# KEN mode

Band · Winnipeg, MB

KEN mode is a Winnipeg noise rock band whose abrasive, rhythmically volatile music draws together hardcore force, metallic weight, and industrial tension.

## Links

- [Official site](https://ken-mode.com/)
- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3I33pakU01BuYZ5UyQ2A0i)
- [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ken-mode/120751417)
- [Bandcamp](https://kenmode.bandcamp.com/)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/kenmodenoise/)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/kenmodenoise)
- [musicbrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/68c1feca-ff4f-4df4-a829-9c495a26c69c)

## Sources

- [KEN mode official site with current catalog, social links, and March 2026 updates referring to the next album cycle](https://ken-mode.com/) — 2026-07-15
- [KEN mode official biography documenting the Matthewson brothers, current four-piece lineup, genre, producers, touring, and NULL and VOID arc](https://ken-mode.com/pages/bio) — 2026-07-15
- [KEN mode official contact page identifying current band, management, and European booking routes](https://ken-mode.com/pages/contact) — 2026-07-15
- [KEN mode official March 2026 update referring to preparations for the next album cycle](https://ken-mode.com/blogs/news/new-european-official-store-massive-sale-on-all-clothing) — 2026-07-15
- [Artist-controlled VOID record with Winnipeg location, exact date, lineup, songwriting, recording, production, mastering, label, and catalog context](https://kenmode.bandcamp.com/album/void) — 2026-07-15
- [Artist-controlled NULL record with exact date, lineup, songwriting, recording, production, mastering, and label credits](https://kenmode.bandcamp.com/album/null) — 2026-07-15
- [Exact KEN mode Spotify identity with twenty-two primary album and single containers and the matching current genre profile](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3I33pakU01BuYZ5UyQ2A0i) — 2026-07-15
- [Exact Spotify record for VOID with eight tracks, Artoffact Records metadata, UPC, and September 2023 release date](https://open.spotify.com/album/0h4IKieMCRbXIit4uQ1PWQ) — 2026-07-15
- [Exact Spotify record for NULL with eight tracks, Artoffact Records metadata, UPC, and September 2022 release date](https://open.spotify.com/album/3hb0qzReCXWVkeLLJGDzdF) — 2026-07-15
- [Exact Spotify record for Nerve with seven tracks, Arctodus Records metadata, UPC, and November 2016 release date](https://open.spotify.com/album/7rq4ErlTmna9TmxlyowouE) — 2026-07-15
- [Exact Spotify record for Venerable with ten tracks, Profound Lore metadata, UPC, and March 2011 release date](https://open.spotify.com/album/3YcW5Wt6mxiaJZJZ5n74og) — 2026-07-15
- [Exact Spotify record for Mongrel with thirteen tracks, Escape Artist Records metadata, UPC, and April 2003 release date](https://open.spotify.com/album/3TN4svgHkHATVlsVNSjnLQ) — 2026-07-15
- [Exact KEN mode Apple Music identity linked by the artist-controlled Bandcamp profile](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ken-mode/120751417) — 2026-07-15
- [Current Manitoba Music professional profile identifying KEN mode in Winnipeg, Manitoba and listing the catalog through VOID](https://www.manitobamusic.com/kenmode) — 2026-07-15
- [Manitoba Music feature documenting the band's 1999 formation in Winnipeg and early catalog](https://www.manitobamusic.com/news/read%2Carticle/5680/ken-mode) — 2026-07-15
- [Manitoba Film and Music 2024 to 2025 annual report listing KEN mode among Perform Program applicants](https://www.mbfilmmusic.ca/uploads/documents/7948-mfm-annual-report-web.pdf) — 2026-07-15
- [Official JUNO history naming Winnipeg-based KEN mode as the 2012 Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year winner for Venerable](https://junoawards.ca/blog/heavy-medal/) — 2026-07-15
- [Official JUNO nominee record listing KEN mode for Venerable, Entrench, Success, Loved, and VOID from 2012 through 2024](https://junoawards.ca/awards/past-winners-nominees/page/242/?search=&sort=ASC&sortby=name) — 2026-07-15
- [Official Polaris Music Prize record naming VOID as a 2024 Long List nominee](https://polarismusicprize.ca/album/void/) — 2026-07-15
- [KEN mode MusicBrainz group record connecting Canada, the official site, Bandcamp, exact Spotify identity, Instagram, and Wikidata identifier](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/68c1feca-ff4f-4df4-a829-9c495a26c69c) — 2026-07-15

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Profile: https://musiclist.ca/artist/ken-mode
Last checked: 2026-07-15