New Music Critique: Teach Her Treason

For booking purposes, these recordings suggest that Toronto’s Teach Her Treason are metal-ish rockers (Pantera, Metallica), who can deliver with lockstep precision. Film/TV prospects, however, are unlikely, since these recordings are strictly demo-quality. Drums, in particular, have an amateurish, electric-kit tone, as if they’re directly plugged in. The guitar tone is not much better; and while lead vocals bring a decent growl, they tend to wander out of tune. Best is “Fire Inside,” a showcase of speedy fretwork. Overall, these tracks lack explosive power. If THT want to be taken seriously, they need to spend some money on a studio drummer, or find an adept producer who plays drums.