Mares of Thrace is a Canadian doom metal band from Calgary, Alberta.[1] They are most noted for their album The Pilgrimage, which was a longlisted nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize.[2]
Originally consisting of vocalist Therese Lanz and drummer Stef MacKichan, the band released their debut album The Moulting in 2010,[3] and followed up with The Pilgrimage in 2012.[4]
After The Pilgrimage, however, the band went on hiatus for a number of years as Lanz was under increasing time pressures in her primary job as a video game developer;[1] they reunited in 2017 to begin recording new material, but MacKichan was forced to drop out due to a family matter, and the band went back on hiatus until Casey Rogers, a bandmate of Lanz's in a different project prior to Mares of Thrace, offered to fill in on drums.[5] Lanz and Rogers completed recording on the band's third album, The Exile, which was released in 2022 on Sonic Unyon.[5] They supported the album with a tour of Canada and the United States in 2023.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Mary-Lynn Wardle, "Out of Exile: Calgary doom-metal act Mares of Thrace’s long-awaited return sounds like a seizure". The Scene, April 24, 2022.
- ^ "Polaris Prize long list includes lots of Toronto bands". Toronto Star, June 14, 2012.
- ^ Keith Carman, "Mares of Thrace: The Moulting". Exclaim!, June 21, 2010.
- ^ Natalie Zina Walschots, "Mares Of Thrace: The Pilgrimage". Exclaim!, April 23, 2012.
- ^ a b Paul Blinov, "Mares of Thrace Return Nerdier (and Heavier) Than Ever". Exclaim!, March 21, 2022.
- ^ Allie Gregory, "Mares of Thrace Announce 2023 North American Tour". Exclaim!, March 29, 2023.
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