Author: Danielle Griscti
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Events You Don’t Want to Miss, Toronto – Winter 2018 edition
Welcome back to your monthly roundup of live awesomeness! You’ll notice that this edition is extra meaty; this winter, yours truly is adventuring outside of the bitter Toronto cold. This list comprises those gigs which would almost make all that snow and slush worth enduring. Read on, and be sure to pass along the highlights!…
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Oranssi Pazuzu – Kevät / Värimyrsky EP
Eerily ethereal, beautifully brutal. These are a few bits of dark matter that have slipped through the cracks of Oranssi Pazuzu‘s ever expanding galaxy of recordings. From the band via the 20 Buck Spin website: “Although not ‘new’ in every sense of the word – the first song ‘Kevät’ was recorded during Valonielu sessions in…
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Enslaved – E
Of course, after so many years, the excitement is already there as soon as a new Enslaved release is announced. They continue to surprise though, and digging in to their fourteenth studio album, “E“, was nothing short of delightful. Just one track in – the below single, “Storm Son” – and new listeners will be…
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Events You Don’t Want to Miss, Toronto – October 2017
After a long hiatus, we’re back with the absolute must-do’s in metal for Toronto. This month’s picks are once again brought to you by Danielle, your humble and always curious local fangirl. I look forward to seeing you out at one or all of these excellent gigs, and if you’ve got suggestions for something that’s…
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MOONSORROW interview: Ville Sorvali
Finland’s Moonsorrow unleashed their latest pagan metal masterpiece on the world earlier this year. In the week’s leading up to the release of Jumalten Aika” (which translates to “The Age Of Gods”), Hellbound’s Danielle Griscti had a chance to speak with bassist and lead vocalist Ville Sorvali. Here, belatedly, is their conversation. Hellbound: You have a new…
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FUCK THE FACTS @ Coalition T.O – January 15th, 2016
Unforgivingly cold winds were at my back as I arrived at Coalition T.O. just in time to catch the last few equally unforgiving moments of Goth Girl’s screaming one-man spectacle. A cloud of chaos, there wasn’t much chance of escaping the onslaught of noise. Trembling with pent-up rage and screaming it all into the mic,…
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Cromlech: ascending to new heights
In the first entry of the 2016 edition of our ongoing series, Danielle Griscti takes some time to indulge in the sword-worshipping doom of Toronto’s CROMLECH. Commanding the attention of loyal listeners isn’t easy but CROMLECH are up to the task.. Below they answer a few questions about their past, present and future frolics. Battles won We…
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Events You Don’t Want to Miss, Toronto – January 2016
Starting the new year off right with a plethora of performances here, as the cold winter nights seem to only encourage Torontonians to rock out even harder. Ranging from the irresistible blackened doom of Old Witch to relentlessly wild thrash of Brutal Wulfsex, and the hot ticket of Sleep with Montreal sweethearts Big Brave, there…
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Events You Don’t Want to Miss – Toronto December 2015
December offers a wide variety of ways to kill those holiday earworms. Here’s a glance at what’s happening in Toronto this month. Saturday the 5th NORDHEIM, BATTLESOUL, PROTOKULT, DISTORIAM, VALKYRIE’S CRY, TSARGRAD – “Toronto Folk/Epic Metal Fest”. Maple Metal/$10/Coalition: T.O/19+ PHANTOM, ANSWER WITH METAL, PYTHON – “A quality helping of assorted Toronto Traditional Heavy Metal.”…