Hammerfall – Infected
Sceptical as I was, I’m pretty happy with Infected and if it marks a turn to a rockier, darker band, I’m with them.
Jason Wellwood
Hellbound Staff Interrogations #20: Jason Wellwood
Today’s staff interview is with Thunder Bay’s Jason Wellwood
Crisis – Armed To The Teeth/Kick It Out
Crisis do have some early metal influences happening though the majority of what you’ll hear is hard rock driven material. The guitar owes as much to the 60’s British Invasion sound as it does NWOBHM, which is to say that it’s catchy but not exactly metal and not overly memorable either.
Unleash The Archers – Demons of the AstroWaste
On Demons of the AstroWaste, Unleash the Archers sound like veterans of the scene and turn in a, ahem, stellar performance. This album is a nerd’s delight in more ways than one and may very well be an album of the year contender on many lists!
Hate Eternal – Phoenix Amongst the Ashes
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that the casual death metal fan (if there really are any) will find Phoenix Amongst the Ashes hard to swallow. There isn’t anything cool or ‘hip’ to grab on to here, and it will make many of the mall metal fans run screaming from Hot Topic if it comes on during a shopping trip.
TesseracT: The Hellbound Audio Interview
Hellbound.ca’s Jason Wellwood in conversation earlier this April with Jay Postones of UK prog metallers TesseracT
3 INCHES OF BLOOD: The Hellbound Audio Interview
Hellbound.ca’s Jason Wellwood in conversation earlier this April with Cam Pipes of 3 INCHES OF BLOOD
Metal Blade’s Brian Slagel:The Audio Interview
Jason Wellwood in conversation with Metal Blade founder and owner Brian Slagel on March 27, 2011
Norris – The Great White North
Jason Wellwood reviews the latest output from Thunder Bay’s NORRIS. An album worthy of a perfect score? He thinks so.
MAAX – Six Pack Witchcraft
“‘Six Pack Witchcraft’ is a full speed ahead, red lining, sing-a-long track that will have you pounding your fist on the bar, and possibly your pint glass as well. For ‘Go F*** Yourself’ the band moves back into a more old school black metal feel with production so thick you’d almost think the band had recorded with the microphones set up on the other side of a mattress.”
Jason Wellwood reviews the latest album from MAAX, a blackened rock and roll album reminiscent of Motorhead vs Darkthrone.