Bölzer in Toronto, 29 May 2018
Easily one of the fastest rising stars in black metal’s subterranean, it’s surprising that it has taken Switzerland’s Bölzer this long to indent Toronto….
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Satyricon live in Toronto, 23 May 2018
I saw Satyricon for the first and last time in Toronto on May 23rd and it was one of the best shows I’ve ever…
King Heavy – Guardian Demons
Understandably, when you’re trying to form a classic doom metal band in Chile, you might have some trouble finding a singer. In the case…
Witchsorrow – Hexenhammer
Out of all the doom bands with “Witch” in their name, Witchsorrow is right up there with Witch Mountain in my books. Album number…
Graveyard – Peace
They’re back from the dead. Gothenburg rockers Graveyard were at the forefront of the whole retro-rock revival of the late aughts, with 2011’s Hisingen…
Witch Mountain – self-titled
It’s been a while since Witch Mountain parted ways with Uta Plotkin, the amazingly rangy singer who first blew my mind on 2011’s South…
Sense of Fear – As The Ages Passing By…
So much metal is marred by a lack of dynamics, but that is certainly not the case with Sense of Fear. Time changes abound…
Soulfly INTERVIEW: Mike Leon in Berkeley CA, May 2018
This spring Soulfly set out on a co-headlining tour with Nile. When the tour hit Berkeley, California in May, Hellbound’s Gene Gaona sat down…
Yob – Our Raw Heart
You could call Yob’s eighth studio album a labour of love. Certainly, from reading Mike Scheidt’s heartfelt Facebook updates over the past couple years,…
Exmortus – The Sound of Steel
It’s been two years since their last offering, Ride Forth, but the guys from Exmortus are back with a vengeance. On June 8th (via…