Cell Press - Tabula Rasa

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Cell Press out of Montreal, Québec play experimental noise rock with mathcore chaos and sludge weight. Tabula Rasa dropped March 6, 2026 with four tracks of angular, dissonant heaviness. Featuring members from The Great Sabatini, Architect, Bleak, The Chariot, I Hate Sally, Typeface, Obelisk, Biipiigwan, ete... the band delivers nearly 17 minutes of crushing, technical aggression. Mixed by Scott Evans of Kowloon Walled City with guest vocals from Julien Lévesque and Mark McGee on "Orphan-Crushing Machine."

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Anthesis / Botfly / Cell Press / Greber-4 Way Split LP (2021)

Country: Canada
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Grindcore, Metal, Sludge, Noise Rock
Label: No Funeral Records
Tracks: 10
Length: 28.40'

Here's a killer four way split featuring new material from New Brunswick's Anthesis, Montreal, Quebec's Cell Press, Cambridge, Ontario's Greber, and Halifax, Nova Scotia's Botfly.  A lot of these bands don't need any introduction to readers of the blog, because most have been covered in previous reviews in the distant past.  This killer 4-way split features new material from all four bands, and each band in their own right should be checked out to fully appreciate.  All four bands on this split run the gamut of underground heavy music including hardcore, punk, grindcore, metal, sludge, and noise rock.  For the sake of being brief and also due to 4-way splits being a pain in the ass to review, I'll keep this review short and let the music speak for itself.  This amazing split was released via No Funeral records on June 18th, 2021.  Overall, this split makes for a kick-ass listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(CAN) Cell Press-S/T EP (2020)

 

Country: Canada

Genre: Punk, Metal, Sludge, Noise Rock

Label: No Funeral Records

Tracks: 5

Length: 23.35'

Cell Press is a four piece band from Montreal, Québec, who formed in 2019, from the looks of things. Cell Press features currennt and forrmer members of The Great Sabatini, Architect, Swarm Of Spheres, Animal Ethics, The Chariot, Angles, Cruickshank, Biipiigwan, and I Hate Sally, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special. Cell Press play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of punk, metal, sludge, and noise rock within their sound. Musically, Cell Press can be loosely compared to bands such as Unsane, Whores, Ken Mode, Coilguns, and other like-minded bands. This is the band's debut EP, which was released via No Funeral records on November 27th, 2020. On their self-titled EP, Cell Press offer up five tracks of ugly, harsh, and abrasive punk, metal, sludge, and noise rock. Overall, Cell Press' debut EP makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!

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