Author: Sean Palmerston

  • Black Out: Evil Game

    This classic debut album by Holland’s Black Out was originally released by Roadrunner way back in 1984 and surprised many in the metal world with a few very positive reviews written toward this album back in the day. Needless to say, that this band is almost seamlessly connected with the British metal invasion of the…

  • Asphyx: Death… The Brutal Way

    The appearance of Asphyx at this year’s Maryland Deathfest was more of a treat than probably many of the young ‘uns realized. After finding this out, I silently cursed my financial status for not allowing me to make the trek, because after one listen to their latest full-length Death….The Brutal Way (out August 19th on…

  • Mashup: The Trooper Believer

    This is one of the funniest things we’ve seen on YouTube in a while. We hope you enjoy!

  • King Diamond shoes: The Sole of Metal

    C1rca Shoes has announced a line of King Diamond and Mercyful Fate themed shoes and our faithful editor is turning into a whiny school girl over them. Go figure.

  • Dark Celebration: Phlegeton: The Transcendence of Demon Lords

    Dark Celebration is a Brazilian-based black/death metal outfit from Rio Grande do sul. Phlegeton: The Transcendence of Demon Lords, recently released by Paragon Records, is their third full-length album and- I hate to say this – it is a very messy, choppy and noisy affair.

  • New Keepers Of The Water Towers: Chronicles

    Sweden’s New Keepers of the Water Towers have a pretty ridiculous name and their song titles are equally silly (“Scientists and the Man of Ice,” “Giant Subway Beast” and so on.) From a lyrical standpoint, these guys would be perfect for a split EP with Chicago doom/death practitioners Lair of the Minotaur.

  • Saviours: Three 7″ Singles

    Recorded as demos this past April with Scott Ecklein, the four new songs and two covers aren’t just rough around the edges; they’re positively filthy, that barely-produced sound hearkening back to the glory days of tape-trading, the bare-bones mix enhancing the fierce performances. Simply put, as solid as they were before, Saviours has never sounded…

  • Obituary: Darkest Day

    The latest effort from famous Floridian band Obituary is a “summer blockbuster” album if there ever was one.

  • Dysrhythmia: Psychic Maps

    Dysrhythmia is an instrumental, technical progressive rock/metal trio from Philadelphia that takes complex instrumental, heavy music to new and interesting heights.

  • Hellbound’s Origins #2: The Whys and Hows

    I’ve had a few people ask me why this site is named Hellbound; what prompted the decision to give this site that moniker. So I thought I’d take a few minutes to explain the whys and hows of the name and the creation of this site. Hellbound isn’t a term I came up with. It’s…