The Lion’s Daughter & Indian Blanket – A Black Sea
By Gruesome Greg Holy Nine Band Members, Batman! I’m not sure if there’s a classical term for a nine-piece band (novtet?), but that’s how many…
Godhunter/Anakim split
By Gruesome Greg Ten minutes of Arizona sludge brought to you by the fine folks at The Compound. Godhunter kicks things off with “Vulture’s Wake,” a…
Hexer – Hexer
By Matt Hinch This fall Gilead Media released the eponymous debut LP from Hexer. Actually, each side consists of their previous two cassette releases,…
Cokegoat – Vessel
By Gruesome Greg Truth be told, I was drawn to this Chicago sextet by their bizarre moniker, along with the promise there was doom…
Junos 2014 – And the nominees for Metal/Hard Rock Album of the Year are…
Well, the 2014 Juno Award Nominees have been announced, and us Hellbounders were keeping an eye out for the Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year category. Unlike their American counterparts, the Junos have done a great job of having some great acts win and get nominated in the past (Woods of Ypres won in 2013 and KEN Mode won the inaugural award in 2012).
Axeslasher – Anthology of Terror Vol. 1
By Matt Hinch Earlier this year Denver/LA thrashers Axeslasher teased us with the “Mark of the Pizzagram/Invasion of the Babesnatchers” single. That was to…
Noothgrush/Coffins split
By Gruesome Greg Both of these bands are certainly no stranger to splits—this is Noothgrush’s 11th and the 16th(!) for Coffins. And while they’ve shared sides…
Run After To – Gjinn and Djinn
By Gruesome Greg While there are plenty of “noun the verb” bands round these parts, particularly within the metalcore genre, it’s safe to say…
Hammerfall – Gates of Dalhalla
By Lauren Leuschner Sweden’s own Hammerfall have taken a well deserved break in 2013, but before they go on to the next chapter the band…
Tidal Arms – Tidal Arms
By Gruesome Greg Although their self-titled is actually the second album from this Brooklyn-based trio, it happens to be their first that I’ve actually…