Montréal four-piece Ought have exploded onto the international scene with their debut LP More Than Any Other Day. Since its release last month on Constellation Records, the album has accumulated an impressive array of praise, including top marks from Pitchfork, Drowned in Sound, and Exclaim.

Ought will be performing live on Under the Influence, Wednesday May 28th at 3:00PM.

If you miss the live broadcast, you can stream the episode here.

A couple of Sundays ago, a friend and I made one of the best/worst decisions in recent memory. Norwegian mixed metal arts masters Kvelertak delivered a swift karate chop of heavy rock to the chest of Canada's capital city, and we, at the cost of sleep, sanity and safety, had ringside seats. That's the good stuff, but more about that later.

Montreal thrash metal band Fanachronic join Andrew on Champs to chat about the Wacken Battle of the Bands semifinals. Tune in to CJLO for Champions of the Local Scene this Wednesday, May 21 at 6 PM EST and get the inside scoop on the battle so far!