KOZEN is a band whose sound represents the diversity of their Toronto home town. The band plays a brand of heavy progressive rock that borrows extensively from metal, pop, R&B, funk, and electronica. The sound is a blend of warm, emotive vocals and astute songwriting skills, alongside unbridled shred guitar, smart jazz-inspired chord progressions, and a groovy rhythm section. The diversity of the band allows for everything from soft piano ballads to brutal screaming, and everything in between.
“With a tremendous amount of fluidity from song to song, Kozen captivate through novelty, heart and unexpected danceability.” - Mala Mortensa
Free show | 19+ Send a direct message to one of the bands on social media for invite / location.
7pm Start time 730pm - Bad Choice 815pm - Sly Gargantuan 9pm - The Neo Lux 945pm - KOZEN 1030pm - POLARITY
19+ | $10
Robot Philosopher (Toronto - Instrumental Prog Metal) | 9PM https://www.instagram.com/robotphilosopher/
KOZEN (Toronto - Prog Metalcore) | 10PM https://www.instagram.com/kozenmusic/
Visions of Morpheus (Oshawa - Power-Prog Metal) | 11PM https://www.instagram.com/visionsofmorpheusband/
Invite-only party
| PILOT PROJECT | - 7:00pm https://www.facebook.com/pilotproject https://www.instagram.com/pilotprojectband/
| AFTERWAKE | - 8:00pm https://www.facebook.com/afterwakemusic https://afterwake.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/afterwakemusic/
| HANDS POCKETS | - 9:00pm https://www.instagram.com/handspockets/
| KOZEN | - 10:00pm https://www.facebook.com/KozenMusic https://kozen.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kozenmusic/
FALLEN LEGION (Oshawa Groove Metal) is playing their farewell show!
feat. Special Guests:
KOZEN DAWN VALLY MAITREYA PROSPECTS DEAD 3 DAYS
KOZEN & The Horseshoe Tavern Present
KOZEN - A Fearful Wonder Release Show https://www.kozen.org/ http://hyperurl.co/ToTheWind
Wednesday June 5, 2019 Horseshoe Tavern 8:30PM | $10 | 19+
with special guests
POLARITY | Mississauga Progressive Metal http://www.polaritymusic.com
AfterWake | Toronto Progressive Metal http://afterwake.bandcamp.com
Talking Violet | Windsor Pop Shoegaze https://talkingviolet.bandcamp.com
Black Eye Music Presents Oshawa Hardcore Night
19+ Doors 9:00
Roth (Deathmetal)- 9:30PM https://www.instagram.com/roth_band/
Inside Job (Metalcore) - 10:15PM https://www.facebook.com/InsideJobhXc
Kozen (Melodic Metal) - 11PM https://www.facebook.com/KozenMusic/
Chasing Shadows (Prog Rock)- 12PM https://www.facebook.com/ChasingShadowsBand/
A house show near Silver Beach in St. Joseph, MI. Outdoor patio concert, so come prepared for evening breeze and cool air - extreme weather will move the concert indoors.
Max will be performing a SOLO acoustic set, alongside artists like Andrew Barcenas, Michelle Odinma, and Fly By Wire.
Free concert - Donations will be collected for Outreach Gospel Cry mission trip to Cuba.
908 Lake Blvd, St Joseph, MI 49085-1459, United States
KRONIKNOISE PRESENTS: Rebelle & KOZEN wsg/ Apex Moe Rockin' out with 3 unique rock bands at Van Gogh's Ear (10 Wyndham St N. Guelph) SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 25 , 2017.
