Author: Sean Palmerston

  • Zoroaster – Matador

    While this is a pretty decent record in its own right, I’m somewhat saddened that Zoroaster has moved away from its own unique take on southern sludge towards a sound that can be filed next to Farflung, The Atlas Moth, and countless other bands.

  • District 97 – Hybrid Child

    Hybrid Child is effervescent and fun, a mostly harmless romp through progressive rock territory. District 97’s edge can be found in the way vocalist Leslie Hunt carries the melodies and the staccato riffing that anchors most of the tracks—you can sorta tell that a drummer composed them.

  • Årabrot – Revenge

    Imagine, if you will – a raw distillation of the best of the Amphetamine Reptile catalogue in its heyday, veering past the outskirts of black metal territory, and fronted by Supergrover, if he had a severe antisocial personality disorder coupled with a propensity to sing through ground-down teeth, in phlegm-clearing snarls, growls and shrieks. Congratulations,…

  • Dio – Holy Diver Live

    While it is nice to see this upgraded to a higher quality format, as the redefinition of it has improved the picture quality over the original DVD release, I must admit that this release is not without its faults.

  • The Secret: Channeling Frustration Into Fury

    Most of our lyrics are a reflection of the times and the country we’re living in. I think that the main lyrical concept of the record is the loss of faith in pretty much everything. Politics, religion, media. Playing is a very cathartic experience, so it’s something we’re doing mostly for ourselves. The band is…

  • Malevolent Creation – Invidious Dominion

    Rather than being labeled a horrible listen, this album is simply unsatisfying. After listening to tracks from Malevolent’s previous studio release, Doomsday X, it seems that something is missing. Depth is absent, vocals lack vigor and there is nothing audibly fresh in terms of musicality

  • Zodiac Mindwarp: The Hellbound Interview, Part 1

    “Touring is the greatest fun in the world for me! I love being out on the road, but I wish I could see some of the cities! Rome? Yeah, it was great! It was a black room with amplifiers and another room on the side with cocks drawn all over the wall…oh and Paris was…

  • HELLBOUND RADIO: October 10th, 2010 Playlist

    Here is the playlist for the October 10th edition of HELLBOUND RADIO

  • Happy Canadian Thanksgiving today!

    Hey everybody, seeing as how today is Canadian Thanksgiving up here in Canada today, we’re taking the day off. See you tomorrow and hope you have a happy turkey!

  • Contest: Win Autographed DIVINITY CDs!

    Calgary tech-metallers DIVINITY are currently on tour across our Canada so to celebrate we’ve arranged a neat contest!