gardens, now’s the time. The Niagara, Ontario crew—masters of raw, unfiltered punk and sludge—delivered their first full-length album, Goon, back in April 2024. And let me tell you, it’s an auditory onslaught like no other... Goon is more than just a debut album; it’s a setlist Ivy Gardens fans have been craving. Since their thunderous arrival on the scene in 2021, they’ve been wreaking havoc across Canada’s east coast. And with a summer tour already in the works, this runaway train isn’t slowing down. Ready to dive in? The volume’s punishing, the intensity’s relentless, and there’s zero room to catch your breath—it’s like a panic attack in musical form. Ivy Gardens is daring you to join their world, where the mosh pit never ends, and the ringing in your ears is the only encore you’ll get. If you’re into Kyuss, Truckfighters, or Queens of the Stone Age, then Goon is about to become your new favorite album." - Papy Jeff Metal |
