Degrade

BIOGRAPHY

Degrade (2010-1013): a Death Metal band from Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada.

mherst, the one-time industrial city near the Nova Scotia/New Brunswick boundary boasts classic Victoria era architecture and was home to death band Degrade featuring the membership of Adam Degrade (bass), Frank Degrade (Real Name: François "Frank" Landry; drums; ex-Obnoxious/ex-Dischord/ex-Tempting Tragedy), Mike Degrade (guitars) and Willie Degrade (vocals). Yes, each member chose the band name to use as their alias last name for their one and only self-titled release Degrade (2013), an independently released album featuring topics on gore, death and zombies. The act split in 2013 when Frank died in October of that year.

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Amherst train station. The Victorian architecture tells the story of days gone by. Once an industrial hub, today a single passenger train traveling between far away Montreal and Halifax stops only three times a week.

(Image Source: Derek McDonald/Diskery)