Propagandhi was formed in 1988 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. They remain very active and are still consistently touring all across Canada.

Listening to just a few of the songs, you get a heavy dosage of the rage induced progressive stances of the band, associating strongly with left leaning and far left stances and prone to politicized speeches while on stage.

While the early songs of Propagandhi were more in line with skate/punk rock, nowadays the band as a heavy, well, heavy metal tune to them. Their strong progressive political theming has if anything amplified over the years, with their recent new album released May 2nd of this year featuring strong anti-fascist lyrics.

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    13 hours ago

    Propagandhi are radical political punk not heavy metal.

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      5 hours ago

      I usually just go off of what genre the wikipedia pages for the bands say they are. I try to keep the genres in the titles on the broader side rather than niche subsets. They are for sure punk though, esp their early music.

      I don’t really sweat the details on the genre defining, so long as it is in the generally correct ballpark. I personally think it can be reductive to the music to try to overcategorize it, but I also acknowledge its convenient the say what kind of music it is when sharing it.

      " Melodic hardcore, heavy metal, skate punk (early) " is what their wiki page says.

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        12 hours ago

        No, it isn’t.

        I’ve listened to them for years, and their new stuff is not a departure from their style. Also listen to a wide variety of metal.