8-10$ | 19+ | Doors 8pm
8:00 PM - Doors 8:30 PM - KOZEN 9:15 PM - The Velvet SuperSloths 10:00 PM - Vinyl Hero 10:45 PM - Grass Grows Back 11:30 PM - Mineta 12:15 AM - Slow Death Lights 1:00 AM - BODY SPRAY 1:45 AM - Moon Tan
KOZEN (8:30pm) https://www.facebook.com/KozenMusic/
The Velvet SuperSloths (9:15) https://www.facebook.com/thevelvetsupersloths/
Slow Death Lights (12:15am) https://www.facebook.com/slowdeathlights
La Source de la Martinière, 201 Rue de Lanaudière, Quebec City, QC
Frontline productions présente:
WE THROW FLOWERS
KOZEN
BRAEBROOK
Portes 19:30 Show 20:00
12$ à la porte
Outbreak Productions & Vendetta Management and Entertainment present:
KOZEN www.facebook.com/KozenMusic/
We Throw Flowers | Quebec Hardcore www.facebook.com/wethrowflowers
BRAEBROOK | Montreal Deathcore www.facebook.com/Braebrookmtl
Bird Problems | Montreal Progressive Post-Hardcore https://birdproblems.bandcamp.com/
FALLEN LEGION | Oshawa Groove Metal https://www.facebook.com/FallenLegionMetal/
Rise Of Elis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HAk2hE9VZo
Penny For The Selfless www.facebook.com/PFTSelfless/
Piranha Bar (680 St Catherine Street West, Metro Mcgill) 18+
Doors: 7:30PM Show: 8:00PM
10$ Presale 12$ Door
Tickets can be purchased from bands before the show, or at the door.
Kozen and We Throw Flowers will be playing Cafe Dekcuf (221 Rideau Street) on July 20 with local support from A Staggering Pace, Dawn Of The Dodos, and Workmate 200.
Tickets:
$10 Advance
$12 Doors
KOZEN (Prog Rock/Pop Metal) https://www.facebook.com/KozenMusic/?ref=br_rs
We Throw Flowers (Experimental Hardcore) https://www.facebook.com/WeThrowFlowers/
A Staggering Pace (Psychobilly) https://www.facebook.com/AStaggeringPace/
Dawn of the Dodos (Harcore Punk) https://www.facebook.com/dawnofthedodos/
Workmate 200 (Indie Rock) https://www.facebook.com/workmate200/
Coronado Music Co. Presents
Kozen w/ Special Guests.
Overtime Sports Bar 1677 Bath Rd, Kingston, ON. 9PM | $10 | 19+
Featuring
Kozen | Toronto, ON Progressive Metal https://www.kozen.org/ https://m.facebook.com/KozenMusic/
Project Mantra | Brockville, ON. Indie Rock / Folk Punk https://www.projectmantra.ca/ https://www.facebook.com/projectmantra
Hail The Slain | Kingston, ON. Rock / Metal / Punk https://www.facebook.com/hail-the-slain-721980064571135
Coronado Music Co. Presents
Kozen & We Throw Flowers
The Diezel Room 59 King St. E - Oshawa, ON. 9:30PM | $10 | 19+
Featuring
Kozen | Toronto, ON Progressive Metal https://www.kozen.org/ https://m.facebook.com/KozenMusic/ https://youtu.be/PdEMRRLFnO0
We Throw Flowers | Quebec City, QC Experimental Hardcore https://www.facebook.com/WeThrowFlowers/ http://wethrowflowers.bandcamp.com/
Odd Ones | Toronto, ON. Progressive Alt Rock https://www.facebook.com/oddonesmusic/
Farewell presents: KOZEN and We Throw Flowers live at The Windsor Beer Exchange with local guests!
$10 at doors!
KOZEN(Toronto Prog Rock) KOZEN.org
We Throw Flowers(QC Experimental Hardcore) http://wethrowflowers.bandcamp.com/
Talking Violet(Windsor Ambient Indie) talkingviolet.bandcamp.com/releases
Sebastian Abt(Windsor Acoustic Folk/indie) https://www.facebook.com/SebastianAbtMusic/
RMF is proud to announce its 2017 Showcase lineup.
