​ VALYEAR
Title:An Invitation to Chaos
Label: Self Made Records
Release Date:24th March 2026
Toronto didn’t birth VALYEAR so much as spat them out like a cracked tooth, a band carved from the city’s frostbitten concrete and the kind of lived-in rage you can’t fake.
Chad Valyear isn’t a frontman; he’s a walking detonation, the kind of vocalist who sounds like he gargles gasoline and confessions.
With Geoff Wilson’s serrated guitar work, Joe Petralia’s low-end gut punch, and Mane Ribeiro’s drums hitting like a riot squad, the lineup feels less like a band and more like a pack on the prowl, ready to wreck your necks live!
"An Invitation To Chaos" opens proceedings; it kicks the door off the hinges and drags you inside by the throat. This is Chad Valyear standing on the edge of a burning building, daring you to jump with him. The riffs stalk, the drums hit like a bar fight you didn’t agree to, and the whole thing feels like a manifesto written in gasoline.
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This opening salvo isn’t an invitation. It’s a summons.
My favourite track (today anyway) is the killer "Psycho", a swaggering, sneering, middle finger to the world anthem for anyone who’s ever been told they’re “too much.” Chad doesn’t just embrace the label; he weaponises it. The groove swings like a wrecking ball, the chorus feels like a cracked grin in a police mugshot, and the whole track pulses with the kind of unhinged confidence only earned through a lived life.
"Pale Face" crawls under the skin. A cold, breath on your neck kind of track where the band digs into vulnerability with claws instead of fingers. Geoff’s guitar lines feel like they’re trying to stitch something together while Chad rips it open again. "Screams" a primal release disguised as a three minute assault. Mane’s drums hit like panic attacks, Joe’s bass rumbles like a heartbeat on the edge of collapse, and Chad sounds like he’s exorcising something that refuses to leave quietly.
The next track "Human God" stomps with the arrogance of someone who’s survived enough hell to start building their own religion. The riffs are molten, the vocals are venomous, and the whole thing feels like a sermon delivered from a throne made of broken mirrors.
A bruising song spills outta ya speakers with "Suffer" the kind that doesn’t just hurt, Chad digs into the marrow of pain, not to wallow but to understand it, dissect it, dominate it. The band moves like a storm front: heavy, inevitable, cleansing in its destruction.
"Slowly We Fade" A closing track that feels like staring at the wreckage with a strange, peaceful acceptance. The band doesn’t go soft they go honest, letting the weight of everything that came before settle like ash.
It’s a final breath, not a surrender a reminder that fading isn’t dying, it’s resetting.
VALYEAR aren’t waiting for your attention they’re ripping it out of your hands. If you’re ready to bruise, howl, and set your nerves on fire… step into the light. Everyone else can stay tucked away in the safety of the shadows.
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Review: Seb Di Gatto Score: 9/10
Reviewed:20/2/2026
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1.An Invitation To Chaos
2.Psycho
3.Paleface
4.Screams
5.Human God
6.Suffer
7.Slowly We Fade
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Band Line up:
Vocals : Chad Valyear
Guitars :Geoff Wilson
Bass: Joe Petralia
Drums: Mane Ribeiro
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