Biipiigwan - Nibaak

Artist: Biipiigwan

Album: Nibaak

Label: Sel-Released

Year: 2012

Country: Canada

Genre: Sludge Metal

Biipiigwan are a sludge metal band from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. This is their debut EP. The band is fronted by Musqwaunquot "Musky" Rice, a Ojibwe Anishinaabe First Nations man, and the band takes their name from the Anishinaabemowin word for "war whistle". The title of this EP translates loosely to "wake up!". The lyrics revolve around traditional teachings and the oppressive systems of colonial governments. Musically, the band's brand of sludge is an all out colossal onslaught, teeming with heavy and powerful riffs that come down on your skull like a mammoth stampede. The band flavors these monolithic dirges with dissonant leads that are more devastating than anything any band from the American south has ever conjured. Across the three songs on this EP Biipiigwan solidify their place in the modern sludge scene, and in my opinion could easily claim throne.

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Gyibaaw - Ancestral War Hymns

Artist: Gyibaaw

Album: Ancestral War Hymns

Label: Self-Released

Year: 2009

Country: Canada

Genre: Death/Black Metal

Gyibaaw were a death/black metal band from Prince George, British Columba, Canada; active from 2006-2012. Their name translates to "wolf" in S'malygax, and the band incorporates their Tsimshian heritage into their lyrics and aesthetic. The band considers their style "Tsimshian/Gitskan War Metal", a fitting name as this album is a fury of savage black/death that will have you ready to whoops some colonizers ass. The band also incorporates indigenous flutes into their songs and the album ends with an instrumental ritual. It's a shame Gyibaaw was not active longer because this album is a milestone not only in indigenous metal but war metal as well.

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