Mares of Thrace

Sled Island Built Bridges Between Calgary and the Rest of the World

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2022

There are only so many music festival formats, but Sled Island's approach stands out: in addition to packing Downtown Calgary's venues and...

Sled Island Reveals Full 2022 Lineup with Built to Spill, Backxwash, Chad VanGaalen, Grouper, Low and More

PUBLISHED May 3, 2022

After rolling out its initial lineup in March, Sled Island Music & Arts Festival has revealed the festival's full list of performing artist...

Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Savannah Ré, Crown Lands

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2022

It's time again: we've made it through another week and Friday is here to gift us with the best the nation has to offer in new music. Note...

Mares of Thrace Return Nerdier (and Heavier) Than Ever

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2022

You could be forgiven for thinking the title of Mares of Thrace's new album, The Exile (out March 25 via Sonic Unyon), was about the band i...

Mares of Thrace Announce First Album in a Decade, 'The Exile'

PUBLISHED Feb 11, 2022

Nearly a decade since Mares of Thrace released their sophomore album The Pilgrimage, the mythology-loving, Alberta-based doom metal duo hav...

Mares of Thrace's

Thérèse Lanz

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2014

The baritone guitar Thérèse Lanz plays in Calgary, AB-based noise/doom project Mares of Thrace is one of the most distinctive musical instr...

Mares of Thrace Talk Their Return with 'The Burden' and New Waspkeeper Offshoot

PUBLISHED May 15, 2014

Calgary-based noise-doom duo Mares of Thrace have been uncharacteristically quiet of late. Their celebrated 2012 release The Pilgrimage ear...

Mares of Thrace Lose Original Drummer, Forge On with New Member

PUBLISHED Jul 28, 2012

Calgary metal duo Mares of Thrace released their Sonic Unyon debut The Pilgrimage earlier this year to wide acclaim, even landing a spot on...