Author: Danielle Griscti

  • Hellbound Interviews : Trey Pemberton of CREEPING DEATH

    Hellbound Interviews : Trey Pemberton of CREEPING DEATH

    Trey Pemberton (of Texas death metal band Creeping Death) chats from his porch with us. Watch below to hear about why he thought Toronto was the “rowdiest” stop on their recent tour, and what it’s like to tour with Carcass.  We also asked about his picks for the best Texas death metal bands and got…

  • Hellbound Interviews : GUTVOID – June 2023

    Hellbound Interviews : GUTVOID – June 2023

    Tell us about the formation of GUTVOID in 2019. What brought you together? Sometime in 2018 Dan and myself (Brendan) were driving on Lake Shore and he was showing me some of the newer music he’d been listening to at the time – which included Krypts, Spectral Voice and Mortiferum.  I’d fallen out of death…

  • Heavy Picks for Bandcamp Friday – May 2023

    Heavy Picks for Bandcamp Friday – May 2023

    It isn’t slowing down at all – there’s an even bigger bouquet of fresh riffs out there since the last edition of Bandcamp Friday, and I’m not mad about it.  The header image this month is by Brad Moore, the aptly named “Art Wizard”, for the cover of Spinebreaker’s Cavern of Inoculated Cognition, one of…

  • Hellbound Interviews : CHAOTIAN – April 2023

    Hellbound Interviews : CHAOTIAN – April 2023

    Copenhagen, Denmark’s CHAOTIAN recently came through Toronto as part of their first Canadian tour, and absolutely laid waste to a full house of death metal aficianados.  Hellbound’s Danielle Griscti (hi!) was there and, keen to learn more about these fresh purveyors of fine riffs, reached out via email to pick their brains. “Suppuration of Obsolescence…

  • Amon Amarth – Live in Toronto – December 2022

    Amon Amarth – Live in Toronto – December 2022

    The Great Heathen Tour saw Viking metal legends Amon Amarth joined by death metal giants Carcass, Obituary and Cattle Decapitation for a North American tour of epic proportions. Belatedly, here are some captures of the tour’s stop in Toronto at the east-end venue History, by guest photographer Keith Ibbitson of Lower Eastside Photography.  Follow Keith…

  • Carcass, Municipal Waste, Sacred Reich, Creeping Death – Live in Toronto – April 2023

    Carcass, Municipal Waste, Sacred Reich, Creeping Death – Live in Toronto – April 2023

    It was an absolute rager at the Phoenix Concert Theatre, on a Sunday night no less, for the legendary CARCASS with Municipal Waste, Sacred Reich and Creeping Death.  Your friendly neighbourhood photographer, Danielle, was there and suitably overcaffeinated to capture some of the action. Here’s highlights of some of the shots I got, starting with…

  • Metal Picks for Bandcamp Friday – March 2023

    Metal Picks for Bandcamp Friday – March 2023

    Another Bandcamp Friday has arrived! This one really crept up, and there’s been no shortage of awesome releases. As with last month’s edition, to keep things from getting too overwhelming, your friendly overcaffeinated contributor, Danielle, is here to list albums that have already been released as of today.  There are also a bunch of pre-orders…

  • Hellbound Interviews : STREET TOMBS – February 2023

    Hellbound Interviews : STREET TOMBS – February 2023

    It’s February and everyone up here in Canada is reaching the end of their patience with the cold weather and gloom.  Enter Street Tombs, from Santa Fe, New Mexico bringing some heat with their debut full-length, “Reclusive Decay“.  The album releases via Carbonized Records on February 17th.  Hellbound’s Danielle Griscti sent along a small barrage…

  • Metal Picks for Bandcamp Friday – February 2023

    Ah, it’s the first Bandcamp Friday of 2023! Things are looking pretty great so far, with a few stellar releases already available and a ton of stuff upcoming in February/March. In the past few editions of this recurring feature, Danielle (hi!) being a bit scatterbrained and sporadic, has listed a variety of new releases, pre-orders…