Author: Sean Palmerston

  • In Conversation With Killing Joke’s Jaz Coleman

    “We have no contemporaries that are alive, let alone making music for the right reasons. We’re the last ones of a certain era, really, from the second wave of punk. And our career’s been very different insofar as I think the most meaningful and exciting and perhaps vital part of our career has been from…

  • Earthride – Something Wicked

    While the influence of Maryland doom is clearly present, Earthride slogs along the swamplands of such straight-ahead sludge-metal outfits as Crowbar and Weedeater at its best, and a ballsier, tone-deaf BLS at worst.

  • Hellbound Handshake Clip Of The Week: Voivod/Gorguts interview clip

    The Handshake Hellbound Clip Of The Week features an interview with VOIVOD’s Blacky and GORGUTS’ Kevin Hufnagel that is a must see!

  • Melechesh – The Epigenesis

    One of the roles of music is to transport the listener to another place. On Epigenesis you could literally pick any track, close your eyes and be transported to the Mediterranean/Middle East just by subtle musical nuance.

  • Neverland – ophidia

    For my money, I’d pass on this record. It isn’t awful but it’s really isn’t very good either. The pieces are in place for a good record but they need to find a much better guitar tone, help the singer find his niche (or write in a more comfortable key) and reign in the keyboardist.

  • Atlantean Kodex – The Golden Bough

    With a handful of underground EPs, splits and live albums under their belts, this first full-length studio offering from Atlantean Kodex will have the armour-clad, sword-wielding power-metal warriors and the downtrodden doomsters slow-motion headbanging in unison.

  • Riverside – Reality Dream Live

    This two disc set is an excellent introduction to the Polish band’s live show, which should also win them over a whole new crowd of fans too.

  • HELLBOUND RADIO: November 7, 2010 Playlist

    Here is what we played on the November 7th, 2010 edition of HELLBOUND RADIO

  • Creation’s End – A New Beginning

    The whole band are great musicians whom have played in and around the New York area with such bands as Zandelle, Circle to Circle and James Labrie. With all this talent it is refreshing to hear that they don’t really focus so much on the actual technical wizardry of the musicianship but on the writing…

  • Salome – Terminal

    Salome’s second full-length is definitely worth the patience and the introspection, and a very strong contender to be on the top of many “Best Album” lists this year