How to not be an old jaded music fan (this is not an answer)
I love music. Probably a good thing, even a requirement, for someone who edits a music site. But I’m not always as excited about…
Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2015 competition has begun
In 2013, Canada stepped up to compete in the international Wacken Metal Battle competition, a contest for emerging metal bands that takes place alongside…
Best of the rest – 2014 (part 2): re-dos and other odds & ends
Here we offer the last of Hellbound’s 2014 heavy mostly metal year-in-review coverage. We’re wrapping up with some of the older records effectively revisited last…
Best of the rest – 2014 metal (part 1): instrumental and short releases
Best instrumental metal of 2014 Horrendous, “When the Walls Fell.” I can’t get fully behind Horrendous’s ambitious second album, finding its blend of death metal…
Best metal of 2014 – Collaborations
Collaborations between artists are never a sure-fire thing. While some releases can pool creatives together to create a piece that meshes well, there’s always…
Best metal album art of 2014
My favourite metal art of 2014 doesn’t come from an album cover, but a poster. I’ve been a great admirer of Costin Chioreanu for…
Worst metal album art of 2014
Sometimes great albums have great cover art. Sometimes the worst art disguises the best metal. And sometimes bad art and bad music are in…
Best metal events of 2014
Between us, we Hellbound folk make it out to a fair number of shows, festivals and other metal events throughout the year. Here are some…
my best of 2004 (aka, I keep getting older)
As some of you may know, well before I began my metal writing “career” (well, aside from a couple of regrettable, really badly written…
BEST OF 2014 – our contributors’ top Canadian picks (individual lists)
Here are our contributors’ individual picks for best Canadian metal albums of 2014. Happy new year from Hellbound.ca! Justin Allec Beyond Creation –…