Year-in-review 2015: Adrien Begrand
As another year draws to a close, we metalheads tend to take time to reflect on what the year in metal meant to us,…
Staff picks & playlists: end of summer edition
Another round of playlists and picks from the Hellbound team. In this edition we look back on our soundtracks for the summer (or, in…
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…
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 –…
Hellbound’s best of 2014: our Canadian metal top 10
The Best Canadian Metal Albums of 2014 Edited by Adrien Begrand Compared to 2013, which was one of the strongest years for Canadian metal…