Na Cruithne – Gairm An Fhiantais
Hailing from the mighty land of Galway in Ireland, Na Cruithne meld traditional Irish music with heavy metal, showing a skill and love for…
Akercocke – Renaissance In Extremis
When Akercocke broke up in 2012, it was a sad loss for the metal scene, for they are that rarest of beasts, an original…
A Devil’s Din – One Hallucination Under God
Montreal psychedelic power trip A Devil’s Din continues to impress with this, their wittily titled third album. It is a timeless album, one with…
Occult Paris: The Lost Magic of the Belle Epoque
Written by Tobias Churton Published by Inner Traditions Any book by Tobias Churton is a special event. His books on Aleister Crowley, particularly ‘Aleister…
The Limehouse Golem
The Limehouse Golem is the best new film I’ve seen thus far this year. I will give no spoilers, save to say that this is…
Hellbound’s Halloween Playlist 2017: another spooky + heavy soundtrack
It’s been a few years since the folks here at Hellbound put together a staff playlist for Halloween. This year we decided to give…
Pristine – Ninja
As Nuclear Blast’s roster expands like some musical big bang, so does it get more and more diverse. Case in point is Pristine. Their music…
‘Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down: Rock ‘N’ Roll War Stories’ by Allan Jones
This book gives a great insight into the glory days of music journalism: i.e., when it was an actual paying job reporting on an…
Unleash The Archers – Apex
Unleash The Archers play excellent traditional metal, which I very much mean as a compliment. There are occasional diversions into harsher vocal realms, but…
Burning Witches – Burning Witches
A band needs a good name, and Burning Witches is an excellent one. This group of five lady metallers truly are on fire! Musically, this…