BIG|BRAVE (Canadian experimental metal band)

Big Brave (stylized as BIG | BRAVE) is a Canadian experimental metal band formed in Montreal in 2012. The band consists guitarist/vocalist Robin Wattie, guitarist Mathieu Ball, and drummer Tasy Hudson. Wattie and Ball are original members of Big Brave who previously played together as an acoustic, folk oriented duo before they formed Big Brave. Hudson joined them in 2019, replacing original drummer Louis-Alexandre Beauregard. Big Brave have released eight studio albums, the latest being 2025's OST, and one collaborative album recorded with The Body in 2021, Leaving None but Small Birds. They have been three-time Polaris Music Prize nominees, with longlist nods at the 2021 Polaris Music Prize for Vital, the 2023 Polaris Music Prize for nature morte, and the 2024 Polaris Music Prize for A Chaos of Flowers. Robin Wattie – guitars, vocals (2012–present) Mathieu Ball – guitars (2012–present) Tasy Hudson – drums (2019–present) Liam Andrews – bass (2026–present) Louis-Alexandre Beauregard — drums (2012–2018) Feral Verdure (2014) Au De La (2015) Ardor (2017) A Gaze Among Them (2019) Vital (2021) Leaving None but Small Birds (2021, with The Body) Nature Morte (2023) A Chaos of Flowers (2024) OST (2025) In Grief or in Hope (2026) An Understanding Between People (2012) Jenn Pelly (April 22, 2024). "Montreal metallers Big Brave on doom, despondency and Emily Dickinson: 'We're sick as a species". The Guardian. Berman, Stuart (April 24, 2024). "BIG|BRAVE: A Chaos of Flowers". Pitchfork. David Friend, "Daniel Lanois, Savannah Ré, Charlotte Cardin make long list of Polaris Music Prize". The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2021. "2023 Polaris Music Prize long list: Feist, Jessie Reyez and more". CBC Music, June 13, 2023. "Here's the 2024 Polaris Music Prize Long List". Exclaim!, June 11, 2024.