Author: Laura Wiebe
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Canadian metal new release round-up: April 2016 edition
Another Hellbound / Kill Eat Exploit the Weak run down of recent Canadian metal releases… Let us know if something heavy and Canadian has come out lately and missed our notice. Catching up: Frostbite – Etching Obscurity released 5 Feb 2016 (Montreal, Québec) Etching Obscurity by Frostbite Alder – Sun Worshipper released 20 Feb 2016…
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Black Absinthe – “Winter” track premiere
Hellbound is happy to present “Winter,” the latest track from Early Signs Of Denial, the debut studio album from modern heavy metal band Black Absinthe. The Toronto (ON, Canada) three-piece was formed in 2011 by vocalist and guitarist Jack Cerre, bassist Kyle Scarlett and drummer Austin Henderson. They released their debut EP, Augusta, in 2012…
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Another Canadian metal new release round-up, 12 March 2016
Here at Hellbound we’re always trying to keep tabs on what’s new in Canadian metal. Our latest efforts include what’s turning out to be a bi-weekly round up of new Canadian releases we’re aware of, in collaboration with the radio show I host with Adam Wills, Kill Eat Exploit the Weak. If you have a release to…
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Canadian Metal – New Release Round-Up: February 2016, part 2
As I mentioned in the first of these posts, Adam Wills and I are always seeking out new Canadian metal releases to highlight on our CFMU* show, Kill Eat Exploit the Weak. Today’s entry is the third of the year, covering Canadian metal released between February 13 and today, February 26, 2016 (more or less). As always,…
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Interview: Mandroid Echostar
Guelph-based progressive metal band Mandroid Echostar is bassist Adam Richards, guitarist Sam Pattison, drummer Matt H-K, guitarist/keyboardist James Krul, guitarist Stephen Richards and vocalist Michael Ciccia. The band released Coral Throne, their third record (and second full-length) on January 15, 2016. A month or so after the new record became available, Michael Ciccia spared Hellbound some time, answering a…
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A valentine’s playlist: romance, heavy metal style?
This week I was asked if I would come up with (and be willing to defend) a top five list of the most romantic songs of all time. I said no. I don’t consider myself to be particularly romantic, and my tastes are fairly particular, so I hardly felt qualified to speak about romantic music in…
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Canadian Metal – New Release Round-Up: February 2016, part 1
Welcome to the second edition of Hellbound’s Canadian metal new release round-up, courtesy of Kill Eat Exploit the Weak and CFMU. As before, please feel free to let us know of anything new we’ve missed in this list – we’d love to hear about it. Canadian Metal Releases: January 24 – February 12, 2016 Black Wizard…
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new Canadian metal: January release round-up
Heavy Metal Adam and I are always trying to track down the latest Canadian metal releases for our weekly radio show, Kill Eat Exploit the Weak, on CFMU. We play selections from what we find on the air, and post our playlists to the KEEW blog, but we figured some of you might appreciate a…
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Year-in-review 2015: Laura Wiebe
As another year draws to a close, we metalheads tend to take time to reflect on what the year in metal meant to us, and prepare our various lists of what was great, what sucked, and everything in between. This year we decided to get a little more up close and personal with Team Hellbound,…
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Song Premiere: “Erosion” from Silent Line’s upcoming Shattered Shores
Hellbound.ca is happy to present, “Erosion,” a new song from Bonnyville, Alberta’s Silent Line. The band will release Shattered Shores – their “first attempt” at a concept album – on Oct 30. According to Silent Line, Shattered Shores “depicts a tortured island stuck in time being slowly worn away by an endless ocean.” The album’s second track, “Erosion,” is set in…