Author: Sean Palmerston

  • Biff Byford: The Hellbound Interview

    Early last week NWOBHM legends Saxon made their first stop in Toronto for a show in over twenty-five years. As astonishing as it seems, the last time the venerable British metal unit made it to Canada’s most populated city was way back in 1986. It was a long time coming, but the band played one…

  • CONTEST: Win UFO – The Chrysalis Years (1973-1979) 5 CD Boxed Set

    Enter our cool new contest to win a copy of UFO’s new The Chrysalis Years (1973-1979) 5 CD boxed set.

  • Redemption – This Mortal Coil

    Keeping up with their habit of releasing an album every two years, I believe that Redemption has released the best album of their career to date.

  • Textures – Dualism

    This is the kind of refreshment the metal scene needs every once in a while. Kind of like a retreat in a continent far from home, or giving your neck a break from the whiplash and moshpit to enjoy every bar note for note.

  • Richard Christy: The Hellbound Interview

    “If someone had told me fifteen years ago that I would have an indoor shower I would think they were crazy (laughs). I couldn’t imagine I’d be working on the Howard Stern show. When I lived in a storage unit in Florida I showered with a garden hose outside. But I was young and it…

  • ProgPower USA 2011 – review of Thursday, September 15

    “Even though the annual ProgPower USA festivities started the night before with Evergrey’s absolutely amazing acoustic performance, a performance in which I was very skeptical about initially, Thursday was the true beginning of the festival. Thursday night held the promise of a returning Vanden Plas, a band that has tried to make it over several…

  • Noothgrush – Live For Nothing

    Sludge and college radio go together like chloroform and a dirty rag, so it’s only fitting that the new Noothgrush compiles two college radio appearances they made in the late 90’s.

  • WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM: The Hellbound Interview

    “It’s really not our place to tell anyone how to do anything, or to make any sort of suggestion about how people should live. That’s something that we’ve never wanted to do and we never will do. That’s something that happens in a lot of music. A lot of punk music in particular has a…

  • Opeth–Heritage

    As it’s still unforeseen where Opeth are heading to next, Heritage stands out as an eccentric anomaly in their catalogue. But this doesn’t diminish the quality of the album one bit. Heritage is a fantastic album, although it’s not without its flaws. However, those flaws have nothing to do with Opeth’s decision to become preoccupied…

  • Enslaved / Alcest / Junius @ The Opera House, Toronto ON, September 30, 2011

    “There’s no doubt in my mind that when I look back on 2011, this show will stand out as one of my top concerts of the year. It was incredibly well curated and all the artists on the bill enhanced and challenged one another. I was initially disappointed that Ghost couldn’t make this show due…