Author: Danielle Griscti
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Anticipating: Melechesh – Enki (out March 10)
Available on March 10th 2015 in North America, from the folks over at Nuclear Blast, it’s MELECHESH with Enki. Promising to add yet another solid full length to their just about flawless repertoire, MELECHESH are set for a European tour to perform tasty new tracks like “Multiple Truths” (lyric video below). MELECHESH accompanied by a…
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Arcania – Dreams are Dead
Hailing from France and charging out of the gate with a snazzily shot video, Arcania can easily fit in with the progressive death metal bigwigs of the day. The first comparison that came to my mind was the similarly melodic, yet undoubtedly heavy, Gojira. Their mammoth sound is also distinctive among the sea of melo-death drivel…
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Cold weather, death metal and beer
More entries in Hellbound’s “Events You Don’t Want to Miss” category The February edition Wednesday, the 4th NAPALM DEATH and EXHUMED top off a multi-course death metal feast rounded out by VOIVOD, Iron Reagan, and Black Crown Initiate. [Opera House, $25/$30 (doors), Inertia Entertainment] Saturday the 14th MUFFIN treat you to a Valentine’s evening like no other…
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January metal shows you don’t want to miss (Toronto edition)
Need some live metal to spice up your post-holiday life or dispel the winter blues? The January chill is on here in Hellbound’s southern Ontario home but there are lots of good reasons to drag your carcass out onto the frosty evening streets. If you’re in the Toronto area, here’s a glimpse of the heavy delights scattered…
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Zombitrol & Blacktooth Black/Doom showcase in Toronto, Nov 29, 2014
Zombitrol/Blacktooth Joint FREE BLACK/DOOM SHOWCASE starring Volür, Godstopper, Empyrean Plague, Sortilegia Saturday November 29th, 2014 Smiling Buddha, 961 College St., Toronto Great all-Canadian lineup put together by Andrew Epstein (Zombitrol Productions, The Governor’s Ball) and Blacktooth Entertainment on November 29th at the Smiling Buddha Bar as a free gig (on a Saturday night in Toronto, eh!). Volür volur.bandcamp.com Sortilegia www.last.fm/music/Sortilegia…
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Hellbound’s best of 2014: honourable mentions (#11-15)
Hellbound’s 2014 year-end coverage continues this week with the next installment in our collective top 20. Part two features the albums that ranked in the #11-15 slots once we tallied the votes. AGALLOCH – The Serpent & The Sphere (Profound Lore) Revisiting this album in the dark of December seems perfect. Released on a warm…
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Death To All and Obituary in Toronto, Nov 27, 2014
DEATH (Death to All Tour) with OBITUARY, MASSACRE, RIVERS OF NIHIL Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto November 27th, 2014 So, I know I’m not one of the lucky thousands to have experienced the very beginnings of the death metal genre itself. DEATH, at any of the many peaks of their long-running lineup, fronted by the legendary…
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ACID WITCH @ Bovine Sex Club, Toronto ON, November 15, 2014
ACID WITCH @ Bovine Sex Club, Toronto ON, November 15th, 2014 With support from IDNS and Chainbreaker, who were a great way to get the crowd amped up, Detroit’s Acid Witch made their first ever appearance outside of the United States. Fans packed into Toronto’s Queen Street standby, the Bovine Sex Club, for a Saturday…
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Agalloch in Toronto, July 4, 2014
AGALLOCH Serpens in Cvlmination North American Tour MMXIV with Jex Thoth and Vow of Thorns Friday, July 4th, 2014 at the Opera House in Toronto Photos by Danielle Griscti
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Harangue CD release show Friday, June 27th @ The Garrison, Toronto
HARANGUE CD release show with SIGNIFIER, GUILTFEEDER Friday June 27th The Garrison, Toronto By the Strength of the Mighty Atlas, the new full-length from Toronto hardcore outfit HARANGUE, got a release show worthy of its name at the Garrison. The opening act Signifier kicked off a solid night of wholly energetic aggression. While their sound…