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Canadian heavy metal band
Big Brave
(stylized as BIG | BRAVE) is a Canadian heavy metal band formed in 2012 in
Montreal
, known for their blend of
drone doom
and
post-metal
.
[1]
The members are guitarist/vocalist Robin Wattie, guitarist Mathieu Ball, and drummer Tasy Hudson.
While Wattie and Ball are original members, having played together as a acoustic-oriented duo before forming Big Brave,
[2]
Hudson joined them in 2020, replacing former drummer Loel Campbell, who himself had replaced original drummer Louis-Alexandre Beauregard.
Big Brave have released seven studio albums, the latest being 2024's
A Chaos of Flowers
and one collaborative album with
The Body
in 2021,
Leaving None but Small Birds.
They have been three-time
Polaris Music Prize
nominees, with longlist nods at the
2021 Polaris Music Prize
for
Vital
,
[3]
the
2023 Polaris Music Prize
for
nature morte
,
[4]
and the
2024 Polaris Music Prize
for
A Chaos of Flowers
.
[5]
Members
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Current members
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- Robin Wattie ? guitars, vocals (since 2012)
- Mathieu Ball ? guitars (since 2012)
- Tasy Hudson ? drums (since 2020)
Former members
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- Loel Campbell ? drums (2017?2020)
- Louis-Alexandre Beauregard ? drums (2012?2017)
Discography
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Studio albums
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- Feral Verdure
(2014)
- Au De La
(2015)
- Ardor
(2017)
- A Gaze Among Them
(2019)
- Vital
(2021)
- Leaving None but Small Birds
(2021, with
The Body
)
- Nature Morte
(2023)
- A Chaos of Flowers
(2024)
- An Understanding Between People
(2012)
References
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Jenn Pelly,
"Montreal metallers Big Brave on doom, despondency and Emily Dickinson: ‘We’re sick as a species’"
.
The Guardian
, April 22, 2024.
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Berman, Stuart (April 24, 2024).
"BIG|BRAVE: A Chaos of Flowers"
.
Pitchfork
.
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David Friend,
"Daniel Lanois, Savannah Re, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize"
.
The Globe and Mail
, June 16, 2021.
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"2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more"
.
CBC Music
, June 13, 2023.
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"Here's the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Long List"
.
Exclaim!
, June 11, 2024.