ROCK SHOWCASE
Saturday, April 8, 2017 - 7:00PM EP Taylor's - 12 Founders Dr. Oshawa, ON. All Ages / 19+
RSVP - https://www.facebook.com/events/1176323485800386/
Featuring
Polarity | Prog Rock | Mississauga, ON. http://polaritymusic.com/
KOZEN | Hard Rock | Toronto, ON. http://kozen.org/
Howl Said The Wolves | Hard Rock | Guelph, ON. https://www.facebook.com/HowlSaidTheWolves/
cleopatrick | Blues Rock | Coburg, ON. https://cleopatrick.com/
Other Showcases at RMF:
POP SHOWCASE
Friday April 7, 2017 - 7PM EP Taylor's - 12 Founders Dr. Oshawa, ON. All Ages / 19+
RSVP - https://www.facebook.com/events/228754764263137/
Featuring
Panicland | Pop | Winnipeg, MB. http://www.panicland.net/
Sarah Mark | Pop | Toronto, ON. https://www.facebook.com/SarahMarkMusic/
Brandan Anthony | Rap | Oshawa, ON. https://soundcloud.com/brandananthonymusic/
Cam Bogle | Pop / R&B | Burlington, ON. @CamBogle
Gabby Harvey | R&B | Brampton, ON. @ItsGabbyHarvey
PUNK SHOWCASE
Friday April 7, 2017 - 8:30PM The Atria - 59. King St E, Oshawa, ON. 19+
RSVP - https://www.facebook.com/events/624209907769264/
Featuring
Matlock Expressway | Pop Punk | Oshawa, ON https://www.facebook.com/MatlockExpresswayBand/
Excuses Excuses | Punk Rock | Oshawa, ON. http://www.excusesexcuses.ca/
Sight By City | Pop Punk | Pickering, ON. https://www.facebook.com/sightbycity/
METAL SHOWCASE
Saturday, April 8, 2017 Venue TBA
RSVP - https://www.facebook.com/events/710203542484657/
Featuring
Ending Tyranny | Metalcore | Brantford, ON. https://www.facebook.com/EndingTyranny/
Throne to the Wolves | Metalcore | Oshawa, ON. http://www.thronetothewolves.band/
Her Majesty The King | Metalcore | Toronto, ON https://www.facebook.com/HerMajestyTheKing/
Becomes Astral | Death Metal | Guelph, ON. https://www.facebook.com/BecomesAstral/
Friday, March 10th, 2017 The Hard Luck Bar - 772 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON 19+ Event Doors @ 8:30pm, Show @ 9:00pm $10 cover
Oddones: http://www.oddones.ca/
The Parallax: www.facebook.com/theparallaxband
Hoshi★Furu: https://www.facebook.com/hoshifuru/
Kozen: https://www.facebook.com/KozenMusic
Set times TBA
Merry Christmas people! We have a Christmas present for you!!
Next month we are going to be opening for the incredible guys in We Were Sharks & Poeta alongside Excuses Excuses, Tailors of Mayhem & Coach Bombay.
This is happening at THE ATRIA in Oshawa on January 28! Only $10.
RSVP Here! - https://www.facebook.com/events/261707874248353/
Doors @ 7pm | 10$ Cover | All Ages
The Rehearsal Factory 1611 Finfar Court, Mississauga, Ontario L5J 4K1
Featuring: Polarity By The Blood KOZEN Burn Atlantis Zealots Desire
Coronado Music Co. & TheLikeButton.ca Present
KINK w/ special guests Kozen, By the blood, and Anthems & Ashes
Featuring
KINK | Toronto, ON. https://kinktheband.com/ https://www.facebook.com/kinktheband
KOZEN | Toronto, ON. https://kozen.org/ https://www/facebook.com/kozenmusic
By the Blood | Guelph, ON. https://www.facebook.com/bythebloodofficial/
Anthems In Ashes | Toronto, ON. https://www.facebook.com/AnthemsInAshes/
EP Taylor's 2000 Simcoe St N. - Oshawa, ON Doors 7PM | $10 | All Ages
Dec 30 2022
What a wild and wonderful ride 2022 has been.
As we come down to the end of the year, I feel a distinct mix of feelings. On the one hand – I can't help but wish we had more time in the year to do more things. Working with band members spread across multiple cities has always presented logistical challenges, and while we have found ways to make it work, it often feels like there just isn't enough time to get the whole squad together.
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Mar 14 2022
Our new single BACKPEDAL has been out for just over a week now, and we are excited by the response we've gotten so far. Some folks are saying that the lyrics are the best part of the song, while others…
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Dec 13 2021
Hey Kozies!
If you've followed us on YouTube, you may have noticed that we recently shared lyric videos for every song on our record A Fearful Wonder. We are planning on eventually having lyric videos available for every…
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Nov 25 2021
Our "semi-live" from home album DOMICILE is out! We enjoyed putting this out on YouTube, but we are excited to also share this with you on streaming platforms and on Bandcamp. You can check out the album at this…
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Aug 18 2021
Hey Kozies!
