Patron Saint of Plagues

These guys are really fun. Clean vocals, screaming, even some death grunts, distortion, clean production, and ripped from the crypt lead guitar lines. ok. This EP grows on you. It kicks ass more and more as it goes on. And before you know it, its all over. I’m impressed with the work on this album. It is super clean, super polished, and super rehearsed. Each track seems to know what is above it and below it just well enough to know how to flip and flail within their own space. Nothing spills over, and nothing feels too long or forced. Its really cool, and a welcome change from a lot of horror-rock where lack of ability is played off as intentional. These guys are accomplished especially the voices! God, the vocals on this EP are impeccable. They rotate and mutate through guttural, soaring, clean, cracking, and brutal from one moment to the next. If these guys are a part of the future of horror-rock, then thank the dark lord Danzig himself. - horror-punks.com

Patron Saint of Plagues are a horror rock band and a Canadian horror rock band at that. Being a horror rock band, you might well be expecting something entertaining of their EP “Scary Tales” and you won’t be disappointed.

Throwing themselves in to their songs with theatrical levels of enthusiasm, Patron Saint of Plagues are never less enjoyable as they turn the volume right up and express their post punk meets metal madness energy right into your ears. The drums thump, the guitars riff and the vocals sound like the product of a sixty a day smoking habit and, in its own over the top way, this collection of songs is actually fun. Deadman Walking”, for example, swaggers like it was four bars from the Rocky Horror Picture Show and “Invader Zim” could easily have been from some European melodic metal band if it were not for the fact that Patron Saint of Plagues sound like they are actually having fun.

Anyway, if your spirits are in need of a lift then maybe you should give Patron Saint of Plagues a chance. - Bluesbunny

"I’ve been following PSOP for just a short time but I like their sound and their style. Not only is it awesome that they are Canadian but this video drops just in time to help you enjoy the Halloween season! I’ve often said that music and the horror community are so intertwined it’s ridiculous. These guys Ooze the culture and are providing us with a pretty bad-ass soundtrack at the same time." - Splatterpictures

"They’ve been inspired somewhat by other theatrical bands like Misfits, Alice Cooper, etc. However, I am not suggesting that they are copying anyone. They share a common interest and aesthetic, and a similar love for LOUD, FAST, rockabilly-inspired rock ‘n roll." - Ottawa Citizen

"They wear Tim Burton-ish skull-face makeup and play a style of punk rawk that's part psychobilly, part pop-punk and lots of fun. Give them a listen, and remember them when you're looking for music to soundtrack your Halloween party." - Roadrunner Records Webmaster

"Okay, so they have a lot of the typical trappings of a horror punk band. They have the scary makeup and three chord riffing. But, what sets these guys apart is the fact that they aren’t afraid to use an acoustic guitar every now and again. This, in my humble opinion, makes them even more creepy in spots. And, for that I tip my polar bear hat in their direction." - Jack Antonio

"Blending punk, industrial, metal, and melodic rock can be a Russian roulette and PSOP pulls it off - at the same time delivering a story that piques my interest far beyond anything other theatrical horror bands have delivered." - Lydia Peever

Put simply, this is one of the BEST sounding bands in this genre I've ever heard. - OttawaHorror.com

Patron Saint Of Plagues is really, really dark. - The Umi 2010