Hellfest 2018 in review: Day 1
As a first time goer to one of the biggest European metal festivals, Hellfest‘s 13th edition was for me a time to remember. Starting…
Sólstafir
BEST OF 2014 – our contributors have their say (individual lists)
How did we come up with our collective top 20 metal albums of the year? Our contributors sent in their lists, we did a little…
Hellbound’s best of 2014: metal albums of the year (#1-5)
Hellbound’s best of 2014 year-end coverage continues with the last installment in our definitive top 20 metal albums of the year list. Part four features the records that…
More Maryland Deathfest 2014 – going full bore at MDF
This review is quite long. But then, Maryland Deathfest was a long festival. It was full of bands I wanted to see. I also…
Barge To Hell Cruise Recap Part 4
In early December the inaugural BARGE TO HELL cruise sailed from Miami, FL to Nassau, Bahamas and back and featured live performances by forty-two metal bands. Hellbound.ca was lucky enough to have been able to send some of its contributors on the cruise and here is what they had to say about the performances that took place on the fourth and final day of the cruise.
Live reviews by Adrien Begrand and Sean Palmerston. All photography by Albert Mansour unless listed otherwise.
Sólstafir: Köld
Iceland’s Sólstafir have reemerged this year with Köld, a strong follow-up to 2005’s Master of Bitterness. It’s an eclectic album to say the least, bringing to mind everything from shoegazer black metal to ambient goth with a little alternative rock thrown in for good measure.