Author: Sean Palmerston

The Governor’s Bash 7 w/ Fuck the Facts, Godstopper, Slyde @ Bovine Sex Club, Toronto ON, November 23, 2013

Review and photos by Danielle Griscti Nights like this just don’t happen often enough! Bringing together heavy metal and comedy, The Governor’s Bash saw its seventh installment come to life at the Bovine Sex Club. Arriving in time for a sample of Slyde during their sound check, it didn’t take long for their sound to…

December 18, 2013
Bill Ward: The Hellbound Interview

When the gods made heavy metal, it was the thunder issued from Bill Ward’s fists that set the scene, at least as equally as Tony Iommi’s lightning. You could not have had that demon birth with a lesser drummer at the helm. Mixing the satanic swing of jazz with sheer brute clobbering force, Bill Ward’s…

December 16, 2013
Do You Have Anything to Declare? By Kevin Stewart-Panko and Justin Smith

It’s a brilliant idea for a book and for the most part, the idea is brilliantly executed. Stewart-Panko and Smith have done an admirable job of gathering and organizing first-hand accounts from dozens of metal/hardcore scene luminaries, including members of Red Fang, Fuck the Facts, KEN Mode, Jucifer, Brutal Truth, Dying Fetus, and Dillinger Escape…

December 15, 2013
Gaz Jennings and Michelle Nocon declare their ‘Death Penalty’ for Rise Above!

By Steve Earles It was unlikely that Cathedral guitar legend Gaz Jennings would go into premature retirement with the demise of the already much-missed Cathedral. First he re-emerged with Septik Tank, featuring his old friend Lee Dorrian from Cathedral, and now he reveals his other new band Death Penalty, featuring none-other than the lovely Michelle…

December 15, 2013
The Mezmerist – The Innocent, The Forsaken, The Guilty

Black Sabbath’s 13 might not have Bill Ward on drums, but this album does. Well, the first four songs of it, anyways. Seems that Bill Sabbath was slumming around back in ’83 when he hooked up with some cat named Mezmercardo for some session work, and the rest was buried in history… until now.

December 15, 2013
Hellbound Metalhead’s Holiday Gift Guide 2013

Once again, Hellbound offers you some of the best holiday gift-giving suggestions to satisfy your favourite metallers.

December 12, 2013
Varga @ Club Absinthe, Hamilton ON, December 7, 2013

Laura Wiebe reviews the December 7th album release party performance by Hamilton metal veterans Varga at Club Absinthe. Live photos by Adam Wills

December 10, 2013
Castevet – Obsian

From the black metal roar of “The Tower” to the melancholic beauty of “The Seat of Severence”, Obsian is a complex and flowing work. As elaborate as it can be, it’s simple in how it forces the basest of human emotion to rise to the surface and dominate the experience. It’s a masterwork that continues…

December 9, 2013
Red Fang – Whales and Leeches

There is definitely a cleaner, crisper sound on this one, the band seemingly going for a more widespread appeal, but without entirely abandoning its roots. Put it this way: Whales and Leeches is the album Queens of the Stone Age shouldda put out this year.

December 8, 2013
No Skeletons in the Closet: An Interview with Evan Linger of Skeletonwitch

Earlier this fall Hellbound’s Renee Trotier caught up with Skeletonwitch bassist Evan Linger after their recent show at Toronto’s Mod Club. Together they discuss the band’s new album Serpents Unleashed, touring, Canadian bands, horror movies, shampoo and who would win a wrestling match between a grizzly and a gorilla. Click the link for all of…

December 8, 2013