Next up! Initial Shock Gig 18
Jacob Audrey Taves (AB)
Cut-up sound and noise collage on tour! AKA Holzkopf
Reaching Needles (ON)
Ottawa’s finest/harshest/kindest
Paxillus Succubus
Ambient industrial noise
Malpertuis
Melancholic electronics from the Axiom dungeon
AK
Channeling the spirit of 80s industrial noise
June 2 2026
P’Tit Ours
7PM $15 PWYC
Next Tuesday! Magnetic Coroner returns to Montreal, capping off a string of shows with Primitive Isolation Tactics. Local support from Orchid Lodge, Sounding and the legendary Taskmaster! Initial Shock Gig 17
Initial Shock IV tickets on sale now!
International noise will be on display in Montreal for three days in July.
July 3 – Casa del Popolo – 7PM – $25
KAZUMOTO ENDO (JP)
PHOLDE
KNIFEDOUTOFEXISTENCE (UK)
HIGH GROVE
MURMUR (ON) & JAZZHAND (FI)
D.F.H. (AB)
July 4 – Casa del Popolo – 7PM – $25
KILLER BUG (JP)
VIOLENT SHOGUN (FR)
A FAIL ASSOCIATION (US)
BLACK COROLLA (US)
NIMMIE AMEE (ON)
MIOX
July 5 – P’Tit Ours – 3PM – $15
MOSS HARVEST (NS)
HYPERTROPHY (US)
XODKAAR (ON)
CRUCIFIEDWHITESAVIOUR (ON)
DANG. (NS)
RHODA (NS)
CATHOLIC STARE (MB)
Click here for tickets. Limited weekend passes are available for a reduced rate of $55. Prices are in Canadian dollars, of course.
Please note that due to the venue change from previous years these shows do run the risk of selling out. We hope to be able to accommodate everyone, but advanced ticket purchasing is advised.
More information including artist bios and noise market vendors forthcoming. If you would like to set up a table at the market event, please email initialshockmtl@gmail.com
Poster artwork and design by Patricia Jeanson.
Initial Shock is presented by Scream & Writhe, with thanks to gracious sponsors from the noise world and beyond: More Noise Please, Noise Receptor Journal, Pensione Popolo, Pizza Bouquet, Rocker, Untitled Zine and White Centipede Noise
See you in July!