Misfits live in L.A., 30 December 2017
The Original MISFITS with Alkaline Trio and Discharge @ The Forum in Inglewood, California, December 30th, 2017 In 1977 in the small town of…
Heavy metal in 2017 by Gene A. Gaona
Ah, that most glorious time of the year for music writers – year-end season is upon us once again! 2017 was a tumultuous year,…
CROWBAR video interview, Oakland CA, 16 November 2017
What’s the next best thing to hanging out with Kirk Windstein from CROWBAR? Watching Mean Gene Gaona’s interview with Kirk Windstein from CROWBAR. Check…
GATECREEPER video interview, November 2017
Arizona death metallers Gatecreeper are on tour with Cannibal Corpse and Power Trip through to December 8. When the tour stopped in San Francisco…
Cannibal Corpse – Red Before Black
When it comes to household Death Metal names, Cannibal Corpse has to be near the top. Despite lineup changes over the years the band…
AFTERSHOCK, Sacramento CA, 21-22 October 2017
Monster Energy AFTERSHOCK Festival’s sixth installment has come and gone, but the music, memories and the smell of California’s finest still lingers in the…
Exhumed – Death Revenge
Bay Area Death Metal veterans Exhumed have a new release coming out October 13th via Relapse Records. It’s entitled Death Revenge, and to put it…
Green Day, Oakland Coliseum, 5 August 2017
Let me start off this show review saying from the early to late-90s I would have considered myself a Green Day fan. From the…
Best metal of 2017 so far, part 2
Back in April Hellbound shared some of our staff picks from the first few months of 2017 (part one | part one, b). Now…
The MELVINS in San Francisco: Hellbound video interview
Mean Gene Gaona sits down with Buzz, Dale and Steven from the Melvins at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, CA on…