Junior Pantherz

"What bulldozers would sound like if they could play kick-ass rock 'n' roll." ChartAttack.com

“Rejoice, Remain is an assertive outing—in fact, probably their best album to date—and it sees the Junior Pantherz primed to once again lead the charge into the 21st Century.” Craig Silliphant, Planet S Magazine

“With bangs falling in time with the music, heads bobbing with the bass drum and high kicks smashing the cymbals they look to be in fine form to follow in the footsteps of other Canadian indie rock stars. In short, the future looks bright.” Sacha Jackson, Chart Magazine

Maybe it's their undying commitment to rock'n'roll. Or their pure Prairie this-year-the-rain'll-come stubbornness. Or that middleof-the-night feeling that there's still something more to say. Whatever the reason, Saskatoon's favourite musical offspring Junior Pantherz couldn't resist jumping back into the arena – and they're doing it with a new bandmate, a new album, and a whole lotta ear-blistering volume.

The ten all-new songs on the band's sixth album since 1999, Rejoice, Remain, are dark rock songs, brimming with driving guitars and percussive intensity, and augmented with strings, horns, and other surprising touches. The muscular yet nuanced sound that Terry Mattson (guitars/vocals), S.J. Kardash (bass/vocals) and Arnold Van Lambalgen II (drums) honed to perfection has risen to new heights with the addition of Maygen Kardash on keyboards, trumpet and vocals. Junior Pantherz' range has never been greater, juxtaposing tight harmonies, earnest and honest lyrics, and industrial-strength bombast.

From the deceptively gentle opening strains of "On and Off" to the spaghetti-western-tinged title track that closes the album, Rejoice, Remain is both a mesmerizing and an invigorating journey.