Effective period / Period of releases: 2012 - 2017

Members: Guillaume Pilote, Paulina Richards, Kevin Jones (28), Nick Richards (5), Ari Isensee

Show of Bedlam was formed in 2006 in Montréal. With a plethora of musical influences and backgrounds ranging from Post-hardcore, post-punk, doom, no wave, noise rock and sludge, Show of Bedlam has no limitations when it comes to experimenting with sound and style. Each member have been influenced by different bands and artists such as Swans, Godflesh, Neurosis, Amebix, Sonic Youth, Babes in Toyland, Lydia Lunch, Made out of Babies, Ufomammut to name a few. The lyrics are often cryptic and treat subject matter related to mental illness, hospitals, shame, alienation, and mankind’s fate.

Their first release is a split album with US band Jucifer, which included five tracks. They released their first full length album titled Roont on Choking Hazard records (a local Montréal label) on November 15, 2012.