While the ongoing pandemic has locked a lot of us down (especially those of us who are in Canada), we decided it would be worthwhile to put together a "from-home" concert experience. There are new singles (three…
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May 10 2021
It's amazing to think that the last time we posted on the blog here, it was August of 2020. We had just released Summer Never Ends, one of our most fun and "Pop" oriented songs yet. We're still excited…
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Aug 22 2020
Our new single, Summer Never Ends, is out now on all platforms!! Our lyric video for the song is up on YouTube now, so make sure to take a listen.
We are proud to present our latest single…
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Aug 13 2020
SUMMER NEVER ENDS!!!
Well, summer itself may end as a season, but that's no reason not to make the best of what's left, right?
Next Friday (August 21, 2020) we will be releasing a new single, “Summer…
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Jun 9 2020
We have just released the Instrumental version of our album A Fearful Wonder - and you can check it out on any major distributor here. Unfortunately, there were some hiccups in our distribution process. We initially wanted to release this on the anniversary of our album release show, but because of an error we unfortunately have it dropping in the middle of a random week. Our bad!
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Feb 16 2020
What's up Kozies! We have just released a play-through video for our song Take The Sky, which I guess sort of makes this the second music video from A Fearful Wonder. This is one of the most progressive and complex…
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Oct 16 2019
Hey everyone, Max here.
We're a few months past the release of A Fearful Wonder and I wanted to share some new content with everyone. I have a tendency to dabble in EDM and I cooked up a remix…
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Jul 1 2019
There’s so much you won’t let go
So gripped by the emptiness
You won’t show it but I know
You’ve sunken into distress
All that you refuse to face
Leaves you guarded and austere
Hiding an arcane disgrace
And living enslaved to fear
Jun 9 2019
May 27 2019
Wow, where have we been? As it turns out, we have been hard at work putting together a lot of content for you, which is why we've been absent from this blog for a bit too long! No worries though…
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Sep 2 2018
We're back with the podcast! Starting this fall we are going to be doing a series walking through our double EP Swimming To The Stars, breaking down both the process that went into creating it as well as…
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Apr 8 2018
Max sits down with Cody Bowles and Kevin Comeau at a local venue in Oshawa, ON to chat about their band Crown Lands. Topics include songwriting inspirations, Indigenous people's history in Canada, cognitive dissonance as Canadians from minority…
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Dec 25 2017
2017 is coming to an end and as is often the case, we're listing some of our favourite music that came out this year. This year has been pretty rad, and while we certainly didn't hear everything, we might have…
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Nov 19 2017
I wanted to do something a little different and feature some of our musical peers on this blog. Only a little over halfway through the month of November and we've already seen the release of some remarkable new music.
…
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Oct 25 2017
I think I wrote that wrong. But anyhow!
We have some shows coming up. First, we'll be at Cherry Cola's in Toronto on November 9 for Indie Week. We'll be joined by The Velvet Supersloths, Vinyl Hero…
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May 30 2017
It's our pleasure to announce that we will be hitting the road in July for a short run of shows in Southern Ontario and Quebec. We will be joined by We Throw Flowers, an awesome Experimental Hardcore band from…
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Mar 14 2017
We are pleased to announce (although it has popped up in our "SHOWS" section on this site) that we will be playing Reel Music Festival on April 8th in Oshawa! We're stoked to be able to play alongside some new friends in Howl Said The Wolf, cleopatrick, and to rejoin our good friends Polarity on stage.
Below we'll list the entire lineup for RMF. We're going to be on the Rock showcase. See you there!
Feb 16 2017
“Let me tell you, this combination of genres and cultures coming together makes for a unique sound different than anything else out in the scene today. Taking musical evolution to the next level, check out KOZEN if you want to question everything you think you know about genres.” - Jonathan Del Pozo
“[...] Kozen [...] have a lot going for them in terms of talent, cohesive songwriting ability, genre mixing, and musical mindfulness which is a recipe for true greatness. There’s so much potential here. Woe to those who sleep on it!” - Mike Stahl
“Not a note is wasted, and there’s a wonderful sense from start to finish that a range of disparate ideas and notions are coming together into something truly refreshing and revitalizing. Overall, on their debut, Kozen has managed to embrace a miasma of genres and styles, while still setting out their unique sound.” - Alex
“The overall result is a very youthful and energetic album – reminiscent of the alternative rock of the early 2000s. There’s a feeling of possibility on each track, as Kozen pushes the limits of what their instruments can do, showcasing the breadth of their talent.” - Migs Lava
