Author: hellbound metal

  • HELLBOUND’S Top 10 of 2018

    HELLBOUND’S Top 10 of 2018

    Just in time for the new year we present you with our take on the ten best metal albums of 2018 according to Hellbound. Over the past several days we published the year-end lists of 16 different Hellbound contributors. When we tallied the votes and did the math we came up with this collective Top…

  • Staff Playlists, October 2018 (Halloween edition)

    Staff Playlists, October 2018 (Halloween edition)

    Join us once again for an update on what the Hellbound folks are digging these days. On top of the usual picks this month, we share some of our spooky Halloween favourites. Hellbound recommends Bill Adams New release: Hamell On Trial – The Night Guy at The Apocalypse, Profiles of Rushing Midnight (LP). Anybody who…

  • Staff playlists, September 2018

    Staff playlists, September 2018

    Join us as we once again continue with this revived Hellbound tradition – our monthly staff picks/playlists. This time around we’ve got the usual categories, plus we’re taking a look back to highlight some albums from 2018 you may have missed. HELLBOUND RECOMMENDS Steve Earles Listening to: Hawkwind’s Road To Utopia. Even after all these…

  • METAL EVENTS YOU DON’T WANNA MISS – FALL 2018

    METAL EVENTS YOU DON’T WANNA MISS – FALL 2018

    The seasons turn and the metal goes on. As you settle into the fall (at least for those of us in the northern hemisphere), consider making your way out to one of the fall metal fests. Have we missed any good ones? Let us know! Festivals coming up in the final months of the year…

  • Staff playlists, August 2018

    Staff playlists, August 2018

    Join us as we continue with this revived Hellbound tradition – our monthly staff picks/playlists. Every few weeks we ask our contributors to weigh in on what they’re listening to, watching, going to see… Expect a few quirks and idiosyncrasies now and then, but these are our standard staff pick categories: Listening to – an…

  • TOXIK in Toronto – make-up date: 25 August 2018

    TOXIK in Toronto – make-up date: 25 August 2018

    Back in March, New York’s TOXIK were scheduled to play live dates in Quebec City, Montreal and Toronto. These shows didn’t happen – Toxik got stopped at the US/Canada border. But take-two is happening this month, with the band’s rescheduled date in Toronto set for Saturday, August 25 at Coalition T.O., presented by Heavy & Humble…

  • Psychostick live in Ottawa, 31 July 2018

    Psychostick live in Ottawa, 31 July 2018

    The Very Serious Business Tour w/ Urizen, July 31 – Ottawa, ON – Maverick When you go past a venue and see a marquee or poster with the names Pussy Goblin, Thünderkok, Urizen, and Psychostick, you know damned well you don’t want to miss the show. I made the journey to Mavericks with an old colleague…

  • STAFF PICKS, JULY 2018

    STAFF PICKS, JULY 2018

    Join us as we continue with this revived Hellbound tradition – our monthly staff picks/playlists. Every few weeks we ask our regular and longtime contributors to weigh in on what they’re listening to, watching, going to see… Expect a few quirks and idiosyncrasies now and then, but these are our standard staff pick categories: Listening…

  • Metal events you don’t wanna miss: summer 2018

    Metal events you don’t wanna miss: summer 2018

    June ended and July began with one of the great international festivals: TUSKA (29.6.–1.7.2018 | SUVILAHTI, HELSINKI) and METALOCALYPSTICK 2018, a Western Canadian festival celebrating heavy metal and embracing the power of women in metal, punk and rock (June 30 – July 1 | metalocalypstickfest.rocks). Here we list some of the notable metal events scheduled throughout the…

  • Metal vs cancer: Kitchener Metalfest 2018

    Metal vs cancer: Kitchener Metalfest 2018

    Raising funds + raising awareness on May 26th Kitchener Metalfest returns on Saturday, May 26 for a celebration of metal and a ‘frak off’ to cancer. Beyond raising money, the organizers also aim to raise awareness about cancer prevention. Concert-goers can pick up some useful health information while enjoying some live metal – Vesperia, Atria, Maitreya,…