Canadian punk/post-hardcore provocateurs Midnight Peg return with their most unflinching and explosive track yet: “The Hag,” out now via Thousand Islands Records. A harrowing tale of coiled retribution and suffocating myth, “The Hag” pulses with dark sensuality and mosh-pit menace, offering a volatile taste of the band’s upcoming sophomore album Skinning, due out this fall.
Stream “The Hag” now: https://bfan.link/the-hag
Driven by slinking guitars, serrated riffs, and lockstep percussion, “The Hag” is a charged subversion of the mythic crone—a warning of what waits in the dark when you let your guard down. With a vocal performance that bites and breathes, Midnight Peg transforms folkloric nightmare into something darkly erotic, visceral, and confrontational.
“‘The Hag’ is about the figures who stalk our dreams, but also the ones society refuses to confront—sexual, powerful, enraged,” says vocalist and lyricist Raquel “Rocky” Mann. “It’s a myth made into a mirror.”
Midnight Peg recorded “The Hag” on Treaty 6 Territory in amiskwacîwâskahikan / Edmonton, AB. The track was captured by Rob Lawless (Lawless Recordings) and Cody Blakeley (Half Stack Studios), who also co-produced and mixed the song. Mastering was handled by Stuart McKillop at Rain City Recorders (Vancouver, BC).
With over 20,000 streams on their debut album, praise from outlets like DIY Conspiracy, Cups N’ Cakes, and Reverie Mag, and airplay on college radio across Canada, Midnight Peg has quickly become a force in modern underground punk. The Hag follows the blistering single “Thirstland” and continues the momentum toward Skinning—an album that promises to sharpen the band’s chaotic, experimental energy into something both dangerous and addictive.
About Midnight Peg:
Commanding the stage with explosive intensity, Midnight Peg’s take on punk demands attention. Featuring veterans of Edmonton’s music scene, this powerhouse is as well-versed in post-hardcore as they are in avant-garde post-punk and deliver a passion for their craft that is contagious. Their genre-bending performance has earned them a loyal following and landed them some milestone lineups. This past year, provided direct support for punk legends D.O.A. and toured Western Canada with Pussy Riot.
Their debut album, Horn Colic showcases their bizarre intuition. Short, punchy songs fuse the subversive aggression of Queercore and Riot Grrrl with the heartfelt, post-hardcore of the decade that followed. Set to pop in 2025, Midnight Peg’s highly anticipated sophomore album, ‘Skinning,’ levels up in ferocity, while embracing moments of their more experimental post-punk sensibilities.
Midnight Peg are:
- Raquel “Rocky” Mann – Vocals, Lyrics
- Eric Neilson – Guitar, Vocals
- Jasmin Molnar – Guitar
- Brian Lin – Bass
- Jeffrey Sterling Brannen – Drums
Artwork by Virgil Crude
Design by Raquel Mann
Created with gratitude on Treaty 6 Territory — the traditional lands of the nêhiyawak (Cree), Anishinaabe, Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Dene, and Nakota Sioux, and other Indigenous Peoples.
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