Arcania – Dreams are Dead
Hailing from France and charging out of the gate with a snazzily shot video, Arcania can easily fit in with the progressive death metal bigwigs…
Cold weather, death metal and beer
More entries in Hellbound’s “Events You Don’t Want to Miss” category The February edition Wednesday, the 4th NAPALM DEATH and EXHUMED top off a multi-course death…
Best of the rest – 2014 (part 2): re-dos and other odds & ends
Here we offer the last of Hellbound’s 2014 heavy mostly metal year-in-review coverage. We’re wrapping up with some of the older records effectively revisited last…
Best of the rest – 2014 metal (part 1): instrumental and short releases
Best instrumental metal of 2014 Horrendous, “When the Walls Fell.” I can’t get fully behind Horrendous’s ambitious second album, finding its blend of death metal…
Best metal of 2014 – Collaborations
Collaborations between artists are never a sure-fire thing. While some releases can pool creatives together to create a piece that meshes well, there’s always…
January metal shows you don’t want to miss (Toronto edition)
Need some live metal to spice up your post-holiday life or dispel the winter blues? The January chill is on here in Hellbound’s southern…
Best metal album art of 2014
My favourite metal art of 2014 doesn’t come from an album cover, but a poster. I’ve been a great admirer of Costin Chioreanu for…
Worst metal album art of 2014
Sometimes great albums have great cover art. Sometimes the worst art disguises the best metal. And sometimes bad art and bad music are in…
Best metal events of 2014
Between us, we Hellbound folk make it out to a fair number of shows, festivals and other metal events throughout the year. Here are some…
BEST OF 2014 – our contributors’ top Canadian picks (individual lists)
Here are our contributors’ individual picks for best Canadian metal albums of 2014. Happy new year from Hellbound.ca! Justin Allec Beyond Creation –…