BURDEN – TRUE UNTIL THE END

Burden was Vancouver’s first straight edge band to make a mark outside of Vancouver and probably one of the first to bring a hint of new school hardcore into the local scene. At the time, there really wasn’t much to brag about in the western Canadian hardcore. All the attention was given to Ontario. But Burden was one of the bands who changed that. Formed by founding members Jason Kolins (vocals), Sean Spear & Mike Orpen (guitars) and Mark Thomson (bass), the band appeared on numerous compilations and had a handful of certainly successful releases worldwide, respectively. After years of touring Canada, the United States and Europe, Burden disbanded in 2004, with members going on to play in Blue Monday, On, Go It Alone, Bishops Green, Keep It Clear, Vacant State, Still Above Snakes, Eliminator Stagnation73 and others. Fast-forward to present day, 2021, original recordings were unearthed, and “True Until the End” 1997-2014 The complete discography, will see Burden’s music available once again in limited (300 copy) run physical format for the first time in years through Blackhouse Limited. Coming in at over 20 tracks, the CD format will be housed in a deluxe digipak with a full retrospective booklet. For Fans of: Inside Out, Youth of Today, BURN, Floorpunch, In My Eyes, Strife